Hu Lai returned to his home in Dongchuan with four trophies and a gold medal.
On the day he came back, his mother Xie Lan asked for a day off from work and said she wanted to spend time with her son.
The director agreed without hesitation.
Sister Wang did not express any opinions on Xie Lan's behavior, and did not even complain to her colleagues in private.
Hu Lixin went to work and did not wait for his son to come back at home.
Since that incident, he has not resigned, but his work scope has been adjusted. The property company considered that every time he went to stand guard, there would be many people watching, which would easily cause chaos and pose safety risks.
Just let him sit in the office.
Give him a promotion and prevent him from continuing to be a front-line security guard and become a security guard.
This way he doesn't have to show his face so often.
But Hu Lixin is seriously considering whether to continue doing this job.
The main reason is that everyone is embarrassed to see him now, whether they are former colleagues or occasionally bumped into by the owners.
When others are embarrassed, he is also a little embarrassed.
He knew very well that when his identity was exposed, this security job was destined to be impossible.
It's not that he doesn't want to part with this humble job, he just feels uncomfortable with it. After all, he has been a security guard for more than ten years and it has become a part of his life.
In fact, with Hu Lai's current income, even if he and his wife no longer work, he can still afford to support his son.
But he and his wife have a consensus on this matter, that is, they, who are only in their forties or fifties and have not reached retirement age, should not rely on their sons to support them at home.
So my wife didn't mention resigning. Anyway, except for Sister Wang, everyone in the office probably belongs to her, and she is happy with her job.
On his side, he is thinking about what he can do if he quits his current job.
At this time, he regretted even more that he had never learned anything except playing football, so that he was good at nothing except playing football. After the road of playing football was blocked, he became a person who could only work hard.
Migrant workers...
Now when he wanted to re-plan his life, he found that he still didn't know what he could do.
I don’t know anything except football...
Hu Lixin was sitting in the office, looking at the snow-white office walls in a daze.
Until he was awakened by the sound of someone else talking.
"Lao Hu, why haven't you left yet?"
When he came back to his senses, he found a man walking into the office, carrying a lunch box brought from the company cafeteria and planning to sit down and have dinner in the office.
Only then did he realize that it was already time to get off work.
"Ah, let's go now..." Hu Lixin stood up and started to clean up his desk.
"If I were you, I would have left early... Why do you think you still go to and from get off work on time?" The colleague shook his head while eating, not understanding Hu Lixin.
It was difficult for Hu Lixin to explain to him why he still had to come to get off work on time, even though his work was quite leisurely and he basically had nothing to be busy with.
The company didn't seem to know how to arrange for such a special employee like him, and it didn't dare to fire him, so it just adjusted him from a front-line position to the office, but didn't assign him specific work tasks, so his daily work was actually to come
Sitting in the office in a daze.
This class is really boring.
Hu Lixin quickly packed up his desk. In fact, he just put the cigarette case and lighter in his pocket, took his mobile phone in his hand, then said hello to his colleagues who were having dinner, and walked out of the office.
I found my battery car in the carport, put on my helmet, and drove out.
Before leaving, he glanced at the splendid gate of the community from a distance and saw Lao Fan standing on the stage, raising his hand and saluting every owner who came home from get off work.
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"I told your dad not to go to work today, but he insists on going. He just has to sit in the office, which is more boring than our workplace... I don't know why he reports on time and gets off work all day long. I tell you I don't know.
How many people scolded your father for pretending behind your back..."
Xie Lan was busy in the kitchen while chatting with his son who was leaning against the kitchen door.
In the restaurant that is not spacious outside, a small square table has been set up, with several dishes placed on it, all of which are Hu Lai's favorite dishes.
Tomato and pea tip omelette soup, roasted beef with potatoes, rotten cowpeas, spicy chicken cubes.
What Xie Lan is cooking now is the last dish, a vegetarian dish: stir-fried phoenix tails.
She originally calculated the time to start cooking, but the last dish was about to be cooked, and her husband hadn't come home yet. She was worried that the dishes on the table would get cold again, so she complained to her son.
Hu Lai crossed his arms and leaned against the kitchen door frame. He smiled and said to his mother: "Hey, what's the point of pretending? Mom, let me tell you, I have thought about it more than once before, what if I find myself buying lottery tickets at work?"
If I win 300 million or something, I will never resign! I will definitely go to work on time every day, serve the people conscientiously, and fight resolutely against those unhealthy trends in the company!"
Xie Lan rolled his eyes at his son: "That's nonsense! Do you know that you offended people like this? What will your colleagues think of you then? Aren't you afraid that the boss will put you in the wrong shoes?"
Hu Lai smiled: "Mom, I already have a family fortune of 300 million, why should I be afraid of office politics or the boss wearing small shoes?"
Xie Lan was stunned, and then thought about it carefully, and felt that a large part of the reason why she was able to be tough in front of Sister Wang and fight back against Sister Wang without any scruples was because she had a promising son. In other words
, if she loses her job because of impulse, she doesn’t have to worry about her family being unable to survive.
So naturally I feel confident and feel happy every day when I go to work...
At this moment, there was the sound of unlocking the door of the living room, and Hu Lixin pushed the door in while carrying a battery-car helmet.
Hu Lai turned around and saw Hu Lixin coming in, and Hu Lixin also saw him.
The two people just looked at each other, but they didn't seem to know what to say.
Seeing this, Xie Lan complained to Hu Lixin: "Oh, you are finally back. My son has been at home for four days. You are so inactive. I tell you that you may not be able to see him even if you want to see him in the future!"
"Only four days?" Hu Lixin looked at his son in surprise.
"Well, next January is the U23 Asian Cup, which is also the qualifier for next year's Olympic Games. So I'm going to participate in the training camp of the Olympic team." Hu Lai explained to his father.
Hu Lixin nodded thoughtfully.
"Why are you standing at the door? Wash your hands and eat!" Xie Lan saw that the scene was going to be quiet again, so he quickly brought the last dish from the kitchen to the table, "The food will be cold if you don't eat it. Really, I'll count the time and start cooking.
, you can come back so late..."
She complained nonchalantly, while Hu Lixin quickly changed his shoes, put down his helmet, and went to the kitchen to wash his hands.
Hu Lai also squeezed in to serve the rice.
Three people poured into the kitchen, which seemed a bit crowded and they couldn't even turn around.
When Hu Lai saw this, he couldn't help but said: "Mom, I made a lot of money this season, let's change the house. You see, the kitchen is too small!"
Hu Lixin reflexively wanted to object to his son's opinion: "Whatever you want to change, it's not good. Don't waste the money you have..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by his wife: "Oh, we have to hurry up. Fortunately, we don't have to look at it from house to house. Let me tell you, your dad has taken a liking to a house and has already gone there.
I visited the sales department several times and the salespeople all know him!"
Hu Lixin stared at his wife who had betrayed him.
Hu Lai laughed out loud when he saw this: "Okay, okay, let's go look at the house tomorrow, it happens to be a day off on Saturday."
"I have to go to work tomorrow..." Hu Lixin frowned.
Xie Lan glared: "What class do you work in? As for your job, let me tell you, your company just doesn't know what to do with you. It can neither fire you nor let you continue to stand guard. That's why I gave it to you.
You got a part-time job, do you really take it seriously? Ask for leave tomorrow and go look at a house together!"
Hu Lixin was a little helpless, but thinking of the white wall in the office - he would stare at that wall in a daze when he was at work - he finally nodded: "Okay."
So the matter was settled.
Xie Lan was very happy and waved his hand: "Let's eat!"
The family of three sat down around the small dining table, picked up the bowls and chopsticks in front of each other, and reached for their favorite dishes.
The same scene is happening next door to them, upstairs, downstairs, in residential buildings in this community, and in thousands of households.
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Although he didn't have to go to work the next day, Xie Lan still got up early in the morning to make breakfast for his family.
While she was busy in the kitchen, Hu Lixin was smoking in the toilet while going to the toilet.
Hu Lai ran out of the room wearing autumn clothes and long trousers. When he knocked on the door, he found his father smoking in the toilet. He couldn't help but stick out his butt and jump up: "Dad, I need to pee!"
Xie Lan also started scolding: "Hu Lixin, why are you hiding in the toilet and smoking cigarettes so early in the morning? Don't occupy the latrine and not poop!"
"It's out, it's out..." Hu Lixin responded helplessly in the toilet, and then there was the sound of flushing water inside.
When he came out with his pants lifted, he glared at his son: "If you don't pee in the morning or in the evening..."
While Hu Lai squeezed into the toilet, he smiled playfully at his father: "It will be fine when we change the house. Dad, buy a bigger one and have three toilets. Then there will be one for each person, so there is no need to fight!"
"What did you say!" Hu Lixin was speechless. "Why did you buy such a big house? Most of the time, your mother and I lived there..."
Xie Lan poked her head out of the kitchen and smiled when she saw this scene.
When the two father and son first met yesterday, they could still feel the embarrassment between them, but now the ice has slowly melted, and winter is finally over.
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After the family had breakfast, they went out, took a taxi, and headed straight to their destination.
It was a newly built property in the south of Dongchuan City. It was said to be developed by a well-known real estate developer from Chongshan City, which is next door to Andong Province. This developer has multiple properties in Chongshan and Jincheng, all of which are high-end residential areas.
Known for its excellent real estate services.
The south is also the area where Dongchuan's high-speed rail station, Dongchuan South Station, is located. The new building is only five kilometers away from the high-speed rail station. For Xie Lan, if she wants to see her son, she doesn't have to wait for the season to end, she only needs to take a taxi in front of her home.
At the high-speed rail station, if you take the high-speed rail again, you can see your son in less than an hour.
This is also the reason why she chose the south of the city to settle down.
The salesperson in the sales department laughed when he saw Hu Lai's father, Hu Lixin: "Sir, you are here. Which apartment type do you want to see this time?"
Xie Lan whispered to his son: "Look, I didn't lie to you..."
Hu Lixin was greatly embarrassed. He pointed at Hu Lai next to him and said, "He is here to see us today."
"Oh, this is your son. He is really talented, young and promising..." The salesperson praised Hu Lai, who was wearing a cap and sunglasses.
Hu Lai didn't take his advice and asked with a stern expression: "What is the largest apartment type here?"
When the salesperson heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter: "Hello, sir, the largest unit we have here is the rooftop loft, which is 200 square meters and then one floor higher. The total construction area is 300 square meters. In addition, it comes with free
An 80-square-meter roof garden, fully decorated..."
Hu Lai nodded: "Very good, how much does it cost per square meter?"
"The unit price is 15,000, and the total price is 4.5 million."
Hu Lai calculated his current money in his mind, and then found with some embarrassment...that there was not enough money.
His annual salary is 1.8 million. In addition, he also won the league golden boot this season and received an additional 1 million bonus. In addition, he scored a total of 41 goals in the club, each goal
With a goal bonus of 8,000, these 41 goals have a goal bonus of 328,000. In addition, the team qualified for the Chinese Super League and won the Football Association Cup. The team’s bonus totaled 30 million. Because of his outstanding contribution
, one person received a bonus of 2.7 million yuan.
This adds up to 5,828,000.
Just looking at this number, it can be said to be a huge sum of money.
But the problem is these numbers are all pre-tax...
In other words, after deducting the tax at the highest personal income tax ladder rate of 45%, he will only have about 3.5 million, but the problem is that this is not what he actually gets, because he also has daily expenses.
So now the number in his bank account is 3.4 million.
Even the house price is not enough, let alone the various taxes you have to pay to buy a house...
Of course, you can also get a loan, but Hu Lai doesn't like loans. He always feels that if he has the ability, it is best to pay in one lump sum and be safe.
At this moment, Xie Lan exclaimed: "It's too high!"
When the salesperson heard this, he quickly explained with a smile: "Madam, the unit price of our Heilan Shengjing is indeed higher than that of the surrounding properties, but our hardware facilities and software services are the best in Dongchuan.
so we……"
Xie Lan interrupted him: "No, young man, I don't mean that the house price is too high, I mean that the floor is too high. I am afraid of heights and I can't live on the top floor..."
After saying that, she still covered her forehead.
Hu Lai also nodded quickly: "Yes, do you have any other suitable house types to recommend here?"
"Sir, what do you think of this 180-square-meter flat floor?" The salesperson turned to the floor plan of another unit. "The total price is only 2.7 million."
Hu Lixin said next to him: "The one I looked at before was the one with 90 square meters..."
Hu Lai, however, had already made a quick calculation in his mind. After taking into account all the expenses, he should have enough money to buy this house.
So he made a decision: "This is it! Is there any existing house? Can you take us to see it?"
The salesperson nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes. Wait a minute, I'll get the keys..."
As soon as he left, Hu Lixin complained: "Why buy such a big house? Just live with your mother and me. Isn't it a waste?"
Hu Lai pouted: "Nowadays, there are public stalls in the houses. It is said to be 180 square meters, but in fact it is definitely not. And the house... is too small for people to live in."
Xie Lan, who was next to her, stood by her son: "Yes, if our house hadn't been too small, could we have thrown away the big wardrobe we had when we got married?"
When Hu Lixin heard his wife mention this, he had no choice but to shut up.
The house where the two of them got married is not the same house as the one they live in now. They moved here after they got married, but because the house was too small, many of the furniture in the original house couldn't be moved in, so they had to throw it away. Because of this
, his wife has been talking about him for many years.
The salesperson quickly returned and took the key with three people to see the house for sale.
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"...What I'm taking you to see is not a model house, but an actual house for sale that has been fully decorated. The furniture and appliances are all provided for you, so you can move in with your bags..."
In front of a door on the tenth floor, the salesperson took out the key and opened the security door, then stood aside and made a "please" gesture proudly.
Then Xie Lan was shocked by the sunshine in his eyes: "Wow..."
Even Hu Lixin, who had been muttering before, was stunned when he saw the new house in front of him.
"The house faces south, facing the garden atrium of the community. It is unobstructed and unobstructed. It is the king of the building in this community. The scene you see now is the scene of living here in the future. It is definitely not simulated with model houses and artificial light sources! "The salesperson said very proudly.
In front of the four people, golden sunlight poured in from the floor-to-ceiling windows facing the entrance door, making the floor and walls of the entrance garden even dazzling.
"This is the entrance. When you come in, turn left and you will find the living room and dining room. It is transparent from north to south, with good ventilation and lighting..."
No introduction from the sales was needed. As soon as Hu Lai and his family walked in, their eyes were attracted by the bright and shining house in front of them.
They quickly visited every room in the house. Hu Lixin, who originally had some objections to seeing such a big house, pointed to the balcony facing the south atrium and said: "We can move the square table where we eat to Come here and put two more chairs. If the weather is like today, we can eat here."
It's still quite cold outside in Dongchuan in December, but in the fully enclosed balcony, there is only warm sunshine and no wet and cold wind. Standing in the sun, people feel warm all over.
Xie Lan couldn't help but nodded, imagined the scene, and felt that it was completely feasible.
When the time comes, while they are eating, they can enjoy the view of the green atrium of the community downstairs through the bright glass, or look at the river view promenade outside the community from the building opposite, which is really refreshing.
Hu Lai was stunned for a moment: "Dad, I'm not going to tell you why we moved our broken table here. I'm just wondering why there are two chairs? There are three people in our family!"
Hu Lixin glanced at him: "How many days do you only stay at home a year? Why put three chairs there? Isn't it too crowded?"
"What's the area of this balcony?" Hu Lai turned around and asked the salesperson.
"Our balcony is six meters long and three meters wide, and the balcony area is given as a gift..."
Hu Lai didn't let the salesman continue the introduction, so he turned back to his father and said: "A balcony of 18 square meters cannot accommodate three chairs? Dad, let me tell you, if you say this, the salesman will be the first to tell you. urgent……"
The salesman standing next to him quickly smiled and waved his hands: "No, no, no, no, no..."
Xie Lan stood at the door of the living room and balcony. Her son and her husband were bickering like two children, arguing about how to arrange the furniture.
She didn't say anything, just looked at them.
The bright winter sunshine fills the entire balcony through the glass windows and extends to half of the living room. The warmth on the body makes people drowsy.
So Xie Lan leaned her body gently against the door frame of the French door of the living room, tilting her head to watch her husband and son bickering. The sunlight was just right, and the bodies of her son and husband shone brightly.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and raised the corners of her mouth.
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PS, around the second half of 2013, in order to be able to move my wife and children away from our parents and live independently, my wife and I looked at many houses very intensively.
But I never saw anything that satisfied me.
Until one day, the staff of the residential rental and sales center took us to see such a house. When we opened the door, we were greeted by the sunshine.
The sunlight slanted in at two o'clock in the afternoon, making the room, which was still a clear water house, very bright.
The entrance garden, living room, and balcony are all covered in sunlight.
My wife and I had an idea at that time - this house would be our future home!
So even though when I was buying a house, I experienced the unpleasant experience of the original landlord signing the contract and asking me to raise the price by another 50,000 yuan at the housing exchange center. I didn’t think about giving up the house. Instead, I asked the landlord to pay double the amount.
The deposit forced her to give up her unreasonable demands... and finally bought the house.
On the day we looked at the house, our one-year-old child also came with us. He walked around on the sunny balcony with his hands in his pockets, acting in a mature manner as if he was inspecting his own home.
The plot of looking at a house was something my wife and I originally discussed and planned to use at the end of the previous volume, but then I decided to use it at the beginning of this volume.
Because for the Hu Lai family, a spacious and bright new house means the beginning of a new life. Placing it at the beginning of a volume obviously fits the meaning I want to express more than the end of a volume.
