Chapter 33 Buying a House
Gu Yihan has been spending the last few days either at the library or considering the feasibility of buying a house.
The main issue is that buying a house isn't a problem; I won't lose out in the future anyway.
"I'm getting married soon."
Gu Yihan watched Zhou Tingmei, dressed in a floral dress, fiddling with her freshly permed hair.
An Ruo screamed in surprise: "You're getting married?"
Zhou Tingmei held out the watch on her wrist for An Ruo to see, saying, "This is a Shanghai brand watch that my boyfriend bought for me. It cost 120 yuan."
"And the clothes I'm wearing were also bought by him. He's so good to me. He said that after I graduate, he'll arrange for me to work as an accountant in a textile factory."
Zhou Tingmei looked at her smugly and said, "Gu Yihan, would you like my boyfriend to introduce you to a suitable marriage partner? He knows people of high status."
Gu Yihan was speechless. What kind of weirdo was this?
She said expressionlessly, "I'm too young to consider marriage."
An Ruoxi said curiously, "What's wrong with you all? Su Nian suddenly got married, saying she married a man to join the army, and I heard it's in a poor, remote place."
Gu Yihan's eyes flickered when she saw Zhou Tingmei hear that Su Nian was getting married.
She said with a puzzled look, "Then you're quite good at finding a partner."
Zhou Tingmei sat on the bed and unconsciously straightened her back, a smug smile on her lips, and said, "That's right, he's the leader of the municipal party committee's group."
An Ruo looked at Zhou Tingmei with envy: "He's a leader, isn't he? They have so much power now, a single word can decide life and death."
An Ruo tried to get closer to Zhou Tingmei in a friendly manner.
With winter break approaching, Gu Yihan finally decided to ask Teacher Shen to help her buy a house.
"Thump, thump, thump."
"Please come in."
Gu Yihan walked into the office, where there was another male teacher.
"Teacher Shen."
When Teacher Shen looked up and saw Gu Yihan, she asked, "Have you thought it through?"
Gu Yihan nodded seriously.
Teacher Shen stood up and said, "Let's go outside and talk."
Gu Yihan knew that the office was not a place to discuss matters, so she followed Teacher Shen out of the office.
Once on the playground, Gu Yihan looked around to make sure no one was watching and said, "Teacher Shen, my family has agreed to buy the house and has already wired the money. May I take a look at the house?"
When Teacher Shen heard Gu Yihan say that her family had wired the money, she was even happier: "Of course, I'll take you there now."
After riding the tram with her teacher for 15 minutes, Gu Yihan got off and walked for 5 minutes to a small alley.
As they walked, Teacher Shen explained, "See that big willow tree at the entrance of the alley? It's several hundred years old, which is why this alley is called Willow Tree Alley."
“This house is very close to the machinery factory, only a 5-minute walk away. The spot I’m recommending for you is for the machinery factory.”
Gu Yihan followed Teacher Shen to a house and watched as she took out a key from her pocket, opened the door, and followed her inside.
Teacher Shen explained, "This house is rectangular. There are three rooms in the middle, two rooms on the east side, one kitchen and one storage room. The toilet and bathroom are on the west side."
Gu Yihan was very satisfied with the house; the backyard was large and there was a well in the front yard.
"Teacher Shen, this house looks very well maintained, why did you sell it?" Gu Yihan asked in confusion.
Teacher Shen looked at Gu Yihan and said, "This house was originally intended for my younger brother's wedding, but now he's serving in the military in another city and can't use it anymore."
Gu Yihan didn't express her opinion, but she didn't believe it in her heart.
"Teacher Shen, I'm very satisfied with this house. When can the ownership transfer be completed?"
"Anytime is fine." Teacher Shen was becoming increasingly satisfied with Gu Yihan.
The two went to the housing management office and completed the transfer procedures. Gu Yihan gave Teacher Shen 800 yuan.
Holding the land and property ownership certificate in her hand, Gu Yihan was in a really good mood; this was her own house.
Teacher Shen then took out a letter of recommendation from her pocket and handed it to Gu Yihan, saying, "You can use this letter of recommendation for your internship during the summer vacation in July after the New Year."
“Gu Yihan, you know that vocational school is a three-year program, but as long as your grades remain the same, you can go to the machinery factory for an internship ahead of time. Your teacher can vouch for you.”
Gu Yihan bowed to Teacher Shen and said, "Thank you so much, Teacher Shen."
Teacher Shen patted Gu Yihan on the shoulder and said, "No need to thank me. I was even thinking of asking you to be my younger brother's wife."
Gu Yihan's lips twitched. She was only 15 years old after the New Year, and she had only taken Teacher Shen's words as a joke.
After arriving home happily, Teacher Shen hummed a song.
"What's making you so happy?" Mother Shen looked at her daughter humming a song. This daughter pretended to be gentle and composed in front of outsiders, but she was actually very strong-willed at heart.
Teacher Shen said, "Mom, our house in Willow Tree Alley has been sold."
Mother Shen said in surprise, "So fast? Is she the female student you mentioned last time?"
Teacher Shen poured herself a glass of water, took a sip, and then said, "Yes, it's her."
"Aren't you from the countryside? You've managed to scrape together 800 yuan so quickly. That's no small amount!" This surprised Shen's mother.
Most importantly, in her mind, even if rural areas don't discriminate against daughters, they wouldn't casually use their savings to buy a house for their daughters.
She had given up hope when she saw her daughter struggling with all that.
Teacher Shen rolled her eyes at Mother Shen: "Mom, I've been observing for a year and a half. Do you think it's so easy to find a suitable daughter-in-law during this sensitive period? If things go wrong, the whole family will be ruined."
Speechless, Mother Shen said, "There's no need to start making arrangements now. Can't we find a more suitable student than yours?"
Teacher Shen thought for a moment and said, "It's really hard to find anyone. Her family is far away, from the countryside. She's all alone in Jinyang City. She has no connections, no background, and is easy to manipulate. If she doesn't rely on our family, who else can she rely on?"
"I can't argue with you. Aren't you afraid of ending up with nothing? She can find someone else to marry!" After saying that, Mother Chen went to the kitchen to get the food.
As soon as Mr. Shen entered the door, he heard the last sentence: "What do you mean, 'trying to draw water with a bamboo basket but ending up with nothing'?"
Teacher Shen chuckled and said, "Mom, you're just worrying unnecessarily. The reason I gave the recommendation slot to the machinery factory is because my dad is the deputy director of the machinery factory."
Then he said to his father, "Dad, you can't possibly not keep an eye on your daughter-in-law and let someone else steal her away, can you?"
Then Mr. Shen realized: "Your student bought the house?"
Teacher Shen took out 800 yuan from her backpack and put it on the table: "Look, after my younger brother got married, this house came back to our house. This is a sure thing."
Mr. Shen gestured for Mrs. Shen to put the money away, then turned to his daughter and said, "You should start thinking about your own marriage. You don't need to keep worrying about your brother."
Mother Shen chimed in, "Yes, Zihan, you're already 23, you can't delay any longer."
"Mom, you know how I feel," Ms. Shen said irritably.
Father Shen said helplessly, "That Lu Huailin is not bad, but he doesn't think much of you. Even if he did, would you be willing to follow him to the army?"
Teacher Shen put her chopsticks on the table and said, "You guys eat, I'm not eating." She then slammed the door and left.
Looking at his wife angrily, Mr. Shen said, "Look at these daughters you gave birth to, not one of them is easy to deal with."
Looking at her husband's ashen face, Shen's mother said, "Did I give birth to this child all by myself?"
He threw down his bowl and said, "Eat it yourself!"
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