Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Li Jianguo returned to the house. Zhang Xiuhua was leaning against the pile of quilts with her brows furrowed, looking as if she was worried about something.

He got on the kang and sat next to her. "What's wrong?"

Zhang Xiuhua rubbed her face and looked at him straight, "Why didn't Yaoyao tell us?"

Li Jianguo lowered his head and thought for a while. Yaoyao has always been a person with big ideas. She is not like Baolin who can't hide things and keeps everything in his heart. He smiled and said, "She wants to return to China, so she didn't tell us. When she left, didn't we agree that we must return to China? She promised us."

"But the puppy told us, could it be that Yaoyao was testing us on purpose?" It wasn't that Zhang Xiuhua had a stepmother mentality and deliberately thought badly of her child. It was that she felt that Yaoyao had been thoughtful since she was a child. She always said half of what she said and kept the other half.

Why does Li Jianguo like Baolin's personality? Because Baolin never lets people guess what he says.

Li Jianguo was also stumped by the question for a moment. He sighed, "Yaoyao said it would be a few months later. Let's just believe her."

The main people are already abroad, and Yaoyao is a scarce talent. Doctors in the United States earn so much. Yaoyao has an easier chance of getting a green card than a puppy. If he calls Yaoyao directly, she will probably be angry and blame them for not trusting her. If there is a gap in the relationship between the two sides, it will be bad.

After all, when children grow up, sometimes we have to respect them and trust them. We can't always question their character as elders. Anyone would be heartbroken if they did that.

Having said that, Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help but think about it. She propped her chin up with her hand and asked, "Do you think we are really selfish?"

As parents, sometimes we have to keep up with the times. In feudal society, being a good parent was about feeding and clothing your children. But in this era, we not only need to take care of them in life, but also pay attention to their mental health.

Li Jianguo didn't think so. "We gave birth to her and raised her. We never beat her since she was little. We paid for her to study abroad. I even bought her a house. Being a parent to this extent is already very good, right? We only hope that she will return to serve the country. If you say we are selfish just because of this, then this child has been corrupted by capitalism. She is not the same kind of person as us."

He still didn't want to think too superficially of Yaoyao. His daughter had to come back.

Zhang Xiuhua glanced at him and felt that he was sometimes too arbitrary. Cantoring would not work. When children grow up, they have to listen to their ideas. "Actually, what Xiaogou said is right. Yaoyao works abroad and only has a green card. She is still a Chinese citizen. She is not a foreigner, nor is she unpatriotic."

"If there are many doctors in our country and it's hard for her to find a job here, and she goes abroad, I won't say anything. Her going abroad can also reduce the pressure on domestic employment, but now our country is short of doctors. Look at those big hospitals in the capital, the surgeries are scheduled for three months later. Why is this? Isn't it because doctors are scarce? If every doctor chooses to stay abroad after graduation, what will happen to the people of our country? Will they all wait to die?! What if the enemy uses biological weapons one day, then we will be destroyed as a country and extinct." Li Jianguo became more and more angry as he thought about it, "If she really stays abroad, I won't give her my courtyard house."

Zhang Xiuhua saw that he was angry and patted him on the back. "I just suspected it, but there is no evidence yet. Maybe it's Xiaogou's own idea? I think he has been corrupted by foreign ideas. Parents must love their children unconditionally and cannot have any selfish thoughts. What kind of idea is this?"

In the past, she always stood on the side of the puppy, and felt that the puppy was quite pitiful, but now it seems that this child has gone to the United States, and the liberalism there has made it seem as if parents must love their children unconditionally and cannot make any demands. He has gone from one extreme to another, and even more so, only choosing the side that is beneficial to him.

Li Jianguo sighed heavily, "It's not necessarily the corruption of foreign ideas. I watch those foreign movies, and they also talk about family affection."

Even the family movies they make are more touching than their real lives.

Zhang Xiuhua had never been abroad, so she didn't understand. "Forget it. Let's wait. Maybe Yaoyao will be back soon."

Li Jianguo nodded and said, "If she comes back, we will treat her well. This child has made great sacrifices to return to China."

Zhang Xiuhua was amused by his serious expression. She was so angry just now that her face turned red and her neck became thick, but now she was praising him. She couldn't help but laugh, "Okay!"

A few days later, Li Jianxin came back from outside the city. He drove a tractor past the door of the house and greeted Zhang Xiuhua.

Zhang Xiuhua stopped him and gave him the money he had previously invested in the brewery, saying, "The brewery has been sold."

Li Jianxin felt a little sorry, "This factory can make a lot of money. There will be no more dividends in the future."

"That can't be helped." Zhang Xiuhua sighed. Seeing the combine harvester, her eyes suddenly lit up. "How much money did you make this year?"

Li Jianxin did not hide it from her, "My elder brother and I made a total of 10,000 yuan. We made back the money we earned from the machine in the first half of last year, and the rest is profit."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded repeatedly, "It's a great deal."

Li Jianxin drove the combine harvester away. Zhang Xiuhua went back to the house to discuss with Li Jianguo, "We still have some money, but it's not enough to buy a house. Why don't we buy a combine harvester? We can rent it to others and wait for the money to be divided."

Li Jianguo was a little hesitant. "Isn't it unsafe for outsiders to drive our machine? What if it breaks down? Then we will lose money?!"

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and it made sense. It would also be troublesome to manage. "Forget it. Let's get some money together and buy a house in the provincial capital."

She could buy a house in the capital with the money she had, but the money in the public bank was not much, only about 120,000 or 30,000 yuan. They both had no formal jobs and could not get a loan, so they could only pay in full for the house. The houses in the provincial capital were definitely cheaper than those in the capital.

The two of them decided to go to the provincial capital to look at houses first.

When Li Jianxin learned of their plan, he wanted to go with them.

Zhang Xiuhua was surprised, "You're going to buy a house now?"

"Yes. I can't afford a house in the capital, so let's buy one in our provincial capital. An Rou has also given me money. I also asked my eldest brother to borrow some money to see if I can buy two houses." Li Jianxin had already calculated it before he came. The provincial capital is not much developed now. It shouldn't be expensive.

But when the three of them arrived in the provincial capital and asked, they found out that the house here actually costs 3,100 yuan per square meter. The location is quite good. Because there are not many commercial houses in the provincial capital, the real estate projects are all in the city center.

But Zhang Xiuhua went to the capital some time ago, where the house price was only over 4,000 yuan, and the location was not bad either.

"No! The houses here are too cheap. It's better to buy in the capital." Zhang Xiuhua backed out. The house with a yard that Aunt Wang bought for her son was only 4,000 yuan. Of course, that was more than ten years ago. I don't know how much it costs now.

She asked the real estate agent, who shook his head, "The house can't be sold now. And it doesn't have a household registration. If you buy it and the other party changes their mind, the transaction will be void."

Zhang Xiuhua originally thought that she could buy a house here for 120,000 or 130,000 yuan, and now she can indeed buy one, but she feels it is not cost-effective, so she decided to forget it.

"Is there a house in the capital for 3,100 yuan per square meter?" Li Jianxin also became interested when he heard Zhang Xiuhua's plan. Finding a job in the capital will definitely be much better than in the provincial capital. If his two sons choose to go to the capital after graduation, their future will be better than in their hometown.

"Yes. When I came here, a house on the Second Ring Road was three thousand. There are not many people in the provincial capital, and college students have all gone to work in the south. I don't think the housing prices will go up in the future. It's better to buy in the capital. That's the capital. There's room for appreciation in buying a house." The more Zhang Xiuhua thought about it, the better she felt the capital was.

Li Jianxin originally bought a house just for his children to live in, but after listening to Zhang Xiuhua's words, he felt that it made sense, "Then let's go to the capital to have a look?! I have to go out to harvest crops in August. I don't have that much time."

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo had nothing else to do, so they readily agreed.

So the three of them took another train to the capital.

They first went to the rental place, unloaded all the luggage, and then started to look for properties. At that time, real estate was a new industry. In particular, many people could not accept loans. The property market was tepid.

But there are a lot of commercial housing here, the competition is quite fierce, and developers often hold various promotions.

Li Jianxin didn't have enough money at first, so he borrowed money from his elder brother, but he could only get more than 70,000 yuan. After shopping around, he could barely afford one house, let alone two.

The three of them signed up for a house-viewing tour and visited several properties. The unit price was generally around three to four thousand yuan, and some even offered zero down payment for buying a house.

Li Jianguo thought about it and decided to buy one first. With zero down payment and 5 per square meter, a 15.12-square-meter house would cost . The interest rate for commercial loans with a term of more than years is %.

"Oh my god, why are mortgage rates so high?"

You won’t know until you calculate it. It’s shocking. With zero down payment, you have to pay 2293 yuan per month.

Zhang Xiuhua remembered that before she was reborn, the mortgage interest rate was only over 5%, so she smiled and said, "Our country is developing rapidly now. When development slows down in the future, the mortgage interest rate will also drop. This is all changing."

Li Jianguo remembered something, "Your wife is an official, she has a provident fund, the interest rate can be lower."

Li Jianxin calculated that according to the housing provident fund, he would have to pay 2008 per month. It was still too expensive and he could not afford it.

If he paid 1227 yuan for the down payment, he would have to pay yuan a month. It's too expensive.

Zhang Xiuhua had already bought a house. The 124,000 yuan from the public bank was not enough, so she took some money from her own personal account to make up for it.

She received a personal share of 600,000 yuan, which left her with some money to buy a courtyard house.

Li Jianxin didn't have enough money to buy a house, so he accompanied the two of them to look at houses. Seeing Zhang Xiuhua spend 500,000 yuan to buy a courtyard house without blinking an eye, his eyes almost widened.

"Aren't you afraid of losing money?"

Zhang Xiuhua looked confident, "I don't think it will be a loss. Look at how well the capital has developed now. When I worked on the train, I often came to the capital. There were only a few tall buildings here. Now you can see that there are layer after layer of buildings being built outside. More and more factories are being built. These workers are all going to start families in the capital. But the company doesn't have that many houses, so they have to build them. Private factories won't build houses for them, so they can only buy commercial housing. The prices will definitely go up and up."

Li Jianxin listened thoughtfully.

Zhang Xiuhua spread her hands again and took double insurance. "Doing business always involves gains and losses. The same is true for buying a house. I'm betting that it will appreciate in value in the future."

Li Jianxin sighed, but he was short of too much money.