Chapter 724: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 724: Under Mortgage Pressure, a Deep Sense of Helplessness

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Li Xiulan

She was afraid that Wang Changgen would kick up a fuss again by then; if he found out that what Wu Banxian had told him before was actually arranged by Xiao Hua to have Wu Banxian say it, wouldn't he explode on the spot?

Wang Dashan was at his wit's end over this, with no way out inside or outside; after all, he couldn't force Du Xiaojuan to bear children for him, and he himself knew that now really wasn't the time to have children.

Recently, the company side had run into some trouble too.

It was truly infuriating.

Family, work, parents—all brought pressure, like three walls slowly closing in on him.

That evening after work, Wang Dashan returned to the large villa he and Du Xiaojuan had bought.

Inside the large villa it was empty and deserted.

Because no cleaning lady had been hired and no one did daily cleaning, the big house easily gathered dust, and now many corners had already accumulated dust.

Facing the deathly silence before him, Wang Dashan couldn't help but feel melancholy; if back then when Du Xiaojuan decided to buy this villa, he had had a bit more initiative and advised against it, saying let's not buy such a big house, just buy a commercial housing unit of over a hundred square meters, would their current situation be any better?

At least the pressure definitely wouldn't be so great.

Wang Dashan's thoughts drifted, and without realizing it, he lit one cigarette after another.

That night Du Xiaojuan, as usual, worked until past eleven and didn't get home until nearly twelve.

"I'm back!"

Du Xiaojuan changed into slippers, put her high heels into the shoe cabinet, saw there was quite a bit of dust on the floor, and couldn't help but add a remark:

"If you came back early, you could actually clean up a bit."

Wang Dashan nodded:

"Mm, I know, we'll clean tomorrow."

Du Xiaojuan immediately sensed that Wang Dashan's mood wasn't right:

"What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." Wang Dashan actually really wanted to confide his inner pressure to Du Xiaojuan, but he found he simply didn't know where to start.

He was afraid Du Xiaojuan wouldn't understand his suffering, afraid the two of them wouldn't be on the same wavelength, afraid of instilling too many negative emotions in Du Xiaojuan, causing a rift between them.

"If you're tired, you don't have to clean; I'll just hire a cleaning lady."

Du Xiaojuan didn't force Wang Dashan to do things according to her wishes; that was where she differed from those women who had a desire for control but no actual control.

She could communicate well, and was more inclined to solve problems rather than vent emotions.

"Forget about hiring one; cleaning doesn't take much time, hiring a cleaning lady costs at least several thousand yuan a month, and we still have so much mortgage to pay, so let's save where we can."

Wang Dashan said this.

Du Xiaojuan gently hugged Wang Dashan from behind: "Problems that can be solved with money, we solve with money; we absolutely must not quarrel over these small matters. It's fine, I'll pay for the cleaning lady. Are you unhappy because I said something to you?"

Wang Dashan couldn't help but be moved, and laughed as he said:

"It's not because of this matter, but because of... sigh, I don't know how to bring it up with you."

Du Xiaojuan naturally knew Wang Dashan wasn't angry with her over this small matter, but she had to find an opening for communication to get Wang Dashan to pour out his heart to her, so she approached it gradually from the cleaning matter, taking a roundabout way.

"Just go ahead and speak; you know I'm not an unreasonable woman."

Du Xiaojuan continued to soothe Wang Dashan.

Wang Dashan pondered for a good while before opening his mouth:

"My second brother's wife is pregnant."

"That's good news, congratulations to them." Du Xiaojuan said this, then asked: "Your second brother's wife is pregnant, you should be overjoyed, so why do you look so worried? I remember your second sister-in-law really wanted children; now she's gotten her wish."

Wang Dashan gave a bitter laugh:

"I am indeed happy for them, but as soon as my second sister-in-law got pregnant, my parents called to urge me, saying we should also hurry to have children. You know, our current conditions aren't suitable for having children, but I can't directly tell them, because I know even if I said it, they wouldn't listen; they can't understand our difficulties, just as we can't understand their current way of life."

Du Xiaojuan nodded; she knew Wang Dashan was right. This was the so-called generation gap. Not only did Wang Dashan and his parents have a generation gap, but she, Du Xiaojuan, and her own parents had a generation gap too, and moreover, her generation gap with her parents was deeper and harder to reconcile.

"So what did you say to them?" Du Xiaojuan asked gently.

"What else could I say? I can only lie. I told them we're already preparing for pregnancy, but it's not something that happens right away. I definitely won't directly tell them we currently have no plans to get pregnant; otherwise they'd definitely have opinions about you again."

Saying this, Wang Dashan sighed, then continued:

"But keeping it hidden from them forever isn't a solution either. You can hide for a while, but not for a lifetime. After some time, if your belly shows no movement, they'll definitely have opinions again. I've got two big heads now, caught in a dilemma either way!"

Hearing this, Du Xiaojuan hugged Wang Dashan even tighter:

"Dashan, it's my fault. I've made things difficult for you. I also want to have a child of our own, but under these circumstances, we really can't have a child. We're carrying such a high mortgage; we can't withstand even a bit of wind and waves. Let's wait a few more years. After a few years, when we've paid off some of the mortgage early and the pressure isn't so great, we'll prepare for pregnancy, okay?"

What else could Wang Dashan say? Under the pressure of the high mortgage, he simply had no choice.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly: who on earth came up with the mortgage model? This thing is a damn wonderful social sterilization device!

Without a house you can't even get married; with a house you have to shoulder a mortgage; and with mortgage pressure, even if you're married, you can't afford to raise a child. Who dares to have children lightly?

This thing is far more awesome than the family planning policy of the last century. Without coercion, it can make the younger generation automatically and consciously have fewer, better children, or even none at all.

It's just that when everyone stops having children by then, we'll see what those people can do!

"Fine, let's wait a few years then. Drag it out as long as we can. If we really can't hide it anymore, we'll just come clean to my parents."

Wang Dashan sighed.

Seeing Wang Dashan like this, Du Xiaojuan felt very uncomfortable in her heart. She actually also regretted it; back then, on a whim, she had bought such a large villa. Now most of the rooms in this villa were idle. Renting them out to others, she was unwilling; living in them herself, she felt it was a waste.

But spilled water cannot be recovered.

"Dashan, will you blame me?" Du Xiaojuan felt somewhat guilty.

"Blame you for what?"

"Blame my initial helplessness in overestimating myself, taking out a loan to buy this villa."

Wang Dashan gave a bitter laugh:

"Since it's already an unchangeable fact, don't discuss it."