Song Lili's hot pot restaurant opened for business on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and it did surprisingly well.
Perhaps because it's Chinese New Year, some families will be generous and go out for a nice meal together as a family.
The rule that hot pot restaurants allow you to eat as much as you want without wasting food made this restaurant their first choice.
So, since opening for business, customers have been coming in one after another, and the business has become very successful.
Song Lili worked tirelessly for several days, and once the hot pot restaurant stabilized, she would occasionally visit the restaurant instead of keeping an eye on it all day.
She recommended Qiao Lin to be the head waiter in the lobby, and Sister Gong to be in the kitchen, asking the two of them to keep an eye on things when she wasn't around.
Zhang Shengtian, with his child by his side, would boil water and do other things in the shop, and he was happy doing it.
Before they knew it, it was time for school to start. Zhang Qinghua and her brother took their three children to register for school, and she registered herself.
The new semester began, and the first time they met in the dormitory, everyone was incredibly excited, especially Liang Yulin, who seemed even more enthusiastic.
"Song Lili, I haven't seen you for a whole holiday. I missed you so much!" She rushed towards Song Lili.
Song Lili was caught off guard and was hugged, feeling like she was about to be knocked over.
"Could you please let me go?" Song Lili pushed Liang Yulin and said, somewhat speechless.
This person seems to be on steroids after the New Year. Did something good happen to them?
"What good thing happened to you?" Song Lili looked at Liang Yulin with a puzzled expression, her eyes sparkling as if they contained a sky full of stars.
She seemed a little shy?
shy?
Are they in a relationship?
"I've found a boyfriend! I'll introduce you to him sometime," Liang Yulin announced happily.
"No wonder, women in love are practically losing their brains."
When others heard this, they also congratulated her and became very curious about what kind of person Liang Yulin's boyfriend was.
Wang Mei also compared herself to Zhang Qinghua, because in Wang Mei's mind, Zhang Qinghua was the kind of husband that everyone imagined.
That's why comparisons are made.
Song Lili wasn't very interested. She was very rational and knew that everyone has their own preferences, and what she liked might not be what others liked.
Therefore, just because Zhang Qinghua is good doesn't mean everyone thinks he's good.
After chatting happily with her roommates for a while, Song Lili leisurely went home.
Standing on the still somewhat dilapidated road, looking at the low-rise buildings around her, Song Lili once again thought about decades later.
This place will undergo earth-shattering changes, and you won't be able to see any trace of what it is now. She will be able to witness the rapid development of this place, and thinking about it, she feels quite proud.
Thinking of those skyscrapers, Song Lili suddenly remembered something, an opportunity she had considered before but the timing wasn't right.
Now, isn't it time?
Back home, Song Lili told her family her thoughts: "I want to buy a house. We might be staying here in the future, so it would be better to have our own home."
"Buy a house?" The whole family looked at Song Lili in surprise; they had never thought about this before.
Only Zhang Qinghua knew the truth, because he had known it before.
“Yes, it will be three years before we graduate from university, and my business is also here, most likely in the capital.”
"If that's the case, why don't we buy a house? Renting is fine too, but having a home makes us feel more secure." Most importantly, it gives us a sense of belonging, and we won't feel like we're adrift, unable to hold on to anything.
"Is that so?" Song Lili's words made everyone, including the crocodiles, ponder, because what she said made a lot of sense.
However, everyone still had their own little thoughts.
Zhang Shengtian hesitated because he was still thinking that maybe he could go back to Hongqi Village in the future.
Although I know in my heart that the possibility is very small, I can't help but have such thoughts in my mind.
That's why he hesitated.
As for Zhang Qingguo and his wife, if his sister-in-law buys a house, will they still have to live with them in the future?
If not, where will they live?
If we live together, I feel guilty, embarrassed, and mostly uncomfortable.
So, for a moment, everyone fell silent.
Song Lili looked at this and that, and after thinking about it carefully, she roughly understood.
“I have some money saved up now, and I’m thinking of using it for the house. It would make us feel more secure living here, wouldn’t it?”
"Renting is fine, but I'm afraid they might suddenly take the property back, and then I'll be in a real mess. It's better to own it; that way I'll feel more at ease."
"Qingguo, you can live with us for now. If you have more money later, you can live on your own and buy another house."
Lin Xue's business is doing quite well now, so buying a house isn't out of the question.
"Besides, buying a house is not a loss. If we want to move to other places in the future, we can just sell it. Anyway, we won't lose money."
With rising housing prices, you can even make a lot of money!
But let's leave those aside for now.
Song Lili's words dispelled the concerns of Zhang Qingguo and his wife. They had only just realized that such a possibility existed.
Thinking about buying my own house in the future will make me feel less uneasy. It's just that I'm staying at my older brother's house for a while.
Lin Xue's business is doing very well, so the couple has the confidence to do so.
As for Zhang Shengtian, Song Lili couldn't do anything about his concerns, since his family would never return to Hongqi Village.
Finally, Zhang Shengtian sighed helplessly, "Since that's how it is, then let's buy it." Anyway, he'll be living with his sons from now on, so if he doesn't go back... then he won't go back.
"Have you decided where to buy it?" Zhang Qinghua asked Song Lili.
"Let's stay nearby." After all, their whole family is here now, so going too far wouldn't be appropriate.
"Let's look around then. This area is pretty good," Zhang Shengtian said, mainly because he was already somewhat familiar with the people in the neighborhood.
Zhang Qingguo and his wife had even less objection, since they weren't the ones who paid for it, and they had no right to offer any opinions.
Having made up her mind, Song Lili thought that she should take advantage of her free time to look for houses for sale nearby.
However, after asking around for several days, she couldn't find anyone asking about selling houses, which made her feel somewhat frustrated.
Finally, gritting his teeth, he went to ask Qian Liulin for help.
"Brother Qian, I want to buy a house, but I don't know where to buy one. Do you know if you can help me find out?"
Qian Liulin's network of connections in the capital was something she couldn't compare to.
"Buy a house?" Qian Liulin was surprised for a moment, then thought it was quite normal.
This person is Song Lili, and everything about her is normal.
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