Chef Hua-Chapter 566: Episode 303 Here We Go Again

The Luo Family courtyard was filled with happiness, as the new son-in-law visited for the first time, attracting many relatives to come over and chit-chat noisily in the main hall, so loud that the roof seemed almost ready to flip.

Luo Yuejiao hadn’t expected Hua Xiaomai to come along with Chun Xi and was ecstatic. She grabbed her and asked endlessly about her well-being. She didn’t forget to inquire about the baby in her belly, with her face beaming like a blossoming flower.

The way a married woman carries herself clearly shows how her life is going; it’s something that can’t be faked. Luo Yuejiao was bursting with happiness, her cheeks rosy, evidently having a good time in her marital home. Hua Xiaomai was genuinely happy for her. After chatting a bit more, she reminded Chun Xi not to rush back to Daoxiang Garden and slowly made her way toward the east of the village.

As she passed the construction site of the new residence, she paused again, her gaze involuntarily drifting towards the trees.

The woodworkers were still industriously at work, but a familiar figure was notably missing.

She craned her neck, looking over the site, hesitant. Then, someone rounded the corner from behind a pile of green bricks and called out to her from a distance.

"Oh, isn’t this my sister-in-law? What brings you here today? Is the shop not keeping you busy?"

It was Cheng Yong, who Meng Yuhuai had specifically asked to supervise the building of his new house.

While Meng Yuhuai and Cheng Yong’s relationship couldn’t compare to that with Jing Taihe or Great Saint, it was nevertheless quite good. On the day Hua Xiaomai and Meng Yuhuai got married, Cheng Yong had come early to help out. Hua Xiaomai had seen him a couple of times and had a good impression of him. Seeing him now, she smiled and nodded in greeting, "Brother Cheng, you’ve been enduring the hardship of guarding here every day; sorry for the trouble."

"What hardship?" Cheng Yong waved it off, laughing loudly, "I don’t know how to do the carpenters’ or masons’ jobs. I just use my eyes every day to make sure they don’t slack or cut corners, which hardly requires any effort! Meng Yuhuai has been my close buddy since childhood, so how could I refuse this little task? Besides, I’m not working for nothing; he’s still paying me. Meng Yuhuai has always been straightforward and is genuinely good to us friends."

He stepped a bit closer and lowered his voice, "You might not know, sister-in-law, but for construction work, you pay per day’s labor. Some greedy craftsmen can drag a three- or four-month job into a year or more, and you can only fret helplessly. You and your husband are busy on regular days; it would be hard to have you here all the time. With me here, you can be a bit more at ease, right?"

Hua Xiaomai agreed repeatedly, smiling. Thinking back to that figure she saw earlier, she couldn’t help but ask him.

"Brother Cheng, are all the craftsmen working on our house arranged by Zheng Yakuai?"

"Exactly," Cheng Yong nodded without hesitation, "All these craftsmen were brought in by that Zheng lad. He said they’ve been working together for many years and are well-known in Fuzhe County for their skilled hands and honest character. Although they still sneak some small advantages, but... in my opinion, as long as it’s passable, isn’t it fine? If you’re too strict and don’t let them have any benefits, who would want to dedicate themselves to your work?"

He went on and on, talking incessantly.

Hua Xiaomai realized only today that Cheng Yong was quite a chatterbox. Although his constant talking irked her, she had to patiently listen. Finally, when he paused to catch a breath, she quickly took the chance to interject, "Then... how many carpenters are there among these people?"

"Look over there,"

Cheng Yong turned and pointed towards the construction site behind him, "There are four carpenters in total. The masons handle the foundation and the walls, and those few carpenters start on the furniture that doesn’t require precise dimensions, which helps save some time. Meng Yuhuai plans to move into the new house in February next year, right? All things considered, there are just over four months left, and we still need to give a few days off for the craftsmen to go home for the New Year—it’s quite tight. But why do you ask this?"

Hua Xiaomai knew better than to say too much, merely explaining that she was usually too busy to visit and check on the progress. When chatting with others, people would ask about the progress of the new house, and she would be clueless, which she felt a bit embarrassed about, so she came to ask.

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