Chapter 30 Zhang's father gave in and looked at the house
"Now that things have gotten like this, how can we still be neighbors when we don't see each other anymore?" Father Zhang was really worried. If he were at home today, he would definitely not let things develop to that point.
Mother Zhang rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "Come on, you are such a nice guy that others will shit and piss on you! Why don't you see if Wang Chunhua dares to bully other people like this?"
Father Zhang was speechless after hearing what Mother Zhang said, and he ate his meal with holding his breath.
Zhang's mother waited until he finished eating before she calmly said, "Today your son and daughter went to see a garage. They said they wanted to rent it to store their stall items. The rent is not expensive, 500 yuan a month. I thought our place is small, so it would be more convenient to rent another one, so I agreed. Just after we decided on this, the fight happened. Your son said that we had a falling out with the people across the street, and it's not safe to live together. You know Xu Zhiqiang, he's fearless, likes to fight, and knows a lot of gangsters. I think Wanwan is really worried.
I will go with them to look at houses later. If possible, we can rent a bigger house. It doesn’t have to be too big, but the environment is better. When our children go to high school, they will have to go to school on foot, so it won’t affect their studies. We can rent out the house, and it won’t cost much rent per month. My husband and I can work harder and earn more money. If we have enough money to buy a better house in the future, we can sell the old one.”
Father Zhang looked at Mother Zhang in shock. He couldn't understand why the family made such a major decision after such a short time, and he was the last person to be notified.
It took a while for Zhang's father to find his voice. "I have no problem with the garage. I can rent a house and move out, but should we discuss buying and selling the house?"
"What are you discussing?" Zhang's mother slammed the table, scaring everyone.
Zhang's father immediately wilted, "Okay, okay, I won't discuss it anymore. I'll do whatever you say."
Mother Zhang rolled her eyes and said angrily, "If our family wasn't so poor, we wouldn't have to endure this! I've had enough of this kind of life. This time, I'm going to move no matter what. When I make money, I'll buy a new house and sell the old one! It's blinding their eyes, what a joke!"
Seeing that Zhang's mother was furious, Zhang's father didn't dare to say anything and hurried over to take over Zhang Wanwan's shift.
After leaving Century Plaza, the mother and her two children went directly to the community where they rented the garage - Wanjia Xinyuan.
Wanjiaxinyuan is a relatively new residential area in Pu City, with good security. Only the cars of the household owners can enter the community, and cars from outside can only enter the underground parking lot and pay parking fees. The sidewalk and road are clearly divided. The buildings outside are high-rise buildings, the tallest of which has fifteen floors. Behind it is a nine-story building. The first floor is full of garages. There is a green lawn between the garage and the concrete road. Most household owners park their cars on the green lawn. Most of the garages are not used for parking but as warehouses.
Zhang's mother took a tour of the community and immediately fell in love with it. First, the environment here is quiet. There is a row of 15-story buildings between the community and the road, so the noisy sounds from the road can hardly be heard inside. Second, it is not far from Century Square. It takes less than half an hour to ride a tricycle to get there. There are no acquaintances there, so living here does not require worrying about socializing with neighbors.
Because Zhang's mother was satisfied, Zhang Baiyan immediately called Mr. Wang and asked him if he could come over to sign the contract now.
When Mr. Wang heard that it was about signing a contract, he thought it must be possible, so he ran faster than anything else and appeared in front of the three people from the Zhang family in a short while.
Mr. Wang was immediately relieved when he saw Zhang's mother. He felt reassured with an adult by his side and didn't have to worry about being cheated.
Mr. Wang opened the garage, and Zhang's mother went in and took a look around, while Zhang Wanwan and her husband started looking at the contract.
While they were studying the contract, Zhang's mother also started talking to Mr. Wang, "By the way, Mr. Wang, how much does it cost to rent a house at Wanjia Xinyuan per month?"
Mr. Wang casually replied, "I haven't asked about this in detail, but I heard from other owners in the community that an 80-square-meter apartment costs 1,500 yuan a month, which is not cheap."
Zhang's mother frowned when she heard this, "It's so expensive!"
Mr. Wang nodded. "After all, this is one of the best new communities in the entire Pu City, and it's close to the city center. To be honest, fifteen hundred is still a fair price. If you want to rent a house and think it's expensive here, you can rent the Rongyu Community across the street from Wanjia Xinyuan. That community is resettlement housing and the environment is not bad. There is no property management there, and all residents' affairs are managed by the neighborhood committee. But the advantage is that the house price is cheap. Here, one square meter is six thousand, and there is only three thousand eight hundred. If you want to rent a house, a two-bedroom apartment of more than 80 square meters here costs fifteen hundred, and a three-bedroom apartment of 120 square meters there is only one thousand."
Zhang's mother was somewhat tempted by the price, but also a little worried, "Why is the price difference so big? Aren't they all in the city?"
Mr. Wang smiled and patiently explained, "The resettlement houses over there don't have property certificates, only resettlement contracts. To get those property certificates, you have to pay a certain amount per square meter. Because of this, the houses over there are cheap, so the rent is naturally cheap. There is nothing wrong with the house itself, and the community is new, and the layout of the house is also good."
Upon hearing this, Zhang's mother wanted to go to the Honor Community immediately to take a look.
Zhang Wanwan and Zhang Baiyan also went over the contract carefully. Since Mr. Wang's contract was modified from a template downloaded from the Internet, there was nothing to complain about. Zhang Wanwan signed the contract on behalf of Zhang's mother, who paid three thousand yuan in one lump sum and got the key to the garage.
After finishing their work here, the family went straight to the Honor Community.
As soon as Zhang's mother arrived at the community, she found that it was just as Mr. Wang had described. The gate of the community was just a decoration, there were no security guards or anything, and there were many elderly people gathered below the community. It was just like a replica of their community, the difference being that the environment here was much better, and because the new community did not have so many places for people to chat, most people gathered in one place, and other places were relatively quiet.
At first, Zhang's mother was not very satisfied with this place, because she really didn't like the scene of a group of people gathering together to gossip about other people's families. However, because the rent here was cheap, she still patiently took a few turns and finally found that this community actually had the same high-rise buildings along the street as Wanjia Xinyuan. The elevator building here also had fifteen floors, and there were four buildings in total. This was not a resettlement house, and the people living here were strangers who lived their own lives behind closed doors.
Zhang's mother was quite satisfied with the place and went to a real estate agency across the street to inquire.
The result I got was pretty good. The rent of the high-rise building is a little more expensive than the resettlement housing. A 110-square-meter house costs 1,200 yuan per month. It is expensive, but it is cheaper than Wanjia Xinyuan. It is not cheap at all, but there is nothing to complain about in other places.
(End of this chapter)
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