Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1023 283. Engagement is not a joke, parents' thoughts

"Let's report this to our family first."

Joy should naturally be shared, even though for Ang Lee the opinions of his family are no longer so important at this moment.

But he must first get the old couple up to speed.

"Yeah! I'll call my mom too."

After talking, the two of them went back to the room with their phones. Ba Wan followed Li Ang's footsteps excitedly, but was turned away at the study door.

Then he turned and left without any embarrassment.

The first reactions of parents on both sides were highly consistent. They were optimistic about it so quickly?
Afterwards, just watch it and it’s fine as long as you think it’s good.

But don’t be too hasty!
Old Chen expressed some concern, saying that one must be careful in personal transactions, even if one has an acquaintance to help.

Lao Li and Song Lianduo asked a question about the loan.

The two have already estimated the interest rate based on Lao Zhao's estimate, which is around 4.6. With an equal principal payment of million over years, the monthly repayment would be about .

Song Lian thought it was okay. With Li Ang's current income, the two families could help each other and the debt would be paid off in no time.

Although Mr. Li had prepared himself mentally, he still felt a little uneasy when he heard that he had to pay back 8,000 yuan a month.

This plus the car loan brings the total to 11,500, and most of the mortgage payment is interest.

Although Lao Li concealed it well, Li An was still sensitive enough to notice the change in Lao Li's tone before and after he learned the monthly payment amount.

Ang Lee could understand.

The father, who has worked hard all his life to support his family, wants to spend every penny he earns. Faced with the "huge" figures of fixed expenses every month, it is inevitable that he will feel a sense of psychological pressure.

Lao Li: "How much is the total interest?"

Li An: "After paying it back for 30 years, the interest will be about 1.3 million."

Old Li: "Surely it won't take 30 years to pay it back."

Li An: "That's a waste of life. It will be paid off in three to five years at most, and the interest will fluctuate according to your principal. For example, if I pay the bank 800,000 yuan at the end of this year, I will have less than 700,000 yuan left. Starting next year, I will have less than 4,000 yuan a month for the mortgage. If the floating interest rate drops, it will be even less."

Lao Li: “That’s fine too.”

Li An: "Dad, let me give you a tip. I will soon have a considerable income. I have several performance contracts this year. Not counting the wedding expenses, I should be able to pay back at least half of it by the end of the year."

"Don't count the car loan. We've waived interest for two years. Didn't I tell you that all you have to pay back in these two years is the principal? After two years, pay it off in one lump sum and there'll be nothing left."

Hearing his son say this, Mr. Li felt relieved.

It really put pressure on his chest just now.

Finally, An's mother reminded Li An to take care of his health.

"Anzi, I heard from mom that your father still has a pension. We will help you pay it back when the time comes. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Don't worry, Mom. I'm just taking lessons and playing the piano. There's no pressure. I know what I'm doing. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to make a rash decision."

"Mom is just telling you that your health is more important than anything else."

"You and my father are the ones who should relax. Just eat and drink as you like. It's all trivial matters."

"We are fine, you don't need to worry about what Xiao Chen is doing right now."

"She's also on the phone with her mother. We definitely have to tell you about this in advance."

"Okay, just watch and do it. Be careful. Mom believes in you. I won't say any more. Go to bed early."

"Yeah, mom, you guys should go to bed early too. I must tell you again before I confirm this."

After hanging up the phone at home, Li An wondered whether he should ask his parents to come to Chengdu in the near future on the pretext of coming to look at the house.

Looking at houses is secondary. The main purpose is to come and see his situation so that my parents can feel at ease.

Ang Lee was really worried that because he wanted to buy a house, the old couple would have to live frugally again. If they had to live the same life again, then what was the point of him working so hard to make money in the past?

To put it bluntly, the little money the old couple managed to save is of little help.

It doesn't take too long. During the week when my mom takes a break from work, my dad can take a leave. A week's round trip should be enough.

Then Li An opened the calendar and studied it.
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master bedroom.

Chen Xuan: "He said to write our names, but I didn't agree. Actually, I don't care. The main thing is that the follow-up procedures must be done in person. I will definitely not be able to complete them before I leave. I will fly back and forth when the time comes."

After a pause, "Originally, we said that our family would buy the car, but he still paid the down payment. By then we will both be married, so who will pay the balance? He just said that I should pay it, and he also said that he would transfer the car to me. I said, unless I can't choose a good license plate this time, why bother?"

Song Lian: "Look at you, your father and I have no other intentions. Our attitude is that you two should just discuss it. Just don't take the initiative to bring up the matter of adding a name to the house. Our family is not that kind of people. Even if we take a step back, if something goes wrong between you two, it will be a lot of trouble later. So your father actually wanted you to buy the car in full that day."

Chen Xuan: "Why not save 20,000? I didn't have the conditions to get a loan at the time, and if I had to get it, it would have been delayed. We really don't want to wait any longer. So do you think it's appropriate for Li An to take out a loan and I to pay the down payment? I just told him that we would pay the down payment together, even if we pay a little less, but he said very firmly that it was not necessary. He really considered the interests of our family."

Song Lian sighed, "Your dad asked you to take out a loan? Okay, okay, you didn't understand what I meant at all. If we're worried, we can let you buy the car in full and put it in Rongcheng. How many days can you stay in Rongcheng in the next two years? You haven't even decided to get married yet."

Chen Xuan: "Okay, okay, then can you guys spare some time to come over and help check it out?"

Song Lian: "Let me discuss the time with your dad. You can't decide it tomorrow."

Chen Xuan: "That's not the case, but the landlord is indeed very anxious."

Song Lian: "The more anxious he is, the more careful you have to be."

Chen Xuan: "Don't worry, if you don't worry about me, don't I worry about him too?"

Song Lianle: "Are you relieved now that you know we are here?"

Chen Xuan: "Hey, I didn't say you were worried. I won't say anything. We need to sort it out. I'll send the house to you and you can take a look first."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xuan sent the property information to Song Lian, and then happily walked into the living room.

When Li An heard the sound of the door, he followed out of the study. The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"Who will speak first?"

It doesn’t matter who said it first, that’s just the way it is.

Things didn't start to change until we found out that we both wanted our parents to come over and see us.

Wouldn't this be a good opportunity for both sets of parents to meet?
"Hold an engagement party?"

"It's not impossible."

The two of them decided to wait until Chen Xuan came back from vacation next time. By then, they would be able to basically determine the time frame for the wedding, and they would have the parents of both sides meet up for an engagement party.

Because this Chinese New Year, the two of them formally met each other's parents and formal family members, and were recognized by both families.

Therefore, there is no need to bring elder relatives to the engagement party. This was the result of their discussion.

As for the issue of the bride price, Song Lian had already conveyed it to Li An through Chen Xuan. It was thirty-one thousand eight hundred, just to imply that the three families would get rich together.

Li An really hadn't expected the amount of the betrothal gift, so he decided to listen to his mother-in-law. It would be the same if he put his love into the betrothal gift.

His mother-in-law's attitude is hers, but he cannot lose face for her.

Then there is no problem.

No, no.

Li An: "Wait a minute, I haven't formally proposed yet."

Chen Xuan: "Didn't you ask?"

For a moment, both of them thought of the paper ring.

Li An was puzzled: "Does that count as well?"

"I've already put on my ring," Chen Xuan was even more confused, and paused, "Are you kidding me?"

Li An: “I’ll do it!”

Then the two of them began to plan their time intensively.

Tomorrow is the 13th, and Chen Xuan has to go to Yanjing on the 22nd, which means it will take nine days in total. Both sets of parents also need to coordinate their time to arrive together.

They also had to choose a nice day, during which time Ang Lee had to prepare hardware, betrothal gifts, book a hotel, etc.

Chen Xuan: "Don't prepare all that for now, just meet up and have a meal together to get to know each other." Li An: "Is this an engagement party? What have you booked?"

Chen Xuan: "What else do you want? The most important thing is that we can't decide on a wedding date."

After a busy time, the two of them lay down on the sofa in frustration.

At the end of the discussion they found that it was too late.

moment.

Li An: "Why don't we just forget about holding an engagement party? It's really too tight. Let's just get to know each other first, and when you come back next time, we can plan ahead and get this done perfectly by then."

Chen Xuan: "Okay, I just want to finish these things quickly."

Li Anle: "You can't be so anxious. Marriage is not just a matter for two people. We also have to consider the time of both families. My parents are easy to deal with, one is retiring soon and the other doesn't have to work. It's not easy to coordinate your parents' time."

Chen Xuan: "Well, have you told your uncle and aunt?"

Li An: "I haven't said that yet. Let's go to the house tomorrow during the day to take a look."

Chen Xuan: "I was just about to say, let's feel the daytime feeling, then why don't you go to sleep quickly?"

Li An: "You don't want to sleep?"

Chen Xuan: "I want to stay up all night to finish organizing the documents, it should be almost done."

Lee Ang: "I have to stay up late."

Chen Xuan: "It's too tiring to drag it along."

Li An opened the language atlas again and took a look. Alas, the teaching points were really too different. Otherwise, he could quietly help Chen Xuan share some of the burden.

Lee Ang: "Can it be translated into German?"

Chen Xuan: "Just your few colloquial sentences?"

Lee Ang: "Do you know how hard I worked to learn German in order to go abroad?"

Chen Xuanle: "Come on, what's your score in the college entrance examination?"

Li An laughed and said, "A good man never brags about his past achievements. Just wait."

"Okay, I'll wait." Chen Xuan sat up and said, "Are you free tomorrow?"

Li An: "Well, I won't go to the store tomorrow. I'll be busy again the day after tomorrow."

Chen Xuan: "Let's go hang up the sign tomorrow."

Li An: "Are you not waiting for the number to be released?"

Chen Xuan: "I won't wait any longer. I've seen many people online say that it's useless to wait, so I'll just leave it to fate."

Li An: "Leave it to fate, so don't stay up late."

Chen Xuan: "I'm about to start. I'll be looking at houses at noon tomorrow and listing them in the afternoon. I'll treat you to dinner in the evening."

Li An: "Bye."
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Teacher Xiaomi was busy in the room, and Li Ang was not idle on his bed either.

The progress is so fast now, he needs to digest it.

There is no doubt that this new move has become more important to him now.

Can we think of a solution from this collaboration between Shu Ren and Rong Ai?

In Chengdu, Rongai is the golden signboard of orchestral music, but how can we leverage this influence?
It’s not an easy thing to think about.

Well, let’s wait until the 19th to finish the performance and meet Lao Fang.
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It was late at night and everyone was still. Lao Li turned over twice and finally sat up.

Ever since he hung up the phone with his son, he couldn't calm down.

Sometimes I worry that my son won’t be able to handle the issue of buying a house well, and sometimes I worry that he’s under too much pressure.

In fact, Old Li knew very well that even if ten of them were put together, they could not handle these things as well as his son.

But he just couldn't let it go.

Mother An: "If you can't, just go there."

Lao Li: "What am I going to do?"

"Go and see your son's new house." Mother An turned over and sat up.

Lao Li: "Well, it doesn't matter whether I watch it or not, just watch it for yourself."

An's mother: "Would you go and check it out?"

Old Li didn't know whether he was amused by his wife's expression or her words, his mouth was crooked, "I'll check it, you go check it."

Mother An: “I would like to go.”

Lao Li: "Really want to go?"

Mother An: "Well, I have never been to Rongcheng once."

a long time.

Lao Li: "Why don't you go there?"

Mother An: "I can switch with my eldest sister at his grandfather's place when the time comes."

Lao Li: "Don't switch with the boss."

Mother An: "It's okay, I'll ask her first, I won't tell her I'm going to Rongcheng yet."

Lao Li: "Well, it's easy for me to ask for leave."

An's mother: "Ask Anzi first, don't waste his time."

Lao Li: "Oh, we're not staying at his place. We're staying at a hotel. We're not eating his food either. We're eating out for a few days."

Mother An: "Okay, don't rush out when your son calls you home."

Old Li grinned: "Hurry up and do the math, then go to sleep."

So, the old couple decided at midnight to go to Chengdu soon.

Old Li was worried at first, but even if he didn't understand the situation, he felt at ease watching his son buy a house.

The second is what An’s mother said, that he has never been to Chengdu. This is the tenth year that her son has been in Chengdu.

Those old ladies in his unit have been going out to have a look around all the time in the past two years, but he actually doesn't envy them.

Having decided to go to Chengdu, Lao Li felt half relieved.

The other half is the mortgage issue. It would be great if I could raise a little more for the down payment.

In addition to the money for Li Ang's wedding, he did have another sum of money that he hadn't received, which was the pension that Ang's mother mentioned on the phone.

Old Li turned over and started thinking about another thing.
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At 3:30 in the morning, Ang Lee got up to go to the bathroom, and the room was still crackling.

"How much is left?"

"Get it done before five."

"Why don't we do the rest tomorrow? Don't rush and make mistakes again."

"Don't worry, go to sleep first."

Li An changed a cup of hot water for Chen Xuan, then went back to the room and continued to sleep.

When he opened his eyes again, it was light outside the window and Chen Xuan was breathing heavily with her mouth open.

He didn't sleep well last night because of Chen Xuan's disturbance, but when he thought about the house, he immediately became energized.

Li An got up quietly and planned to prepare some delicious food in the morning to reward Teacher Xiaomi.

After taking out the mutton bones, at half past nine, Li An called the landlord.

"Just go and see for yourself. The key is under the mat."

Live together!