Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse-Chapter 245 - 241 The Panic-Stricken Call Arrives【-15 Updates】
Chapter 245: Chapter 241 The Panic-Stricken Call Arrives【-15 Updates】
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"What’s the matter?" Xie Jingchen sent away the realtor, and ever since he started driving, he noticed his little wife frowning her delicate brows, and asked with concern.
"Brother Chen, I really didn’t know that there are so few houses for sale now," Zhang Shanni answered gloomily.
Indeed, society is still in the stage of overcoming poverty. Nowadays, in the countryside, let alone households with tens of thousands, even those with thousands are rare. A family background like that of the Xie Family, which is at least considered a household with thousands, is actually not that common.
"It’s alright. If you really like that small western-style building, then we’ll just buy it," he said, knowing that he had a few trinkets on hand that he could sell. It might be a little short, but it shouldn’t be much of a problem.
"Eh?" Zhang Shanni was currently in a headache over the price of 8,800, which she really felt was a bit expensive; she thought the ceiling would be around 5,500.
But after touring the county town for half a day, she realized that her estimate was a bit low.
Especially after learning that during this period, it’s usually only the land that’s sold and houses seldom.
As she was agonizing over how to come up with the remaining money, she heard her husband’s words and snapped back to attention, murmuring in a low voice:
"Wait, Brother Chen, are you hiding something from me?" From the implication of the man’s words, it seems like he has enough money?
"Silly wife, what do you think I took risks for by going out this time?" Xie Jingchen drove while glancing at his little wife’s puffed-up cheeks. He chuckled and freed up one hand to grab her little fist in front of his eyes, and asked with a smile.
"Alright, I’m the fool. So, how much did you get?" Zhang Shanni thought for a moment, and immediately came up with the word ’war spoils.’
Indeed, through ancient and modern times, those who dare to fight and gamble, war has always been a good place to make a fortune!
"It’s just some small antiques, with more than a dozen gold bars. It should be enough," Xie Jingchen thought about it. When the spoils were divided, it was done casually without anyone picking out the best pieces. Selection was based on merit, and he got to choose his share first because he had made the greatest contribution and saved his comrades’ lives several times. As such, when it came to distributing wealth, they generally gave him the lion’s share first.
"You brought them back?" Why hadn’t she seen them?
"Foolish girl, I’ll fetch them later." How could he brazenly carry them on him after a mission when it needs to be checked upon return to the military area?
"Then, Brother Chen, if I bring out some gold to sell together, would it be considered legitimate?" This is a conventional rule, and everyone knows it, so Zhang Shanni’s question was not that dull.
"Yes, that’s fine. Don’t you want to keep some for making jewelry later?" He hadn’t even bought a ring for his wife when they got married, and he felt that gold bars would come in handy. But now it seemed his wife didn’t really like gold ornaments?
"Golden-orange, I don’t like it, but we can keep some for little aunt. It will be for her dowry later on, you don’t have to worry about it. Or, should we get a pair of gold earrings for Mom first?"
Her mother-in-law had small holes in her ears, but she only stuffed them with tea stalks, obviously because she had no earrings.
As for putting on her wrist, pleasing the mother-in-law with such small gifts should be done one at a time. If everything was given all at once, they wouldn’t know what to present next time.
"Okay, let’s both go take a look, and how about we get you a set while we’re at it?" There’s still plenty of time.
"No, no. I have stock of this stuff, no need to buy. Also, I really don’t like wearing gold ornaments. We have time, why don’t we go check out Xiaoqi’s school first? If it’s really that far, it won’t be convenient for exit and entry."
"It won’t be, if we buy that western-style house, we can pick a close high school for Xiaoqi," he replied. As a Rongwei Chief with a great deal of military merit accomplished this time, Plus, his superiors were in the mood to give him face, so there would be no shirking.
"We can choose?" No wonder Zhang Shanni was so naïve; she hadn’t realized that her husband’s military rank was rapidly advancing.
Logically speaking, Xie Jingchen, now a Rongwei Chief, was supposed to advance rank by rank. His next promotion should be to Rong Group Leader.
However, during this mission, he performed first-level military merits no less than ten times, on top of second-level merits. The accumulation of medals earned him enough to become a Rong Group Leader.
Rongwei Chief could be talked into it, but for the Rong Group Leader, considering the limited leadership positions in the Rong District, he had the ability but needed to wait longer for the experience.
That’s why he could ascertain that the military would not make things difficult for him. His current small requests would only make the other party more at ease.
"Of course. Now that we’ve picked up Mom and Dad, shall we take a stroll around the county town together?" Xie Jingchen suggested attentively.
His wife’s care for his family filled him with joy, and he wouldn’t dream of stopping her. He had to give her all his support.
Moreover, with his parents living in the county town and only the two of them in the military household, it was less awkward. The children were well looked after, too. How perfect.
When his wife proposed to buy a house, he firmly believed that the main occupants of the house in the county town would be his parents and younger sister’s children.
His wife could largely stay in the county town with the baby until they turned one year old, so she wouldn’t have to work too hard, and his parents wouldn’t be lonely.
Regarding the issue of supporting his parents, Xie Jingchen thought it was only natural. Besides, his little wife showed no resistance at all, which made him even happier.
A wife who sincerely respects his parents is something every man desires, isn’t it?
"Great!" Zhang Shan Ni was satisfied.
Xie Jingzi was also very pleased.
After viewing three different high schools in the county town, the one she chose at first glance happened to not be far from that small western-style building. If she really were to live here, it would be convenient for her to commute to school!
Moreover, one reason Zhang Shan Ni was keen on buying property in this city was its proximity to the capital. Currently, it’s probably less than ten hours by car, and once the provincial and national highways are improved, the journey could be just four to five hours. This place is sure to appreciate in value in the future!
Seeing his younger sister and wife both smiling, Xie Jingchen understood right away that his wife was very happy.
Meanwhile, the elderly couple, sitting in the back, thought another high school was better but were dissuaded upon hearing it was closer to the suburbs, where the security wasn’t as good as the high school his sister chose!
Today’s trip satisfied everyone, whether it was Xie Jingchen, the parents, or the younger sister. Only Xiaoqi returned home choking back tears in frustration.
But the adults were helpless and, even with Zhang Shan Ni’s meaningful glances, did not attempt to coax her too gently.
After all, it was an issue with her constitution that caused this. Even if she really liked the sea of flowers and felt aggrieved because she couldn’t get close, there was nothing that could be done.
Xiao Si had been trying to cheer her up for quite a while now, giving her a pretty hair tie, but it didn’t work.
"Xiaoqi, don’t feel discouraged. If you really like it, you can visit more often to breathe in the scent of the flowers. You’ll get used to it, and this reaction will lighten," since there were no serious allergic reactions, only sneezes. After sneezing for a while, you get used to it.
Zhang Shan Ni believed it was essential to instill the right values in children from a young age. Such petty emotions should be properly corrected and not overly indulged, lest they develop into little temper tantrums.
"Mhm!" Xiaoqi tilted her head and, after hearing Second Aunt’s words, thought for a moment, wiped away her tears, and nodded in agreement: that’s all that could be done seeing as her body was so uncooperative...
Surprisingly, after Zhang Shan Ni’s explanation, the little girl became self-reflective, not daring to act on her temper anymore. Instead, she happily played with the gift from Brother Xiao Si – a pink hair tie.
Seeing her content, the whole family was eased and couldn’t help giving Zhang Shan Ni a thumbs up!
Everyone looked at her with admiring eyes, but it made Zhang Shan Ni feel slightly embarrassed.
In her mind, the child was unhappy because she was deprived of something. She just needed to provide her with a direction she could strive for, giving her motivation and hope. And look, it was that simple.
On the other hand, while Zhang Shan Ni was dealing with the silly Lin Family mother and daughter, and Xie Jingchen was having a major showdown with Lin Aihong to protect his wife, Yan Jinhao had just finished reading the partial information on ’Zhang Shan Ni’ given to him secretly by his brother. When he saw the familiar ’Qingfeng Village,’ he immediately planned to go down to the countryside himself to investigate the background of Zhang Shan Ni’s birthplace for any secrets!
Just as he had prepared his sedan and was about to set off, a subordinate rushed in to report that his mother had called in a panic—
