Chapter 49 Acceptance of Siheyuan

Invisible pretense is the most deadly.

You are not a human being when you talk about paying taxes to a bunch of college students who haven’t made any money yet!
Even Zhao Zhizhong, who always had a good relationship with Liu Hongmin, couldn’t help but want to punch him.

Xu Liancheng and his gang banged the table loudly, “Asshole!”

“This grandson deserves a beating!”

Liu Hongmin didn’t bother to even look at them. He just gave Zhao Zhizhong a look, leaving this group of people helpless and furious.

“You were so mean just now!”

Zhao Zhizhong said unhappily: “If you want to deal with them, you can’t take me with you!”

Liu Hongmin handed a bottle of Arctic Ocean to Zhao Zhizhong and said, “Isn’t this a token of my apology to you?”

After taking a sip of soda, Zhao Zhizhong’s unhappiness was relieved a lot.

Liu Hongmin said disdainfully: “I’m just too lazy to bother with them.”

“I know you are capable. You are a taxpayer. Why do you have to argue with us students?”

Seeing that he still had resentment, Liu Hongmin immediately smiled and said, “We are all Gemin citizens. It doesn’t matter whether we pay taxes or not. As long as we care about Gemin, we are good citizens.”

Zhao Zhizhong rolled his eyes and asked, “Are you and them going to just go down like this?”

Liu Hongmin spread his hands, “It’s not me who’s fighting with them, it’s them who have to fight with me. When I published my paper, I also talked about some speculations. If you have the ability, you can answer my questions, if you don’t, just stay still. As a result, they have to deal with me, as if I killed their own father. I’m not their father, so I won’t indulge their bad habits.”

Zhao Zhizhong shook his head, “Don’t make it so that you can’t clean it up later.”

“rest assured!”

Liu Hongmin suddenly looked up and patted Zhao Zhizhong on the shoulder. “I have something to do. I’m leaving first.”

Zhao Zhizhong was puzzled. He watched Liu Hongmin buy two more bottles of soda, run to the fork in the road ahead and hand them to the two girls.

“This bastard said he has no girlfriend.”

Wang Xiaoping took the soda and said, “Thank you. You two can chat. I have something else to do.”

Cha Jianying didn’t stop her, she was hoping Wang Xiaoping would leave first!
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, “I said before that we would meet in Hong Kong sooner or later. Look, I’m going to Hong Kong during the summer vacation.”

Cha Jianying said in surprise: “Then let’s go together! We’ll have someone to take care of us on the way.”

“Okay! But I might be two days late. The decoration of the courtyard is almost done. I have to inspect it before I can set off.”

“It doesn’t matter!” Cha Jianyingcai didn’t care whether he went early or late. As long as he could go with Liu Hongmin, it would be fine even if he came back as soon as he landed in Hong Kong.

After the two made an appointment, the final exam soon came. Professor Xia deliberately set a trap on the test paper, quoting a lot of famous Western historical figures, hoping to take advantage of Liu Hongmin.

But unfortunately, Liu Hongmin studied ancient Chinese history. No matter how many Western celebrities you cite, you can only ask questions about ancient Chinese history. For Liu Hongmin, these questions are the same no matter how they are changed. Except for feeling a little disgusted when doing the questions, there is no other impact.

After the exam, Liu Hongmin and Zou Shifang went to take a look at the Siheyuan.

It’s no wonder that Zou Shifang is really good at this, and the people he hired to do the construction are all reliable. The two-story basement not only has a large space, but also has good waterproof and earthquake-proof measures.

Liu Hongmin wants to use the two basements for his collections. He wants to collect antiques and calligraphy and paintings, and he also wants to collect some ancient books. The former is an investment, and the latter is a hobby and also for academic research.

In order to install floor heating, Liu Hongmin specially built a boiler room in the yard. He customized a small boiler to heat the courtyard. In winter, he bought some coal and hired people to burn the boiler.

The newly replaced glass doors and windows perfectly blend into the layout of the courtyard. The antique mahogany design of the interior looks high-end and classy. Many of the furniture inside are antiques bought through connections. The chairs, antique shelves, vases, calligraphy and paintings are not very good.

According to Liu Hongmin, this is just to show off one’s taste and appearance, and it doesn’t need to be too good. Next to the hall, there is also a modern rotating table, which is used for eating. The previous ones, including the potted plants in the corners and the lattice shed on the roof, are all used to highlight the cultural heritage of the Siheyuan.

The garden design in the yard looks very harmonious and natural. The rockery, pomegranate trees, stone tables and stone benches perfectly embellish the surrounding carved beams and painted buildings.

The decorations on the wall, the patterns on the screen wall, the cement tiles on the roof, and the glass fence on the roof complement each other, like an exchange between classic and modern.

There is a large space on the rooftop. There is a table and some rattan chairs. It is also a beautiful sight to watch the sunset here in the evening.

After a round of tour, Liu Hongmin felt very satisfied. “As long as I buy some more home appliances, this home will be perfect.”

Zou Shifang was too lazy to argue with him, “As long as you are satisfied.”

He really couldn’t agree with Liu Hongmin’s taste, but who could blame Liu Hongmin for being the client’s father?
The acceptance was completed, and Liu Hongmin first paid the construction team 5,000 yuan in wages.

“The remaining money will be given to you after you finish cleaning up the yard.”

Seeing the money, the construction team was no longer worried that Liu Hongmin would default on the payment. They had long known that Liu Hongmin was a wealthy writer who could earn tens of thousands of yuan a year, so how could he be short of their wages?

“Don’t worry, we’ll be able to clean it up in a few days and you can move in.”

Liu Hongmin looked at the chemical glue they were using and said, “Don’t worry, I still need to go to school in the next two years.”

He suddenly thought of formaldehyde. It seemed that people these days were not aware of this problem.

It seems that he can’t live in the courtyard house for the next two years. He was thinking of bringing his parents, brother and sister-in-law to live with him this winter! It seems that he can only wait for two years, and let them come over when the formaldehyde is almost gone.

After leaving the courtyard, Liu Hongmin handed the key to Zou Shifang, “Don’t go back during the summer vacation. Come here every afternoon. There will be a smell in the house. Wait for an hour and then close the doors and windows.”

The boiling point of formaldehyde is 19℃. In summer, when the indoor temperature is high, formaldehyde will escape. If you come in the afternoon and open the window, the formaldehyde can be released.

“By the way, let’s see if we can buy some green radish to put in the house.”

“What is green radish?”

Liu Hongmin frowned slightly. Is there no green ivy at this time?

“It’s a flower with big leaves.”

“You mean the cactus?”

“You look like a cactus…”

“Is that aloe vera?”

“Aloe vera works too!”

“If you want to buy aloe vera, just buy aloe vera. Or green radish…”

“Green radish is green radish, not aloe vera…”

“What is the green radish?”

Liu Hongmin couldn’t answer. He had never studied green ivy, so how could he know what it was?

Seeing that he stopped talking, Zou Shifang immediately became complacent.

Liu Hongmin rushed forward and kicked him. Zou Shifang steadied his bicycle and immediately chased after him. The two of them chased each other and went away.

(End of this chapter)