Chapter 400 3 month

Chapter 400 3 month

Chapter 400 Three months

To be honest, Li Jiayi's worries were completely unnecessary. In fact, central air conditioning has been available for a long time.

In 1924, Shanghai had its first commercial central air conditioner, and then in 1931, a textile factory in Shanghai had its first commercial central air conditioner.

In the 1960s, many large shopping malls in the capital had central air conditioning, including large theaters.

By the 1970s, central air conditioning had entered guest rooms due to the construction of high-end hotels and guest houses.

So he just doesn't know it yet. The reason for this is that he has never been to a grand theater or stayed in a high-end hotel in the imperial capital.

The next morning, Li Jiayi came to check out his stores according to his memory.

The reason why I follow my memory is that there are so many houses that it would be impossible to find them all without the house deeds and land deeds.

Of course, the house deeds and land deeds are all in the space, and it is easy to know them all, but it is not necessary.

Because he only looks for buildings with larger areas, at least two floors. Buildings with only one floor cannot be used even if they are large.

Li Jiayi quickly found three places, and they were not located together, and were even very scattered.

This was exactly what he wanted, one of the three locations was not far from the Friendship Store.

One is inside Fuxingmen, and the other is near Zhengyangmen. The locations are not particularly good, at least for now.

Now that we have found a place, we just need to find someone to decorate it, but this takes a lot of time.

After all, the area is so large, and the decoration is quite luxurious. Normally, it would take at least half a year.

Fortunately, the house is his own, otherwise he would have to pay an extra half year's rent.

Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye. During these three months, Li Jiayi can be said to be very busy.

Every day I run back and forth between three stores that are being renovated, and most importantly, the weather is getting cold.

Remember, this is November! And it’s almost December.

Now when I get home, I have to light the fireplace immediately, otherwise it will feel that the house is colder than outside.

This is normal, there is sunshine outside! You won't feel cold when you go inside.

Of course, if it was daytime, that wouldn't be necessary, because during the day he would sit in the sunroom and drink tea.

In this way, you will not only not feel cold, but even feel very warm, so you don’t even need to take off your cotton clothes.

There is another thing, that is, it has been four months, and my eldest uncle and my second uncle have not returned from the Japanese country.

It’s not that Li Jiayi was worried that something might happen to them. After all, they were not the only two people going there, they brought a lot of people with them.

With so many people going there, if something really happened, it is impossible that no one would come back. It is probably because something delayed them.

Li Jiayi has done a lot of things during this period. Not only has he renovated a new restaurant three times, he has also installed several sets of large central air conditioners.

You should know that this thing needs to be installed not only in the three old stores, but also in the new store.

"Ding-ling-ling!" The phone rang when I went back to the room to make tea.

Li Jia put down the teapot and went over to answer the phone.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Hello! Is this house for rent?"

"Yes, I don't know what house you are talking about."

There was no way, he had too many houses, and except for a part that he kept for himself, the rest were all nailed with signs saying they were for rent.

Yes, it was a sign. There was no printing at that time, at least not here or on the street, so they could only make some wooden signs with phone numbers on them.

“It’s the house in Houhai.”

"Hou Hai! Okay, I get it, but it's already this late, so let's talk about this tomorrow morning when I go over there."

"Okay, then I'll wait here at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Okay!" Li Jiayi agreed and hung up the phone.

In Houhai, he has five storefronts and three courtyard houses.

For now, he really doesn't know which house the other party is talking about, but it doesn't matter. He will know when he goes there tomorrow.

After hanging up the phone, Li Jiayi brought the teapot to the sunroom outside, put the teapot on the table, and then sat down.

At this time, the sun was about to set, but the sunroom was still very warm, probably because the heat was still inside.

I glanced at my watch. It was almost half past four. After I finished this pot of tea, I could go back to the house and light the fireplace.

As for renting out the unneeded houses, he had thought it over carefully. He had so many houses that he didn't need, so he might as well rent them out.

Although he doesn't care about the rent, there is a difference between a house with someone in it and a house without someone in it!

Because a house without anyone living in it is prone to deterioration, these problems will not occur if someone lives in it.

Besides, many people are doing business now, so of course they need a lot of houses. We can’t just leave the houses empty and not let others do business!

Li Jiayi quickly finished his tea and then went into the house carrying the teapot and cup.

After putting it down, he went out and brought some firewood into the house, and quickly lit the fireplace.

As long as you light the fireplace, the house will soon become very warm, which can be said to be more comfortable than a heated room.

Just as the main room was getting warm, my parents came back on their bikes.

As soon as I heard the sound of a bicycle tying, the cotton curtain was lifted and my father limped into the house.

Yes, although dad’s legs don’t hurt anymore, it still hurts even when it’s cloudy and rainy.

But it did not return to normal. Well, although the spiritual spring water is very effective, it is not a panacea.

Besides, my dad’s legs were injured in the war, not because he was sick, so even the spiritual spring water couldn’t help.

"Hey, son, why are you back so early today?"

During this period, Li Jiayi came back very late every day, sometimes even later than Lin Ling'er.

"I just finished leveling the ground today. I need to rest for a few days."

"You've finished leveling the ground so quickly?"

"Ok!"

Just at this moment, my mother also lifted the cotton curtain and came in from outside.

"mom!"

"Son, you came back early today."

"Yes."

"What do you want to eat tonight? Mom will make it for you."

"I like to eat whatever you make."

"You are the only one who can speak, unlike someone else."

"Uh!"

Needless to say, this someone must be my dad.

So after mom went to the kitchen, Li Jiayi asked, "Dad, why did you annoy mom again?"

"I messed with her, you really know how to joke, who in our family would I dare to mess with?"

"So what did my mother mean by that?"

"What else could it mean? It's just me. But you don't need to make a fuss about it. Your mother is always like this."

Hearing his father say this, Li Jiayi suddenly realized and said, "I understand, it's just making trouble out of nothing."

"Shh, don't let your mother hear this, or she'll cause trouble for me again."

"Don't worry! Mom won't know."

"Hehehe, my son is still the best to me. As expected, a daughter is not as good as a son."

"Dad, you just need to say this to me. Don't say it when there are people around."

"What's wrong with someone? I said the same thing about someone. Tell me, before your elder sister and second sister got married, they were always by my side. But after they got married, they barely come over once a month."

"Dad, the elder sister and the second sister are busy. Besides, they have their own families. They can't go back to their parents' home every day!" "Humph, you don't have to speak for them."

"Dad, I really didn't speak for my elder sister. Let's not talk about anything else, let's just talk about Ling'er! How many times a year does Ling'er go to her father-in-law's house? Let's put ourselves in her shoes, isn't it the same?"

"Uh! This..."

"Okay, Dad, don't be angry. If Ling'er went back to her parents' home every other day, you would probably have some thoughts too."

"What can I think? Just go back if you want to."

Seeing his father's stubborn look, Li Jiayi shook his head and said nothing more.

People are like this. If it doesn't happen to them, anything is fine. But if it happens to them, it's a different story.

But that's true! No wonder so many people have wanted sons since ancient times.

No matter how good a daughter is, after she gets married, how many times can she go back to her parents' home in a year?

No matter how bad my son is, at least he is by my side.

This is not to say that Li Jiayi favors boys over girls, but this is the reality. After all, when a daughter gets married, she becomes part of another family.

"Son, do you have any money?"

"Have you spent the money I gave you last time?" Li Jiayi asked his father.

"Hey, prices are more expensive now than before. When I go out for drinks with my colleagues, I spend all my money in a few times, and your mother doesn't give me more pocket money."

My dad likes to drink. Sometimes when he has nothing to do after dinner, he will go to the pub to have a drink.

As for why he didn't drink at home, when there was always good wine at home, it was mainly because he thought there was no atmosphere for drinking at home.

That’s true. The only person in the family who can drink with him is Li Jiayi, but what’s the point of drinking with his son?

In the past, I could still drink with Liao Kai, Nan Yi or He Yuzhu, but now the three of them are busy in the restaurant and come back very late every day, so I have no time at all.

Li Jiayi took out a big unity from his pocket, handed it over and said, "Don't let my mother see it. Even if she finds out, don't say it was given by me."

Dad quickly took the money, laughed a few times and said, "Don't worry, your mother won't see it."

"Well! Take it easy."

"I know." Then he packed the money away.

"Do you need a ticket? If so, I can order some for you."

"No, you don't need a ticket to drink in the tavern now, and I'm not eating out."

Li Jia nodded and said, "That's true."

We have everything we need at home, and the food is even better than what we eat out, so how could my dad possibly go to a restaurant?

Even if you go to a restaurant, we have food at home. You can just go to the restaurant at home and eat without spending any money.

"By the way, son, where's your wine jug?"

"Uh! What?"

"I think your wine flask is pretty good. Go get me one, so I can take one with me when I go out."

"Dad, when you go to the tavern to drink, bring your own wine. If everyone is like you, how can they do business?"

Hearing what Li Jiayi said, Dad scratched his head and said, "Yeah! Okay! I don't want it anymore."

"Is that right? They are here to earn money for the wine. If you don't even let them earn money for the wine, how can they let you go?"

"It's not that I wanted to bring it, it's mainly because the wine in the tavern is not good."

"Dad, you really have a picky taste. Didn't you always drink Erguotou before?"

"It was the past. Now I drink the wine you made every day. The Erguotou I drink doesn't taste the same anymore."

"Then drink it at home."

"It's boring to drink too much at home!"

"That's not something we can do. Otherwise, next time you want to host drinks for your colleagues, why don't you just go to our restaurant? We have good wine there."

"Come on! I'll take my colleagues to your restaurant for dinner, and the whole meal will cost at least 100 or 200 yuan."

"What's wrong with one or two hundred? We won't charge you, just go and eat."

"Don't go."

"Uh!"

Li Jiayi shrugged and said, "Then there is nothing we can do."

"I'd better go to the pub and drink! A drink only costs three or five dollars, and that's with a few side dishes."

The tavern was cheap to begin with, and this is even more so after the prices went up and the tavern added a lot of new dishes.

"Son! Why don't you open a pub?"

"No, Dad, what are you thinking? A pub can only make a few bucks. I can do anything else, and it's better than running a pub!"

"Kid, can you open a tavern like others? If you open a tavern, you can sell good wine!"

"Come on, forget it. How many people who go to a tavern to drink are willing to spend a lot of money? Even if there is good wine, who would they sell it to?"

"Uh! That's right!"

"Okay, dad, don't even think about it. If you're willing to quit your job, I can open a pub for you. That way, you'll have someone to drink with you every day."

"Forget it, I feel good now."

You know, he is now a real department-level official! Even if he doesn't get promoted, he can still get a half-level promotion when he retires.

In that case, he can enjoy the treatment of deputy department level after retirement. How could he be willing to resign now?

Just at this moment, the cotton curtain was lifted and my mother came in with steamed buns.

"You two stop chatting, go wash your hands quickly, then bring the food over and eat right away."

"I'll go right away." Dad said quickly standing up.

"Mom, let me help you."

"No, go wash your hands first."

"Oh!"

I knew this would happen. Even now, my mother still doesn't let him enter the kitchen.

"By the way, son, what were you talking about with your dad just now?"

"We didn't talk about anything! We just talked about the renovation of the new store."

"What does he know!"

"Just asking."

"Okay, I get it, go wash your hands!"

"Oh!"

"Dad!" Lin Ling'er's voice came from the yard.

"Ling'er is back, wash your hands and have dinner."

"it is good."

Hearing that Lin Ling'er had returned, my mother hurried out of the house.

"mom!"

"Hey, you're back so early today?"

"There's nothing to do in the store today, so I came back early."

Soon, mom, dad, and Lin Ling'er brought in the dishes.

"How is the restaurant business now?" my mother asked while we were eating.

(End of this chapter)