"Didn't you say that to develop into a metropolis, you can't develop a metropolis with thatched huts? It definitely has to be demolished and rebuilt," Bai Jiaojiao explained.
"Then how do you know that the houses will become privately owned in the future?"
Most housing now belongs to the public, with only ancestral homes belonging to individuals. These were basically allocated housing after the liberation.
Bai Jiaojiao was stumped by Shen Heng's question: "This is an inevitable trend. In the future, private individuals will be able to buy and sell, and houses will also be exchangeable items. Even if the policy doesn't specify it, they will become private after changing hands a few times."
"You're really clever." Shen Heng had no doubt, because he had always thought his wife was smart.
“Xu Yue’s hometown is nearby. She mentioned to me that houses in that town aren’t expensive. If we buy one in a slightly out-of-the-way area, it shouldn’t cost much.”
The money they brought from Shili Village, besides buying a house and decorating it, was just a bicycle. There weren't any major expenses. Food and water were just a drop in the ocean compared to their big expenses. The royalties from Bai Jiaojiao's translations and the subsidies that Teacher Jian Shao gave to Shen Heng were more than enough for them.
Bai Jiaojiao took out her secret stash and showed it to Shen Heng: "We still have more than 1,700 yuan at home. This stack is a whole thousand. We don't need to touch it. You can take the seven hundred yuan here. Keep the remaining twenty-odd yuan for pocket money. Anyway, we still have income every month."
Bai Jiaojiao estimated that seven hundred yuan could probably buy two small courtyards in the remote countryside. They didn't have any requirements; they didn't care if the place was a bit dilapidated, since they weren't going to live there, it was just for taking up space.
Buying a house and waiting for demolition compensation is just a way to seek stability. Bai Jiaojiao would never take out all the family's money. After all, if Shen Heng wants to do business in the future, he will need capital. Shen Heng's future is the most important thing.
After making her decision, Bai Jiaojiao handed over the seven hundred yuan to Shen Heng and said, "Don't be too deliberate when you go to buy it, otherwise when the demolition and relocation happen, people will definitely feel unbalanced."
They bought this house because they wanted to live here so they could focus all their efforts on dealing with Gao Peifu's retaliation.
But they won't live in the houses in the south. Even if they move to new houses after the demolition is completed, they will rent them out and wait for the next round of demolition. That way, they will be far away, and they won't have the energy to deal with people coming over.
Bai Jiaojiao simply didn't want to put too much effort into this matter, since it was just to make some money by picking up bargains.
“I know that. It’s just that it’s not always as coincidental as buying this house, where someone just happened to be selling it. These days, it’s not easy to buy private ancestral homes; people usually want to pass them down as family property to their descendants.”
"If we have enough money to buy two, then we'll put them far apart."
Bai Jiaojiao continued.
After discussing it, Shen Heng found a place to put the money away. A week later, Shen Heng took the money and went to the south with Jian Shao to conduct an inspection, saying that they would be gone for at least half a month.
Bai Jiaojiao was bored living alone at home, so she simply took a towel and blanket to the dormitory to stay with Shu Manling.
"I really envy you. Life in the lab must be great, right?"
Only the two of them were in the dormitory that night. They couldn't sleep, so they talked to each other.
"Hey, didn't I tell you? Chen Meizhen's father looks like a respectable person, but he's just like Chen Meizhen. He takes a trivial matter as an excuse and deliberately bosses his students around in front of me."
This didn't really hurt Bai Jiaojiao, but it was still enough to bother her.
"What do you mean by 'three'? If I could get into the lab, I'd be happy to have Chen Meizhen boss me around. Next semester, I'm thinking of doing what you said and seeing which professor has a good temper, then I'll volunteer myself."
Bai Jiaojiao said, "It's not just about whether he has a good or bad temper; the key is whether you're interested in his direction."
"I'm fine with any clinical job; I'm not picky."
Shu Manling just wanted to be assigned to a good workplace in the future; she didn't have any lofty ambitions.
Everyone has their own ambitions. Shu Manling knew what she wanted, so Bai Jiaojiao didn't say anything more.
"If you like a certain teacher, then try to make an impression in their class. Then we can try to get seats in the front row and sit there every class. That will definitely build up our goodwill towards them."
The two chatted along with Bai Jiaojiao's words, discussing how to make a deep impression on the teacher. They became more and more excited as they talked, and didn't fall asleep until after three o'clock.
Bai Jiaojiao got up at around 6 a.m. She yawned, looking like she was awake but had paid a huge price.
"Jiaojiao, did Dean Ji specify when you should go?" Shu Manling, a light sleeper, woke up groggily when she heard Bai Jiaojiao getting up.
It's summer vacation now, so it shouldn't matter if we go a little later.
As Bai Jiaojiao tidied up, she said, "Professor Ji gave me some documents to read, but there are some parts I don't quite understand. I'd like to go and ask him for help as soon as possible. He's usually not in his office during the day."
"Okay, I'm going to sleep now."
Shu Manling turned over and went back to sleep. Bai Jiaojiao packed up, picked up her schoolbag, and left.
Ji Guizhang admired Bai Jiaojiao's diligence. When he heard that she had come to ask him questions, Ji Guizhang answered them without reservation and even expanded his knowledge in the process.
The two talked in the office until ten o'clock. The hospital where Ji Guizhang was supposed to see patients that day called twice to urge him to stop, and Ji Guizhang reluctantly ended the conversation.
“I’m usually quite busy,” Ji Guizhang frowned slightly. “How about this, you go find Guan Shengping and ask him to take you. Just tell him it was me.”
As a professor, Ji Guizhang has a quota for recruiting students every year. Although the quality of students has been poor in recent years, the laboratory still needs people to do the work, so he has still recruited quite a few students.
Guan Shengping was someone Ji Guizhang considered quite talented, and was one of his favorite students.
Bai Jiaojiao has gotten to know everyone these past few days and knows who Ji Guizhang was talking about: "Teacher Ji, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go ask Senior Brother Guan for advice next time."
In fact, Bai Jiaojiao had already finished asking her questions, but Ji Guizhang just kept getting more and more excited as he talked.
When Guan Shengping heard Bai Jiaojiao say that she would be doing experiments with him in the future, his mouth stretched into a wide grin that almost tore his mouth apart: "Teacher Ji really wants you to do experiments with me?"
Although Bai Jiaojiao hasn't officially joined their lab yet, her senior brothers and sisters have already treated her as their junior sister.
Who wouldn't want to take on a junior sister who's so pretty and gentle?
It's better than having a clumsy junior student help you choose your graduation thesis next semester!
He said that Teacher Ji was definitely biased towards him.
"real."
Bai Jiaojiao looked at this senior brother and felt that he seemed a little dim-witted.
"Alright, are you guys in your lab class yet? Why don't you come with me and look around the lab today? What has Professor Ji been having you do these past few days? Did he tell you what research direction to take? Did he give you a research topic? Or did he arrange for you to work on a project with me? How should I guide you...?"
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