In a blink of an eye, the time comes to the end of August.
When Xu Tongdao returned to his home in Shazhou County, his younger brother Xu Tonglu was about to start school. He had learned on the phone the date when his brother's college would start, so he told Xu Tonglu that he would come back when school started.
After all, my younger brother Xu Tonglu has never been to other places. The farthest place he has been to since he was a child was only the urban area of Shuiniao.
This time Xu Tonglu was going to the magical city of Fudan University.
Comrade Xu wanted to send him off.
He stopped by to see if there were any suitable houses near Fudan University. He wanted to buy one for his younger brother.
Think of it as a gift for him to get admitted to Fudan University.
After staying at home for two days, Tongdao Xu took his brother and set off. They drove there. The Magic City is only a few hours' drive from Shuiniao City, which is not too far.
The driver was Xi Dongyang.
The two brothers sat in the back seat and talked relatively little.
Until Xu Tonglu's cell phone rang, Xu Tongdao glanced over and saw Xu Tonglu took out his cell phone and read the text message he had just received.
Tongdao Xu's eyesight is not bad.
But he and Xu Tonglu both sat close to the car window, and there was an empty seat in the middle. Therefore, Xu Tongdao could not see the content of the text message Xu Tonglu had just received.
However, this sudden text message gave him a topic.
"Did a female classmate send it to you?"
Tongdao Xu asked calmly.
Xu Tonglu lowered his head while replying to the message and hummed casually.
Tongdao Xu was a little surprised, "Does this girl like you?"
Xu Tonglu glanced at him and shook his head slightly, "I don't know, maybe I like it, maybe I don't like it! What's wrong?"
Tongdao Xu squinted his eyes and looked out the window, "You are going to college soon, and you have grown up. I heard that falling in love is not prohibited in college. Now that you have gone to Fudan, if you have a chance, let's have a good talk.
Let’s fall in love! Try to bring a girlfriend back with you in addition to your diploma when you graduate from college. Otherwise, after you leave college, it may not be easy for you to find a good girl who graduated from Fudan University.
"
Xu Tonglu: "..."
After a moment of silence, Xu Tonglu looked at his elder brother Xu Tongdao with a helpless expression, "Brother, I went to Fudan to study. I don't want to fall in love yet, but you, with your current conditions, it shouldn't be difficult to find a girlfriend, right?
? Otherwise, you should find someone earlier and get married earlier, right?"
Xu Tongdao smiled.
He asked Xu Tonglu to find a girlfriend, but Xu Tonglu asked him to find her.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at his younger brother Xu Tonglu. Xu Tongdao shook his head slightly and said, "You don't have to worry about me here. I've already had a few relationships, mainly with you. You haven't been in love yet, have you? There's no end to learning, and you'll always have knowledge.
It's impossible to learn enough. If you meet the right girl, you should take action! Don't leave any regrets for yourself."
Xu Tonglu still shook his head, "No! Brother, I really don't want to fall in love now. I went to Fudan to major in finance. I have a lot to learn. I want to come back and help you after I learn it."
Xu Tongdao: "..."
The two brothers looked at each other.
Comrade Xu felt helpless.
Xu Tonglu had asked him before what major he wanted him to study, and what major he wanted to study that would help him in the future?
At that time, Comrade Xu asked him to learn what he wanted to learn.
There is no need to study a major that can help his big brother in the future.
As a result, this kid still didn't give up this idea.
Nodding slightly and sighing, Xu Tong said: "Okay! Anyway, as long as your sexual orientation is normal, with our family's current financial resources and your academic qualifications, after you graduate, I can get you married whenever you want.
Arrange a nice one.”
…
At around noon that day, the car drove to Fudan University.
Xu Tongdao and Xi Dongyang accompanied Xu Tonglu to go through the admission procedures and sent Xu Tonglu to settle in the dormitory. Then the three of them found the cafeteria of Fudan University and had lunch.
During the meal, Xu Tongdao told his brother Xu Tonglu that he planned to buy him a house nearby.
"No! Brother! I've only been studying here for a few years. I have a dormitory to live in. You just visited the dormitory. The conditions are quite good. When I graduate, I might not be in this city anymore. Spend that
Why are you wasting your money? You really don’t need it!”
Xu Tongdao agreed with Xu Tonglu’s reasons.
but……
"It's okay! I've thought about this a long time ago. Since you want to study hard for a few years in college, then I will buy you a house. You can live there alone and study more quietly. After a while, if you are free, you can
Come with us to find a house. If you don’t have time, Dongyang and I will look for it and try to buy the house in these two days."
Before Xu Tongdao finished speaking, Xu Tonglu said: "Brother! It's really unnecessary! Everyone lives in the school dormitory, and the conditions of our family were not good before. I'm not that squeamish, really! It's fine for me to live in the dormitory."
Comrade Xu smiled and said, "It's okay. It's up to you whether you want to live in a dormitory or in a house we bought ourselves. Don't argue with me about buying a house. This is a good thing and you can't lose it! Wait for ten years
, twenty years from now, if you look back and look at my decision today, you will know what a wise decision it was to buy a house here as early as possible."
Xu Tonglu looked at him doubtfully.
Xi Dongyang on the side also had the same look in his eyes.
Naturally, they could not imagine how high housing prices in Shanghai would be twenty years from now.
As for now?
Tongdao Xu estimated that even for a house near Fudan University, the total price of a three-bedroom apartment would be around one million.
This, in the eyes of most people now, is already a sky-high price.
Xu Tonglu tried to persuade him again, but to no avail.
After dinner, the three of them went out to find a house.
After looking at it all afternoon, Xu Tongdao made a reservation for a three-bedroom apartment the next morning, signed the contract, paid the money, and left the rest of the procedures to his younger brother Xu Tonglu to handle later.
He handed the key he just got to his younger brother Xu Tonglu, and in the afternoon, he and Xi Dongyang left the Magic City.
When he first came to the Magic City, he didn't visit much.
In 2002, the Magic City was already full of high-rise buildings. His little assets were okay in Shuiniao City and Tianyun City, but if they were brought to the Magic City, they would still be nothing.
Therefore, for the time being, he has no interest in the Magic City.
…
In early September, the project next to the Sancha River Bridge in Tianyun City officially started.
The first thing to be built was a row of pavements adjacent to the highway. On the day of the start of construction, Comrade Xu came to the site in person. Yan Shijin also showed up at the groundbreaking ceremony with his sister-in-law Tian Xin.
By the way, since Yan Shijin decided to invest in this project, he asked his sister-in-law Tian Xin to supervise the project.
He seems to have great trust in Tian Xin, his sister-in-law.
If Tian Xin wasn't too thin and her appearance wasn't outstanding, Comrade Xu would have wondered if there was some other relationship between Yan Shijin and his sister-in-law?