Zhang Chongxin took the initiative to stay and was responsible for taking care of his grandchildren at home. Although the outside world was generally stable, there were still certain risks compared with before.
After leaving the gate, Zhang Hao introduced the surrounding environment in detail. Directly opposite his home is the Jingwen Nanhu Community. The community is not large, with only ten high-rise residential buildings.
To the west is a large area of densely packed rural self-built houses, which is also the local old urban area of Nantan Old Town. Huicheng Nantan Primary School where the twins attend is located in this area.
To the east is the Nantan Aoyuan Community just mentioned. There is also a small area of self-built houses next to it, and a little further away is a newly developed commercial district.
At the same time, there are more than a dozen industrial zones and technology parks of various sizes in this area. Most of the self-built houses of the surrounding villagers are rented to migrant workers.
All in all, this place is more like an urban-rural junction, with both developed modern factories and commercial buildings as well as traditional villages and towns.
If divided according to location and building function, the old Zhang family undoubtedly belongs to the village and town side.
This is why he insisted on sending his son to Nantan Primary School instead of Luk Keng Primary School, which is closer and has better conditions, in order to integrate into the local area as soon as possible.
"Second sister, have you seen those uncles and aunts in front of you?"
"I saw it, what's wrong?"
Zhang Jiayi nodded.
"They are all locals. Some are street sweepers, gatekeepers, and some open small restaurants. Don't look down on them. They are there to experience life.
Almost every household in the villagers here has a small building with seven or eight floors. They have achieved financial freedom by collecting rent, and the worst ones have a net worth of several million."
Zhang Hao introduced with a smile.
Zhang Jiayi curled her lips: "What did I think it was? Aren't people like them the so-called rentier class? What do they have to show off?"
"You are right, but they are also local gangsters. If we want to settle down here, we must have a good relationship with them. At least there should be no conflicts."
Zhang Hao patiently warned.
"I know, I'm not stupid."
Zhang Jiayi waved her hand.
……
Ten minutes later, Nantan Aoyuan Community arrived.
There are both ordinary residences and villas in the community.
"This is it. The villas here are all of the same style. Let's take a look at this one first!"
Zhang Hao took out the key and opened the door.
Li Dajuan took the lead in entering the villa and visited it with great interest. Overall, the house was not bad. Although the decoration style was a bit earthy, the materials used were very practical.
"Xiaohao, do you have all these furniture and appliances?"
"Second sister, the original landlord was in a hurry to immigrate and left in a hurry. Most of his things were left behind. The furniture and appliances were basically given away for free.
If you don’t like it, you can exchange it for a new one, but the market is in chaos right now, so I’m afraid it’s hard to buy it, so I guess you’ll have to wait for a while.”
Soon, the second-hand market will flourish.
Zhang Jiayi quickly shook her head: "There is no need to change it. I think the house is well maintained, so there is no need to redecorate it. Now is not the time to be particular."
"Your sister is right, just leave it as is!"
Li Dajuan followed closely and echoed.
The old man is used to saving, but he doesn't want to see such a nice house, so he has to tear it down and renovate it.
Kevin and others are also very satisfied with their new home. They prefer city life to their hometown farm.
"Don't make a decision in a hurry. You haven't seen the other two places yet?" Zhang Hao reminded.
Zhang Jiayi turned to look at her mother-in-law:
"Mom, what do you think of this place?"
"It's pretty good. The house is nice. I like it very much."
Aunt Lisa nodded with satisfaction.
Zhang Jiayi made the decision on the spot: "I like it here too, so let's choose this villa!"
She can't leave it to her eldest sister and younger sister to choose the remaining villas. Although the three sisters have always had a good relationship, there are still some things that should be paid attention to.
"Zhang Hao, how much does this villa cost in total?"
Steven asked casually.
If there is a chance, he wants to return the money he spent to buy the house to the other party. After all, siblings also have to settle accounts.
"Not expensive." Zhang Hao directly stretched out a finger: "The total is 10 million, the building area is 750 square meters, and the average price is about just over 10,000."
“It’s not expensive.”
Zhang Jiayi couldn't help but nodded.
She just searched online and found that the average price of a villa here is basically around 30,000 yuan per square meter, not to mention that it is well-decorated, so the discount is really huge.
"There are more people who want to immigrate recently, and everyone is selling their properties like crazy. Naturally, housing prices have fallen sharply, and it has brought us back to 20 years ago."
Zhang Hao explained casually.
If it wasn't too much trouble, and he didn't want to bear the reputation of a real estate speculator and leave a dark history, he could stock up on a batch of houses and make a quick buck.
"Then I won't be polite to you anymore. We want this house." Zhang Jiayi said simply.
"It was originally given to you." Zhang Hao smiled and waved his hand, "Since we are optimistic about it, let's go through the household registration now? By the way, we will transfer your household registration. You will have to queue up after it is free."
In ten days and a half, the first wave of refugees from the other side of the ocean will arrive. Once the policy is tightened, it will not be that easy to settle down.
"Okay!"
Zhang Jiayi immediately agreed.
Next, Zhang Hao left with his second sister and his family, leaving Ma Ruijie to accompany his mother and mother-in-law. The two old people insisted on staying and cleaning.
I couldn't help but let them go.
As soon as they left the gate of the community, a few people met a large wave of people who came to look at the house.
Kevin quickly pushed his uncle:
"Uncle, there is a beautiful woman over there."
Zhang Hao raised his head and looked over. Sure enough, as Kevin said, there was a beautiful woman in the crowd.
The other party has long black and shiny hair, a face like gelatin, eyes like paint, eyebrows like green feathers, teeth like shells, muscles like white snow, and a waist like a bunch of plain cloth.
A plain dress, simple to the extreme.
Not even a piece of jewelry can be seen on the whole body.
He finally understood what "beauty is like jade", and his heart, which had been silent for "decades", actually felt excited again.
Maybe this is love at first sight!
To be honest, only when people grow old will they realize the value of having a young body and the beauty of being so high-spirited. He doesn't want to miss it again.
As soon as Zhang Jiayi saw her little brother's reaction, she knew something was going on. After all, her brother and sister had been gone for more than five years, and it was time to find a new mother for Big Pudding and Little Pudding.
This is also my parents’ biggest wish for a long time.
"What are you waiting for? If you like it, hurry up and ask for a WeChat message. If you don't go, they will leave."
Zhang Hao's rare "old" face turned red: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that."
After all, I haven't had a relationship in "decades", so I couldn't let go for a while.
"I said you already have two sons, what else is there to be ashamed of?"