After finally finishing peeling the tomatoes in his hands, Lu Beicen raised his head and smiled at Fang Nan.
"You see, that's the only thing we're not good at when learning Chinese. We may know more principles than anyone else, but when we really apply them to ourselves, it's easy for us to get into trouble. It's not just about you, we both encourage each other."
Fang Nan watched Lu Beicen take out the blender and beat the tomatoes cut into pieces into juice. It was red. She couldn't help but swallow her saliva. The empty city plan in her stomach got louder and louder, and she couldn't help but grab a cucumber.
, washed it and started chewing it.
Lu Beicen watched Fang Nan bite the cucumber into pieces and chuckled, "Are you really hungry? I'll try my best to hurry up."
"I told my family a while ago that I was going to marry Lao Zhan. My dad and my mom didn't say anything at first. They just told us to go back and talk about it. The next day, my mom called me and said that Lao Zhan was married.
I don’t even have a house, so since I want to use my house to get married, I have to give a gift of 200,000 yuan." At this point, Fang Nan obviously regarded the cucumber as an object to vent his anger, and took a bite of it bitterly.
Two hundred thousand yuan as a gift? Lu Beicen's hands froze. She knew the situation of Fang Nan's family very well. Her parents were both working in public institutions, and her father was also the leader of the company. Although he could not be said to be rich, he was certainly not short of money.
The sudden demand for such a large betrothal gift must not be just because the doctor does not have a house.
"How much dowry gifts do most people in Xiajiang give when they get married now?" Lu Beicen asked.
"It's 68,000 in the city. It depends on the situation, but it usually won't be more than this. And in the city, it's usually for the sake of good looks. Basically, the girl's family will give her as much as the man's family gives her," Fang Nan said early in the morning.
Just asked about these situations.
"According to what you mean, if your mother asked for this betrothal gift, wouldn't she give it to you backhand?" Lu Beicen was a little surprised. After all, Fang Nan's family is not like many other families who have a son, etc.
He uses the bride price from his daughter's wedding to give his son a wife.
Fang Nan shook his head with an aggrieved look on his face: "If this is the case, we can still discuss it. Anyway, it is always the food in my pocket. I will take it out first. Even if I don't have enough money, I can borrow a little and I can pay it back later."
After taking another bite of cucumber, Fang Nan said bitterly: "This is actually my sister's bad idea. Her mother-in-law can get a piece of land. A high school is being built nearby. It is said to be the new campus of No. 1 Middle School. Their family wants to
Build a house on that land and rent it out later."
"I guess their family didn't have enough money, so my sister encouraged my mother and dragged me in. My sister meant that I would have a share of the house, and if I rented it out and made money in the future, I would share it with me in proportion. The key is that
The land is still collectively owned, which means that houses built there can only be rented out and not sold."
"You said it wouldn't be a big deal if we both had enough money to invest. But you don't know Lao Zhan's current income. I just bought a house and I still have to pay the mortgage every month. In the future, if Lao Zhan's parents
If I come here, I have to rent another house, but I definitely won’t be able to tell my mother these things.”
"Besides, my sister is a person. Hey, I really don't want to mess with her. Anyway, I think it would be good to get my 200,000 back in ten years. I can't go to her every day to settle accounts.
."
"But with so much money, if we buy a house in Huxia, even if it is a little more remote or smaller, what will the price be in ten years? In any case, our place can be considered a proper first-tier city.
Well. Anyway, this account is worrying me, both financially and psychologically."
Fang Nan poured out the bitter water in his stomach and finally felt a lot more comfortable. The sour soup in the pot was almost ready.
"Then does your boss know about this?"
Fang Nan shook his head: "I can't pass this test myself, how can I tell him."
"Does your father approve of this too?"
"I called my dad. He didn't say anything, but his attitude was very vague. I thought about their mentality. They always felt that they owed my sister, and I must be living in Huxia now.
, although it is not far from Xiajiang, they feel that they will still have to rely on my sister to take care of them when they get old."
"The most important thing is that they feel psychologically that under the current circumstances, I have made a loss by marrying Lao Zhan. If Lao Zhan can quickly and easily take the gift, it can be regarded as a low-key attitude. This money
Anyway, when we come to our house, it is always a guarantee for me."
"But you said this money is not in their hands. Although my brother-in-law is the only one in the family, he is building a house in the name of my sister and mother-in-law. To put it harshly, even my sister's interests are at stake.
There is no guarantee, let alone my interests."
"But if I want to sign an agreement, do you think my sister will jump to the sky with her personality? She will definitely feel that she is making money with me, but I don't trust her in turn.
, don’t give her face with her parents-in-law.”
Lu Beicen's mind turned around several times before he understood what Fang Nan said. He couldn't help but secretly feel sorry for her. No wonder she looked so bad. How much brainpower it took to figure it out.
Because on the surface, this matter is indeed a good thing with a sure win. No. 1 Middle School is a key high school in Xiajiang. Anyone who can get into this school will be a good candidate who has a good chance of getting into one in the future. Those who
Parents who do not live in Xiajiang City choose to rent a house near the school to accompany their children in order to study. This house is indeed affordable to rent.
But Xijiang is just a prefecture-level city after all. No matter how easy it is to rent, the rent can't be ridiculously high. Moreover, the school is still under construction. It's unclear when it will be put into use. It will take at least one or two years.
Time, and whether it will be a complete relocation or new students enrolling here, these situations are still unclear. There will be at least a dormant period of two or three years, and no money will be made.
The key is that after you make money and invest 200,000 yuan, when will you get your money back? This is not a business that can be sold after it is completed. It is a long-term investment.
Moreover, the house was built by someone else, how much money was invested in total, how many suites there are, how many are rented out, and how much the annual rent is. It’s hard to ask.
It can only be said that Fang Nan is quite clear-headed, but Lu Beicen doesn't understand. She has met Fang Nan's father many times, and he is a very wise elder. How could he not say anything about such an unclear matter?
Although I am clearly opposed to it, if I think about it, maybe Fang Nan's considerations are actually quite reasonable.
"Didn't you tell your mother about the pros and cons of this?" Lu Beicen put the cooked noodles into a white fine porcelain bowl, red sour soup, green vegetables, and slices of beef shank.
It looked eye-catching and delicious, and Fang Nan instantly felt like her appetite was whetted.
Fang Nan took the gloves and walked towards the dining room with his face in hand, saying: "I finally found out where my sister's stubbornness came from. My mother is a little bit like that now. I beat her twice.
Every phone call ends in a quarrel."
Lu Beicen brought out another bowl of noodles. He remembered that Fang Nan had said several times that her sister and brother-in-law were getting divorced, so he asked again: "I remember you said before that the relationship between your sister and brother-in-law is not very good.
Ah, isn't your mother worried about this?"
"In my opinion, they either don't have a good relationship, or my sister likes to make trouble. If things don't go well, she will cause trouble. Although my brother-in-law's job is stable, he certainly won't make a lot of money. My sister is that kind of person.
In addition to finding a husband, other people like to work on their own feet no matter what they do. With their dead wages, they have already bought two houses and a car in Xiajiang, and now they want to build a house. Do you think this is not the case?
Are you having trouble with yourself?" Fang Nan obviously disagreed with his sister's attitude towards life.
"Didn't your brother-in-law's family build a very large house in the city? Why do they still want to buy so many houses? I always feel that although the prices of houses in Xiajiang will also increase, to what extent can they increase?
It's really hard to say. After all, there are no pillar industries there. The new economic development zone is closer to Huxia. Maybe it will be provincially managed in the future. If the economy cannot grow, the brain drain is inevitable. Without people, what can the housing prices do?
rise?"
"Who did you hear this from? I haven't paid attention to this yet. I run around outside all day long. Why do you think our boss has set up such a system? We are only allowed two months a year without business trips. Travel expenses are
Doesn’t it cost money? Wow, this soup is so refreshing and appetizing..."
The two of them finished the noodles comfortably with a plate of pickled mustard and fermented bean curd. Fang Nan even drank up all the noodle soup. He stood up and touched his belly and said, "No wonder people say that food is the only thing you can't live up to. Food can solve a thousand worries."
, why do I feel a lot better, but my belly is a lot bigger, and I have been eating junk food recently. After I finish washing the dishes, let's go out for a walk?"
Lu Beicen smiled and nodded, then asked, "Then what are you going to do?"
"I plan to go back after finishing the manuscript this month. There are some things that I couldn't explain over the phone, so I'll see what they mean in person."
"Aren't you going to take your old man with you?"
Fang Nan washed the dishes quickly, moving his hands non-stop, and said: "Although I said that I am getting married, there are some things that I should try my best to digest by myself, especially such unreasonable things. Now Lao Zhan is treating my parents
I'm still very grateful, I don't want to end up with a lot of conflicts before we get married, what do you think?"
Hearing what Fang Nan said, Lu Beicen thought of Yu Lan's father. He sighed slightly and said, "I have something to tell you. Yu Lan's father came to our unit to cause trouble."
The sound of running water made Fang Nan intuitively think that she heard wrongly. She hurriedly turned off the faucet. She turned around and asked, "What did you say?"
"Yu Lan's father came to our unit to cause trouble. Teacher Lin is very nervous now. She is a reporter from the Ministry of Information and often appears on TV. This has made our leaders a little bit nervous. She even talked to me many times.
"Tell me not to walk in and out of the unit gate. I think you'd better be careful because your magazine's manuscripts have the editor's signature at the end." Lu Beicen said again.
"What is he making trouble for? What is his purpose?"
"He said that because of our reporting, no one wanted him to take part-time jobs, and now he can't afford to eat. Since we take care of our sick daughter, we should take care of him as well. But how could we in the station tolerate him, so we called the police?
.But this kind of thing about him didn't cause any real harm. It was just an education and then he had to be released. If he couldn't find trouble with the work unit, he would most likely find trouble with someone. He's such a scoundrel, you say
He doesn't dare to commit murder and arson, but he can still do some tricks to scare people."
"When did this happen?"
"It's been two days. I thought you were out on a business trip, so it should be fine. But now that you're back, you have to be more careful. When commuting from get off work, we'd better walk together. Sitting in the car, he should be watching. Nothing happens."
Fang Nan continued to wash the dishes and wiped his hands before saying, "Does Yu Lan know about this?"
"I haven't contacted her, and I think Teacher Lin will definitely not tell her. After all, she is in a critical period of treatment now. Besides, telling her may not be of any use. The matter between her and Qin Tian is just being investigated.
Her father is in trouble. I think he might be eager for us to tell Yu Lan. Then you think, in order to appease him, Qin Tian will definitely give him money again. This has become his way to make money again, but
But it can’t solve the fundamental problem.”
"My God, from what you put it like, I feel a little sorry for you two. This has become a hidden danger, and I don't know when it will end." Fang Nan looked apologetic.
Lu Beicen put his hand on his friend's shoulder and said with a nonchalant look: "Don't think too much, this is all work. If we didn't report it in such detail, maybe we wouldn't have caused such a thing.
So we don’t know who is hurting whom, but we just need to pay attention, and that’s it. He won’t get any benefits, and he will naturally stop coming back after a while.”
"That's what I say, but if he suddenly thinks of this one day and comes to harass me again, or there are other uncontrollable factors, why would my heart pound?" The expression on Fang Nan's face.
It's getting uglier and uglier.
Lu Beicen took Fang Nan into the living room and continued to comfort him: "If you think so, all the reporters in our station will stop working, especially investigative reporters. The people and things they come into contact with are much more dangerous than this.
."
Lu Beicen pushed Fang Nan to sit down on the sofa, and continued: "I think you should say hello to your editor-in-chief, in case he thinks it's hard to find us here and goes to find you again, your security there
The measures are far worse than those in our unit. Anyway, remember this sentence: no matter what happens outside your unit recently, you must not go out to see it. The human relations there are more complicated than ours."
Fang Nan was stunned for a moment and nodded, thinking that even if he took out his cell phone and started making calls, it would be better to report such a matter as early as possible.
The two of them didn't go for a walk after all. They just wandered around the community a few times to eat, talked and laughed to adjust their mood, and then went home...