Chapter 26 Asking about Building a House
Lin Xiangnan eats delicious food and drinks spicy drinks outside every day. It doesn’t matter whether she eats at home or not. As soon as she leaves the house, she takes a bottle of milk from the space and drinks it.
She had money and supplies, so she didn't need to take risks in doing any small business.
Moreover, she wandered around the city in her free time, but did not find any trading places similar to the black market.
No one dares to joke with their own life. All transactions are one-way and few people dare to sell things outside openly.
Anyone who really dares to do this must be in financial difficulty at home, either having a crazy mother or a paralyzed father, or having several younger brothers and sisters in school.
If this kind of person is caught doing something bad, the organization will have to give him a few words of advice and release him.
No one with a slightly better family situation would dare to take this risk.
In her previous memory, when her second uncle's family in the countryside slaughtered a pig last year, they sent the pork to the Hu family. The Hu family did not take it in vain, but returned the cloth that was lacking in her second uncle's hometown, as well as some money and coupons.
This is a visit to relatives, but it is also a transaction.
Most people who have relatives in the countryside do this.
When acquaintances really can't eat some things, the group of young resellers will choose someone to ask individually, and then the two of them will find a corner to complete the transaction secretly, and then turn around and pretend not to know each other.
Lin Xiangnan had seen two people sneaking into the alley to do a transaction before. After the people left, she curiously ran around the alley, but saw nothing.
Lin Xiangnan didn't plan to go home. He stood there for a while, then sipped his milk and went to find his classmate Du Aihong.
Whether it is changing the lease or building a house, you have to find someone from the Housing Management Office. Du Aihong's mother works at the Housing Management Office. After graduation, Du Aihong will take over her mother's job and go to various streets to collect rent every month with a notebook.
When looking for a house in the city, the people at the Housing Authority are the most reliable.
Du Aihong happened to be washing things in the yard today. When she saw her, she immediately waved at her excitedly and invited her in.
"Why are you here? Have you sorted out your family issues?"
"It's solved. My mom got a divorce."
"Then why did you ask for such a long leave?" Du Aihong pouted and said with some envy: "And the teacher was willing to approve your leave. What excuse did you make? Tell me."
"You can't copy this excuse." Lin Xiangnan explained calmly, "I told the teacher that my family is getting divorced, my stepfather beat my mom and my brother, and I have to stay at home to take care of them."
Du Aihong really couldn't use this excuse. She sighed regretfully after hearing it. "The teacher didn't have classes these days. He just let us read books and prepare for the graduation exams. It's boring to stay in school."
Lin Xiangnan pointed to the next room and asked, "Is your mother home today? I have something to ask her."
It was only then that Du Aihong noticed that Lin Xiangnan was holding a bag of apples and a box of snacks.
She had previously thought that Lin Xiangnan was visiting relatives, but who knew that he was actually here to visit her mother.
Thinking about the job she would take over in the future, Du Aihong suddenly understood and asked curiously, "Is it because of the house?"
"right."
The two were old classmates, and Du Aihong didn't say those empty words, "Please don't send me gifts. My mother is not a leader and can't help you with anything. She wouldn't dare to accept them even if you send them. Don't you see that we live in a very crowded place?"
"My mother didn't ask me to do anything, she just asked me to ask about rent changes and house building."
Du Aihong said simply, "There's no need to send gifts for such a small matter. I can find out everything for you, but don't hold out too much hope for the change of lease."
"I've already bought everything, you can't ask me to carry it back." Lin Xiangnan took an apple and stuffed it into Du Aihong's hand, saying, "I'll get scolded if I take it back. Let's just eat it."
After saying that, she took a bite and started eating.
Du Aihong didn't hesitate to take a bite and praised, "Where did you buy this apple? It's really sweet, much sweeter than the ones sold at the grocery store."
"I have a relative who is a driver. I asked him to bring it." Lin Xiangnan said casually: "If you like it, I will ask my uncle to bring me more next time."
"Forget it. When I start working next month, I will only have 1 yuan of pocket money a month. How can I afford to buy apples? The benefits at the steel mill are better and the salary is higher. Your mother's salary alone can support three people."
Du Aihong's tone was full of envy. Even the treatment of government agencies was not as good as that of large factories. The steel mill would give out some fruits or dried goods every month, but the housing management office did not have such benefits.
Since she wanted to change houses, Du Aihong asked about Lin Xiangnan's family situation.
"It's 28 square meters in total, with two rooms separated. The kitchen is built outside, and everyone in the courtyard does it this way."
Du Aihong asked doubtfully: "Isn't this room big enough to stay in?"
"Yes, we can accommodate him, but it's awkward. Living so close to the Liu family, we'll see each other every day, and we could end up quarreling if we're not careful."
Lin Xiangnan said: "It's okay to move to a house of similar size when the time comes. But it's better to move to a bigger one. I have never had my own room in my life."
"Everyone wants to move to a bigger house. Some couples don't even have private space. You're thinking very nicely." Du Aihong said while chewing an apple, "If you want to move out of that yard quickly and are willing to move to a smaller house, it can be done."
Lin Xiangnan was unwilling to move to a smaller house, so he asked, "Is there any factory that is distributing houses this year? If someone moves to the staff housing complex, there will be houses available, right?"
Du Aihong said honestly, "It's not your turn. There are only three people in your family, and this house is enough for you. The leaders can't give you a bigger house. Some families with three generations live in a house of more than 20 square meters, and they are lining up."
The factory's family buildings are not enough, and the houses outside are also in high demand. In order to ensure harmony between couples, the factory even has a few "cozy little houses" specifically for young couples to use.
Since there is not enough space and it is inconvenient to live at home, I have to live in the factory.
This is what people need most. People like Lin Xiangnan who want to improve their living conditions can only sit in the back.
Lin Xiangnan sighed. She had almost forgotten that the house belonged to the government and it was up to others to decide how to arrange it. She had no say in that.
Originally, he wanted to rent a house for the transition period, but now Lin Xiangnan asked directly: "How do we build a house? What procedures are required?"
“It costs a lot to build a house.”
"If my uncles join us in building the house, we should be able to get enough. If that doesn't work, we can also ask the people in the courtyard to help."
"That's right." Du Aihong nodded and said, "Just ask the director to sign and approve the land. Under normal circumstances, he won't approve it, but there are exceptions."
Lin Xiangnan raised his eyebrows: "Under normal circumstances? Exceptions?"
"Hehe. Paying money to find connections is definitely not a good idea. My mom told me that our director is a very decent person."
Du Aihong looked around and whispered to Lin Xiangnan, "If your family wants to build a house, ask your grandparents to report it to the director. If you pester him for ten days or half a month, it will definitely be done."
Lin Xiangnan's eyes lit up, "My cousin is dating someone, but he's sleeping in the living room right now. Because of the house issue, even the marriage of his children has been delayed. This won't do!"
Du Aihong gave a thumbs up and winked at Lin Xiangnan, "You make sense."