Chapter 093
Tang Haikuan thought setting up a stall was embarrassing and unbecoming, so Chuxia couldn't persuade him any more.
Of course, he is not the only one who feels ashamed to set up stalls outside. This kind of thing has been cracked down on for more than ten years and is considered a very disgraceful thing in the eyes of almost everyone.
If life didn't force them to do it, no one would be willing or happy to do this, especially now, when there are no people setting up stalls openly on the streets.
It is very difficult to suddenly change ideas that are deeply ingrained in one's mind.
So Chu Xia felt helpless about Tang Haikuan's reaction to this matter, but she could also understand it.
There is not much point in spending time looking for sources of goods and setting up a small stall in early summer.
In a few days, the property rights issue of her house will be settled. She will then have to spend her time on opening the restaurant. The time she spent on the stall will be wasted, and she may have to keep all the imported goods on hand.
So Chuxia thought again.
Since that doesn't make sense, let's just leave it like this for now.
Once she gets the restaurant done, there won't be any need for me to persuade her anymore.
***
After breakfast the next day, Tang Haikuan still rode his bike to work at the construction site.
Chuxia knew that she couldn't persuade him or stop him, so she just watched him go.
Tang Haikuan rode his bike out of the alley and saw Han Lei and his wife Li Lan going to work. He greeted them as he passed by them.
Han Lei and Li Lan responded with a smile.
The two of them walked out of the alley together, and Li Lan asked Han Lei, "Have you thought about it and decided to apply?"
Han Lei gathered all the documents and decided to apply for the house. Li Lan felt nervous again.
She had nothing else to worry about, except that she was afraid of upsetting Han Qingtian and Wang Cuiying, and if she offended Han Ting, the family would become even more at odds with each other.
Han Lei said, "You have reminded me. Let's apply for the house first. As for the separation and moving, we will see how things go later. Anyway, San'er and I will separate sooner or later, so we have to apply for this house. However, given my current work situation, I can only apply for a more ordinary house. The house has two rooms, which can only be used for sleeping. There is no kitchen or bathroom. Cooking can only be done on the balcony in the corridor, and washing and going to the toilet are all in public places."
Li Lan said without being picky: "It would be better if there were only four of us living here than now."
Now the family of eight is crowded.
Han Lei: "Let's do this for now, don't let my parents know."
Li Lan: “I know.”
Not long after walking out of the alley, Han Lei went to work and Li Lan went to the factory to get cardboard.
After getting the cardboard back, he went home and sat down with Wang Cuiying to paste paper boxes. Wang Cuiying called Su Yun to join them. Su Yun lay on the bed and said she had a stomachache and couldn't get up. Wang Cuiying couldn't help but scold her for a while.
Su Yun had almost gotten used to Wang Cuiying's vulgarity and rudeness by now.
She lay in bed and blocked her ears to prevent herself from hearing.
***
There was nothing else to do during the holiday, and the weather outside was hot, so I stayed at home in early summer.
Sometimes when she felt the room was too stuffy, she would take a small stool and a book, find a ventilated place in the alley, and read in the cool breeze.
A few days later, it was Sunday.
Tang Haikuan was so tired from work that he slept until noon.
Chu Xia and Wu Xuemei naturally did not call him.
When the temperature in the house got high in early summer, he picked up his small stool and prepared to go out.
Then, as she was walking around the screen wall carrying her small stool, she happened to run into Director Niu, the neighborhood committee director who was visiting.
Director Niu had a loud voice and spoke quickly. Before Chu Xia had a chance to greet her, she asked, "Chu Xia, are your parents home?"
Chu Xia also responded directly: "At home."
"Okay then." Director Niu walked in again in a hurry.
Chuxia looked back at Director Niu, then remembered something and didn't go out.
She came back carrying a small stool, and saw Director Niu entering the second door and shouting at the top of his voice: "Haikuan, Xuemei, are you at home?"
Wu Xuemei came out upon hearing the voice and hurriedly greeted Director Niu.
Director Niu walked directly to the north corridor and said to Wu Xuemei, "I'm here to give your family a notice."
After that, he didn't tell me what the notice was, and asked, "Are Jianping and Lao Han here?"
Today is Sunday and no one goes out.
After Director Niu asked this question, Jiang Jianping, Xu Lihua, and Han Qingtian all poked their heads out of their homes and asked, "Director Niu, what are you here to announce again?"
Director Niu said, "Come here, everyone. Let's talk in the north room."
Hearing this, Jiang Jianping, Xu Lihua and Han Qingtian all went to the north room.
Han Lei also heard it in the room, so he naturally came out and followed him to the north room.
There are not so many drinking cups at home.
Wu Xuemei took a bowl and poured a few bowls of water onto the table.
Only Director Niu drank half a bowl, while no one else touched it.
Tang Haikuan was also awakened by Director Niu's loud voice and came out of the room with sleepy eyes.
He found a bench and sat down, and asked in a daze, "What's the new notice?"
Director Niu put down the bowl in his hand.
She said without beating around the bush: "It's like this. We have just caught up with the implementation of the private housing policy. To put it bluntly, the state will return the houses that were previously confiscated to each family."
Jiang Jianping, Xu Lihua, Han Qingtian and Han Lei obviously didn't pay attention to this matter.
The four of them were all stunned for a moment, and then Jiang Jianping spoke first: "Can you be more specific and clear about what it means to return the houses to the respective families?"
Director Niu added, "Whoever the house originally belonged to, the property rights should be returned to that person. For example, this yard originally belonged to Haikuan's family, so it should be returned to Haikuan's family."
Then he looked at Tang Haikuan and said, "You need to bring all the documents and go to the Housing Authority to handle the formalities yourself."
Tang Haikuan had heard about this in advance, so he wasn't too surprised.
He was almost sober now, but he didn't show any happiness. After all, this was not a happy thing for the East and West Houses.
He nodded calmly and said, "Okay, I'll do it tomorrow."
Chu Xia and Wu Xuemei did not give any different reactions, and both of them looked normal and calm.
When Jiang Jianping, Xu Lihua, Han Qingtian and Han Lei heard this, they felt confused.
The four of them looked at each other, their faces clouded over and their brows slightly frowned.
Food and housing are the biggest things in people's lives.
Xu Lihua held her breath and asked, "What about us?"
Director Niu then looked at Xu Huali and said, "You residents don't have to worry. The national policy is to take everyone into consideration. It doesn't mean that once the property rights of the house are returned to the owner, you will have nowhere to live and will have to sleep on the street. According to the national policy, this house will be a standard private rental house in the future. We must continue to rent it to you and sign a private rental contract. The state has also stipulated the rent standard. Private individuals have no say. It will be slightly higher than when it was used as public housing, but not much."
Xu Lihua and the other three naturally understood what was said.
They still live in this house, but it is no longer a public house allocated to them. In terms of property rights, it is a private house belonging to the Tang family, and they pay rent to the Tang family according to national standards.
On the surface, there doesn't seem to be much change, but in fact it makes people feel uncomfortable.
Originally, everyone lived in public housing, which was allocated by the state. Psychologically, everyone was the same and treated it as their own house, but from now on, this house will belong to the Tang family.
They rented the east and west rooms in the Tang family's house.
Seeing that Jiang Jianping, Xu Lihua, Han Qingtian, and Han Lei were silent, Director Niu turned his head and glanced at them, then asked, "Did I explain it clearly enough? Do you have any questions?"
The four of them wanted to talk, but they didn't know what to say.
After a long while, Jiang Jianping asked again: "Has this policy been decided?"
Director Niu said, "Of course, some places have already implemented it. How about I come and give you a notice? I am only here to give you a notice. The specific implementation of the policy is up to the Housing Authority."
Jiang Jianping hesitated for a moment and then said, "Since the organization has decided, it seems that we have nothing to say."
We are here to notify them, not to solicit their opinions. Even if they have many opinions about this policy, it will be useless to express them now.
Director Niu smiled and said, "You educated people are easy to talk to and communicate with. You understand everything once I tell you. I notified the two courtyards before, and they started arguing on the spot. They said that the government had already allocated the house to their family, so how could it not be theirs now? I said it's no use yelling at me or the other landlord. This is the country's current regulation."
Jiang Jianping and Xu Lihua's smiles were very forced.
Han Qingtian and Han Lei, father and son, lowered their brows and frowned, saying nothing.
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