America 1979

Chapter 73 Traitor
On July [-]nd, after the two elders who went to work left, the three brothers and sisters enjoying the summer vacation dressed up and went out to find housing.

"It's not easy to find a house with a pool in our neighborhood."

Bill looked at the row of townhouses on both sides of the road and said with emotion.

The biggest architectural difference between New York City and other areas is congestion. In order to build as many houses as possible, many villas do not have a front yard, just make a high step and finish. Some houses have a backyard, but the area is also small, and there is no place to build a swimming pool. .

"Let's go to the owner's committee first?" Neo, who followed the old brother's ass, put forward his own opinion.

He very much hopes to have a room of his own after the family house grows bigger. Whether it is the utility room where he lived before or the room he shared with his elder brother later, he has a feeling of inferiority.I didn't even dare to talk about what I usually do in the room in front of my classmates.

"Okay." Bill nodded in agreement. The uncle and aunt would definitely not move out of this community where they had lived for half their lives. They would also buy a new house here.

Dorothy did not speak, but followed behind the two who wanted to change to a new house.

After walking for a while, she hurried to the elder brother who was joking with Neo, and asked in a low voice:
"Tell me the truth, how much money do you earn? Is it enough to buy a house? Will the bank give us a loan?"

She is a high school graduate and has done business such as student loans before.After experiencing several times of torture by bank tellers, Dorothy developed resistance to the arrogant tellers.

When Bill saw her like this, he knew that the girl was a little bit uncertain, so he comforted him: "Let me tell you secretly, I made 8 yuan this year, and I have no pressure to spend [-] to [-] yuan to buy a house. You can continue to make money in the futures market. And you also know that the futures contract in my hand can be mortgaged, and our old house can also be mortgaged, which is enough to change to a bigger house.”

There is still more than a year to go to college. If everything goes well in college, he will be able to enter the NFL to play and make money in his junior year. At that time, there is no need to explain, and his family should know that Bill is rich.

"Hey, there is no way for us to borrow money like this. When will we be able to pay it back?"

Although it seems that she and her elder brother have a bright future, the road ahead is twists and turns, and it seems that they can't reach that bright future.

Bill continued to instill in the girl the idea of ​​carrying a student loan, "Why do you want to pay off the student loan? Is it still not working? You know, the loan from the bank is tax-deductible. Because of the low interest rate of the student loan, the repayment It’s a great deal for a long term. You’ll see the benefits when you have your own income.”

It is very difficult for low-level immigrant families to go up. Every step has to be tried and made by oneself. If you go astray, your whole life will be affected.

Bill has already suffered a loss in this year's tax filing season, and he doesn't want his sister to fall into the pit.

Although she understood the reasoning, but she didn't know why, Dorothy just felt that it was not good to do so, so she was depressed.

The three of them walked slowly to the office of the owners' committee. The man on duty was a short old man with white hair. After seeing the black hair of Bill and his sister, he asked questions in Italian.

"What are you here for? I'm just taking care of the place and protesting that the neighbors have to wait for that boy Rosie to go to work."

The old man was probably the youngest first-generation immigrant, and he couldn't even speak English fluently, so he chose to talk to Bill in Italian.

"To buy a house, we are here to see if there is any information about the owner entrusting you to list the property for sale." Bill also spoke in Italian.

As a fourth-generation immigrant, under the influence of the community, he can communicate in Italian in daily life, but he cannot read written words.

"I can help you with this." The white-haired old man stood up tremblingly, ready to go to the only desk in the room to find something.

After walking two steps, he remembered something important, and asked aloud, "By the way, which family are you from?"

"Ferrari, all three of us belong to the Ferrari family. Of course you are more familiar with my uncle's surname, they are the Conti family."

Bill explained.

Italians pay great attention to surnames, and Conte is a little less popular than Ferrari, so you can tell which one in the community it is.

"Oh, judging by your age, you should be the grandson of Hussein. Is your grandpa still washing cars?"

The old man actually knew the grandfather of the three brothers and sisters. Dorothy explained the situation to him: "My grandfather has not washed the car for a long time. He has retired for a long time, and now he is at the second uncle's house. Cleaning up. Occasionally come to our house for gatherings."

Generally speaking, in Italian communities, the eldest son gets married first, and then they are divided into small families, otherwise one house cannot accommodate everyone.Therefore, the youngest son in the family is responsible for supporting the elderly.

The white-haired old man nodded, and continued to walk towards the desk, "Sit down too, the sofa is very soft, and standing is very tiring."

His movements were too slow, but fortunately Bill and the others had plenty of time, so they sat down on the sofa in the office and waited slowly.

"There are three houses here. I remember that Hussein's two sons and two daughters are very poor, so I recommend the smallest house. Two-story structure..."

Bill interrupted him hastily, "We need the biggest one."

The white-haired old man narrowed his eyes and stared at the three brothers and sisters, before replying: "This is your choice. Although the big one is good and comfortable to live in, the bank is not a good person. When you can't pay back the loan..."

He flipped through the materials again, while rambling on endlessly.

"It's this one. A lawyer is moving out of our community and hanging his house here."

"Lawyer?" Bill was a little curious, "It's not Pete, is it?"

"Hey, that's him, the traitor who thinks we Italians are cheap. He lived in the community for 40 to [-] years, and now he finally saved enough money and moved away without a good word. I'm afraid that some prosecutor will involve him in the gang investigation. .”

The old man's attention was diverted again, and his thinking was dominated by solidified emotions.

"Tell us about the house!" Bill reminded.

He knew Lawyer Pete, and although it was impossible to lower the house price because of this, the deal should be easier.

"A three-story house, all made of bricks, with a big backyard..."

Although the brick house paid more property taxes, Bill didn't care about it.

The old man just gave a simple description, and Bill was a little moved.

Afterwards, they called directly, and the two hit it off immediately, and Bill took his sister and brother to stroll over to look at the house.

Pete's house is located in the most remote corner of the entire community, so the nearby buildings occupy a large area and there is no front yard, but the ten steps in front of the house make it feel like a big family.

After entering the door, there is a large living room connecting the first and second floors, which looks magnificent. The master bedroom, bathroom and kitchen occupy the rest of the space on the first floor.There are two smaller bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor, as well as a small study that serves as a utility room.

"This bedroom on the second floor is my husband's reference room. We don't want the bookshelves and storage boxes in it..."

Pete's wife introduced the house to the three.

The third floor is the serious utility room, which is quite large, and it is covered with cobwebs and dust because no one goes up.

"I think it's good, brother. I can live in the utility room on the third floor or the small study on the second floor."

Neo asked.

PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket and ask for a monthly ticket.

(End of this chapter)