The others in the compound also watched Aunt Liu. They were all sensible people; they wouldn't allow themselves to do anything to Su Yu just because of a single provocation.
Old Mrs. Zhou spat, "You old woman, you're really got a heart as sharp as a needle! We've never seen anyone as troublesome as you back home. At your age, you still bully young women. Any girl who marries into your family is truly unlucky!"
Then, pointing at Aunt Liu, he said, "I'll stay in this house. Let's see what you think."
Having met her match, Aunt Liu was so angry she couldn't speak. She took her rice bowl and went inside.
Su Yu looked at Old Lady Zhou with admiration, "Auntie, you are truly a heroine among women."
"Of course. Back when I was living in the village with my first wife, they were only able to make a living because of me."
Hearing what Grandma Zhou said, Director Zhou's wife suddenly felt a little sad. Her mother-in-law and Tao Tao's mother had indeed suffered a lot back then.
After leaving the compound, the two parties settled on the price of the house. Su Yu quoted 28 yuan per square meter. However, Director Zhou's wife immediately added 2 yuan, making it 30 yuan per square meter. This was a house with a certificate, which could be passed down through generations. It was different from the housing provided by the work unit. In the future, the old lady and Zhou Taotao could register their household registration here, without having to be affiliated with Director Zhou's work unit. Director Zhou's wife felt that buying it at 30 yuan per square meter was worthwhile, and she didn't want anyone to gossip.
Su Yu didn't argue further; she readily agreed to whatever the price was for Director Zhou's wife. After agreeing that the Zhou family had everything ready, they arranged a time to go to the housing management office to transfer the property.
As they parted, Su Yu held Grandma Zhou's hand. "Auntie, I'm telling you from the bottom of my heart. I've never met anyone as generous as Teacher Li, buying a house just for their child's education. It's rare. Nowadays, daughters-in-law are all so tight-fisted; who's willing to buy a house? Even my younger brother's wife wouldn't contribute a penny to his house purchase. Compared to her, it's really clear who's better off. Auntie, you're so lucky to have such filial daughters-in-law."
Hearing this, Grandma Zhou glanced at Teacher Li, feeling a sense of pride. She had never seen anyone buy a house so readily.
Director Zhou's wife smiled to herself. The reason why she bought the house so readily was because she had never seen such a lively old lady before.
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The Zhou family was even more anxious than Su Yu. Only two days later, they asked Su Yu to handle the transfer of ownership.
The house was still registered under Su Dazhi's name. After Su Yu gave the instructions, Su Dazhi obediently went to complete the transfer procedures. The house then ended up under Zhou Taotao's name.
That evening, Su Yu took the entire Su family out for a meal at a restaurant.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they returned home, and Su Yu held a meeting for them.
"This is the property left by my parents. It doesn't belong to me alone, but to our whole family. Any future expenses in the family will come from here. So I won't divide it among everyone. After all, we haven't separated our family. Of course, if anyone wants to separate, I can distribute the money."
The whole family shook their heads violently.
"Okay, since everyone agrees, then I'll keep the money here."
After stuffing the money into his pocket, Su Yu added, "Also, Zhi and Dazhi can switch shifts on Sunday to go and get some wooden planks to help partition the house."
Su Dazhi and Su Zhi nodded repeatedly. "Okay, don't worry, big sister, I'll definitely take care of it."
Su Yu looked at the whole family and said, "You might think I'm overthinking this. But you know who bought the house. Besides her son and daughter-in-law, the old lady has no relatives here. If we show her more care and visit her more often, she might become a relative in the future. Our family has no one to rely on in the provincial capital. Having a relative like this will be good for you all. I'm doing this all for your benefit."
Liu Mei's eyes lit up. "Sister, can I go too?"
"You're so pregnant, you shouldn't do any work. Just chat with people when you have free time."
"Okay!" Liu Mei nodded happily.
Su Dazhi said, "Sister, leave the house matter to me, I'll definitely handle it well."
Su Zhi said, "Sister, I'm very strong now, I can handle these hard jobs without any problem."
Su Lin said, "Sister, they have a child in junior high school, right? When I graduate, I'll give him the materials and books I use."
Su Yu looked at her family with satisfaction. Very good, they all have an ambitious spirit.
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Inside the municipal government compound, some idle family members of cadres were peering out of the windows at Old Zhou's house.
That's strange, I haven't heard any arguing these past two days.
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