Chapter 385 Raising a son is useless
"Sell the house? This, isn't possible?" Jiang Xinhong refused subconsciously.
"Why not? My parents are both in Shenzhen, and my elder brother and second brother are not in the country either. They have gone abroad to take care of their children. You and your elder brother-in-law are the only ones left in your hometown. You might as well come to Shenzhen, which is closer to us."
The more Jiang Xinbai talked about it, the better he felt about this idea. Keeping the house would be a problem sooner or later, so it would be better to sell it.
Jiang Xinhong was also tempted by what he said, but after thinking about it, she hesitated, "Xiaobai, but half of this house belongs to Shichang, will he agree? Besides, the house prices in Shenzhen are so expensive, and we don't have enough money."
"I'll talk to Shichang. If he doesn't want to sell it, then sell the other half of the house to him. Then you can take the money to Shenzhen City to buy a smaller one. If the money is really not enough, I'll pay the main bank for you!"
Jiang Xinbai calculated silently in his mind, thinking that a single room in a residential building near their rental house should cost only about 100,000 yuan now, which should be enough.
"No, that won't work. How can I ask you to pay? It's not appropriate." Jiang Xinhong was a person of integrity and was not willing to take advantage of her sister.
"Sister, if it really doesn't work out, you can just live in the Ritz-Carlton Apartments and take care of your parents. You can keep the money from selling the house for your retirement." Jiang Xinbai came up with another compromise idea.
"Then I'll pay you the rent."
"No need, big sister. Just consider it as your hard work fee for taking care of our parents. I'm your biological sister. Why are you being so distant with me?"
"Oh, no,"
"Okay, big sister, when big brother-in-law comes back, you can discuss it with him. I think this is a good idea. Of course, the pension that Shih Hsin should pay every month must not be reduced."
"Well, that's fine. I'll discuss it with your brother-in-law when he comes back."
In fact, Jiang Xinhong is somewhat inclined to sell the house and move to Shenzhen. Just like her younger sister said, her parents, brothers and sisters are not in their hometown, and her husband has no relatives, so there is no point in them staying in their hometown.
Not long after hanging up the phone, Han Shan came back carrying vegetables. Seeing his wife sitting in a daze on the chair, he frowned and asked, "Xinhong, what's wrong with you? I told you not to use buttons to make it. They are small and tiring to the eyes. You are so old, why do you work so hard? I have a pension, which is enough for the two of us to live on. Besides, we have savings, which is enough for us to use."
Jiang Xinhong shook her head tiredly and patted the chair beside her, "Old Han, sit down. I have something to tell you."
Seeing her like this, Han Shan became even more curious. "What happened? She was fine when I went out this morning. Did Shih Hsin call you and make you angry? These bastards are really wasted. I'll call and scold them to death later. We don't want their money, even if we starve to death."
"Yes, why not? Why should I not want it?" Jiang Xinhong said seriously, staring at him. Just like what her younger sister said, they worked hard to raise the three boys, married them wives, and even divided the money from the demolition of the house among them. Now they are old and need retirement care, but they all start to argue. Why? She must have it.
"Ah," Han Shan touched his head and asked in confusion, "Didn't you say you didn't want their money? They said it's not easy for them to raise children, and the expenses are high. In fact, I think..."
"But now I think it through. Even if we don't ask them to pay anything, they may not be grateful to us. So, why don't we ask for anything?"
"No, Xinhong, I've only been out for an hour and you've already come to your senses? Who enlightened you?" Han Shan didn't believe that his wife had suddenly come to her senses at home. Someone must have said something to her, and he had to thank that person.
Jiang Xinhong grabbed her husband's hand and said, "Old Han, Xiaobai called me just now. She told me a lot of things. One thing I heard was that our three sons must come to support us in our old age. I don't want to live with them either. Give them money. Give money to each family."
"Right. If I had known earlier, I would have asked Xiaobai to persuade you. Look at you. I have talked you all the time, but you still listened to everything Xiaobai said."
Han Shan slapped his thigh and said, from now on, he would let his sister-in-law advise him if there is anything, and his wife would listen to this younger sister.
"Don't worry, Xiaobai suggests that we sell the house we live in now and move to Shenzhen. This way we will be closer to our parents and Xiaobai and the others. What do you think?" Jiang Xinhong said and looked at her husband eagerly.
"Move to Shenzhen? The housing prices there are not cheap, right? Even if we sell this house, we have to give half to Shichang. The remaining money is not enough." Han Shan thought about it and shook his head.
"Xiao Bai said that if we wanted to buy a house, she would give us money if we didn't have enough money,"
"No, that won't work. How can I let her pay? It doesn't make sense." Han Shan immediately shook his head like a rattle.
"Yes, I said so too, but Xiaobai also suggested that we live with our parents in a separate apartment, rent-free, so that we can take care of our parents nearby."
"This..." Han Shan was a little hesitant when he heard this.
Jiang Xinhong looked at her husband and asked with a smile, "Old Han, are you tempted too? Why don't you go out and find out how much our house can be sold for now? That way you can have a better idea."
Han Shan waved his hand. "There's no need to ask. My sons had a quarrel over the house before, so I went to ask around. The houses in our area should be around a thousand per square meter."
"So this house can be sold for around 120,000, right?"
"Well, I have to give half to Shichang."
"That's fine. We'll use the remaining 60,000 for our retirement, and your pension will be enough for our daily expenses."
Han Shan nodded. "I don't have any relatives here anyway, so it doesn't matter where I live. As long as I'm with you, it's up to you to decide."
"Then go. Shih Hsin and his friends won't be coming back home anyway. To put it bluntly, if we die in the house one day, no one will know."
Jiang Xinhong found it sad to think about it. She had worked so hard to raise three children, but she was afraid that no one would find her when she was old.
"Okay, I'll call Shih Hsin and talk to them."
In Shenzhen, Han Shichang was a little surprised when he received a call from his father, but his father hung up after saying a few words.
"What's wrong? What did Dad say again?" Xiao Meiling sat sideways on the armrest of the sofa and asked her husband.
Han Shichang sighed and frowned, "Dad just called and said he wants to sell the house in his hometown and give us half of the money."
"Sell the house? What are mom and dad going to do? Are the eldest and second brothers willing to take mom and dad to live with us in Hai City?"
"No, my parents said they wanted to come to Shenzhen..."
Xiao Meiling was a little unhappy when she heard this, "Shichang, you know, we only have three rooms in our house. My parents live in one, and we live in one. Xiaochuan is also grown up, so naturally he needs one too. It's not that I don't want my parents to come, it's just that we really have no place to live."
Han Shichang knew this, but he still felt uncomfortable after hearing his wife say this, so he replied stiffly: "My parents don't live in our house, my aunt found a place for them to live, so they raised me in vain, so there is no point in raising a son."
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