"Hehe, I made forty, but after buying the house, there wasn't much left." Jiang Yue scratched her head and gave a number, because she still needed to buy a house and a car. It was better to just tell people what she was thinking than to let others guess. If she kept it a secret, people would wonder what she would think.
"Wow!" The people next to him exclaimed. You know, no matter when, people who trade stocks lose more than they win. If a stranger said they made money, they might not react this strongly. But Jiang Yue is different. It's like if Jack Ma made hundreds of billions, you wouldn't feel anything, but if your friend made a million, you would take a look.
"Xiaoyue, if you're going to trade stocks next time, could you take me with you?"
Just then, someone in the crowd shouted. Jiang Yue looked over and saw it was Grandpa Liu from the backyard. When Jiang Yue looked over, Grandpa Liu was smiling at her. Before Jiang Yue could say anything, the third aunt spoke up: "How can anyone else take care of you? If you make money, that's fine, but if you lose money, who will be responsible?"
"Don't you dare say you'll be responsible for the loss; you won't say that then."
After the auntie finished speaking, everyone around her nodded in agreement. The auntie then changed the subject and asked, "Xiaoyue, where did you buy the house?"
"Number XX originally belonged to a professor surnamed Li."
"Oh, over there? I know that place. I heard Old Li went abroad to find his daughter and sold the house to you."
"Yes, I bought it a few months ago, and it's only just been renovated. I'm planning to move in before the New Year."
"Have you packed all your things? We'll give you a hand. Many hands make light work, and I'd also like to go see the new house."
"It's almost done tidying up, so I'll leave it to you, Uncle San."
After Uncle San finished chatting with Jiang Yue, the people around him also wanted to go and see. Jiang Yue welcomed everyone and didn't mind having a few more. After taking them to her house, all the bags and packages were already placed there. Each person who came in carried a little something. Apart from the particularly heavy cabinets, water tanks, and other items, there was nothing left. They finished moving everything in one trip.
After moving their things, the group headed towards the new house in a grand procession. Everyone knew where it was, so Jiang Yue didn't need to lead the way. After entering the courtyard, everyone first took a look around. Several people even asked Jiang Yue which renovation team she had hired, as they would also hire one when they were doing their renovations. After the elders in the courtyard left, Jiang Yue's girlfriends helped with the general tidying up.
When things were almost done tidying up, Jiang Yue went out and bought some groceries, beer, and drinks. Then she asked someone else to buy some cigarettes and candy. Everyone who had helped with the move or just come to watch the fun had been given a pack of cigarettes and some candy. After the meal, none of the girls wanted to go home; they wanted to eat such delicious food every day.
While washing the dishes, they suggested that Jiang Yue should open a restaurant. With her skills, she would never have to worry about food or clothing in the future. Jiang Yue was planning to open a restaurant anyway, so she told them about it and hoped they would support her.
"Really, Xiaoyue? Where are you planning to open it?"
Jiang Yue mentioned a few locations: "We haven't decided on a location yet, but this should be it. You must come when it opens, and we'll give you a 50% discount."
After finishing, Jiang Yue chatted with one of them about buying a car, explaining her needs. The woman patted her chest and said, "Leave it to me. I'll go back and ask my dad. He'll definitely give you a great discount."
After seeing the people off, Jiang Yue closed the door, released the puppet and had it organize the items. Jiang Yue then looked around to see if anything was missing. After looking around, there was basically nothing missing, and many rooms were empty. However, there was no need to rush to add anything. New houses are like that; after living there for a while, you'll find that you can't fit all your things.
Jiang Yue slept soundly, and the next morning her girlfriends came over, ostensibly to talk about finding the car, but actually with their eyes fixed on her breakfast. Jiang Yue said irritably, "Old Tan's tofu pudding and fried dough sticks from the roadside stall! What are you thinking? I can make that myself. If you want to eat, go buy it yourself."
The girl visibly looked disappointed for a moment, then came over with a fawning smile: "Yue'er, take your time eating. We'll save you some money for lunch; we'll buy groceries and cook at home."
Jiang Yue rolled her eyes at her. This girl was really shrewd. After Jiang Yue finished eating, her friend took her to her house. When they arrived, her friend showed Jiang Yue some cars. Most cars these days are boxy, and after looking around for a long time, she didn't find one she liked. Jiang Yue didn't care about performance when buying a car; as long as it was decent, that was fine. The main thing was that it had to look good.
After looking around, Jiang Yue didn't find any luxury cars. Most were Volkswagen Santanas, and there were Jettas too. Besides, the prices of used cars are very high now. After looking around, Jiang Yue didn't want to buy any anymore, mainly because the cars looked too ordinary. Unless she bought a smuggled car, money wasn't the problem, the problem was that she needed someone to get the paperwork done. She decided to go to Guangzhou in a while and see if she could find a nice car.
The girl accompanied Jiang Yue around for a while, and then asked Jiang Yue, "Did you see anything you liked? If you did, I'll ask my dad to give you the best deal."
"Forget it, this car isn't something we absolutely have to buy."
"What's wrong?"
"It doesn't look good. I was thinking of just making do with it, but I think I'll pass."
"Huh? Aren't all cars like this? Okay, whatever you say. I won't buy the car then. Can I still come to your place for lunch?"
Jiang Yue couldn't help but glance at her. She hadn't realized she was such a foodie before. Her best friend Zhao Ting was a little embarrassed when Jiang Yue stared at her. Seeing Zhao Ting lower her head, Jiang Yue smiled helplessly and said, "Let's go grocery shopping together today. I'll cook whatever you like."
"real?"
"Hehe, thank you. I'd like to eat Dongpo pork knuckle, shredded pork with garlic sauce, and twice-cooked pork. How about that?"
"You have quite a good appetite. Good for you. Make these dishes when you get back."
"Yue'er~~ You're so kind! Oh, what a loss! If I had known you were such a good cook, I should have visited your house more often."
Jiang Yue ignored her and walked further inside. There was a smaller courtyard with some motorcycles parked there. Jiang Yue wondered if she should buy a motorcycle to tide her over. But then she thought better of it. She didn't need one nearby, and wouldn't it be too cold to ride a motorcycle in the dead of winter to a more distant place? She decided to wait until she went to Guangzhou to buy one.
After returning home, Jiang Yue cooked for her. This time, she let it go, but she packed up the rest to take home and reheat for dinner. Jiang Yue shooed her away in a huff, and Zhao Ting called out as she left, "Yue'er, I'll come see you in a couple of days."
Jiang Yue hired a puppet to clean the house. She went to the shops on the street and bought some couplets and lanterns. Then she spent 200,000 yuan to buy a dilapidated courtyard house. Since it was an investment and she wouldn't live there, she was too lazy to repair it. The next day, she called Zhao Ting over. Because her family had a car, they went to a nearby shopping mall to buy some New Year's goods. Since they bought a lot of things, it was not convenient to take the subway.
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