Qiao Ru returned home beaming. Things went more smoothly than she had imagined. The instructor's gaze lingered on her, as if he had already noticed her. Although she was not as pretty as her sister, she knew how to conduct herself and was more cultured. It would be great if she could stay in the team.
The two sisters will help each other then.
Seeing Qiao Ru smiling, Qiao Shanshan asked curiously, "Where have you been? I've never seen you before."
Qiao Ru didn't want to tell her so soon, afraid that her sister would ruin her plans, so she smiled and lied, "I went out for a walk and borrowed some books from the library."
"You actually read books? I didn't know that," Qiao Shanshan pouted, having roughly guessed Qiao Ru's thoughts. But in her past life, Qiao Ru still went back to her hometown. Didn't she realize that Qiao Ru wasn't particularly attractive and didn't have a proper job? Which respectable man in the team would be interested in her? "Don't waste your time. I told you before, you were definitely going back to your hometown. If you stay too long, you'll be reluctant to leave, and you'll be the one who suffers."
Qiao Ru's face turned cold, and she threw down the book in her hand. "Can't I even take a stroll around?"
Qiao Shanshan was stunned. Qiao Ru had always been good-tempered, so why was she being so ungrateful?
"Do you think all the men in this team are idiots? Who would want a family like ours?"
“It’s me, not you. The team arranged a job for you and took special care of you. You enjoyed the benefits left by your brother after his death. What about me? I didn’t get any benefits at all. You took all the advantages! How could I live if I went home?”
Qiao Shanshan felt a little guilty. Qiao Ru's man was indeed not presentable; he was old, lame, and liked to beat people.
But everyone has their own destiny, and this is Qiao Ru's destiny.
If Qiao Ru doesn't go back to her hometown, then it will be me who has to go back. The two sisters can't both stay here, can they?
Qiao Ru is unemployed, and if she wants to stay, she needs to find a man to marry. But how many people in the team would be interested in her? Wasn't it because no one was interested in Qiao Ru in her past life that she returned to her hometown in disappointment?
Qiao Shanshan felt that she was doing this for her sister's own good, hoping that Qiao Ru would face reality and know her own limitations.
"Don't get angry. It's not like I'm abandoning you. If I made money and had the means, I would definitely bring you to Beijing. But I haven't settled down in Beijing yet. I can barely take care of myself, how could I possibly take care of you?"
"What if I find a man in Beijing?"
Qiao Shanshan was taken aback. "Who have you taken a fancy to? Could it be that you've already found someone suitable?"
Qiao Ru's eyes darted around, and she stammered, "I didn't fancy anyone, I just felt that if I could marry a man from the team, I could stay in the team and accompany him to the army. Then the two of us sisters could take care of each other, wouldn't that be better?"
Qiao Shanshan didn't want Qiao Ru to stay in the team. She inexplicably felt that this younger sister was a threat to her. Moreover, most of the men in the team had family backgrounds, and there were only a few without them.
Wei Mingyuan, the instructor, Dai Donglin... Which of these three is someone Qiao Ru could possibly be close to?
Qiao Ru should face reality.
"You wouldn't happen to have your eye on Wei Mingyuan, would you? He's having a falling out with Zhuo Linmei, but they've been dating for so long, they'll definitely resolve their issues and get married eventually."
"I don't……"
"Then who else could it be? It can't be the instructor, can it? I'm warning you, he's not someone you can even dream of!"
Qiao Ru's eyes widened, stunned, feeling an indescribable humiliation. "Why can't I like him? Sister, what you're saying is so hurtful. Am I worse than anyone else? Why can't I even think about him?"
Qiao Shanshan stared guiltily at the towel in her hand. She couldn't very well say that the instructor was her man from her past life, could she?
Her decision not to marry her instructor doesn't mean that her instructor has to be with Qiao Ru.
The man she didn't want was taken by her sister. Was this instructor married to her in her past life and to her sister in this one?
Qiao Shanshan always felt that Qiao Ru had taken advantage of her, and she felt that this was unethical and that she could not allow such a thing to happen.
Qiao Shanshan righteously and sternly told Qiao Ru not to overthink things, "I bought you a train ticket. When the time comes, pack up and go back to your hometown!"
Qiao Ru could no longer hold back and burst into tears, lying on the bed in distress.
Qiao Shanshan's words ignited Qiao Ru's fighting spirit. She vowed to surpass her sister and never let her sister look down on her. Her sister wouldn't let her marry the instructor, so she was determined to win the instructor's favor. She wanted the instructor to see her good qualities and to see that she was different from Qiao Shanshan!
Qiao Shanshan was unaware that Qiao Ru had her eye on her husband from her past life.
In her past life, the instructor was very attentive to her, but in this life, the instructor treats her with only polite respect.
Qiao Shanshan thought this was normal, after all, she had been avoiding the instructor.
She never imagined that it was her own sister who was behind it all.
Chu Yu and Mi Fei searched for land all over Beijing and finally settled on a plot near Dongzhimen. The price of this plot was reasonable, but after it went on sale, the price approached 2,000 yuan per square meter. Although it was a bit more expensive than other places in Beijing, they figured they should buy high rather than low.
The common people all feel the same way.
Remote places are not places that old Beijing residents like to live in.
This plot of land is in a good location, so people are willing to accept a slightly higher elevation.
Moreover, after 1989, prices soared and people's wages also increased significantly. Many people in Beijing earned over 100 yuan a month, and more and more people went into business. With more money in their hands, the entire market was thriving.
Of course, there are always people who are pessimistic about the real estate market, but ultimately, good things will always find buyers. Moreover, there are only a few new residential communities being launched across the entire mainland. Given the total population, even if you don't buy and I don't buy, someone will eventually buy.
Mi Fei was still a little worried. "Advertising is not allowed in the mainland, and newspaper ads are also prohibited. Now the newspapers are full of pessimistic reports, saying that a college student can only save fifty yuan a month. To buy a two-bedroom apartment for sixty thousand yuan, he would have to save for a hundred years without eating or drinking. They say that housing prices will drop sooner or later, and the government will have to regulate them sooner or later!"
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