Chapter 556: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 556: You're Not Joking with Me, Are You?

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Liu Mei Qi felt extremely wronged inside, as if she were very cheap.

Wang Erhai's indifferent attitude was too devastating to her.

But now was not the time to be sad; she had to stay calm and rational to fight for more benefits in the negotiation.

"My second condition: after marriage we must buy a house, and my name must be on the property certificate. Is this one request too much?"

Wang Erhai thought about it and felt this request was indeed not excessive.

Once married they definitely had to buy a house; otherwise always renting was no way to live.

And as a real estate intermediary, he was very familiar with market conditions and also felt now was a good time to buy a house.

So he said:

"No problem. When the time comes I'll buy a place in County Town and put your name on it."

However, Liu Mei Qi said:

"I don't want to buy in County Town."

"Then where do you want to buy?"

"Either Guangzhou or Shenzhen."

Wang Erhai immediately looked surprised:

"How expensive are houses in those two big cities! And neither of us lives in Guangzhou or Shenzhen—what's the point of buying a house over there? To let it gather dust!"

Liu Mei Qi said:

"Of course it's for our future children! Wang Erhai, surely you don't hope your child keeps studying in this small county town? What kind of future can your child have studying in this small county town? And if you want your child to have a future, they must study in a big city, and to study in a big city they must have a house—only with a house can they get school enrollment!"

Liu Mei Qi's words left Wang Erhai speechless for a moment.

Yes, studying in this small county town offered no future at all.

The two high schools in County Town, since the resumption of the college entrance exam, how many years had passed before they produced a Tsinghua/Peking University student like his younger brother this year, while those public prestigious high schools in big cities produce several or even dozens of Tsinghua/Peking University students every year.

This was the gap in educational resources!

"Wang Erhai, with our current economic strength, I'm not saying buy a house in Shenzhen, but buying a house in Guangzhou should not be beyond our down payment, right?"

Indeed it was not beyond their down payment. Wang Erhai's current savings could actually pay in full for a suburban place, after all the agency rights for Chuncheng Garden had brought him considerable income.

He just felt it was unnecessary.

He had just returned from Guangzhou to develop in County Town, and for a long time to come he might put down roots in County Town. Now going back to buy a house in Guangzhou—if he didn't live there it would be a pity to leave it empty, and if he did live there he'd be running back and forth between two places. Wasn't that just making trouble for himself?

"Let me think about it again. Buying a house is a big matter and can't be decided hastily. I will definitely buy, but I'm not sure if I want to buy in Guangzhou."

Wang Erhai said this.

Liu Mei Qi said:

"Then go back and think it over carefully. I'm not pressuring you, but you must give me an answer as soon as possible."

"Fine."

The two returned to the residential complex where Liu Mei Qi lived while arguing.

"Why don't you stay at my place tonight?"

When Liu Mei Qi got out of the car, she again acted as if nothing was wrong and took the initiative to invite Wang Erhai to stay overnight at her place.

Wang Erhai glanced at her and couldn't help feeling a bit apprehensive:

"Forget it. I still have to get up early for work tomorrow. I left work early this afternoon to find you and fell behind on a lot of work."

Actually, the main reason was that he was already tired enough from running around this afternoon.

If he continued staying overnight with Liu Mei Qi tonight, he felt he would definitely be worn out.

"Then hurry up and get lost, as if I care about you that much. Get lost!"

Liu Mei Qi, trying to cover up her true feelings, said these words with a cold face.

But her disappointed mood inevitably showed in her eyes.

"Oh."

Wang Erhai responded and then drove away.

In the night, Liu Mei Qi watched the taillights gradually recede, feeling an indescribable complex emotion inside.

"Really going to marry Wang Erhai like this?"

Actually she also felt this matter was too rushed.

As if she had hastily sold herself off.

But she also understood that circumstances were stronger than individuals. Given these circumstances, this was actually the best result she could strive for.

As long as she could live a good life with Wang Erhai after marriage, then even without love, the security for the second half of her life should be worry-free.

Wang Erhai drove alone back to the place he rented.

He plopped down on the sofa, stretched lazily, and took out his mobile phone.

He wondered whether to call his elder brother Wang Dashan and tell him about this matter.

But seeing it was already past eleven at night, he finally decided to forget it—it was too late, he'd call him tomorrow.

Time passed in the blink of an eye and it was the next morning.

As usual, Wang Erhai got up when he heard the alarm, brushed his teeth and washed his face, then went downstairs to eat breakfast. After breakfast he went to the company to work.

Arriving at the company, seeing the pile of things left unfinished from yesterday, he sped up to handle them.

After finishing up, he remembered he should call his elder brother today and tell him about his plan to marry Liu Mei Qi on New Year's Day.

"Hello, Big Brother, are you busy?"

Wang Erhai called Wang Dashan.

Today, Wang Dashan and Du Xiaojuan happened to go house hunting together.

This was something they had agreed on earlier: after Double Eleven, once Du Xiaojuan was less busy, they would go look at that luxury villa.

At this moment, Wang Dashan and Du Xiaojuan were strolling inside the villa; since Wang Dashan was both the intermediary and the client, even the intermediary showing the property was saved.

Du Xiaojuan strolled inside the villa alone, feeling quite satisfied.

The original owner had put great effort into the renovation, and the style matched Du Xiaojuan's aesthetic.

So if they bought this villa, they could basically move in with just their bags, saving on renovation costs too.

That's the advantage of a second-hand house: second-hand homes come with someone else's finished renovation, while even a new commercial housing unit's developer's fine decoration generally doesn't fully satisfy people, because the uniform style is too rigid.

Buying a fine-decorated home in the city and then spending hundreds of thousands to redo the renovation is very common.

"Xiao Juan and I are looking at a house."

Wang Dashan answered honestly.

"Looking at a house?"

Wang Erhai was stunned.

Last night he was still arguing with Liu Mei Qi about whether to buy a house in Guangzhou, and he never expected his elder brother and eldest sister-in-law had already put buying a house on the agenda.

"Yeah, we're planning to get married, so we want to buy a house."

"Oh, is that so, that's great. Which area's house are you looking at?"

"Around Guangzhou, Tianhe District, not far from our Shanhai Real Estate, so commuting to work will be easy in the future."

"That place—wouldn't it be very expensive? Can you come up with that much money?" Wang Erhai asked doubtfully.

Wang Dashan said honestly:

"How could I come up with that much money? Xiao Juan said she'd pay the larger share."

"Your eldest sister-in-law really is a good woman," Wang Erhai couldn't help but sigh.

Du Xiaojuan was too considerate and understanding, too thoughtful and virtuous.

By comparison, his girlfriend Liu Mei Qi was practically like a shrew.

They'd only been together for so long, and they'd already fought who knows how many times.

"Erhai, what do you need from me?"

At this time, Wang Dashan asked.

Wang Erhai said:

"Actually it's nothing big, I just wanted to tell you that I'm getting married soon."

"Huh? Getting married soon?" Wang Dashan was greatly surprised.

Not long ago, Wang Erhai had come to him for advice on how to pursue a girl.

It's only been a short while since then, and now he's getting married?

This development is too fast!

It's practically outrageous!

"Erhai, you're not joking with me, are you?" Wang Dashan asked with a bitter smile.

"I'm not joking with you; the date is set, and we'll hold the wedding banquet and get married on New Year's Day," Wang Erhai told him honestly.

Wang Dashan was stunned:

"I was planning to go to Xiao Juan's hometown for a trip on New Year's Day!"

This matter had long been decided between him and Du Xiaojuan.

He never expected Wang Erhai's side to suddenly have this situation.

Isn't this clashing dates?

What on earth is to be done?

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