Chapter 169 Seeing Hope
Tang Xueli had thought about her mother opening a store early on. At the time, she was not sure what kind of store her mother wanted to open, so she just wandered around, keeping an eye on the storefronts everywhere.
In her previous life, she didn't know much about this aspect. In order to understand the current housing system, Tang Xueli read a lot of newspapers, checked a lot of information, and asked around to ensure that the information she saw was comprehensive, objective and error-free.
The housing system reform has gone through three decades, as summarized by professionals in later generations.
We are still in the first decade and everything is in the trial and exploration stage.
Although the idea of housing commercialization has been proposed, it has not yet been truly realized.
In the era of welfare housing distribution, everyone was waiting for promotion and increasing their length of service.
Rely on the organization to allocate housing, and ask the unit to provide housing.
The houses are all public property and cannot be bought or sold privately, and there are also restrictions on subletting.
This creates a lot of trouble for people who want to rent a house.
Tang Xueli and Xia Jinhua hit a wall because of this.
The few well-located street-side shops they had their eyes on were either owned by textile factories or plastic factories.
When I asked the relevant departments, their attitudes were not very good. Some were enthusiastic but rejected outright. Most of them looked lazy and didn't want to pay attention to me. They answered questions coldly, with an impatient look on their faces and ignored me.
Anyway, the contents summarized are all the same, almost the same.
"We can't even find housing for our own employees, so how can we rent it to you? Forget it, it's impossible."
"Where are you from? Come over here with a letter of introduction to prove your identity! Who knows what you are going to do with our house? It's hard to say whether you can rent it or not, so hurry up and get the proof first!"
"Uh...you want to rent a house to open a clothing store? I'll ask for you later, come back later!"
"Ladies, are you asking about the three empty rooms on Yufeng Street? They have been allocated and cannot be rented out."
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After running all day, I was thirsty and gained nothing.
To say I'm not discouraged at all would be a lie.
But it's not to the point of being discouraged.
Xia Jinhua went to set up a stall in the evening, and Tang Xueli slowly walked towards the design institute's staff building.
When I went downstairs, I found Yan Jingshu coming.
"Looking for a storefront?" Yan Jingshu said, "I just knocked on the door and your eldest sister was there. She told me."
Tang Xueli nodded: "Yeah."
Seeing her exhausted, Yan Jingshu could easily guess what she had experienced that day, "Didn't it go well?"
Tang Xueli didn't answer but asked: "Why don't you wait at home?"
"I've been in my room all day and wanted to get some fresh air outside."
In fact, Yan Jingshu felt that it was not appropriate to be alone with Tang Yuanyuan at home.
Of course, he did want to stay outside for a while.
"Let's go inside and talk!" Tang Xueli took him home, "How is your leg?"
Yan Jingshu said: "Every day is a little better than the day before."
He can now walk slowly on his own without a cane.
But it's safer to use a cane.
Hua Minghe told him that rehabilitation cannot be rushed.
As soon as he entered the room, Yan Jingshu saw a pile of newspaper clippings about housing and information about various shops of all sizes spread out on the desk.
Tang Xueli cleaned up the table and thought of his question just now, so she said, "It's not going well. I didn't expect it to be so troublesome."
"It's only been a few days." Yan Jingshu consoled her and said, "I'll walk around with you tomorrow."
"No need." Tang Xueli glanced at his legs, "Let me and my mom take a closer look."
"Let Auntie rest for two days. I can walk now." Yan Jingshu volunteered: "I have more connections than you. Maybe I can help."
Tang Xueli was a little hesitant.
Yan Jingshu: "Old Hua said that I can walk more now and exercise. Walking is also good for bone healing."
"Okay." Tang Xueli said in relief, "I'll take you on my bike."
Yan Jingshu smiled and nodded, "Okay."
He sat on the stool in front of the desk and tilted his head to look at Tang Xueli, his eyes dark and bright, "After seeing so many, which house do you like best?"
Tang Xueli didn't even have to think about it and replied, "That two-story building on Futian Street! It's in a great location with a lot of traffic. There are several residential buildings for family members of units nearby. The average consumption level of people there is not low, and their education level is relatively high, so they are more likely to accept trendy and high-quality clothes."
Xia Jinhua wants to sell some high-quality foreign trade clothing, or more fashionable clothes designed by small factories.
Yan Jingshu frowned, his expression solemn and serious, "Who owns the property of that small building? Have you found out?"
Speaking of this, Tang Xueli couldn't help but sigh, "It's from the thermal power plant. I asked their factory director. He said that many people in the factory want that small building, and several leaders are eyeing it, so it can't be rented to outsiders."
Yan Jingshu nodded, "Is that so..."
"Everyone wants something popular. What I like, others also like. It's normal." Tang Xueli looked at the peonies planted by her elder sister on the windowsill. They were in full bloom, a large red flower that was particularly eye-catching.
She stared at it for a long time, and her eyes became dizzy. "My mother and I have been there twice, and they have shown no sign of relenting."
Yan Jingshu didn't give up, "I'll go with you to ask tomorrow."
"We just went there today. The director of the factory office was not very easy to talk to." Tang Xueli smiled helplessly. "When he saw us asking about renting a house again, he got very angry and almost kicked us out."
Yan Jingshu raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "When he chases us away, it won't be too late for us to leave, and we won't lose anything."
Tang Xueli chuckled and said, "You are quite persistent!"
"You can't be a journalist without this kind of spirit." Yan Jingshu said seriously, "It's not the house you like the most, so of course I have to work hard for it."
"That's right!" Tang Shuangshuang, who had just returned home, was particularly excited when she heard this, "Xue Li, you have to rekindle your fighting spirit!"
She heard her mother talking about this house yesterday.
She slammed her palm on the desk, clenched her fist and waved it in the air, her voice was high and loud, her tone was up and down, and her emotions were extremely abundant, "Maybe there really is a turning point! Such a good house, but it has been empty for so long, which means that they haven't discussed a satisfactory result internally. Maybe... the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind! Xueli, we are the oriole that is harvested in the end!"
Tang Xueli was amused and also felt the energy that her second sister passed on to her.
"There is indeed still a chance. At least the house doesn't have a real owner yet."
Tang Shuangshuang patted her sister on the shoulder and said, "We must carry forward the spirit of perseverance and never give up until the end!"
Tang Xueli smiled and said, "I see. That's what my second sister taught me."
The next day, Tang Xueli rode her bicycle to Yan Jingshu's house to pick him up and set off.
At this time, there was a raging war in Director Qiao's office at the thermal power plant.
Screaming, tearing, cursing, the scene was so chaotic that it was unbearable to watch.
Tang Xueli stood at the door and watched for a while.
Yan Jingshu leaned against the wall in the corridor, his posture leisurely, with a meaningful smile on his face.
"Come here." He hooked his finger at Yan Jingshu, "Wait over here."
Tang Xueli walked over and stood side by side with Yan Jingshu.
Her eyes sparkled as she whispered to Yan Jingshu, "I think I see some hope!"
Yan Jingshu raised his eyebrows proudly, "You've come to the right place!"
Tang Xueli gave a thumbs up and praised, "Master!"
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