On the way home, Xu Yiyang thought in his mind that between the college entrance examination ending on the 9th and the application form on the 13th, he could take his sister to Zhonghai.
On the one hand, I wanted to play with the little girl, and on the other hand, I was thinking about going to Zhonghai to buy a house first.
The housing prices in Zhonghai have not started to take off yet. Although I have no intention of speculating in real estate, it is still necessary to buy a house for self-use in advance.
Moreover, I am also planning to buy a larger house for my family in Yingzhou to improve the living environment at home, but I haven't had time to look at it yet.
Why not go home and ask your parents if they are free tomorrow? If so, go take a look and try to buy it as soon as possible.
It just so happens that the little girl is on summer vacation, so I can take her with me.
When I got home, my parents had just finished cooking and were waiting with my sister for dinner when I came back.
As soon as Xu Yiyang entered the house, he discussed with his parents: "Mom, Dad, let's go out and look at houses tomorrow. I want to buy a larger house in the city center."
Because Xu Yiyang had talked about buying a house last time, his parents were not surprised. Xu's mother said, "Even if you buy a new house now and decorate it, you won't be able to live in it before you go to college. Otherwise, don't buy it first." Alright?"
Xu Yiyang said helplessly: "Mom, even if I can't move in before I go to college, at least let me have a place to live when I come back during the winter vacation? You can't let me sleep on the sofa then..."
Xu's father and Xu's mother looked at each other, and Xu's mother said: "Okay, let your dad change his class tomorrow, and we'll take a look tomorrow."
Xu Yishan on the side said hurriedly: "I want to go too."
Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "No one said not to let you go."
Xu Yishan chuckled: "My brother still loves me."
Early the next morning.
The candidates preparing for the college entrance examination all set out early to see the examination room. Xu Yiyang asked Zhang Chong to drive and take his family of four to the city center to look at houses.
Xu Yiyang wants to buy a larger house near No. 1 Middle School to improve the living conditions of his family. More importantly, if it is closer to the school, it will be more convenient for his sister to go to school in the future.
My current home is about 20 minutes away from No. 1 Middle School by bike.
When you enter high school, you have to study in the evening. If it is autumn and winter, the morning and evening are really full of stars.
Coupled with what happened to Chen Xuefei before, Xu Yiyang was worried that his sister would leave early and come back late every day.
It would be great if you could buy a house within a ten-minute walk of No. 1 Middle School.
These days, the number of newly opened properties in Yingzhou every year is in the single digits, and there are only two new properties for sale in the city center, so there are not too many choices.
The property closest to No. 1 Middle School is called Shuxiangmendi. The reason why it is called this is because it is across the road from No. 1 Middle School.
Xu Yiyang fell in love with this community at first sight. If he bought it here, his sister would only need 5 minutes to walk to school.
So, he said to his family: "This community is just across the road from No. 1 Middle School. If you live here in the future, Shanshan will not be late when she hears the school's preparation bell ringing at home and then goes to school."
Xu’s mother couldn’t help but sigh: “Not to mention, if we lived here, Shanshan would have saved a lot of energy during her three years in high school!”
Xu Yiyang answered: "The most important thing is safety."
The four of them came to the Shuxiangmendi sales office and asked a salesperson for consultation.
This community is an existing housing project that was launched in April 1999. It is all 6+1 low-rise buildings.
There are several types of apartments in Shuxiang Family, the small ones are more than 60 square meters, the middle ones are 80 or 100 square meters, and the largest one is 145 square meters.
It is 145 square meters with three bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms, and it is a large three-bedroom apartment. The area of each bedroom is not small, and two bedrooms face south.
However, the real estate does not have a decorated model room, so you can only see the rough model when viewing the property.
The salesperson led a family of four to a rough house and proudly introduced: "This 145-meter apartment is our first two-bathroom apartment in Yingzhou. It introduces the current apartment design concept in big cities. The master bedroom has a One bathroom, and a bathroom outside.”
It was the first time for Xu Yiyang's parents and sister to hear that there were two bathrooms in a house, and they were all amazed.
But Xu Yiyang has long been used to it.
He looked carefully at each room in this apartment type and found that the area of each room was not small and the planning was reasonable. He immediately fell in love with this apartment type.
The salesperson said at this time: "Actually, the sixth floor of our apartment is the most cost-effective, because the loft above is free, and the first floor is free of charge, but the unit price on the first floor is the most expensive."
Xu Yiyang compared it and found that the sixth floor actually didn't have much advantage. The free attic had large curvatures on both sides, which would make it more depressing for people to live in. It could only be used as a storage room at most.
But their family was originally a family of four, and the 145-square-meter house was enough, so the free attic was basically meaningless.
In comparison, the first floor looks better.
Not only do you not have to climb stairs, you also have a yard of more than 40 square meters.
Moreover, the prices for the 2nd to 6th floors range from 780 to 850 yuan per square meter. The first floor costs 900 yuan per square meter due to multiple yards.
Xu's mother also likes the first floor because she thinks it can grow flowers and vegetables, and it is more convenient to park bicycles. However, the difference is up to 120 yuan per square meter, which makes her feel very sad.
Xu Yiyang feels that even if it is 900 square meters, a house only costs 130,000 yuan, which is really cheap.
And he knew very well that his parents came from the countryside in the early years and especially liked to grow something. With such a small yard, they were enough to use it.
He asked Xu Yishan: "Do you like this suite?"
Xu Yishan smiled and said, "I quite like it, but is it a little too big?"
Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "It's still too small for me. It would be nice to have a bigger one. If it's bigger, you can put a desk, wardrobe, and bookcase in your room, so it won't look too crowded."
"Brother, you love me so much!"
Seeing that his family was very satisfied with the house, Xu Yiyang did not hesitate and bought the first floor apartment with full payment.
Since it is an existing house, it is very easy to buy the house with full payment. I go to the sales office to draw up the contract, sign and swipe the card, and get the key on the spot.
Regarding the room allocation, in addition to the master bedroom for his parents, Xu Yiyang arranged for the other south-facing bedroom to be given to his sister, and he asked for a small north-facing bedroom.
Xu Yishan said hurriedly: "Brother, I can live in the north bedroom. I'll leave the south one to you."
Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "I went to college and only come back a few days a year. Of course, I gave you the youngest one so that it wouldn't be wasted."
After saying that, he pulled Xu Yishan to the south-facing side and said, "Now remember the layout of this room. What do you want to buy, what furniture do you want to put, what kind of floors, lamps and even walls? It’s up to you to decide.”
Xu Yishan hugged Xu Yiyang's arm and said coquettishly: "Thank you, brother."
Xu Yishan was extremely satisfied with this room.
The second bedroom at home is very small now. It has a small bed of 1.2 meters, a small desk and a chair, so there is basically no space left.
The little girl didn't even have a wardrobe. The clothes she wore were hung on the door, and other clothes were either piled up on the bedside or hung in her parents' wardrobe.
Although she had never complained about anything, Xu Yiyang believed that she must also be longing for a larger room.
Now, the south-facing second bedroom in front of her was twice as big as the small second bedroom at home, and she was naturally very happy.
Shuxiangmendi has only been on sale for more than three months, and now it is about 60% sold. Although no owners have moved in yet, some owners have already begun renovations.
Xu Yiyang discussed with his parents that he should not wait any longer and start decorating immediately.
Xu's father and Xu's mother asked Xu Yiyang what he thought about the decoration.
Xu Yiyang thought for a while and left it to his parents to decide whether it was appropriate or not, maybe pretending to be an urban-rural fringe style.
But I don’t have the time or energy to worry about decoration.
After thinking about it, he suggested that we just pretend to be different.
My parents were responsible for planning their master bedroom, master bathroom, kitchen and yard, leaving my sister in charge of planning her room and the guest bathroom in the house, while I was responsible for the remaining rooms and living room.
It doesn't matter whether the style is unified or not, as long as everyone is happy.
Since Xu Yiyang and his mother were both busy with education in Jiayang, the heavy responsibility of decorating the house fell on Xu's father.
It’s not that easy to decorate a house these days. There are no decoration companies, so those who do plumbing, tiling, ceiling making, and puttying all have to find their own casual workers.
Moreover, you have to find reliable people.
Dad Xu’s social circle was a little wider, so he decided to ask around if there were any workers with a good reputation after returning. If there were any workers, he would contact them one by one and make an appointment with them.
Xu Yiyang reminded his father that all furniture must be bought ready-made and never be made by carpenters, let alone furniture that is fixed in a certain position. This kind of furniture will become outdated quickly and will not be easily dismantled by the time, so it will inevitably become a burden.
After buying a house, Xu Yiyang bought a Nokia mobile phone for each of his parents to facilitate future contact.
My parents were reluctant at first, thinking that the phone was too expensive and the phone bill was expensive, but Xu Yiyang insisted, and if my father started to be busy with renovations, he would definitely need a mobile phone to communicate with his family and workers.
When the two saw this, they no longer refused.
After buying the mobile phone, Xu Yiyang asked his parents and sister to go back first, then went to the Hanlin Hotel and booked a few banquets for the night of the 13th.
Then I spent more than 10,000 yuan to buy a Honda New Continent scooter for my father.
It's quite close to my father's work. From the family's courtyard to the agricultural machinery factory, I can walk there without even having to smoke a cigarette.
But after the house starts to be renovated, he will definitely have to run to the new house frequently. It will be much more convenient to have a motorcycle.
Father Xu liked motorcycles when he was young, but in his previous life he never bought one until he was in his forties.
When Xu Yiyang graduated from college and got a job, he wanted to buy a motorcycle for his father. However, by that time, he had already passed the age where he liked motorcycles and started riding electric bikes.
So buying a motorcycle for his father became a small regret in Xu Yiyang's heart.
However, this regret finally has a chance to make up for it.
Xu Yiyang bought a car, a helmet, hung up the license plate, and then rode home.
When I got home, Father Xu was the only one watching TV and drinking tea.
Both my mother and sister went to the Children's Palace.
The Children's Palace recently started classes all day long. Except for going home to cook a meal at noon, my mother basically spent the rest of the time there. After buying a house today, she went directly to the Children's Palace.
Xu Yishan had nothing to do at home during the holidays. Apart from occasionally going out to play with a few classmates with whom she was close, she spent most of the rest of the time coming to the Children's Palace to stay with her mother.
As soon as Xu Yiyang got home, he hid his helmet behind his back and said to his father, "Dad, come downstairs with me."
Father Xu stood up and asked, "What's the matter? It's so mysterious."
Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "You'll know when you get down, I'll get down first!"
After saying that, he walked out the door first.
Father Xu quickly followed.
When Xu's father came down, he saw a scooter parked at the door as soon as he walked out of the unit.
Then I saw my son standing next to the car and asked in surprise: "Son, you bought this car?"
Xu Yiyang nodded and said with a smile: "I gave it to you. It will be used as a means of transportation in the future. If you want to wander around the city, ride it. If you want to go far away, let Zhang Chong drive you. If you want to drive, Just take some time to get your driver’s license.”
Father Xu said in surprise: "Why do you think of buying me a motorcycle?"
Xu Yiyang smiled and said, "Don't you always like motorcycles?"
Father Xu looked around the car and said happily, "Honda is very expensive, right? In fact, just buy a Xingfu 125."
Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "Riding a Xingfu 125 is like driving a black motorcycle at the intersection. People might even stop you while walking and ask you to take a ride."
Dad Xu smiled and said, "It makes sense."
Xu Yiyang handed him the helmet and said, "Here, you can ride on it and give it a try."
Father Xu waved his hand: "Just try it on and that's it. Why are you still wearing it..."
Xu Yiyang said sternly: "Let me make it clear first. There are three prohibitions on riding a motorcycle. First, you are not allowed to drink and drive. Second, you are not allowed to drive without a helmet. Third, you are not allowed to violate traffic rules. I buy a motorcycle to make it more convenient for you, but not to Makes you more dangerous.”
(End of chapter)