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"Aunt Zhou, are you in a good mood lately?" Aunt Zhou had her hair permed and put on a leopard print coat. Her style had completely changed. No wonder she didn't recognize him in the crowd after looking at him for a long time.
Chen Yongan munched on melon seeds and said, "How can she be in a bad mood? Her two fruit shops are doing well, and she has six apartments for rent in Jinxiu Community, so she lives a good life. Plus, Chen Wenxing's family is in bad luck, so she is in a good mood when she sees everyone now."
Chen Jin has been in school for a long time and knows little about the gossip of the villagers. Now that he thinks about it, it is true that Aunt Zhou's family is doing very well.
"Aunt Zhou wants to change her house. How can she do that? She will definitely lose money if she changes it this way, right?"
Now, even if the price of a house in Jinxiu Community is calculated at 1,100 yuan per square meter, that house is only worth 100,000 yuan, while a house in Rose Garden costs more than 700,000 yuan. If we pack up all the furniture here, it will be even more expensive, reaching 800,000.
However, Aunt Zhou is so smart. After being cheated by Mr. and Mrs. Chen San once, she shouldn't do anything stupid again. She must hold on to the money in her hands tightly.
Aunt Zhou saw the three of them and came over to say hello. She started to talk about her family affairs in a very proud manner, "They were in urgent need of money, so they sold the whole house for 600,000 yuan. I gave them two houses in Jinxiu Community as compensation, and another 300,000 yuan. If the money was not enough, I went to the bank to borrow 200,000 yuan, and the rest will be paid to them monthly for five years."
After all, the two houses in Jinxiu Community are not worth 300,000 yuan, but the interest on the loan must also be taken into account, which is probably about 600,000 yuan. If you think about it carefully, it was actually Aunt Zhou who got the better deal. I guess I had a lot of arguments with them.
Chen Jin was curious, "Why did you suddenly want to move to the Rose Garden?"
If she were to say, if she didn't have that much money, she might as well rent out the house in Jinxiu Community. The houses in Rose Garden are good now, but how many people can afford to live here? Under the current housing reform, housing prices are still regulated, and the value of houses in Hanlin Garden and Rose Garden will not increase much for the time being.
While asking, he asked Aunt Zhou to get in the car and talk. It was very cold with the window open, so she even hunched her neck.
"No, I have to go find Chen Wenxing later." Aunt Zhou leaned against the car, blocking half of the wind for her, and said, "You don't know how rampant people outside are recently. Some rob in the street, and some rob at doorsteps. You don't often go to Jinxiu Community, so you don't know that a murder happened there. Someone robbed an entire family, young and old." Aunt Zhou made a gesture of wiping her neck.
The three people in the car gasped and their scalps felt numb. The three of them really didn't know about these things, and only found out after Aunt Zhou told them today.
"That family is from Mutang Village, and they were also relocated. They are an honest family. They didn't show off the compensation. They went to work and even asked me about renting another shop of mine."
Aunt Zhou also paid the difference and bought two shops, one of which she opened as a fruit shop and the other she rented out.
"Who knew someone would target them? I only found out a few days ago. The police have cordoned off the community and checked every building. It was only last night that they determined that it was done by the residents here and outsiders." Aunt Zhou sighed, "Originally, I didn't want to spend this money to buy a house worth hundreds of thousands, but I think your aunt is right. It's better to buy a house in a good community. There are people patrolling the community all the time, and everyone who comes in and out is registered. It's much safer than the Jinxiu community where people can come and go as they please. After this incident, I think the gate guards at the Jinxiu community will have to be stricter."
Chen Jin's heart tightened. Tian Miao still lived in Jinxiu Community. She was a girl living alone. Now after listening to what Aunt Zhou said, she just felt cold sweat in this cold weather.
Seeing her frowning and pale face, Aunt Zhou immediately thought of her two storefronts and said, "Don't think too much. Do you think that tenant is an ordinary person? He is a relative of that family, a nephew. He is just jealous of his relatives' wealth. He is a conscienceless person. People gave him a house to live in, but he is not grateful and wants to find someone outside... Alas, that family is really honest people."
Chen Yongan scratched his head and said, "No, Aunt Zhou, you don't live in Jinxiu Community either."
"I don't live in Jinxiu Community, but who can blame me for that? A distant relative of mine bought a house in Xiuli Community. He wants to come to my house to check on me all the time, and every time he complains to me that his family is having a hard time with the mortgage. Do you think I am panicking?" Aunt Zhou said, "How long have I enjoyed this good life? It's not even two years. I have to cherish my life."
Chen Jin felt slightly relieved. It would be fine if it wasn't an indiscriminate burglary crime, but if it happened like this, she was afraid that the police wouldn't even be able to find the murderer.
They were cursing the thieves and criminals together, when suddenly the noise in front became louder. Originally, it was Chen Wenzhen and Zhang Meixian's cousins who were arguing. Later, it was Zhang Meixian who was arguing with her cousin, her parents, and her uncle and aunt. Now I don't know who started it first. You push me, I push you. It seems like they are going to fight...
Aunt Zhou said with disdain: "I have never seen anyone as stupid as Zhang Meixian's parents. They helped outsiders to deal with their own daughter. What were they thinking? Do they really think they can rely on their nephew in the future? Zhang Meixian is also a pig-brained, stupid thing! It's really shameful, and they have even brought shame to the city."
Chen Jin shook his head. "Does the village chief really not care? Uncle Wenhao was here too, but he didn't help."
Not only that, Uncle Chen Wu's family, the old branch secretary's family, her eldest uncle and third uncle all came down, and wow, there was also Mr. Chen San's family.
Bring together every family living in Rose Garden.
Chen Jin thought: With the addition of Aunt Zhou to the Rose Garden community, it will probably be more lively.
Well, if Aunt Zhou moves in, they’ll be neighbors on the same floor as Chen Yue and Aunt Ke Xin.
"I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go do some work." Aunt Zhou was wearing a leopard print coat and walked with a breeze and dignity.
Chen Yue shook her head and said, "I live in Shanghai, and I've never seen such a bustling scene."
"Tell us about Aunt Ke Xin buying a house in Shanghai and Beijing." She was also curious about Aunt Ke Xin's house buying situation, but she was just busy watching the fun. If Chen Yue hadn't mentioned Shanghai, she wouldn't have remembered it.
Chen Yue shrugged, "In Beijing and Shanghai, they all picked a community and bought ten houses, all of which were rented out. Houses in Shanghai and Beijing are very expensive, especially in Beijing. The houses are not in the city center and the area is not large. The house prices are almost twice as much as Rose Garden. Shanghai is better, but buying houses in the community is also not cheap, and they are not in the city center. The house we live in now is near our school, but it is not as expensive as the community house."
Chen Jin sighed: "After all, it's the capital and Shanghai, it's different."
"My mom said last night that if she had known earlier, she would have learned from you and used the money to buy a piece of land."
"Well, any one is fine. If I have the ability, I also want to buy a house in Beijing." Chen Jin felt that Professor Kong was right. After all, it is the capital, how could it be the same? Houses at the foot of the imperial city are always more valuable. The increase is not obvious now, so just leave it alone for now.
Oh, you overthought it. She now has 18,000 yuan in her card.
Chen Yongan interrupted their conversation and said, "There was no fight. The two sides were separated."
Chen Jin glanced at him sideways, his tone sounded regretful, he was really bored during the holiday.
"Sister Chen Jin, are you going out to play during the winter vacation?"
Chen Yongan suddenly looked over and stared at her expectantly.
"I'll ask my friends, I think I'll go." Chen Jin added, "I'm going with my friends, I don't want to bring anyone else."
Chen Yongan said happily: "I am not someone else! Third sister, don't worry, I will go out with you and I won't cause you any trouble!" If he went out alone, his parents would definitely not let him go, but he could go with his third sister!
"Let's talk about it later."
"I'll call you to come and see if there's anything going on..."
"Let's talk about it later." Chen Jin pushed his head aside and focused on watching the fun. "Don't make any noise. The village chief is going to show off his power."
The group of people were shouting and pushing each other for a long time. After they quieted down, the village chief said a few words and the people from Zhang Meixian's family left in shame. Only Chen Wenzhen was left to breathe a sigh of relief, but then he was hit by the village chief's cane.
"Hiss..." Chen Jin shook his arm. It looked very painful, as such a big stick was hitting his body.
"Divorce! Get a divorce today! Don't come to my house again! Yongming, come back with me!" The village chief's roar was so loud that it seemed like everyone in the community knew it.
The village chief was so angry that he didn't care about the fact that family disgrace should not be made public.
Chen Yongan understood clearly and said, "Why should we make a fuss about this? It's not the first time that Zhang Meixian's family has come to our house. The last time before that, they came with a banner. Everyone in the community knows about this. The village chief is very generous. He comes down every day to practice Tai Chi and go fishing with others as usual."
Chen Yue: "My grandparents and uncles also said that it was rare that there was still a village chief to keep the village in check, otherwise my mother wouldn't have gotten that much after the divorce. They were all village cadres and all had the surname Chen. My grandfather was really a piece of shit."
Chen Jin, Chen Yongan: "......"
They wanted to agree, but they always felt that it was not a good idea. So just keep silent.
Chen Yue: "It seems that Chen Wenzhen and Zhang Meixian's divorce is a foregone conclusion. Zhang Meixian is such a fool, just wait for the divorce and go back to her parents' home to suffer. I think Chen Yongming is almost pissed off to death."
Then he added, "She follows others' divorces and does it too. She doesn't have the brains of my mom, nor the support of my grandma's family. Does she think she can get a house and live a good life? Damn it, I really want to wake her up."
Chen Jin, Chen Yongan: "......"
They didn't know that Chen Yue had such a bad temper.
Zhang Meixian was crying outside and Chen Yue was cursing in the car. It's very lively.
Now that he was here, Chen Jin went to his uncle's house for lunch before returning to Hanlin Garden.
"Teacher Chen, just came back from outside?"
When Chen Jin got out of the car, she saw that Shen Baichuan had bought a new car again, and she was so envious that her eyes turned red! Could this black-hearted guy have gone back to his grandfather's house to scratch cars again?
"I went to see the fun."
Shen Baichuan raised his eyebrows, “What’s so exciting?”
Chen Jin concluded: "Chen Shimei was two-timing, and Old Man Chen beat up his unfilial son."
Shen Baichuan smiled, “What a coincidence, I also watched such a play at my grandfather’s house last night.”
The size is probably a matter of fate.
Chen Jin was quite curious whether the same play would be more exciting in a family like theirs.
"The scene wasn't that lively. The beating you saw there hurt for a while, but the beating I saw last night will probably hurt for a lifetime." Shen Baichuan was in a good mood and explained, "The incident caused by my third uncle was too ugly and affected the company. My third uncle was dismissed and his dividends were cut for three years."
“Well, it’s still the big scene over there that’s interesting.” Chen Jin suddenly remembered that when she was interning at Cheng Group, the wife of a certain vice president went to each department to catch an adulterer… Could that vice president be Shen Baichuan’s third uncle?
So, they finally caught him?
She planned to go back and look for the contact information she left during her internship. She would feel uncomfortable if she didn't get to the bottom of this gossip.
"They are all similar. Each has its own excitement. Take me to see the excitement over there some other day."
"It's... so cold, Teacher Shen, I'll go upstairs first." He almost agreed casually. I took him to see the excitement of the villagers, it was all very strange.
Shen Baichuan watched her run away, and stood for a while. A gust of cold wind blew over, finally cooling his heart, and he walked towards his own building.
With a smile on their lips, they stood downstairs in the cold wind and chatted about gossip with each other. I guess only they would do that.
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After staying in Hanlin Garden for five consecutive days, the temperature finally rose a little. It was not so cold outside and it was sunny. Chen Jin decided to go to the tutoring institution run by Yang Qian and others today.
The tutoring institution they ran was close to the small Western-style building, so Chen Jin drove back home and then walked there.
Both the upper and lower floors belong to them, and there is a red sign hanging above them that reads "After-school tutoring at prestigious schools." Speaking of famous universities...In Nan Province, it is true that Nanjing University is a household name.
"You're so close. We've been talking for so long, but you're just coming to see me now." Lin Xinran said when she saw her, "I thought you were also staying in the small western-style building during the holidays. It's really hard to find you."
"During the holidays, I go back to Hanlin Garden, which is closer to my family." It also makes it convenient for her to go and watch the fun.
Chen Jin followed Lin Xinran around the upstairs and downstairs. There were a total of ten classrooms on the upper and lower floors, and some small compartments for teachers and students to teach one-on-one. The place is not small, with both small class courses and one-on-one lessons, and quite a few students. It seems that most of them are junior high and high school students.
Chen Lu and Feng Zhen were both in class, but neither of them taught Chinese. Instead, one taught mathematics and the other taught English.
"Few people have signed up for the Chinese language subject." Lin Xinran invited her to sit in the teacher's office. There were three other teachers in the office, all practicing writing exercises.
"Some of the students who come to work part-time on weekends and during winter and summer vacations are from our school, as well as from the Normal University."
When Chen Jin was about to enter the office, a parent came to consult. Lin Xinran let her look around and she took the information and went to talk to the parent.
Chen Jin turned to the "Teacher Introduction Column" next to it and found that even retired teachers from the school were there. He once again gained a new understanding of this tutoring institution that they had run. No wonder Yang Qian came to keep an eye on it from time to time after investing. The prospects should be very good.
However, Yang Qian asked her to come here, but the person hasn't arrived yet.
"Sister Chen Jin."
Chen Jin looked back and saw another familiar face, Yao Rui, Chen Yongan’s high school classmate.
“Are you working here part-time?”
"Yes, my senior from the same department introduced me here. Sister Chen Jin, why are you here?"
"I came here to visit a friend. Are you getting ready for class? Go ahead and do your work."
Yang Qian also came over and took a few more glances at the boy who had just taken the hot water back to the classroom. "Is this someone you know again?"
"My cousin's classmate." He added, "A very hard-working and motivated classmate."
Chen Jin was quite relieved, that’s great!
Yang Qian said "Oh", and seeing that Chen Jin was in a good mood, she asked, "Can we bring family members with us to Sanya?"
"What kind of family?"
Yang Qian smiled slightly, and Chen Jin understood. Okay, in that case, she can bring her family as well.
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