In mid-December, Song Jianmin took a fancy to a small courtyard in Heping Lane, and he took Chen Zhou to see it.
Not counting the courtyard house, it's just three rooms plus a kitchen and bathroom, slightly smaller than my uncle's house.
Chen Zhou was satisfied in his heart, but not in his wallet.
"It must be very expensive."
Song Jianmin: "I quietly asked Director Jiang, and it will cost 2,100."
Two years ago, it was probably around 1,500 or 1,600 yuan, but now the price has gone up.
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhou frowned and said, "I only have four hundred yuan."
Song Jianmin coughed lightly, "I have eight hundred yuan!"
After being kicked out of the family, the third and fifth brothers became frugal and lived at their uncle's house, often eating and drinking for free. The two brothers did nothing else and were able to save most of their money each month.
"Don't worry about that, I'll go borrow money from my uncle, he'll definitely lend it to me!"
Chen Zhou pursed his lips. "How about we stay at my place for now, and buy it when we have the money?"
Song Jianmin's eyes widened. "That won't do. You need a house to get married. Don't worry, leave it to me."
Chen Zhou couldn't help but mutter, "We're not even getting married yet."
Song Jianmin narrowed his eyes, "Chen Zhou!"
Chen Zhou exclaimed and took Song Jianmin's hand, "Let's go eat, I'm starving."
Chen Zhou had been working at Phoenix Pavilion for the past few days, but she was a bit free today. Song Jianmin took her hand and led her out, saying, "Let's go."
Song Jianmin pulled Chen Zhou to go to the night market.
Chen Zhou pulled him in the opposite direction, asking, "Where are we going?"
"We're going to buy a house soon, let's save some money! We'll cook for ourselves!"
Now that it's cold, people don't like to go for walks after meals. They either stay at home warming themselves by the fire or playing cards or chess.
After having dinner, Aunt Wang made a special trip to the Song family's house.
She spoke a few words to Xu Guiying in a mysterious manner, and soon Aunt Wang left.
Grandma Song asked her, "What did Pinghua say to you?"
Aunt Wang's real name is Wang Pinghua.
Xu Guiying: "Lao Wu and Chen Zhou went to look at houses today."
Grandma Song exclaimed, "Little Wu is fast!"
Qian Yu'an smiled and said, "It seems I'll be able to drink my fifth brother's wedding wine soon."
Grandpa Song stroked his chin and smiled, "He must be getting anxious because Qiu Min's wife is pregnant."
Song Xinfu warmed himself by the fire, "Which house did that little brat look at?"
Xu Guiying: "It's on the west side of the alley, near the vegetable market."
It's located at the entrance of the alley on the other side.
Xu Guiying observed the expressions of the people in the room and solemnly said, "If Lao Wu wants to buy a house, then he should buy a house. The young couple should pay for it themselves. If they don't have the money, they can borrow it."
Grandpa Song muttered, "Xiao Wu will definitely go to his third brother first."
Song Xinfu clicked his tongue, "In the end, he'll definitely go after his uncle."
The third brother is stingy, and the fifth brother can only pocket a maximum of two hundred.
Song Jianmin did indeed first approach the third brother.
Song Anmin looked at him with a complicated expression. "You're getting married?"
Song Jianmin: "Third brother, relax. The house is nearby. If you miss me, you can see me anytime."
Song Anmin: "Get the hell out of here."
Song Jianmin coughed lightly, "Third Brother, can you lend me some money?"
Song Anmin glanced at him sideways, "How much?"
"Do you have a thousand?"
After a moment of silence, Song Anmin sat up, picked up a pillow, and threw it at Song Jianmin.
"You think I'm a money-printing machine?!"
Song Jianmin: "What about the eight hundred?"
"No, lend me a hundred. Take it or leave it."
Song Jianmin kicked Song Anmin in the butt, yelling, "One hundred is nothing! I'm going to find my uncle later!"
Song Jianmin was too ashamed to ask his mother for money.
Xu Songyuan returned around 8 p.m.
Song Jianmin greeted him at the door, "Oh, Uncle, you're back!"
"Come, come, let me pour you some tea."
"Uncle, I'll get you some water to wash your feet!"
Xu Songyuan glanced at the fifth brother, "Song Jianmin, what trouble have you gotten yourself into now, you little rascal!"
Song Jianmin grinned and handed the foot-washing water to Xu Songyuan.
"Uncle, it's..."
Seeing the fawning smile on Lao Wu's face, Xu Songyuan couldn't help but laugh, "What's wrong?"
"Uncle, I want to buy a house!"
Xu Songyuan exclaimed, "Fifth brother, you're getting married?"
Song Jianmin scratched the back of his head. "Isn't everyone already aware of this? We should buy a house as soon as possible to prepare. It's just that we're still short of money. Uncle, can you lend me 1,200?"
Song Jianmin has 800, Chen Zhou has 400, totaling 1200. Adding the 1200 from his uncle, the total is 2400.
After buying the house, we still need to prepare for the wedding, so the extra 300 yuan will be used for a simple banquet.
Xu Songyuan looked at the fifth brother, smiled and sighed, "The fifth brother has grown up."
Song Jianmin: "Uncle, I won't lend it to you for nothing. I'll write you an IOU with interest."
Xu Songyuan wiped his feet clean with a handkerchief, "Get out, get out, what the hell are you talking about interest for?"
The next day, Xu Songyuan gave the money to Song Jianmin.
Song Jianmin still insisted on giving his uncle an IOU. When he returned to the house and counted the money, it turned out to be 1,500 yuan!
Song Jianmin yelled, "Uncle, we have too much money!"
Xu Songyuan: "The extra is for emergencies."
Song Jianmin chuckled, "Thank you, Uncle!"
Song Anmin felt conflicted; he hadn't expected that his fifth brother would be getting married.
Song Jianmin leaned closer to his third brother and said, "Third brother, are you really envious of me right now?"
Song Anmin: "Song Jianmin, if you can't speak properly, then shut up."
Song Jianmin patted his third brother on the shoulder and said, "Third brother, if you don't get married and don't have children, I'll have my son take care of you in your old age."
Song Anmin laughed angrily, "Song Jianmin, have some shame."
On December 20th, Xu Songyuan had dinner at the Song family's house tonight, and Xu Songyuan drank with Song Xinfu.
Song Xinfu asked in a low voice, "Songyuan, did Lao Wu borrow money from you to buy a house?"
Xu Songyuan hummed in agreement, and then Xu Guiying asked, "How much?"
Xu Songyuan: "Over a thousand. It seems like only yesterday that Lao Wu was getting married. Time really flies—"
No sooner had he finished speaking than there was a sudden knocking on the Song family's door.
Song Rongrong went to open the door.
Who is it?
"Boss, something's happened at the store!" The person who came in was a waiter from the main store. He was pale and looked at Xu Songyuan with a worried expression.
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