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The next day, Xu Dong went to work at the company.

He sent his niece and nephew to the train station. Xu Ting called early in the morning and asked the siblings to come back quickly. Ma Xu also needed to register his health record.

As for Ma Lingling, she was over 13 years old and was not within the scope.

"Uncle, we will be back tomorrow."

"Well, be careful on the road and keep an eye on your luggage. Don't let anyone steal it." Xu Dong reminded.

It has been more than a month since the siblings came to Yanjing. In addition to dried shrimp, fish, fresh vegetables and eggs, the siblings also brought an 8-jin watermelon. There was no shortage of things.

Ma Lingling nodded: "I know, uncle, drive back slowly."

Xu Dong waved his hand to show that he knew.

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Half an hour later, Ma Lingling and her brother followed Aunt Lu to find their mother.

"Sister Lu, I'm bothering you again." Xu Ting said politely.

"Why are you being polite? It's just a matter of convenience."

Sister Lu looked much older than she was a few months ago. Since her husband passed away, the burden of the whole family has been on her.

Sometimes she envied Xu Ting. Her family was rich and powerful, and could often subsidize her daughter, unlike her, who had to subsidize her family in return.

As usual, Xu Ting took out a handful of beans from the bag and added two tomatoes. She knew that Sister Lu had a daughter who had just turned 10. Because the child came late, the couple spoiled her a lot.

"Sister Lu, take it back and make something delicious for the child."

Sister Lu, as usual, refused for a while and then accepted it. This month's food rations have become less, and every bit of savings is a bit, because life is not easy for everyone.

Back in the rest room, Ma Xu couldn't wait to say, "Mom, my aunt picked a big watermelon for me and asked me to bring it back for you and dad to taste."

Xu Ting pulled her little son in front of her and looked at him carefully. He had gained weight. His chin used to be pointed, but now it was a little round.

She felt relieved but also a little guilty. She didn't raise the two children well.

"What delicious food did grandma make for you two?"

"There are so many delicious things, pickled fish, fried fish fillets, steamed ham, sea cucumber, and shrimp. There are different ones every day. There are also snacks made by my aunt. They are very sweet and fragrant. My sister and I like them very much." Ma Xu listed them all.

"Did you bring a snack for mom?" Xu Ting asked deliberately.

Ma Xu quickly opened his schoolbag: "I brought it, Lele helped me choose it. They are all the most delicious snacks. There was also ice cream, but it was a pity that I couldn't bring it back."

Xu Ting ate a small piece of bread and stopped. After all, it was working time.

Then she sent the siblings out of the station, and then quickly returned to her post. The next train to Lion City was about to start checking tickets.

At the same time, in the waiting hall of Langfang Railway Station, Xiao Ma and his Alpha wife Zhong Xia were queuing up for ticket checking.

Speaking of which, since returning from Alpha, the couple's luck has always been good.

First, Zhong Xia successfully completed naturalization and became a Daxia person. Although the process was a bit tortuous, the result was happy;

Secondly, because of Xu Dong's advice, the family of three settled in Tianjin, and then they became people of the capital in a daze;

Finally, just when the couple was about to buy a house in the capital, housing reform came, and housing prices fell sharply. This luck is also unmatched.

In recent months, the family of three, including Xiao Ma's parents, have been living in Langfang, because the rent here is cheap, and it is relatively easy to find a job because of the large-scale construction.

The reason for going to Lion City to buy a house this time is mainly because the house prices there are relatively the cheapest in the entire capital area. It is too expensive for the young couple to afford it.

"Husband, can we buy a house?" Zhong Xia said worriedly. After several months of practice, her Daxia dialect has become much more fluent.

"Don't worry, there are household registration restrictions for buying a house. We have a capital household registration, so we can definitely buy one." Xiao Ma Xin seemed very confident.

Although the total population of Yanjing exceeds 100 million, the place is large enough, and the housing contradiction is not as prominent as imagined.

Besides, even if the house prices have fallen a lot now, they are still sky-high. Not to mention the full payment, even for the down payment, many people can't get it together.

The reason why their family can get these millions of down payments is all thanks to Xiao Ma's sister. His sister married to Shanghai and Beijing, and the family has some assets, so she directly lent 3 million to her family.

It's not okay not to lend!

Ma Tiantian can ignore her brother, but she can't ignore her parents. Her parents are old and have to rent a house with her brother.

If her relatives knew about this, she would be too embarrassed to face it.

…

After taking the train for less than half an hour, she finally arrived at the Lion City West Station.

Like Langfang, Lion City has also been engaged in infrastructure construction since it was assigned to the capital. There is a large construction site to the west of the train station. Judging from the promotional signs, it should be a new plant factory.

After entering the city, Xiao Ma and his wife did not stroll around, but went directly to the local Housing Management Bureau.

This is a new department established on the basis of the original Housing Management Bureau. Its main work is to be responsible for housing transactions and manage public rental housing.

Queuing up to get a number, the number is 3027. It can be seen that there are many people coming here to buy houses. Zhong Xia couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

After waiting in line for a whole morning, eating two sweet potatoes they brought with them for lunch, and waiting in line for more than three hours in the afternoon, it was finally their turn.

Unlike the service window of a bank, the Housing Administration Bureau has a large collective office area with dozens of desks that can receive dozens of people at a time.

Xiao Ma pulled his wife to sit in front of desk No. 25, opposite which was the staff of the Housing Administration Bureau. There was a computer in the middle of the desk with a large display screen.

"Are you applying for public rental housing or buying a house?" the female clerk looked up and asked.

"We are buying a house."

The female clerk tapped on the computer, and a new page soon appeared.

"Which district do you want to buy a house in?"

Xiao Ma quickly took out his notebook. The family had already done their homework.

All the public housing sources can be found on the official website of the Yanjing Housing Administration Bureau.

Specific information such as the name of the community, the number of houses, the price, the area, and the apartment type are all listed clearly.

"Yiyuan Community in Renqiu District."

"Yiyuan Community currently has 58 remaining houses. What size do you plan to buy?"

"Anything under 80 square meters is fine."

Xiao Ma was helpless. He also wanted to buy a bigger house, but for houses over 80 square meters, the down payment ratio is 30%, for houses over 100 square meters, it is 40%, and for houses over 130 square meters, it must be more than half.

And for houses under 80 square meters, only 20% is required, which is the house their family can afford.

"There are 15 houses under 80 square meters. You have five minutes to choose."

After saying that, the clerk turned the computer screen in a direction and pointed it directly at the couple.

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