Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1053: Causes and Consequences 3

Chapter 1053: Chapter 1053: Causes and Consequences 3

Seeing the astonished look on her husband’s face, Feng Qingxue felt somewhat proud.

I told you, you’re always so calm and collected when you encounter something, now you’re surprised, huh? Feeling incredulous about the future economy?

"Economic development, inflation, what’s so surprising about that?" Feng Qingxue didn’t hide it from him, "The housing prices in that era were truly crazy. Salaries could never catch up with the housing prices. In the Capital’s urban area, a casual house would cost tens of millions, and the most expensive were the traditional courtyard houses—sky-high prices, invaluable. In the ’80s, even major courtyard houses that were considered cultural relics sold for millions!"

At this point, Feng Qingxue clapped her hands, "Right, courtyard houses! Sky-high-priced courtyard houses, invaluable. If we could get our hands on a big courtyard house, we’d definitely live comfortably in our old age. We need to save that gold, save it to buy a courtyard house. In the future, when girls get married, many will require the man to have both a car and a house, just like nowadays with the demand for ’three turnovers and one clearance with seventy-two legs.’ If we really end up having four sons like Old Dan the Cyclops said, we’ll need to start saving money urgently, preparing houses for our sons and grandsons, so they won’t have trouble finding wives in the future! The most important is Fubao. With the perfection of marriage law, pre-marital property is very important for girls. If she’s unhappy after getting married and doesn’t want to go back to her parents’ home, she’ll at least have her own house and won’t have to put up with grievances."

Her thoughts had developed decades into the future, and the more she thought about it, the more she talked.

It took Lu Jiang quite some effort to swallow the piece of goose meat he had in his mouth, "Can houses be freely traded now?"

They couldn’t be freely traded now, housing was managed by the Housing Authority. All the cadres and workers from government agencies, factories, etc., were allocated housing by their units, paying their own rent and utilities. There were indeed a few privately-owned houses, but not many, and a recent campaign had confiscated many houses, resulting in many people becoming homeless.

Feng Qingxue also felt it was ridiculous of herself to think too far ahead, she smiled and said, "In a little over ten years, houses will be able for free trade. It’s too early to talk about this now, just wait and see, the country’s development will far exceed your expectations."

Having harbored the secret in her heart for seven years, Feng Qingxue transformed into a chatterbox, endlessly talking to Lu Jiang about things that would happen decades later.

Lu Jiang suddenly interrupted her, "You said Tianjun inherited Uncle’s position and became a General? He and Jiang Xiaoyue are a loving couple? No wonder you’re so nice to Xiaoyue, you were happier than anyone when you found out they were together. At that time, I was puzzled; your reaction was too out of the ordinary. You were in such a hurry to visit the parents-in-law."

"They are very affectionate but don’t have children. In this life, I’ve reminded Xiaoyue to look after her health, and with the master’s treatment, she’s said to be recovering well. I hope they can have their own children in this lifetime, regardless of the gender."

After hearing his wife’s words, Lu Jiang took her hand, "Thank you, my wife, for everything you’ve done."

In this life, the people who should be most grateful to Lu Tianjun and Lu Tianzhi are undoubtedly not themselves but Feng Qingxue. The appearance of Feng Qingxue changed the fate of the Lu Family, allowing the children to have a carefree youth.

Although Feng Qingxue didn’t go into details, Lu Jiang could fully imagine the differences between the two lifetimes.

Without Feng Qingxue, without Xibao, without the continuous good deeds Feng Qingxue had done, even under the protection of people like Wang Zhenguo, the Lu Family might not suffer the same misfortune as those surrounding landlords, but they wouldn’t enjoy the current leisure and comfort either.