Chapter 11 Chapter 11 A preliminary consensus on buying a house was reached. ...
When he heard his wife say she was giving up business and going back to farming, even though he knew that wasn't her intention, Lin Nanjiang shook his head like a rattle. "Business is so good, you must keep doing it. Only a fool would go back home to farm at this time."
Liu Suqin: "So you're building a house so I can go home and take care of the kids?"
Lin Nanjiang shook his head frantically again, "No, no, of course our family should always be together. Besides, if you and the children are not around all day, it would be meaningless for me to make more money."
No matter how stupid he was, he knew his wife was a little unhappy. Without waiting for her to continue asking, he quickly expressed his loyalty and said, "Wife, I just said it casually. I'm not really going back to build a house. Of course, the money for the family is decided by you."
Liu Suqin was unmoved, "Really? I don't believe it."
Lin Nanjiang: ...
Alas, his wife was too smart and understood him too well, so he couldn't fool her at all. He could only confess and say, "Well, I do have some thoughts. After all, we are about to become parents. Isn't the biggest task in this life to raise children well and watch them get married and have children? Raising a daughter is easier. When the child grows up, you can just pick a son-in-law. But if there is another bad boy, it will be difficult. The family must at least have a decent house so that he can find a wife. In this case, we have the ability to build a house sooner, so why not build it? That way, when we go back to our hometown during the Spring Festival, we can live comfortably in the new house."
This guy was indeed ready to make a move. Liu Suqin calmly asked, "Do you know how much it would cost to build a house in my hometown?"
"I know!" Lin Nanjiang instantly perked up when talking about this, his face beaming with joy. "The village chief's family built a three-story villa with a yard last year. The total cost was less than 50,000 yuan. It has more than a dozen rooms, all tiled, and each floor has a bathroom and shower! The material costs have increased a bit this year, but we don't need such a large residential plot. A smaller area, 50,000 yuan will be enough."
At this point, he remembered that his wife was still pregnant and would not return home this year, let alone build a house. He added, "Even if we wait until the end of next year to go back and build a house, the price of steel and cement will not double. At most, it will cost a few thousand yuan more."
"Then how much do you think Shenzhen's housing prices will rise in the same period of time?"
"Huh?" Lin Nanjiang, who had been talking so eloquently just now, suddenly froze. He scratched the back of his head, his eyes filled with clear stupidity. "I don't know. We're not buying a house in Shenzhen. I don't even pay attention to the current housing prices. I did hear Uncle Chen talking to a few uncles playing chess. They said that their village is going to adjust the rent after the New Year. It seems like they're going to raise rents collectively..."
Liu Suqin: ...
Forget it. She wasn't much better than Lin Nanjiang in her previous life. She was just as short-sighted. So, big brother, please don't laugh at second brother. Instead, change the question and ask, "Do you think the housing prices in Shenzhen are rising faster, or the housing prices in our hometown are rising faster?"
"Need I say more?" Lin Nanjiang said without hesitation, "Back home, the only increase in house prices is the cost of materials. It's nothing like Shenzhen, where every inch of land is worth a fortune! I still remember when I first came here to work, I saw real estate listings in the newspaper that were several hundred yuan per square meter. After working in the factory for a year, the most I could afford was a toilet. A few years later, wages at the factory have increased, and those commercial buildings are almost two or three thousand yuan now, right?"
Liu Suqin nodded and said, "I saw in the newspaper a while ago that the price of a slightly better place inside the city has reached 2,000 to 3,000 yuan per square meter."
"So, no matter how fast the housing prices in Shenzhen rise, it has nothing to do with us. We have no one to help us at home, and the hard-earned money we earn will never be able to keep up with the speed of price increases." Lin Nanjiang is not a fool. His wife laid the groundwork for a long conversation with him, but the central topic only revolved around the houses in Shenzhen. It was self-evident what she was thinking.
But no matter how henpecked he was, he couldn't help but grumble inwardly that his wife was getting too carried away, a bit wishful thinking. So he earnestly advised her to give up this bold idea, "Even if you can make tens of thousands of yuan a month selling things on the street, do you really have to toil for years and then spend all your money just to buy a house? Don't you always remind me that having and raising children in Shenzhen is not easy, and that you need money everywhere? So you should hold on to your money so that you have the confidence to do anything."
Liu Suqin raised her eyebrows, half smiling, "Now you know how to hold on to the money. Weren't you the one who wanted to go back and build a house before?"
Lin Nanjiang wanted to slap himself in the face. He didn't know what to do with the few dollars he just had. He brought up things that were not related to the topic and ended up arousing his wife's interest in buying a house. He couldn't stop the situation for a while.
His wife is getting more and more assertive now, and she can't be persuaded with just a few words. Lin Nanjiang thought it over again and again, gritted his teeth and took a step back, "Okay, even if we buy a house, we don't have to buy it in Shenzhen. We can go back to our hometown county or buy it in the city. It will be much cheaper, and this way we won't be under too much pressure."
If she had just been reborn, she would be happy to buy a house in her hometown. Unfortunately, things are different now. Liu Suqin no longer cares about the small piece of land in her hometown. She just casually asked, "Really? Can I buy a commercial house if I go back to my hometown?"
"You can't in the county, and I don't know if there are any real estate projects in the city." Lin Nanjiang didn't need her to ask again, as he had already predicted and given the answer. "Commercial housing is only popular in the Special Economic Zone. We don't have it in our hometown, but we can still buy and sell houses. For example, there are buildings built by collective funds from work units, or other people's small bungalows. Some even have yards. They all have land certificates and property certificates, and all the procedures are complete. They are no different from commercial housing."
Lin Nanjiang's original intention was to persuade his wife, but the more he spoke, the more he became tempted. "Think about it, we are from other places and will eventually return to our hometown. We should buy a house there, right?"
"You're right, but not now." Although the man was trying hard to change her mind, he did take the initiative to push her a step forward, instead of trying to make her give up her idea without any effort or just talking. Liu Suqin was quite satisfied with this attitude, so she stopped playing tricks and said what she thought. "Like you, I also want to go back to my hometown to build a house, or buy a house in the city, go back with glory, and let others know that we are doing well, but there is no rush. As you said, we have limited funds, and this little money should be spent on the most important things. The homestead in my hometown is already in our name and we can't run away. It won't cost much more to go back and build a house a few years later. But in the next few years, the housing prices in Shenzhen may double, so why not buy a house in Shenzhen first? We can't afford commercial buildings, and those older bungalows, or even houses in urban villages, can't we afford them either?"
Liu Suqin patiently coaxed him, "Here's what I think. As long as we can buy a house, it doesn't matter if we can't get it. As long as we can get the property certificate, that's all. That way, we can find an opportunity to transfer our child's household registration here. You know, children in big cities have better educational environments and learn English from a young age. If our children become Shenzhen residents, they can also enjoy such a good education and have a better chance of getting into university."
If his wife only said that the house had great potential for appreciation, Lin Nanjiang would think that since they had to live in it anyway, it didn't matter whether the price appreciated or not. Instead of spending a huge amount of money to buy an old and dilapidated house, it would be better to go back to his hometown and buy a big yard!
But she said that in order to give her children the opportunity to study in the big city, learning English from a young age suddenly changed the meaning of the matter. Lin Nanjiang sat up straight, suddenly realizing, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that? Even the primary school students in this town can speak a few words of English. The teachers in the schools in the interior of the country must be even better. They might even be graduates from reputable universities! If our children can learn from teachers who have been to university from a young age, it will be easier for them to get into university in the future, right?"
Liu Suqin: ...
She never expected that after all the preparations she had made, it was not as direct and effective as just saying that it would make it easier for her children to get into college. This man really made her at a loss for words.
But since he fell for it, Liu Suqin kept trying to make it clear, "Yes, yes. Not only should our child get into a good university, but he should also learn English from a young age. Maybe he'll even become a top student who can study abroad at a prestigious university. That would be the first of its kind in our village, maybe even the entire township, right? That would bring honor to our family, and smoke would rise from our ancestral graves. It's more impressive than just building a few villas back home."
Just thinking about the scene his wife described, Lin Nanjiang's face was already red, and he wanted to sell everything he had. "Not bad, not bad. For the sake of the children, I must buy a house in Shenzhen!"
Liu Suqin: ...
Anyway, today they have reached a preliminary consensus on buying a house in Shenzhen. The couple did not delay any longer and quickly washed up, turned off the lights and went to bed.
Many people will receive their wages and have a day off tomorrow, but Liu Suqin and Lin Nanjiang will not be able to rest at all.
Not only did they not rest, but with a mid-term goal in mind, the two of them became even more motivated. They got up early the next day to prepare to set up their stall.
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However, the couple did not forget that they would have friends visiting today. After selling breakfast, it was still early, so Lin Nanjiang rode his bike to the vegetable market and bought a few bags of fruit to take back.
There were no meat dishes prepared for the guests because Lin Nanjiang had to go back to prepare the ingredients for the night snack stall, and he didn't want his wife to cook while pregnant, so he decided to invite everyone out for lunch, prepare some fruits and drinks at home to entertain them, and chat with friends he hadn't seen for a long time.
They are all young people anyway, so there is no need to be too particular.
After returning home, Liu Suqin started with accounting as usual, locked up the sorted cash and account books, then washed the fruit and waited to receive the guests.
Lin Nanjiang was as busy as ever, and whether there were customers or not did not affect his work.
Liu Suqin didn't have to wait long before Lin Quansheng came with a group of young people.
Seven or eight young men and women came to the door, a number that was a bit beyond Liu Suqin's expectations. She greeted them frantically, "We borrowed a few stools from the landlord, but the house is too small to fit too many. If there are not enough seats, you can sit directly on the bed. Don't be polite, and the fruit on the table is all washed, feel free to eat..."
Having been here once before, Lin Quansheng was quite familiar with the place. He placed the two boxes of things on the ground behind the door and said, "We all pooled our money to buy some food. The milk is for Suqin to nourish her body, and the eight-treasure porridge is for you to open a can of when you are too busy with business and don't have time to cook."
Liu Suqin had just finished saying the line "Since you're here, why bring any gifts?" when Lin Quansheng had already gone to the bathroom to wash his hands and reached out to pick grapes with a smile.
Because of his lead, the others also started eating with laughter.
Lin Quansheng exchanged a few words with Liu Suqin, then took a bunch of grapes and went to chat with Lin Nanjiang who was busy in the kitchen. The other young men also followed him and asked him questions, full of curiosity about everything about their stall.
On Liu Suqin's side, Li Hong, her best friend at the factory, pulled her over and sat her down on the bed. She said with a smile, "Alright, we're all here together, no need to treat us specially. We'll eat and get what we need. Let's just have a good chat. Suqin, I see your belly has gotten a lot bigger. Are you really planning to give birth here?"
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