Buy a house with 30,000 yuan and live in a small town

There is a neon sign not far to the front right, which is Heguzhai.

Xu Qingsong pulled the car over to the side of the road and said, "You can't park here for too long. Can you help me get it from that small window?"

"Okay." Liu Wangxue looked at the long line at the big window of Heguzhai and made an "OK" gesture. After the car stopped, he unbuckled his seat belt, took the phone from Xu Qingsong, and went to get the cakes back.

After this interruption, the topic of the hotel was skipped.

The shopping mall and Heguzhai are both on the way to Xu Qingsong's home, and not far from the residential area where his home is. After Liu Wangxue came back and sat down, the car drove for nearly ten minutes and finally arrived at the gate of the residential area.

The car in front was an outsider and was allowed to pass only after being registered by the security guard. Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong waited for a while at the back before entering.

Xu Qingsong turned the steering wheel to the right: "This community is quite large. My home is located relatively in the middle. It's dark now and I can't see clearly. The house is a bit old, but the environment is still quite good. Going out the back door of the community is a small park with an artificial lake. Usually my parents and grandparents get up early and go for a walk."

The buildings in the community were not very tall. Liu Wangxue counted them and found that there were twelve floors. She asked Xu Qingsong, "Is there an elevator?"

"Yes." Xu Qingsong said, "Even if you don't have a boyfriend, I won't let you climb the stairs. I'll carry you up."

"Shaopin," Liu Wangxue smiled, "Which floor is your home on?"

"The top floor," Xu Qingsong said, "strictly speaking, it's the eleventh and twelfth floors."

Xu Qingsong's family did not live here at first. His grandfather had been teaching at Peking University before he got married. At that time, the house was allocated by the school, in the teachers' apartment next to Peking University, also called the "family compound."

Grandpa Xu was single at that time, and was assigned a 30-square-meter one-bedroom apartment, which was equivalent to a single dormitory. Later, after he fell in love and married my grandmother who also taught at Peking University, he applied for a larger apartment, a small two-bedroom apartment with a study.

When Xu Qingsong's father Xu Chonglin and mother Meng Wanqing started talking about marriage, considering the birth of children in the future, the small two-bedroom apartment would definitely not be enough.

At that time, houses were basically allocated by work units, and the supply of teachers' apartments was also tight. Other teachers' families were in the same situation, so the school leaders kept trying to persuade them, hoping that everyone would understand and make do with it. They were already thinking of a solution.

However, this solution took a long time to think about, but it was not solved until Xu Qingsong was born, so the study room in the house was converted into a children's room, and it became crowded everywhere.

When Xu Qingsong was old enough to go to kindergarten, commercial housing appeared on the market in Beijing. His uncle, who ran a gallery, was the first to learn the news and hurried over to tell his sister Meng Wanqing and brother-in-law Xu Chonglin.

Uncle Meng Duanyang advised them not to hesitate and to buy it quickly: "Sister, brother-in-law, I have already checked it out. The property is about three or four kilometers east of Beijing University, very close, and it is within our district. The houses there are large and spacious. Your current house is really too small, and a large family can't squeeze in. When Songsong grows up a little, it will be even more uninhabitable. If you move there, it won't take you much time to ride a bicycle to work."

The small two-bedroom apartment was indeed very crowded. Many of Meng Wanqing's personal belongings were taken back to her parents' home. After the study was converted into a children's room, the bookcases inside were moved to the living room. The originally small space was really made worse. I don't know how she managed to survive these years.

After hearing this, Xu Chonglin and Meng Wanqing went to look at houses with Meng Duanyang without saying anything. After returning, they told Xu Qingsong's grandparents about the plan to buy a house. The two elders immediately agreed, so the family took time off from classes to look at the house again.

The houses were all one floor per household, and the average price was not cheap at the time, more than 5,000 yuan per square meter. Meng Wanqing and Xu Chonglin discussed buying a large three-bedroom apartment, because it also had a nanny room, and when renovating, they could knock down the wall connecting the living room to make an open study room.

As for the purchase money, there is no need to worry. Meng Wanqing said that Mr. Meng, Xu Qingsong's grandfather, gave her shares of Mengji as a dowry. It was not much, but every year she received a dividend that was enough for her to live comfortably. Although she usually spent money lavishly, she still had a lot left. In addition, Meng Duanyang had agreed to lend her some money. If the four of them could get together, it would definitely be enough to buy a house and renovate it.

Meng Wanqing had planned everything, but she didn't expect Xu Qingsong's grandfather to wave his hand and say, "How can I let my daughter-in-law spend money on buying a house? Don't worry, Dad has money. I'll buy the two floors we just looked at."

They were just looking at the top 11 and 12 floors. Meng Wanqing was interested in the top floor because it came with a terrace where she could grow flowers and bask in the sun. But the top floor was also in high demand because of the terrace. After Grandpa Xu finished speaking, he didn't wait for his son and daughter-in-law to respond, and directly asked the sales lady who was accompanying him to view the house to take him to sign the contract.

Meng Wanqing and Xu Chonglin were about to chase after him: "Dad, wait a minute——"

But Grandma Xu called them from behind and told them not to worry: "Your father has money."

Xu Chonglin didn't know about the older generation, and no one in his family had ever mentioned it to him. He was extremely anxious, fearing that his father had become senile and confused. How could their poor teacher family afford two houses?

Grandma Xu then took her son and daughter-in-law away and explained the situation clearly in a few words.

It was because Xu Qingsong's great-grandfather took a large sum of money with him when he left the Xu family. This money was hardly used. After Xu Qingsong's grandfather and second grandfather each started their own families, the money was divided between his two brothers. The great-grandfather only left some for him and his wife to spend.

Xu Qingsong's grandfather didn't like extravagance and had basically no other expenses except daily expenses. Xu Qingsong's grandmother was similar, so the money inherited from the previous generation was stored in the bank without being used.

By the time Grandma Xu and her son and daughter-in-law came over, Grandpa Xu had already signed the contract to buy the house with full payment. The house has two floors, with an area of ​​150 square meters on each floor.

Meng Wanqing stared at the contract for a long time and was stunned. She thought that the person she was going to fall in love with and marry was from an ordinary family, but she didn't expect that he would spend hundreds of thousands of dollars at one time without even blinking an eye!
When Xu Qingsong told Liu Wangxue about this, he laughed very happily: "Don't even mention my mom. My dad was so shocked that his brain crashed."

Liu Wangxue laughed with him: "The script that Aunt and Uncle got is really like the short article on Wenhu, something like 'As the daughter of the X family, I married an ordinary person, but I didn't expect that he was actually a hidden third-generation rich man.'" "Hahaha..." Xu Qingsong laughed even more happily. He had been pushed a similar title before, and now he thought he should click in to take a look. "My mother later said that there were actually clues. She got pregnant with me not long after she and my father got married. Probably from the time she became pregnant until I was born, my grandmother was very particular about the things she bought for her and me, but I made her suffer a lot during her pregnancy, and after I was born, she was bothered by all kinds of trivial matters and didn't notice it at all. After buying the house, she found out one by one when she returned home."

Meng Wanqing was originally a student of Grandma Xu. For this, she was given a good lecture by Grandma Xu, who said that it was a good thing that she stayed in school to teach instead of becoming a lawyer. With such obvious clues and evidence right in front of her, she turned a blind eye to them. She would definitely lose the lawsuit.

"My dad is the same. My grandma said that when he was a child, he ate the best food, wore the best clothes, and used the best things. But he was young and didn't understand. He saw my grandparents wearing a piece of clothing that was new for three years, old for three years, and mended for another three years. He felt that our family was very poor..." The car turned left, and Xu Qingsong suddenly raised his hand and pointed to a building on the left, saying, "My junior uncle lives here, also on the top floor."

Liu Wangxue leaned forward to look, but it was already past. When she spoke, there was still a cheerful smile in her voice: "Beibei and Kangkang sent me a message this morning, saying that I was not righteous and didn't tell them that I came early."

Xu Qingsong said, "Tell them that once those two little loudspeakers start shouting, everyone will know. Given the tempers of my grandma and grandpa, they definitely wouldn't let you stay at the hotel last night."

Liu Wangxue worriedly said, "Could it be because I met my aunt yesterday?" It's over, she thought, the first impression is going to be ruined.

"It's okay, don't worry," Xu Qingsong comforted her, turning the steering wheel into the underground garage, "If anyone is going to be scolded, it's me. I was scolded by my grandparents while waiting for the flight this morning."

Aunt Jiang Lin only kept half of her promise. She didn't say it yesterday, but she told it all when she went to deliver something to Xu Qingsong's grandmother early this morning.

After receiving the "education" from his grandma and grandpa, Xu Qingsong sent another message to Jiang Lin: [Aunt, where is your promise (T^T)]

Jiang Lin sent him a voice message, making excuses for herself, "I didn't break my promise. Yesterday I promised you not to tell you 'for now'. I thought this 'for now' should be over by today, right? Besides, the whole family knows that you're coming back today and will bring Xuxu here tomorrow. I'm afraid that after we meet the old man and the old lady, you and Xuxu might accidentally let the cat out of the bag. Then I'll lose my image as a good daughter-in-law in front of them, hahahaha...right, Songsong, you have to consider your aunt, hahahaha..."

Liu Wangxue listened to Xu Qingsong's retelling, and she felt both amused and distressed that he was scolded, and at the same time she felt guilty. Xu Qingsong had said long ago that his family wanted to see her very much, and she knew this, but she was still worried about causing trouble for the elders and didn't let him tell his family that she had arrived early. She felt that she had failed the attention from Xu Qingsong's family.

Liu Wangxue unbuckled his seat belt, leaned over, and touched Xu Qingsong's face: "It's all my fault. I got you into trouble."

"That's right," Xu Qingsong said, "So how do you plan to compensate for my broken heart?"

Liu Wangxue blew him a kiss: "Are you comforted?"

Xu Qingsong's face fell, and he condemned her: "How can you be so perfunctory? No, I'm about to lose my temper."

Liu Wangxue's depressed mood was dispelled by him. She laughed and leaned back in her chair: "Then tell me, how do you make it up to me?"

Xu Qingsong backed the car into the parking space, turned off the engine and took out the key. He looked at her proudly and said, "Remember this first, and we'll settle it together when we get home."

Liu Wangxue thought to himself, let me see what you're going to do later.

She and Xu Qingsong got out of the car at the same time. Seeing that he only took the things on the back seat and had no intention of taking the suitcases in the trunk, she understood that he would not stay here tonight. Then they would stay in a hotel, she thought, why are they pretending?
Xu Qingsong held her hand and walked towards the elevator: "Are you secretly criticizing me?"

Liu Wangxue admitted generously: "How did you figure that out?"

Xu Qingsong let go of her hand, raised it up and poked her dimple: "Do I need to see this bright little expression?"

Liu Wangxue hugged his waist with a smile.

Xu Qingsong held her shoulders and continued walking forward: "Don't laugh, I've already made a note of you in my heart anyway."

Liu Wangxue smiled even more happily: "Remember it, whatever you want."

The two took the elevator upstairs. When they came out of the elevator, the entrance door was on the right and the stairs were on the left.

Xu Qingsong raised his hand and pressed the doorbell.

Liu Wangxue asked: "You didn't bring your keys?"

Xu Qingsong said: "I put the key in the suitcase. My family is here, so there is no need to take it."

Before he finished speaking, the door opened.

The person who opened the door was Meng Wanqing. Xu Qingsong called out "Mom" and Liu Wangxue followed suit, "Hello, Auntie!"

Meng Wanqing was smiling, just like the last time Liu Wangxue saw her in Taojia Village. She hadn't changed at all. She turned around and called out, "Mom and Dad, Chonglin, Songsong and Xuxu are back." Then she took Liu Wangxue's hand and asked him to hurry into the house. "I just said I was going to call you to ask where you are. I just took out my phone and the doorbell rang. I guessed it was you." (End of this chapter)