CHAPTER 144: CHAPTER 144: LIN QIN’S SECOND COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM

Lin Qin didn’t care, her current goal is the college entrance exam, and before the exam, she can’t worry about others.

Due to being fully focused on studying, in the blink of an eye, the house had undergone renovations, even the exterior was covered in marble tiles.

When the scaffolding was removed, Lin Qin almost didn’t recognize her own home.

"Oh my gosh! Dad! Did the outside of the house really get marble tiles? Was it Wenjun’s idea?"

Lin Yi couldn’t stop smiling and nodded vigorously, "Sure was! He didn’t even discuss it with me, went ahead and arranged it secretly, I only found out when the materials arrived, what could I do? Of course, we had to use them! Tsk tsk tsk, as they say, ’clothes make the man,’ ’a saddle for the horse,’ houses are just the same.

With the tiles, it instantly goes upmarket, looks just like the mansion of a wealthy family in the city, truly impressive!"

Lin Qin nodded persistently, staring at the house in disbelief for quite a while, "Exactly! After such a transformation, this house won’t go out of style even after half a century! Is the third floor ready?"

"Not yet! The scaffolding outside was just removed today, next comes the interior renovation, the tiles have been ordered, once they’re laid, and the walls are painted, it’ll be almost done. You don’t have to worry about the furniture and curtains and stuff; Wenjun has talked to Gao Lei, they’re going to bring the latest models directly from Guangdong Province, they say they’re particularly luxurious and beautiful, none of us have seen them."

Lin Yi was full of anticipation.

Upon hearing this, Lin Qin decided not to worry.

"Dad! It will be hard work for you, I’ll help out after my college entrance exam is over."

Lin Yi waved his hand, unconcerned, "You should do what you need to do, Shaoyun and Wenjun are at the shop, I occasionally lend a hand and the farm work at home is handled by Yuezhen and me. The four children are all quite self-disciplined, especially Ah Jian and Ah Kang. According to your sister, they weren’t keen on studying when they were in the countryside, but since coming to the city, their attitude has changed.

Every morning, the four kids are there reciting texts and reading English; when they come back for lunch, they first do some homework before playing. After school in the afternoon, they do homework first, then eat, read for an hour, and only then go to play basketball.

Their schedule is so well arranged that even Yuezhen is envious. She said if her kids weren’t all grown up, she’d want to bring them here to be influenced, hahahahaha..."

Lin Qin smiled softly, inspired by the children’s diligence, and went back to her room to finish two more mock exams.

The four children were motivated by her; seeing Lin Qin’s dedication, they were embarrassed to play and extended their study time by another half an hour.

Busy and bustling, another half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Lin Yi suddenly told her the house was fully renovated.

Lin Qin hurried upstairs to check it out.

The layout of the third floor was similar to the second, with a large hall and four rooms, one public bathroom and two private ones. Perhaps because of the height, inside it felt spacious, and Lin Qin thought the view and lighting on the third floor were better than the second.

Following the stairs up led to the fourth floor.

The fourth floor was half house, half a tiled platform with non-slip ceramic tiles, three rooms with one public bathroom and two private ones, and the platform was about sixty square meters. It wasn’t huge, but it was big enough for laying on mats on summer nights.

With these extra seven rooms, Lin Qin was overjoyed.

She hurried downstairs to talk to Lin Yi: "Dad, I’m thinking of letting Ah Jian and Ah Kang move to the third floor, each have their own room, so they can study quietly. Also, see if our cousin-in-law would like to move up; the two rooms on the first floor can then be vacated."

Lin Yi agreed and went to discuss it with Huang Yuezhen, "I’ll live on the first floor later on, I get up early and I’m noisy, you all sleep upstairs, it’s quiet. Since Ah Jian and Ah Kang are living on the third floor, I feel uneasy, but with you up there, it gives me peace of mind."

Huang Yuezhen couldn’t refuse and had to agree.

After school, the four kids returned, Lin Yi shared the news with his two grandsons. Xu Jian and Xu Kang were thrilled, calling him a great grandpa, flattering Lin Yi to the skies.

Once everything was decided, the furniture and curtains ordered by Chen Wenjun and Gao Lei arrived.

Once the items were placed inside, the third and fourth floors instantly felt different.

However, the newly bought furniture needed to be aired out for a couple of weeks before use.

Everyone had to patiently wait for half a month.

Finally, Lin Yi selected an auspicious day for Xu Jian, Xu Kang, and Huang Yuezhen to move to the third floor.

With the new house matters settled, Lin Qingxiang was urgently following the crew to renovate Lin Ying’s apartment.

The apartment was on Zhongshan Road, in an old neighborhood. The apartment was aged, honestly, it’s a dangerous building for remodeling; after the crew’s assessment, the final suggestion was to rebuild.

However, the houses in that area were all connected, even if they wanted to tear it down, it wouldn’t be easy, and the neighbors wouldn’t agree.

Eventually, a compromise was chosen: reinforce it with steel and concrete, build a three-story house, and keep the exterior consistent in style.

This means spending tens of thousands more.

Fortunately, Xu Dahai and Lin Ying had made a decent amount over the last year, and with the apartment in the city as their home, they weren’t too worried about the cost.

During construction, Lin Qin took some time out to visit and saw that the workforce was skilled, which made her even more satisfied and consider renovating her own apartment.

After all, Zhongshan Road was close to the experimental primary school, and walking there was convenient. Renovating it now might come in handy later.

Lin Qin shared this idea with Chen Wenjun.

Chen Wenjun agreed without hesitation.

Lin Qin joked, "Don’t you think I’m spending money too freely these days? Buying houses and renovating, almost all our money’s going into it!"

Chen Wenjun chuckled, "What good is earning money if you don’t spend it? Moreover, you’re buying houses and renovating them for the family’s future. It’s good to do it now, because in about ten to twenty years, the construction quality might be poor, workers might not be sincere, and with d, the houses built 20 to 30 years later might not be as solid and well-built as now!"

Lin Qin thought about it and realized he had a point, so she stopped worrying.

Busy as the house was, time flew by, and as the weather warmed up and people started preparing for popsicles, the college entrance exam arrived.

Lin Qin was retaking; while she wasn’t overly experienced, at least she wouldn’t be as nervous or flustered as the first time.

Lin Yi wanted to prepare this and that for her but was held back by her, "Dad, let’s keep it calm, I’ve had many exams this year, let’s treat it like any other exam, getting too nervous won’t do any good."

Lin Yi didn’t understand, but feared affecting Lin Qin, so he went along with her wishes.

The four kids knew Lin Qin was taking an exam, so they didn’t dare to make noise, coming back from their extra-curricular classes each day to obediently do their homework.

After three days of exams, Lin Qin felt entirely relaxed.

Joyful laughter of the children filled Nanyu.

At this time, Lin Qingxiang and Huang Yuzhen brought gifts over.

Lin Qin, with no school to attend, was staying at home avoiding the heat and idling, her eyes bulged at the sight of those gifts, "Uncle, aunt, it’s neither holidays nor festivals, what’s all this for?"