Chapter 72: Fireside, Family Assets
The street was even more desolate than when we came here. The cold wind blew up the fallen leaves, adding a bit of chilliness.
Zhang Wanwan walked into the house empty-handed and was immediately bombarded by her mother. The house was filled with the smell of food. Zhang's father had already finished his shower and was sitting on the sofa, making tea and watching TV. He waved at Zhang Wanwan, motioning her to come over.
Zhang Wanwan quickly took a walk and rubbed against Zhang's father in a coquettish manner, "Dad! You guys are so nice!"
Father Zhang pinched Zhang Wanwan's cheek lovingly and said with a smile, "Why are you so sentimental for no reason? How is your classmate? Is he seriously injured?"
"It's okay. I did it all by myself. This time I've learned a big enough lesson. I don't think I'll do it again." Zhang Wanwan replied vaguely. Thinking of Leng Ziyue's situation, she felt sorry for him for some reason. She took out her phone from her bosom and secretly sent him a message: It's New Year's Eve tonight. Remember to eat New Year's Eve dinner and watch the Spring Festival Gala. Happy New Year! (A bunch of emoticons for wishing you a prosperous New Year)
After sending the message, she silently let out a breath and struggled to take a shower and change into new clothes.
Before they knew it, night fell. There was a bang in the sky, and a brilliant firework bloomed in the night sky. Their house was on the tenth floor, so the sound was extremely loud.
Zhang Wanwan excitedly rushed to the balcony, dancing with joy at the sight of the gorgeous fireworks. Zhang Baiyan and the others were not very interested at first, but were infected by her and came out one after another, staying on the balcony for a long time.
Zhang's mother came out and shouted, "Come in quickly and gather around the fire. Close the doors and windows. It's freezing!"
"Right here!" Zhang Wanwan bounced into the house. Father Zhang, who was walking at the end, closed the sliding door of the balcony, and the room instantly became much warmer.
The whole family watched the Spring Festival Gala around the dinner table, toasted their glasses together, and talked about everything under the sun. It was a warm and happy scene.
Zhang's father even asked Zhang Baiyan to have two drinks, saying that it only happened once a year and he could indulge himself.
Zhang's mother shook her head helplessly and packed up with Zhang Wanwan. Seeing that Zhang Wanwan was watching the Spring Festival Gala in the living room with great interest, she got up and went back to her room. After a while, she came out with a big bag.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Zhang Wanwan asked indifferently.
Zhang's mother sat down beside her and whispered, "Here is the money your father and I have earned in the past six months. Most of it is in the bank card, and the rest is in cash. I haven't sorted it out yet. I have nothing to do tonight, so why don't we just do the math? You have a good brain, so help me remember it."
Zhang Wanwan also became interested in the topic of settling accounts. Zhang's father and Zhang Baiyan, who were drinking over there, also lowered their voices involuntarily and listened attentively.
"Let's start counting from September. At that time, we made about 1,800 yuan a day. We started selling barbecue during the National Day, and the daily profit was about 4,000 yuan. Can you calculate how much money we should have made by now?" Although Zhang's mother was illiterate, she had a good memory, especially when it came to money.
Zhang Wanwan was stunned after hearing this, and quickly took out her cell phone, "Mom, wait a minute, I'll press it first."
"It's probably around 580,000. The most expensive estimate is 590,000, and the most conservative estimate is 580,000. But Mom, we have spent a lot of money in the past six months, including living expenses and so on." Zhang Wanwan felt that this calculation was not reliable at all.
"I know! The money you earned during the summer vacation has not been taken into account yet! That money is enough for our living expenses for the next six months, and there is even some left over after including the money to buy you a mobile phone." Zhang's mother rolled her eyes, looking like she knew what was going on.
Everyone was speechless.
Zhang Baiyan was stunned when he heard the number 580,000, and murmured, "Is our family so rich?" You should know that their family situation is that they can't even come up with 20,000 or 30,000, and now they have a family fortune of 580,000 in just half a year. This speed of making money is almost as fast as riding a rocket!
Mother Zhang nodded proudly, shook out everything in her bag, and took out the bank cards and said to Zhang Wanwan and her brother and sister, "We have six bank cards, three of your father's and three of mine. The money Wanwan earned before was also in the cards, but some of it was used. I don't know exactly how much. There is only 200,000 in my card now, and 400,000 in your father's card. The rest is this cash. You can count it later so that I can have a rough idea. I have to give red envelopes to those relatives when I return to my mother's house the day after tomorrow on the second day of the Chinese New Year!"
Zhang Wanwan was speechless when she received the pile of crumpled money. What made her even more speechless was that Zhang's mother had never counted the money. Although the money was in piles, they were all mixed together in a mess.
She had no choice but to take apart the rubber band, rearrange it and calculate again.
Over there, Zhang's father and Zhang Baiyan started drinking again. Zhang's mother didn't care at all. She was still watching the skit and laughing. She was the only one who was counting the money miserably.
After counting the large sums of money and wrapping the change in a transparent plastic bag, Zhang Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, here are 16,000 in 100-yuan notes, 12,000 in 50-yuan notes, and the remaining change adds up to 8,536 yuan, a total of 36,536 yuan. Add the 600,000 yuan in the bank card, and it's 636,536 yuan. This is all the savings in our family!"
Zhang's mother's eyes turned and she looked at Zhang's father with bright eyes, "Old Zhang, go and find out how much a flat is now. If you can buy a house quickly, I won't have anything to worry about!"
Father Zhang drank a glass of wine and smacked his lips, "I asked Lao Li before, and he said that the housing prices in Pu City are more expensive in the city center. The middle and high-end communities are more than 6,000 per square meter, and the ordinary communities are more than 4,000 per square meter. Second-hand houses are even cheaper, some can be bought for 3,800 per square meter. Relocation houses are even cheaper, with rough houses costing more than 2,000 per square meter. However, resettlement houses do not have property certificates, and it is troublesome to apply for the certificate. I think we can afford commercial housing if we work hard, so we should just buy commercial housing to avoid the hassles later."
Zhang Wanwan agreed with this point. In 2006 and 2007, housing prices in Pu City had not started to rise, so it was still relatively cost-effective to buy commercial housing.
Mother Zhang didn't like trouble either. She calculated in her mind and muttered, "If I buy a commercial house, what kind should I buy? An ordinary residential area costs more than 4,000 yuan per square meter, and 100 square meters is more than 400,000 yuan. Our current savings are enough to buy a 100-square-meter apartment."
Zhang's mother was obviously tempted. She had lived in a small house of 40 or 50 square meters for more than ten years. She would be content if she could buy a suite of 100 square meters.
Zhang Wanwan advised, "Mom, there's no rush now. Our rent isn't due until July this year, so we just need to move out before August. You and Dad can go look at houses after the Chinese New Year and take your time choosing. As long as we can get a house before April, it will be fine. Two or three months will be enough for the renovation. We can definitely move out before the rent is due, and you can make some extra money in these few months, after all, renovations also cost money."
(End of this chapter)
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