Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 392 Leave the building of the house to me

Shen Yu quickly agreed and said goodbye to Madam He.

The county government office was not far from Madam He's home. Madam He was just about to invite Shen Yu to her home for a visit, but Qi Xi came running over and asked Shen Yu to go back, saying that his young master wanted to see her for something.

When He saw this, she parted ways with Shen Yu in the county government office and went home on her own.

Shen Yu followed Qi Xi to Lu Lang's yard.

On the way, Shen Yu asked Qixi what Lu Lang wanted to see her about.

Qi Xi was also confused and just said that the young master was busy and went to the lawyer's room in the middle.

After coming back, he asked himself to go and guard the master's room, and when Miss Shen came out, he asked her to come over.

When I arrived at Lu Lang's study, Lu Lang was not in the room.

Qixi brought over some hot tea and asked Shen Yu to wait for a moment.

Shen Yu held a cup of hot tea in his hand and chatted with Qixi, praising the fireworks on the birthday celebration that day.

Qi Xi was very proud of this and said with a smug look on his face, "That was all thought up by the young master, Master Qian, and Butler Lu."

"Butler Lu praised the young master for being mature at a young age, and for being steady and thorough in his work, just like the old master when he was young."

The two were chatting casually when Lu Lang stepped in.

After exchanging greetings with Shen Yu, he went straight to the point and asked Shen Yu about buying a house.

Shen Yu told them about his plan to open an inn.

Lu Lang had no objection to opening an inn, but he asked Shen Yu what he planned to do after buying the six courtyards.

When Lu Lang learned that Shen Yu was going to hire craftsmen from the dental shop to build a house, he thought for a moment and asked, "Miss, have you calculated how much money is needed?"

Shen Yu shook his head honestly: "I don't know how to cook except for these."

"I originally planned to wait until I got the title deed, then find a craftsman to come and see the site and see how to quote the price then."

Lu Lang said: "If you trust me, please let me do the house building."

Shen Yu's eyes widened when he heard this.

She waved her hands and stammered, "Mr. Lu, please don't joke with me. I'm just building a few houses. How can I trouble you?"

Lu Lang shook his head and said, "What I mean is that you are a girl and you don't know how to build a house."

"If you hire a craftsman yourself, you won't know if he makes a mistake or doesn't do enough."

“You work hard and you may not get the results you want in the end.”

"I'm recruiting craftsmen here. Among them is Master Zhu, who is an expert in building houses."

"You can make a sketch of what kind of house you want to build."

"As for the rest, you can let him supervise the work, and then you can just inspect and pay the money."

Shen Yu was overjoyed when he heard this: "Can we really do this? That would be so much easier."

"I didn't understand these things in the first place, and neither did my family."

"I originally thought that I could only look for a craftsman in a dental shop. It would be great if you could recommend one."

At this point, Shen Yu hesitated for a moment, but still asked directly: "Since this Master Zhu works for the county government, is he willing to supervise the construction of a snack shop like mine?"

"Is the labor expensive? I don't know how much money it would cost to build a house like this."

Shen Yu was a little lacking in confidence, so he simply handed over his old assets: "After I paid off my debts and paid for the house, plus the surplus from the restaurant in the past few months, I can use a total of 600 to 700 taels of silver to open an inn."

"I wonder if this money can be used to build the inn, decorate and repair it, and start business?"

Lu Lang has been calculating the repair work of the canal embankment these days and has a thorough understanding of the prices of wood, stone, bricks and tiles on the market.

He asked for Shen Yu's rough drawings of the inn that he had renovated and modified.

After asking a few questions that he didn't understand, he wrote and calculated on a piece of paper for a while and said, "An inn is not your own home. As long as it is clean and tidy, warm and rainproof, and strong and durable, it is a good house. It doesn't need all kinds of decorations."

“Although there are quite a few houses in this area, six or seven hundred taels should be enough.”

Shen Yu heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's great. I originally thought it might not be enough, so I planned to build part of it first, and then slowly build it when I have extra money."

Lu Lang couldn't help but laugh: "How can you build a house like that? I've never heard of it."

"Of course, we have to cover it all at once."

"Your inn is open, and you have guests coming in to stay. Are you still building houses over there while they are staying here?"

Shen Yu thought, isn't it that modern residential communities are built by first enclosing a large area, and then building houses in batches in phases one and two?

Isn't this the case at this time?

She pursed her lips, not knowing how to explain, so she just smiled and said nothing more.

The two were silent for a moment, then spoke at the same time.

"Miss Shen."

"Master Lu."

They both stopped talking at the same time, waiting for the other to speak first.

The two of them stared at each other for a while, then couldn't help but laugh.

Lu Lang smiled and said, "Girl, please speak first."

Shen Yu thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing actually. You seem to be very busy every day. You should take care of your health and not overwork yourself."

“It’s not something that can be done in one day.”

“If you can’t finish it today, do it tomorrow. Don’t rush it.”

Lu Lang felt warm at heart. Apart from his mother and grandmother who wrote to him from time to time and cared about his daily life, Shen Yu was the first person in the county government who cared about him and let him rest.

Lu Lang raised his eyes to look at Shen Yu, who seemed to be living a leisurely and comfortable life these days.

There are fewer customers in the restaurant than in summer.

Jiang and her family prepare their daily dishes very well.

Unless customers order some uncommon dishes, she no longer needs to prepare these dishes that are sold daily in the restaurant.

Therefore, she had a lot more free time.

Ever since she asked Jin Daren to discuss the house purchase and sale, she no longer cooked new dishes when she had free time, but spent the whole day thinking about the layout of the inn.

Since he had no debts, he wanted to open an inn to expand his business.

People are happy when they are happy.

At this moment, Shen Yu's face was ruddy and his eyes were bright. He looked much more energetic than Lu Lang's slightly tired face.

Lu Lang smiled and nodded, "Thank you Miss Shen for your concern. I will pay attention to it."

"In two days, we will be almost done with the work."

"When the time comes and we have to start work, I won't have anything to do. You can have a good rest then."

Shen Yu remained silent, knowing that some things could not be stopped by just a few words of advice.

She looked at the sky outside and could only ask, "What did Master Lu want to tell me just now?"

"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

"Mr. Lu is so busy, how can I stay here and waste your time?"

Lu Lang was interrupted by Shen Yu's concern and forgot what he was going to say for a moment.

Seeing Shen Yu asking, he was stunned for a moment before he remembered and said with a smile: "I want to ask if the layout of this inn is set, and whether it needs to be changed?"