Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

A few days later, Chen Yongqiang officially moved into his new house.

Although it's called moving, there's really not much to move. We threw away everything that was old and worn out.

Logically, they shouldn't have moved so quickly, but Chen Yongqiang was planning to build a mountain god temple later, so he held the housewarming banquet ahead of schedule.

But Lin Xiulian still temporarily lived in the thatched hut.

Chen Yongqiang set up several tables in the work shed. This is a custom for moving into a new house; you have to host a party.

He didn't invite too many people, just the villagers who helped build the house, enough for three tables in total.

Qin Liping and Qin Lijuan spent the whole afternoon in the kitchen, killing chickens and fish, chopping meat and washing vegetables, with pots and pans clattering incessantly.

As darkness fell, delicious food was laid out on the table, and Chen Yongqiang, holding a wine bowl, went from table to table offering toasts.

"This house was built thanks to everyone's help. I'm not good with words, so please eat and drink well, and let me know if you need anything in the future!"

Everyone burst into laughter, picked up their bowls, and drank it all in one gulp.

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, the courtyard became lively.

Some were playing drinking games, others were bragging, and laughter echoed one after another.

Chen Yongqiang poured Qin Shan a glass of wine. "Uncle Qin Shan, it's time to replace that thatched hut!"

"Those rooms were just temporary structures. We've been living in them for over half a year now. They leak in the wind in winter and the rain in summer. You can stand it, but Liping and the others can't either."

Qin Shanduan sighed, "I'd like to too, but it'll cost a lot of money!"

Chen Yongqiang spent a total of more than three thousand yuan to build these five brick houses.

The bricks were sourced from the brick kiln by Zhu Zi, which saved him a considerable amount of money. The timber was purchased from a lumber mill, and although everyone helped with the labor, he still paid them the full amount they were owed.

Adding in all the miscellaneous items, the total came to a little over three thousand. This doesn't even include the pigsty that was built next door.

Qin Shan took a sip of his drink and glanced at the new houses. "Your houses are well-built. Once I've saved enough money, I'll build a few too."

"Brick and tile houses are more expensive to build, but if you build an adobe house, it won't cost much." Chen Yongqiang turned to Zhao Fugen, "Right, Uncle Fugen?"

Zhao Fugen was gnawing on a chicken leg: "That's right. Building a mud-brick house only takes a bit of work. The mud is free, you make the bricks yourself, and you cut the wood from the mountain. Only the tiles and doors and windows cost money. You can build two rooms for a hundred or two hundred yuan."

"Two rooms probably won't be enough!" Qin Shan's family now consists of five people.

"If two rooms aren't enough, build five. If you don't have enough money, I'll support your wages for managing the apple orchard first." Chen Yongqiang wanted Qin Shan to tear down the thatched hut and build an adobe house.

Where will Qin Liping stay during this time? She can stay with him for now.

Zhao Fugen interjected, "Building five mud-brick houses won't cost much, at most three or four hundred yuan."

Over the past six months, Qin Shan and his two daughters have received a considerable amount of wages from Chen Yongqiang.

He worked in the apple orchard, Qin Liping cooked at the construction site, and Qin Lijuan occasionally helped out. Chen Yongqiang never treated them unfairly; he paid them well and even gave them extra bonuses from time to time.

With enough savings, you can build a few mud-brick houses.

"A house makes a home. How can anyone live in your thatched hut?" Chen Yongqiang continued to persuade him.

Qin Shan picked up his wine bowl and downed it in one gulp: "Once we're done with this busy period, I'll build three rooms first, just enough to live in."

Chen Yongqiang poured him another glass of wine. "Don't wait until later. Everyone's here now. If you agree, we can start work tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, the villagers at the nearby tables all stopped eating and looked over.

"Are they going to build houses on Qinshan Mountain?"

"That's great! That thatched hut should have been torn down long ago."

"Starting work tomorrow? Count me in!"

"I'll come too, there's not much work to do in the fields these days anyway."

A cacophony of voices rose in the courtyard, some asking about the situation, some volunteering, and others inquiring about the size of the building—it was quite lively.

Qin Shan was somewhat at a loss for words at this scene, holding his wine bowl, unsure of what to say.

Zhao Fugen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Everyone's willing to help, why don't you just agree?"

Qin Shan then came to his senses, stood up with his wine bowl in hand, and raised it to everyone.

"Alright! Then... thank you all for your help! I'll treat everyone to drinks once the house is finished!"

The next day, Qin Shan stood in front of the three thatched huts, carrying a hoe.

He personally smashed the thatched hut where he had lived for several years to pieces.

Several villagers came to help, and in no time, the three thatched huts were reduced to ruins.

Liu Jifen stood at a distance, holding her newborn baby, her eyes slightly red.

But she didn't cry; she just hugged her child tightly. Because a new house was being built for the family.

During the construction of the house, the family needs a temporary place to stay.

Liu Jifen had just given birth and couldn't afford to get cold or overexert herself, so Chen Yongqiang vacated the makeshift thatched hut for her and her child to move in first.

Although thatched hut couldn't compare to a new house, it wasn't much worse than the old one; at least it didn't leak wind or rain.

The two sisters, Qin Lijuan and Qin Liping, moved into Chen Yongqiang's newly built brick house.

Chen Yongqiang cleared out a room for them. Qin Liping touched this and looked that, with a smile on her face the whole time.

"Brother Yongqiang is really amazing. He said he would let me move in, and he really did it." Qin Liping stood by the window, looking at the construction site outside, and muttered to herself.

Qin Lijuan was making the bed and didn't hear her clearly: "What did you say?"

"It's nothing!" Qin Liping snapped out of her daze.

Chen Yongqiang was talking to Qin Shan outside, pointing to something drawn on the ground, which was probably the layout of the new house.

But Qin Liping knew that he was different from others.

Chen Yongqiang always keeps his promises. He told her to move in, and she really did.

In the days that followed, Qin Shan was extremely busy building his new house.

He couldn't care about his two daughters at all.

Qin Lijuan took care of her mother during her postpartum period, and she was always on the go.

Qin Liping moved into Chen Yongqiang's new house, but she still had to go to the construction site every day to help with cooking, so she was just as busy.

The father and his two daughters are all busy with their own lives, and sometimes they don't see each other for an entire day.

This gave Chen Yongqiang an opportunity. He and Qin Liping began to secretly meet more often.

Sometimes it was in the evening, when everyone else had finished work and gone home, that the two of them would spend some time in an empty room.

Sometimes it was at night, after Lin Xiulian had fallen asleep, Qin Liping would sneak over.

Sometimes, they would linger on the road for ages while going to town to buy things.

That evening, after the two had finished being intimate, Qin Liping leaned against Chen Yongqiang's chest and suddenly whispered:

"Brother Yongqiang, my sister seems to have discovered something."

"What did you find?" Chen Yongqiang put his arm around Qin Liping's shoulder.

Qin Liping was a little uneasy: "These past few days, she's been giving me strange looks, and sometimes she even asks me where I've been. Last night I got home late, and she was still awake, asking me why I took so long."

Chen Yongqiang gently patted her back: "Don't panic. She's probably just suspicious. Just do what you need to do and don't give anything away."