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Chapter 320 Demolition

The pomegranate tree in the villa's yard must have adapted, as it has grown quite tall without anyone noticing. When He Daqi came back yesterday, he glanced at it and was momentarily stunned.

When we bought the villa, this tree had just been transplanted and wasn't very tall, only about two meters. Now it's probably over three meters tall.

The tree only blossomed but did not bear fruit the year before last and last year, so He Daqi thought it was just for ornamental purposes. But this year, it has produced about ten green fruits.

Perhaps it was the aroma of the fruit that attracted the cicadas. This family, who had never been bothered by cicada chirping in previous years, was now experiencing it this year.

The cicadas were chirping incessantly outside early in the morning, which made He Daqi, who had gone to bed late the night before, feel particularly irritable. Covering his head with a pillow didn't help, and once he woke up, it became difficult to fall back asleep.

boom! boom! boom!
"Dad, come out and play."

boom! boom! boom!
Alright, I don't need to sleep anymore, the two little ones at home are knocking on the door.

Thanks to the hot weather, and the fact that He Daqi finally got to stay home for two days, he called his parents last night to tell them that they didn't need to come pick up the children for a walk today.

Now He Daqi is starting to regret it. He should have known better than to make that call. He didn't necessarily want to enjoy the fun of parent-child interaction.

He yawned, rolled out of bed, and then, shuffling in his flip-flops, went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, the two children rushed over and hugged He Daqi's legs on either side.

He Daqi's precious son tilted his little head back and jumped around happily, tugging hard on He Daqi's pajama pants and urging, "Daddy, we want to ride in the car."

"Ride in the car, ride in the car!" The little girl on the other side was also not quiet, tugging at He Daqi's trouser leg and repeating her brother's words.

One-year-olds grow fast. When He Daqi went to South Korea to film The Monster, the two little ones were only 60 or 70 centimeters tall, but now they look like they're about 90 centimeters tall.

After not seeing them for several months, the two children are now very articulate and no longer need to gesture for a long time to express themselves.

“Go and wake Mom up. The remote controls for your new remote-controlled cars are too big. I can’t operate both of them by myself.”

He Daqi bent down, patted the two little ones' bottoms, and then turned his head to gesture towards Zhou Huimin, who was fast asleep on the bed.

The only time Zhou Huimin held her two children in the bedroom was when they were just born. Later, when they got a little older, they hired a Filipino maid, and the two children stopped sleeping in the couple's bedroom.

For them, this was the first time they had ever entered their parents' room.

Upon hearing He Daqi ask him to wake their mother, the two little ones let go of He Daqi's trouser legs and ran to the bedside, their big, dark eyes scanning the room.

The bed, which wasn't very high, stumped them. They tried to climb up, but their arms and legs were too weak, and they struggled for a long time without success.

He Daqi walked over and lifted the two children onto the bed, one in each hand. Then he watched with a smile as the two children happily jumped onto Zhou Huimin and started to rock them.

"Mommy, Mommy, we want to ride in the car."

When Zhou Huimin opened her eyes, she saw two little faces close to her, looking at her expectantly. She smiled, reached out and pulled the two children down, then hugged them on either side and kissed them one by one.

"How did you two little rascals get up here?"

"Daddy carried us up here." The two children's childish voices betrayed He Daqi.

Following the direction the child pointed, Zhou Huimin then noticed He Daqi standing by the bed. She rolled her eyes at He Daqi, probably annoyed that he had brought the child up and woken her up.

"Mom, we want to ride in the car."

"Okay, you two go out with Dad first, I'll wash my face and then come out to keep you company."

A moment later, Zhou Huimin, who had just finished washing up, came out of the bathroom and heard the cheerful laughter of two children in the living room, but the laughter was occasionally mixed with screams.

As she opened the bedroom door, the scene in the living room made Vivian Chow raise an eyebrow.

"Dudu fly! Dudu fly! Ooh~~~ Dudu fly!"

He Daqi was carrying the two children on his shoulders, one on each side, and supporting their waists with his hands as he ran very fast through the hall.

The two little ones clung tightly to He Daqi's head, both excited and amazed, giggling with delight. Whenever He Daqi made a sharp turn, the two little ones would cry out in surprise.

"Be careful, what if you fall?" Zhou Huimin complained.

"Don't worry, it's fine." He Daqi chuckled as he stopped in front of Zhou Huimin, then lifted the two children off his shoulders.

The two little ones hadn't had enough fun yet, and had already forgotten about riding the remote control car. After getting off the ground, they whimpered and hugged He Daqi's leg again, begging to ride the Dudu Flyer one more time.

"If you behave well today, I'll let you play again tomorrow. If you don't behave, I won't let you play anymore. Aren't you good children?"

"Yes!" the two little ones nodded in unison.

"Okay, weren't you just clamoring to ride in the car? Here, Mom and I will each have a remote control and see whose car goes faster."

The two children's new rides have been upgraded. The new cars were bought for the children at a shopping mall when Zhou Huimin went to South Korea to accompany He Daqi. They are a size larger than the previous ones, similar to bumper cars, and are covered with a rubber ring.

He Daqi was remotely controlling his son's car, and he kept ramming into the car that Zhou Huimin was remotely controlling, causing the two children in the car to shout and scream. When Zhou's mother heard the noise, she thought something was wrong and hurriedly came downstairs.

When she saw the couple playing bumper cars with their child, she smiled and shook her head, then went back upstairs.

As luck would have it, just as Zhou's mother went upstairs, Grandpa He and his wife pushed open the villa door and walked in.

"Grandma, didn't you call yesterday and say you didn't need to come?"

"You silly child! We haven't seen you for months. Now that we know you're back, can't we come and see you?" The old lady laughed and playfully slapped He Daqi's arm.

Grandpa He strolled leisurely to the sofa with his hands behind his back, sat down, and watched with a smile as his great-grandson and great-granddaughter rode around the hall in their little car. After a moment, he turned to He Daqi and asked:
"Daqi, you're back! When is your uncle coming back? Didn't we say you two were in the same production again?" "As for him, probably at the end of the month. He's playing the main villain this time, so he has a lot of screen time. I'm just a supporting character. We only filmed for a few days. What's up, Grandpa? Do you need to see my uncle?"

Grandpa He nodded and said, "It's not a big deal. The demolition standards for our courtyard house have been released. Our two and a half large rooms plus the kitchen have been allocated three one-bedroom apartments. We plan to give one to each of your uncle, your aunt, and you. You can just go to the neighborhood committee to sign and receive the apartments. There's no need to transfer the ownership, so your grandma and I won't have to go through the trouble of signing."

"Is this going to be demolished? Why are the houses being allocated first? The policy is pretty good." He Daqi was somewhat surprised.

"What's so good about it? We don't even know where we'll be assigned. Maybe we'll be assigned to the Third Ring Road instead of the Second Ring Road. The original neighbors who signed early are all going to different places. After they all move away, I guess some of them will never see each other again in their lives. I know several people whose sons and daughters have settled in other places. They said they'll go to live with their children in other places after they get their houses, and they plan to keep renting out the houses here."

The old lady sighed as she spoke, it was hard to tell whether she was reluctant to leave the old house she had lived in all her life, or the old neighbors she had known all her life, probably both.

Zhou Huimin drove the remote-controlled car to her, then picked up her daughter, gently bumped foreheads with her, and then turned to the old lady curiously, asking, "Grandma, has the developer posted any notices about what kind of community they plan to build in the area where you live now?"

“The land in that area has been divided into several plots. It’s not just the developers who are building the community. The place where the community is being built is several alleys away from ours. It was demolished a long time ago and construction has already started. The location is to our west. Several courtyard houses near us are said to be converted into a middle school. Office buildings are to be built to the south, north and east.”

Zhou Huimin had only been there a few times, and each time she would stay in the car and watch He Daqi return to the courtyard house, so she wasn't very familiar with the area. The old lady's explanation left Zhou Huimin a bit confused, with all the talk about east, west, south, and north. Zhou Huimin was left with a lot of questions.

“Grandma, since it’s going to be demolished anyway, we’ll have to move sooner or later. Why don’t you move in with me now? It’ll save me from worrying about you taking the bus every day. I arranged for a car to pick you up before, but you didn’t want to. Now that you’re here, it’ll be much easier. You can wander around the neighborhood if you want. We’ve been taking the kids around here for a year now, so we’ve probably gotten to know a lot of people.”

He Daqi also drove the remote-controlled car to his side, but before he could hug his precious son, the old lady happily bent down and intercepted it.

The old lady was overjoyed holding her great-grandson and whispered secrets to the child, not responding to He Daqi.

Seeing that the old lady didn't respond, Grandpa He said, "Not necessarily. Let's see where the house is assigned first. If the location isn't good, even if we want to move, we'll move to your second uncle's place. You have a nanny here, and your mother-in-law is here too. Even if you're not home, the child will be taken care of. It's not suitable for your second uncle's place. Your second aunt is going back to work. If your second uncle goes out to film, we can help him take care of the child. Besides, your two families aren't far apart, so it's just a matter of strolling back and forth."

Unable to persuade him further, He Daqi stopped trying. After grunting in response, he took his son from the old lady's arms and gently teased the child until he giggled.

The two elderly people came to visit He Daqi, but they didn't stay long, only sitting for half an hour before leaving.

After the old woman left, Zhou Huimin sat down next to He Daqi with her daughter in her arms and said with great interest, "When Grandma mentioned the house, I remembered that our neighborhood seems to be going to be completely demolished soon. So, have you thought about what kind of house you want to build?"

He Daqi pondered for a while before he understood what Zhou Huimin was talking about. He hugged his son and was about to start thinking about the plans for the new home when he suddenly realized something was wrong. He turned his head and asked, "Where's the plan? I don't even know how big the place is. What do you want me to say? At least we need to go and see it in person."

"Shall we take the kids to see it this afternoon?"

"Tomorrow, I guess. There's an event for Fantasy Westward Journey this afternoon, and I'm going to stay home and play the game."

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North Fourth Ring Road.

The convoy stopped next to the construction site, and the two little ones leaned against the back window of the van, curiously watching the construction site.

Despite the scorching sun, the construction site was bustling with activity, the clanging of demolition equipment and the hum of excavators creating a noisy scene.

"Dad, look! A giant excavator!"

"Yes, I saw it." He Daqi patted his beloved son's head and replied with a smile.

"When I grow up, I want to drive an excavator!"

"Should we consider starting something else?" He Daqi didn't quite agree with his beloved daughter's ambitions.

"No! I want to drive the excavator!"

"I want to drive one too! I want to drive one too!"

The two little ones started making a ruckus together.

Zhou Huimin probably thought of the image of her daughter operating an excavator, and burst out laughing. Her laughter made the two little ones who were jumping around turn their heads to look at her at the same time.

The couple originally planned to each carry one child and stroll around the area for a while, but when they arrived, they were shocked to find it was dusty. So they quickly went back to their car and watched the show from there.

At this moment, several figures wearing white hard hats hurriedly ran out of the construction site. The leader glanced around briefly and headed towards the convoy.

After running to the van, the group straightened their clothes, and then the tall, thin man in the lead gently knocked on the window: "Ms. Zhou, are you here?"

In fact, He Daqi and Zhou Huimin saw everything clearly from inside the car. When the leader knocked on the car window, the two children even backed away. Only when they heard the tall, thin man say "Ms. Zhou" did He Daqi realize that they had come to see Zhou Huimin.

He pulled the child behind him, then opened the door and asked, "What is it?"

"Hello Mr. He, these are the drawings Ms. Zhou requested this morning. We just received the notification that you were here. We apologize for keeping you waiting." The tall, thin man said as he took a set of drawings from his assistant and handed it to He Daqi.

"Thank you for your hard work. We just arrived too. There's too much dust here, so we won't go down. You guys go ahead and get busy," He Daqi said with a smile as he took the blueprints.

"Okay, Mr. He, please feel free to call me anytime if you need anything."

After the tall, thin man led the group away, He Daqi closed the car door and turned back to ask, "Did you contact them before you came?"

“How novel! If we didn’t keep in touch, do you think the gatekeeper would let us into the construction site? You don’t think you’re so famous that even the gatekeeper would recognize you, do you?” Zhou Huimin said with a smile.

"I'm too lazy to argue with you. Let me look at the blueprints first. Tell me which part belongs to us." He Daqi opened the blueprints and placed them between himself and Zhou Huimin.

"This half belongs to Lin Jianyue. He built the kind of Chinese courtyard we talked about before. This half belongs to us. Once Lin Jianyue's construction team is finished, they will build it for us. Look at this, I think it's good. If our house is built here, we can open a separate door and build a road to connect it to the main road. That way, we can go directly through a separate door and not have to contact other residents."

"Great, let's go, drive over there and take a look."

(End of this chapter)