Chapter 5 Agreement 2 Xu Heye signed the agreement with a hidden meaning...
Liu Qiang quickly brought out the banknotes, which were his son Liu Wen's homework book and pencil.
Xu Heye took the initiative to write a written agreement: "Party A (Xu Heye) promises to only lend Party B (grandfather Dong Changzhi) a hukou in the public housing unit rented in the Eighth Steel Plant's residential area, and not to live in this house after settling in."
Having written this, Xu Heye paused and added, "And it must not harm the interests of other co-residents in the house."
Wang Sumei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after seeing what Xu Heye added.
But what she didn't know was that there was a hidden meaning behind Xu Heye's words.
There were two classic cases in the relocation of public housing in Hucheng in later generations. Both cases involved the children of educated youth settling in the city. They both signed settlement agreements and agreed not to live in the houses where they were settled.
But one family received compensation for the relocation of their public housing unit, while the other received nothing. The reason for this lies in this sentence Xu Heye added.
In addition to stipulating that one will not live in the house after settling down, the former also adds a sentence "shall not harm the interests of other co-residents of the house", while the latter only generally states that one will not live in the house after settling down.
"Do not harm the interests of others" does not mean "give up your own interests". I just don't live there, but if there is relocation or rental, what belongs to me will still be mine, but I will not infringe on your share.
The latter's vague statement of not living in the settled house can be taken as implying that the owner of the agreement, in addition to settling in, gives up all rights to the public housing, including residence, compensation after relocation, and other possible benefits.
Xu Heye didn't care whether the house would be relocated or how much money she would get from the relocation. But she just didn't want Wang Sumei and the others to be too proud.
This house was bought from the steel mill by her grandmother and Old Dong, who saved up their money together. Half of it was her grandmother's hard work.
In the end, the grandmother's daughter was not able to move in, and neither was her granddaughter. Instead, Wang Sumei, the step-grandmother who paid nothing, and her descendants enjoyed all the benefits of the house. How could Xu Heye accept this?
If there is relocation in the future, the share given to her will be the inheritance left by her grandmother to her eldest daughter.
Xu Heye thought about this and continued, "Note: After settling in, Party A can temporarily live in Party B's house for half a month as a transition before Party A rents a house. After half a month, regardless of whether Party A rents a house or not, Party A must move out of Party B's house. Party A is Xu Heye, Party B is Dong Changzhi."
After Xu Heye finished writing, she handed the agreement to Lao Dong: "Grandpa, take a look. If there are no problems, I will write another one and we will both sign and stamp it."
Old Dong took a look at it and thought there was no problem, then gave it to his step-wife Wang Sumei. Wang Sumei took a look at it and handed it to his son Liu Qiang. After everyone looked at it, they agreed to the agreement.
Xu Heye quickly tore off another piece of paper, copied it again, wrote her name on the signature of Party A of the two agreements, and pressed her fingerprint. Old Dong signed and pressed his fingerprint in the same way.
The agreement was made in duplicate, one for each family. Old Dong finally agreed to accompany them to complete the household registration procedures.
Xu Heye handed the agreement to her mother and said solemnly, "Mom, keep this agreement safe."
Then he lowered his voice and warned, "It might be useful in the future, don't lose it."
Although Dong Taohua didn't know what the purpose of this agreement was, she agreed to it since her daughter said so. "Mom will keep it well."
With the cooperation of Old Dong, the settlement issue was finally resolved smoothly. Looking at the freshly printed household registration book, Dong Taohua was so happy that she shed tears. Thinking of the agreement between her daughter and Old Dong, she became worried again.
Dong Taohua said, "Housing is so tight in the city right now, where can we find a place to live? That woman surnamed Wang is so vicious. Your grandfather's house was bought when your grandmother was still alive, and she lives in it, so why can't you live in it?"
Xu Heye said, "Don't worry, Mom. I know where there's a house for rent."
Dong Taohua was a little surprised: "He Ye, how did you know?"
Xu Heye said, "Mom, I haven't been in the city for the past half month in vain. A few days ago, I didn't have a residence permit, so I couldn't go to school, so I wandered around here and actually found a place to rent."
In fact, she was not looking for a place during this period. She was anxious and sleepless about settling down, and she was in a daze. How could she have the mood to wander around?
It was only after living here for more than three years in my previous life that I got to know the situation around here.
There is an alley not far from the steel plant’s family compound, which is filled with large courtyards.
There are a lot of people crowded in the slum, but there is no shortage of rich people anywhere in this world.
After the reform and opening up, the economy of Hu City developed rapidly. Many people took advantage of the opportunity to save their first pot of gold. After they became rich, they felt dissatisfied with the crowded and chaotic living conditions in the slums, so they bought houses and moved out of the slums. The old houses they left behind would be rented out to collect rent to supplement their lives.
What Xu Heye wanted to rent was not a proper house. These houses were in short supply and would basically be rented by neighbors as soon as they became vacant. She couldn't rent one even if she wanted to.
There are many rich people these days, but there are even more ordinary people at the bottom of society. There are countless people who cannot afford to buy a house and are forced to sleep in the same room with their parents after marriage.
Spend a few dollars to add an extra room, so that your family can live more comfortably and there will be fewer conflicts over trivial matters.
Xu Heye was attracted by the small kitchen and utility room that people had added. In the past, when families had more people than houses, some people had ulterior motives and would occupy a corner of the yard, buy some bricks and tiles, and build a sentry box to use as a bedroom or kitchen.
In this kind of situation, once someone starts it, others will follow suit, so the slum becomes more and more chaotic.
After all, it is an illegally built house, the area is not big, there was no design plan before it was built, and the shapes are all weird, including triangles, semicircles, trapezoids... all kinds of shapes.
It doesn't matter if you live in it yourself, but people who pay to rent a house will think that such a house is dirty. More importantly, such a house cannot accommodate a whole family, so it is not cost-effective.
Xu Heye is not picky, and she has no choice. Only this kind of house is likely to be empty, and they have the opportunity to get a bargain.
Renting a house and settling down is the most urgent thing she needs to do right now.
Only after settling down can she go through the enrollment procedures, take the high school entrance exam, the college entrance exam, and start working, and only then can she possibly take root in this city.
Dong Taohua listened to her daughter's story, feeling relieved but also a little guilty. She was relieved that her daughter, who was once a little timid and cowardly, had grown up and had her own opinions.
I also feel sorry for her growth because all of this was caused by the excessive treatment and hardships she suffered in the Dong family.
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