Chapter 262 Buying a House for Lin's Father and Mother
Because Lin Mo's family of four suddenly joined, the prepared food was not enough, so Xu Hexiao went to slice two large plates of thin beef, and Lin Qi went to get a basket of vegetables.
At the end of the meal, not a piece of meat or a single vegetable was left.
When Lin Qi came back, she brought half a pig, a lamb, six rabbits, six chickens and two geese, which almost filled the entire trunk. She was worried that her family would eat too much, so she brought a lot of meat, but now it seems that it may not be enough.
Maybe they will need to buy some more tomorrow, such as beef. They have almost finished eating the beef their parents bought tonight.
"I made some sour plum soup. Can I pour you a cup?" Xu Hexiao saw that Lin Qi didn't move and thought she was full.
Lin Qi nodded, "Pour a glass for mom and dad too."
"Dad, I want one too, but I have to wash the dishes first," Xu Zhonghui said to his father.
The other children also held dishes in their hands, "We want some too."
Xu Hexiao nodded, "No problem, Dad cooked a lot, enough."
"Uncle-in-law, I want to drink that sour plum soup, too." Lin Yuan said with a blink of her eyes. If so many people want to drink it, it must be a good thing.
"Okay, I'll pour a cup for each of you." There were not enough cups, so Xu Hexiao poured half a bowl for each person.
Lin Yuan took a sip first. She liked the sour and sweet taste very much and drank it all in a few gulps. "Uncle-in-law, I want another bowl."
"Okay, then another bowl." Xu Hexiao poured another bowl for Lin Yuan, this time it was a full bowl.
"Thank you, uncle-in-law." Lin Yuan smiled sweetly.
"You're welcome." Xu Hexiao weighed the amount in the kettle, then looked at the other kettle. After confirming that there was still enough room for each child to have a bowl, he put the kettle down and stopped moving.
But after Lin Yuan finished a bowl, she wanted more.
"The water in the kettle is for my younger brothers and sisters. If Yuanyuan wants to drink it, my uncle can cook it tomorrow, okay?" Xu Hexiao said with a smile.
Lin Yuan rolled her eyes and said angrily, "Okay then."
Li Min: "Don't drink too much water at night, or you'll wet the bed."
Lin Mo and Xu Hexiao talked about the machinery factory in the capital. Although Xu Hexiao had left the machinery factory for a few years, he had a comprehensive understanding of the factory and could talk about almost all the issues that Lin Mo was concerned about.
"Brother-in-law, are the two cars outside the yard yours?" Li Min was more interested in the two cars outside the yard than the machinery factory.
"Yes, it's ours."
"Where did you buy it from? Is it expensive?"
"We bought it from my father. My father came back from Hong Kong City with a few cars and sold two to us."
"Did you buy it with your father?" Dad Lin was surprised.
"That's right. We have earned money and don't want to take the old man's things for free." Xu Hexiao said righteously.
"Your father's things are yours, so why should we differentiate between you and me as we are a family?" Li Min didn't care.
Xu Hexiao shook his head, "My father has other children."
Li Min wanted to say something, but Lin Qi changed the subject and said to Xu Hexiao, "Go and get the gifts for your nephews and nieces and your eldest brother and sister-in-law."
"In my parents' room, Dad, come with me to look for it."
"Okay, I'll go look for it with you. We haven't even had time to unpack the things yet."
The one for Lin Shang was a car model, and the one for Lin Yuan was a doll, all of which were imported toys, and the price was not cheap, and Lin Shang and Lin Yuan liked them very much. The ones for Lin Mo and Li Min were cashmere blankets, which were very soft and thick.
"You're back, so why did you bring us gifts?" Lin Mo felt helpless. His sister gave them a lot of things, but he, on the other hand, had very little to give to his sister.
"Qiqi and I have been married for more than ten years. This is my first time back, so how can I not bring gifts?" Xu Hexiao looked at Lin Mo. Qiqi didn't talk much about her family to him, but among all the Lin family members, this eldest brother should have a more important role.
However, after getting married, changes in the relationship between brothers and sisters are inevitable. It is hard to say what it was like before, but it is hard to say now.
From yesterday till now, Qiqi hadn't mentioned asking Lin's father and mother to go to the capital for fun. It was unclear whether it was because they hadn't had time to mention it yet, or they didn't want to mention it at all. Since Lin Qi didn't mention it, he didn't mention it either.
He guessed that the Lin family probably didn't know about Qiqi's abilities.
Qiqi should have concealed it on purpose, but this is not surprising. Others knew Qiqi's ability, and even if they were jealous, they didn't dare to approach her. Even if there were shameless people, Qiqi would have no scruples to deal with them. But Lin's father and mother were different. They were Qiqi's relatives, and they should be the ones who enjoyed the benefits of Qiqi's ability. However, in addition to Lin Qi, Lin's father and mother also had Lin Mo and Lin Miaomiao, and the two of them had their own families.
Human greed is limitless.
Maybe it’s right not to tell Lin’s father and mother.
Lin Mo's family stayed until nine o'clock. Xu Hexiao wanted to drive them there, but when he learned that they came by bicycle, he had to give up.
Lin Mo and Li Min each had a child on the back of their bicycles.
"Did your parents tell your older sister about your younger sister's family's return?" Li Min asked.
"Whether to tell or not is my parents' business, so let's not get involved. But even if they don't tell, Miaomiao will go home for the New Year, and we'll meet then."
"My younger sister's family looks so noble. Can they really make so much money by opening a small supermarket? Or is it that her father-in-law who came back from Hong Kong City is rich?" As for Li Min, she is more inclined to the latter.
"Nowadays, you can indeed make money by running a small business. As long as you can swallow your pride, you can earn more than working in a factory." Lin Mo knows many friends who run small businesses, and they all make some money.
"But it won't sound good if it is made public. Besides, you are a technical backbone of the factory and you are respected by everyone. Are you willing to get up early and work late to do small business? If you do business, you will have to endure a lot, right?" Li Min didn't want to do business, let alone greet people with a smile.
Lin Mo nodded. He preferred to study technology, did not like doing business, and did not like dealing with people.
The next day, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao took their children for a morning run and met Zou Fan again. Zou Fan had already booked a table at the restaurant, and after telling Xu Hexiao the hotel location and time, he ran after Lin Qi's family.
That morning, Lin Qi and his family only ran for an hour.
"Specially to accommodate me?" Zou Fan said helplessly.
Xu Hexiao rolled his eyes at him and said, "You are being too sentimental. We are going to the market to buy meat. It's seven o'clock now. If we go there early, we can pick better meat."
Zou Fan: “….”
He always felt that Xu Hexiao had something else in mind.
Lin Qi and his friends arrived at the market at the right time. As soon as they stepped into the market, someone slaughtered a cow and came over. Their family bought all the offal and nearly 200 kilograms of beef.
"Should we buy some seafood?" Xu Hexiao asked.
"Buy beef today and seafood tomorrow." Lin Qi said.
The beef was divided into many pieces, and each of the nine people in the family held some in their hands.
Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao led the children into the yard, and the people in the yard immediately looked at them.
"Is this beef?" asked an aunt.
Xu Hexiao: "Yes, it's beef."
"How much does this much meat cost?"
Xu Hexiao: "It costs a lot of money. Beef is quite expensive. There are many of us. If we don't buy more, there won't be enough to eat."
"That's true. The little brats are eating me out of money. Children are growing up, so it's time for them to eat more."
"Raising seven children is stressful, isn't it?"
"They can afford two cars, so there's no pressure."
"Mr. Lin and his wife are blessed."
“........”
When Mr. and Mrs. Lin saw so much beef, they couldn't help but have a headache as there was no place to put it at home.
Lin Qi didn't care. "I eat dozens of kilograms every day, and it's gone very quickly."
"That's true. We're having beef hotpot for lunch?"
"Anything is fine."
After breakfast, Lin Qi and her family went out again.
This time, they planned to buy a house for Lin's parents. Lin's parents were old, and climbing stairs every day was tiring, and there was no independent kitchen and bathroom, which was very inconvenient.
Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao had this plan before they came back. Now that the Housing Management Office is not on holiday, they can still handle the transfer of ownership after buying a house.
Nowadays, not many people buy and sell houses. Lin Qi's family walked for a whole morning before they saw two houses. Both were private houses, relatively old, with only one story. One had three bedrooms with a small patio, and the other also had three bedrooms, but this one had a small courtyard.
"Buy the one with a yard so my parents can plant flowers and vegetables." Xu Hexiao said.
The housing prices in Zhoucheng are not high, and people are still waiting for housing from their work units, so few people actively buy houses. The asking price for a house with a small patio is 1,800 yuan, and the asking price for a house with a small courtyard is 2,200 yuan, and no bargaining is allowed.
Lin Qi also prefers the one with a yard. Not only is it close to the machinery factory, but there is a park one kilometer away. When her parents retire, they can go for a walk in the park.
The house is unoccupied, but the current owner's address is written on the outer wall.
"I went back to have lunch first. In the afternoon, I took my parents' household registration certificates and work permits to find the owner of the house. After paying the money, I went to handle the transfer."
When Lin Qi and her family came back, Lin's father and mother had already prepared lunch.
"Where did you go this morning?" asked Lin's father. In fact, he also wanted to go together and he wanted to take a car.
"I went around a lot." Lin Qi replied, and said, "Mom and Dad, give me your household registration and work permits later."
"What do you want this for?"
"it works."
"I'll get it for you after dinner."
Out of trust in his daughter, Dad Lin is not worried that she will use their certificates to do bad things.
So after lunch, Lin Qi took her parents' certificate, took Xu Hexiao, and went out again. This time, she didn't bring the children.
"Why are your parents so mysterious?" asked Lin's father.
"My parents said they wanted to give grandpa and grandma a New Year's present." said the seventh brother.
"Hasn't the New Year's gift been delivered?"
The seventh child thought for a moment and said, "My parents probably think it's not enough."
Their family lives in such a big, nice house in the capital, but my grandparents live in such a poor place, which is cramped, damp, without their own kitchen and bathroom, and the sound insulation is so poor.
The seventh brother felt that it was time to move his grandparents to a new house.
"Do you know what the gift is?" Dad Lin was really curious. What kind of gift would require their two elders' household registration certificates and work permits?
Lao Qi shook his head, "I can't say."
Father Lin: "Tell me, I won't tell your parents."
Old Seven still shook his head.
Mother Lin: "Okay, don't embarrass the children. Children are honest and trustworthy, so don't teach them bad things. Xiaoqi, tell grandma, what grade are you in?"
On the way to Zhoucheng, the children asked their parents about going to school and whether they should answer truthfully if their grandparents asked them about it. Their parents said they should tell the truth and keep it a secret if they couldn't.
The seventh brother thought for a moment and said, "We are in the military camp and not going to school. But we still have to learn what we need to learn. We sleep ten hours a day, and the remaining fourteen hours, except for eating time, are either spent on training or studying. I can now do the third grade questions. After the new year, we will study high school courses."
In fact, in addition to learning the knowledge that ordinary people need to learn, they also need to learn about various military equipment. Starting next year, the learning tasks will be heavier and there will be more things to learn.
Lin's father and mother were confused. "The army also recruits children as young as you?"
"Yes. But you have to pass the test before you can go. Grandpa and grandma, this is a secret, don't tell anyone." There was a cunning gleam in the seventh brother's eyes.
Lin's father and mother nodded, "We won't tell you. Are you all going to the military camp?"
"The three of us are still in the military camp, and our older brothers and sisters are attending classes at university."
"What? Aren't they only twelve years old?" Lin's father and mother were even more confused.
"My older brothers and sisters also came from the military camp. With their level, they are already qualified to go to college."
“........”
Going to college at the age of twelve, is he a child prodigy?
I didn’t expect her daughter to give birth to such amazing children, seven of them!
At 3 pm, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao successfully transferred the ownership of the house and got the key to the house. However, for safety reasons, they changed the locks of the house after getting the key.
"It's still early, why don't we go buy some lime and repaint the house?" Xu Hexiao suggested.
"Okay. You go buy some lime and I'll scrape off the old wall of the house."
Lime can only be sold in the suburbs. Xu Hexiao asked several people before finding out the specific location, and then drove to the suburbs.
Xu Hexiao went to the lime factory, bought ready-made gypsum, and paid the other party fifty yuan to help deliver the goods.
Xu Hexiao drove in front and the truck followed behind. When they arrived at the newly bought house, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and the time they agreed with Zou Fan was seven o'clock in the afternoon.
"Is it still too late?"
"Just buy a few more brushes, it should be fine."
"I've already bought the brushes, twenty in total."
"That's enough."
At half past six, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao arrived outside the yard of Lin's parents' house. They did not go upstairs, but shouted outside the yard, and the children rushed down from downstairs.
The two drove and arrived at the restaurant that Zou Fan mentioned at 6:55.
"They are here~" Zou Fan's wife waved to Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao's family. In order not to lose too badly, she wore a red woolen coat tonight. Her skin was white, and the red color made her look even more beautiful. The belt of the coat was tied into a bow, which was playful and cute. What she was most proud of was her waist. After giving birth to a child, it was still as slender as a girl.
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