Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 800 - 101 Buy a house_4

Go to Shande Hall? Are they there to see a doctor? No, they’re there to deliver silver!

Lin Jiaxiao’s hand clutching the partition agreement couldn’t help but shudder; he was still thinking about buying himself a house in town. For a very ordinary one, it would barely be enough to sell two plots of land. If he had to buy one for the old lady, would there be any silver left at all?

At this moment, Lin Jiaxiao felt especially sympathetic towards Lin Jiazhong; thankfully he hadn’t insisted on taking those three North Rooms back then, or else the task of selling the land would have fallen on his head.

Lin Jiazhong was also both shocked and distressed, but he was somewhat more cunning, seeming to have noticed the anger in the old village chief’s words. He quickly joked with a smile, "Oh, old village chief, are you still angry with us? Don’t worry, I said I would take good care of my mother, and I will definitely do it. I admit I was a bit irresponsible before, and didn’t take good care of my dad. But now I’ve realized my mistakes. I only have this one mother left, how could I not filially respect her?"

The old village chief lifted his eyelids to look at him and pursed his lips, "No house is no house, whatever you say is pointless."

Lin Jiazhong’s eyes darted around as he slapped his forehead, "Oh, I’ve just remembered. Old village chief, do you remember Chen Zhuzi’s family? Didn’t they move away earlier this year? Their house is still empty! I remember Chen Zhuzi said back then that he wouldn’t come back, so he didn’t need the house anymore. Didn’t you take it back long ago?"

"Yeah, yeah, isn’t that a ready-made house? I’ve seen that house before, it’s not very big, but, but it’s still not bad." Lin Jiaxiao also remembered Chen Zhu’s house, but it wasn’t as good as he described—not by far. Even when Old man Chen and his wife were there, half of the house had already collapsed. It certainly couldn’t house anyone now.

As expected, as soon as they mentioned this house, the old village chief’s anger flared up again.

"How dare you speak of it? How can Chen Zhuzi House be called ’not bad’? Are you blind in the eyes or in the heart? Go, go take a look at that house, see if it’s really ’not bad’!"

Being chased off by the old village chief, Lin Jiaxiao found himself tongue-tied, and even Lin Jiazhong regretted it. Indeed, before only half of the North Room had collapsed, but now even the side rooms were teetering on the brink.

But now, the only house available to buy in the village was this one. He really couldn’t think of anyone else who had moved away from Lin family hollow over the years, or which household had an old person die without heirs.

Lin Jiazhong steeled himself and said to the old village chief, "Old village chief, we will take that house. If need be, we will just rebuild a room for my mother."

After all, it would only be Lady Yang living alone; at most, they would need to build two North Rooms. As for the kitchen and latrine, a simple structure would suffice.

"Big brother! Is building a house something to be spoken of so lightly? Don’t think it is too simple," Lin Jiaxiao quickly advised his brother, fearing that his eagerness might cloud his judgment.

Lin Jiazhong shook off his hand, speaking with righteous indignation, "If not building, then what? Mother is adamant about not staying at home; should we really let her live in town? It’s concerning enough to have her live alone, but if she’s that far away from us, none of us would be able to take care of her. If something were to happen, wouldn’t we regret it for the rest of our lives?"

Though his words sounded noble, Lin Jiazhong’s heart was bleeding. How expensive were houses in town? Even if he built two rooms for his mother, it wouldn’t cost two taels of silver. Besides, he was going to go check Chen Zhu’s old house soon; maybe he’d find something usable, which would save even more on the costs.

Seeing his big brother so resolute, Lin Jiaxiao had little else to say; after all, the construction didn’t require his silver. However, there was one thing he had to clarify, "Hold on, big brother. Although you are paying for the house, when mother is no longer with us, I must get half of the house." freёnovelkiss.com

"On what grounds? I’m paying for the house with my silver, and I will be the one building it. You haven’t contributed anything and still want to take advantage? Dream on!"

Of course, Lin Jiazhong would not agree to Lin Jiaxiao’s proposal, but he couldn’t withstand his brother’s threats.

All Lin Jiaxiao did was slant his eyebrows and his eyes filled with calculation, "That’s right, I’m dreaming. But if someday I accidentally say something wrong in my dreams, big brother, don’t blame me. After all, I’ll be dreaming!"

Lin Jiazhong was thoroughly defeated; no amount of silver or size of the house could outweigh the importance of his own son.

"Fine, I’ll give you half!"

Lin Jiaxiao grinned slyly, almost flying with triumph.

But the old village chief’s voice suddenly rang out, "Are you sure you really want Chen Zhuzi’s old house? Think it over carefully, don’t forget who Chen Zhuzi’s neighbor is."

A neighbor?