Chen Mo turned and headed back to his room, laughing heartily. His problem of wanting to disappear from his mother's sight had been solved just like that, and the excuse was a perfectly solid one.
When the time came, he could set up a few Container Houses on that patch of wasteland and put a fence around them. Wouldn't that make a simple little courtyard? And Container Houses these days came with everything inside—Air Conditioner Refrigerator units and the like could all be installed. Bathrooms and showers could be added too. As long as there was a power supply and Pipes connected, he could have anything he needed. It would only be a temporary arrangement. Once the house was built, he would naturally move into the New house.
But when he thought about how dad and mom would move over once he moved into the New house, and how they would then rebuild the current courtyard, he immediately felt depressed. He would always have to live under his mother's watchful eye. His gloom instantly overflowed, but fortunately, that day was still some time away. He would deal with it when it came.
The Old House already had complete water and electrical connections. All he needed was for the village plumber and electrician to run a wire and connect a pipe.
And if mother asked, then farming and supervising the construction were both excellent excuses, weren't they? Hahahaha!
Humming a tune, he was about to enter his room when his mother called out sharply and stopped him.
"Er Wa, you came back and immediately got busy talking about matters, so I didn't say anything. But now that you're free, why don't you come over and tell me about the Blind Date?" Fu Huili called from the doorway of the main house.