Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 569 - 570 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 87_1

Chapter 569: Chapter 570 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 87_1

Shen Jie had never imagined that Shen Jianshe, who she thought would be quite honest, would also have such cunning thoughts.

"If the housing isn’t divided, many teachers at Q University don’t have houses anyway," she pondered. This isn’t the future; could a well-known university worry about not having the funds to build housing?

Even if the school had the capability, many professors had already started finding their own ways to make money and had quietly begun earning. They wouldn’t focus on waiting for the housing allocation from their workplace.

The professors might not care, but the average junior lecturers would, and some of the staff from operational services would definitely be on the lookout for it.

"Dad, after all, you’re getting on in years. Schools usually consider younger people first."

Since Shen Jianshe had been transferred from another place to Capital City, he was at a bit of a disadvantage. Unless everyone got a house, Shen Jianshe might have hoped for one.

But by that time, whether Shen Jianshe was still working would be another matter; "We can’t wait forever, and we don’t even know if we’ll get a house."

"It might be better to just buy a house directly. Such a good opportunity, if missed, who knows if it will come again?"

Unable to resist, Shen Jianshe nodded his head and smugly looked toward Zhang Yamei. See, he knew Shen Jie would definitely support him.

Zhang Yamei, seeing Shen Jianshe so pleased with himself, couldn’t help but feel both amused and a bit annoyed.

"I’m not against buying a house. Buying a house is a good thing." Owning a house really means no worries on many fronts.

"It’s just that we don’t have much money on hand, and buying a house is stressful. Next thing I know, you’re turning to Xiao Huo."

Zhang Yamei didn’t know how Shen Jianshe had brought the matter up with Huo Lei, but the end result was that Huo Lei agreed to lend three thousand.

With just over a thousand in Shen Jianshe and his wife’s hands, Shen Jie did a quick calculation and felt it made sense.

Yet the fact that Huo Lei would lend Shen Jianshe so much money surprised Shen Jie, especially since she had seen Huo Lei just yesterday.

Despite her busy schedule that hardly allowed her time to come back, Huo Lei often made a point of coming by to check on her.

Even if they only had dinner together before taking a stroll around the campus and chatting about the recent events, Huo Lei would come by.

After all, they were both busy with their careers. If they didn’t meet regularly, he really worried that their relationship might wane.

"I told Huo Lei not to tell you," Zhang Yamei discerned the displeasure in Shen Jie’s expression and quickly figured out why.

"He didn’t mention it because we wanted to tell you ourselves."

"We borrowed three thousand, and we plan to move into the new place in a few days."

"Then, we are going to trouble Xiao Huo’s friend, Li Xudong, to rent out this house."

"They say foreigners really like this sort of house. Back when we moved in, we really did a fine job renovating it."

Because they renovated the house for their own use back then, they were very meticulous. They used quality materials and spent quite a lot of money.

And now, unexpectedly, just a few months after moving in, they were planning to leave. They were bound to have many regrets.

But there was no choice. With a debt of several thousand yuan, they had to find a way to make money.

"Xiao Huo said not to rush, not to hurry with repayment. He’s not short of money."

"But we figured we shouldn’t use that as an excuse not to repay him."

"It just so happens we can rent out the empty house." Shen Jianshe was thinking that since the house would be vacant anyway, they couldn’t leave the one at the university unoccupied.

At this moment, Shen Jianshe was completely unaware that this courtyard house in his name was incredibly sought after; the location was excellent, peaceful amidst the bustle.

The small courtyard was also arranged very attractively, and every time, before the lease was even up, there would already be people lining up to sign the contract.

Shen Jianshe had never thought that he just wanted to repay the loan of three thousand, and to his surprise, this house was in high demand.

The rent was always ten to twenty percent higher than other houses in the same area with the same square footage.

With a temperament for stability, Shen Jianshe saw that after buying the house and renovating it nicely, he could rent it out and collect rent. He decided that he still wanted to continue buying properties.

But all that was for the future; right now, Shen Jianshe hadn’t thought that far. "With two years’ rent, I should be able to repay the money."

"Two years of rent for just three thousand?" Shen Jie was somewhat surprised. Could such a great double-entry quadrangle courtyard really not bring in three thousand in rent?

"Is it not enough?" When Shen Jianshe first arrived in Capital City, he had rented a place for a few months, where two rooms cost only around fifty or sixty a month.

"Dad." After hearing Shen Jianshe’s thoughts, Shen Jie couldn’t help but laugh. "You really are..."

"When you rented, it was a quadrangle courtyard, and those kinds of houses don’t really fetch high prices."

"But now it’s different, you have an independent double-entry quadrangle courtyard, with a garden if you want a garden, a pond if you want a pond."

"And our house has a bathroom." When the house was being renovated, Shen Jie had suggested installing several bathrooms.

Zhang Yamei felt it might be a bit of a waste, but Shen Jianshe thought it made sense, so he insisted on installing it that way.

It felt like a lot of money was spent during the renovation, but after moving in, they were very satisfied with such modifications, at least not having to fight over the bathroom first thing in the morning.

"Having an independent bathroom in the neighborhood, and houses with several bathrooms, for such a good house, really, Mom and Dad, I don’t think three thousand a year is expensive."

"Mom and Dad, you have to realize that three thousand is really not a lot of money for foreigners." Shen Jie thought that her parents, Shen Jianshe and Zhang Yamei, could be a bit bolder.

Shen Jianshe and the others looked at each other, truly thinking that the price was a bit steep.

But since Shen Jie had reminded them and considering all her previous advice which had never gone awry, they reconsidered.

"Let’s do it that way then," Shen Jianshe made the decision. "After all, it’s better to rent it out at a higher price."

"If we can’t rent it out, we can lower the price later," Shen Jianshe thought it over and felt that there was no big problem.

With Shen Jianshe having made the decision, Zhang Yamei would not raise any objections.

After Lady Shen Li arrived in Capital City, aside from going out to buy groceries and chatting with the other old ladies in the neighborhood, she didn’t interfere with any of the household decisions.

The old lady knew that the third generation had grown up and was now capable of taking on the responsibilities of the family.

Having made the decision, Shen Jie went back to pack her bags as they were moving soon, and she needed to move her stuff over.

Shen Jie had originally thought that she would live there until she got married, but she hadn’t expected that Shen Jianshe would buy another house.

"A good start." Shen Jie absolutely supported Shen Jianshe’s decision to buy the house.

It was good news that he didn’t have money in hand, because she knew that ever since the relatives heard that Shen Jianshe and his wife had come to work in Capital City, they all thought he had struck it rich and sent letters explaining their various hardships.

The main thing was always asking for money. Shen Jianshe wanted to help out here and there, but he didn’t have much money on hand.

As soon as he got some money, if he heard that some relatives were not doing well, he would definitely lend support.

Although Shen Jianshe wouldn’t admit it, Shen Jie just felt that he was a bit too concerned with saving face.

She hadn’t noticed before because the family’s life was also ordinary.