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Chapter 893: Chapter 778: The Blame That Can’t Be Shaken Off (Subscribe Please!)
Seeing that everyone else was quite satisfied with this place.
Bao Kaiyu said proudly, "How about that? I’ve picked a good spot, haven’t I? There’s plenty of sunshine, a long beach, good water quality, no pollution, and over that mountain, there’s an even longer stretch of sand I bought. I’m going to develop a huge villa complex."
"Let’s go down and take a look."
Chai Ren couldn’t wait to head towards the beach.
Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue walked hand in hand, leisurely following behind.
After taking a tour.
They felt it was very nice.
Very soon.
On the real estate branch manager’s map, they each marked their own villa areas, opting for the shorter stretch of beach on this side. As for the longer beach separated by a mountain, it was designated as the villa complex’s ’public beach’.
This side was treated as private territory.
Among them, Tang Qing chose the largest area, but no one minded because they all knew that Tang Qing was a ’big family with a big business.’ There were dozens of servants and bodyguards in his Shanghai villa, more than all the other families combined.
"We’ll build a big wharf here for our yachts, create a man-made waterway to surround our villas so that we can fish right at home, install solar energy for each house, and also set up a small solar power station on the nearby hilltop as a backup power source for the whole villa complex. Of course, we will need diesel generators too..."
Bao Kaiyu kept introducing his plans for the future villa complex.
"When can we start construction?" Chai Ren asked.
"I’ll have someone complete all the procedures before the middle of this month. Send me the blueprints before the 15th, and we can start construction on the 16th. As for the 8th, land leveling, mountain excavation, and road construction will commence in succession," Bao Kaiyu explained.
"Not bad, that’s pretty quick," Chai Ren expressed with satisfaction.
As for starting the construction early without following the process or without a construction permit, none of these mattered to them. Even if they started construction and then took care of the approvals, nobody would come to them with complaints.
It was the same in Beijing.
As long as they managed to get the construction permit before laying the foundation, that was considered conscientious practice. Most of the time, construction began while blueprints were still under review and procedures were still being processed.
In doing so.
Apart from not following the process.
It wouldn’t affect the quality of construction.
You see.
With commercial housing development, design firms often use blueprints from other buildings, modify them a bit, and hand them over to the developer. As long as the developer doesn’t decide to add several floors while building, there usually wouldn’t be security risks.
Especially with this kind of villa.
The requirements for the foundation are almost negligible.
Unlike civil residential high-rises where dozens of meters of cast-in-place piles need to be sunk, the management here is much more relaxed due to the low height of the buildings and the lighter load on the foundations, making it hard for quality issues to arise.
"Big brother Bao, aside from excavating the foundation, I’d like to hire my own people for the construction of the villa," Tang Qing suddenly proposed.
The others were stunned.
They looked at him in confusion.
"Little Tang, don’t worry. The main materials for the villa will definitely be the best high-standard concrete, meeting the standards for bridges," Bao Kaiyu thought Tang Qing was worried about the construction quality.
Tang Qing explained with a smile and a shake of his head, "Big brother Bao, you’ve misunderstood. I’m not doubting the construction unit’s quality. It’s just that I want to use some new types of building materials that the construction unit isn’t familiar with. Mechanical operation requires training, which is troublesome, so I might as well do it myself." 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝙢
As for the main structural materials for the villa.
Concrete is, of course, the first choice.
But the concrete Tang Qing wanted to use wasn’t ordinary; it was an even stronger concrete with added materials. Moreover, in Tang Qing’s design, the entire villa was a smart villa.
The walls included various functional spaces.
Hidden storage rooms.
Safe cutouts.
An underground safe house.
Interfaces and brackets for various high-technology equipments.
Concealed defense systems.
And so on and so forth.
Tang Qing had put a lot of thought into the design of the villa. Instead of assigning a fighter to explain this and that to the construction unit’s workers, it would be better for the fighters to handle it—safe, effortless, and efficient.
This explanation.
Was immediately accepted by them.
Chai Ren curiously asked, "New materials, what new materials are you going to use?"
"Mainly some lightweight and high-strength concrete," Tang Qing replied casually.
"Oh."
Chai Ren nodded thoughtfully.
He didn’t continue to inquire.
He guessed that Tang Qing might be planning some sort of functionality design, like a safe or something of that nature. This was not uncommon in the industry; many developers added ’private designs’ to their villas.
Perfectly normal.
The others had thought of this as well.
They didn’t pry any further.
Checking the time, Bao Kaiyu said with a smile, "Let’s go, I’ll take you to try the local delicacies in the nearby town for lunch. The last time I was here, the town mayor took me to this little shop, the seafood they prepare is quite excellent."
After that.
The three cars arrived at the nearest town.
When they got to the entrance of the shop.
My goodness.
It was completely full.
The waiter said they couldn’t set up any more tables.
"You say you’re treating us to a meal but don’t reserve places? What are we going to do now, eat on the ground?" Chai Ren said incessantly, complaining to Bao Kaiyu as he looked at the packed restaurant and the fully occupied tables outside.
Bao Kaiyu felt awkward.
He said with a wry smile, "Now I remember. Last time the mayor and I came here it was past three in the afternoon, and it really wasn’t busy at all. Plus, the dishes here are quite expensive, so I thought there’d be available seating.
I didn’t expect it to be so crowded at mealtime. Right, it must be the customers brought by that tour bus. Hmph, it’s all the travel agency’s fault," Bao Kaiyu said bitterly, passing the blame onto the nearby tour bus.
"Kaiyu, that’s the travel company owned by your great uncle," Zhai Zhihua couldn’t help but remind him.
Bao Kaiyu was stunned.
Looking at the company name on the bus.
He felt embarrassed in an instant.
Damn, it really was his great uncle’s company. He couldn’t shake off this blame.
"Well, hey, isn’t there a place selling tables and chairs over there? I’ll go buy a set to bring back," Bao Kaiyu said as he looked around and suddenly noticed a store a few shops down selling large tables.
Having said that.
Bao Kaiyu quickly walked over.
As for why they didn’t go to another restaurant in town, it mainly had to do with his reluctance to eat at unfamiliar places, randomly choosing an eatery. Unless he was extremely hungry, a bad meal would be a loss of face.
A blame you can’t shake off.
Just carry it yourself then.
"..."
Great.
This was the first time someone brought their own table to a meal.
Soon.
With the help of Chai Ren’s bodyguards.
A large round table appeared outside the small restaurant; he had bought the most expensive one.
The waitstaff and the customers inside were all stunned.
Is that even a thing?
"Hurry up with the menu," Bao Kaiyu shouted out loud.
"Sir, welcome, we, uh..." the waiter cautiously approached with the menu, pointing at the table, afraid they might use the table to settle the bill, his words becoming a bit inarticulate.
Bao Kaiyu said impatiently, "You won’t miss out on the money, and I’ll even give you the table afterwards."
"Thank you, sir."
The waiter breathed a sigh of relief.
