Chapter 294: Plan to Buy a House

Seven o’clock the next day.

The bleak autumn wind brings the buzzing of pigeon whistles above the city and flows into the simple and ancient courtyard.

The green rust-colored wind chimes hanging from the iron nails on the windowsill were blown, making a crisp “ding ding” rhythm.

Several textbooks were spread out on the messy desk. The rough, yellowed paper was printed with the rough bold font unique to that era, and all of them were classical Chinese texts written in traditional Chinese characters.

“Hatch!”

At this time, Cheng Kaiyan was sitting in front of the desk, holding his chin, closing his eyes, covering his ears, looking out the window, his lips trembling up and down, muttering something silently.

The dry and cold air that suddenly blew in from the window made him sneeze suddenly.

“The weather is so dry, dry and cold. Fortunately, I did memorize this classical Chinese article a long time ago. If I hadn’t tried it just now, I would have found it hard to believe.”

Cheng Kaiyan raised her hand and rubbed the tip of her nose which felt a little sore and uncomfortable, and complained helplessly about the horrible weather in Beijing.

Yesterday afternoon, he annoyed Jiang Ting, so he was given two punishments.

Copy books and recite and check “The Records of Xiang Yu”.

Although his aunt usually let him do what he wanted, based on Cheng Kaiyan’s understanding of her, the tasks assigned by his serious aunt were no mere talk.

If she really treated it as a joke, she would definitely be angry even if she had a good relationship with her aunt.

Cheng Kaiyan is very clear about this and knows what to do.

Although he had never seen his aunt truly angry, he really couldn’t bear to make her angry.

Copying a book is very simple. Just put a few more sheets of carbon paper.

I finished writing and went to sleep last night.

As for memorizing the entire text of The Biography of Xiang Yu, that was even easier for Cheng Kaiyan.

He got up in the morning and read it again, then covered the book and tried again. Sure enough, every word was engraved in his mind like a brand.

Memory is his greatest confidence in coping with the postgraduate examination at the end of December.

Otherwise, how could he dare to agree to his aunt’s request so easily?
“Come to think of it, calling my aunt teacher does feel pretty good…my cold, taciturn aunt teacher…”

Cheng Kaiyan fantasized for a moment, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

“time to eat!”

At the kitchen door not far from the window, my mother, wearing an apron and a cotton jacket, was holding a spatula and shouting towards the window.

“coming.”

Cheng Kaiyan responded, sorted out the documents on the table, saw the brand new grid manuscript paper in the drawer, thought for a moment, and took out a small dozen.

After dinner, I will go to study with my aunt and Sister Xiaoli.

After packing up my things, I stood up and walked into the kitchen, looking up and shouting, “Mom!”

“what happened again?”

Xu Yuxiu was standing in front of the stove serving porridge. When she heard Cheng Kaiyan’s call, she turned around and responded helplessly but gently.

“I’m going to my aunt’s place later and won’t be back at noon or night.”

“I see.”

Xu Yuxiu glanced at her son thoughtfully and nodded indifferently.

How could she not know what this guy was planning?

When Xiaoli came back in the afternoon of National Day that day, her lips were red.

It’s been almost a month since they last met. Xiaoli finally doesn’t have to take extra classes anymore, so he has to…

A dangerous thought flashed through her mind. Xu Yuxiu frowned and reminded him lightly, “You can go, but you have to be careful.”

“…”

Cheng Kaiyan was stunned for a moment, then she understood what this mother, who was born in a famous family and had outstanding talent and appearance, meant. She smiled awkwardly and said, “What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”

“You are so thick-skinned.”

Xu Yuxiu rolled her eyes at him in reproach, not bothering to ask whether he understood or not, and directly handed the porridge in her hand to him. “Hiss… It’s so hot!”

Cheng Kaiyan hurriedly walked over and took a bowl of porridge from Xu Yuxiu. The thin porcelain bowl was scalding hot.

The bowl was filled with milky white rice soup. The browned rice crusts were swaying in the thick rice soup. Wisps of steam carrying the aroma of roasted rice rushed into the nose.

This immediately aroused Cheng Kaiyan’s appetite and her stomach started to growl.

“Why don’t you want to cook rice crust porridge today?”

Cheng Kaiyan looked at the rice soup that was about to overflow from the white porcelain bowl, and hurriedly lowered her head to take a sip. The boiling hot rice soup flowed into her stomach, making her feel particularly satisfied.

“So I don’t have to cook lunch or dinner. It’s even easier if you’re not home.”

Xu Yuxiu served another bowl, covered the pot, and sat back at the dining table with her son.

A plate of pickled radish, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, and a plate of stir-fried meat with chili peppers.

These are all Cheng Kaiyan’s favorites.

After the meal, I felt hot all over.

“Mom, how much money do we have saved now?”

Cheng Kaiyan put down her bowl and chopsticks, looked at her mother and asked curiously.

“Just wait a moment.”

Xu Yuxiu got up and walked to the kitchen door, looked outside, closed the door, and then closed the kitchen window.

After completing this set of smooth movements, he came back and sat down.

“We did the math earlier. At the time, we had more than 8,100 yuan in miscellaneous savings. After these few months, after deducting living expenses, we have saved more than 8,300 yuan. Didn’t you earn another 1,280 yuan in royalties a few days ago? The total is 9,608.72 yuan.”

Xu Yuxiu pondered for a moment, then slowly began to calculate.

It’s not like I don’t know, it’s just a shock.

Before they knew it, their family was almost worth ten thousand yuan.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuxiu looked at her own children with even more pride and honor.

Ever since this kid returned from the army in southern Xinjiang, his abilities have been growing.

Before, Xu Yuxiu was worried that Cheng Kaiyan would no longer be able to speak after she became more capable.

But now it seems that her son is closer to her and more filial to her than before.

Cheng Kaiyan was a little surprised to hear this number. She didn’t expect that it would be only a few hundred away from ten thousand. So she asked, “I mentioned buying a house and moving to another place before. What do you think?”

“Um……”

“Of course. Although the young people in the alleys get married in the courtyard and the couples squeeze in at home, our family is different. We are rich and we definitely can’t let you and Xiaoli squeeze in this broken courtyard. But the policy is unclear now…”

When Xu Yuxiu heard this, she nodded.

She was born into a wealthy family in her early years. This courtyard house was considered a very nice house in the eyes of most people, but in her eyes, it was extremely shabby.

The only things that caught her eye were the well-preserved old houses or the mansions and villas built during the Republic of China period.

“It would be great if we could get back the old house that was confiscated from our family.”

Thinking of this, Xu Yuxiu’s pretty face dimmed a little and she couldn’t help but sigh.

“So I’ll go around and come back to report to you when I have any news.”

Cheng Kaiyan also found it a bit tricky as the current house buying and selling lacks legal support.

If you want to buy, you can only look at the commercial housing around Tuanjie Lake.

In response, Xu Yuxiu had no choice but to nod.

After dinner.

Before leaving, Cheng Kaiyan said something to her mother who was washing dishes, and then pushed her bicycle out.

(End of this chapter)