The steel foundry is the largest state-owned enterprise under the central government in Jiangcheng City, so it became one of the first pilot units when the state implemented housing reform policies.

The factory's reactions to this news were varied.

For families struggling financially, who are used to living comfortably for a small monthly rent, this policy is naturally met with strong opposition.

I'm worried that taking out such a large sum of money all at once will affect my future life.

Those employees who were relatively well-off showed great enthusiasm for the policy.

In their view, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Once the house is bought, it truly belongs to you, and you'll never have to worry about the factory taking it back again.

After all, in the traditional Chinese mindset, once you have money, the first thing you think of is buying a house and settling down.

Now all land belongs to the state, so you can't buy land yourself, but buying a house is the same. Only when you own your own house can you feel at ease.

The Ye family in their previous life belonged to the latter group, and they wholeheartedly supported the housing reform policy.

At that time, Ye Zhenghua was the deputy director of the workshop and lived in a house in the factory's cadre compound. According to the policy at the time, they needed to pay more than 30,000 yuan for the house.

Ye Linchen went straight to work after graduating from high school, working as a lathe operator on the production line.

Not only are the salaries high, but the bonuses and various allowances are also so plentiful that they make others envious.

With various subsidies such as high-temperature allowance, cooling allowance, heating allowance, dust allowance, and even sanitation allowance, the monthly income is quite considerable.

She lived frugally, had virtually no personal consumption, and gave all her income to Meng Xueyun to supplement the family income.

Because Meng Zihan took the route of being a commissioned student, she didn't need to hire a tutor anymore, saving her money.

After calculating the costs, their family savings were enough to cover the purchase price, so they easily became among the first employees to buy a house and even enjoyed the housing discount offered by the factory.

In this life, without her salary and subsidies, and with Meng Zihan causing so much trouble, the Ye family must have spent a lot of money and probably doesn't have much savings, so they probably can't afford to buy a house.

However, this has nothing to do with her.

Whether the Ye family prospers or falls into poverty, she doesn't care.

Ye Linchen swallowed the roasted meat and looked at the three of them indifferently, saying, "Why are you looking at me? The Ye family's affairs have nothing to do with me. I don't care whether they buy a house or not."

Shen Yanlin glanced at Ye Linchen with a complicated expression, then quickly looked away without saying anything.

He had always thought that he and Ye Linchen were in similar circumstances and felt a sense of kinship.

But after getting to know him better, I realized that Ye Linchen's situation was much more difficult than his.

At least my parents genuinely love me; it's just that there's a communication problem.

All her own troubles and problems were insignificant compared to Ye Linchen.

He sighed inwardly, feeling indignant for Ye Linchen.

Lin Xiaojuan, sensing the implied meaning in the music, indeed stopped mentioning the Ye family and instead asked Feng Linlin curiously.

"What about the employees who can't afford to buy a house?"

“My mom told me that the factory offered several policies, such as installment payments, continued renting, and retaining the eligibility to buy a house. However, there were no purchase discounts, and the price would have to go up if the house price went up later.”

"It's more cost-effective to buy in the first batch."

Shen Yanlin, however, thought of another problem and reminded Ye Linchen.

“Xiao Chen, I’m afraid your family doesn’t have enough money, but you’re unwilling to give up this opportunity, so you’ll come looking for me and force me to take out money to buy a house.”

"Yes, yes, Xiao Chen, buying a house is a big deal. Maybe everyone will support them and think you should help your family." Feng Linlin also thought of this.

Ye Linchen shrugged, saying nonchalantly, "Daydreaming. I don't care what others think. I've already severed ties with the Ye family, and they won't get a single penny from me!"

In fact, Ye Linchen really wanted to sever all legal ties with the Ye family so that he could get rid of them completely and not have to worry about being morally blackmailed or exploited by them.

She secretly called the radio station's legal aid hotline for advice, but the answer she received left her extremely disappointed.

in the country, there are currently no legal provisions regarding children severing ties with their parents.

The radio station's lawyer told her that natural blood relations are based on blood ties and last from birth until the death of one party; such relations cannot be severed through legal means.

Even if parents and children sign an agreement to "sever ties," such an agreement is legally invalid.

Adult children have an obligation to support, assist, and protect their parents, and these obligations are not waived by agreement.

Parents can only have their guardianship rights revoked if they commit serious crimes, such as abusing or abandoning their children, but it is still impossible to completely sever the relationship.

The lawyer also advised her that even if her biological parents treated her badly, they still gave her life and raised her.

One should know how to be grateful and not be too heartless, otherwise people will talk behind one's back.

As Ye Linchen listened to the lawyer's righteous and earnest advice, he knew in his heart that it was impossible to completely sever ties with his family of origin.

All she can do is become stronger and completely distance herself from them in her life, so that they can no longer interfere with her life!

Meanwhile, just as Ye Linchen had predicted, the Ye family was struggling to raise enough money to buy a house.

The house they live in now isn't big, and it only costs a little over 20,000 yuan. But the problem is, they can't even come up with a fraction of that amount.

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