Chapter 127: This kind of money-making ride must be pulled on
Maybe because she was familiar with Shi Xiaoai, Wang Xiaofeng didn't feel shy when she talked about her marriage.
She sighed, "It's not that easy! People with better conditions don't like me, and I don't like people with worse conditions either."
Shi Xiaoai glared in dissatisfaction: "What's wrong with you? You have the ability and the looks. I mean, there aren't many people in the whole of Yuncheng who earn more than you do now, right?"
Wang Xiaofeng smiled, a smile with a hint of bitterness: "I'm old."
Getting older!
What is the reason?
Shi Xiaoai felt sorry for Wang Xiaofeng in her heart, but she couldn't say anything.
No matter what, Yuncheng is not a first-tier city, and the people here still stick to old ideas.
Although the new marriage law has been announced for many years, there are still people who get married in advance and then get a marriage certificate when they reach the age!
Xiaofeng's age is indeed a bit too high or too low at this time.
Seeing that Xiao Ai didn't say anything, Wang Xiaofeng adjusted her mentality first.
She smiled and said, "Oh, sister, why are you like my mom? Why should we rush to get married? What's mine is mine, and I don't need to force it if it's not mine. Anyway, it's already like this, and I'm not in a hurry at all."
Seeing that Wang Xiaofeng was very stable, Shi Xiaoai felt relieved.
She immediately said, "Yes, your destiny has not arrived yet. When destiny arrives, the right person will naturally appear. Now, you just need to work hard, make money, and build up enough confidence first!"
Wang Xiaofeng nodded: "I think so too, so I want to buy a house."
She looked at Shi Xiaoai and said, "Sister, I won't hide it from you. I have saved almost 800 yuan now. I could have saved more. My parents borrowed more than 100 yuan in foreign debt to arrange my return to the city. I paid it back.
I have a salary now, and I don't have any other urgent needs for money, so do you think it's appropriate for me to buy a house now?"
"Why wouldn't that be appropriate? If you want to buy yourself a place to settle down, any time is a good time. But have you decided on a place? Where do you plan to buy it?"
"I just don't know where to buy it!" Wang Xiaofeng tapped his fingers back and forth on the table in annoyance.
"I was thinking of buying a small yard near here, almost the same as the one we live in now. This way it will be close to home and our shop, and it will be convenient for everything.
But that day, my sister came home and said that my brother-in-law and his team at the light bulb factory were going to build a new building, and that someone would probably sell the old house when the time came. Sister, you know, the old buildings at the light bulb factory were all built when the Soviet Union was still around. They were all three-story buildings, not only were they of excellent quality, but they also had kitchens and toilets, which was very convenient.
I can't decide now, should I buy a house near here, or go to the light bulb factory? The house at the light bulb factory is definitely more expensive, but the 800 yuan I have is enough to buy a two-bedroom apartment."
When Shi Xiaoai heard this, the first thing that came to her mind was the issue of property rights.
If she was not mistaken, the workers in the factory buildings only had the right to live in them but not the property rights. How could they sell them without the property rights?
"It's just living there under the name of a relative. Both parties sign an agreement and find a witness. It's done this way now. Yang Hui bought a house like this when she was working at the textile factory."
After hearing what Wang Xiaofeng said, Shi Xiaoai felt that it was even less reliable.
"Then the house still belongs to the factory. The employees don't have the property rights. Without property rights, they have no right to sell it. Aren't you afraid that the factory will confiscate the house one day?"
Wang Xiaofeng looked puzzled. "No way! How can they just take it away like that? These are all houses allocated to workers."
Shi Xiaoai waved her hand. "I won't argue with you. I think this kind of house is too risky. If the factory doesn't intervene now, who can guarantee that they won't intervene in the future? In other words, if the leaders don't care, what if the factory runs out of houses in the future and this building has to be demolished? How will the compensation be calculated then? You're not an employee of the factory. If they take back the property, who will you turn to for justice? A private contract like that has no legal effect."
"Okay, I understand." Wang Xiaofeng's expression suddenly became serious.
"I'm going to go home today and tell my mom to help me find a house nearby. I won't be picky about anything else, but first of all, it has to be a place with real property rights."
"That's right, that's the truth."
After wasting so much time, Wang Xiaofeng prepared to return to the front hall.
Shi Xiaoai took out a large envelope and put the stamps in it.
Seeing Wang Xiaofeng already at the door, she asked again, not giving up: "Don't you want to keep a sheet of these stamps? This whole sheet is only 6.40 yuan. You are a small wealthy person, you can even afford a house, so why can't you buy a sheet of stamps?"
Wang Xiaofeng looked at the stamps with disdain and waved her hand, "No. I don't have anyone to write to, and I can't use up all eighty stamps in my lifetime. Sister, don't try to fool me. I'm saving money to buy a house!"
After saying that, she decisively opened the door and left, not even leaving Shi Xiaoai with a glimpse of her back.
Shi Xiaoai smacked her lips, her eyes showing regret.
It's just not fate. She offered money but the other person didn't want it. What else could she do?
Public Security Sun came very early the next day. Just after eight o'clock, he rushed to the snack shop with a handbag.
When he arrived, Xiao Ai had not arrived yet.
Because the business of the snack shop is on the right track, Shi Xiaoai also wants to let go and see if Wang Xiaofeng and Cheng Lin can take up this burden, so she no longer stays in the shop all day long as usual.
What's more, it's summer vacation now, Cheng Yang and the children are at home, and she wants to be lazy, so she goes to the shop even later.
This time was the same. She was helping the children with their homework in the house after breakfast when Wang Xiaofeng sent someone to call her.
When Xiao Ai heard that Public Security Sun had arrived, she went back to her room, counted out a hundred yuan and put it in her pocket.
Seeing her taking out so much money, Cheng Yang asked curiously: "What are you going to buy now?"
He still remembers the pile of broken furniture his wife bought.
The chair legs were broken, but this person still kept it in the storage room as if it were a treasure.
He wanted to have it repaired, but his wife disagreed.
Are we going to buy those old furniture again?
"Buy stamps." Shi Xiaoai replied.
"Stamps? The same stamps as yesterday?"
Cheng Yang was very surprised.
He simply didn't know what to say to his wife. Why did she buy so much at once?
Even if it has commemorative value as she said, there is no need to save so much, right?
However, the wife has always been the head of the family, so Cheng Yang would not object to the decisions made by his wife even if he did not understand them.
He stood up and asked, "Do you want me to go with you?"
"No, just watch over the three of them at home and finish their homework. I'll check it when I get back."
After Shi Xiaoai finished speaking, she hurried away with the waiter in the store.
When Shi Xiaoai arrived at the snack bar, Sun Gongan was already waiting anxiously at the door. He was relieved when he saw her coming.
The two returned to the security office again. This time there was no one in the room. They must have gone out on patrol.
Public Security Sun took out a thick stack of brand new stamps from his bag, all in full sheets.
He looked at Shi Xiaoai and said apologetically, "Manager Shi, I went home yesterday and told my mother about this. She was very happy. Knowing that you were willing to help the post office solve its problems, she repeatedly asked me to convey her gratitude.
Here are fifty-seven sheets, all the remaining ones in the institute. Knowing you wanted a full set, my mother and everyone in the bureau told us they don't want scattered copies, only full sets."
At this point, Sun Gongan's expression turned red. He was too embarrassed to even meet Shi Xiaoai's gaze. He just stared at the stamps in his hand and whispered, "Manager Shi, I know you want to help, but it's better to do it based on need. This is really too much. If you can't take it, it's okay. We can find another way. Don't force it."
Shi Xiaoai didn't expect that Sun Gongan would bring so much!
Looking at the pile of red stamps, she felt a strong shock.
She waved her hand and said, "That's not the case, Public Security Sun. Go back and tell Auntie that we are helping each other and there is no need to thank her.
I just didn’t expect there would be so many, and I’m a bit short on money right now…”
Before Xiao Ai finished speaking, Public Security Sun immediately said, "It's okay, it's okay, buy as many as you can, and I'll take the rest back."
When Xiao Ai heard him say to take it back, her heart ached.
She took out the hundred yuan she had brought with her and stuffed it into Sun's hand. Then she said to him, "I want all these stamps. I'll go back and collect the rest today. Can you come and get them tomorrow?"
Sun Gongan didn't expect things to go so smoothly. He nodded immediately after hearing this.
Shi Xiaoai originally wanted to ask him to take the remaining stamps back, but Sun Gongan resolutely kept the whole stack.
"Manager Shi, we don't have so little trust in each other. You can keep the stamps for now, and give me the money in the next two days. My mother's office has to report sales data on Monday, so if you give me the money before Monday, there will be no delay."
Since that was the case, Xiao Ai didn't refuse and collected all the stamps.
Public Security Sun took the money and left. Shi Xiaoai took the stamps back to the office. As soon as she entered, she saw not only Wang Xiaofeng, but also Cheng Lin.
The two of them looked at Shi Xiaoai together, their eyes were full of disgust.
This time Wang Xiaofeng didn't say anything, and Cheng Lin rarely expressed his disapproval of his sister-in-law.
He sighed and said, "Sister-in-law, I know you are soft-hearted, but there must be a limit to helping others. You can't do this."
Shi Xiaoai had been getting a headache from listening to people lecture her these past few days. Seeing this little kid trying to lecture her, she said to him directly, "Stop it! Instead of wasting time on these useless words, you might as well help me get some money together. You guys saw that I still owe Public Security Sun money."
After that, she asked Cheng Lin bluntly: "Xiao Lin, how much money do you have now?"
Cheng Lin was stunned and subconsciously covered his pocket: "I won't buy it!"
Shi Xiaoai glared at him and gave an order: "You have no say. Ten tickets, you must buy ten."
Wang Xiaofeng wanted to help, but after all, they were not her family members, so she could not give orders.
But Cheng Lin and Cheng Kai are her own brothers, so she has to pull these two people up for this lucrative ride!
Seeing Cheng Lin was about to refuse, she reached out and slapped him on the arm: "What's the matter? My sister-in-law is in trouble and I asked you for a favor, but you won't even offer your help? Is money more important than your sister-in-law? I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to talk to Kaikai later and ask him to buy five tickets for me. I'm sure Kaikai will agree."
Cheng Lin hissed and rubbed his arm, then muttered softly, "Of course he's willing. He'll agree to whatever you say."
Shi Xiaoai raised her eyebrows: "Why, do you mean you don't want to?"
"I'm willing to do that too!" Cheng Lin replied immediately.
Afraid that Shi Xiao Ai would be unhappy, he stood up straight and patted his chest: "As long as it's you, sister-in-law, I'm willing to buy all of them, let alone ten."
"You are so beautiful, but I won't give it to you even though you want it." Shi Xiaoai snorted and put the stamps carefully into the drawer.
More than 300 yuan is not a lot for Xiao Ai now, and she can afford it.
However, the price of this monkey stamp will be too expensive in the future, and she cannot give it to the two brothers for free, otherwise it is hard to say what will happen if there is any estrangement between them.
She believed that Cheng Lin and Cheng Kai would not leave her, but in the future they would have to start a family and build a career, not only them, but also Mingrui and Mingxi.
By then, it’s hard to say whether the next generation will be able to maintain the same relationship as they do now.
Let the two children use their own money to buy it. No matter what the reason is, at least they bought it with their own money, and you will feel at ease keeping it when the time comes.
So after returning home, Shi Xiaoai asked Cheng Lin for money without any hesitation, and when he offered to pay for Kaikai, she expressed her objection and insisted that Kaikai use the money in his own piggy bank to buy the five stamps.
Cheng Yang was completely baffled by what they were doing.
Although Cheng Yang didn't know what his wife was doing, he knew it was definitely not because she was short of money as she said.
The family's passbook was kept in the drawer, and he had seen it before when he took things out.
Although I haven't fully earned back the money I spent on opening the store, the balance in my passbook is over a thousand, so it's definitely not because I can't afford it.
However, seeing the three of them making such a fuss, Cheng Yang didn't intend to ask any questions. He believed that his wife had a reason for doing this. Anyway, it must be for the good of those two guys and would not harm them.
In the evening, Wang Xiaofeng knocked on the door. After entering, she stuffed a handful of money into Shi Xiaoai's pocket and said, "Sister, give me ten of these. My parents also want two."
Shi Xiaoai was stunned for a moment, then realized that this girl took it to heart when she told Cheng Lin that she had no money.
Not only did she come to help herself, she also called her parents.
Shi Xiaoai originally wanted to explain, but after thinking about it, she didn't say too much. She took the money and then repeatedly asked Wang Xiaofeng not to give away the stamps casually and to keep them well.
She said to Wang Xiaofeng seriously, "Listen to me. When you get home, put these at the bottom of the box and never touch them again. Just pretend they don't exist. Keep them for at least ten years before taking them out again.
"Xiaofeng, let me tell you, collectibles like stamps and sparklers, the more commemorative they are, the greater their potential for future appreciation. Anyway, I've got my eye on this one, and if you trust me, keep it. It won't be a loss in ten or twenty years."
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