Chapter 135 Decorating the House
Time flies, and more than a month passed in the blink of an eye. At the end of April or May, Li Shengli came to the street office and found Director Wang.

"Director Wang, I have something to trouble you with."

"What's the matter?" Director Wang was a little surprised that Li Shengli, who gave her the least trouble, also wanted to find her for something.

"Director Wang, this is what I am doing. I am getting married next month, so I am planning to tidy up the house." Li Shengli said his plan, "Do you have any skilled carpenters here?"

"Getting married? That's a good thing." Director Wang smiled. He thought Li Shengli had something to bother him with, but he didn't expect it was such a big deal as getting married. "Are you going to make a set of furniture?"

"There's no rush about the furniture. I mainly want to find someone to repair the doors and windows." There will be special furniture tickets when you get married, mainly for the doors and windows. The doors and windows of my own house are not soundproof at all. If the noise in the house is a little louder, it can be heard in the yard.

"Oh, I see. By the way, there is a carpenter named Li in Jinyu Hutong. His craftsmanship is quite good." Director Wang thought for a moment and said, then took out a piece of paper from the drawer and handed it to Li Shengli.

Li Shengli took it and it said House Repair Registration.

"Once you fill out this form, you will have an explanation here." Director Wang said as he picked up the pen on the table and handed it to Li Shengli.

Li Shengli nodded in understanding and picked up the paper and pen to fill in the form.

After filling out the form, Li Shengli said goodbye to Director Wang and came to the address given by Director Wang in Jinyu Hutong.

"Hello, does Master Li who is good at carpentry live in this courtyard?" Li Shengli asked the old men who were chatting together at the door.

"Looking for Carpenter Li." An old man looked Li Shengli up and down.

"Carpenter Li lives in that house." The old man pointed to a room and said to Li Shengli.

Li Shengli thanked the old man and walked in the direction he pointed.

When Li Shengli arrived at Carpenter Li's house, he knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" a woman's voice came from inside.

"Hello, is Carpenter Li at home? I was introduced by Director Wang of the street."

Li Shengli waited outside for a while, and then the door was opened. A middle-aged man in his forties opened the door and walked out.

"I am Carpenter Li. What do you want from me?" said the middle-aged man, Carpenter Li.

"Well, I'm planning to do some repairs on my house. Would you mind coming with me to take a look?"

"Okay." Carpenter Li was delighted. This was usually a big project. "I'll go into the house and get the tools first."

Carpenter Li went home, got his carpentry tools, and followed Li Shengli to Nanluoguxiang.

"Master Li, this is the house." After returning to the courtyard, Li Shengli pointed at his own home and turned to say to Carpenter Li.

"Isn't this good?" Carpenter Li felt a little strange.

"I plan to fix the doors and windows. Master Li, can you see how to fix them to make the house more soundproof?" Li Shengli patted the doors and windows and said, "Please calculate how much it will cost."

"Oh, I see." Carpenter Li did not give a quote immediately, but took out a ruler from the box to measure the dimensions.

Li Shengli watched him working from the side.

After a while, Carpenter Li finished measuring, put away the ruler in his hand and put it in the box, then picked up a pencil and calculated on paper. "If you include labor and materials, it will be more expensive, 100 yuan will be enough, if you don't include materials, it will be cheaper." Carpenter Li said as he looked at the calculation results in his hand.

"Let's do it for both the labor and the materials." Li Shengli did not choose to buy the wood himself, as it was particularly troublesome to buy wood at this time.

"Okay, then you decide when to start work so I can call people to work." Carpenter Li nodded, and the deal was done.

"Do it as soon as possible. It will take a long time to finish." Li Shengli thought that the carpenter was not like the bricklayer, and his work would not affect his living in the house.

"That's easy. I'll find someone and materials tomorrow and start working the day after tomorrow. I'll finish it for you in a week." Carpenter Li was not vague. The sooner the work is finished, the sooner the money will be paid.

The two agreed on the time and wages, and Li Shengli paid a deposit of 20 yuan.

After seeing off Carpenter Li, Li Shengli felt relieved. Everything was ready and he was just waiting to get married.

After Carpenter Li left, Yan Bugui glanced at Carpenter Li and walked towards Li Shengli.

"Shengli, who is this?" Yan Bugui said to Li Shengli as he looked at Carpenter Li who had already disappeared.

"Oh, I found a carpenter." Li Shengli said indifferently.
"Carpenter? Are you going to renovate the house?" Yan Bugui looked surprised.

"Yes, we are getting married soon, so we are going to decorate the house." Li Shengli explained.

After all, Yan Bugui is the boss of the front yard, so it is reasonable for him to ask about these matters.

"Shengli, have you talked to the street office?" Yan Bugui said, pushing his glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"I told you, Carpenter Li was introduced by Director Wang." Li Shengli didn't understand what Yan Bugui's purpose was.

"It's all said and done." Yan Bugui nodded, "By the way, Shengli, you are getting married, right?"

Li Shengli nodded without saying anything, wanting to see what Yan Bugui was planning.

"When are you getting married? Do you need my help?" A calculating smile appeared on Yan Bugui's face.

"The date is June 12th." Li Shengli did not say whether he needed help or not. Who can say for sure about such things?

"How many tables are you going to set up? This is a big deal. There are quite a few people in this courtyard." Yan Bugui asked.

Only then did Li Shengli understand what Yan Bugui was planning.

"I'm not planning on having a big wedding. My wife and I don't have any elders. We can just set up two tables outside." Li Shengli glanced at Yan Bugui and added, "Who knows if a few chicken feathers will appear from nowhere to pretend to be my elders when we get married."

Li Shengli blocked Yan Bugui's plan with words. Li Shengli looked down on any of the three managers in the courtyard. If Li Shengli acknowledged Yi Zhonghai as his elder, wouldn't Yi Zhonghai have a reason to interfere in Li Shengli's family affairs?

Liu Haizhong is even worse. Who would want to invite someone who likes to act big and powerful to their wedding? Then Liu Haizhong will turn a good wedding party into a reporting meeting, and it will be difficult to deal with him then.

As for Yan Bugui, it is easier to understand. Just pay a few cents as a gift, and the family of six will have a place to eat. This is something Yan Bugui can do.

After hearing Li Shengli's previous words that he was not planning to hold a wedding banquet, Yan Bugui's face started to look a little ugly. When he heard Li Shengli's last sentence, he almost couldn't hold back his anger. Wasn't this referring to the three of them?

"Forget it if you don't need my help." After saying that, Yan Bugui walked away with a gloomy face.

(End of this chapter)