Zhou Xiaoyun’s Happy Life

Chapter 192 The Zhou family’s new building

More than a week later, Xiaobao’s Mathematical Olympiad results came down, and he actually won the first prize in the county.

Xiaobao came back proudly holding a big red certificate, and there was also a prize - a pen.

 The prize is not important, the important thing is that Xiaobao was very excited about winning the first prize. You must know that four people went to Xingwang Primary School, two of them won the third prize, and one didn't even win the prize! He was the only one who won the first prize, so how could this not make him happy?

I heard that the students who won the first prize only accounted for one-tenth of the exam. There were very few students sent from rural schools who won the first prize!

The first thing Xiaobao did when he took the award certificate was to call Zhou Xiaoyun in the city to tell him.

 It’s a pity that today is only Thursday. Although there is a phone at home, there is no phone at my sister’s place. I had to wait patiently for Friday night to arrive.

 Zhou Xiaoyun, who heard the good news as soon as he got home, happily hugged Xiaobao and walked around.

Dabao stretched his head to see what the certificate looked like: "Xiaobao, show me your certificate to see if it is similar to the certificate I got last time."

Xiaobao deliberately showed off in front of Dabao: "What you got was a certificate issued at a sports meeting. I got the first prize in the Mathematical Olympiad, you know? Can it be the same? It's not on the same level, okay?"

After reading it, Dabao gave it to Xiaobao, pretending to be dismissive and said: "Isn't it just that the words on it are different? I think the rest are pretty much the same." The same hard-covered red book. It's just that the words of reward are different.

Since Xiaobao is in the limelight, he will not argue about the certificate issue with Dabao, who has lost a lot. Anyway, justice is in the hearts of the people. Who doesn’t know how important the Mathematical Olympiad competition is in primary and junior high schools? I heard that you will get extra points when you take the high school entrance examination!

Erya was attracted by the overt and covert fighting between her brothers, and provoked her from the side: "Brother, you see that the second brother looks down on you!"

Dabao immediately glanced at Xiaobao and felt that what Erya said was absolutely right. The way Xiaobao didn't even raise his eyes clearly meant that he looked down on him and wanted to beat him up because of his special skills.

Xiaobao ran around and outran his brother, who was first in both sprint and long-distance running, and was immediately caught.

The two were fighting, making fun and laughing, and the commotion was so loud that it attracted Zhou Guoqiang and his wife.

Dabao, who was ordered to let go of his younger brother, didn't dare to do anything anymore, and he and Xiaobao bared their teeth.

  In any case, the more these two brothers fight and become more emotional, the better.

However, Zhou Xiaoyun could not spare Erya who was instigating dissension. The little girl is young, has a lot of eyes, and is very eloquent. Both the big and little babies have fallen into her trap.

Erya, who was scolded by her sister, immediately patted her chest and promised to never do this again.

Who knows how many days it can take care of?

Zhou Xiaoyun's house has been officially completed, and this time the decoration has been a little more elaborate. The floors downstairs are still flat, while the floors upstairs are all tiles.

There are eight rooms on two floors with four floors above and below, and there is a false three-story building on the top. It is said to be an attic, but it is more than one meter high, which is more than enough to store things and sundries.

 The kitchen and two rooms next to it were renovated into bungalows.

This new building is really beautiful, and it is the only one in the village.

 When Zhou Guoqiang built his house, he took into consideration that he had many children, and at least one child should have one room. The children happened to live in four rooms on the second floor.

Downstairs, Zhou Guoqiang and his wife lived in one room, and the two large rooms in the middle were used as the main room. They were very spacious and could even drive a tricycle in. There is also a room downstairs left for grandma to live in when she comes back.

It is good to have more rooms. If one of the two side rooms is reserved for food and the other for pork, it will no longer be as crowded as before.

 What Zhou Xiaoyun likes most is the spacious bathroom under the stairwell.

 Finally we have a bathing room.

 At the end of the year, Zhou Guoqiang, who had everything in order, invited relatives and friends to host a ten-table feast. This time there is no need to borrow space from the boss's house, as ten tables can be set up at home.

When Zhao first arrived, he brought a long whip that rang loudly for several minutes before it stopped, causing all the children to come over to watch the fun.

Sun Chengwu and Zhou Guoqiang are old friends, so naturally they want to have a wedding banquet. Looking at the beautiful building, Sun Chengwu felt quite proud. This was built by me with my own hands and feet!

Not to mention anything else, the foundation alone is enough to add another floor. It is absolutely solid.

 Looking at the roof of the building, it is as beautiful as it is raised in the middle and slightly lower on both sides.

 Of course, this money was really spent. The money originally expected was simply not enough, and ended up overspending by thousands of dollars.

Zhou Guoqiang had a shortfall in cash and borrowed some from his sister Zhou Fang. He estimated that he would be able to pay it back in at most half a year in the coming year.

Zhou Fang graciously let Zhou Guoqiang use it first, since he hadn’t built a house yet so he didn’t need it urgently.

Grandma naturally came back early on this big day, and the old man burst into tears in the room that Zhou Guoqiang had prepared for her. Look at the newly made bed, the newly bought bedding, and the spacious and bright room that her son prepared for her.

 With a son like this, what more can a mother ask for?

Wang Jingjing, Sun Min, Zhou Qianqian and several friends, as well as Wu Mei and Zhou Xiaoxia, all followed Zhou Xiaoyun upstairs to look at several people's rooms. They were amazed by the smooth floor tiles, not to mention the brand new desks and bookcases.

Zhou Xiaoyun’s room is at the far end, which she chose herself. This room is larger than the other three rooms and can fit a bookcase.

This bookcase is unique to Zhou Xiaoyun. She specially asked Zhou Guoqiang to let her uncle build it for her.

  The desk, bookcase and bench are all milky white, elegant and beautiful, and match the color of the elegant floor tiles very well.

The bed was also newly made. Zhou Guoqiang called people to cut down several trees that had been growing for more than ten years behind the house. The wood was given to the boss and he asked him to make a new bed for each of his children. Grandma's bed was also newly made.

 Coupled with the building of a few desks and Zhou Xiaoyun's bookcases, the wood is almost used.

Zhou Guofu refused to take the wages when he was offered them, but it was Zhou Guofu who forced his way into accepting the wages. After all, there were a lot of things to fight, and Zhou Guoqiang was really embarrassed to let his boss do the work for nothing.

 It’s not easy for craftsmen to make money!

Most of the people in the village came to pay homage. After the banquet, they walked upstairs and downstairs, praising the building of Zhou Guoqiang’s house.

Behind the scenes, everyone in the village didn't say this: "Look, Zhou Guoqiang's family is now the most wealthy in our village. That building is so beautiful and elegant, it is even more beautiful than the building built by Xu Dashan's family two years ago!"

 Shen Huafeng and Song Mingli said a lot of nice things as if they were competing.

　　It’s just that only you know what you think in your heart. After returning home, I complained a lot.

Shen Huafeng kept nagging her: "Look at how beautiful the second son's building is. When will we be able to build such a building?"

Zhou Guofu’s head almost hurt from the sound.

Song Mingli naturally wouldn't keep talking about it over and over again, but she still expressed her dissatisfaction a little about her grandma staying at Zhou Guoqiang's house for the New Year.

Look at how happy grandma is today, as if she was rescued after being abused in her own home.

Zhou Guomin chose to pretend to be deaf and mute. It is estimated that Song Mingli just looked at the building of the second son's house and felt unhappy, and she just used the topic to express herself. Just let her say a few words!

 (End of this chapter)