Liu Yun was buying houses like crazy, and the money in her savings account was flowing out quickly. Although she was still making money, the speed at which she was earning it was far slower than the speed at which she was spending it.

The twins started school in the second half of this year, so Yu's mother had some free time. Liu Yun's eyes lit up when she saw that Yu's mother was free.

"Mom, look, I want to buy two more houses for Beibei and Dangdang. Now that I finally have the opportunity to buy houses, I'm not very familiar with this, and I also have to work so I don't have much time. When you go for a walk and chat, could you help me ask around? After all, you've seen more than we have, and I'm really afraid of being scammed."

Mother Yu thought that since she had nothing else to do, she agreed. She had her own savings, and she could buy a suitable property if she saw one. Although her four sons were all married, she couldn't take that money with her when she got old, so she would definitely leave some for them. Money wouldn't be worth much in the future, so it was better to exchange it for a house to preserve its value. If she found a house that could be demolished and redeveloped in the future, she would make a fortune.

Having opened the Ren and Du meridians, Mother Yu also joined the shopping spree.

Although they were making a big purchase, they did so discreetly. After all, the market wasn't fully open yet, and it was always better to be cautious. They bought houses with utmost care, while sellers were even more careful. They were even more afraid, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law secretly bought quite a few houses that year, and the money just kept flowing in.

Liu Yun, in particular, didn't even spare Yu Qian when he was on business trips, even though he frequently travels to Shanghai and Beijing.

Why be picky about places like this? You won't lose money no matter what. Tell Yu Qianhe to buy it if he feels it's okay. That way, he'll have a place to rest when he's on business trips. Besides, given the current situation, with the college entrance exams being held again, more and more people are returning to the city. Buying a house is never a bad deal.

And so, the 10,000 yuan she originally planned to use to buy a house was completely gone, and she spent it all. But she would never touch the 20,000 yuan she planned to use for future investments and the 2,000 yuan she had secretly saved.

That 20,000 yuan was her future capital for clinging to powerful figures, while she planned to exchange the remaining 2,000 yuan for gold at the bank after the reform and opening-up policy was implemented, leaving her family with a safety net—even a cunning rabbit has three burrows. That way, no matter what she and Yu Qian did, they wouldn't have to worry about starving to death.

Liu Yun is now counting down the days, waiting for the right time. She only knows roughly when it will be, but not the exact date. She's just waiting for the policy to be announced and for a large number of educated youth to return to the city so she can buy her job, which will be the most valuable job at that time.

This is the pain of not knowing the exact date. Every day, it's like an itch in your heart. It's like when she wanted to buy the "The Whole Country is Red" stamp. She only knew that it was printed in the second half of 1968, but she didn't know the exact date. In the second half of that year, she went to the post office every week to wait for the stamp. She almost got suspicious from the post office staff. Later, she had to change her method. She sent things to Li Juan two or three times a month. With the packages that Li Juan sent back to her, it didn't seem so strange for her to go to the post office to wait for the stamp. Although she sent things more frequently, no one said anything because they were sent to the military region. However, even after being so busy for more than half a year, she still didn't get a single stamp. To this day, she still doesn't know what "The Whole Country is Red" looks like.

So now, in the second half of the year, Liu Yun has been listening to the news on the radio every day after dinner without fail. This has delighted the neighbors and her parents. As long as it doesn't rain, the yard is always packed with people.

It wasn't until December 18-22, 1978, that the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held, officially marking the start of reform and opening up. Although Liu Yun had known this day would come, she still couldn't help but feel excited.

Just as Liu Yun was waiting for the New Year to pass and for the situation to stabilize a bit, she started to urge Liu Jing and the others to open a shop. Anyway, she happened to have a courtyard house that was quite suitable, and she could just make a few minor modifications.

Before Liu Yun could resign, Yu Qianhe's job changed. A university in Xiangshi offered him a teaching position. Although both were city-level cities, Xiangshi was the provincial capital, and Xiangshi University was the best university in the province. Liu Yun could tell that Yu Qianhe was quite interested, but she could also tell that Liu Yun had been buying houses recently, clearly focusing her attention there. He wasn't so keen on leaving his wife and children.

When Liu Yun found out, she wanted to smash his head open to see if he was the legendary love-struck brain.

“Go! Why not go? This is a great opportunity for you, and it’s also good for the child. The education there is definitely better than here.”

"And what about you? You've bought so many houses here, spent so much effort, and it's not easy for you to transfer jobs."

"Actually, I was planning to sell my job after last year, even though you didn't know. Look at how many small vendors have appeared recently, they earn much more than my job, and I've wanted to quit for a long time."

Yu Qianhe still felt that Liu Yun was just trying to comfort him. He couldn't blame her for thinking that way, since jobs were hard to find at the time, and her job was just organizing documents and checking goods in the office. Moreover, the job benefits were good, so it was really hard to believe that she didn't like the job.

In the end, it took a lot of persuasion to convince Yu Qianhe. Just kidding, that's the provincial capital. In the future, the housing prices in the university districts of which provincial capital won't be sky-high? Now that we have this opportunity, why not buy more? Even if we don't know where the housing prices will be high in the future, can we go wrong by buying according to the school? Of course not.

After being successfully persuaded, Yu Qianhe packed his things and headed to Xiangshi after the New Year.

During the Spring Festival period, there were many more small vendors. At first, only one or two people risked their lives to set up stalls, but after seeing that nothing went wrong and business was good, many more people joined in.

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