Zhao Xinxin was forthright, "The money I borrowed, of course, I will repay myself. It’s just that I might have borrowed a bit too much from my sister-in-law and Third Brother, and it will take some time to pay back."
She looked embarrassed to say this.
Yun Xiaoxiao didn’t mind, "Being able to buy a house is a happy event. Later, we can invite Little Uncle and Aunt to visit the Capital City."
"Right, let them come to see the Capital City," Zhao Tianlei echoed his wife’s words.
This year he planned not to return to his hometown, thinking it would be good to have his parents come to the Capital City for the New Year.
"Third Brother, sister-in-law, I don’t have much money on hand. Having borrowed from you, I don’t know which year I will be able to repay in full."
With anyone else, they certainly wouldn’t have lent so much money.
"That’s even better, you’ll just have to work for us, honest and true," Yun Xiaoxiao joked.
The sister-in-law was guaranteeing her job security.
These days, even workers might face layoffs.
With the borrowing settled, Zhao Xinxin didn’t bother them any longer and went to the kitchen to eat.
After Zhao Xinxin left, Yun Xiaoxiao’s expression immediately changed.
She lowered her voice and said, "What exactly does the Wang Family want to do? If they look down on the little sister, they should just say so and let them break up. Now they come up with a difficult problem, as if they want the little sister to take the hint and give up."
"That’s the idea. We need to move up the schedule for the two families to meet. If there’s really an issue, it’s better to bring it up sooner rather than later. Xinxin isn’t dead set on Wang Jianguo," Tianlei said.
The young cousin has a job, and now she’s going to night school. Although she will only graduate with an associate degree, it’s still not bad.
"Luckily she didn’t keep this to herself."
There were no unilateral decisions.
Mrs. Wang’s side was quick to provide news about buying a house.
Living in the same residential complex, she knew something about the local housing market, at least to some extent.
Hearing the news, she went to find Zhao Xinxin again.
"I’ve found you a place. It’s a bit large, and the house is somewhat dilapidated, but the price is reasonable. It’s not far from here," she said.
A house found so quickly?
The aunt really was efficient.
The second brother and Brother Cao often made deliveries, but they hadn’t found a suitable place nearby.
"Aunt, how much does he want for it?"
"The landlord is eager to sell to reunite with family abroad. He’s asking for around fifteen thousand," she said.
Without seeing the house, Zhao Xinxin couldn’t be sure.
"Aunt, wait a moment. I’m going to ask for some time off and go with you to see the house. If it’s suitable, we can decide," she said.
You really are going to buy it?
Mrs. Wang was shocked, watching her go into the shop as if talking to someone, then coming back out again.
What happened to taking the hint and stepping back?
Why are you actually stepping up to the challenge?
Mrs. Wang swallowed her surprise; at her age, she couldn’t afford to lose face in front of the younger generation.
That was fifteen thousand.
Nowadays, a worker’s salary is only fifty, totaling only six hundred a year. Fifteen thousand would take twenty-five years to earn.
"Can you really borrow that much money?" she asked.
"Third Brother and sister-in-law want me to settle down here in the Capital City. Buying a house is a good thing," Xinxin responded.
On the way, Zhao Xinxin didn’t actually stop talking to Mrs. Wang; she still found some topics to discuss.
And so, they arrived at the entrance of a Courtyard House.
Calling it a Courtyard House was a stretch; it was more like a miscellaneous complex, but all its residents had been moved out.
"This is the place. Let’s go inside and take a look. The price is a bit high, but it can still be negotiated. I think even ten thousand is a bit much," said Mrs. Wang.
Though Mrs. Wang wanted Zhao Xinxin to realize the difficulty and retreat, she also didn’t want to see her really get taken advantage of like a fool.