Chapter 73: Decision, Visit Relatives
"What I mean is that if you want to buy a house, you should buy a bigger one. There is only one room difference between a 100-square-meter and a 120-square-meter suite. Instead of buying a 100-square-meter one, it is better to buy a 120-square-meter one. There are four people in our family, so it is better to buy a 150-square-meter one with four bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, one kitchen, and a large balcony. It costs more than 200,000 yuan more than a 100-square-meter suite, so the house is more spacious and more comfortable to live in.
Although we don’t have enough savings now, we have to pay a deposit first when buying a house, and then pay the balance after the house is delivered. According to my parents’ monthly income of about 120,000, we can get the money together by April, and use the rest for decoration, and pay it slowly. What do you think? Anyway, my family doesn’t have other urgent things to spend money on now. The house we buy is a fixed asset. Before, I said that we would rent out the old house, but my mother was worried, right? If we move to the new house and rent it out, there will be no worries, and we can earn hundreds or thousands more a month! ”
Zhang Wanwan looked at her mother and then her father expectantly. Seeing that they seemed to be thinking about something, she continued to persuade them, "Mom and Dad, think about it. We buy houses to live in. Now buying a house means you will live in it for the rest of your life. Aren't you tired of living in a small house?"
This sentence made Zhang's mother excited and decided: "Okay! People are fighting for their own rights. If you want to buy a big one, just buy a big one. Listen to the girl! Isn't it just working hard to make money? Your mother can still work for another 20 years!"
"Puff!" Zhang Baiyan sprayed out a mouthful of wine without warning, and looked at his father helplessly, "Dad, don't you care about my mom?"
"Why should I care? As long as they are happy!" Zhang's father said with infinite indulgence. Thinking that they would have to buy a house in a month or so, his heart was filled with excitement and his back straightened a lot.
Since his parents have no objections, Zhang Baiyan will have no objections either.
Zhang's father thought that buying a house was a family matter, and Zhang Baiyan and Zhang Wanwan would be busy again after school started, especially Zhang Baiyan, who would take the college entrance examination in June and could not be distracted. For this reason, Zhang's father decided to take advantage of the New Year holidays when the whole family was free to visit various communities in the city center. Even if they could not see the houses, they could understand the environment of the community and have a better idea of them.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Zhang's mother got up and started working before dawn. She first cooked brown sugar vermicelli to worship the Kitchen God, and then made chicken vermicelli soup for Zhang Wanwan and her family. Before 6:30, Zhang Wanwan was woken up by her to wash and dress, for the simple reason that today Zhang's mother was going to bring the whole family back to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings.
In previous years, because Zhang's father and mother owed a lot of money to relatives, they always felt ashamed when they went back to visit relatives, and they had no confidence to speak. They had no money in their pockets but had to pretend to be rich. In addition to red envelopes, they had to try their best to buy some expensive food for the children, just to shut up their sisters-in-law. Later, the money was paid back, but the house was empty. Every time after visiting relatives, Zhang's mother would sigh for several days. Zhang Wanwan didn't understand it before, but after being reborn, she understood everything.
The reason why Zhang's mother was so keen on going back to her parents' home today was because their lives had become better now and they could finally hold their heads high in front of their relatives. If Zhang Wanwan guessed correctly, Zhang's mother should have already prepared several big red envelopes.
Sure enough, just as she changed into new clothes, Zhang's mother brought in several red envelopes, each of which contained a hundred-yuan bill. In 2007, when visiting relatives in the countryside, the maximum amount of red envelope given was eighty yuan, and that was only for uncles and nephews. It was impossible to give more. This move by Zhang's mother could definitely scare a lot of people. Zhang Wanwan could already foresee the shocked expressions of those relatives.
When Zhang Wanwan sat at the dinner table, Zhang's father and Zhang Baiyan also walked out of the room one after another. Big men are not as particular as women, so they just need to dress up casually. Before Zhang Wanwan finished her bowl of vermicelli, Zhang Baiyan had already stood up and put on his shoes, which made her anxious.
It was only 7:20 when the family left the house.
There weren't many people outside on the second day of the Chinese New Year, mostly cars were moving. Father Zhang looked at the cars and was tempted. He grinned and said, "When your father has money, I will buy a car for fun."
"Tsk! You're thinking about a car before you even have a house. Men are really good at talking and not reliable in doing things!" Zhang's mother scolded her bluntly.
Zhang's father didn't say anything back, his eyes were still fixed on the passing cars. Zhang Wanwan smiled and said, "Dad, if you really like it, we can buy it in two years. We bought a house this year, and if we buy a car in a short period of time, others will be jealous. It's better to consider it after a while."
"Yeah," Zhang's father nodded and sighed, "I didn't dare to think about cars before, and now it's just talk. If we really want to buy a car, we have to wait until your brother graduates from college. We don't really need it now. It's not cost-effective to buy a car and keep it at home! Besides, I don't have a driver's license, so I have to take a driver's license test if I really want to buy a car."
Speaking of driver's license, Zhang's father looked at Zhang Boyan and said seriously: "Go and get my driver's license after you finish the college entrance examination. It's better to be prepared. When you come back from college, there will be someone in your family who can drive, so you can buy a car!"
Zhang Baiyan was helpless, "Dad, this is all in the future."
Father Zhang wished that there was someone in the family who could drive right now. After saying that, Zhang Baiyan talked about Zhang Wanwan. Zhang Wanwan was speechless. She was only in the first year of high school, and it would take two years for her to finish the college entrance examination!
Seeing that Zhang's father was becoming more and more outrageous, Zhang's mother simply told him to shut up. Just then, a bus arrived, and the family took the bus to the long-distance bus station to transfer to another bus.
Zhang's mother's parents' home is also in Qingpu, the same place as Zhang's father, but it is in the county seat of Qingpu, not in the rural area below the county seat. After arriving by bus, there is no need to take a motorcycle taxi.
The shuttle bus to and from the county town runs all year round, with schedules from morning to night, so you can take it whenever you want.
When the family got on the bus, the ticket inspector was standing at the door and shouting, "Qingpu Qingpu, going to Qingpu~"
After waiting for about ten minutes, the ticket inspector said to the driver, "Let's go, we won't take any more!"
As soon as the car started moving, Zhang Wanwan immediately leaned against Zhang's father, found a comfortable position, and slowly closed her eyes. Soon that familiar feeling came, the whole car shook violently, and people shook along with it.
Zhang's father hadn't been back to Qingpu for a long time. He held Zhang Wanwan with one hand and the handlebars with the other, complaining, "Are we driving on the highway? Even dirt roads aren't this bumpy!"
Someone else laughed and said, "Fellow countryman, you'll get used to it. We come here every day. This road has been almost destroyed by the trucks. The driver has tried his best to take the best road!"
Father Zhang became even more depressed after hearing this. The idea of buying a car disappeared in an instant. If he often drove on such roads, his car would probably be scrapped in less than two years, right?
Amid the laughter of the crowd, the bus stopped shaking unknowingly. Zhang Baiyan, who had been lying down, breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, looked out the window, and nudged Zhang Wanwan, "Little sister, we're almost there."
(End of this chapter)
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