Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

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These days, very few people have any savings at home.

With the money my family has, we've saved it up little by little, and we've only managed to save about a thousand yuan.

If someone is willing to pay two thousand yuan for this house when it's sold, that will be considered a high price.

But after calculating the compensation, I realized I would need to raise at least another three thousand yuan.

"Alright then, I'll try my best to find out for you. You must take good care of yourself; they still have a chance to get out."

Director Wang could only offer words of comfort.

After saying all this, Director Wang could only shake his head and leave the Liu family.

There's really not much I can do about this.

If you're talking about scraping together a few hundred yuan, you can probably come up with a solution, but with this much money, there's really no way to get it.

Besides, who would spend so much money to buy a house?

On the way back, Director Wang pondered who in Beijing had the financial resources to buy it.

Suddenly, a person came to Director Wang's mind.

It seems that Li Xiangdong had wanted the house for a long time, and the deaf old lady's rooms had already been given to Li Xiangdong.

I wonder if Li Xiangdong still has any plans to buy a house.

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Although it's unclear why Li Xiangdong wanted to buy the courtyard house, he paid the money promptly.

There's nothing to worry about.

However, seeing that it was getting late, Director Wang decided to wait until tomorrow morning to come and see Li Xiangdong.

Ask around to see if Li Xiangdong's family still has enough money to buy a house.

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Night falls.

Li Xiangdong's house.

Li Xiangdong and Yu Li were having dinner.

“Xiao Li, you must have heard about this, right? The Liu family is in big trouble right now, and they don’t know where to raise so much money. I was thinking, why don’t we buy the Liu family’s house and let the three younger brothers live there?”

Li Xiangdong asked tentatively.

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"It would be such a waste to give it to those three kids. Besides, didn't our parents say that we should each live our own lives? We'll help each other when we can, but let's just forget about this kind of thing. They'll have to start their own families and careers in the future, and they might not continue to live here."

Yu Li said.

“Look, the three little ones are growing up. You can’t let them continue to live in the same place as the old people. This house isn’t for them. It’s just for them to stay temporarily. When they grow up and go out to work, I will take the house back.”

"Think about it, what if we have more children in the future and there aren't enough rooms? When the boys and girls are little, they sleep together, but when they grow up, they can't all stay in the same room, and they can't sleep with us either."

Li Xiangdong took out the explanation he had already prepared.

"I think I should talk to my parents about this and see what they think. If they agree, of course I have no objection. But Dong-ge, where do you get that much money?"

“We’re going to get married later. If you spend all this money now, what will we do when we get married? And then it will be another huge expense when we break off the marriage. Maybe we should just forget about it.”

Yu Li advised.

"You don't need to worry about the money. I did a few jobs before and earned quite a bit of money. I'll let you in on a secret: my savings are over ten thousand yuan."

Li Xiangdong said in a low voice.

"What? Brother Dong, you're only in your early twenties and you already have so much money in savings."

Yu Li was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth.

Chapter 166 Persuading Yu Dajiang

"Don't worry, your husband is a great earner. All the money comes from legitimate channels, so you can rest assured. Let's go to your parents' house and talk to them. Remember to take the three little ones with you later."

Seeing that Yu Li hesitated, Li Xiangdong quickly said...

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to legitimately buy the Liu family's property.

The Liu family's house is quite large, ranking among the largest in the traditional courtyard house category.

Such a large room would be worth a fortune in later generations.

Yu Li nodded, and the two went to Yu Dajiang's house.

"Mom and Dad, have you just finished eating? I've come over to discuss something with you two."

Li Xiangdong said with a smile.

"Come on, let your sister take you to play in the yard for a while. Your brother-in-law is talking about important business with the family."

Yu Li quickly took the three little ones, "427," out.

"Son-in-law, is there anything you want to ask about the wedding arrangements? We two old folks have been doing a lot of research lately, so come and take a look. If you have any suggestions, just let us know, and we'll do it your way."

Yu Dajiang said with a smile.

"I'll leave the wedding arrangements to you two. I came here to talk about something else. My three younger brothers don't want to go to school anymore and are just loafing around all day. It's not a good situation."

“I’m thinking that the Liu family has had such a big problem now, they’ll probably have to sell their house. If they do, I’ll buy their house and let those three kids live there.”

Li Xiangdong got straight to the point.

“No way, son-in-law, aren’t you being ridiculous? Putting aside the money you spent on your wedding, what are you going to do with those three boys if you buy a house? It’s perfectly fine for them to live with us.”

Yu Dajiang said, puzzled.

"Mom and Dad, please listen to me first. If you feel it's inappropriate after I've finished speaking, I'll drop the matter. If you think it's acceptable, then do as I say."

Li Xiangdong wanted to discuss this with Yu Dajiang and the others because he considered that after they got married, they would also be his parents.

It's always good to discuss things with your parents.

“These three little guys have been fed and cared for by you every day, so they have never experienced the harsh realities of society. My idea is to separate them from you and cut off their money.”

“Since they don’t want to go to school, I can talk to the factory after the New Year and recruit these three kids as apprentices. It’s normal for them to be apprentices at their age.”

“Once they experience the hardship of working in the factory, they will naturally go back to school. Wouldn’t that solve your concerns? Of course, the house won’t be for them to live in forever.”

"Once they grow up and have their own jobs, I will definitely take the house back. Don't worry about that, I won't do such a thing."

Li Xiangdong also figured out what Yu Dajiang and his wife were thinking; their values ​​had been very sound from the beginning.

Among relatives, it's true that you should help each other if you can.

But Li Xiangdong said he would buy the house and give it directly to the three little ones.

Of course, their parents would absolutely not agree to such a thing.

In their view, no matter what you do, you have to work with your own hands and feet, instead of sitting at home and enjoying the fruits of others' labor.

However, upon hearing Li Xiangdong's suggestion, the two of them thought it was quite good.

Although the three of them are not yet adults, they are indeed quite old.

I don't want to study at school, and there's not much work to do outside.

Why not listen to Li Xiangdong and let them get some experience at the steel rolling mill? They'll naturally understand how hard the work is then.

They'll definitely miss the happy times they had in school, and who knows, they might even go back to school.

This will also solve a long-standing worry for the two elderly people.

“Son-in-law, you can’t make all the decisions about our steel rolling mill. Do you really have a way to send them to the steel rolling mill as apprentices? What if they stick it out and don’t go back to school?”

Yu Dajiang quickly asked.

“Dad, if they can persevere in working at the factory at their age and learn a trade later, is that a bad thing? I believe you are well aware of the treatment at the steel rolling mill.”

“They earn money entirely through their skills. If they can truly learn the skills, that's a good thing. If they can't endure the hardship and don't have any money, they will naturally want to go back to school.”

As someone who transmigrated from the future, Li Xiangdong had an absolute grasp of children's education...

Since the child doesn't want to go to school, let him go to work and experience the harsh realities of society.

See if I can earn money by working to support myself.

If not, most children will obediently go back to school.

Even if you don't become a talent through studying, at least you'll have some education in the future, which will make things much easier.

If the child can really persevere, it means that the child has some talent in this area.

Since you're willing to work hard and can endure hardship, why not learn a trade at the steel rolling mill?

From any perspective, this is definitely a win-win situation.

Li Xiangdong also provided the Jiang couple with a very thorough analysis of the pros and cons.

“Okay, son-in-law, I think your idea is very good. We can try it. Let them live in another house. That way, we won’t take care of their food and drink. They don’t have any money. Let them experience it for themselves.”

"There's another problem. If you buy this house, will you still have money for your wedding? Your wedding is a very important event, and we can't let it be delayed."

Yu Dajiang posed the last question.