Chapter 242

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Facing the sudden words Du Xiaojuan spoke, Wang Dashan just laughed them off:

"As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. You are the foundation of my life; without you, even if I succeed in entrepreneurship, what meaning would it have?"

Wang Dashan spoke with utter sincerity, without any pretense, and not a trace of slickness.

Because these were words he truly wanted to say from the bottom of his heart.

He was in the prime of youth, and at this age the pursuit of love is often the purest, untainted by any impurities.

So, he really could give up many things for Du Xiaojuan!

"Dashan, you're so good to me!"

Du Xiaojuan couldn't help but be moved.

She was a veteran of the business world, and knew the cruelty of commercial competition.

Now that Wang Dashan was already her boyfriend, it was even more impossible for her to put him in a disadvantageous position for her own selfish gain.

So she said:

"You accept Cheng Cheng's investment, just don't do anything stupid because of me."

Wang Dashan was stunned for a moment, a hint of surprise on his face:

"Didn't you not want me to have anything to do with her?"

Du Xiaojuan smiled knowingly:

"Of course I don't want you entangled in unclear relationships with other women, but I trust your character. The fact that you chose this moment to confess to me already shows you have zero crooked thoughts about that rich woman."

Du Xiaojuan also said:

"As long as it's a normal investment, I don't mind. Now that you're my boyfriend, I definitely have to think more for you. I can't let you suffer losses just because of my selfish interests."

Hearing this, Wang Dashan was also deeply moved.

Du Xiaojuan actually thought so much for him; she would definitely become a gentle and virtuous wife in the future!

The small sedan arrived downstairs at an apartment building; this was where Du Xiaojuan lived.

Located in the city center, the environment was quite good, transportation convenient, only the rent was a bit high.

But Du Xiaojuan earned money herself, she could afford this rent.

"Dashan, why don't you come up to my place for a cup of tea?"

When getting out of the car, Du Xiaojuan suddenly took the initiative to make this suggestion.

Wang Dashan glanced at his watch; it was actually still early, not yet eleven o'clock.

So he said:

"Sure."

The two walked into the apartment hand in hand.

Their relationship had grown much closer.

While taking the elevator upstairs, Du Xiaojuan said again:

"When you go back, you can drive my car back."

But Wang Dashan said:

"Then what about your work tomorrow? If it's too late and there's no subway, I'll just take a taxi back!"

But Du Xiaojuan said:

"My company is not far from here; walking over takes just ten or so minutes."

Then she added coquettishly:

"I'm giving you the car to drive, so you drive it. No refusing allowed!"

Wang Dashan smiled helplessly:

"Alright, alright, I'll listen to you on everything!"

Upstairs, Du Xiaojuan pressed her fingerprint to open the apartment door.

Inside was a spacious two-bedroom, one living room; the living room was quite large, furnished with a sofa, table and other furniture, and also equipped with a refrigerator, TV, water heater, and air conditioner.

Unlike the urban village single room Wang Dashan and his second brother Wang Erhai currently rented, which had nothing but an air conditioner — not even a water heater.

"Your place is really pretty!"

Wang Dashan had just entered when he couldn't help but exclaim in praise.

Du Xiaojuan said:

"The rent is deathly expensive. The landlord just told me recently he wants to raise it again. I plan to buy a place after a while; you still need a home of your own in a big city. Nowadays marriage requires buying a house, buying a house lets you get household registration, future children need household registration for school. Without a house, it always feels like something's missing, and my heart doesn't feel at ease."

Wang Dashan nodded.

Inwardly he felt guilt; he hadn't thought that far ahead yet, let alone buying a house, even buying a car, or how much he could save in a year — he hadn't really thought about any of it.

He didn't understand life planning either; if he did, he might not have chosen to retire and go home back then, but would have chosen to stay in the army and test for NCO.

He only knew to bury his head and work hard. He believed heaven would not fail those who are hardworking and sincere; as long as he put in the effort, everything would naturally come to him in due course.

"Where do you plan to buy?"

Wang Dashan asked casually.

Du Xiaojuan said:

"I plan to buy in Guangzhou. I've been considering whether to buy an apartment or commercial housing, still watching and waiting, not in a rush to make a move."

Du Xiaojuan had actually already planned to buy next spring, but now she changed her mind again; she felt she could wait a bit longer, because she and Wang Dashan had started dating, and if things later developed to the point of discussing marriage, she felt it would still be better for the couple to buy together.

Otherwise, if she bought now, Wang Dashan would still have to buy later, and the mortgages on two apartments — that wouldn't be so relaxed.

She wasn't like those women without independent thinking, who get sweet-talked and brainwashed by intermediaries into believing a girl must have an apartment of her own before marriage.

She was very clear-headed inside; as a girl, being able to buy an apartment on her own is naturally nothing better, but if she lacks the ability and forces herself to get on the ladder, that's just harming herself.

Because a girl having an apartment, especially one bought with a loan rather than full payment, in a boy's eyes is actually a very big deduction point.

You have an apartment, that's yours; if you marry, the groom's home still must buy another one, and if they don't buy, that's lack of sincerity, while if they do buy, a couple with two mortgages — leverage pushed very high — life pressure will be very large, planting huge hidden dangers for the family.

"Dashan, do you think an apartment is better, or commercial housing?"

Although Du Xiaojuan wasn't in a rush to buy, she still asked Wang Dashan this one sentence.

Just discussing casually, no other meaning.

Wang Dashan truthfully said:

"I actually still don't understand too well, what's the difference between an apartment and commercial housing?"

Du Xiaojuan patiently explained to him:

"An apartment also has property rights, but no school district; general property rights are only forty years, commercial housing is seventy years, but apartment prices are a bit lower, commercial housing a bit higher; an apartment is actually commercial land, not residential land; anyway an apartment's ancillary value isn't as good as commercial housing, especially in medical care and education."

Wang Dashan then said:

"Then it's definitely better to buy commercial housing."

At this moment Du Xiaojuan hugged Wang Dashan and said:

"When your entrepreneurship succeeds, then we'll go buy a commercial housing together, how about that?"

Although Wang Dashan hadn't thought that far ahead, he still agreed:

"Good!"

Hearing Wang Dashan's answer, Du Xiaojuan was overjoyed inside.

At that moment she felt incomparably sweet.

She felt Wang Dashan agreeing to this matter meant the two of them were very likely to go from lovers toward marriage.

At this time she actively put her arms around Wang Dashan's neck and whispered in his ear:

"How about... tonight you stay at my apartment..."

Wang Dashan couldn't help his body trembling slightly, a bit flustered and startled.

"This..."