Yang Qiaoqiao was already quite concerned about housing prices. When she went to transfer Zhou Ling'er to another school, she had inquired about the housing prices there.
The average price of housing in Haicheng is currently around 1,000 yuan per square meter.
However, in the past ten years or so since the resumption of the college entrance examination, especially after the policy of allowing couples to have only one child was adopted, Chinese people have been paying more and more attention to their children's education.
Therefore, houses near schools are generally more expensive than those in other places.
The housing prices around the primary school Zhou Ling'er will attend have now risen to around 2,500 yuan per square meter.
"So expensive?" Zhou Yang was so shocked by Yang Qiaoqiao's description of the house price that he could hardly close his mouth.
He currently has less than 32,000 yuan in his hands.
He had originally calculated that the house price was around 1,000 yuan per square meter, so he could buy a single room of about 30 square meters, and then draw a curtain to divide it in half, which would be enough for him and Ling'er to live in.
To his surprise, the houses in the area around Ling'er's school were more than twice as expensive as he had expected.
Zhou Yang scratched the back of his head, and after telling Yang Qiaoqiao his thoughts, he hesitated and said, "Sister Qiaoqiao, could you lend me some money?"
He just thought about it and decided to just buy a small, cheap house next to their factory.
But after the thought flashed through his mind, he quickly dismissed it.
Because Zhou Ling'er had excellent grades when she was studying in Yun County, she was almost always in the top three of her class every semester.
Yang Qiaoqiao transferred her to Haicheng to study, fearing it would delay her studies, so she specifically inquired about a school with a good teaching quality and went to some trouble to get Zhou Ling'er transferred in.
Sister Qiao has already done so much for Ling'er's studies.
If he, as the older brother, were to buy a house so far away just to save a little money, causing Ling'er to waste two extra hours of study time on her way to and from school, then he would be a terrible older brother.
So, he finally mustered up the courage to ask Yang Qiaoqiao for a loan.
Yang Qiaoqiao readily agreed.
Although she had planned to build staff dormitories after the factory officially started construction, Zhou Yang had now bought a house, which would become his fixed asset with great potential for appreciation.
She definitely supports it.
After dinner, Yang Qiaoqiao and Huo Beixiao took the two little ones to help Zhou Yang and his sister look at houses.
Guo Tao and Deng Hongying were also with them.
Guo Tao made a lot of money when he worked with Huo Beixiao in the black market in his early years.
In the years since the reform and opening up, he has been doing business with Huo Beixiao, and Huo Beixiao has been giving him even more dividends and other benefits.
He's still single, and he doesn't care about anyone else. He hasn't thought about making any more investments or letting his money grow. He just deposits all his money in the bank.
He was somewhat tempted after hearing Yang Qiaoqiao and Zhou Yang discuss buying a house. He thought he could also take a look and buy one or two if there were suitable houses.
It's good to keep it so it can appreciate in value later, or if he meets a woman he likes someday, it would be nice to have it as his own place.
As for Deng Hongying, her biggest wish after coming to Haicheng with Liu Hongjun was to settle down there.
Before working with Yang Qiaoqiao and Huo Beixiao, she never dared to even think about the high housing prices in Haicheng.
But now Liu Hongjun earns 400 yuan a month. After completing a haul, he also receives bonuses and other rewards, and it is said that he will receive a year-end dividend.
She works at Yang Qiaoqiao's factory and has a base salary of 120 yuan a month. After a few more months, once the factory is built and officially starts operation, she will be able to earn commissions.
She is now full of hope for life and feels that with their combined income, if they work hard to save money, they can start thinking about buying a house in Haicheng.
Zhou Yang finally settled on a small 30-square-meter apartment. The apartment had two bedrooms, but no living room, and the kitchen was a makeshift kitchen built on the balcony.
Like many old houses built in earlier years, the water room and toilet are located at both ends of each floor.
The house has simple furniture.
But most things still need to be purchased by oneself.
"Ling'er, what do you think of this house? Your school is right next door," Zhou Yang asked his sister.
This old, dilapidated dormitory was nothing compared to the old villa she used to live in at Yang Qiaoqiao's house, but Zhou Ling'er looked at the house with bright, dark eyes, showing no sign of disgust.
The little girl glanced at the homeowner who was accompanying them to view the house, deliberately frowned, and said, "It's fine as it is. Anyway, it's old and not very convenient to go to the toilet."
Yang Qiaoqiao took in all the little girl's expressions.
Yang Hongying had told her before that whenever school was on holiday, Zhou Ling'er would basically be helping sell clothes at the store.
It seems that this clever little girl has thoroughly figured out the seller's psychology while she was training in the store.
She knew that if she acted like she liked the house, it would be harder for the landlord to negotiate a lower price.
Yang Qiaoqiao knew that Zhou Yang had his eye on the house, but in order to make it easier to negotiate the price, she went along with Zhou Ling'er's words and said, "This house is a bit too old. Moreover, the corridor is full of makeshift kitchens and miscellaneous items, which is also a safety hazard."
The homeowner was a middle-aged woman from Haicheng. She had short hair permed into trendy curls, dressed elegantly, and carried a small leather bag.
Hearing Zhou Ling'er and Yang Qiaoqiao's words, she immediately said somewhat unhappily:
"Young lady, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. My house is a bit old, but the water room and toilet are on this floor, okay?"
And wow, where else can you find such a cheap house with a kitchen besides ours?!
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