Buy a house
On Saturday, December 7, Jiang Zhizhi took a day off from her Taekwondo training class and prepared to go to a real estate agency with her mother Cheng Yuping to look at houses.
They have already decided on the general location and will buy a house at the intersection of the No. 1 Middle School, the library and the No. 1 High School, which will be convenient for schooling after they go to high school.
As soon as they entered, a middle-aged man in his thirties greeted them. "Are you looking to rent or buy a house? We have a lot of houses here."
Cheng Yuping was still a little timid and whispered, "Let's buy a house."
When the real estate agent heard that it was about buying a house, his eyes lit up and he became even more enthusiastic. "We have several newly opened real estate projects here. The surrounding environment is good, the transportation is convenient, and the price is not expensive. Let me show you."
He immediately took out a few blueprints of the building and handed them to Cheng Yuping.
"Look at this, Skyline Mansion. It's over 7,000 yuan per square meter. It's the best property in our Dongxin District right now. Your daughter isn't in high school yet, is she? It only takes a dozen minutes to ride an electric bike from Skyline Mansion to No. 1 Middle School. It's very convenient."
Cheng Yuping calculated in her mind that it was more than 7,000 yuan per square meter, so a 100-square-meter apartment would cost 700,000 yuan, which was too expensive.
The agent saw Cheng Yuping's dilemma and recommended a cheaper property that cost more than 5,000 yuan per square meter, but it still cost 500,000 or 600,000 yuan.
Jiang Zhizhi thought for a moment and said, "Do you have any second-hand houses available? Let's take a look."
When the agent heard they were looking to buy a second-hand house, his enthusiasm waned considerably. But even a small amount of money is still meat, so he diligently asked Jiang Zhizhi and Cheng Yuping to follow him to the computer and opened a website. "This website lists all the properties we have. Take a look at which ones you like, and I'll take you there to have a look."
Jiang Zhizhi sat down in front of the computer and looked through the properties one by one with Cheng Yuping. Suddenly, she saw a familiar place.
Auspicious Road.
Jiang Zhizhi remembered that when she was eighteen years old, large areas near Jixiang Road were demolished and almost every household lost millions. Later, the area near Jixiang Road became the famous CBD of Nanshi City and was very prosperous.
The house in front of us is located in an old community in the center of Jixiang Road. It is on the first floor, with a total area of 120 square meters, and a small courtyard of 20 square meters. The asking price is 420,000 yuan.
Jiang Zhizhi fell in love with it at once.
The total price is only 3,500 yuan per square meter, which is very cheap compared to the current real estate market in Nanshi.
"Mom, what do you think of this house?" Jiang Zhizhi asked Cheng Yuping.
Cheng Yuping saw the price of 420,000, which was exactly the same as their budget, and nodded quickly, "This is good, it looks good."
Jiang Zhizhi also liked this one, but just in case, she looked at a few more houses before letting the agent take them there.
In the afternoon, after contacting the landlord and confirming that there were no major problems with the house, they agreed with the landlord and the agent to hand over the house and sign the contract a week later.
On the way back, Cheng Yuping felt a little dizzy. She still couldn't accept the fact that she had become a millionaire.
Jiang Zhizhi followed Cheng Yuping, thinking about buying a shop next.
Of course, since she knew that Jixiang Road would be demolished in the future, it would be better to buy a shop on Jixiang Road.
However, this house costs 420,000 yuan, plus various handling fees, it will probably cost around 500,000 yuan.
The price of a shop is naturally higher than that of a house. After buying it, there will probably be nothing left of the one million.
When she reached the bus stop, Jiang Zhizhi suddenly caught a glimpse of the white building on the side of the road. She was stunned for a moment and looked up.
Hospital.
Dongxin District Central Hospital.
She remembered this hospital, which was the first hospital that diagnosed her mother with colon cancer.
"Mom..." Jiang Zhizhi suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong? Zhizhi."
"Let's go to the hospital for a physical check-up." Jiang Zhizhi pointed at the Central Hospital and said seriously.
Cheng Yuping was stunned. "I'm not sick, why should I go to the hospital for a checkup?"
"You need to go for a checkup because you haven't gotten sick yet. It will be too late to go to the hospital after you get sick. Rongrong's parents both have regular checkups every year." Jiang Zhizhi pulled Cheng Yuping and said coquettishly, "Mom, we have money now, so let's go get a checkup to see if we have any minor ailments. If we do, we can get treatment in time."
In fact, cancer is not incurable. If it can be detected in the early stages, there is a chance of cure.
Cheng Yuping couldn't persuade Jiang Zhizhi, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that what Jiang Zhizhi said made sense.
Anyway, she still has hundreds of thousands of dollars in her hands, and it won’t cost much to have a physical examination in the hospital.
"Okay then, mom will take you for a physical examination."
In the morning, Jiang Zhizhi urged Cheng Yuping to do an extremely comprehensive examination together.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the test results came out and they took them to see a doctor. The results were all good and there was no problem.
Jiang Zhizhi was stunned.
How is that possible?
If things had continued as they had in her previous life, Cheng Yuping would have passed away in less than a year.
But the current examination results show that there is no problem at all.
Coming out of the doctor's room, Jiang Zhizhi couldn't help but pull Cheng Yuping over, "Mom, why don't you have another colonoscopy?"
She was worried.
Unless the colonoscopy is clear, she can be sure that Cheng Yuping really does not have cancer in this life.
"What is a colonoscopy?"
Cheng Yuping, who came from the countryside, did not understand these technical terms.
"Mom, wait here, I'll do it for you."
On the same day, Jiang Zhizhi asked Cheng Yuping to undergo a colonoscopy, but the results of the colonoscopy would not be available until the next morning.
She went back home with Cheng Yuping, but she was surprisingly nervous along the way.
If Cheng Yuping really didn't get cancer in this life, she wouldn't have to save so much money to buy the medicine in the system.
What if... What if she can't control her condition when she is thirty and gets colon cancer, she can still use the medicine in the system to save her life.
Can things really go so smoothly?
Jiang Zhizhi felt uneasy.
The next morning, she did not wait for Cheng Yuping and went to the central hospital alone to get the examination report.
The report showed no abnormalities.
Nothing unusual...
Jiang Zhizhi's nose felt sore and tears rolled down her cheeks.
Perhaps, it was because in this life, Cheng Yuping did not go to work in that wood factory and did not stay in that harsh environment for a long time.
Perhaps, it was because she divorced Jiang Guozhong and no longer suffered from his oppression.
But no matter what the reason was, Cheng Yuping did not get cancer in this life.
Jiang Zhizhi couldn't help crying and laughing. How could she not have thought of this? She had changed so many things, how could her mother's cancer not be changed?
Cancer is a disease that is closely related to diet, living environment and emotions.
As long as they eat healthily and live happily, it can be prevented.
On the way back from the hospital, Jiang Zhizhi decided that even if Cheng Yuping did not have cancer, she would hurry up and get together one million yuan to buy the medicine in the system.
After all, she and Cheng Yuping both suffered from cancer in their previous lives, and that medicine was the guarantee of their lives. Only when she got that medicine could she feel at ease.
*
On December 14, Jiang Zhizhi and Cheng Yuping bought the house on the first floor of Jixiang Road together. When applying for the property certificate, Cheng Yuping wrote both her and Jiang Zhizhi's names.
On December 20th, it snowed heavily.
Cheng Yuping rode a pedal tricycle and brought Jiang Zhizhi to collect the red property certificate.
On December 21st, the winter solstice, they had a meal of hot dumplings in that second-hand, dilapidated house.
"From now on, this is our home." Cheng Yuping was a little excited as she held Jiang Zhizhi's hand, her eyes red. "Zhizhi, we have a home now."
All the things in the house had been moved out by the previous landlord. The old walls had turned yellow and were peeling off. The whole house was dirty, old, and a bit damp.
But at this moment, this little house is so warm to them.
"Mom, let's move here next month. Don't tell anyone that we bought a house. If outsiders ask, just say we rented a house here." Jiang Zhizhi reminded her.
"Oh, I understand. Don't worry, Mom knows what's going on."
Now that she had a house, Cheng Yuping's body, which had always been hunched, seemed to have straightened up a lot and she felt more confident.
*
New Year's Day, January 1st.
Jiang Zhizhi and Cheng Yuping moved into their new home together.
There are three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, a long balcony, and a 20-square-meter yard outside.
They cleaned every corner thoroughly.
Cheng Yuping bought two new sets of sheets and quilts, one for each bedroom.
The lamps in the house were old and yellow, so I asked someone to replace them with new incandescent lamps and also take care of the water and electricity.
All of a sudden, this dilapidated old house felt like home.
There was one bedroom left, which Cheng Yuping cleaned out and made into a study for Jiang Zhizhi, but there was no desk in it yet.
Everything in the house has to be purchased slowly.
But even with that, the mother and daughter were already very satisfied.
"Zhizhi, I've thought about it and decided not to buy the shop for now. This house cost us nearly half a million. If we buy another shop, we won't have much money left. You still have to go to high school and college in the future, and you'll need money for many other things. As long as we have a house, I'm very satisfied."
Jiang Zhizhi thought about it and agreed with Cheng Yuping's idea. "It's okay if you don't buy a shop. Why don't you buy an electric tricycle? That way it will be much more convenient for you to go to the morning market to buy goods."
An electric tricycle only costs a few thousand yuan, and Cheng Yuping is actually thinking about changing to one.
With the electric tricycle, it is not only convenient to purchase goods and set up the stall, but it is also much more convenient to pick up and drop off Jiang Zhizhi at home in the future.
"Mom, now that we have a house, we have to find a way to transfer our household registration here."
"Okay, I'll go to the police station and ask when I have time."
"Oh, right." Jiang Zhizhi leaned closer to Cheng Yuping and said with a smile, "Mom, why don't you go get a driver's license?"
"Ah? A driver's license test?"
"Yes, it's very cheap to get a driver's license now. Only two or three thousand yuan will cover the cost. If you can drive, we can buy a car in the future and go wherever we want. It will be so free. Mom, I will take you to travel around the country, to see the sea, to climb mountains, to eat all kinds of delicious food, and to have all kinds of fun."
Jiang Zhizhi's eyes lit up as she spoke, and she couldn't help but yearn for it.
Cheng Yuping grew up in the countryside and married Jiang Guozhong as soon as she came of age. She has never traveled to other places.
But now it’s different. In this life, she wants to live happily with her mother and travel all over the country.
Cheng Yuping was also a little excited by what Jiang Zhizhi said. Thinking about their future, her heart felt sweet.
However, she couldn't help but feel scared when she thought about learning to drive.
"Zhizhi, learning to drive is difficult. I haven't even graduated from elementary school and can't even recognize all the words. How can I do it?"
"Of course I can. If there's anything you don't know, I'll teach you."
In her previous life, Jiang Zhizhi passed the driving test at the age of 28. Although she had not driven many times, her theoretical knowledge was still very solid.
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