My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 555 Status Quo
The average temperature in Kunming is almost ten degrees higher than that in Yanjing. After noon, the outdoor temperature is already close to fifty degrees.

You know, it's only May.

No wonder everyone flocked to Hancheng. In a place as big as Southeast Asia, the sum of all immigrants is less than half of Hancheng.

The conditions are indeed quite difficult.

In the afternoon, Ma Xiong proposed to go out for a stroll.

Ma Lingling refused without even thinking about it. She didn't want to be tanned, and besides, Kunming's place was very depressed and there was nothing to visit.

At night, Ma Xiong sneaks into Mr. Ma's house. As the population continues to flow out, Kunming's housing reform policy has ceased to exist in name only.

Mr. Ma has his own separate house.

During the day at the eldest son's house, at night I come back to sleep.

This more than 90-square-meter house did not cost the family a penny, but was exchanged for fifty catties of corn flour.

There are large areas of abandoned houses throughout the city.

In the past, there was no way. Housing prices along the coast were high, and everyone could only linger in their hometowns. In a state capital like Kunming, the housing prices could barely maintain.

Later, with the signing of the Asia Mutual Treaty, the whole situation suddenly opened up.

No matter how bad it is abroad, it is also a coastal city. Whether it is living comfort or development potential, it beats most inland cities.

In the bedroom, Ma Xiong pushed Mr. Ma.

"Dad, are you asleep?"

Mr. Ma rubbed his eyes: "It's you, boss, it's so late, why are you here?"

In Kunming, the electricity is cut off as soon as [-] o'clock in the evening, and the residents generally go to bed early.

"I want to discuss something with you."

Ma Xiong helped Mr. Ma to sit up.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Dad, it's like this! Jiaming has been working in Kangaroo Country for several years. He wants to start a business, but he still lacks some start-up funds."

Mr. Ma shook his head: "What's the use of telling me this, I don't have any money with me, and the old-age money your brother gave me, isn't it all given to you?"

"Hey, Dad, I want you to help tell Lingling that their family is not short of money, can you temporarily lend hundreds of thousands to Jiaming? When we make money, we will pay it back right away."

"How much is your brother's monthly salary? How could he not be short of money?"

"Lingling's boyfriend runs a company and earned more than 1000 million last year alone."

Ma Xiong hinted.

Mr. Ma quickly waved his hand: "No, the two of them are not married yet, how could they just lend hundreds of thousands to outsiders?"

"We're getting married in two months."

"Then wait two months and talk about it. Don't mess around. If Lingling's marriage is messed up, the third daughter-in-law will not spare you."

"Dad, time waits for no one. In two months, maybe the business opportunity will be gone."

Mr. Ma is not stupid. The reason why he survived these years is all thanks to the family of the third child, especially the wife of the third child, who subsidized their family with a lot of life-saving food.

When this matter is mixed in, it is nothing but looking for trouble. The sheep didn't eat it, but it caused a commotion.

"I can't control this matter. When you see the third child, you can tell him yourself!"

"Dad, Jia Ming is your own grandson."

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Dad wants to live a good old age now. If you are really filial, don't bother me."

Mr. Ma knew it in his heart!
"Dad, I beg you, Jia Ming has been through a lot of hard work these years, and this time he finally came across a good opportunity, can you help me?"

Ma Xiong begged.

Mr. Ma was unmoved, and lay down directly, with his face inward and his back outward, the meaning was already obvious, and there was no need to discuss this matter.

……

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Ma Lingling and Yang Shuo left Kunming. They originally planned to go to the two aunts' house today, but now they don't have to.

It only takes two hours to fly from Kunming to Yangcheng.

At [-]:[-] in the morning, the plane finally arrived in Yangcheng.

Coming out of the airport, the two quickly took a taxi. Before departure, Yang Shuo didn't inform his father in advance. If it wasn't for his girlfriend's strong request, he wouldn't want to come here at all.

the reason is simple.

When the parents divorced, the fault was all on the father's side. The mother has not remarried because of him, and the father remarried in the year of the divorce.

It is precisely because of this that the relationship between father and son has always been tense.

Seeing that her boyfriend was in a bad mood, Ma Lingling picked up a random topic and chatted: "Yangcheng is doing pretty well here, it doesn't look much worse than the capital at all."

"Pretty girl, good eyesight!"

The taxi driver interjected.

"Yangcheng was originally a window for foreign trade. In the past two years, international trade has recovered very quickly, and Yangcheng can be regarded as a free ride." Yang Shuo explained casually.

"Liangzi, you are right on the one hand, on the other hand, we are here as a bridgehead for going to Nanyang, and it is hard to think about the development quickly."

The taxi driver then added.

Yang Shuo nodded: "This is true. Relatively speaking, there are only three countries in the north, the Southern and Northern Dynasties and Nisang. The scale of trade is too small, and Nisang still has a net population outflow."

"The south is actually the same. Except for various mineral resources, in terms of population size, it really can't compare with the three countries in the north."

"It's not comparable now, but it won't be so in the future. The area as large as Kangaroo Country can accommodate at least [-] million people."

Yang Shuo is very optimistic about the future of Kangaroo Country.

The driver master sighed: "The place is indeed a good place, but it's too hot. Let alone a population of [-] million, half of it is the limit."

"Isn't it just a bit hotter? It's no big deal, just build more air conditioners."

Ma Lingling seemed confident.

"Pretty girl, that's easy to say, but hard to do!"

The driver master sighed:

"When you go to Kangaroo Country, you will know that the place is simply poor and empty. Except for the mining industry, there is nothing else. It has not been decades, and it will not develop at all."

Yang Shuo asked curiously, "Brother, what do you mean, have you ever been to Kangaroo Country?"

"I went there once two years ago." The driver nodded. "There was a shortage of workers back then, and the wages were 800 yuan a day, with food and lodging included. Many people couldn't resist the temptation and flocked over there."

"Then why are you back?"

Yang Shuo asked.

"Hey, more people went there later, and the salary plummeted. The salary was only [-]% to [-]% higher than that of Yangcheng locals, and there was no food included. When I saw that it was not worth it, I ran back again."

Ma Lingling frowned: "[-]% to [-]% is high, why don't you keep going?"

"The conditions are too harsh. Look at my ghostly appearance. It was all in the sun at that time."

The driver master vomited bitterness.

Ma Lingling took a closer look at the driver, and found that he was indeed dark enough. If it wasn't for the fact that the driver had a Daxia face, he would almost be a black man.

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(End of this chapter)