Capítulo 1461: Chapter 1460: Unwilling to Sell

In the afternoon, after finishing two classes back in the classroom, Ye Qiu was about to head home to continue helping Luo Yang and the others compile a vocabulary memorization method when he saw Song Ying already walking over.

Song Ying had changed into a different dress, looking fashionable and beautiful. This counselor, it’s really a waste for her not to become a model or singer.

However, the girls Ye Qiu likes, he doesn’t want them doing those jobs.

Song Ying reached out her hand, looked at him, and asked, “Did you forget?”

She thought Ye Qiu must have forgotten to help her design those fashion sketches.

“No, they’re in the car.”

Upon hearing this, Song Ying was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly followed Ye Qiu to the boys’ dorm downstairs. When they got there, Ye Qiu took out those design sketches and found them to be increasingly beautiful the more he looked at them.

“There are many styles here. For those who like different colors, there will be even more styles. In the future, you won’t have to buy clothes anymore and waste money.”

“Ye Qiu, thank you,” Song Ying said excitedly.

“Do we need to say thank you between us?” Ye Qiu looked at her and smiled. Song Ying thought he might be taking advantage of her, but unexpectedly, he did nothing of the sort.

Song Ying felt a bit disappointed inside. Ye Qiu said, “I have arranged with the class leaders to go to the beach in Lianyungang tomorrow night. We’ve booked a bus. How about we share a room when we get there?”

“Only a fool would share a room with you,” Song Ying looked at Ye Qiu and said.

As Song Ying left, planning to find a high-end tailor to cut those dresses according to the design sketches, Ye Qiu drove back to Peach Blossom Spring Villa.

Last night, after returning, Ling Fei and her father discussed in person about tearing down the old house and building a new one. Since his daughter decided and Ye Qiu supported it, Ling Zhengwei certainly wouldn’t object.

After all, who wouldn’t want to live in a better new house?

Upon hearing about the possibility of buying the surrounding houses to build a larger house, Ling Zhengwei guessed that the neighbors around wouldn’t be willing to sell their houses.

Nevertheless, Ling Zhengwei still bought some cigarettes and personally visited a neighboring house.

Everyone is a local, perhaps even had some kinship decades ago, since they all share the Ling surname, and they belong to the same ancestral hall anyway.

Now, with Ling Zhengwei bringing some cigarettes over, the neighbors were a bit surprised.

They heard that Ling Zhengwei got promoted, becoming a group leader at the printing factory and might soon be promoted to section chief.

This amazed the neighbor’s family, feeling that finally, luck was turning for Ling Zhengwei, who had worked hard all his life, and only got divorced last year.

“Zhengwei, why are you being so polite bringing these cigarettes here? We’re neighbors, you don’t have to be so formal, do you?” said the middle-aged man, the master of the house, who was about the same age as Ling Zhengwei.

The man found it strange, thinking maybe it was because Zhengwei got promoted at the printing factory, bringing some benefits to their family.

“Just these few packs of cigarettes, nothing much,” said Ling Zhengwei.

Since someone brought a gift, this family naturally acted more politely, especially as those cigarettes were each worth over a hundred bucks a pack.

“Zhengwei, if you have something to say, just say it!” said the middle-aged man.

“It’s like this, my daughter feels that this house is too old and dim, and she wants to tear it down and rebuild.”

Tear down the old house and rebuild?

That’s possible!

Upon hearing this, the family was quite amazed that Zhengwei had only just got promoted and now has enough money to build a new house, which would cost hundreds of thousands.

They had heard about how much Zhengwei used to earn each month.

“Zhengwei, you’ve just got promoted and got rich, huh?” asked the middle-aged man curiously.

“It’s not me who got rich; I don’t have money. It’s Ling Fei’s boyfriend who is paying,” said Zhengwei.

Ling Fei?

They knew Ling Fei, but they didn’t really notice who Ling Fei’s boyfriend was. Some time ago, they saw a young man dressed very plainly with Ling Fei, could it be him?

They felt it couldn’t be!

That young man didn’t look like someone with money.

“You have money to build a new house, that’s great!” They said so, but the neighbor’s family didn’t seem as cordial as they were just now.

After all, Zhengwei had money to build a new house, but they didn’t.

People like to compare, and when they see others have what they don’t, they feel uncomfortable inside.

This family, although they didn’t say it, were definitely thinking the same way too.

“Old Four, I’d like to discuss with you. My daughter’s boyfriend feels that the house is not big enough, only forty-something square meters. He wants to ask if you’d be willing to sell your house, compensating based on demolition compensation,” said Zhengwei.

When Zhengwei mentioned building a new house earlier, this family was already a bit uncomfortable. Plus, during the tearing down of the old house and constructing a new one, who knows how long it would take, and it would definitely be noisy every day disrupting their normal rest, working, and studying.

Unexpectedly, now they even wanted to sell their house, essentially wanting to sell their land to expand and build the new house. They thought Ling Fei’s boyfriend had some money; they didn’t expect him to be so wealthy.

Based on the compensation standards around, their family would at least get two or three million in compensation!

“We definitely won’t sell this house. If we sell it, where will we live?” the middle-aged man said hastily.

“Didn’t you say there’d be compensation? You could use the money to buy a new apartment in a complex,” said Zhengwei.

“Heh, then Zhengwei, since you have money, why don’t you buy a nice apartment in a complex? Living in your own house is undoubtedly more comfortable,” said the middle-aged man.

Though Zhengwei expected this kind of response, he didn’t expect it to be exactly like this. The neighbor certainly wouldn’t sell it.

A place that’s only forty-something square meters is indeed too small for a new house. If it could be expanded to sixty or even eighty square meters, that would be ideal.

“Zhengwei, do you have anything else? If not, our family will rest now.”

Clearly, this neighbor started to see him out.

Ling Zhengwei was ready to leave, but the other party then said, “We can’t afford to smoke these cigarettes. Take them back with you!”

Ling Zhengwei could only take them back.

It seems this time building a house might really be a bit difficult.

Previously, when Ling Zhengwei and Zhou Xiaolan’s family were poor, the surrounding neighbors looked down on them, especially as the couple quarreled every day, which seemed to make the neighbors even happier.

Now that he’s starting to make some progress, working at the factory, and with Ling Fei meeting Ye Qiu, who would’ve thought, the neighbors around seemed even less happy.

When he mentioned building a new house, he could tell from the neighbors’ expressions they were not pleased.

After all, it’s just some blood relation and sharing the same surname, but the relations were distant.

Since this family wasn’t willing to sell their house, he could only inquire with the other three families around. As long as one of them was willing, it would be fine because the neighbors’ houses are mostly similar in size, mainly forty or fifty square meters.