Around 8 or 9 p.m., the noise in Heping Lane became even louder.
Everyone went from house to house discussing what to do next.
The adults' affairs were too far removed from Song Liyun's life, so she went to the Song family home to ask her grandparents where they would be living in the future.
Grandma told her that they would live in a big house in the future.
"We're moving to the big courtyard. If Junjun wants, she can live with us!"
Song Liyun blinked happily, "Do you have a mom and dad?"
Xu Guiying laughed and said boldly, "It's not them."
Song Liyun said "Oh," and then said, "Grandma, I'll have to think about it."
Xu Guiying patted the little girl's head, "Grandma will save you a room, you can come anytime."
Song Liyun beamed with joy, "Grandma, you're so kind!"
In the year before last, when Song Muchuan and Song Zhiyin were juniors in college, the two siblings went abroad to study. In this day and age, the conditions for studying abroad are much better than when Song Rongrong was studying. They can still call home. Both of them were on government scholarships, had good grades, and were not short of money.
Song Muchuan majored in physics with a focus on aerospace research, while Song Zhiyin majored in mathematics as an undergraduate, minored in finance, and chose business as his master's degree.
Song Yangmin had heard rumors before, and with his savings from the years plus Qian Yu'an's salary and bonuses, he bought a large courtyard house near Heping Lane.
Qian Yu'an didn't want to move either. She had lived here for twenty or thirty years and had developed a strong bond with the neighbors. Her two children had also grown up here.
Upon hearing Song Lijun's words, Qian Yu'an couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gan3kai3, a complex emotion encompassing both emotion and feeling).
Over the years, although the eldest, third, and fifth sons haven't been able to come home, they are still her own children, and living together provides some support. Qian Yu'an is content; her life now is much better than she imagined when she was young. Her parents-in-law have assets, and she never dares to dream that the money and house will be left to them. The Song family has many children, and even if they aren't divided among the eldest, third, and fifth sons, they will be left to some of the grandchildren.
The demolition was like a wild goose flying by without leaving a trace, not leaving much of an impression on Song Liyun.
This is something adults should consider.
Outside, it was freezing cold, so Song Liyun went back into her room to read comic books.
Tom curled up on the edge of the bed, sleeping soundly on his back.
The two of them, one human and one dog, were indescribably content.
Within a few days, Song Muchuan and Song Zhiyin returned to China one after the other. The brother and sister were always calm and quiet, and even though they knew that the land was going to be demolished, they were not too shocked. Anyway, everyone was together and they would live together from now on.
Song Liyun had never been abroad before; the farthest she had ever been was Jinshi. Ever since her older brother and sister came back, she had been following them around asking what foreigners looked like and what they said, and even asking them to perform a short English passage for her.
Song Zhiyin: "Yunyun, study hard, and you can do it too in the future."
"Sis, tell me quickly, I want to hear English."
Song Zhiyin declined, saying, "Without a specific context, I can't articulate it."
"Sister, sister, sister~~~~"
Song Zhiyin looked at Song Liyun, then turned her head to look at Song Muchuan with great helplessness. Song Muchuan had already spoken fluently.
Song Liyun couldn't understand, but as she watched the two of them talking in a garbled language, she went to her fifth uncle's house and called Song Mingzhou over.
So the twins performed again.
The two mischievous kids clapped on the spot.
"Okay, okay!"
"Well said!"
On New Year's Eve, Song Guomin and Yan Yanle returned home, and the whole family sat in the Song family courtyard to discuss the demolition.
The demolition in the Heping Lane area mainly involved cash compensation plus the purchase of resettlement housing at a low price. Due to the good location, the compensation was 21,000 yuan per square meter. The Song family's house had a total property area of nearly 180 square meters. Including the advance moving expenses and project coordination fees, the total amount was close to four million yuan.
Xu Guiying and her husband had already discussed it with Grandpa and Grandma Song. The whole family would move to a courtyard house outside the Third Ring Road. They bought the house in 1990 with the dividends from Phoenix Pavilion. It was a large courtyard house, just so that the whole family could move there in the future.
After Xu Guiying finished speaking, everyone except a few people in the know was shocked, especially the eldest, third, and fifth brothers, who were dumbfounded and couldn't close their mouths.
"Mom! That's a courtyard house!"
I knew my parents were rich, but I never imagined they were this wealthy!
Xu Guiying rolled her eyes. "Get lost! It has nothing to do with you. We're still short of money from the bank!"
Song Jianmin chuckled; he didn't believe it.
Now that they've decided where their parents will move, the brothers are starting to plan where to buy a house.
Song Anmin's courtyard is over 200 square meters. After receiving more than 4 million yuan in compensation, he can sell another house and buy a villa in a nearby community for his parents. That would be enough for his family of several people.
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I'll add more words to this chapter tomorrow morning~~~
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