Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

When Yu Li heard her husband say that the idea of ​​buying the courtyard house was proposed by Wang Dong, she was already moved.

When Yu Li heard Tang Dashan say that if she bought an apartment in a courtyard house, there would be seven or eight rooms, which would be enough for her two sons to get married at the same time in the future, she no longer had any worries.

He immediately introduced his family background to Tang Dashan: "For more than ten years, your monthly salary has been more than 50 yuan, plus the income from outside reception, you can earn 70 yuan a month."

"My monthly salary is about 30 yuan, which adds up to a little over 100 yuan, so the average is about 110 yuan."

"Because we both work in the kitchen, our living expenses are relatively much lower."

"But the expenses for my two sons are quite high. Add in the money for honoring my parents and the living expenses for my younger brothers and sisters, and I have to spend about 45 to 50 yuan a month, and save 60 yuan."

"Over the past ten years, our family has saved a total of 8,600 yuan..."

"What kind of courtyard house do you think we should buy?"

Tang Dashan was so excited. He didn't expect that his wife had saved so much money for him without telling him.

He couldn't help but hold Yu Li in his arms and kissed her twice, while he sighed: "Wife...you are so amazing..."

"You actually saved so much money for our family."

"I thought our family could only save 5,000 yuan at most after all these years, but I didn't expect you to save more than 8,600 yuan."

"You look dead... our son is still here?" Yu Li was very satisfied with Tang Dashan's reaction, but when she saw her two sons staring at her, her face quickly turned red. She felt embarrassed and pushed Tang Dashan, who was holding her, away.

Tang Dashan replied with an indifferent expression: "What's wrong if my son sees it?"

"We are in our own home, you are my wife, it is natural for a husband to kiss his wife."

"And I believe our son would prefer us to have a good relationship instead of quarreling every day..."

Yu Li did not respond to Tang Dashan's words. She was now thinking about how to spend the family's savings.
She stared at her man and continued to ask, "Don't talk nonsense to me."

"Just tell me what kind of courtyard house we should buy with this money."

Tang Dashan answered without thinking: "Of course the bigger the better."

"The master also said that the closer the courtyard house is to the main street, the better. It is best if it is next to the main street."

“The closer to the city center, the better.”

"If I use the 8,000 yuan well, I can definitely buy a two-story courtyard house. But the house inside the courtyard is a bit run-down and needs to be repaired before I can move in. What do you think, my wife?"

Yu Li answered without thinking, "I'll listen to my master."

"It doesn't matter if the house is a little shabby. Anyway, we have a place to live now, and there is no rush to move in right away."

"When the master's restaurant opens, we will go to work together. The monthly salary of the two of us will add up to about 500 yuan."

"Even if we spend 100 yuan a month, we can still save 400 yuan."

"It won't take more than a few months to save up enough money to renovate the house."

Seeing that his wife supported his idea, Tang Dashan's face immediately became very happy, and he immediately said: "Since you have no objection, I will find someone to go to the courtyard house tomorrow."

"The master said that Siheyuan houses will become more and more popular in the future, especially those with clear property rights and no tenants."

"The sooner you buy it, the sooner you can feel at ease."

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The backyard of the courtyard.

Huang Longfei's family was also discussing Wang Dong's resignation from the steel mill. At the same time, Huang Longfei also told his wife about Wang Dong's invitation to work in a restaurant and buy a courtyard house.

But as soon as these words were spoken, they were met with strong opposition from my daughter-in-law.

Although Wang Dong helped his wife get a job at the steel rolling mill, she did not work in the kitchen. Instead, she was transferred to the housing management department through Wang Dong's connections, and she did not have much contact with Wang Dong.

In her eyes, opening a restaurant with Wang Dong was definitely not as stable as being a formal employee in the steel mill. What's more, her man was not only a ninth-level chef in the steel mill's kitchen, but also a team leader in the cafeteria. With the income from outside catering, he could earn more than 50 yuan a month.

If she gave up her stable job and went out with Wang Dong to open a restaurant, if the restaurant failed, she would not only lose her stable job, but also the family's income.

Although Huang Longfei repeatedly stated that the restaurant opened by Wang Dong was large in scale and there would definitely be no problems, and that the salary working for Wang Dong would be several times higher than it was now, his wife never gave in and firmly disagreed with Huang Longfei's resignation from the steel mill.

As for spending money to buy a courtyard house, in the eyes of Huang Longfei's wife, this is simply a joke.

He works in the building management department of a steel rolling mill, and the most common thing he does every day is to allocate houses to the workers and staff of the factory.

In her eyes, no matter how nice the courtyard house is, it cannot compare to the tube-shaped buildings where cadres live.

Even if the family wants to buy a house, they should buy a tube-shaped building where cadres live, rather than a courtyard house that doesn't even have a toilet.

Huang Longfei also envied those who lived in tube-shaped buildings, which were commonly known as cadre housing in the steel rolling mill. They did not have to go out in the winter and could go to the toilet at home.

He was quickly persuaded by his wife.

He immediately gave up the suggestion given to him by his master Wang Dong and instead went to ask if there was any cadre in the steel rolling mill who wanted to sell his own tube-shaped building.

If there is, buy it.

Although the couple's savings are not as much as Tang Dashan's in the front yard, they definitely have four or five thousand yuan.

If you buy a courtyard house, you can buy a house with only one courtyard.

But Huang Longfei and his wife looked down on the courtyard house. They would rather spend two or three thousand yuan to buy a 70 or 80 square meter tube-shaped building than buy a courtyard house.

But these are their own choices, and there is nothing they can do even if they regret it in the future.

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He Yuzhu's house is separated by a wall.

Sha Zhu also told his wife Liang Lazhi that Wang Dong had invited him to be the head chef in the restaurant.

He received the same 1% dividend as Tang Dashan, but because he only assisted Tang Dashan in managing the kitchen and served as the deputy chef, his monthly salary was a little less than Tang Dashan's, only 120 yuan.

But this is high enough for He Yuzhu, who is the team leader in the kitchen of a steel rolling mill.

Facing He Yuzhu's question, Liang Layi did not give a direct answer, but asked expectantly: "What do you think?"

"go……"

He Yuzhu answered with anticipation on his face.

"If I continue to work at the steel mill, I will always be the monitor of the third canteen, and my salary will always be more than 40 yuan. There is no way it will go up."

"It's different when I open a restaurant with Wang Dong. My salary has almost tripled."

"If the restaurant does well, I can get several dollars in dividends every day, which is higher than my salary."

"I don't want to continue this dawdling life in the kitchen of a steel mill."

"Wang Dong even resigned from his position as deputy director of logistics. I am just a kitchen squad leader, so there is nothing I should be reluctant to do." (End of this chapter)