"What's wrong? What happened?"
Gu Nanxun was riding his bicycle when he heard Lin Qing's exclamation and couldn't help but ask her out of curiosity.
"It's nothing, it's just that the houses we were interested in have disappeared from the housing sales listings."
Lin Qing sat on the back of Gu Nanxun's bicycle, swung her legs, and answered with a smile.
Gu Nanxun smiled upon hearing this, "Then it's probably bought by a group of them. If they had been faster today, they should have been able to see all the properties. The ones you looked at for them were indeed quite suitable, and it's good that they were able to buy them."
"It should be right. Whether it is or not, we'll know when we get back and ask."
Lin Qing wrapped her arms around Gu Nanxun's waist, rested her head on his back, and felt the evening breeze.
The afterglow of the setting sun painted the horizon orange-red, like a natural oil painting. The poplar trees lining both sides of the road were tall and straight, their leaves swaying gently in the breeze.
...
"Qingqing, Nanxun, you're back."
As soon as Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun entered the courtyard, they saw Dong Xiulan, Lin Jianguo, their third brother, and Zhao Xi enjoying the cool air in the pavilion, while the children played nearby.
Dong Xiulan was talking to her husband and children when she heard the noise. She looked up and saw Gu Nanxun pushing his bicycle and walking in with Lin Qing. She looked up and greeted them with a smile.
"Mom and Dad, you're back..."
"Mom, you're back..."
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The children were playing when they heard Dong Xiulan's voice. They looked up and saw Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing. They excitedly ran over and greeted them one by one.
Lin Qing patted each child on the head before going to the pavilion with Gu Nanxun.
"Qingqing, Nanxun, where did you go today? Why are you only coming back now?" Lin Yunfeng asked curiously, handing the two freshly cut watermelons.
"We went to look at houses, how was it, Third Brother? Did you find anything today?"
Lin Qing took the watermelon, took a bite, and the sweet juice made her squint her eyes in satisfaction.
"Look what this is!"
Upon hearing Lin Qing's question, Lin Yunfeng excitedly handed a house deed to Lin Qing.
"So fast? Has it already been purchased?"
Lin Qing asked, feigning surprise.
"Of course, your third brother has to be quick when it comes to doing things!"
"Third Brother is amazing!"
Lin Qing looked up and saw that Lin Yunfeng's face was full of excitement, Zhao Xi was also smiling happily beside him, and even Dong Xiulan and Lin Jianguo's faces were full of smiles.
"Third Brother, which company did you buy from? How much did it cost?"
Lin Qing continued to inquire.
"You know that house, it's the two-courtyard siheyuan we looked at yesterday. Because I'm going to live there with my parents, they gave me the only big one they have."
Lin Yunfeng shook his head, looking pleased. Then, before Lin Qing could ask, he continued, "It didn't cost much, only 3,000 yuan. The others have also bought theirs; each family bought a small courtyard house with one courtyard, costing between 1,500 and 2,000 yuan each."
"You guys are pretty quick! You made your selections so fast. I thought it would take at least a few days!"
Lin Qing said with a surprised look, but secretly thought to herself, "Of course it has to be fast! I've already screened them for you in advance, how can it not be fast?"
"We have to thank you for this; the houses you helped us choose were all quite nice."
Zhao Xi looked at Lin Qing with a grin and said that she knew Gu Ge and Qingqing's abilities, so she thought that these houses must have been chosen for them by Qingqing in advance, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence.
Lin Qing smiled and patted Zhao Xi's arm without saying anything. He understood what Zhao Xi meant; some things didn't need to be explicitly stated.
"By the way, Qingqing and Nanxun, how were things today? Did you get everything done?"
Dong Xiulan looked at Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun with a kind expression and asked.
“Mom, we’ve accomplished something big today. We not only bought two courtyard houses for our eldest and second brothers in Houhai, but we also bought a five-courtyard house for ourselves. In addition, Brother Nanxun also bought a piece of land.”
"Really? So fast?" Lin Jianguo was somewhat surprised. He put down his teacup, his brows furrowing slightly. "Won't there be any problems? Didn't you say those houses were in high demand?"
Lin Qing shook her head and put down her teacup, explaining, "That's for the future. Right now, the housing market has just been liberalized, and many people, even if they have the money, are reluctant to buy a house. Some people are still eagerly waiting for housing allocation! With free housing available, who would want to spend money to buy a house?"
“You’re right. If you weren’t all unemployed and unable to get housing, we would definitely be waiting for housing too. With free housing, why not save up the money and buy something else? Why do we have to buy a house?”
After hearing Lin Qing's words, Dong Xiulan nodded in agreement. She felt that her daughter was absolutely right, but unfortunately, her children were still far from starting work! They couldn't keep renting a place outside all these years!
"You silly child, don't you already have a house? Why did you buy another one, and such a big one at that? How much money did that cost!"
Dong Xiulan couldn't help but scold.
"Mom, didn't I tell you before? Now that the educated youth are returning to their hometowns, batches of people are coming back from the countryside, and the urban population will increase. Who knows if the government will still allocate housing in the future? If they don't, then we'll have to buy a house. Once more people buy houses, the price of houses will definitely go up. Besides, even if they do allocate houses, they'll only get such small houses that the whole family won't have enough room to live in! Buying a house now not only allows us to live in it, but it's also an investment, so we definitely won't lose money."
Lin Qing knew that Dong Xiulan was worried about the money; this was the mindset of most older generations. So she earnestly explained to Dong Xiulan.
"Okay, I was just saying it offhand. I didn't object to you buying a house! It's good to have your own house, a comfortable and spacious place to live in."
Dong Xiulan patted her daughter's hand and said with a smile.
She wasn't against her children buying a house; she just couldn't quite grasp the idea. But she knew her children must have their reasons. She and Lao Lin were too old to understand anything, so they would just listen to their children from now on.
"However, since the sale of houses has just been liberalized, there aren't many houses available for sale yet. We were lucky to find them. The five-courtyard house we bought, as well as the two-courtyard house we bought for my eldest and second eldest brothers, were all recently returned to us. The landlords were selling them because they were moving out of town."
Lin Qing continued to add.
“Little sister, why did you buy houses over there? Don’t you plan to live here anymore? You even bought houses for your eldest and second eldest brothers. What will Xixi and I do if you move there in the future?”
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