Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 356 - Chapter 356 Chapter 345 Terrified Elder Sister-in-Law

Chapter 356: Chapter 345 Terrified Elder Sister-in-Law Chapter 356: Chapter 345 Terrified Elder Sister-in-Law She looked over the house from inside out. The house had clearly undergone serious renovations, with two bathrooms added and new furniture purchased for the master bedroom. The thought of the total cost, including the price of the house itself, couldn’t help but make Wang Xiaojie wince.

Wang Xiaojie said, “You kid, why buy furniture? Let your dad buy it himself.”

The main point was that Lu Hongjun and Tang Sufen’s family were living in the house, so making the house this nice was also benefiting Tang Sufen and her children.

Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “Only the master bedroom has furniture; I didn’t buy any for the other rooms.”

If you’re going to do it, do it nicely, it wouldn’t cost much anyway. If Lu Hongjun had any complaints, everyone else would surely be on her side now.

After looking at the house, Lu Jiaxin said, “Big sister, your house is inside. We wanted to buy them together, but the few households in between were not selling.”

“How far is it approximately?”

“Not far, just over thirty meters.”

Just as Lu Jiaxin had said, they walked out the door, turned right, and after thirty meters, they arrived.

Lu Jiaxin stopped, pointed at the tightly locked door, and said to Wang Xiaojie, “Big sister, this is your house.”

After speaking, she took out the keys from her bag and handed them over, “Big sister, it’s your house, you do the honors.”

Wang Xiaojie wiped her hands before taking the keys, unlocked the door, and pushed it open. She walked in and was immediately stunned by the large courtyard, “Jiaxin, Jiaxin, how come this house is so big?”

The house had two main rooms, with two wing rooms on each side, and a large courtyard in between. The courtyard alone was over twenty square meters. That’s why it looked especially spacious.

Lu Jiaxin, seeing her reaction, said with a smile, “Big sister, this house has two yards, and the layout of the back yard is similar to this one.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaojie immediately went to check the back yard. Indeed, the second yard was just like the front one, the only difference being there were no kitchen and woodshed.

Realizing the size of the property, Wang Xiaojie stuffed the keys back into Lu Jiaxin’s hand, “This house is too big, your big brother and I can’t accept it. Jiaxin, take the house back.”

Lu Jiaxin didn’t take the keys, and said, “Big sister, Lu Ping and the four siblings each can have a room. In the future, when they get married and have children, they will need rooms to live in, won’t they? Big Uncle and Big Aunt are getting older, the medical facilities in our old home aren’t good, and Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law are planning to settle here too, they will surely want to retire in the Forty-nine City. Big sister, as you originally said, four or five rooms definitely wouldn’t be enough, but this house is just right.”

Wang Xiaojie shook her head, “No, this house must cost several thousand, your big brother and I can’t afford it.”

Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “The house will be registered under the names of Lu Ping and his three siblings. If you don’t want it, Lu Ping and Zhenzhen will certainly appreciate having their own rooms.”

The property restrictions in the Forty-nine City started in 2011, more than twenty years from now, so having the house under the names of the four siblings won’t affect their ability to buy homes in the future.

The reason the house wasn’t registered under Lu Jiaguang’s name is also because of the current housing shortage, and one day, someone might take the moral high ground and demand that Lu Jiaguang, in the spirit of Lei Feng, give up the house. For a leader, that’s indeed quite a predicament.

Lu Jiaguang could still move up the ranks, but getting stuck in such negative publicity would be bad for him. However, with it being under the names of the four siblings, this concern doesn’t apply.

Wang Xiaojie was stunned for a moment, “The house is going to be under Pingping and Zhenzhen’s names, all four of them?”

Lu Jiaxin nodded and said, “They are both your and Big Brother’s kids, so naturally, they should be treated equitably. There are twelve rooms in the house, so it would be easy to divide them up if needed.”

Wang Xiaojie snapped back to reality, feeling that the conversation had strayed off topic, “Jiaxin, this house must be several tens of thousands. Your Big Brother and I only make a little over five hundred a month combined. How could we afford such a nice house?”

Lu Jiaxin felt that she was too agitated and missing the point, “Big Sister-in-law, we’ve already agreed on this, the house is a gift to you. Since it will be under Lu Ping’s name, it’s a gift to all four siblings. To outsiders, we’ll just say that this is a small token of affection from me, their aunt.”

Wang Xiaojie shook her head, “That won’t do, with this arrangement, Second Brother and Third Brother will feel it’s unfair, and it might cause conflicts.”

Lu Jiaxin wasn’t worried at all, “Second Sister-in-law is a smart woman; she will certainly understand that me giving you the house isn’t for the reasons that appear on the surface.”

To not affect the relationship between the two households, she would drop a few hints to Second Sister-in-law. She was an understanding and reasonable person and would get it.

Lu Jiaxin added, “Right, last time I called home, Xiao Qiu said that Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law bought a storefront. With their hard work, they should be able to afford a house after saving for another couple of years. As for Third Sister-in-law, once she heard how hard Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law work, getting up early and returning late, she stopped coming over. Expecting something for nothing without working for it–there’s no such good deal in this world.”

Wang Xiaojie had no comeback.

Seeing her still uneasy, Lu Jiaxin pulled her into the master bedroom. The renovations and decorations here were the same as in Lu Hongjun’s place.

Wang Xiaojie said, “Why did you buy furniture as well? We can buy our own furniture.”

Lu Jiaxin replied with a smile, “Didn’t you give me over three thousand? I used it to buy the furniture. I envisioned this room for Big Uncle and Big Aunt, so I only bought a bed and a wardrobe since I didn’t know what they’d like. You and Big Brother can add the rest later.”

Hearing this, Wang Xiaojie had a bad feeling, she quickly went back to check the courtyard. Sure enough, the master bedroom was even better furnished with a bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe, and a dressing table. All the furniture had been bought. The spare room had been turned into a study, and there was even a clothes rack and a painting hung up. Moreover, a bathroom had been added to the master bedroom.

Wang Xiaojie knew quality when she saw it, and her heart trembled at the sight of the solid redwood furniture, “Jiaxin, how much, in total, did you spend on this house?”

Lu Jiaxin repeated her earlier statement, not that much.

Wang Xiaojie said resolutely, “Jiaxin, if you don’t tell me, your Big Brother and I won’t accept this house.”

The house could be accepted, but not blindly, at least she needs to know how much Jiaxin actually spent.

Lu Jiaxin knew she had to reveal the cost, “The house itself was bought for forty-three thousand, hiring people to repair and renovate the bathroom and such cost five thousand eight hundred, and the furniture was three thousand two hundred.”

Someone was already interested in the house back then, but they couldn’t agree on the price. He Bin learned about the house for sale, which had clear property rights, and after seeing it, he made a down payment on the spot. If He Bin, this unanticipated hero, hadn’t shown up halfway through, they could have negotiated the price of the house below forty thousand.

Wang Xiaojie did the math and was shocked to find that the house had cost fifty-two thousand total. It would take her whole family not eating or drinking for ten years to save up such an amount of money.

Lu Jiaxin remembered there was still some open land behind the second courtyard, “There’s more than ten square meters; I thought it could be kept for Big Uncle and Big Aunt to plant vegetables.”

“There’s another courtyard?”

Lu Jiaxin nodded and said, “Originally, I wanted to buy a house with a garden, but I couldn’t find any. Before Big Uncle and Big Aunt arrive, you can plant flowers there.”

Wang Xiaojie silently thanked her luck that no house with a garden was bought, or it would have cost seventy or eighty thousand. She regretted not going to see the house herself–if she had gone, they wouldn’t have had to spend this much money. Ah, hindsight is indeed priceless.

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