This is what I'm thinking: when our parents get old, they'll definitely need to live with my older brother, and then this house will be left to him.
When my eldest sister comes back in a while, I'd like to give her a house too, so it's not just you, all of us siblings will get one.
Seeing that Chen Jiandang was about to say something, Chen Shuning waved her hand to stop him from speaking, and then said, "Jiandang, listen to your sister, our country will definitely become stronger and stronger in the future. As the capital of our country, Beijing's houses will only become more and more valuable in the future."
So, while I still have some spare money, I'm thinking of buying more houses. Even if I don't do anything else in the future, the rent from these houses will be enough for me to live comfortably.
This was the first time Chen Jiandang had heard this kind of statement. He was quite curious and forgot about the property certificate that his sister had forcibly stuffed into his hand. He sat down next to Chen Shuning with the look of a curious child.
"Sister, you said this house will be valuable in the future, but the cost of hoarding houses is too high. It's more expensive than hoarding antiques. How many years will it take to turn it into cash?"
"Sister, I thought I was pretty much done with antiques, but I never imagined you were even more involved. You already own six or seven houses worth several thousand each, right? And you're still buying more?"
Chen Shuning now owns seven houses through Chen Jiandang. Besides the one he gave to Chen Jiandang, there is another one he plans to give to his sister, leaving him with five more.
Besides this, there are nine other properties that He Chaoyang gave her. Now, she has fourteen property certificates in her space alone.
She recently plans to travel around to see if she can find good locations that will appreciate in value in the future, based on her memory. In those places, there's no need to buy such well-preserved houses.
She could buy some dilapidated courtyards then; when real estate development booms in the future, she can just exchange the land for commercial housing.
Thinking of this, Chen Shuning couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and answered Chen Jiandang's question without hesitation: "Of course, these houses will be very valuable in the future, it's no exaggeration to say that every inch of land is worth its weight in gold."
"I won't even need to sell the house then; the rent alone will be enough for me to live comfortably for the rest of my life."
Chen Shuning seemed to have already seen a bright future ahead.
She fantasized about waking up naturally every day, then lazily getting out of bed, putting on loose and comfortable clothes, and starting her day.
She no longer needs to go to work or struggle to make a living.
All she had to do was sit at home and wait for her tenants to hand over the rent money.
She can enjoy coffee while watching TV series, and travel whenever she wants. Oh, and she definitely wants to buy a cozy and comfortable little campervan so she can take her husband, Lao He, out to see the beautiful landscapes of the motherland and enjoy a leisurely life.
Just as Chen Shuning was fantasizing about a wonderful future,
Chen Jiandang, who was always quick to pour cold water on things, casually remarked something that made Chen Shuning choke on the saliva that had just flowed from his mouth.
Chen Jiandang looked at her very seriously, then slowly asked, "Sister, how did you know all this? Do you have some inside information?"
Chen Shuning was stumped by Chen Jiandang's question.
She suddenly realized that her answer just now seemed a bit too confident and certain.
But she had no inside information. He Chaoyang was a cunning man, and her younger brother had a good relationship with him. If she used He Chaoyang's name as a cover, she might be exposed one day when the two met and started chatting.
But all this information she had came from the experiences of later generations. She couldn't very well tell Chen Jiandang that she wasn't actually his sister, but a soul from another world, and that what she knew wasn't inside information, but rather the real experience accumulated by several generations!
Thinking about all this, Chen Shuning suddenly felt a little embarrassed and blushed.
She realized that her tone had been too affirmative.
Although she knew these were things that would inevitably happen in the future, she shouldn't have been so absolute about it.
She should analyze the problem more rationally and objectively, instead of defining these things directly with a very assertive tone.
Having figured all this out, Chen Shuning took a deep breath and then said to Chen Jiandang, "These are just some of my thoughts and guesses, not any inside information."
I just feel that the population is increasing, and as a result, housing is becoming more and more scarce. Look at Old Zhang's family in the front yard, they are the best example. More than 20 people are crammed into a small house with only two and a half rooms. It is difficult for them to even turn around.
Do you think the government can just stand by and watch its people live like this?
Therefore, I believe the country's housing market has great potential for future growth, so I want to invest in some real estate as a form of retirement security.
After listening to Chen Shuning's words, Chen Jiandang nodded and said, "Sister, you're right. Housing has been very tight for everyone these years. I have a classmate whose family is in this situation."
A family of more than ten people lived in a small, old, dark, and damp tenement building with no toilet.
The whole family squeezed onto a large communal bed, and they didn't even dare to turn over in bed at night for fear of waking up the others.
Cooking takes place in the hallway, and every day there's noise and commotion—one neighbor loses an egg, another loses a head of garlic.
They have to queue for the toilet every day and share a single water tap, making life very inconvenient.
My classmate said their biggest wish was to have a spacious and bright house so their family could live comfortably.
Chen Shuning sighed and said, "Alas, our country has developed rapidly in recent years, but the housing problem has not been well solved."
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