Chapter 137 Which Mansion Should I Choose?

Xu Yao was stunned for a moment, and then she was ecstatic.

Many people have been rehabilitated in the past two years, but not every rehabilitated family can get their property back.

Once money has gone into someone else's pocket, it is undoubtedly difficult to get it back. It is the same as it is easy to borrow money but difficult to ask for it back. It is not easy to recover even half of the family property.

"Where is the villa? Have I seen it?"

After saying that, she coughed lightly.

After moving to the suburban area, she basically hung out in the alleys and around the brewery, and only saw a few small Western-style buildings sporadically, none of which could be considered villas.

Ji Changyu glanced at Xu Yao's sparkling eyes, the smile in his black eyes deepened, he took out a few old photos from his pocket and placed them on the dressing table one by one.

“Look at the photo, there are five houses in total. There are two connected villas in the center of Jiangcheng, a manor in the south of the city, a courtyard in Kyoto, and a villa in Shanghai.

They were rented out for office use. In fact, there were two other houses, but they were used as retirement residences by senior leaders and could not be taken back for the time being. ”

As for the office space, it is easy to say. Those heroes have contributed a lot to the country, and they should have lived comfortably. It is not very fair to make others live in it now and let them vacate their space.

The five photos are very old, and you can tell that the person who took the photos didn't take them seriously. They might have been taken when they were rented for archiving.

Even so, it is already very shocking from the appearance.

Ji Changyu stroked one of the sheets with his slender fingers, and after a moment he turned to the back, which showed the location of the villa, its area, rental date, etc.

That was the house where he used to live. When he was a child, his grandfather had already realized that the current situation was not right. Many capitalists fled abroad with their property, but his grandfather was a true patriot.

He insisted on advancing and retreating with the country, donated shares in joint ventures and wholly-owned factories, as well as gold bars and antiques saved at home, sold all the land at home, and only rented the few houses left to the government at a low price of one yuan per year.

Then he changed out of his fine clothes and led his entire family to live in a small house.

He didn't know whether his grandfather had ever regretted not hiding abroad.

Having said that, Ji Changyu raised his hand to cover his eyes.

Whether grandfather or father, they are all very respectable people.

Xu Yao looked at him several times, waited for him to calm down and his eyes became clear again, then hugged him and comforted him for a while, softening her tone.

"Have you ever thought about how to divide five houses among three siblings?"

In her eyes, daughters have the same inheritance rights as sons.

For example, in her original family, her parents did not give birth to a younger brother who was 10 or 20 years younger than her and her sister.

Instead, they let them learn how to manage the company together, worried that their relationship would be affected by the uneven distribution, and worked hard to open up other tracks...

"How do you want to divide it?" Ji Changyu looked at her deeply.

He was also quite conflicted about this issue, and he didn't say it in front of Ji's mother just now because he wanted to understand Xu Yao's thoughts first.

He guessed that Xu Yao would want to take the five properties for herself, as she usually acted like a money-grubber.

Although she was generous to Ji Yanyu and Ji Bai, the property was no small favor.

In the face of real benefits, no one would not be tempted.

Moreover, he exchanged his military assets for the house, so it was possible that she would have some thoughts about it. It was human nature, and Ji Changyu could understand it.

If she wanted it all, then he would have to spend some time convincing her.

Ji Changyu was thinking with some distress, and then he heard Xu Yao rubbing his hands excitedly.

"Why don't we draw lots? The three of you choose one set each in order, and then we draw lots again for the remaining two sets. The one with the worst luck will lose!"

“…”

The way Ji Changyu looked at Xu Yao was as if he was looking at an ultimate gambler.

Xu Yao blinked her eyes, the more she thought about it the more feasible it seemed.

"I think this is fair and fun. If I lose, I don't blame others, I just blame my bad luck."

"You." Ji Changyu looked at her for a long time, rubbing her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. His wife's mind was always unexpected.

"That's too hasty. Let's talk it over with Mom."

When Xu Yao mentioned that Xu Lanxiang was expelled from school, Ji Changyu remained expressionless and spoke calmly.

"I sent them a letter from the Public Security Bureau. If the school accepts her again, it should reflect on itself."

Xu Yao was stunned. "You and I have the same idea, but I don't think it's that easy to get her to drop out of school. I plan to ruin her reputation first, and then set a trap for her..."

"I happened to hear you discussing it with my brother. I don't want you to get your hands dirty trying to do anything for her, so why don't I do it for you?"

Ji Changyu looked at the embarrassed expression on Xu Yao's face and chuckled.

"We have slept in the same bed for so long, how could I not know what your personality is like? I like you like this, I don't like you who are too obedient."

When they went out, Ji's mother happened to come back from visiting the eldest uncle.

"You just finished a mission, will you take a day off tomorrow?" Knowing that Ji Changyu would not take a day off, Ji's mother was not disappointed, but just said.

"Then come back early in the evening and I'll make you some hoof soup."

Ji Changyu nodded and took out the photo.

After hearing the whole story, Ji's mother opened her eyes wide, looked at Xu Yao and asked her what she thought. The latter repeated her idea of ​​drawing lots.

"…If it weren't for Hengzi, we wouldn't be able to get the house back. Let me make the decision. You have priority to choose two houses. Xiaobai gets two, Yanyu gets one, and the courtyard house here is also for her."

It can be seen that the daughter-in-law could come up with such an outrageous division, and she definitely did not intend to take the lion's share. She tried her best to distribute it fairly among the three children within a reasonable range.

"If we are lucky enough to get back the two houses at the back, one for you and one for Yanyu, what do you think?"

In the old society, including the new society now, when dividing the family property, the eldest son would get the largest share and bear the responsibility of supporting the elderly. Moreover, without the eldest son, the family house would not be taken back.

Xu Yao, who had taken advantage, of course had no objection, "Why don't you ask Yanyu and Xiaobai first? We can discuss it with them if they have any ideas."

"They will definitely agree." Ji's mother liked Xu Yao even more. After saying this, she went outside to call both of them separately.

When a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along, either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind. Having a generous and easy-to-talk-to daughter-in-law can save her a lot of headaches.

Ji Yanyu, who received the call first, was a little stunned by the surprise. She had lived in a slum since she could remember, and thought her family was only slightly wealthy, and all their properties had been confiscated.

"Sister-in-law is generous. I have no objection." She had a better impression of Xu Yao.

She originally thought that after her second brother got married and had children, there would be no place for her to live in the family, so the two brothers could divide the five houses between themselves, and it would be great for her to get a courtyard house.

I didn't expect Xu Yao to be so understanding.

Whose daughter can get a house? !

She has the best family in the world!

The next call was made to Ji Bai, who hung on for a long time before calling back.

Ji Bai's voice was filled with fatigue.

His teacher is simply not a human being; he is just a poor seedling that is being forced to grow too fast.

After listening to the allocation of houses, Ji Bai's tone did not fluctuate at all, and he yawned lazily.

"Didn't that little girl Yanyu make a scene? If she did, I could switch with her. I don't mind."

Anyway, his future is destined to be with the laboratory. Food, clothing, housing and transportation are all prepared by someone. No matter how good the house is, he can't live in it. It's better to let his family live there than to let it gather dust.

Hearing Ji Yanyu gladly accept this decision, he was stunned for a moment and snorted, "Whatever."

After learning that their younger brothers and sisters all agreed, Xu Yao and Ji Changyu began to choose a house with great interest.

Ji Changyu has feelings for the villa where he lived in his childhood and is determined to stay there.

The building area is 500 square meters, with European decoration style, and a yard of more than 650 square meters at the back. It is worth choosing this.

The adjacent villa is also nice and can be used by that clingy guy An An to live in.

However, Xu Yao's gaze was fixed on the manor in the south of the city.

It was a typical Jiangnan garden house, about 5,300 square meters, simple and elegant, very suitable for cooling off in the summer and cultivating one's body and mind.