After Xia Damei's anxious wait, Wang Jie finally rode his bicycle to the Xia family's old house with Wang Yu.
As soon as Wang Yu arrived at the Xia family's old house, he couldn't wait to go down to Xia Minmin. "Xiao Min, where are you? I've come to play with you!"
Li Chunmei pointed to the room, where Xia Minmin was wearing headphones, presumably listening to English on her Walkman.
Xia Minmin, who was wearing headphones, did not fully hear Wang Yu calling out to her.
It wasn't until Wang Yu ran into the room and ripped off her headphones that things stopped.
Xia Minmin then noticed Wang Yu, "Sister Xiaoyu, what brings you here?"
Wang Yu was very excited. "Isn't today Friday? So I came over. My dad said he won't be home for the next couple of days, so we can play for a long time. Where's Xiao Bao?"
Xia Minmin recalled Chen Chunhua's words, "It must be before school is over. My aunt said that he goes to and from school with his friends every day."
Wang Yu looked longingly at him. "That's great. I want to go to and from school by myself, but my parents won't agree."
Wang Yu excitedly grasped Xia Minmin's hand and said, "Let's go pick up Xiaobao."
Xia Minmin hesitated for a moment, "But we don't know the way. It would be troublesome if we got lost!"
"It's okay, we won't go far. We'll just walk on this path outside. Don't worry, I have a good sense of direction and I won't get lost."
Seeing Wang Yu pat his chest and make a promise, and considering that Xia Minmin herself was quite mature, she went out with Wang Yu.
Li Chunmei looked at the two people who came out and asked, "Where are you two going?"
"Mom, we're going out for a walk."
"Yes, Auntie, I'm planning to take Xiaomin out for some fun."
Li Chunmei said sternly, "Neither of you are allowed to go to the pond, understand?"
Xia Minmin and Wang Yu held hands and grinned, "Okay!"
After saying that, the two of them ran out of the yard.
Li Chunmei and Xia Xiaomei moved chairs to sit under the eaves, enjoying a rare moment of peace and quiet.
In the main room, Xia Damei and Wang Jie were discussing Chen Chunhua's suggestion to buy a house together.
"Wang Jie, what do you think of your sister-in-law's idea?"
Xia Damei was very anxious and wanted to quickly find out Wang Jie's thoughts. After all, if Xia Jianshe and Chen Chunhua both went to Shenzhen, she would really have no relatives left here.
Wang Jie is still hesitant about buying a house. "What my sister-in-law said is indeed a good idea, but we don't have that much money. All our savings are only about 15,000 or 16,000 yuan. How can we afford a house? A house would cost at least 40,000 or 50,000 yuan!"
Xia Damei told Wang Jie urgently, "Second Sister-in-law said she would lend it to us. We'll borrow 20,000 yuan from Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law, and then borrow a few thousand yuan from your relatives, and that should be enough."
"But if we do that, we'll be in debt for over 20,000 yuan."
“It’s okay. Once our family goes to Shenzhen, we’ll work hard. Heaven will never let a blind sparrow starve. I asked my younger sister, and with some effort, we can save around 10,000 yuan a year. We’ll be able to pay it off soon.”
Wang Jie was still somewhat hesitant, after all, he wasn't someone who was willing to take risks.
Xia Damei repeatedly tried to persuade Wang Jie, saying, "I told you this is a rare opportunity. Shenzhen's housing prices used to be very high, but now they've finally come down. If we work hard, we can afford it. We might not have the chance to buy a house there again in the future."
"My idea is, if it's 40,000, we'll grit our teeth and buy it. If it's 50,000, then we'll give up. What do you think of this?"
Wang Jie was still reluctant to buy, given his heavy debts. But seeing how much Xia Damei was interested, he felt too embarrassed to refuse.
In his mind, his sister-in-law Chen Chunhua was the kind of person who would try to take advantage of anyone, and she would never agree to pay an extra 10,000 yuan. That way, even if they didn't buy a house, the couple wouldn't have any conflicts.
"OK."
Xiaxia, Minmin, and Wang Yu walked along the path, encountering many familiar faces along the way.
They all greeted Xia Minmin, but Xia Minmin wasn't very familiar with them. She could only smile and call the older ones "uncle" and "aunt" and the younger ones "uncle" and "aunt".
They kept correcting her for her incorrect generational naming, and she might have to be corrected again the next time she came back. There wasn't enough time; she simply couldn't remember so many people.
After walking for about five minutes, I saw Xia Jianshe riding a bicycle with Chen Chunhua on the back, preparing to go home. "Xiaomin, Xiaoyu, where are you two going?"
"Uncle and Aunt, we're getting ready to pick up Xiaobao."
Chen Chunhua smiled and said, "There's no need to pick up Xiaobao, he'll come back on his own. You two come back with me and your uncle."
"It's okay, we're bored anyway, let's walk over and see when he comes back."
Seeing her two nieces so determined, Chen Chunhua could only compromise, "Then you two be careful and come back soon."
"Okay."
Everyone in this village is related or related to each other, so everyone knows each other. That's why Chen Chunhua lets Xiaobao go to and from school alone.
Xia Jianshe looked at his two nieces walking ahead and said, "Play for a while and then go home. Don't go too far! Dinner is almost ready."
"I understand." Xia Minmin didn't turn her head, but simply raised one hand and waved.
At this moment, not only was Xia Damei anxious, but Chen Chunhua was also very anxious. This matter concerned whether they could successfully buy a house in Shenzhen.
When Xia Jianshe and the others returned home, Xiao Wu and Xia Jianguo were already there. There wasn't much to do, just some things that needed to be tidied up. The monument could be erected as planned tomorrow.
Wang Jie looked at Xia Jianguo sitting under the eaves, moved a chair over and sat down, "Second brother, I quit my job a couple of days ago, and I'm planning to go to Shenzhen with you to work."
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