Jia Shuanghua smiled bitterly: "I am a low-level student, but I know my own limitations. It would be good enough if I could have a stable job in the future. I dare not be greedy."
"Study hard." Ma Dali echoed, "Lingling is right. As long as you study hard, you will have a good future."
Jia Shuanghua nodded: "Forget it, there is still a lot to learn! Let's learn first. As for me, now I am only thinking about studying. No matter how I learn in the end, I will definitely do my best."
Chen Xingling brought out a plate of peanuts and melon seeds and asked, "What are you doing at your house? Did you go out to visit your parents?"
"Yes." Jia Shuanghua's smile faded, and she whispered, "My mother and I went to live with my aunt in the countryside for a few days, and then we didn't go out again. My eldest aunt's family used to come to our place to celebrate the New Year, but this year... no more."
Chen Xingling and Ma Dali looked at each other and hurriedly comforted her not to be upset.
Jia Shuanghua smiled bitterly: "I'm not sad... Anyway, it has come to this point. I haven't completely torn my face off and I have given them enough face. What else do they want? I don't care whether they come or not! My parents didn't say anything, but I know that although they didn't say it, they still hate my aunt's family in their hearts. They just didn't dare to show it because they were afraid that I would feel bad."
"Let the past be the past." Chen Xingling advised: "Look forward, move forward, and don't think about the past!"
Jia Shuanghua's eyes turned red unconsciously, and she whispered, "I heard that cousin Li Chong has found a girlfriend... He just found one recently, and it seems that he is a relative of my uncle's family. I pretended not to hear it, anyway, he has nothing to do with me."
Chen Xingling was a little speechless and asked, "Why does your aunt's family like marriages between close relatives so much? The law does not allow marriages between close relatives. Why don't you understand?"
Ma Dali, who was standing by, was a little embarrassed and explained, "Marriage between cousins has always existed. It is not something that has only appeared recently. It is not so bad in the city, but it is very common in the countryside. There are many cousins getting married."
Chen Xingling shrugged: "I don't know about others, but I really can't accept it!"
Ma Dali chuckled.
Jia Shuanghua couldn't help but have tears in her eyes when she thought about it, but after being interrupted by the two of them, her tears stopped and she continued to chat with them and eat melon seeds with a smile.
Chen Xingling suggested: "The weather is nice, why don't you stay for dinner before going back."
"No." Jia Shuanghua explained: "My parents will probably go home to cook and wait for me. They are almost off work by now."
Ma Dali shook his head: "I promised Erli that I would teach him some math problems, so just go home and have a bite to eat."
Chen Xingling didn't force him, and said, "I'm going to pick up Xiao Huzi on the morning of the Lantern Festival. That evening I plan to roast something in the yard and cook some glutinous rice balls. If you are free, come and eat with us."
"What are you roasting?" Jia Shuanghua asked curiously.
Chen Xingling replied: "Grilled squid, grilled abalone and scallops, plus some bamboo tube rice."
"Ah!" Jia Shuanghua's eyes lit up instantly: "Bamboo tube rice? How do you make it?"
Chen Xingling raised his eyebrows and said with a grin, "Remember to come if you want to eat. Then you'll know."
"Okay!" Jia Shuanghua agreed immediately: "I'll come over at around 3 o'clock that afternoon."
Ma Dali hesitated: "I'm not sure if I have time..."
"School doesn't start until the 17th day of the lunar calendar." Jia Shuanghua asked back, "How come you don't have time? Even if you have to work, you have to rest on the Lantern Festival!"
Ma Dali nodded: "The Lantern Festival is a big festival, so we will definitely have a break. I have to take Erli to Chongyi Middle School to register that day, so I should be free in the afternoon."
Jia Shuanghua suddenly hesitated and whispered, "Lingling, if your mother-in-law or other relatives are not here by then, I... I will only stay for a while and then leave."
She likes to be with her friends, as long as their other family members are not around, otherwise she would feel uncomfortable talking and chatting.
Especially Lingling's mother-in-law, who is tall and strong, speaks loudly, has a bad temper and likes to put on airs - she's scary!
Chen Xingling shook his head: "She went back to her hometown. Only my sister-in-law and her family are here. Don't worry, there are no elders. We are all young people. We can have fun and eat however we want. Don't worry too much."
"Yo! That's great!"
"Okay, it's settled then."
After agreeing on the time for the next gathering, Jia Shuanghua went back first.
Ma Dali said that the day after tomorrow is December 12 and the construction site will start work. Tomorrow he must notify the workers and go to the store to buy some tools.
Chen Xingling answered yes and explained: "I'll leave these to you. I've already told my fourth brother to go buy river sand and cement tomorrow morning."
Ma Dali nodded, then stood up and said goodbye.
"I'll lend you my bike to ride back home." Chen Xingling explained, "Aqi doesn't have to go to work these days, and we have another bike at home. We're going to drive a tractor tomorrow, so we won't need a bike."
Ma Dali didn't bother to be polite with her, and said with a smile: "I can almost ride it! Thanks to your bicycle, I finally learned it."
"How many times did you fall?" Chen Xingling snorted: "Remember to pay for it!"
Ma Dali laughed loudly and ran away with his bicycle.
Chen Xingling closed the door and seeing that it was getting dark, he picked up the cups and peanuts on the table and went to the kitchen to cook.
After a while, Gu Xuan came.
Chen Xingling was picking vegetables. Gu Xuan greeted him and squatted beside him to help.
It was dark, Gu Qi came back, and Gu Yi and his wife also came to the door.
They were both very excited. As soon as they entered the door, they announced loudly that they had already taken a fancy to two houses. The owners of the houses happened to be selling, so they planned to buy them in the next two days.
Gu Qi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where? The exact address?"
Gu Yi smiled and replied, "It's just below this road, roughly in the middle of the road, opposite the direction of Sanyuan. The Shuiyue Road is in front of the house."
"That's not far!" Chen Xingling said with a smile, "We can get there in a few more steps, probably just over a hundred meters at most."
Gu Yi nodded quickly: "Yes! About one hundred and ten meters."
Zhao Xiaoxing narrowed her eyes and smiled, explaining: "We asked many families, and only that family planned to sell the house. They said they were in urgent need of money and wanted to sell it quickly."
Gu Qi put away the bag and asked cautiously, "How much is it? Do you have a title deed or property certificate?"
"...I didn't ask that." Gu Yi answered, "They just said one hundred and ten yuan per room, not a dollar less. They also said that if you are sincere about buying it, you have to collect the money and sign within three days, otherwise they will sell it to someone else."
Zhao Xiaoxing explained hurriedly: "The house looks quite spacious, and there's a small yard. It looks quite new to me, at most twenty years old, not too old. We don't have to tear it down and rebuild it if we buy it, we can just tidy it up and move in."
Gu Yi smiled and said, "I told the owner to take out the money to buy it tomorrow. Don't sell it to anyone else."
"Hey!" Chen Xingling stopped immediately: "Buying a house is a major event in life, how can you rush into it? You have to ask carefully and find out clearly to make sure the house is safe and proper, and all the formalities are in place before you can buy it."
"But..." Gu Yi was a little anxious. "Sister-in-law, they said they were in a hurry to go out, and they have to rush back to work after the Lantern Festival, so they can't stay in Yucheng for long. They said that a room on Shuiyue Road costs at least more than one hundred yuan, and their house is so solid, so selling the land and the house for one hundred and ten yuan is really not expensive. I asked around, and the small houses in the alleys also cost more than one hundred yuan, and it is normal for houses on the roadside to be more expensive. The owner also said that he originally wanted to sell it for more than two hundred yuan, but they were in a hurry to go to work and they were in a hurry for money, so they were willing to reduce the price."
"No matter how urgent it is, you can't rush into it like this." Chen Xingling shook his head again: "Unless there is an acquaintance who introduces it and knows the background of the person and can provide a guarantee, there is no way to rush into it like this. Buying a house is not like buying a few pieces of rock candy. You can't just buy it casually."
When the fourth brother helped them buy these residential plots, it was with the introduction and guaranty of a familiar acquaintance that he dared to buy them all at once.
"Xing'er is right." Gu Qi said calmly, "Don't be impatient. Go ask someone carefully tomorrow and then make a decision. Don't act rashly."
Gu Yi hurriedly said, "Ask them tomorrow. If there's no big problem, buy them the day after tomorrow."
"Yes, yes." Zhao Xiaoxing agreed: "Buy it quickly to avoid other changes."
Chen Xingling said, "Don't worry, let's eat and chat at the same time. Let's eat, the food is almost cold."
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