After dinner, the children went out, and Bonnie and Gu Ye talked about the yard.
"We've found a bricklayer, and we'll start work tomorrow. Once the house is repaired and the partitions are done, we can start renting it out."
Gu Ye didn't really know much about these things; Bao Ni was in charge of all the family matters.
"Wife, I don't know much about these things either. You're the head of the household, so you're in charge."
Gu Ye didn't understand, nor did he give any random instructions; he just listened to his wife.
Bonnie just chatted with Gu Ye for a bit. It didn't matter that Gu Ye didn't understand. When a family lives together, they should discuss things and make decisions together, instead of making decisions unilaterally.
Otherwise, over time, it will easily become a habit, and people will stop talking about anything and stop acting like a family.
"Gu Ye, I want to discuss something with you."
Bonnie needs to discuss her plan to buy a house with Gu Ye. This is a big deal, not just a minor matter like repairing a house.
"What's the big deal? You're in charge of everything in our family."
Bonnie patted Gu Ye on the shoulder. "Seriously, we're being serious, stop being so cheeky."
"Seriously, let's get down to business. I'm thinking of buying two more suitable houses if we find one."
Gu Ye didn't understand why they needed to buy another house when their family already had enough space.
Bonnie knows that most people don't have the concept of buying a house. Their work units will provide them with housing, so why would they buy one themselves? It would be a waste of money.
As a time traveler, Bonnie didn't go to the black market, didn't shop at the junkyard, and didn't plan to go into business. If she didn't buy two houses, wouldn't she be wasting her special experience?
Besides, she didn't plan to buy much. She just wanted to buy another courtyard house and a small courtyard, which she would then divide equally between Liu Jiu and San Qi.
The house is valuable, and it will be worth another twenty or thirty years. She doesn't plan to resell the property; she just wants some security and peace of mind.
“Gu Ye, in the long run, with one courtyard house and one small courtyard, how will the two siblings divide it in the future? I plan to buy another courtyard house and a small courtyard of similar size, and then the siblings can share it equally.”
Gu Ye listened to Bao Ni's words and seemed to be deep in thought. It should be divided equally; in his family, there was no concept of sons inheriting the family fortune, so everyone was treated the same.
"To put it simply, I rent out the courtyard I've renovated. Each room can fetch at least four or five yuan in rent, which is about twenty yuan a month, and over two hundred yuan a year. That's quite a substantial income, isn't it?"
Gu Ye looked at his wife, who was speaking so eloquently, and felt a little unfamiliar with her. Was this still his Bao Ni, who would rather take action than nag?
But thinking about it, it makes sense. His wife was already fishing and selling seafood when she was just over ten years old. She's really impressive.
"My wife is right. What can I do?"
Gu Ye thought it was fine; it was their own money, they weren't stealing or robbing, so how they spent it was fine too.
"Do you know anyone who does this? I need to know who's selling the house and whether they're reliable."
Bonnie was completely clueless; who did she know?
"Leave this to me. I'll ask Han Ye; he knows a lot of people."
Gu Ye's childhood friends are quite supportive.
“Okay, no rush. More and more people are being exonerated now, and they own houses.”
Bonnie knew that if she wanted to buy a house now, she could only buy from those who had been exonerated; no one else had any vacant houses.
"Bonnie, do you have enough money?"
Gu Ye didn't know how much money his family had, and he hadn't inquired about it since handing over his family's assets.
Bonnie thought for a moment. She and Gu Ye got married in 1964. At that time, he was a battalion commander. Later, he was promoted to regimental commander and brigade commander. His salary kept increasing.
During those years on the island, Bonnie cleared land for farming and traded seafood with Uncle Shen. There weren't many places to spend money, and over ten years, Gu Ye's salary was hardly spent.
In fourteen years, Gu Ye saved more than 20,000 yuan from his salary.
Bonnie earned about seven or eight thousand yuan from growing seaweed. Last year, she returned to the island and earned several thousand yuan from selling seafood.
Not counting the savings account Gu Ye gave to Bao Ni when they got married, they later saved up 35,000 yuan, which Gu Ye received as bonuses for his missions.
The family's savings totaled over 70,000 yuan, which is an astronomical figure for an ordinary family in this era.
“I did the math before, and it’s about 70,000 yuan.”
After Bonnie finished speaking, Gu Ye was dumbfounded. Did his family have that much money?
"I'm pretty good, right? Mainly because during those years on the island, I grew my own food, vegetables, and seafood, and I didn't spend much money."
I also got some seaweed from the planting, and I earned some money from selling seafood. In short, we still have some money at home.
Gu Ye gave his wife a big kiss; she was truly a formidable mistress.
"Honey, I didn't expect you to have saved so much money. It's enough to buy a house. I've already spoken to Han Ye, and if you find one you like, just buy it."
"Okay, I got it. Just don't let it slip. Don't flaunt your wealth."
Bonnie just wants to keep a low profile and doesn't want to be the center of attention.
"I know, I'm not stupid."
After finishing talking, it was time to go to bed, and Liu Jiu and San Qi returned.
The next day, Bonnie took her four children to the courtyard again, where the workers had already arrived.
"Brother Wang, come in. You can decide where to start. I just ask that you do a good job, with quality and quantity, and don't delay the project."
"No, don't worry about that." Comrade Wang wasn't good with words, but he assured everyone he would do a good job.
Bonnie was fine too, watching them inspect the house. The children found it fascinating and followed along.
The roof tiles were broken, so they were all replaced.
They inspected the roof and began tidying up the main house.
As per Bonnie's request, the original doors to the east and west rooms were blocked off, and two new doors were opened at the front, creating three separate rooms.
The three main rooms are all 30 square meters each, and each can be divided into a one-bedroom, one-living room layout.
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