Shao Jingwen acted very quickly. Within a few days of Wang Gang giving him the manuscript on Condor Shooting, he made a copy and sent it to Xiangjiang Newspaper.
Wang Gang really wanted to send it himself, but unfortunately there was no channel.
Although the chaos is over, there are still many restrictions on cross-strait communication. Shao Jingwen is the editor-in-chief of the magazine and can only send letters to Hong Kong.
The reply from the newspaper was much faster. One month before the Chinese New Year, Wang Gang received the final payment of 9,500 yuan for the novel.
It is now the end of 1976, and this amount of money is considered a huge sum in Jichun.
With money in hand, Wang Gang started thinking about buying a house.
After the chaos ended, many people returned to Jichun, and their houses that had been confiscated were returned. Some people planned to exchange their houses for money.
Wang Gang was worried that he would be like the original Zhou Bingkun and encountered a scammer when buying a house, so he specifically asked Cai Xiaoguang for help.
As soon as Cai Xiaoguang heard that Wang Gang wanted to help, he agreed on the spot.
"It's easy to talk about houses. I know a lot of uncles who want to sell their houses. The main reason is that the price is not low, and since transfer of ownership is not possible now, there are not many buyers."
Cai Xiaoguang's father is now a city leader, but he is about to retire. Wang Gang is not sure of the specific reasons, but he heard that something happened.
Wang Gang couldn't help in this regard, and Cai Xiaoguang didn't ask for help.
"Thank you, brother Xiaoguang." Wang Gang took out a pack of good cigarettes and handed them to Cai Xiaoguang.
"Why are you so polite? I will always treat you as my brother-in-law." Cai Xiaoguang took the cigarette without courtesy.
"How are you, sister-in-law?" Wang Gang asked while chatting.
"It's still the same." Cai Xiaoguang sighed and said.
Cai Xiaoguang has been married for several years, but the marriage cannot be said to be happy, mainly because of lack of love.
The marriage between him and his wife was more about dealing with the family. Naturally, the couple didn't have much affection, and they still don't have any children.
The reason why we maintain a superficial marriage is because the elderly are at home.
"Your sister will come back for the Chinese New Year this year!" Cai Xiaoguang asked intentionally or unintentionally.
"A letter came, saying that Feng Huacheng and I are going back to Jichun for the Chinese New Year." Wang Gang curled his lips, with a look on his face.
"Don't blame your sister. She has suffered a lot in the capital these past six months."
Zhou Rong has been staying in the capital because of her husband Feng Huacheng's affairs, not even caring about her child Feng Yue.
Wang Gang even called her to tell her about Li Suhua's stroke. As a result, when Zhou Rong heard that Li Suhua's life was not in danger, she didn't even mention returning to Jichun.
From then on, Wang Gang regarded her as a sister.
After the chaos ended this year, Feng Huacheng was also released. The couple did not return to Jichun immediately to visit Li Suhua. Instead, they stayed in the capital to look for jobs, and they did not mention taking Feng Yue back.
Wang Gang could see that each of these two couples was more selfish than the other, and they were both heartless.
"Your sister came back and told me that I couldn't help her this time. I can't help but regret it." Cai Xiaoguang said to Wang Gang.
"There's nothing wrong with you. You don't owe Zhou Rong anything." Wang Gang said speechlessly.
"You don't understand." Cai Xiaoguang smiled and said nothing.
Wang Gang really doesn’t understand much about the world of dog licking.
Half a month before the Chinese New Year, Cai Xiaoguang received news that a suitable house was available. He was asked to take a look. If he was satisfied with the price, he could sign a contract and file it with the housing management office.
Wang Gang thought that the family would live in the house in the future, so he took Zheng Juan and Li Suhua to look at the house.
The house is not far from Guangzipi, it only takes 20 minutes to ride there, but the environment is different from Guangzipi.
The house introduced by Cai Xiaoguang is a single-family bungalow with a large yard. It was left by the old Maozi expert. Its style is very similar to the house Zhou Bingkun was deceived in the TV series, but it is much larger.
Lao Maozi ran away before the chaos, and the house was taken away. Later, after ten years, it was returned.
However, the expert already has a family abroad and wants to get rid of the house in China.
He is a friend of Cai Xiaoguang's father. The property rights of the house are clear, but the price is a bit expensive. They ask for 4,000 yuan.
It's expensive for a reason. The house itself is large. In addition to the living room, kitchen and bathroom, there are five bedrooms alone, not to mention the yard, which is not much smaller than the house.
The interior decoration of the house is also exquisite, with good floors and good maintenance.
For this house, let alone 4,000, it is still worth it no matter how high the price is.
If the landlord hadn't been in a hurry to deal with it, Wang Gang wouldn't have gotten the four thousand yuan.
As soon as Zheng Juan and Li Suhua entered the house, they were shocked by the appearance inside. They had never seen such a beautiful and big house before.
"Bingkun, how much does this house cost?" Li Suhua has never seen the world, but he also knows that such a good house cannot be cheap.
"Mom, don't worry about money, your son is rich." Wang Gang said with a smile.
Li Suhua was very excited about the house. She looked here and there, touching here and there.
"Bingkun, will you give us the furniture in the house too?" Zheng Juan asked, holding the child in her arms.
Wang Gang nodded and said, "The cost of the furniture is separate. It's okay if you don't want it."
Zheng Juan pulled Wang Gang aside and asked in a low voice: "How much does the furniture cost?"
The landlord is a very particular person and uses a lot of European-style furniture in the house, which is beautiful and grand. Although it is a bit old, it is still very grand.
Wang Gang held out five fingers behind Li Suhua's back.
Zheng Juan frowned. She knew the price. With these furniture, Wang Gang's hard-earned money would be reduced by half immediately.
"Bingkun, this house is too expensive, otherwise we will look at other ones." Zheng Juan hesitated.
"Just tell me whether you like it or not." Wang Gang held his wife's shoulders and said.
Zheng Juan looked around with a look of envy. The environment here was indeed much better than that of light-type films. Who wouldn't be moved after seeing it?
But the price of 4,500 is really too high.
No one knows better than her how hard it was for Wang Gang to earn these ten thousand yuan.
A million-word novel was written entirely by hand. Every night I thought about the plot, carefully considered the words to use, and spent the day taking care of the elderly and children at home.
In less than a year, Wang Gang lost more than ten pounds, and Zheng Juan knew about it.
After finally making money, Zheng Juan was really reluctant to use it.
"Let's take another look!" Zheng Juan said reluctantly.
Wang Gang smiled and said, "As long as you like it."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cai Xiaoguang came over at this time and said: "Bingkun, how are you? This house is nice!"
Wang Gang nodded and said: "It's indeed good. Where is the owner? I want this house."
Zheng Juan was shocked and pulled Wang Gang's sleeve.
Wang Gang held Zheng Juan's hand and said, "Believe me, I will make more money in the future. This house is nothing. We will buy a bigger one in the future."
Zheng Juan knows what she is capable of as a man, but she also really cares about money.
Li Suhua came over with a cane and said: "Bingkun, your father and I will pay part of the house payment. I have been living with you and using your money in the past few years. Your father's salary has not been touched, and it is several thousand."
The economic situation of the Zhou family is indeed much better than in the original work. Most of Zhou Zhigang's monthly salary of 99 yuan was sent to Li Suhua and has never been touched.
Li Suhua felt she owed her son, so she didn't discuss the purchase and payment of the house with Zhou Zhigang.
"Mom, that's your and dad's pension money. You can save it. I have enough money." Wang Gang comforted Li Suhua, and then said to Cai Xiaoguang:
“When can the homeowner sign the contract?”
Cai Xiaoguang was stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect Wang Gang to be able to come up with such a large sum of money without even paying back the price.
It's strange that Wang Gang would bargain. The floor area of this suite alone is nearly 200 square meters, not to mention the yard, which is not much smaller than the house. Coupled with this location, it is inevitable that the value will increase in the future. The only question is how much.
Let alone 4,500, even if it goes up by 1,000, Wang Gang will still take advantage.
"Homeowners who are eager to cash out can go to the housing management office at any time," Cai Xiaoguang said.
"Then let's do it today! Try to spend the Chinese New Year here this year."
The house has been carefully cleaned and is very clean. In addition, the furniture is ready-made and can be moved in at any time. This is what Wang Gang likes.
The landlord is a middle-aged man in his early fifties. He has a strong bookish air and a very peaceful attitude. He is very suitable for Wang Gang.
The two chatted for a few words before finalizing the deal, and then went to the housing management office to find a deputy director who was also a friend of Cai Xiaoguang's father to help with the filing and notarization.
After coming out of the housing management office, Wang Gang directly gave all 4,500 yuan to the homeowner and got the key to the house.
From then on, this house belonged to Wang Gang.
After finalizing the house, Wang Gang took Zheng's mother, Zheng Guangming, and Feng Yue to look at the house.
"Uncle, is this your new home? It's so big!"
As soon as Feng Yue arrived, she ran happily around the house, looking at each room, smiling happier than anyone else.
"Uncle Guangming, one, two, three, four, five. There are five rooms here!" Feng Yue pulled Zheng Guangming and looked around the house.
When Zheng's mother saw such a nice house, she always had a smile on her face, but there was a sense of relief in her smile.
"Mom, Juan'er will help you pack your things when you get home in the evening. We will move in before the Chinese New Year." Wang Gang said to Zheng's mother.