Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

"I went to Lebai's BJ office to help him handle some local tour group matters. Recently, I have been busy with my mother's affairs and haven't contacted him. You can ask him directly when you have time. He may be more willing to talk to you than to me. Say these things.”

Dong Qiangqiang knew that Tong Lele was telling the truth.

"He signed the investment agreement at the end of last year, but it seems that he received the investment money after the Spring Festival. I heard that he was not very happy with the investors. Because of SARS, Lebai's business is very small now, and it seems that there are only sporadic business groups. He is under a lot of pressure now, and he doesn’t talk to me about specific progress. You know him, he only says what he wants to say, and it’s useless for me to ask what he doesn’t want to say.”

"Is it because of the gambling?" Dong Qiangqiang thought of the conversation he had with Lao Bai outside the Christmas market at the end of last year.

Tong Lele nodded.

Just as Dong Qiangqiang was about to ask again, a blue and white motorcycle suddenly stopped beside the two of them. In the smoke, a loud voice asked loudly: "Whose car is this? Parking is not allowed here. Drive away quickly." "

The two hurriedly got into the car and drove to the alley across the road, facing the entrance of the hospital, to continue chatting, so that if Dong's mother appeared, Dong Qiangqiang could see her immediately.

"I have something to ask you. Has your family ever bought a house?"

"I haven't bought one myself, but my parents bought a unit last year and shared it."

"For work units? Affordable housing or commercial housing?"

"The welfare housing in their unit should be considered commercial housing. It is more expensive than affordable housing, but it is not as high as commercial housing in the same location." Tong Lele asked sideways, "Does your family want to buy a house?"

"My father lost money in business and owed debts in his early years. In addition, I went abroad, so my mother and I sold the old house at home to pay off the debts. We used to live in Zhongguancun, but now we live in Shangdi. In the past two years, I saved some money, and I want to buy their old house back when I come back this time.”

"Awesome!" Tong Lele praised, "I support you. But..."

"But what?"

"Before I bought the house, my family lived in an old house with no elevator and unreasonable floor plan. There was only one bathroom. I still remember the whole family fighting for the bathroom every morning in junior high school," Tong Lele said with a wry smile, "So if I were to buy a house, I might consider buying a newer house, at least a reasonable layout is important to me.”

"I wanted to buy back my old house before, but now that the old house has been moved in by a new owner, it may not be sold, so I went to see the house in Tiantongyuan. The house price there is much cheaper, and I can buy a bigger one, but there are disadvantages First, it’s too remote, far from the city center and has inconvenient transportation; second, there are too few surrounding areas, not even a good shopping mall.”

"If you want to buy an old house, do you still need to sell the house you live in now?"

"That's not necessary. The full price should be about the same."

"If you don't have to sell the house you have now, then there's nothing wrong with buying Tiantongyuan. Tiantongyuan is indeed out of the way, but fortunately, your family also has a car now, so it's actually not bad. As for the surrounding areas, there will be them sooner or later. I don't think hospitals are very important. There are A tertiary hospital can treat simple headaches and brain fever. In the end, you have to go to a big hospital for troublesome diseases. The tertiary hospital near my home did not cure my mother. As for the shopping mall, will your parents go shopping? Anyway, I have never seen my parents shopping. Shopping mall. At worst, your parents will continue to live in Shangdi, and you can live in Tiantongyuan from now on. Will you return to China in the future? "

"My current idea is to come back. After all, my parents are old. By the way, if off-plan properties are cheaper than existing homes, would you consider off-plan properties?"

"I believe seeing is believing, and you should buy an existing home if it's expensive. There are still variables in off-plan properties, especially for you. If you get the keys early, your parents will definitely feel more at ease. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, how can your parents have the energy to keep an eye on it?"

Tong Lele’s views coincide with Dong Qiangqiang’s thoughts.

"If it's suitable, when do you plan to buy it?"

"If it suits you, buy it as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares."

"You just said you wanted full payment?" "Yes."

"My parents used provident fund loans to buy a house, and the interest repayment was much less than the interest on commercial loans. Haven't you thought about this?"

"I have never worked in China and I don't have a provident fund account."

"I forgot about this."

"Even if I can use the provident fund loan, the interest I have to pay back to the bank will not be less. Although the repayment period is long and I don't have to pay a lot every month, I still think it is not cost-effective."

"Hey, did you notice when you came back this time? New houses are being built in the southeast, northwest and northwest of BJ. It seems like a lot of people are coming. But now so many people are leaving here every day as if they are fleeing from SARS. How can we still build so many houses? To whom?”

"Maybe we should sell it to those who can realize their dreams in BJ. Isn't there a word now called 'Beipiao'? We are 'German Piao', with the same nature. It's just that Beipiao has the opportunity to buy a house in BJ if he works hard , Even if we work hard, we may not be able to afford a house in Germany.”

"Have you never thought about buying a house in Germany? I heard from Lao Bai that there is free property rights there."

"I haven't thought about it at all. Besides, I definitely don't have enough money, so I won't worry about it."

"After graduation, some of my classmates not only bought a house in Germany, but also took their parents abroad to live with them. Have you never thought about this?"

"If I can afford to buy a house in Germany in the future, put it aside. My parents are very traditional people. If you ask them to change their country and lifestyle when they get old, they can't stand it. Maybe I think this is to let them enjoy happiness. They But I don’t know why I think I am suffering.”

"That's true. How about my parents? I thought they had studied music all their lives and were influenced by Western culture, so it would be easier for them to accept going abroad to spend their old age, but there was no need to talk about it."

"The older generation pays attention to fallen leaves returning to their roots." Dong Qiangqiang glanced at his watch, "If I buy a house, I may not be able to think it through alone. Please come with me when you have time and help me with my advice. This matter is not like other things. , once you buy it, it won’t change.”

"My mother will have a consultation early tomorrow morning. It should be fine once it's over. We can leave before noon. You wait for my call tomorrow."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you at the entrance of the hospital at noon tomorrow."

Tong Lele got out of the car, walked out a few meters and suddenly turned around and asked, "By the way, has Lei Lanting contacted you?"

"No, Lao Bai seems to be looking for him too. Has he contacted you?" Dong Qiangqiang stuck his head out of the window.

"Xiao He called me that day and told me that Lei Lanting was back, but she changed her story later, so I didn't ask in detail. I thought he would contact you."

"He hasn't contacted me, and I don't know what he is up to."

Tong Lele waved her hands, turned around and left.

When Dong's mother came out of the hospital, Dong Qiangqiang felt that the night wind was much colder than the previous few days, as if it was late spring. He regretted not putting a shawl or something on the back seat to keep Dong's mother warm, so he had to turn on the heater.

The pervasive smell of gasoline made Dong's mother cough, so Dong Qiangqiang had to give up. (End of chapter)