Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 374: Choosing a Homestead
"Build a house? Why do you suddenly want to build a house?" Yao Chunhua and Old Man Gu asked, puzzled.

"I want to gradually build a small country villa for my parents so they can live more comfortably," Gu Jianing said directly.

She observed that the house was over twenty years old and was actually quite old.

The lifespan of a house is actually at most thirty years.

"Dad, Mom, didn't you say that this house used to leak from time to time and needed to be repaired?"

Not only that, but when the topic of repairs came up last night, she heard her mother say that there was a rainy night this year with a torrential downpour.

The house was leaking, so Dad and my second brother braved the heavy rain to repair it.

As a result, her father slipped and fell.

If it weren't for the straw mat underneath...

Her father fell on the straw; otherwise, who knows what would have happened if he had fallen from the roof to the ground.

Gu Jianing was terrified when she heard this.

Her parents kept this a secret from her very well, not telling her anything at all.

If her mother hadn't accidentally let it slip last night when the topic of the leaky house came up, she still wouldn't know.

Therefore, ever since she learned about this last night, Gu Jianing's desire to rebuild her family's house has become even stronger.

She asked Sheng Zexi, who also agreed.

When Gu Jianing mentioned that she almost fell off the roof, Old Man Gu felt a little guilty.

They did indeed deliberately keep it from their daughter.

I'm afraid my daughter will worry.

In fact, whether it's parents or children who have married far away and are living far from home, everyone selectively reports good news and hides bad news.

"Moreover, we have more children in our family now."

"Look, the eldest brother and sister-in-law have two children."

"My second brother and sister-in-law also have two children."

"When Third Brother gets married, he'll definitely have children too."

“I have stars here too, Yueyue and Tuantuan.”

"If everyone comes home for holidays, how will we have enough rooms in this house?"

"Besides, when the child grows up, they will definitely want to have their own room."

"Therefore, rebuilding the house is imperative!"

Yao Chunhua and Old Man Gu were not in favor of building the house.

But now, after hearing what my daughter said...

I think there's some truth to that.

Indeed, with more children, there aren't enough houses to live in these days.

"So, should we tear down this house and rebuild it?" Yao Chunhua asked.

Gu Jianing shook her head and looked at her father, "Dad, are there any other vacant homesteads in our village that we can buy?"

“If we had a large plot of land, we could buy a new house there and rebuild it. As for our current house, we can keep it as our old house.”

Gu Jianing looked up and glanced around.

This house, although it leaks sometimes and is old.

But this place holds the memories of everyone in the Gu family.

It is meaningful.

Therefore, if possible, Gu Jianing hopes to keep it.

Moreover, as someone who has been reborn, she knows that rural homesteads will be very valuable in the future.

Nowadays, it's very convenient and cheap to apply for more residential land.

Once you get there, it will be difficult and very expensive.

Therefore, Gu Jianing felt that now was a relatively good time.

As the village head of Huaihua Village, Old Man Gu was aware of whether there were any vacant residential plots in the village that could be sold.

"There are indeed quite a few vacant homesteads in the village."

"If we decide to build a house, we can go and choose one."

Gu Jianing immediately nodded, "Okay, as for the money to build the house..."

Before Gu Jianing could finish speaking, her father immediately said, "Since we're all living together, we should all contribute to the cost of this house." In short, he couldn't let his daughter pay for it all by herself.

No matter how rich my daughter is, she's still mine.

It should absolutely not be used to support one's maternal family without limit.

Gu Yunnan immediately nodded, "Yes, we'll all chip in."

"I'll find some time to call my eldest brother and third brother; they should agree as well."

Yao Chunhua: "Yes, yes, that's how it should be!"

Gu Jianing: Okay, you've all said your piece, so I won't say anything more.

Although Gu Jianing was willing to pay all the money.

However, this method is not bad now.

Just like her father said, since everyone lives in the house together, we should all contribute money to its construction.

So, without delay, Gu Yunnan called Gu Yunting and his wife in Haicheng, and Gu Yunzhou in Beijing, to ask for their opinions.

Gu quickly gained their approval.

"Ningning and her family went back to their hometown? That's great. I haven't seen Ningning, Xingxing, and Yueyue in so long."

They naturally missed Gu Jianing.

"Ningning said she would stay in her hometown for a while, and then go to Haicheng and Beijing to find you."

"Really? That would be great."

Both Yang Manman and her husband, as well as Gu Yunzhou, were very happy to learn that Gu Jianing's family would be visiting them.

Before hanging up the phone, he also said that he would send out the money needed to build the house.

Of course, if you're short on cash, you can pay it off later.

"Now that we've reached an agreement, let's go buy the land for building a house."

The next day, Gu Jianing went to the village committee with her parents and brother.

"This is a good thing." The village party secretary was very happy and agreed upon hearing about it.

He then took out a map of Huaihua Village.

"The areas circled here are all selectable; take a look."

Gu Jianing and the others went forward to take a look.

There are at least dozens of places circled in red, varying in size.

"Ningning, why don't you choose?"

Both Old Man Gu and Gu Yunnan were conflicted, unsure which option to choose.

"Let me do it, sure."

So Gu Jianing stepped forward and glanced at it.

Finally, he chose a spot, pointed with his finger, and said, "This is it."

"This place is great. It's spacious and in a good location," the village secretary said.

The area is indeed large, about five times the size of the Gu family's current homestead.

Old Man Gu took a look and found that the location was indeed good, not too remote, and not in a very busy area.

but……

"Ningning, isn't this too big?" Old Master Gu asked with some concern.

“Dad, if we’re going to build a villa, it has to be big. Besides, a big house is always better than a small one. Since you’re letting me choose, then listen to me.”

Old Man Gu: ...Alright, alright.

And so, the decision to choose a plot of land for the homestead was made.

These days, buying a plot of land for homesteading isn't expensive.

So they paid the money on the spot.

All that's needed is to select a time, purchase the materials, and begin construction.

However, Old Man Gu felt there was no rush to start work; they would wait until Gu Jianing and the others left before making any decisions.

Now that Gu Jianing and the others are at home, they just want to spend time with their grandchildren and don't want to be busy with anything else.

(End of this chapter)