Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 681: Chapter 681 - Firm on House Hunting (1/2)

But the amount of information in Mei Yinan’s words was significant. What did she mean by they had already collected the certificate? It had only been a little over a month since Jiang Xiumei’s death, yet they had ’already’ collected the certificate. So when exactly was this ’already’?

As Mei Yinan mentioned this, she couldn’t even look up. "I’ve seen their marriage certificate; they got it on August 1st."

Well, that meant that just a few days after Jiang Xiumei’s death, these two had already gotten their certificate. Within such a short period of time, Jiang Xiumei’s funeral arrangements probably hadn’t even been completely taken care of. They were in such a rush to get married, weren’t they afraid of the Jiang Family’s opinions, or had these two actually been secretly involved for a long time?

Naturally, this was something no one knew about, but Mei Yongfu’s marriage certificate definitely had to be kept from the Jiang Family. Even though his family was no longer related to the Jiangs by marriage, they were still tied by Mei Mengying, and cutting ties completely was impossible. Besides, the Jiang Family was wealthy, and even Mei Yongfu didn’t want to just sever ties with them. For Mei Yongfu, it seemed that hiding it for as long as possible was the best course of action.

But what worried her now was whether Mei Yongfu would start coveting their money. Fan Tianyu’s attitude was clear, "If they want money, they should earn it themselves. Expecting me to support them is out of the question."

Mei Yinan had no such intention. Managing her younger siblings’ affairs was enough for her; she couldn’t possibly drag her son into bearing the responsibility of her eldest sister as well. If she indulged this sort of behavior, it would be harming her own son.

It wasn’t about whether the son had money or not; it was about responsibility.

After all, the older generation might not live much longer and wouldn’t be able to offer help for long. But the younger children were still so small. Once someone shouldered this responsibility, it wasn’t something that could be resolved in a few years—it was a lifetime commitment.

"You don’t need to tell me, I wouldn’t agree regardless. No matter how much they make a fuss, we just have to be resolute. It’s our own money, why should we give it to others? There’s no logic in that. Plus, today’s guests are not all at our table. If they actually make a scene, we’ll directly seek justification from others on the spot."

The most important thing was, not to mention others, even Mei Yinan thought her younger sister and her family, especially Wang Qiuhe, were being completely foolish. Among Fan Tianyu’s and Mei Mengzhen’s acquaintances, which one did not look like a person of outstanding talent? With such connections around, Wang Qiuhe didn’t think about building good relationships with them and instead fell out over some superficial benefits. Mei Yinan genuinely felt it was better to cut ties with them as soon as possible.

With such people around, she was genuinely worried that one day Wang Qiuhe might harm them. "Let’s just leave it at that for today. Whatever they do, let them make a fuss. We just need to stand firm in our position."

At this point, Mei Yifang also voiced her own thoughts, "Big sister, what do you think about us moving to Jiangcheng?"

Mei Yifang had always been honest. It would certainly be good for them to move over, even just for Qi Yongwang’s sake. Mei Yinan said, "That’s not a bad idea, we should indeed consider Yongwang more. But what about your jobs?"

Speaking of their jobs, one couldn’t help but mention their ages. Qi Hua was five years younger than Fan Hongwei, who could retire as soon as September. However, Qi Hua still had five years to go before retirement. On the contrary, Mei Yifang would retire earlier than Qi Hua, in just two or three years’ time.

The couple was thinking of buying a house in Jiangcheng. For everyone else, this was merely wishful thinking unless they sold their current house. Using the money from the sale as a down payment in Jiangcheng would require considering the mortgage. Of course, the money wouldn’t be entirely used up, but once they bought a house, they were liable for more than just the mortgage; they would also have to handle rent.

Since neither of them had retired yet, they couldn’t just quit their jobs and move to Jiangcheng. Hence, with both expenses combined, even if both worked, the pressure would be significant, not to mention Qi Yongwang was still in school.

Both of them were in government positions, receiving fixed salaries each month. Even occasional additional income was limited and wouldn’t offer much relief; in short, the pressure was great. So when the couple said they wanted to buy a house in Jiangcheng, naturally, nobody objected, but neither could they offer more encouragement.

But to everyone’s surprise, the couple was quite resolved. "Current real estate prices are soaring every day, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to afford a house in a few years. Better to buy one now. I have some savings, not much, but with some perseverance and a bit of hardship, we can manage. We can’t afford to jeopardize our child’s future for a somewhat tougher life."

Hearing his parents’ words, Qi Yongwang couldn’t help feeling sorry for them. "I’m still in school. It’s too early to buy a house, and I might not even want to stay in Jiangcheng."

"If you don’t stay in Jiangcheng, where will you stay? Jiangcheng is a good place, we like it too. Big brother, big sister, and your Brother Tianyu, Zhenzhen, aren’t they all going to stay in Jiangcheng? It’s good for us to be together for support."

This kind of support, coming from Mei Yifang’s mouth, wouldn’t be misunderstood as anything else because it was indeed just familial support.

Mei Yongan did not persuade people to buy houses but agreed with Mei Yifang’s ideas. He said, "Actually, I think what Yifang said makes sense. The price of the houses we looked at last year and the prices this year... Yongwang is in his third year of college, and in one or two years, we won’t be able to catch up with the price difference. Your idea is good, but we still need to consider our actual situation. You should go back and think it over, maybe look at some houses first and then decide."

Although Fan Hongwei didn’t have much research into Jiangcheng’s real estate, as a minor leader, he was attentive to reality. Speaking of house prices, they would only go higher in the future. Since they had plans, they should act quickly to avoid being priced out after a couple of years. "If you can afford it, then buy it. Since you’re planning to buy, aim for something near Tianyu’s community; the education resources and everything there are quite good."

Since buying the house was for Qi Yongwang, they also needed to consider longer-term issues such as school district housing.

Mei Yifang was already inclined to buy. With a little encouragement from everyone, she became even more resolute. "How about this? If Tianyu can find the time, he could go with Yongwang to look at houses. Preferably three bedrooms, but if three bedrooms are too expensive, we can go for two. Look at the houses first, and we’ll come over on the weekend. We’ll also start contacting agents to sell this house."