Everyone looked around the house, inside and out, and then Lin Qing gently put a checkmark on the back of the house.

"Comrade Wang, let's go see the next one!"

Lin Qing said softly, then took out two packs of cigarettes from her bag and handed them to Comrade Wang.

"No, I can't accept it. The Party teaches us that we cannot take even a needle or thread from the masses. I cannot make a mistake!"

Clerk Wang quickly waved his hand in refusal, a troubled look on his face.

"Comrade Wang, this is just a small token of our appreciation. You've been showing us houses for several days, so this is nothing. We would be embarrassed if you didn't accept it!"

Lin Qing insisted, a sincere smile on her face.

"Yes, Comrade Wang, please accept it. We are truly grateful to you."

Lu Xianghong echoed this sentiment, and the others nodded in agreement.

Seeing their determined eyes, I glanced at the cigarette in Lin Qing's hand and knew that if I didn't accept it, they might become even more insistent. So I had no choice but to take the cigarette and put on a grateful smile: "Then thank you. Let's continue to look at the next set."

Afterwards, the group continued to follow Comrade Wang to see several other houses.

After watching another set, it was already noon. Lin Qing looked at her watch and said, "It's noon. Let's go eat first, and then continue watching after we eat."

Then the group took Comrade Wang to a state-run restaurant, where they ordered several dishes. After the meal, they went back to looking at houses.

...

"Comrade Wang, let's stop here for today. We can finish the rest tomorrow. Where should we meet tomorrow?"

Lin Qing saw that it was getting late and it would get dark soon, so she spoke to Wang's office.

They looked at four houses today and found two that they were quite satisfied with. One was a two-courtyard house that was a little far from Peking University, and the other was the first house they looked at.

Clerk Wang glanced at the form in his hand, then pointed to an address and said to everyone, "Let's meet here at 8 o'clock tomorrow!"

After everyone wrote down the address, they nodded and then parted ways with Clerk Wang.

"Sister Xiang Hong, Feng Jiao, Xi Xi, I won't be able to watch it with you tomorrow. Brother Nan Xun and I have some other things to do tomorrow."

When parting ways with the others, Lin Qing said with a smile that there aren't many suitable houses near Peking University, and since Lin Qing already has a house here, there's no need to compete with her friends for one.

His plan is to look around for suitable storefronts near Peking University in a while. He wants to buy a few suitable storefronts near Peking University to do business. As for the courtyard house, he doesn't necessarily have to buy it near Peking University.

The group gave Lin Qing the money they had saved for today's meals and the money they had spent on cigarettes for Xiao Wang, and then nodded.

They knew that Lin Qing already had a house nearby and didn't need to buy another one. However, Lin Qing had already taken care of everything for them, so all they needed to do was follow along and look at the houses. Lin Qing no longer needed to accompany them.

"So, have you found a suitable place yet?"

As soon as Lin Qing and the others returned home, Dong Xiulan couldn't wait to ask them.

"We looked at four houses today, and two of them were quite suitable, but there are still a few we haven't seen yet. We'll decide after we've seen them all."

Lin Qing explained with a smile, and then added, "The housing market has just been opened up, so there are relatively few properties available. I guess I'll have to find a place for my two older brothers in other areas. But since they don't need to go to school, they don't necessarily have to look near Peking University. Tomorrow, Nanxun and I are going to Houhai, and I'll look for a place for them there."

“Okay, anywhere in Beijing is fine.”

Dong Xiulan said with a smile, then turned around and went back into the room. A moment later, she came out with a biscuit box. She first took out a savings book with 5,300 yuan from the box and handed it to Zhao Xi: "Xi Xi, this is the money you and Lao San have sent to us over the years. We haven't touched it. Now we're giving it to you. You can keep it to buy a house."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xi waved her hands repeatedly: "Mom, since this money was sent to you, it's for you. How can we take it back?"

Lin Yunfeng has made a lot of money with Lin Qing over the years. He sends money to his parents every month, sometimes 30 yuan, sometimes 50 yuan. Over the past ten years, he has saved up 5,300 yuan.

Dong Xiulan stuffed the bankbook directly into Zhao Xi's hand: "Take it. When you buy a house, Mom can't contribute much money. This is all I can give you."

After saying that, Dong Xiulan took out a savings book with 6,600 yuan and handed it to Lin Qing: "This is what you gave to Mom. Mom is not biased, so I'm returning it to you!"

Lin Qing didn't say anything, but simply smiled and accepted the passbook. She knew that if she didn't accept it, Zhao Xi definitely wouldn't either. Anyway, her parents lived close by now, and she wouldn't abandon them if they ran out of money in the future. Besides, once the money was settled, it was settled.

Over the years, she knew that her brothers would send money to their parents every month. Although she didn't send money every month, she would send money to her parents during holidays. She never expected that the total amount would be so much.

Seeing Lin Qing take the passbook, Dong Xiulan smiled and then took out two more passbooks and handed them to Lin Qing.

"These belong to your eldest and second eldest brothers. The larger one is for your eldest brother, and the smaller one is for your second eldest brother. Mom will give them all to you. You can decide for yourself how to buy houses for your eldest and second eldest brothers!"

Lin Qing smiled as she took the passbook, opened it, and saw two amounts: 6200 and 5700.

"No wonder my parents didn't hesitate at all when I mentioned coming to Beijing to develop my career! It turns out they've saved up so much money over the years!"

Lin Qing said with a smile.

"Of course, how could we dare to come to the capital without some savings! But it's all thanks to you guys for your hard work, otherwise your parents could never have saved up so much money. This is all yours, it's just that your parents saved it up for you."

Lin Jianguo took a puff of his cigarette and said with a chuckle, "We should have given it to the children yesterday, but they didn't remember. It's not too late to give it to them today."

"Mom and Dad, how come you haven't spent a single penny of the money my brothers and I have sent you over the years?!"

Lin Qing reached out and hugged Dong Xiulan's arm, chuckling as she complained.

“Your dad’s salary isn’t low either, and you’re all doing well. We don’t need your dad and me to help you out. We haven’t even spent all of your dad’s salary yet! Why would we need to spend your money?”