Chapter 382: Xie Family Invitation
The person from the housing management station opened the door and Lu Miao looked at the situation in the house.
It's just an ordinary building, of a decent size, with one room at the entrance and another room inside.
There is no kitchen, bathroom or anything like that.
No wonder there are those stoves outside the corridor.
"There's a public restroom downstairs... You can take a look. If you don't like what you see, there are two old buildings in the station. I can take you there later."
Lu Miao nodded, and then went to the tube-shaped building that the housing management station mentioned.
The tube-shaped building has beams and columns and was built a few years ago in imitation of the Soviet style.
The building is three stories high, with windows on the north and south sides that let in light. There is water and electricity in the building, and there is a toilet on each floor.
"The rent for this area is 15 yuan per month. It comes with water and electricity. Two years ago, they installed steam pipes, so there's heating in the winter... But you have to pay extra for heating. It's three months from the end of November to the beginning of February, and there's an extra charge of three yuan."
That works out to one dollar per month.
Lu Miao thought the price was okay and the hygiene was also good.
She was particularly attracted by the fact that it had heating, but...
It's really too small.
One room is about 30 square meters, less than 40 square meters.
She felt too crowded to walk alone, let alone taking care of the child and Tang Mei.
"Is there anything bigger in this building?"
"No more. They're all about this size. And these houses are in high demand. They're all leftover public housing allocated by work units."
What this means is that if you don't want it now, you may not be able to buy the house tomorrow.
Lu Miao thought for a moment and asked again:
"If you don't want this kind of building, are there any houses like those in the alleys behind?"
Humanity of the Housing Management Station:
"Well, that area is collective land, and the individual houses are not under our jurisdiction."
Lu Miao nodded thoughtfully and said bluntly:
"Then we'll take a look. Sorry for bothering you with this trip."
The person at the housing management station waved his hand, said "Oh", and didn't say much.
Now they all work for the government, so even if the tenants don't like the house they buy, they don't have any major complaints.
After chatting for a while, they went downstairs and the two groups parted ways at the gate of the old courtyard.
After watching the people from the Housing Management Office walk away and seeing no one around, Fu Jingyou pulled his wife's hand and said, "Are you hungry? Let's find a place to eat and sit down to talk."
"Um."
Lu Miao nodded.
Fu Jingyou immediately said:
"There's a state-owned restaurant next to Renmin University. I just saw it."
"You have a good memory!"
Fu Jingyou pursed his lips and laughed, "That's right."
The two of them set off towards the state-owned restaurant near Renmin University. Lu Miao chatted on the way:
"Dad used to work at the Military Region University, but he was suspended for a while. His new unit seems to be Renmin University."
Fu Jingyou nodded.
He noticed it when Tang Mei mentioned it yesterday.
"If you see him at school, stay away from him. He has a bad temper and he definitely doesn't want others to know about your relationship."
Fu Jingyou nodded, not caring too much.
It's reasonable to be unwilling.
One is at work and the other is at school. If they move out of the relationship at home, even if nothing happens, people who are determined to make things up will create something.
Sitting down to eat at the state-owned restaurant, Fu Jingyou talked about the house:
"The second room we saw was okay, but a little small. If that doesn't work out, we can rent two. What do you think?"
"Don't rush to decide, let me do the math first."
Lu Miao silently calculated the account. He didn’t know until he calculated it. He was shocked.
The rent for one household is 15, which is 180 a year.
Two rooms means 360.
That’s not even counting water, electricity, food and other necessities.
It doesn't sound like much, but how much money have she and Fu Jingyou saved in the past two or three years?
One thousand eight hundred yuan.
In the next few years of college, regardless of whether I will have time to earn extra money, the situation in the city is different from that in the countryside.
Some side businesses are impossible to succeed.
They can't just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
The housing problem must be solved, but we have to look at the long term and do whatever is appropriate.
Lu Miao analyzed the situation, took a bite of the dumplings with vinegar, and said:
"Let's go to the alley again this afternoon and see if there are any private courtyards like that."
According to the collective, the situation was similar to their previous production team in H Province.
Although it belongs to a collective, it is an individual house, so there may not be anyone willing to rent it out.
It’s hard to say openly, but various factors cannot be ruled out behind the scenes, and there will always be people who pursue “money”.
Fu Jingyou nodded, feeling suddenly melancholy.
When he left home with the 1,800 yuan in his pocket, he still felt that everything would be stable after these years of schooling.
I just heard my wife do the math. His money would be gone just by paying three years of rent...
What the hell is there to mention about supporting a wife and raising children?
Overnight, Fu Jingyou was under tremendous pressure.
Lu Miao took advantage of the fact that no one was around and hooked his little finger:
"Don't worry about the money. We'll just ask for it if we need to. Writing an IOU will count as a loan, and we can pay it back later."
Fu Jingyou nodded seriously.
I went for a walk in the hutong again in the afternoon.
There are quite a few individual houses in the compound, but there are at least five or six households, and at most more than ten or twenty households crowded together. Just looking at Lu Miao makes him feel noisy.
After wandering around for an entire afternoon, Lu Miao felt that things weren't going well for various reasons.
There was no time to rush. Seeing that it was getting dark, Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou had no choice but to return home because they were afraid that they would not be able to catch the bus if they returned too late.
When I got home and sat on the sofa, my eldest and second children came to greet me.
"Mother!"
"Mother!"
"Hey~ Mommy is here, baby smells good, Xia Xia smells good too."
After retrieving the two children, Lu Miao poked them one by one, "Did you listen to your grandma and grandpa today? Hmm?"
The two little ones looked at each other, and the second baby Mingxia crawled into his mother's arms, hugged her without saying a word.
Dabao Mingyi's eyes widened, and he tilted his head and moved his little mouth to complain:
"Baby, be obedient. My sister is crying. She wants mommy in the afternoon."
"Xia Xia is looking for her mother?"
Lu Miao chuckled, touched Xiao Mingyi, and kissed Xiao Mingxia.
"Do you miss your mother?"
Mingxia snuggled in her mother's arms and acted coquettishly, nodding shyly.
Lu Miao did not blame them. He held the two children in his arms and comforted them in turn.
Fu Jingyou sat aside, legs apart, hands clasped together, elbows resting on his knees, looking at his wife and daughter.
Tang Mei poured them some hot water to drink.
Lu Miao raised his eyes and said, "Oh, you don't care anymore and you treat us as guests? If we are thirsty, we can just pour water for ourselves."
"It's not a big deal, isn't it just pouring some water?"
Tang Mei was cheerful.
"I've been walking around all day today. How was it? Did you find anything you liked?"
Lu Miao shook his head. "There's no rush for this. I'll go check it out tomorrow when I have time."
As soon as she said this, Tang Mei understood.
But thinking of something, Tang Mei put down the kettle, handed the teacup to Fu Jingyou, looked at Lu Miao and said:
"I'm afraid you won't be able to go out tomorrow."
"Hmm? Why? Is there something going on at home?"
"Xie Fei took the exam with you and got into the same school as your father... Your Uncle Xie came over this afternoon and gave us an invitation, inviting our family over for dinner."
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