Chapter 478
In 1985, Ye Fuyue had graduated from university for three years.
After graduating from university, Ye Fuyue was assigned to a publishing house, but she resigned after working there for less than a year.
When Ye Fuyue resigned, her leader tried every means to keep her.
"You're doing well, why do you want to quit? This job is so stable. Although your bun shop and furniture store are doing well now, who knows what will happen in the future. Instead of pursuing these unreliable things, it's better to work hard in your current job."
Ye Fuyue declined her leader's kindness and insisted on resigning.
At that time, Shen Yao was assigned to a confidential position in the Ministry of National Defense after graduating from university. Shen Yao supported Ye Fuyue's decision to resign.
"Just do whatever you want to do, I'll be your backer," Shen Yao said.
Ye Fuyue smiled happily: "Yeah."
After resigning from the publishing house, Ye Fuyue did one thing. She bought the house next to the furniture store and expanded the store.
After more than three years of development, the Fuxing Furniture Shop has expanded a lot. In addition to the current carpenters Master Wan, Tian Hao, Chen Shun and Fan Hua, Ye Fuyue has recruited two more carpenters and four apprentices. The current furniture shop can no longer accommodate so many masters and furniture, so Ye Fuyue bought the house next door and connected the two houses. The furniture shop in the front and the workshop in the back have doubled in size.
Chen Shun and Fan Hua are no longer apprentices, but have become carpentry masters. Their wages have increased again and again over the past three years, reaching the current 50 yuan.
Apart from designing furniture drawings, occasionally visiting the Fuxing Furniture Store to check on the situation and checking the sales situation of the Fuxing Furniture Store at the end of each month, Ye Fuyue basically doesn't care about other things and leaves it entirely to Master Wan and Tian Hao.
Fortunately, she was not wrong about them. Master Wan and Tian Hao were both capable and responsible people. They managed the carpenters, apprentices and furniture shops in an orderly manner, so Ye Fuyue didn't have to worry about anything.
Ye Fuyue also never treated Master Wan and Tian Hao badly when it came to money. In addition to giving Master Wan and Tian Hao a share of the profits at the end of each month according to the agreed-upon ratio, Ye Fuyue also gave Master Wan and Tian Hao some bonuses every quarter or every six months.
When Master Wan bought a new house and invited his colleagues to a warm-up, Ye Fuyue gifted him a coffee table she had designed. When Tian Hao and Wu Zhenzhen's third child was born, Ye Fuyue also gifted him a storage box she had designed. However, both pieces of furniture were later mass-produced and sold in the furniture store.
As for the bun shop, the business is very stable, with neither much increase nor decrease, so there is no need to expand the shop.
However, Ye Fuyue still bought a house near the bun shop. She rented it out to someone else for business and just collected the rent every month.
When Zhong Lan and Cui Li saw that Ye Fuyue bought two houses in less than a month, they were both tempted.
The two asked Ye Fuyue for her opinion.
"Fu Yue, what do you think about us buying another apartment?" Zhong Lan asked.
Ye Fuyue said, "If you have extra money, you can buy it if you want."
Zhong Lan and Cui Li rented out their previously purchased apartments after their situation stabilized, and they both received monthly rent. More importantly, they had seen their prices rise significantly over the past three years, and they were both very grateful that they had listened to Ye Fuyue and bought the apartments. Otherwise, if they were to buy them now, they would have to pay nearly double the price.
"Buy it!" Zhong Lan and Cui Li said in unison.
"Fu Yue, please help us pick a house. Your taste is better than ours." Cui Li said.
"What kind of house do you two want to buy this time?" Ye Fuyue asked.
"We want to buy a house closer to the bun shop. It doesn't matter if the house is a little more expensive," Cui Li said. "The children are getting older, especially since I have Laibao. It's not convenient for Laibao to sleep with me and Huandi all the time. I want Laibao and Huandi to have their own separate rooms. If the house is too far from the bun shop, I have to get up early to go to the bun shop, and I wouldn't feel at ease leaving them alone at home. A house closer to the bun shop means I can get back in time if anything happens."
Zhong Lan nodded and said, "I think so too. A smaller house is fine, after all, it's just me and Zao'er. It would be even better if we could buy a house close to Cui Li's."
"I think apartment buildings are quite popular now. Should we buy one?" Cui Li asked Ye Fuyue for her opinion.
The building Cui Li was talking about is the tube-shaped building that is very popular nowadays.
"Don't buy an apartment. A bungalow is more comfortable." Ye Fuyue said, "If you two really want to live in an apartment, you can buy one later."
You have to know that in a few decades, everyone will want to live in a house with a yard instead of a high-rise building.
Zhong Lan and Cui Li had no objection to Ye Fuyue's words.
"Then let's just buy a bungalow." Cui Li said.
Zhong Lan nodded.
After about a week, Ye Fuyue took Zhong Lan and Cui Li to see a house.
In the end, the two of them each bought a house that was a ten-minute walk from the bun shop, and the two houses were next to each other.
Although the price was a bit high, Zhong Lan and Cui Li were very satisfied with the location and layout of the house.
The apartment Cui Li bought was more expensive and had four rooms, while the one Zhong Lan bought was cheaper and had three rooms.
Both apartments come with small yards where you can grow vegetables, flowers, etc.
Cui Li said to Zhong Lan, "Should we install a door on the wall between the two houses?"
Zhong Lan's eyes sparkled: "Sure! Your idea is great. With the door installed, we can visit each other's homes without having to go out."
"Yes!" Cui Li responded with a smile.
They painted the walls of the house white, bought all the furniture, and moved in.
After they moved out, the two rooms behind the bun shop became empty and turned into storage rooms.
When they moved, they took Xiaobai with them. Xiaobai was usually left at Zhonglan's place, but because the door on the wall between the two houses was usually open, Xiaobai had to run back and forth between the two houses.
This time, buying a house almost drained all of Zhong Lan and Cui Li’s savings.
In the more than two years that followed, even if Zhong Lan and Cui Li wanted to buy a house, they didn't have enough money.
However, Ye Fuyue bought three more houses in the past two years, two of which were apartments.
At the end of 1984, Ye Fuyue asked Zhong Lan and Cui Li to buy another apartment.
Because housing prices have risen a lot in the past two years, the two of them could no longer afford a house near the bun shop, so they each bought a house a little further away.
Ye Fuyue also said to them, "It doesn't matter if the house is a little far away. You won't be living there anyway. Just buy it and rent it out to collect the rent. Besides, the city is developing. A place that is currently remote may become the city center after it develops in the future."
It was not until 1985, when housing prices began to skyrocket, that Zhong Lan and Cui Li were extremely grateful that they had bought a house at the end of 1984. It was almost like they had found a bargain.
Zhong Lan also asked Ye Fuyue: "Fuyue, did you realize that the housing prices are about to rise sharply, so you asked us to buy a house?"
"I guess so." Ye Fuyue pretended, "House prices have been rising. I don't know when they'll surge, but I do know that buying early will definitely be cheaper. If you two still want to invest in properties, you can buy a few more when you have more money."
Zhong Lan and Cui Li both nodded solemnly, taking Ye Fuyue's words into consideration.
Life had been so peaceful and hopeful, but it was broken in the late summer of 1985.
That day, when Cui Li and Zhong Lan were busy in the bun shop as usual, a couple with haggard faces came to their door.
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