“Our kindergarten principal is so good to me. A while ago she even wanted to adopt me as her goddaughter! She often encourages me to buy an apartment. Her husband has taken care of everything for me, so I don’t have to worry about it.”

Your brother-in-law and I thought, we're living in military housing now, all the utilities are covered, and the house is spacious. There's no need to put too much pressure on ourselves and take on a loan. We've never taken out a loan in our lives!

Chen Hong advised again: "It would be foolish of you not to use such good connections. Let me tell you, go back and discuss it with your brother-in-law. Take out all your money, since you both have housing provident funds, and buy an apartment in your own names."

"This house will definitely double in value in no more than two years. Ask your kindergarten principal how many houses she can buy; I'll keep the ones you don't want, two or three no problem, help me get them."

Seeing Chen Hong so enthusiastically urging her to buy a house, she asked curiously, "Sister, have you struck it rich? How much money do you have now? Tell me, I won't tell anyone. I'll help you find a house so I'll know the exact amount. Otherwise, if I find a good place for you but you can't afford it, wouldn't it be a waste of my favor?"

Chen Hong thought about it and agreed. She slyly held up three fingers, then thought for a moment and held up two more. "Three hundred thousand? Five hundred thousand? My goodness, I've never seen what five hundred thousand looks like in my life!" Her younger sister stared wide-eyed in shock.

Chen Hong smiled and shook her head. "Tch! It can't be 50,000, can it? No wonder you need a loan! You don't even have enough for a down payment! If we both buy, no one can help anyone else!" Her sister pouted.

Chen Hong flicked her on the forehead and said, "I told you not to look down on your older sister! Your sister has five million! Go ahead and find someone to buy it. I think this is the best time to buy. Who knows, they might restrict purchases in the future and not let you buy it freely anymore."

The younger sister was stunned and didn't hear what Chen Hong said after that. She stared blankly at Chen Hong, "Where did you get so much money? What were you doing?"

Chen Hong knew that her younger sister wouldn't give up unless she received a reasonable explanation. She got out of bed and grabbed her backpack.

Chen Hong took out a tea box from her bag, opened the lid, and inside was a small cloth bag. She opened the small cloth bag, reached in and grabbed a dozen pearls, including two Melo pearls.

Watching my sister magically hold up the pearls in her hands, each one round and large, shimmering with a mesmerizing rainbow of colors under the light, I was almost too afraid to look directly at them.

The younger sister carefully wiped her hands on the blanket, climbed onto her older sister's bed, and gently pinched the largest, milky-white pearl in her hand. She held it up to the light, squinting as she examined it closely.

"Sis, these are the pearls you caught in the sea! How can they be so beautiful? They're so pretty, how much are they worth for such big ones?"

"I don't know, I feel like it won't be cheap. I have dozens of them, selling them should be enough to buy a house! Xiaoyun, look at these two, people by the sea call them dragon balls."

I looked it up online; they're called Melo beads. The online reviews say they're of high quality, and these two beads meet that description, so they should be worth a good amount. I plan to go to Jinan tomorrow after I've finished my business at home and ask at a reputable jewelry store for a price. If it's a good deal, I'll sell them and have money to buy a house.

My sister excitedly looked at this one and that one, and finally concluded that they were all beautiful and she loved them very much.

Chen Hong felt heartbroken. Her younger sister had never worn jewelry, and her salary in Beijing, a city with a high cost of living, was barely enough to make ends meet.

In her past life, she paid for most of her father's medical expenses when he was sick. She also contributed a significant amount to his living expenses during the six years he was ill. Of the three siblings, she was the most filial.

Even the medications Chen Hong takes regularly are bought for her by her sister using her medical insurance card, and the medicines are mailed back to her several times a year from afar.

Chen Hong said, "Xiao Yun, let's sell these beads and buy a house first. Later, when I find more pearls, I'll pick out some pretty ones and make you a piece of jewelry."

"I don't want to. Going into the sea to catch seashells is too dangerous. Don't go into the sea to make jewelry for me. Otherwise, even if you find some, I won't want them." She glared angrily at her sister.

Chen Hong coaxed her, "Okay, I'll listen to you, but you have to take the house purchase seriously. Go back and ask around."

My sister said helplessly, "I know, but if you buy a house in Beijing, we can live close by, right? Buying a house is good, buying a house is good, it would be best if we bought houses in the same building, so it would be convenient to visit each other!"

Just as she was feeling happy, she suddenly remembered something. "I should ask the headmistress what price her relative's jewelry store can offer. If it's higher than in Jinan, we can sell it to her relative." As she spoke, she immediately took out her phone and called the headmistress.

Chen Hong overheard them talking on the phone about the size, color, and shape of the beads. Then they talked about the house, and after that, Chen Hong knew nothing more; she fell asleep.

The next day, her younger sister got up even earlier than her and took care of the baby, changing his diaper and feeding him. After she finished, her sister finally spoke to her: "Sister, you're still so carefree. Aren't you afraid I'll hide the beads and not give them to you? You just went to sleep without even putting them away."

"I'll hide it and give it to you. I'll go back to the sea and catch more seashells to dig up. There will be plenty more in the future," Chen Hong said proudly.

"Sister, don't push yourself too hard. Take it slow. Yu Yang is still young. He has food and shelter now, so there's no rush." ​​Her younger sister was worried that she would recklessly jump into the sea of ​​sex.

“Don’t worry about my affairs, just live your own life. Give me your Beijing address, and I’ll send you some local specialties when I get back. You can deliver them to the head of the kindergarten. Don’t let them help you for nothing; we should show our appreciation.” Chen Hong said to her sister.

My younger sister shook her head: "What local specialties do you have? You can't just send some dried fish and seaweed! They're all in Beijing supermarkets. Don't bother going back and forth. I'll find a way to buy something and send it over. I'm all grown up now, I know all about social etiquette. You just need to scrape together the money!"

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