“Yes, I’m looking for a place to live. Comrade, is that the house you were talking about? What’s her situation? Is she really willing to sell the house?” Yu Qiuying pointed to the tall, thin woman’s house and asked.
"Well... I don't know if her house is for sale or not, but her family situation is a bit complicated, let me tell you..." The short woman, for whatever reason, whispered to Yu Qiuying about the tall, thin woman's family situation.
The tall, thin woman was named Zhang Yuping. She was thirty-three years old. Her husband had died five years ago, and she had a twelve-year-old daughter.
Last year, Zhang Yuping found a man, and they're getting married next month.
Zhang Yuping's brother-in-law and sister-in-law had always coveted her house, and now that they knew she was going to remarry, they were making a huge fuss.
After the short woman finished explaining Zhang Yuping's family situation, she said to Yu Qiuying, "Sister, this is the current situation of Yuping's family. If you really want to buy her house, I can take you there to ask her."
"That's great! Oh, thank you so much! What's your surname, sister?" Yu Qiuying took out a handful of fruit candies from her pocket and gave them to the short woman.
This time, the other person accepted the candy she offered. "My surname is Cui, and my name is Cui Yinhua. Let's go, I'll take you there."
The long-faced woman who was eating sunflower seeds next to her was quite shameless. Seeing that Yu Qiuying had fruit candies, she hurriedly asked Yu Qiuying with a smile, "Sister, can I have a few candies too?"
"My name is Yu Qiuying. If I can successfully buy a house here and move in, we'll be neighbors living in the same house. Come on, let's be friends." Yu Qiuying smiled and gave the long-faced woman a few pieces of fruit candy.
The long-faced woman happily accepted the candy. "We both have 'Ying' in our names. My name is Fu Daying. Come on, let's go to Yuping's house and ask her if she's selling her house."
Yu Qiuying followed Cui Yinhua and Fu Daying to the gate of Zhang Yuping's house. The gate was closed, but Cui Yinhua pushed it open and went in first. "Yuping, she's tidying up."
Zhang Yuping was sweeping the yard. There were some broken pieces of glass on the ground, obviously from the fight just now.
"Aunt Cui, Aunt Fu, is there something you need?" Zhang Yuping stopped sweeping, clearly in a bad mood, her brows furrowed.
The little girl, who was eating in the main room, heard the commotion outside and ran out nervously with her bowl in hand. She visibly relaxed when she saw that it was Cui Yinhua and Fu Daying.
Cui Yinhua didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Yuping, this is what's going on. This young lady wants to buy a house here. I'm looking at your current situation and I'd like to ask if you have any plans to sell this house?"
“Yuping, I’m not trying to be nosy, but I think your sister-in-law will cause trouble again. You’re about to marry Huanhuan into a deaf woman’s family. I think you should just sell this house. This girl is looking to buy a house, this is a rare opportunity!” Fu Daying sincerely advised.
She lived next door to Cui Yinhua. All three families were from the same clan. Zhang Yuping's husband had to call their husbands "uncle." The three families had a good relationship and would help each other out if any of them needed anything.
As an elder, Fu Daying genuinely wanted what was best for Zhang Yuping, so it wasn't really meddling.
Zhang Yuping hesitated a bit. To be honest, she had never thought about selling the house before, because she had never thought she would remarry.
But now she has found a man she likes and is getting married next month. After her brother-in-law and his wife found out that she was going to remarry, they have been making trouble every day, saying that the house belongs to the Song family and that she has not given birth to a son. Now that she is going to remarry, the house should be returned to them.
Moreover, it wasn't just her husband's older brother and his wife who were eyeing her house; her two older brothers from her maternal family also became interested in it after learning that she was going to remarry.
Although her two older brothers said they would pay for it, she knew her family's financial situation all too well. Her house had a large courtyard, a main room, three bedrooms, a kitchen, and a toilet. Even if they were siblings, they couldn't possibly give it to her for just two or three thousand.
Besides, both her brothers wanted it, and if she gave it to either of them, she would offend one of them, which is why she hadn't given in yet.
Because of this, both of her sisters-in-law harbored resentment towards her.
Thinking about all this, Zhang Yuping couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Seeing that she seemed a little hesitant, Cui Yinhua quickly said, "Yuping, this is a rare opportunity. You're about to take Huanhuan to live with Zhiwen. If you don't sell the house now, your older brother and sister-in-law might take it over later. If you ask me, you might as well take this opportunity to sell the house. At least you can make some money!"
“Yes, Yuping, we’re only saying this because our three families are close. You know what kind of person your sister-in-law is. Don’t be fooled by how scared she is today. She’ll be back in a few days, you believe me?” Fu Daying said.
"Then, let's go inside and sit down to talk." Zhang Yuping knew that Cui Yinhua and Fu Daying were genuinely looking out for her, and she also knew that Song Qin would definitely not let it go, so after thinking for a moment, she invited the three of them into the house.
The main room looked to be about ten square meters, with tiled floors and was clean and tidy. You could tell at a glance that Zhang Yuping was a straightforward person.
Zhang Yuping brewed tea to serve Yu Qiuying and the other two, asking, "What's your name, ma'am? Are you a local?"
Yu Qiuying smiled. "My name is Yu Qiuying. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Yu. I'm not a local. I just arrived here. I was originally looking for a place to rent. Hey, are you selling this house?"
"Sister Yu, I won't beat around the bush with you anymore. If I were to sell this house, it would cost at least 25,000 yuan. Do you really want to buy it?" It wasn't that Zhang Yuping looked down on Yu Qiuying, but these days, most people really couldn't afford that much money.
Yu Qiuying understood Zhang Yuping's meaning and readily agreed, "As long as you are really willing to sell it to me, I can really buy it."
Zhang Yuping was somewhat surprised, not expecting Yu Qiuying to be so wealthy. However, since the other party had said so, she stopped worrying about it, mainly because she didn't want to miss this opportunity.
Just like Aunt Cui and Aunt Fu just said, if she sells the house, she can at least get some money. If she doesn't sell it, her brother and sister-in-law will both be eyeing it, and she won't have a peaceful life when she marries her daughter there. It's better to sell the house and have some peace and quiet.
Thinking this, Zhang Yuping said to Yu Qiuying, "Then, Sister Yu, I'll sell the house to you for 25,000 yuan. If you want, you can take a look at the house first."
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