【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 149 The Impoverished Mother-in-Law in the Period Literature 29

"How could that be? You can look at these apartments. They are all in the city center. There are also these villa communities. The transportation is very convenient."

The agent is anxious. If you don’t understand, please don’t say anything.

"That must be very expensive. We can't afford it."

Yun Xi was so picky that the agent almost jumped up in anger.

"This won't work, and that won't work. What kind of house do you want? Are you kidding me?"

Zhou Tingyu also felt that her mother was being too extreme. "Mom, if we can't afford a villa, it's not bad to buy an apartment first."

Yun Xi raised her eyebrows and slowly shook her head under her son's gaze.

“I don’t like buildings.”

Zhou Tingyu was silent. Zhou Fu stood behind Yun Xi the entire time. The atmosphere became somewhat tense. Zhou Guanxue looked from her elder brother to her mother and asked the agent, "Are there no other room types?"

"There are apartments and small buildings, but didn't you say you didn't want them?"

The agent was very angry.

Wang Lili pressed on: "Are there any other houses?"

The agent frowned and thought hard, glancing at the promotional picture of the courtyard house on the side. There are indeed many such houses for sale, but, but there are people who spent a lot of money to buy them and said they were cheated, causing many people to not even look at this kind of house.

"There are some old houses for sale. Yes, you will definitely like courtyard houses. They are large, have many rooms, and are only one floor. The price is not expensive, which is just what you want."

The agent brought the house brochure of the courtyard house, and Yunqi's eyes suddenly lit up, then subsided.

Zhou Tingyu saw it and seemed to understand something. His mother wanted to buy this courtyard house, but didn't want the agent to discover her purpose.

After understanding, Zhou Tingyu went to bargain. They chose a three-courtyard house, but the other party asked for 400,000 yuan. It was too expensive! It could buy two 100-square-meter apartments.

"This house is inconvenient for using the bathroom, washing, and heating, and the asking price is too high!"

The agent said it very logically, "But it's big, with three courtyards and more than 300 square meters. It would be much more cost-effective if you sell it and convert it into several floors. Besides, how much does a 300-square-meter apartment cost? Just do the math, it's over 500,000 yuan, and this one is only over 400,000 yuan.

Yun Xi curled her lips. The Siheyuan was a cultural relic and could not be demolished just because someone wanted to.

Finally, it was agreed that a three-courtyard house would cost 395,000 yuan. Yun Xi asked for two such houses, which cost 790,000 yuan. She sold the gold she brought back from Southeast Asia, but it was still almost enough. She also sold the pearls and gave everyone's private money to just make up the money.

"Mom, all the money is just for these two second-hand houses?"

Zhou Tingyu still doesn’t understand what’s the point of buying such a house?

Yun Xi put the two houses in the names of her two sons and daughter-in-law, which saved her inheritance tax.

"Yes, you can definitely do the right thing by listening to me."

The family was now apparently out of money. Zhou Tingyu and his brother thought that their mother still had some change, but in fact, it was all gone. During lunch, they asked Zhou Fu to find an opportunity to sell the box of diamonds.

After returning, Zhou Fu stretched out five fingers, and Yun Xi nodded. They had money again. As for the gold obtained from the island, they didn't dare to touch it yet. They would touch the money when those people were caught one day.

In the afternoon, the men stayed to clean the house while the women went to buy some simple furniture and charcoal fires. They could just light up the kang and sleep on it at night. They didn't even buy any pots and pans. Why would anyone on vacation buy those? They could just go out to eat.

The two houses looked quite old, with their grey bricks and tiles standing firm through the years. Their layouts were exactly the same. There were withered water lilies in the first yard, and the second yard was larger with a well and green plants. The four corners of the yard were empty with land for planting trees and flowers, of which only a pomegranate tree remained, growing well. Sparse grass grew out of the cracks in the grey bricks of the yard, and who knew it was brought there by the little bird.

Desolation and vitality coexist.

Yun Xi didn't want to rent it out. Such a nice house would be best preserved if it was kept well.

The old woman who had agreed to be the landlady was now being stingy and reluctant to do so.

The system laughed silently.

Yun Xi walked back and forth in the yard. "When the time comes, scatter flower seeds in the soil. When they grow, they will be a dazzling display of colors, so beautiful. The water tank in the yard should be filled up. It will bring wealth and prevent fire. The pomegranate tree looks a little old. When the time comes, remove the best branches and graft them into another grid. I guarantee it will produce the best fruit..."

Snowflakes began to fall from the sky again. Zhao Guohong took her mother-in-law's hand and led her to the main room. "Mom, come and warm yourself by the fire! It's snowing again!"

"Grandma, we want to play in the snow!"

"Go ahead, just don't get cold."

"Wow! Thanks, grandma."

As the Spring Festival approaches, you can hear the crackling sound of firecrackers from time to time, and the air is filled with the sweet aroma of delicious fried fruits from every household.

Yun Xi didn't let her daughters-in-law cook. She took them to a big shopping mall to buy new clothes and snacks. She even booked a table at a big hotel when they passed by, and had one table delivered every day from New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the New Year.

Zhao Guohong was stunned when she heard her mother-in-law's arrangement. "They even offer this kind of service? Don't they close for Chinese New Year?"

Wang Lili laughed at her and said, "Why close down when you can make money?"

Zhao Guohong didn't get angry either, and smiled innocently, "That's right. If it weren't for Mom's urging, Niuniu's dad and I would really like to keep running the braised pork stall. It sells best during the Chinese New Year."

"Okay, stop talking and try these leg-baring magic stockings!"

A few people didn't bring their children or men with them, so they could buy whatever they wanted. It felt really wonderful.

In the evening, the three of them returned home in the snow and wind, carrying large and small bags of things. The sons had already packed a lot of delicious food in insulated lunch boxes.

"Wow! You bought so many!"

Zhou Fu was curious.

"I bought you suits, belts, leather shoes, ties, and other things to keep for your appearances. The children also got new clothes for the New Year. I also bought a lot of gifts for your sister's family."

In Yun Xi's memory, the old man and his two sons never wore any good clothes. In summer, they wore shorts and vests, and in winter, they wore simple cotton coats and down jackets. They didn't even wear suits when they held a banquet to celebrate the roof beam raising ceremony of the house.

"I see successful people all wear suits. Even that agent wears a suit. You should have one too."

"Thank you, Mom. Let's go give it a try."

Everyone took their gifts and tried them on happily, not caring that it was winter and snowing heavily.

Zhou Fu was holding a fancy gift box and looking at another gift box. "What gift did you buy for your daughter?"

We had agreed to come together, but later my daughter came and said that there were too many children and she was afraid that she would not be able to take care of them if we went out together. She was also worried about leaving the old couple alone at home, so she did not come.

"I bought my daughter a popular down jacket, a wool sweater, leggings, stockings, and leather shoes. My son-in-law also got a suit. I bought my grandchildren some of the best quality clothes here."

Yun Xi took them out one by one and showed them to him.

Zhou Fu looked at it and nodded. "Red is good. My daughter is still young and she will be very energetic in red. Should I buy some gifts for her parents-in-law?"

"Yeah, there's no rush. When the time comes, I'll just pick out a scarf and a pair of gloves, which will be the perfect souvenir."