"Who says it's not the case? In the blink of an eye, Sanli is now a big girl. It seems that we are really old."
The neighbors looked at the backs of Qin Hao and Qiao Sanli with emotion, but they didn't think about it. After all, Qiao Sanli grew up following Qin Hao, and in their eyes they were no more than brothers and sisters.
the difference.
"Brother, Sanli, you are back. How is the matter resolved?" Qin Xianglan was waiting at the door of her house early.
"What do you think?" Qin Hao laughed and scolded, grabbing his sister's braid and returning home.
Qiao Sanli waited until Qin Hao's figure was completely obscured by the wall before pushing the cart home.
As soon as he entered the door, he noticed that Qiao Erqiang's new bicycle was also there. He couldn't help but be a little curious. The Qiao family's house only had two rooms. Ever since the two sisters Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei got older, Qiao Erqiang had been consciously going there.
When I live in a dormitory, I usually don't come back. Why do I come back so often recently?
Only after entering the house did Qiao Sanli understand the reason.
Wei Shuying took another stack of photos and asked Qiao Erqiang to choose a blind date. Qiao Erqiang resisted in his heart, but he couldn't bear to reject his mother. He looked at it again and remained silent.
"Son, there are so many girls and you haven't taken your fancy to any of them?" Wei Shuying was puzzled. In her opinion, some of the photos in these photos were no worse than Sun Xiaomo's.
Qiao Erqiang still didn't speak. He wanted to tell his mother that he already had someone he liked. These days, he would deliberately walk around the entrance of Ma Suqin's factory after get off work. Even though he only took a few glances from a distance, he already had someone he liked. I feel very happy. This feeling is completely different from being with other girls.
Wei Shuying looked at her son, and a thought suddenly came to her mind: "Son, you must have fallen in love with that Sun Xiaomo, right?"
Upon hearing Sun Xiaomo's name, Qiao Sanli also stopped and thought to herself: Doesn't Sun Xiaomo like Brother Hao?
Seeing that Qiao Erqiang didn't speak, Wei Shuying felt that she had seen through her son's thoughts, so she persuaded him earnestly.
"Son, there is no fragrant grass in this world. That Sun Xiaomo is not suitable for you. Her illness is quite troublesome. What kind of girl can you find with your conditions?"
Who said that marriage in the past was not materialistic? In addition to the conditions of both men and women, family conditions, whether it is urban household registration, family member structure, work unit, three turns and one ring, seventy-two legs, are all rigid conditions for marriage.
In Wei Shuying's view, Sun Xiaomo was not worthy of her son, not to mention that she also suffered from epilepsy. Although the disease was not fatal at first, it was still very troublesome and she needed someone to take care of her for a long time.
"Mom, please stop guessing. Sun Xiaomo and I don't like each other. I just think it's too early to talk about marriage..." Qiao Erqiang hesitated and explained.
Wei Shuying breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but continued to persuade: "It's late, you are already over 18 years old, and besides, it is not possible to find a partner right away, it will take a year and a half to get along, in case we get married.
It’s not good to get married if you don’t have the right personality.”
Regarding marriage, Wei Shuying has too much say. She has been imprisoned by marriage for half her life. If she had not married Qiao Zuwang, her life would not have been so difficult. Fortunately, her two sons were very competitive, so she let
She does not feel that life is hopeless.
"Mom, our family only has two houses. It's crowded enough for just a few people to live in it. I'm thinking that I should wait a few years until I have enough qualifications. It won't be too late for the factory to allocate houses." Qiao Er
After much searching, I finally found a reason.
Wei Shuying frowned when she heard this. This was indeed a problem. After her son got married, he couldn't live in the dormitory, right?
"That makes sense. Let's do it this way. Your brother and I will figure it out later."
Qiao Erqiang immediately breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, today was finally over.
After dinner, Wei Shuying went to the newsstand without stopping and called Qiao Yicheng. In her opinion, her eldest son had gone to college and must be more knowledgeable than herself.
Qiao Yicheng thought for a while on the other end of the phone: "Mom, why don't we buy another house for Qiang Er and use it as a new house."
When Wei Shuying heard this, she frowned subconsciously: "Can this house be bought and sold by private individuals? You won't be sentenced, right?"
"Mom, that's all in the old days. Now there are special commercial houses that can be bought and sold. They are also buildings, but the price is a little more expensive than a bungalow."
The concept of commercial housing did not exist in the Mainland before 1979, and the original commercial housing was not for sale to the Mainland people, but was built specifically to attract some overseas Chinese compatriots to return to the Mainland to settle.
It was not until the mid-1980s that commercial housing policies gradually began to be relaxed and opened to ordinary people. However, at first, not many people bought commercial housing because most people felt that as soon as their working years were up, their units would allocate houses, so why still
Why spend so much money to buy it? Isn’t that a big deal?
"I can still buy a building, so I have to ask." Wei Shuying was interested. She had saved a sum of money over the years just for this time.
After hanging up the phone, Wei Shuying did not go home directly, but went to Qin Hao's house.
"Hey, Shuying is here, sit down quickly, the show in Shanghai will start soon."
Since Shanghai Tang was first broadcast in 1985 and became a hit, many mainland TV stations have begun to rebroadcast it. Even in 1986, it is still a hit series. Every day in various theaters: "Bang Run", the sound of "Bang Bang" comes one after another, is it good?
lively.
Wei Shuying did not sit down, but pulled Wu Guihua to the room.
"Oh, if you have anything to do, you have to hide in the house and say it, Xu Wenqiang is about to start a show." Wu Guihua complained.
Qin Hao looked on and was secretly amused. He didn't expect that his mother was still a "star chaser".
"Haozi is here too, so he can help me make some decisions." Wei Shuying said and explained the situation.
Wu Guihua shook her head subconsciously: "Why buy a house? The second strongman is a technician, and their electrical appliance factory is very profitable. Maybe they can divide the house after two or three years. There is no need to waste that money."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wei Shuying was a little unsure for a moment and looked at Qin Hao.
Qin Hao quickly pulled Wu Guihua. With such a good opportunity to make a fortune, wouldn't his wife be ruining her career path?
"Mom, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. House prices will definitely rise in the future. It's better to buy sooner than later. I just happen to be planning to buy two units."
When Wei Shuying saw that Qin Hao also supported buying a house like her eldest son, the slight hesitation she had at first disappeared without a trace. In her opinion, the two college students must have more foresight than them.
"Ah? We don't need it at home, right? This house is enough for our three daughters to live in. Why buy so many houses and leave them to gather dust?" Wu Guihua still insisted on her opinion.
Qin Hao shook his head: "If you don't worry about the long term, you will have immediate worries. After Xiaolan and I get married, won't this house be enough to live in? Buy it early while the price is cheap now. The later you buy, the more expensive it will be."
"Then, I'll listen to you." Wu Guihua was finally convinced. In her impression, everything her son said seemed to come true.
Then the three of them made an appointment to go see the house together tomorrow.
As soon as Wei Shuying got home and put Qiao Qiqi to bed, Qiao Zuwang came back drunk.
Qiao Zuwang breathed out the smell of alcohol and shouted for Qiao Erqiang and his three brothers to come to the yard for a meeting.
"Keep your voice down, I'll wake Qiqi up soon." Wei Shuying glared at Qiao Zuwang complainingly.
Qiao Zuwang waved his hand nonchalantly: "Wake up for a while before going back to sleep. After sleeping so early for a while, it's time to get up again at night."
"Dad, if you have anything to do, just tell me quickly. I'll be rushing to see Guo Jing later." Qiao Simei urged dissatisfiedly. She came back to take a drink of water while the commercial was playing. Seeing that the commercial time was almost here, she
Can't you be in a hurry?
"Hey, today's matter is related to the TV set. I suggest that our family also buy a TV set, and we want a color TV set!"
As soon as Qiao Zuwang finished speaking, Wei Shuying directly denied: "No."
Qiao Simei originally wanted to support her father, but when Wei Shuying said this, she could only stop and sit down dejectedly.
Qiao Zuwang had just been drinking and watching TV at a card friend's house, but because they wanted to watch Feng Chengcheng, and the card friend's mother-in-law wanted to watch Guo Jing, they were kicked out. At that time, Qiao Zuwang made a bold statement that he would also buy a TV set, and it would be a color one.
Yes, tell that woman not to look down upon others.
Originally, Qiao Zuwang was very angry, but now Wei Shuying prevented him from getting off the stage in front of so many children. Qiao Zuwang slammed the table and shouted at Wei Shuying.
"It's useless to say no. I am the head of the family. It is written in the Qiao family's household registration book. I have the final say in this family!"
When Qiao Zu saw that Wei Shuying was silent, he thought she was shocked by him. He looked at his children with pride and said to Qiao Simei, who loves to play the most, "Simei, do you support buying a TV set?"
Qiao Simei subconsciously looked at Wei Shuying, and then shook her little head like a rattle. She didn't want to become Qiao Zuwang's cannon fodder.
Qiao Zuwang was furious and looked at Qiao Sanli and Qiao Erqiang again.
Qiao Erqiang persuaded him: "Dad, this color TV costs over a thousand yuan, and the tickets are not easy to get. It's really not possible. How about I get some spare parts and save up one myself?"
Qiao Erqiang was already familiar with saving TVs, but the picture tubes for color TVs were not easy to get. He had always made black and white TVs, so he was not sure.
Qiao Zuwang was not satisfied: "No, I have to buy a new one. I just want to show those people who look down on others whether I can afford a color TV!"
Wei Shuying snorted coldly: "If you want to buy it, you have to pay for it yourself."
"Where do I get my money? You have been in charge of my family's money all these years. If you don't take it, who will take it!" Qiao Zuwang yelled, slamming the table.
"I have no money."
"You're talking nonsense. You get thirty-six yuan a month, plus the top two give you forty-five yuan a month. How much money have you taken?"
"That money is for the second wife to buy a house and get married."
"What kind of house should I buy? You really have long hair and short knowledge. In a few years, the top two units will divide the houses. Why spend so much money!"
Neither of the two could convince the other. Qiao Zuwang was furious and was about to take action, but was held down by Wei Shuying. She had been working in the warehouse for these years, but it was not like Qiao Zuwang who could hang out with tea and newspapers every day.
She did whatever work was available, and she also developed her strength.
Qiao Zuwang had been drinking and had no strength in his hands. He was forced to sit on the chair by Wei Shuying and couldn't get up. In anger, he could only ask Qiao Erqiang and the others for help.
As a result, Qiao Erqiang pushed his bicycle and went back to the dormitory, while Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei pretended not to notice, yawned and went back to the house to sleep.
Wei Shuying then let go of Qiao Zuwang and left to mind her own business.
Qiao Zuwang was ashamed and annoyed, and he beat his broken legs hard, feeling sad in his heart. He thought back then that he was just saying the same thing at home, but who would have thought that he would end up in such a situation now.
"Longyou was tricked by shrimps in the shallows, and tigers were bullied by dogs when they fell into the sea..."
The courtyard echoed with Qiao Zuwang's babbling singing.
"Who is putting on a drama here? You can sing really well and have a taste!"
The next day, Qin Hao took Wei Shuying and Wu Guihua to look at houses. At this time, there were not many commercial houses in Jinling, and there were very few apartment types to choose from. They were all four- or five-story tube buildings. Qin Hao didn't have any.
It turns out that Wei Shuying and Wu Guihua thought it was good.
Because commercial houses are equipped with toilets and kitchens, unlike houses allocated by work units, many of them are public, which is very inconvenient.
Wei Shuying quickly fell in love with a three-bedroom apartment on the third floor. When she asked about the price, it cost more than 2,000 yuan.
"Here, I don't have enough money."
Although Wei Shuying had saved some money over the years, it only amounted to more than a thousand yuan. Qiao Erqiang had only worked for less than a year, so the total sum was only two thousand yuan, which was still a few hundred dollars short.
"It's okay. I'll make up for the shortfall. The top two have deposited a lot of money with me in the past few years, so I'll deduct it from there."
"Then... I'll trouble you."
"Hey, what's the trouble? I agreed at the beginning that I would save it for the second strongman. Besides, the second strongman has helped me make money a lot over the years."
Qin Hao counted out one thousand yuan in cash he carried with him and gave it to Wei Shuying. Wei Shuying also wrote a receipt and gave it to Qin Hao.
After paying the money and signing the contract, Wei Shuying curiously asked Qin Hao: "Don't you also want to buy a house?"
Qin Hao shook his head gently: "I'm not interested in this house. I think it's more comfortable to live in a single-family house. I'll look at it later and buy a house with a yard."
Wei Shuying and Wu Guihua didn't quite understand that Qin Hao actually wanted to buy a bungalow instead of the building. After trying for a while, they relaxed when they saw Qin Hao's firm attitude.
Qin Hao secretly laughed. What's so good about a building? If it is demolished in the future, the bungalows will have to take advantage.
However, Wei Shuying bought a house, but Qiao Erqiang was not happy. Originally, he thought that using the excuse of not having a house would delay it for a while, but unexpectedly, Wei Shuying solved the problem in just a short time.
"Now you can be friends with peace of mind. We have a house, and it's also a building." Wei Shuying proudly said to her son.
Qiao Erqiang had no choice but to continue his blind date journey, but each time they met casually and then said they didn't see eye to eye and were inappropriate.
As a result, Wei Shuying was often complained by matchmakers. After all, Qiao Erqiang's conditions were so good that there were quite a few girls who fell in love with him.