After breakfast, Gu Qi drove a car full of people back to the city.
On the way, everyone was happy, with smiles on their faces and radiant looks.
Ma Dali and Xiao Huzi were sitting at the back, seemingly playing with folding airplanes.
Gu Yi kept grinning foolishly and excitedly discussed with Chen Xingling about taking the opportunity to buy a small house to live in.
"Sister-in-law, I've thought about it. Since I'm already employed here, I'll have to buy a house here sooner or later. I know the factory will provide me with a house in the future. But based on my current length of service and technical title, I don't know when I can get one."
It is true that when you are at the end of your rope, there is always a new way out!
㰴I thought I would have to tighten my belt and borrow money from my elder brother and his wife to get by, and I might be able to live a little better after I get my salary.
Who knew that a huge sum of money would suddenly fall from the sky!
Thank God—no, the one who should be thanked is my sister-in-law!
"That's right." Chen Xingling nodded in agreement: "Renting a house for a long time is not a solution. Although the place is small and it's less than ten yuan a month, it's still a considerable amount when calculated over a year."
Zhao Xiaoxing smiled bitterly: "I...we have earned so much money for so many months, and we have been eating and drinking with my sister-in-law and brother all the time, and we have saved a lot at home, but at the end of the year, we only saved a few dozen yuan, and in the end, we have nothing left."
Gu Yi, however, didn't care at all and smiled, "It's okay, it's okay! Working with my sister-in-law for one day is enough for me to earn in a year! With these four dollars, our house is just around the corner!"
Zhao Xiaoxing couldn't help but remind him: "Everything for daily expenses, you still need money."
If you can save all your earnings, you don't have to spend any money, so why can't you save money all the time? The key is that if you don't earn enough all the time, you will live a tight life.
Gu Yi said straightforwardly: "Fifty dollars for daily expenses, and the rest must be saved for buying a house."
"Yeah." Zhao Xiaoxing was eager to have her own little nest: "Save it first."
"Where should we buy a house?" Gu Qi calmly turned the steering wheel and asked, "Have you ever thought about it?"
Gu Yi didn't even think about it and answered without thinking: "It must be somewhere close to you, somewhere close to the factory!"
The eldest brother and his wife had always taken good care of them. It would have been great if they could live next door to them! Unfortunately, the house next to Sanyuan had already been occupied, so they had no chance!
If there’s nothing next door, then try to get the one next door or the one next door – the closer the better!
Chen Xingling couldn't help but ask: "Do you want to buy an existing house? Or do you want to buy it and build it yourself later?"
"...Of course it's better to build it yourself." Gu Yi hesitated: "But it must be expensive, right? It costs money to buy the land, and it also costs money to build the house."
"Don't worry." Chen Xingling said straightforwardly: "You can buy the land first, and then simply build it. If the balance is not enough, we will help you to make up for it. You can pay it back when you get your salary and have more money on hand."
After hearing this, Gu Yi and Zhao Xiaoxing were extremely happy!
They are all outsiders in Chongqing, they work here and their relatives are here too, so they will most likely settle down here in the future.
The key to having a sense of security and belonging lies in owning your own independent housing in this semi-strange city.
Gu Qi suggested: "The houses nearby are all built in the old way. The space is not used properly and it looks very crowded inside. If you can, try to buy land and build it yourself."
"…Isn't it difficult?" Gu Yi explained with a wry smile: "One of my colleagues is also from Yucheng. He said that he has been waiting for the collective land sale for several years, but he has never received any good news."
Chen Xingling thought for a moment and reminded, "Pay more attention. If someone buys, someone will sell. If there is no suitable land, we can buy an old house nearby and then tear it down and rebuild. In that case, it may be a little more expensive, but not much more."
Old houses in Chongqing are not expensive now. Those near the road are more expensive, while other basic houses are priced at a few tens of yuan.
If you buy two small houses, tear them down and rebuild them into one large one, it should cost about three thousand dollars.
"Individual plots of land are rare." Gu Qi explained, "Because there is a shipyard in the north of the city, houses nearby are not cheap. In the past, old houses could still be bought, but later on, all the houses built were collective housing, and individuals could not buy and sell them freely. Your sister-in-law's suggestion is quite good."
Gu Yi hurriedly said: "Then we will listen to sister-in-law!"
"Yes, yes." Zhao Xiaoxing smiled: "We will listen to whatever my sister-in-law says. There are some old houses near our small rental house. We will go and ask around later."
Chen Xingling nodded and reminded, "You don't need to buy too many. Two rooms are enough. If there are two spacious rooms, I can ask Master Mo to help you design a better space, similar to the design of a small building, with windows in the front and back, plenty of space, good lighting, one floor downstairs and one floor upstairs."
"That sounds great!" Gu Yiyu: "Okay, let's go back and ask around."
Chen Xingling smiled dumbly: "There's no need to rush. During the Chinese New Year, even if someone wants to sell their house, they won't do it at this time."
Gu Qi always does things in an orderly manner. He advised: "Buying and building a house is a big deal. Don't be anxious. You can take your time to look for it, compare prices and make sure it is really suitable before buying it. Take your time in everything. Don't be impatient or impulsive."
"Okay!" Gu Yi responded, "We understand."
Chen Xingling reminded again: "This time, you must keep the money well and don't leave it lying around."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law." Gu Yi explained: "We will hide well this time. And we don't have to be afraid of mice anymore, because we have started raising cats at home."
"That's good."
…
Chen Xingling and Ma Dali had planned to go to school on the third day of junior high school to pay New Year's greetings to Teacher Lin Ming. But it seemed that they could not go in the morning, so they agreed to go together after lunch.
Ma Dali hadn't been home for two days. Worried that his younger siblings were worried about him, he hurriedly asked Chen Xingling's parents to send some seafood and said goodbye in a hurry.
"Hey! I have to learn how to ride a bicycle later!" Chen Xingling reminded: "Two feet can't be faster than two wheels!"
Ma Dali laughed and said, "It doesn't cost money to drive your own bicycle, but you have to pay for two wheels!"
Chen Xingling rolled his eyes at him: "Sooner or later you will find that efficiency is more important. Time is your most valuable thing!"
"That's great! I'll definitely be rich then!" Ma Dali turned back as he ran: "I'll come and borrow your bicycle tomorrow to learn! I'll come back around 2pm!"
Chen Xingling nodded and went into the house.
There was no spark in the kitchen, so she found matches and newspapers to light a fire and started to boil water.
Gu Qi and Xiao Huzi were not idle either. The house hadn't been cleaned for three days, and there were fallen leaves everywhere and some small garbage blown by the north wind. Gu Qi and Xiao Huzi started cleaning the yard as soon as they entered the house.
Little Tiger picked up leaves and stuffed them into the small bamboo basket.
"Dad, grandma and Aunt Xuan will come for dinner tonight, right? I told Aunt Xuan that we can come back today."
"I don't know." Gu Qi said calmly: "Come if you want."
Little Tiger seemed to remember something and asked, "Dad, what is luck?"
Gu Qi thought about it and felt that explaining this concept might be a bit too abstract, so he simply gave two examples.
Little Huzi has always been smart and understood it immediately.
Gu Qi's eyes moved slightly, and he asked, "Why did you suddenly think of asking this word? Who mentioned it to you?"
"Oh oh." Little Tiger explained: "On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, I told my grandma that I was going to the bathroom to poop. Grandma was disgusted and told me not to say such things to her in the future, otherwise it would affect her luck."
Gu Qijun's face darkened slightly. He didn't ask any more questions and continued cleaning.
It seems that the old lady is probably playing mahjong again.
He has returned to the first floor of Linjiang twice recently, but both times the nanny was not there. Only Gu Xuan was reading and doing homework in the room.
At noon on the first day of the new year, it was time for lunch, but my sister was the only one at home.
Is this a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water? You lost so badly last time, and you still dare to gamble?
If she just wanted to play mahjong as entertainment, he wouldn't stop her.
After all, she has nothing to do now, so she can find some elderly people to talk to and play mahjong, instead of staying at home and feeling bored.
But if it's gambling... he will definitely not show mercy this time!
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