Chapter 922 - Chapter 922: We Are a Family
Chapter 922: We Are a Family
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
At this rate, even 200 pounds a day would not be enough. They would need even more popcorn. In that case, even the three vehicles would not have enough space. They would need a van or even buy a big truck to deliver the stock!
Zhao Fei’s imagination was running wild. If he wanted a car, he had to get a driver’s license first. However, even if he managed to get a driver’s license, he could not afford a car yet. He had yet to buy a house or get married!
Zhao Fei quickly slapped his own head to get rid of all these fantasies in his mind. He decided to focus on the work at hand first and think about the future later.
The sky gradually darkened. Li Gui, Zhang Wei and Zhang Chao went back to collect the money and the vehicles.
Zhang Qin crouched on the ground and touched the floor. She kept feeling that the house seemed much colder than usual today. She had already fired up the stove, but it was still very cold. The stove was almost completely filled with coal, but the temperature in the room remained low. Zhang Miao was shivering from the cold in her own room!
When Xia He was at work today, she saw two beautiful floral dresses and bought them for these two younger sisters to try on. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw Zhang Qin crouching on the floor like a puppy and running her hands around.
“Xiao Qin, what are you doing? Why are you crouching there?” Xia He asked Zhang Qin in puzzlement.
“Elder sister Xia He, I feel that the house is so cold! It’s equally cold inside the rooms. Do you think I have damaged the stove…” Zhang Qin said in a pitiful manner.
In this weather that was around minus 10 degrees Celsius, it could really get freezing cold if there was no floor heating. Qiao Mei had felt unwell today and had gone back to her own house to rest. Otherwise, she would definitely catch a cold here.
Xia He first went to check if the coal in the stove was burning, then she went to check if the switches for the pipes were turned on and if the ventilation was working. After checking all the switches, she found that everything was operating normally, but the floor heating just could not bring the temperature up.
Since she could not find the reason for the malfunction, she could not just let the children wait here. She must move them to somewhere warm.
“Xiao Qin! Miao Miao! Pack up everything you need!” Xia He shouted.
“Alright!” Zhang Qin said obediently.
Other than Li Gui’s house, the other place that had floor heating was Qiao Mei’s house. However, they could not go and stay in Qiao Mei’s front part of the courtyard house. The rooms were all filled with all kinds of antiques, so there were not enough bedrooms.
Qiao Qiang’s back part of the courtyard house had just been renovated not long ago and many of the rooms were in move-in condition. In one of the bigger rooms, Qiao Qiang had even built a brick bed with a built-in stove. Once one heated up some coal, the entire room would feel warm and cozy and one would not even want to get down from the brick bed.
Qiao Qiang did not like soft beds. He had slept on a hard brick bed all his life and he was still not used to the sudden change in his lifestyle. Therefore, Qiao Mei simply let Qiao Qiang do whatever he wanted.
Xia He asked the two children to pack up while she went to look for Qiao Qiang on her own. Qiao Qiang was in the corridor listening to the radio and doing tai chi!
“Grandpa Qiao, can I discuss something with you?” Xia He said as she stood respectfully beside Qiao Qiang.
Qiao Qiang switched off the radio and patted the stool beside him. “There’s no need to stand on such ceremony with me. Sit down and talk.”
“Can I trouble you to take in the four children from Li Gui’s family for a few days? When I went over just now, there seemed to be a problem with their floor heating. I think we need to get someone to dismantle it for repairs. Qiao Mei’s place can’t accommodate all of them. Can you take them in for a few days? I’ll go and find someone to do the repairs now,” Xia He said with a smile. “No problem. Those kids are like my own grandchildren. Just tell them to come over. There’s no one using those few rooms here anyway. Ask them to come over quickly. It’s so boring to live alone in such a big house. They can stay for as long as they want,” Qiao Qiang said.
“That’s great. I feel embarrassed to have to come and talk to you about this. Qiao Mei is sleeping and I can’t discuss it with her, so I take the liberty to come and talk to you,” Xia He said.
“Our Xia family and the Qiao family are all one family. Xia Jun’s granddaughter is like my granddaughter. Just think of you as your grandfather. There’s no need to be so reserved,” Qiao Qiang said.
Qiao Qiang had seen how well Xia He treated Qiao Mei. As long as someone was nice to Qiao Mei, Qiao Qiang would dote on the person unconditionally.
Xia He did not continue to exchange useless pleasantries with Qiao Qiang. She turned around and went to heat up the stoves in the side rooms. Once the rooms were warmed up, the children could move in straight away when they came over later..