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Chapter 154: No More Keeping a Low Profile
Chapter 154: No More Keeping a Low Profile
As Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia rode their bicycles back to the village wharf, they noticed an unusual commotion.
Jiang Xia curiously asked, "What's going on here?"
"Let's go and see," Zhou Chenglei replied, pedaling their bicycles under the large banyan tree and coming to a stop. He helped Jiang Xia dismount.
After getting off the bicycle, Jiang Xia removed her straw hat, but her hair seemed to be caught in something. She tugged at it, but it wouldn't come loose.
Zhou Chenglei propped up the bicycle and turned around to help her.
In the distance, Zhou Bingqiang was distributing wedding candies, and the villagers were congratulating him.
"Congratulations! You've become a millionaire today, and you're also marrying off your son. Double happiness!"
Zhou Bingqiang laughed heartily, "Haha, thank you! Come, take a few candies and share in the joy. Soon, you'll be a millionaire too, and your son will marry as well!"
"Congratulations, congratulations! You've become a millionaire and even married off your youngest son! With all this wealth, you can retire and enjoy life without working!"
"Congratulations! All your sons are married now, and with so much money, you can retire and not work anymore!"
...
Zhou Bingqiang continued to laugh as he handed out candies, "Why retire? They just got their marriage registration, and we haven't even held the wedding banquet yet. I still need to earn money to host the banquet and build them a new house. I'll have to work for another ten or eight years. These sons are like money-sucking monsters. Come, come, have some wedding candies!"
At that moment, Zhou Fu arrived at the wharf. He had gone to the brick factory to order bricks, sand, and cement, and had just returned with the steel bars when he hurried to the wharf.
From a distance, he saw his youngest son helping his daughter-in-law remove her hat and fix her hair, their gestures of affection unfamiliar to him. Zhou Fu couldn't help but smile, wondering if his son had found another lucrative venture during his trip to the city. He imagined the sound of gold coins clinking as they fell, carried by the strong sea breeze.
But this reverie was soon interrupted.
As soon as Zhou Fu appeared at the wharf, Zhou Bingqiang spotted him.
Zhou Bingqiang quickly approached him and handed him a handful of candies, "Here, have some wedding candies!"
Zhou Fu was puzzled but accepted them, "What wedding candies?"
A nearby villager spoke up, "Today, Bingqiang has double happiness. He married off his son and became a millionaire, so he's distributing wedding candies!"
Zhou Fu raised an eyebrow, "A millionaire and a new son-in-law? Congratulations!"
"Yes, it's amazing! He's a millionaire! The production team said that he'll even attend a commendation ceremony in the city and will be featured in the newspaper. Isn't that impressive?!"
Zhou Fu smiled, "Indeed!"
He wondered what expression Zhou Bingqiang would have on the day of the commendation ceremony. The top-ranked millionaires in the city received prizes, and Zhou Fu was certain he would be among them, but he wasn't so sure about Zhou Bingqiang.
Zhou Bingqiang said, "What's so impressive about it? It's just being a millionaire. I heard there are over a hundred new millionaires in the city this year. What's so great about that? It's because Guohua and Wen Wan got their marriage registration that I'm distributing these candies."
There were so many households in the entire city, and he was among the top hundred!
He had already become the richest man in the village, and he was probably just a hundred or so people away from becoming the richest man in the city, haha!
Zhou Bingqiang turned to look at Zhou Fu, wondering if Zhou Chenglei would be the future richest man.
First, he needed to become a millionaire himself!
Marrying off his son was indeed a joyous occasion, and Zhou Fu smiled, "When will you hold the wedding banquet?"
Zhou Bingqiang laughed, "Not so soon. Xiao Wan still needs to take her university entrance exams. Plus, I plan to build them a new house as a wedding gift. It's not too late to get married after the house is ready. Weddings cost a lot, and I've already given a dowry of two thousand! Building a house will require another large sum. You know, I just bought a boat, so where will I find the money?"
So the house will have to be built by the end of the year, but fortunately, Xiaowan is going to university, so they're not in a rush to hold the wedding banquet."
Zhou Bingqiang changed the topic, feigning admiration, "You're the lucky one, marrying such a good daughter-in-law. Even a young lady from the city is willing to live in your old house. I couldn't bear to do that. Marrying an educated daughter-in-law means you have to provide her with the best food and accommodation, so I couldn't help but build them a new house as a wedding gift! I'm the type who loves to splurge when I have money, so I couldn't resist building one room after another for my son. Unlike you, who is frugal and prefers living in an old house rather than building a new one."
Who wouldn't be envious of having a son-in-law like that? Zhou Bingqiang was obviously mocking Zhou Fu for not being able to afford a new house!
Zhou Fu's lips twitched as he was about to say something when a villager ran over and asked, "Yongfu, my wife said you were looking for me this morning to help you build a new house, right? Is your new house starting construction on the second day of the eighth lunar month? What's the auspicious time?"
Zhou Fu smiled and said, "Yes, at 8 a.m. on the second day of August."
"Okay, I got it! I'll be there on time."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Bingqiang's expression froze, and the surrounding villagers were shocked. "Yongfu, you're building a new house again?"
"So soon? The previous one wasn't even built a few years ago! You're really rich! What kind of house are you building? A brick and tile house or a multi-story building?"
"Of course, the previous one was a multi-story building. How could you possibly build a brick and tile house now? It's better to live in an old house than to build a brick one! Yongfu, how many stories are you planning to build?"
Zhou Fu laughed and said, "It's Ah Lei who wants to build it. I don't have the money to build it. He's planning to build a two-and-a-half story house."
A two-and-a-half story house? The villagers were shocked again!
"Bricks are expensive this year, and so are sand, rebar, and cement. Labor costs have also gone up. Building a two-and-a-half story house without exterior wall cladding will still cost seven or eight thousand, right? With exterior cladding and a courtyard, plus a kitchen, it'll easily cost over ten thousand."
"Yongfu, the production team asked who was a millionaire, why didn't you sign up?"
"Yongfu, I realized you're the richest in the village! You're a millionaire who keeps a low profile!"
"Go tell the production team that our village has two millionaires!"
Zhou Fu also wanted to keep a low profile, but reality wouldn't allow it!
Forget it, let's enjoy this moment first! Zhou Fu was laughing so hard that his eyes disappeared, and he couldn't stop smiling. "There's no need to sign up with the production team. The credit union has already registered it."
The villagers were shocked again. Why would the credit union register it? It must be because they had deposited over ten thousand yuan, which is why the credit union registered it!
Someone gave Zhou Fu a thumbs up. "You're the richest! The village's richest!"
"Zhou, you're amazing! You became a millionaire without saying a word! Congratulations! Double happiness! Building a new house and becoming a millionaire!"
Zhou Fu laughed, "Actually, I don't have the money. I'm just benefiting from Ah Lei and his wife. It's their money, but Xia Xia registered it under my name."
"Ah Lei became a millionaire at such a young age. Amazing! Too amazing!"
"Zhou, you're incredible! Congratulations..."
...
Everyone came to congratulate Zhou Fu.
Marrying a daughter-in-law is nothing compared to building a new house! Whose house wasn't built with the savings of two or even three generations?
How many people can't earn enough money for a house in their entire lives?
That's why building a house is an even bigger celebration than a wedding, so everyone came to congratulate Zhou Fu!
Amazing! After finishing one building, he bought another one in town, and now he's planning to build a two-and-a-half story house!
A two-and-a-half story house is the tallest in the village. Zhou Bingqiang's house is also two-and-a-half stories, but it's not for a large family.
Zhou Fu was surrounded by admiration.
Zhou Bingqiang left with a dark face, not even distributing the wedding candy!
Rich? Did everyone forget that he also has three boats?
Three boats are worth more than just ten thousand!
(End of Chapter)
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