Chapter 109 Renting is not as good as buying
Zhang Chunxue's eyes widened in surprise. She realized that Song Xingzhi was a top-tier romantic at heart!
Song Xingzhi then remembered something else: "I've already informed my mother about our upcoming marriage..."
"She said that once the date is set, our whole family will come."
Hearing him say that, even Zhang Chunxue, who had lived through two lifetimes, couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
After all, even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws.
However, she quickly calmed down and looked at Song Xingzhi sincerely: "I can't always let you make the sacrifices, so I will definitely urge Xiaoxiao to study hard and get into a university in Beijing in the future."
"Then we can settle down in the capital, and you can come home anytime."
Song Xingzhi was stunned for a moment, then felt a warmth in his heart: "Sister Chunxue, you are so good to me!"
Zhang Chunxue was taken aback: "This is good for you?"
Song Xingzhi nodded emphatically: "Yes! Because Sister Chunxue is also seriously considering my needs."
Zhang Chunxue was a little embarrassed: "But actually, I didn't do anything... After all, taking the college entrance exam is Xiaoxiao's business."
Song Xingzhi smiled brightly: "Then I'm very happy too!"
His eyes were like the stars in the sky, bright and dazzling.
The summer night breeze gently caressed their cheeks; everything was peaceful and beautiful.
Not far away, Zhong Xiaoxiao suddenly coughed twice.
Song Xingzhi immediately realized what was going on and said softly, "Sister Chunxue, you should go back first. Yuanyuan must be hungry."
Zhang Chunxue's face flushed slightly: "Okay, then after Xiao Shen falls asleep, you should go back and rest early too!"
After she finished speaking, she quickly walked towards Zhong Xiaoxiao and Zhou Mingli.
During this time, she even reached out and patted her slightly hot cheeks, trying to suppress the heat on her face.
As soon as Zhong Xiaoxiao saw her, she immediately said, "Mom, I didn't mean to interrupt your conversation with Teacher Song..."
She pointed to a spot not far away: "Someone's coming."
Zhang Chunxue felt a little awkward: "So what if there are people here? I was just talking to Xingzhi about something!"
“Oh—” Zhong Xiaoxiao drawled out.
Zhang Chunxue patted her and said reproachfully, "Stop acting up here!"
"Let's go! Let's hurry home!"
The next day, Song Xingzhi took a day off and began looking for a suitable courtyard in town.
These days, there aren't many people renting, and there are few vacant houses. He walked through several streets before finally finding a suitable one.
This courtyard is quite large, with four bedrooms, a main hall, a woodshed, a storage room, and a separate toilet.
There is also a well in the yard, and some vegetable gardens.
An elderly person usually lives in this house, but it is kept very clean.
After asking around, Song Xingzhi learned that the owner of the house and his family had been sent to the countryside a few years ago due to their family background.
The elderly couple were quite old, and by the time they returned, their health was already very poor. Less than a year later, they both passed away.
The house was given to their daughter.
The daughter had married long ago, so the house was empty. Usually, a distant uncle would live there and keep it clean so it wouldn't fall into disrepair.
Upon learning that Song Xingzhi wanted to rent the house, he immediately went to call the current landlord.
The homeowner's surname is Peng, and she is over fifty years old. She looks somewhat weathered and came with her husband.
Song Xingzhi did have some ideas.
He thought it would be better to buy than to rent, since it would be two years before Zhong Xiaoxiao took the college entrance exam. Buying the house would give him peace of mind.
Having made up his mind, Song Xingzhi expressed his thoughts to Sister Peng.
"I think this house is pretty good. If I want to buy it, what do you think, ma'am?"
Sister Peng didn't really want to sell the house, after all, it was the only thing her parents left her.
But her husband did offer some words of advice: "We live in a staff compound now, and our children all have jobs. I guess no one will live in this compound in the future."
"This yard is just sitting empty anyway. If they don't rent it out in the future, it'll just stay empty..."
“You can let your uncle live here now, but what about when he gets old? The house will be completely abandoned, and you won’t have time to come back and clean it every now and then, right?”
“Once a house loses its vitality, it will quickly decay and become unrecognizable,” he gently advised his wife. “Instead of letting the house remain abandoned, wouldn’t it be better to sell it to someone who needs it, so that it can regain its vitality and exist properly?”
Sister Peng was successfully persuaded by him and finally sold the large courtyard to Song Xingzhi for 280 yuan.
Judging from the price of the house alone, this is already considered cheap, but these days there are almost no people buying or selling houses; most people prefer to build their own houses.
Once the house purchase procedures were completed, a huge weight was lifted from Song Xingzhi's heart.
He began to tidy up the yard with peace of mind.
The house had been kept very clean before. The old man had nothing better to do than tidy up the house. There wasn't even a single weed in the yard.
There was a small patch of bok choy growing in the corner of the yard. Song Xingzhi gave the old man two yuan and bought it.
With a house, he could get married, and Song Xingzhi was full of anticipation for the future.
Zhang Chunxue also began to plan her future life.
She felt it was time to put her small business on the agenda.
After bringing back the large stove that had been ordered earlier, Zhang Chunxue began modifying the tricycle.
Zhong Xiaoxiao was busy helping out on the sidelines. She only found out after asking Zhang Chunxue that her mother was going to the county to start a small business.
Zhong Xiaoxiao perked up immediately: "Then can I come back with Mom after school on the weekend?"
Zhang Chunxue patted her head: "Yes, otherwise, if you come back late by yourself and have to travel at night, Mom will worry about you..."
"Now that you have a younger brother, we'll have more expenses in the future, so we need to save more money..."
"You'll still have to go to university later!"
Zhong Xiaoxiao hugged Zhang Chunxue's waist and said, "Mom, I will definitely study hard and get into university!"
"You still have to get into a university in Beijing!" Zhang Chunxue added. "Your teacher, Teacher Song, is from Beijing. If you get into a university in Beijing, we can live in Beijing permanently!"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up like a 100-watt light bulb: "Mom, I held back from asking you last night, you and Teacher Song... you two are..."
Zhang Chunxue's face flushed slightly, and after a long while, she coughed lightly, "I guess so..."
"So what's your opinion, Xiaoxiao?"
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