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Before he even stepped through the gate, He Lingchuan heard the clanging of tools.
The He Residence was swarming with workers. There were people unloading furniture, taking down courtyard walls, and hauling materials. The place was as busy as a beehive.
Madame Ying was in the thick of her renovation plan. Funds were tight, so she oversaw every step herself. He Yue had suggested waiting until late spring, about two months later, to save quite a bit of money, but his mother’s answer was decisive: she could not bear to live in a house this ugly for even one more day.
Their residence in Dunyu was not as large as their old home in Heishui City. If work were happening to the west, the east would hear every hammer blow. With no peace and quiet to be found, He Chunhua and He Yue spent their days at the yamen, and even He Lingchuan could not train at home. He had no choice but to go out carousing until even the keen-eared rock wolf, Lu Xin, had suggested, “Why don’t we rent a room at an inn?”
Luckily, after a full day of loafing, the sun was already dipping when he came back for a bath. By the time he emerged, the construction had stopped.
Workers, like their employers, had to go home for dinner.
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