The Farm Life Of a "Fool"

Chapter 60

BEING DRUNK

Xu Ran, now that he was free, lived a quiet life at home with his spouse, teaching his children, or reading books on his own.

At the end of June, Foreman Li came to tell Xu Ran that the house was built.

Xu Ran hadn't been to the scene much since Foreman Li had taken over the construction of the building. When Foreman Li announced that the building was finished, he couldn't help but praise their performance.

On second thought, he realized what he had done. After all, they were seasoned professionals who needed to work long hours to help their families. They were, of course, competent and effective. Xu Ran led Foreman Li to the new house to inspect it. He was fully pleased. It was a shame there was no furniture in the room. It seemed to be deserted.

It was constructed in accordance with Xu Ran's initial request for a quadrangle residence. It had a limited number of spaces. The downstairs and upstairs layouts were identical, with each having eight rooms, but each being very wide.

The new house didn't have a basement. It seemed that they could return to the bamboo house if they had something to store in the future. The courtyard, on the other hand, was very wide, and the house was completely surrounded. People couldn't see anything inside if they didn't enter the house.

When designing the house, Xu Ran had already planned well what each room would be used for and what to put inside.

Xu Ran informed Foreman Li of his plans and requested his assistance in making some improvements to a few rooms. The rooms on the second floor were used for family living according to Xu Ran's plan. With the exception of two rooms on the first floor for guest reception, the remainder of the building will be converted into storage and production areas.

The kitchen was located on the westernmost side, and eating would be also done there. One or two stone tables could be added to the yard, while a few fruit trees could be planted.

Xu Ran was aware that these changes would add to the cost, but he believed that as long as the new home was comfortable for the family and looked nice, the additional cost was insignificant in comparison to the amount of money that had already been invested.

The lime paint needed to be applied to the new house. It appeared brighter inside this way. Any room should have windows that can be forced open from the inside. The new house's overall construction impact was very positive.

Considering the changes that would be made later and the time it would take to ventilate the new house after the lime painting, Xu Ran believed that his family would be able to move into the new house before the Spring Festival.

After discussing the improvement of the new house, Xu Ran said, "Foreman Li, today the house is basically completed. I'll invite your team to have a good meal. You can order whatever you want. I'll buy the food if I can't make it."

Foreman Li didn't stand on ceremony with Xu Ran because he was being especially gracious when chatting. He immediately exited the yard to summon his entourage. Soon after, the whole team emerged to place their orders. The argument was that they needed meat in any dish they ordered, and it had to be fat meat. Xu Ran couldn't help but feel sick at the prospect of so much fat meat. He didn't understand why they liked to eat such fat meat.

Xu Ran couldn't remember the names of so many dishes, so he simply went home and took a writing brush and paper to note them down.

He took the matter so seriously that it made the people around busy ordering food feel quite ashamed.