Chapter 270: Chapter 270: Buying a House in Town Chapter 270: Chapter 270: Buying a House in Town Jiang Changtao hadn’t been able to enter the factory today and had also embarrassed himself; he felt quite depressed. Now, hearing his mother praising the Eldest at the dinner table made him feel even worse.
Sun Lixia’s eyes almost dropped into the lunchbox filled with meat dishes as she swallowed dryly and chewed tastelessly on the coarse grains and vegetables in her mouth.
Listening to her mother-in-law’s words, she felt a sourness in her heart.
She thought to herself, What’s there to be proud of? It’s just a temporary job. Who knows when he might be kicked out?
After dinner, each family member returned to their rooms. Jiang Changhai thought about the dorms at the transport factory, and his initially joyful expression collapsed as he said, “Wife, I went to see the dorms at the factory today. The dorm is small, has no heated kang, and seven or eight families share one toilet and bathroom. The conditions are too poor, let’s not move there yet.”
“What? Seven or eight families using one toilet and washroom? How crowded must that be? No, no, I can’t stand that,” Su Wanyu couldn’t accept the thought of that scenario.
Jiang Mianmian also frowned slightly; she didn’t like the idea of sharing a toilet with so many people either.
The sudden collapse of their long-awaited plans made both of them feel upset, and for a while, the atmosphere in the main room was somewhat somber.
Jiang Changhai, seeing the disappointed expressions on his wife and daughter’s faces, also felt terrible. So he thought for a moment and said, “Alright, don’t be too disappointed, both of you. Let’s stay at home for a while longer. Once I make some more money, with the savings we have, we can buy a bigger house in town.”
He had been quite satisfied with just having the job, given he was a lazy man.
But to make his wife and daughter happy, he decided he still needed to earn more money, at least to buy a house in town.
Moreover, Zhaodi suddenly acting so clever made him feel even more concerned. To move away from this unstable factor as soon as possible, he must strive to leave early.
“Really? Brother Hai, are we really going to buy a house in town?” Su Wanyu asked excitedly.
Jiang Mianmian also blinked her big eyes at Jiang Changhai, not expecting her father to be so ambitious.
“Yes, as long as my wife and daughter are happy, not just to town, even if it’s buying in the county-level city, I’m willing,” Jiang Changhai said, waving his hand very generously.
Jiang Mianmian watched her father with stars in her eyes. Her dad was so cool, and now she understood the importance of buying a house. She was certain she could once again be the rich second generation.
“Brother Hai, you’re really great. You’re working so hard now, but once we buy the house in town, you can relax,” Su Wanyu said as she massaged Jiang Changhai’s shoulders, coaxing him.
“It’s not hard, wife, for you and Mianmian, nothing I do is hard,” Jiang Changhai said to Su Wanyu, his voice filled with tender affection.
Jiang Mianmian covered her face, thinking, Here we go again.
In the main house, Jiang Dashan, holding an old tobacco pipe and smoking against the wall, slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and said to Zhang Guihua, “Old woman, prepare two yuan and eighty cents, and give it to Zhaodi tomorrow. Let the child buy pens, paper, and pay the school fees.”
Zhang Guihua, upon hearing they had to give away money again, immediately felt a sting, “The second son’s family has money. Didn’t we just give them over six yuan during the new year? Let them use that money to pay for the school fees.”
Jiang Dashan replied calmly, “When Zhiwen, Zhiwu, and San Ya went to school, we also paid for their school fees and stationery. If we don’t do the same for Er Ya now, the second son and his wife will definitely feel grievanced. Don’t worry about this two yuan and eighty cents. Once Zhaodi makes something of himself and starts earning money to , it’ll be worth much more than this minuscule amount.”