275: Chapter 73: Big Brother Has Sacrificed Too Much for Us 275: Chapter 73: Big Brother Has Sacrificed Too Much for Us Wang Yunxiao certainly didn’t casually mention planting maple trees just to impress girls and show off.
Ever since Cui Xiaoying asked him if he had heard about the demolition news, he had kept it in mind.
Later, through various channels, he found out that the school had indeed acquired the land nearby and even found a developer, currently planning the relocation work.
If all went well, after they graduated from junior high the next year, they could go straight to high school.
In those days, building a house wasn’t as troublesome as in later years; they weren’t constructing skyscrapers that required considerations for concrete cooling—they were just brick buildings, without even rebar.
The country had many uses for steel, and a small decrepit school couldn’t possibly have access to it.
Having a year was actually quite ample.
Excluding the time for preparation and finishing, purely building the house would take about three months, and that was under normal circumstances.
If you were willing to spend the money and hired a few more construction teams to rush the work, it could be done in a month.
Wang Yunxiao knew that real estate could be profitable, but he had no experience, unlike other transmigrators whose minds came equipped with a system encyclopedia.
With at most a junior high diploma, he could only do basic labor like moving bricks and plastering; he knew nothing else.
But he still wanted to make money, so he set his sights on something with little technical requirement but in need of connections, like “green planting.” Planting trees, flowers, laying sod…
Though it wouldn’t make big money, it was enough to keep his brothers well-fed.
He was confident he could take on this task from Principal Zhou.
For the school—planting maple trees, ginkgos, and ivy—those artistically inclined plants would surely be appreciated by Principal Zhou.
On Friday night, Wang Yunxiao specifically went outside the school to find a barber and got a haircut.
The next morning, he got out of bed, went to the bathroom to turn on the tap and took a cold shower, then came back to change into clean clothes.
As he looked up, he saw all his dorm mates staring straight at him.
“What are you looking at?
Haven’t you seen me before?”
“We haven’t!”
Matuan had a face filled with shock, “Big Brother, what’s the occasion?
Are you attending a banquet?”
“Attend your grandpa!”
Wang Yunxiao responded irritably, “Today a friend is coming over, and I’m going to greet them.”
“A friend?”
Matuan was even more shocked, “A girl?
Big Brother, did you find us a sister-in-law?”
Nonsense, what man would have the standing to make their own Big Brother cut his hair and bathe for a meeting?
“Find what sister-in-law, don’t talk nonsense!”
Wang Yunxiao glared at him fiercely, “A rich lady is coming to see the school, someone who doesn’t care about spending money.
If we serve her well tonight, we’ll have braised pork for dinner!”
“Oh—”
The brothers looked on with solemn respect.
Our Big Brother has sacrificed too much for this family.
After Wang Yunxiao left, everyone looked at each other.
Matuan muttered to himself, “Big Brother has never lied to us.”
Youtiao kicked him, “What are you thinking about?
If Big Brother says there’s a rich lady, then there is!”
“I’m not saying I don’t believe it…”
Matuan’s intelligence skyrocketed at that moment, “But Big Brother didn’t say whether that rich lady is old as seventy or young as sixteen or seventeen…”
“Ah—”
One remark woke the dreamers, and the brothers suddenly realized the possibility.
The usually reticent Guozi suddenly spoke up, “What about Little Gourd then?”
Eryang frowned, “Hasn’t Big Brother always treated Little Gourd like a real sister?”
“Alright, stop arguing!”
Youtiao raised his hand to stop the noise and calmly ordered, “Sorghum and Wormwood, you two have sharp eyes, go keep watch at the school gate and don’t let Big Brother notice.
Everyone else go wash up, tidy up nicely and don’t let anyone laugh at us when we actually meet, putting Big Brother to shame.
I’m going to find Little Gourd and tell her.”
“The class leader is supposed to give us extra lessons today.”
“What’s more important, Big Brother or extra lessons, can’t you see?”
“A pound off the meat coupon for each missed point!”
“Are you stupid?
If Big Brother hooks up with a rich lady, do we still need to worry about those few pounds of meat coupons?”
The brothers bustled out of the dorm, running to the restroom where they pulled down their pants and started to shower.
Without haste, Youtiao washed his face, combed his hair, put on his glasses, and went upstairs to the girls’ dormitory.
There are partitions between male and female dormitories, especially in this era, strict measures are necessary.
Even if you didn’t have any intentions, encountering a girl in the female dormitory in disarray could lead to a scandal.
But as everyone knows, rules are for ordinary people.
Wang Yunxiao is the biggest bully in this school, his fearsome reputation stopping babies from crying at night.
As his underling, Youtiao, when visiting the girls’ dorm, would only see girls avoiding him, none would dare say that he took advantage of them.
Of course, as they got to know each other better over time, everyone knew that Youtiao wouldn’t come up without something really important.
Usually, he was there to look for their mutual friend, Scar Sister…
sorry, my mistake, Sister Gourd.
Youtiao arrived at Little Gourd’s dorm door and banged loudly on it.
Wearing a tank top and shorts, Little Gourd opened the door sleepily, “What’s up, bro?”
“Still beauty sleeping?
Did you know Big Brother is finding a sister-in-law for you?”
Little Gourd’s eyes widened suddenly, “Who?
From which class?”
“From outside the school.”
Upon hearing it was someone from outside the school, Little Gourd immediately shrank back like a deflated balloon.
In school, she could ride on Wang Yunxiao’s coattails and intimidate everyone from first to third grade, respectfully addressing her as Sister Gourd.
But outside the school…
who even knew she was?
Youtiao snorted, “Big Brother said she’s really rich.”
Little Gourd’s face turned pale.
“You know what kind of person Big Brother is.
If she were just rich, he might not even look her way.
I bet that woman must also be quite attractive.”
Little Gourd sucked in a cold breath, feeling a tightness in her chest.
“Big Brother got a haircut yesterday, took a bath today, put on new clothes, and went to the school gate to meet someone.”
Little Gourd felt darkness before her eyes, the world spinning, her hands starting to tremble.
“What are you waiting for?”
Youtiao looked at her sidelong, “You don’t look so good.
Why don’t you go back to bed and sleep it off?
It’s not that big of a deal anyway.”
“Shut your mouth!”
Little Gourd screamed, slammed the door shut, and threw herself on Chen Yan’s bed, “Sister Yan’er!
Where’s your lipstick?”
Chen Yan looked baffled, “What lipstick?
I don’t have any lipstick.”
“This isn’t the time to talk about that.
We’re sisters here, you wouldn’t leave me hanging, right?
It’s an emergency, sister!
Where are your cosmetics?”
“Are you crazy?
I don’t have any cosmetics…
ah—!
Jiang Xiaotang, stop rifling through my bag!
I’ll bite you!”
Hearing the chaotic screaming inside the dormitory, Youtiao shook his head and walked away.