Chapter 224 Become a landlady!
The two of them talked as they walked hand in hand, and soon returned to the yard.
Li Shufen had already prepared the meal and was waiting for Su Mei.
When they entered the yard, Qiuqiu was practicing writing in the yard. She saw Huo Jianguo and Su Mei come in first, so she dropped the pencil in her hand and ran to Su Mei:
"Auntie, you're back!"
After calling her aunt, Qiuqiu timidly glanced at Huo Jianguo and whispered, "Uncle!"
Huo Jianguo is not at home all year round, and he often has a stern face when he is at home. Qiuqiu thinks Huo Jianguo is very serious. Although her mother's third uncle likes her very much, she still feels a little restrained when she sees her third uncle.
Li Shufen, who was cooking soup in the house, heard Qiuqiu's words, wiped her hands, stood up and walked out. When she saw Huo Jianguo really came back with Su Mei, she asked in surprise:
"Oh, you really are the Third Brother. I was wondering why Qiuqiu called you Third Uncle. Why did you come to Yanjing? Did the team give you a day off?"
"Yes." Huo Jianguo nodded as he spoke, "I have three days off. I came here by plane. I will stay here for one day tomorrow and have to go back the day after tomorrow. Sister-in-law...are you okay?"
"Very good." Li Shufen knew that Huo Jianguo was asking her if the divorce was good. She thought for a moment and added, "Very good!"
"That's fine." Huo Jianguo was a little embarrassed. Apart from asking hello, he didn't know what else to say to Li Shufen.
Li Shufen didn't want to talk about the past. She smiled at Su Mei and Huo Jianguo:
"Are you all hungry? The meal is ready. Come inside and eat. I cooked rice for three people. It may not be enough. You two can eat it. I'll make some steamed buns for you to soak in the soup."
Upon hearing this, Su Mei responded:
"Sister-in-law, we won't eat. You and Qiuqiu will eat. My master has returned to Yanjing. Huo Jianguo and I will go to visit him tonight, so we won't be eating at home!
We came back just to tell you so you don’t have to wait at home.”
"Oh, that's fine, you guys go." Li Shufen heard what Su Mei said and nodded to her. She then said, "I didn't make anything delicious tonight. I'll buy some more food tomorrow and make a good meal for Jianguo."
"Sister-in-law, don't make a fuss. Just eat whatever you want. I'm not a guest." As he spoke, Huo Jianguo took out a small roll of money from his clothes, pulled out a five-yuan bill, and stuffed it into Qiuqiu's hand.
In the past, every time he saw the child, he would bring supplies and food for the child. This time he came to see Su Mei and didn't know Qiuqiu was here.
But as a child, he will express his feelings out of habit whenever he sees something.
Li Shufen would naturally not let Qiuqiu take the money. She took the money from Qiuqiu and wanted to return it to Huo Jianguo:
"Jianguo, Su Mei, you have helped me a lot. I have no way to repay your kindness. How can I ask for your money?"
"The money is for Qiuqiu to buy snacks. It's just five yuan. Please keep it, sister-in-law! Su Mei is busy with her studies and she definitely doesn't have time to take care of herself. I have to trouble you to help me take care of her." As Huo Jianguo spoke, he stuffed the money into Qiuqiu's pocket.
Li Shufen wanted to retreat, but Su Mei grabbed her hand:
"Sister-in-law, it's too formal to keep persuading me. Jianguo and I have things to do. It's only five dollars. You can take it and buy some meat for Qiuqiu.
"Okay, stop being polite. Master has told us to wait for dinner, so we'll leave first!"
After saying that, Su Mei took Huo Jianguo and left the yard.
After leaving the yard, Huo Jianguo looked back again and asked Su Mei: "Why did you buy such a lousy house to live in? The money I gave you should be enough to buy a better house."
"If I want to buy a better house, I can only buy one. This one has such a big yard, but it only cost me over 2,000 yuan. If I buy houses of this type, I can buy at least four.
What I am interested in is the land. Once I have the land and money, I can build any kind of house I want. I have to buy the land first. This is the capital, and every inch of land is worth a lot of money."
"Sichu, doesn't that mean we have to use all our savings to buy a house?" Huo Jianguo was slightly surprised when he heard Su Mei's tone that she was still planning to buy a house.
Su Mei nodded and directly admitted her plan:
"I plan to use all the money to buy a house, and keep about one thousand as risk reserve. The house I buy is not real estate, and I feel particularly safe when I think of holding a lot of real estate certificates in my hands.
If I hadn't found the right one during this period of time, I might have spent all the money you gave me. Would you have any opinion if I spent it all?"
"If you like, buy it. The money is given to you to manage with." Huo Jianguo does not think there is any point in buying these old houses. The older the house, the less valuable it is.
As long as Su Mei does not break the law or violate discipline, he has no objection to what she wants to do.
As he thought about it, he took out the roll of money again, counted out the money for the plane ticket, and stuffed it into Su Mei's hand.
"This is my salary for this month, and the bonus for this mission. After deducting the airfare, the rest is yours!"
The roll of money was quite thick. Su Mei felt it was heavy in her hand. She asked Huo Jianguo:
"This mission is very difficult, right?"
She remembered hearing from soldiers in the army that in the army, the more difficult and dangerous the mission, the higher the bonus after success.
"Not bad!" Huo Jianguo shook his head and gave Su Mei a brilliant smile.
Su Mei looked at Huo Jianguo and knew that he was trying to evade the main point. He was not telling the truth. She stuffed the money back to Huo Jianguo:
"We are from different places and not in the same place. If you need money urgently, I can't give it to you. You should keep the money yourself."
"Okay, I'll keep it for now. The air ticket is still quite expensive, and I'm afraid that my salary won't be paid when I come to see you next time!" Huo Jianguo hesitated for a while before putting the money back into his pocket. "I'll save my salary as usual. When I save up the whole amount, I'll give it to you in one lump sum so you can buy more yards."
"Sure. By then, all of Yanjing will be my yard. I will rent out all the houses and become a landlady!" Speaking of future life, the corners of Su Mei's mouth curled up unconsciously.
I was a social animal in my previous life, and now I want to turn things around and become a capitalist. It’s so wonderful no matter how I think about it.
Seeing Su Mei's eyes narrowed with laughter, Huo Jianguo scratched her nose lovingly.
As the sun sets, the two of them walk hand in hand in the long alley, and the setting sun stretches their shadows very long.
After walking out of the alley and onto the street, the two men found two rickshaws.
The human-powered tricycle shuttled through the streets and alleys for nearly forty minutes before arriving at the gate of Qin Zhengting's courtyard.
Perhaps because they knew Su Mei and Huo Jianguo were coming, the door of the courtyard was not closed but opened wide towards the outside.
Out of courtesy, Su Mei still knocked on the door and shouted into the yard:
"Master, Master's Wife, Huo Jianguo and I are here!"