Chapter 48: Qinglian's Wish Finally Fulfilled

"Qinglian, prepare a room for your mother-in-law so she can get some rest first."

Upstairs, Chu Chen said to Li Qinglian.

Li Qinglian nodded and led her mother toward the ground floor, having her own thoughts on the matter.

If her mother were to stay on the second floor, it would likely be rather awkward, whereas the ground floor was just right. Being close to the kitchen, she could also help out with the household chores.

Inside a room on the ground floor, Liu Damei looked at the brand-new bed and quilts. For a moment, she was too nervous to sit down on it.

"Mother, it's alright. My husband said that bringing you here is to let you enjoy life, so you can settle in and live here with peace of mind."

Li Qinglian gently pulled Liu Damei and made her sit on the edge of the bed.

Feeling the softness of the Simmons mattress, Liu Damei bounced right back up.

"Qinglian, how can this bed be so soft? And this quilt... Mother is truly blessed because of you."

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.

For a moment, Li Qinglian did not know how to comfort her. Remembering all the hardships of the past, she simply sat beside her and began to cry as well.

After a long while, Li Qinglian tucked her mother in to sleep and turned to head back upstairs.

Upstairs, Xiaofang had already boiled hot water early on, inviting Chu Chen to wash up and dispel the lingering effects of the alcohol.

Although the wine of this world had a low alcohol content, it went straight to the head, especially when caught in a breeze, turning one's limbs instantly weak.

The three women stared at each other with wide eyes, looking at Chu Chen who was fast asleep on the sofa, completely at a loss as to what to do.

In the end, it was Li Qinglian who took the lead, helping to carry him into the largest bedroom.

"Sister Qinglian, you should get to sleep early. Xiaofang and I are going to rest too."

Luo Yi looked at Li Qinglian and Chu Chen inside the room, and tactfully pulled Xiaofang out, settling into the adjacent room.

Li Qinglian took care of Chu Chen as he drifted off to sleep, then climbed onto the soft, large bed and lay down right beside him.

The night passed in peace. The next day, the annoying big yellow dog woke up the entire Mashan Village right on schedule.

Chu Chen shook his aching head, wrapped his arms around the quilt, and turned over, intending to sleep a little longer.

As he stretched out his hand, he felt a soft touch.

Lifting his gaze, he saw Li Qinglian looking at him with infinite tenderness.

"Husband, you're awake. Look, we've finally moved into a new house," Li Qinglian said softly.

How could Chu Chen not understand her meaning? He had promised that once they moved into the new home, he would grant her wish and make her truly the mistress of this house.

Thus, on this passionate morning, the barking of Feng Er's big yellow dog mixed with heavy breathing, weaving together a picturesque scene.

After a full hour, Mashan Village finally returned to peace.

Diligent as ever, Li Qinglian remembered that she still had to go to the workshop. Dragging her sore body, she attempted to get up.

"Where are you going?" Chu Chen asked, pulling her back by the hand.

"Husband, Qinglian still needs to go to the workshop. It's getting late."

"You silly girl, what workshop? Isn't Sister Xiufang keeping an eye on things there? Are you still half-asleep?"

Chu Chen sat up, kissed her forehead, and continued, "Today is special. You are not going anywhere; you are just going to sleep."

With that, he dressed himself and headed downstairs.

On the ground floor, Luo Yi and Xiaofang were sitting at the dining table, while Liu Damei was still busy in the kitchen.

"You're up so early. Have you eaten?" Chu Chen asked casually.

"We were waiting for you, weren't we? Auntie is still busy in the kitchen, saying she wants to boil some eggs for you."

"Well? Sister Qinglian couldn't get out of bed, did she? You really don't know how to cherish people," Luo Yi said to Chu Chen with a teasing smile.

At that moment, Liu Damei walked out from the kitchen. She had heard the morning's commotion crystal clear.

"The son-in-law is up. Let's have breakfast."

As a woman who had experienced it all, Liu Damei didn't ask a single question about Li Qinglian, acting as if she had completely forgotten.

Chu Chen knew that if his mother-in-law had made even a single gossipy remark, the atmosphere would have been unbearably awkward.

After finishing breakfast, Chu Chen headed straight to the tea room.

That's right, today he was going to dismantle those solar power generation systems and solar water heaters.

Touching the ice-cold stream water in the villa's bathroom this morning had been a shockingly bracing experience.

Inside the tea room, Chu Chen locked the door and vanished into the spatial dimension.

Outside the supermarket in the residential area, Chu Chen easily made his way onto the terrace of a small villa.

Armed with tools he had scavenged from a hardware store, he unsteadily began to take things apart.

Fortunately, having grown up in a humble family, he had taken on plenty of odd jobs after graduating from college; otherwise, he truly wouldn't have known how to handle such equipment.

Having successfully dismantled the water heater, he turned and headed for the rooftops equipped with photovoltaic panels.

Panels, inverters, and energy storage devices alike—he uninstalled them all.

In the tea room, Chu Chen looked at the water heater and the collection of photovoltaic equipment before him with a smile.

It was fortunate that he had designed this room to be spacious enough back then; otherwise, it really wouldn't have fit.

After resting for a little while, he turned and headed toward the workshop.

"Second Uncle, call me about twenty strong men. I have tasks for them."

Chu Chen said to the busy Chu Dachuang.

Under Chu Dachuang's call, twenty robust men soon appeared before Chu Chen.

" lad Chu, you called for us, what do you need?" asked Feng Er the hunter loudly.

Chu Chen gave them his instructions and led the group toward his home.

On the rooftop, Feng Er and the others placed the glass-like panels one by one according to Chu Chen's directions.

None of them asked any superfluous questions about the purpose of these items.

Working straight until nightfall, the group finally finished installing the photovoltaic panels and water heaters under Chu Chen's guidance.

The subsequent wiring and installation work, however, required Chu Chen to handle personally.

Having toiled all day, Chu Chen didn't feel like moving much.

So, under Xiaofang's attentive care, he took a comfortable hot bath in the oversized double bathtub.

After dinner, an exhausted Chu Chen had no other thoughts on his mind and once again retired to his room with Li Qinglian.

As for Luo Yi and Xiaofang, at Chu Chen's strict insistence, they each selected a separate room and settled in.

Over the next three full days, Chu Chen busied himself until everything was properly set up.

By now, the villa was bright with LED lights, and hot water heated by the solar water heater flowed into every bathroom.

The only shortcoming was that with so many rooms, the hot water supply ran a bit short.

Chu Chen pondered equipping each room with its own unit later on.

After all, the entire spatial dimension spanned a radius of two kilometers, and the equipment stored inside was plentiful.

It was just that it required his own manual labor to dismantle and install them.

Aside from the photovoltaics, Chu Chen had also spotted numerous small wind turbines, the entire set of energy storage equipment inside the mall, and countless solar street lamps along the roads. He would gradually bring these out in the future.

When that time came, should he so desire, Mashan Village would undoubtedly become the most advanced village in the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

Once he relocated the entire supermarket space out into the world, achieving that goal would be a matter of mere minutes.

With these thoughts in mind, Chu Chen headed once again toward village chief Wang Defa's house.