The train played the flute and drove slowly into the Pengcheng platform with a deafening roar. As soon as he stepped out of the door, a piece of cold snowflakes fell on Zhuang Rui's neck. The biting north wind made Zhuang Rui wrap up his clothes tightly.
Carrying the luggage, I walked out of the station with my mother.
Pengcheng Railway Station is a relatively large transfer station in the country. People traveling to Zhonghai in the south, Beijing in the north, and Xi'an in the west almost all have to transfer from here. Although it is already past 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, in the wide station square
In the temporary train hall set up, there are still many people waiting for the train to arrive. The Chinese New Year is coming in more than ten days. Although the wind is biting, people are about to go home to see their relatives, which makes people's faces filled with joy.
Happy smile.
Zhuang Rui's family has two properties in this ancient city. One is the family's old house, located at the foot of the beautiful Yunlong Mountain. It was the family's ancestral house. It was expropriated during the turmoil of that decade and was later returned. However,
Zhuang Rui only spent his childhood there, and moved to another place when he was about ten years old.
The other residence was allocated by my mother's old school. In the past few years, the country implemented real estate reform. The originally allocated houses had to be converted into cash according to the length of service. This house is next to Zhuang's mother's old school. The area is not large, with two bedrooms and one room.
The living room is only 72 square meters, but the location and floors are very good. The home is also equipped with heating, and it is very convenient for shopping and travel. Zhuang Rui lived here until he graduated from high school. Last year, he spent more than 30,000 yuan to renovate it.
It was bought out, and when Zhuang Rui heard his mother talk about it a few days ago, he learned that he had obtained the real estate certificate last month.
Zhuang Rui hailed a taxi and came to his home for just the starting price. After going up to the second floor, he saw that the lights at home were on, and he knew that his sister Zhuang Min was staying here today. When he opened the door, the heat in the room
Suddenly, a little girl of two or three years old was hiding behind her sister, secretly looking at Zhuang Rui, who was covered in snowflakes.
"This girl has been calling to see her uncle all day long, and she didn't sleep even at this late hour. Now her uncle is here and she's asking for help. Girl, hurry up and call her uncle..." Zhuang Min said with a smile.
Looking at the two steaming bowls of noodles on the table with a poached egg spread on them, Zhuang Rui suddenly felt a warm feeling in his heart. This is his home. He has lived and worked in Zhonghai for more than a year, and huddled in a rental house when he was sick.
No one cared about him, and he could only take cold showers over and over to cool down when the weather was hot. Thinking of this, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but shed tears. At this moment, he had the urge to quit his job at China Shipping and come back here.
"Mom, uncle is crying. My daughter is not crying now. Uncle is so shameless..." The childish voice sounded, but it made everyone in the room laugh.
Zhuang Rui lifted his daughter up high, and the little girl screamed in fright. As soon as she put it down, she hid in her grandmother's arms and never dared to approach her uncle again. After dinner, Zhuang Rui took out the white rabbit, a specialty of Zhonghai.
Toffee made the little girl and her uncle become intimate.
After dinner, it was already past 12 o'clock at night. Zhuang Rui took a shower and returned to his room. Just like a year ago, there was no change. He lay on the bed and looked at the familiar room. After a long time, Zhuang Rui fell into a deep sleep.
Go to sleep.
The next day, Zhuang Rui took his niece to the park for a day of fun. They rode on all the seaplanes and merry-go-rounds. He immediately upgraded himself to become the dearest person in his niece's heart.
Today is Friday. In the evening, my brother-in-law came to the house after get off work and brought a lot of new year's goods. Zhuang Rui then remembered that he wanted to buy new year's goods. However, now he usually goes to the supermarket for New Year shopping, which is convenient.
"Brother-in-law, how is your factory's current performance?"
After dinner, the family sat on the sofa and watched TV and chatted. The little girl crawled on everyone. After being glared at by Zhuang Min, she hid in Zhuang Rui's arms.
"It's the same as usual, even after the restructuring, there is no improvement. The salary is a thousand yuan a month, and I am starving to death. I just want your sister to suffer with me...".
Zhuang Rui's brother-in-law Zhao Guodong is a kind man. He works in a subsidiary company of the railway system. Although he has excellent car repair skills, in a state-owned enterprise, he can't flatter others, so he can only earn a dead salary. These days,
Those who had the ability, funds, or connections all went overseas to do business. The pain after corporate restructuring was particularly prominent in the early part of the century.
"You're talking nonsense again, and I'm not afraid of making my brother laugh," Zhuang Min interrupted her husband. Zhao Guodong laughed stupidly and stopped talking. It looked like Zhuang Min was good at controlling her husband.
"By the way, Mom, I heard you say last time that Auntie Xie's house next door is for sale? Let's buy it and keep it for my sister to live in or rent it out..."
Zhuang Rui suddenly remembered the topic he talked about when chatting with his mother a few days ago. He knew in Zhonghai that house prices have soared in the past two years. Last year, the house price was more than 3,000 per square meter. This year, it has approached the 6,000 mark. I heard that in the new year
It will continue to rise in the future. Although Pengcheng is located in northern Jiangsu, in terms of general trends, buying a few houses now will definitely preserve their value.
Zhuang Rui wanted to buy this house for his sister. There were many brothers in his brother-in-law's family, so the house was very crowded. The younger sister was very nice to Zhuang Rui. He wanted to buy it for his sister and his family to move in, and Zhuang's mother was too old.
When he gets older, it will be much more convenient for his sister to live in and take care of him.
"I spent more than 30,000 yuan to buy out this house. I have used up all my savings. How can I still have money to buy a house? Let's wait until you get married. Then sell this house and add some money to buy a bigger one.
of."
Although Zhuang's mother is old, she is not conservative. After her retirement, she and a group of old ladies danced in the square next to her home. She is quite well-informed. The last time we discussed this topic, Zhuang Rui proposed to sell that house.
She was also a little excited to buy it. The house next door was also allocated by her work unit before. Since her colleagues had properties elsewhere, she wanted to sell this house. The layout of the house was the same as that of her own home, and the price was just the price she bought.
The price has been increased by 10,000 yuan, so it is quite appropriate to buy it.
"Don't I have 100,000 yuan? Mom, you can ask tomorrow. If it's suitable, we can buy it. Anyway, the money is for nothing. After buying the house, I will give it to my sister. I will give it to my daughter as a dowry, haha
...", Zhuang Rui encouraged from the side.
"Uncle, what is the dowry?" The little guy bit his fingers and asked in confusion while lying in Zhuang Rui's arms.
"You're such a big man, but you still can't speak in a straight tone. You can't touch that money. You bought it with your life, and it's left for you to get a wife..." Zhuang Min hugged his daughter and refused at once.
"If you don't want that house, you still want to buy it and treat it as an investment. Sister, you don't have to worry about it. Mom and I will discuss it..."
When Zhuang Rui was in Zhonghai, he made up his mind to leave the 100,000 yuan to his family. He still saved more than 20,000 yuan from his salary last year. Even if he returns to Zhonghai after the year, he can rent a good apartment again.
A small house is enough. After all, after being promoted to the manager of a pawn shop, the salary and benefits will be much higher than before.
"I think I should buy it. Guodong treats me just as much as his biological son. It's okay to give you a house. Besides, Xiao Min, you didn't bring much dowry with you when you got married. I just treated it as supplementary dowry for you."
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After thinking for a while, Zhuang's mother made a decision. Zhuang Rui had been studying and working in other places during these years, and his son-in-law had taken care of everything in the family. Seeing that her son was interested, she would naturally not object.
"Okay, no need to say any more. By the way, Guodong, you and Xiao Rui will go to the old house tomorrow. It will be demolished soon. We will have an extra house by then. We have some things to bring back. I have packed them all.
The bags are packed, you can just rent a car and bring it back directly..."
Seeing that her son-in-law seemed to be refusing, Zhuang's mother changed the subject.
"Is the old house going to be demolished?".
This was the first time Zhuang Rui heard his mother talk about this matter. For a moment, he felt as if his five-flavor bottle had been knocked over, with all the ups and downs flooding into his heart.
