After hearing what the old man said, Qu Songsheng hesitated.
Looking at Qu Manman, he said, "Manman, let's go have dinner first and then think about the house later, okay?"
"good--"
Qu Manman also knew that buying a house was such a big thing that she had to find out everything carefully.
I believe that in this day and age, as long as you have money, you won’t have trouble buying a courtyard house with a good location.
Regarding the situation where the courtyard houses have become large slums filled with tenants.
Qu Manman had seen this in TV dramas before. It was a historical issue.
Since it is a historical legacy, the government cannot just sit back and do nothing.
She vaguely remembered: [It was probably in 2003 when the government implemented the 'standard rent' policy to help clear out tenants.]
[These houses will eventually be returned to the landlords smoothly.]
Then, during the 2008 Olympics, housing prices in the capital began to soar.
The price of these courtyard houses could easily rise to 200,000 yuan per square meter, with a small house worth 20 to 30 million yuan.
[Large ones are even worth hundreds of millions.]
[Just like that, some people can’t buy it even with money…]
A house that costs 200,000 yuan per square meter, 20 to 30 million yuan or even several hundred million yuan?
When Qu Songsheng listened to his daughter's inner voice, his shocked heart felt like eight thousand firecrackers were going off.
200,000 yuan can buy half a street of shops in Huaicheng County today.
In the future, you can only buy a one-square-meter house in the capital's courtyard house?
As for 20 or 30 million?
The entire Huaicheng County government cannot afford to pay so much money, but in the future it will only be enough to buy a small house in the capital?
That house worth hundreds of millions...
Qu Songsheng didn't even dare to think about it.
That price is more expensive than the royal palace in the past, right?
What will the world be like in the future?
Can the price of houses in the capital rise so much?
There is also the 2008 Olympics. What are the Olympics?
Why have housing prices in the capital skyrocketed since then?
Qu Songsheng didn't understand, but he couldn't ask his daughter at the moment.
He could only pretend nothing happened and take Qu Manman away first, and have dinner with Lu Xiaojun and several college students.
Lu Xiaojun and her classmates come from various majors including mathematics, physics, finance, etc. at Peking University.
College students of this era are truly the chosen ones, let alone students from the best universities in the country.
Looking at their high-spirited faces, Qu Manman stood up on her own initiative.
Holding juice, he toasted everyone one by one: "Brothers and sisters, you are the pillars of our country. Although our country is not good enough now, we have you here."
“I believe that in the future we will become the most powerful and beautiful country in the world.”
Everyone was amused by Qu Manman: "This little sister is really good at talking."
"No wonder she's a little star."
"Come... Sister will have a drink with you..."
Amidst the bustling atmosphere, Lu Xiaojun, who was sitting closest to Qu Manman, spoke.
She told Qu Songsheng: "Brother Song, this trip to the capital with Manman may be the last time you see me."
"I have applied to study in Country M, my visa has been approved, and I will be leaving next month."
"I don't know when I'll be back after this trip."
Lu Xiaojun is going to study abroad so soon!
Qu Manman was very happy for her: "Sister, you are amazing to be able to apply to a prestigious university abroad."
"Yes, Xiaojun is the most capable among us. Her visa was approved the fastest."
A female classmate said, "I'm also applying. I believe the visa will be issued soon."
"My parents have been wanting to send me out, and they're already packing my luggage."
"I don't plan to come back this time."
"Life abroad is much better than back home. I even want to bring my mom and dad abroad to enjoy life together."
"That's what I was planning too." Another male classmate also said, "My whole family supports me studying abroad and told me not to come back."
"Both the economic and academic environments abroad are much better than those in China."
“People should strive for higher things…”
The two's words attracted other students to echo: "Yes, people need to strive for higher goals. We are too far behind now."
"Going to Country M has always been the dream of my family and me."
"Once I get there, I will study and work hard. I'll try to get a green card as soon as possible and bring my family over..."
Qu Songsheng's face gradually darkened when he heard this.
He is a veteran, in his mind.
These college students are the chosen ones who were trained by the country, but they chose to go abroad and stay abroad.
What’s the difference between this and betraying the motherland?
Unable to bear it any longer, he clenched the chopsticks in his hand tightly.
He loudly questioned Lu Xiaojun: "Are you really planning to go abroad and never come back?"
Lu Xiaojun felt a little guilty: "I'll wait until I get abroad and see what happens."
Others immediately responded: "What's there to see? It's obvious! Country M is so great, how many people can't go there no matter how hard they try."
"Why come back when you can go?"
"Besides, the current domestic situation is so poor that those who make atomic bombs are worse off than those who sell tea eggs."
"Do we intellectuals deserve to be poor? We have the ability, so why can't we pursue better things?"
"I don't want to study hard for decades only to earn less than a street vendor. I can't even support my family and be laughed at..."
What she was talking about was the social contradictions in the 1980s.
Economic reform started in rural areas, and farmers and self-employed individuals became the earliest beneficiaries of marketization.
Farmers like Qu Songsheng, who rely on their own businesses, earn many times more a year than university professors.
The intellectuals were disheartened and, under the guidance of M, yearned for a superior life in a distant foreign country.
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