"That's about it. My mom also said that I have too high standards. I really can't agree with them," Xiang Qiu complained with a bitter face. Fortunately, she can still live in the dormitory. She can just go back to live there during winter and summer vacations and bear with it. Otherwise, she would really go crazy.
Liu Huimin listened indignantly: "They are completely discriminating against women. Sister Qiu, you absolutely cannot compromise. Even if we don't get married, we can't just marry ourselves off casually."
She thought the Xiang family was ridiculous. Their daughter was already a college student, yet they still wanted her to be someone's stepmother. She didn't believe they were completely stupid.
“Yes, Sister Qiu, you must stick to your own ideas. Everyone has their own way of living. We women don’t only have the path of getting married,” Xia Qingqing said earnestly to Xiang Qiu.
She wasn't advising Xiang Qiu not to get married in the future, but rather she didn't want Xiang Qiu to gradually be assimilated by the people around her.
When everyone is advising you, you might be able to see your own heart clearly at first, but over time you might also start to think, "Since everyone else lives this way, why can't I live this way too?"
Not to mention people in this era, there are many similar cases in later generations. Unmarried women in their 30s are forced to go on blind dates by their parents and gossiped about by relatives and neighbors. Moreover, most of the people who discriminate against and persuade them are women.
Don't say that only women can understand women's suffering. Many women are not doing well themselves, but they still believe that women must get married so that they can have someone to rely on.
Are their ideas wrong? They may not be wrong for themselves, because they can find someone to rely on, but for women who can live independently, it's just adding unnecessary complications.
I could have lived a comfortable life on my own, but after getting married, I had to take care of the elderly and the young, with no peace and quiet every day. Nobody is a pushover; why would someone choose to ruin their life instead of living a good one?
Xiang Qiu nodded firmly: "I understand. No matter what my family says, I will never get married until I meet the right person."
Liu Huimin suggested, "Sister Qiu, there are many high-quality men in our school. Why don't I help you find a few?"
She was quite confident in her ability to gather information.
Chen Xiu also thought it was a good idea, and whispered, "If they're from the same university, they'll at least get along better."
"Oh, no, no, I wouldn't dare to just look for someone at school. If I ran into someone like Wang Wenxuan, I'd be disgusted," Xiang Qiu quickly declined her roommate's offer.
Upon hearing Wang Wenxuan's name, Liu Huimin awkwardly shut her mouth.
That seems to be true. The most she could find out was information revealed by the male classmate himself. If it were someone like Wang Wenxuan, as long as he didn't mention that his wife from the countryside had come looking for him, who would know that he had been married in the countryside?
Xia Qingqing said with a smile, "No rush. When our Sister Qiu makes a lot of money and becomes a rich woman, plenty of young men in their twenties will come to her."
The other three thought she was joking and burst into laughter.
"If that's really the case, then I'll accept your kind words," Xiang Qiu imagined the scene Xia Qingqing described in her mind, and inexplicably felt a little good.
"Qingqing, do you think I have a chance of becoming a rich woman?" Chen Xiu asked shyly. There are so many rich women in the world, surely they wouldn't mind having one more?
Xia Qingqing was surprised that Chen Xiu, who seemed so reserved, had such a grand dream. She said with great certainty, "Absolutely! The four of us will all become very wealthy in the future."
She is very confident in herself. Regardless of whether others get rich or not, she is sure she will. She will do her best to help her roommates whenever she can.
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When Yuan Xin heard that Song Ze's girlfriend had already bought the house, he was very surprised: "So fast? How much did you pay? Did you negotiate the price? Are the formalities completed? Don't wait until there are disputes later."
He was really worried sick, afraid that Song Ze and Xia Qingqing would be too naive to negotiate the price, and that they would lose a fortune.
"Don't worry, she definitely negotiated the price. The seller asked for 10,000 yuan, but Qingqing managed to get it down to 9,000 yuan. All the paperwork is done, and she even signed a contract with the homeowner," Song Ze said proudly, his face full of pride for his partner.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xin agreed, saying, "That's not bad. We saved 1,000 yuan at once. We've been working hard for almost a month and only earned less than 1,000 yuan."
However, Yuan Xin did not expect Xia Qingqing to buy the house so quickly. She bought a house worth nearly 10,000 yuan on a whim. Most people would consider it for at least two days or compare two houses.
Thinking of Xia Qingqing's spending power, Yuan Xin patted Song Ze on the shoulder encouragingly: "Ze, you have to keep up the good work, otherwise you won't be able to support a partner in the future."
His words were somewhat joking, but Song Ze didn't think he was joking.
He nodded earnestly: "I will definitely work hard. We'll continue working together after you finish your shift and come back."
Song Ze is determined to make sure Xia Qingqing can live a life where she can buy whatever she wants in the future, which means he has to work hard to earn money.
Looking at his serious expression, Yuan Xin couldn't help but sigh that love can really make people blind. In the past, Song Ze could never have considered so much about others. He was never the kind of person who could think so much. He always only cared about his own comfort.
"Ah Xin, remember to keep inquiring about other properties for me. Let me know as soon as you find a suitable one," Song Ze instructed Yuan Xin.
Yuan Xin readily agreed: "No problem, I'll take care of it."
A few days later, Yuan Xin found two courtyards that were not far from each other, in the south of the city. They were not too far from Xia Qingqing's courtyard; it would take about 10 or 20 minutes to get there by bicycle.
Both of these courtyards are large, multi-family courtyards, where many families live in one courtyard, and each family has about one or two rooms.
Because too many people had lived there before, the whole yard had become a mess. The homeowner was annoyed by the sight of the house after taking it back, so he decided to sell it instead of keeping it.
Yuan Xin invited Song Ze to go see the houses together. One of the two courtyard houses was slightly larger, about 500 square meters, while the other was smaller, about 400 square meters.
Since Yuan Xin helped him find the courtyard, Song Ze let him choose first, and the remaining one would be his.
The two courtyards were damaged quite badly, so the homeowners didn't ask for a high price. Plus, Yuanxin was a master negotiator, and through back and forth with the homeowners, he managed to drive the price down to a rock bottom.
The larger set was bought by Song Ze for 6400, and the smaller set was bought by Yuan Xin for 5800.
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