Chapter 858 The House Cannot Be Sold
I knew I had to get to the point. They chose to let me come back when my dad was not around so that they could talk to me more easily without my dad around.
I raised my head, looked innocent, and blinked at them: "Is there anything I can help you with?"
I specifically asked if I needed help from my mother as her older sister. After all, my niece is still an unemployed junior and logically speaking, I can't be of much help.
Of course, I also know that many things are unreasonable.
With my mother's initiative and me paving the way for him, my uncle immediately started complaining, "Oh, I thought I would work for a big company until retirement, but who knew the company would do some kind of personnel optimization, eliminating 60% of the mid- and low-level managers.
Almost all employees over 35 were laid off.”
My uncle scratched his head in distress and sighed.
I soothed him with concern, "Uncle, don't worry too much. You joined this company right after graduation, and it's been over ten years. The severance pay is quite a bit, so it should give you at least a year or two to slowly look for a job."
My uncle looked at me with a guilty look and spoke hesitantly.
I opened my eyes wide and said, "Is there no severance pay?"
My uncle was stunned and said with a wry smile, "I did receive a severance pay, but after I left, I invested in a company with a few colleagues and it failed..."
His voice grew quieter as he spoke, and at the end he added, "I still owe over two hundred thousand in foreign debt..."
I breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was only a few hundred thousand yuan, so it wasn't a big deal to help him pay it back.
I have only been with Xiao Shiqiu for half a year. In the past, more than 200,000 yuan was definitely a huge sum of money for me, but now I have the confidence to remain calm even if the sky falls.
I was concentrating on peeling the orange and pretended to ask casually, "So, what are your plans now, uncle?"
"I...I want to go back to the north to develop my career." My uncle glanced at my reaction and said, "I plan to bring your aunt and your cousins back with me."
My mother immediately cheered and said in surprise, "That's great, Shuyi. Ever since you left for school, I've been worried about you being alone outside. Now that your second sister is gone, you're the only relative I have left."
I rolled my eyes and said, "Mom, do you think you are not close to me and my dad, or do you think we are not human beings?"
My mother scolded me, "How can you speak so harshly? You don't have any brothers or sisters, so you can't experience the kind of family love that I'm talking about."
When I heard this, I just wanted to laugh. My mother forgot that I do have brothers and sisters, but I still can't experience the kind of family love she said.
I stopped talking, broke off a slice of orange and put it in my mouth. It was so sweet that it was sickening.
Seeing that I didn't respond, my uncle had to continue, "This is my plan. I will come back alone this time to discuss with you and make some preparations in advance.
When your cousins have their summer vacation, the whole family will move back home so that we can enroll the kids in school..."
My cousin from my uncle's family is 12 years old this year and will be in the first grade of junior high school in the second half of the year. My cousin is still younger, she is 6 years old this year and will start elementary school after the summer vacation.
This is the perfect time for the whole family to move back.
"So uncle is coming back to buy a house first?" I asked suddenly.
My uncle paused and looked at my mother for help. My mother quickly tried to smooth things over, "Buying a house is such a big deal, you can't just buy it. Come back and live here first, and then we can think about it slowly."
I looked at my mother and said, "You need a place to live first. Uncle, do you plan to rent a house first and then slowly consider buying one?"
"Why rent? It's not like our house is too small to accommodate you. Since you are not at home most of the time, your uncle and aunt can live in your room first, and your cousins can live in the guest room and study." I knew my mother would say that.
It is obvious that the problem can be solved by spending tens of thousands of dollars to rent a house for my uncle's family, but the whole family must live at home.
I really can't understand my mother's behavior, but I'm too lazy to say anything. If my father can't stand it anymore, let them quarrel. Anyway, I'm not at home, so out of sight, out of mind.
"Okay," I said calmly.
The uncle felt embarrassed and said, "This is not good. Where will Mengmeng live when she comes back?"
"She only comes back a few times a year..." my mother blurted out.
I interrupted her, smiling sweetly, "Yes, uncle, don't worry about staying here. I can just come back occasionally and stay in the hotel across the community.
If that doesn't work, I'll go out and rent a house. I can't leave you without a place to live just because I'm here, right? "
I spoke very sincerely, but my mother and uncle still looked unhappy.
My uncle smiled reluctantly. "I don't plan to stay here long term. I'm just going to stay for a while. I'll move out once I buy a house."
I nodded rapidly, "So, uncle is planning to sell the house in Lincheng and then come back to buy a house, right?"
After talking for a long time, my uncle still hasn't mentioned borrowing money. I guess he might be planning to sell the house, pay off his debts, and use the remaining money to buy a house.
I know that the housing prices in Lincheng have risen quite high in recent years, almost catching up with A.
I heard my mother mention it earlier, that she had paid off my uncle's loan ahead of time.
It is not a problem to sell a house of more than 120 square meters in Lincheng for four or five million yuan. Paying off the debt of more than 200,000 yuan will not affect my return to buy a house.
I felt like I was being petty and suddenly felt guilty. I had just made some money, so why did I think of others like this?
How about when he buys a house, I'll give it to him to decorate it. After all, he is my mother's only brother.
I even decided to go to Gu Muchen to buy furniture.
Thinking of this, my smile became more sincere. "Uncle, if you need any help selling the house in Lincheng, please tell me. I should be able to find someone and I guarantee that you won't suffer any loss."
Xiao Shiqiu also has a branch in Lincheng, so there will be no problem in helping with this.
But unexpectedly, my uncle's face turned even uglier. "Um...that house can't be sold for the time being."
Sweat began to form on his forehead, and I started to shudder, thinking, oh no, he might have mortgaged the house.
"Can't sell it?" I asked politely, "What about the paperwork like the property ownership certificate..."
"If we move back, my parents-in-law will have to live here," my uncle said hesitantly.
I was stunned. What did that mean? The house had to be given to my parents-in-law? Then how would I get the money to buy a house? Aren't we still in debt?
My mother was also stunned. "Xiaoyi, aren't your father-in-law and mother-in-law locals? How come they don't have a house to live in?"
My uncle's eyes were a little evasive. "We did have one originally. When Lizhen's brother got married, the old couple gave their house to her brother and his wife. They've been living with us ever since."
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