After finding and renovating a storefront in the city, Zhou Sui was finally able to relax and no longer had to run around between the city and the town all day.
That day, she opened her notebook and looked at the goals she had set for this year. There was still one goal she hadn't achieved yet: to buy a house.
She wants to buy a house in town so that her family won't have to commute back and forth every day, especially now that it's snowing, it's really hard to ride a bike.
Zhou Sui took out the passbook. The profits from the pomelo tea had already been distributed, and Zhou Peng and Grandma Zhou's share had also been given to them. Now there was only a little over 50,000 yuan left in the passbook.
She was still thinking about the neighborhood that was going to be demolished in a few years, and a few days ago Zhou Sui even took a special trip to the surrounding area.
Apart from being on the edge of town, everything else is fine. The reason for the demolition is that a train station is to be built in the town.
The housing prices in their small town are not high, ranging from 300 to 500 yuan per square meter, but the size of the houses varies greatly.
The smaller ones are about 20 or 30 square meters, while the larger ones start at 200 square meters. There are very few mid-sized units available for sale, probably because these sizes are more suitable for living.
For a family like the Zhous, a small house won't do; they need at least four rooms.
Buying a house will cost at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan.
Zhou Sui could afford the money, but she also needed to purchase a lot of supplies for the storefront in the city to ensure she could open for business after the New Year.
Looking at the numbers on her bankbook, Zhou Sui hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to discuss it with her family.
Zhou Dayong was taken aback when he heard about buying a house. "Why buy a house? Didn't we just renovate this house a few years ago?"
“Yes, we’re perfectly happy with our current house, why would we need to buy another one?” Even Li Qiuju reacted strongly.
Zhou Sui couldn't openly say that there were houses in the town that were going to be demolished, and that the sooner you bought them, the more cost-effective it would be. After the new year, the house prices there would start to rise slowly.
All she could say was that having a house in town would make things more convenient for everyone, so they wouldn't have to get up early and work late every day.
His daughter meant well, so Zhou Dayong didn't refuse any further and instead asked where he planned to buy it.
After hearing her address, Zhou Dayong's eyes widened. "That place isn't very close to our store."
“It takes forty minutes to ride a bike to our house, but almost half an hour to get there. We won’t be short of another ten minutes.”
Zhou Dayong didn't put it too bluntly, but buying there was worse than not buying at all.
“Even saving ten minutes is good. In the middle of winter, it’s good to go home early and warm up so that your knees and Mom’s knees don’t hurt all the time.”
Both of them had knee problems; their knees would ache if they got cold. Zhou Sui bought them thick knee braces, which helped them a bit.
“Sui Sui, Mom knows you’re worried about us. There’s really no need to buy anything. We’re perfectly fine living in the village. The New Year is just over half a month away, and the weather will gradually warm up after the New Year. It won’t be cold for long.”
It's easy to say that time will pass quickly, but it will still be a month or two. And when summer comes, we'll face a new problem: frequent rain.
The Zhou Dayong couple didn't take the issue seriously at all. "Back when we were still in the production brigade, even in a torrential downpour, we would wear raincoats and still get to work. Now it's just a round trip, it's no big deal."
Zhou Sui realized that now, no matter what she said, they would always have a reason to refute it.
Seeing that her daughter's smile had faded a bit, Li Qiuju quickly said, "You'll need to spend money everywhere now that you've opened a shop in the city. Keep this money for yourself; your parents can't really help much anyway."
"Mom and Dad, please really reconsider. Don't worry about things in the city, we can manage." She was just really strapped for cash; after doing these two things, she really wouldn't have anything left.
"No, no, it's so much better to live in the village. I know all the neighbors, and people greet me wherever I go. But I don't know anyone in town. Sometimes I can't even borrow a needle and thread."
Li Qiuju has experienced this firsthand. When she first opened the shop, she wasn't familiar with anyone around her. Even if she tried to talk to them, they would be indifferent. It was only after these past few months that she was able to sit down and chat with them.
The two elders were adamant, and Zhou Sui was a little disheartened. She turned her gaze to Zhou Xu, who had been acting like he was invisible, and said, "Xu, what do you think? How about we buy a house in town?"
Zhou Xu was eating sunflower seeds when he looked up and grinned, "I'm fine with anything, I'll listen to everyone." That meant he wasn't going to offer any opinion.
Zhou Sui wanted to give him a good whack. She had spoiled this kid for nothing, and he didn't stand up for her when it mattered.
Finally, Zhou Sui left her parents' room with her head down. Just as she was about to go back inside, Zhou Xu suddenly tugged at her clothes. "Sis, be quiet and come with me."
Then Zhou Xu pulled Zhou Sui furtively to the window of the main house. Zhou Sui realized that this was eavesdropping and was about to scold Zhou Xu when she heard a sound coming from inside.
“We’re still young, how can we let Sui Sui buy a house? That’s outrageous.” That was Zhou Dayong’s voice.
“Yes, I was thinking that with our current salaries, if we save for a year or two, we'll be able to afford it.” Li Qiuju’s voice followed.
“Our daughter doesn’t earn money easily. I sometimes see her writing and drawing late into the night.”
“We’re adamant about not letting Sui Sui buy a house. We’ll buy one for her once we’ve saved enough money.”
Zhou Sui froze; it turned out that this was why they disagreed.
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