Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 65 - The Female Supporting Character Without a House 65_1
65: Chapter 65 The Female Supporting Character Without a House 65_1
65 -65 The Female Supporting Character Without a House 65_1
Zhang Yu was in the hall, loudly saying how outrageous Zhang Guohua was, “I’m not taking the family’s assets.”
“Who says I’m not married, who says I don’t have offspring, my parents don’t even like to play with me.”
Hmph, in Zhang Yu’s eyes, if it weren’t for Zhang Dagu and his wife’s consistent favoritism, indulging Zhang Guohua with some undue thoughts, he wouldn’t be saying this today.
“I don’t want to take a house from the family—I want to buy my own.
That should be fine, right?”
“But still there are objections.
Your house was sold to me at the market price.”
“My house was given at a welfare price by my unit.”
“Truly, some can really crunch numbers, why bother staying in the system, getting reprimanded by the leaders above, a waste who hasn’t been promoted for years.”
“With such shrewdness, shouldn’t you be out doing business?”
“You not doing business is truly a loss, missing out on a business-savvy person.”
“If you really focused on work, I believe you would definitely get promoted.”
“All day long, it’s just calculations.”
“Let me think, you can’t even come up with thirty thousand, what to give in exchange for money plus the house with me.”
Zhang Yu felt that Zhang Guohua was definitely trying to get something for nothing, “When the time comes, you’ll spread your hands and have no money.”
“I would have paid a large sum as a down payment, and all I’d get is a shabby house.” Zhang Yu was convinced the deal was a loss.
How would Zhang Guohua admit it, “You’re just making a down payment, if I take over, I still have to pay the mortgage.”
In his view, he was the one at a loss.
Would Zhang Yu get tangled up in Zhang Guohua’s words?
Certainly not, she was an accountant.
“Right, the house is mortgaged, but let me tell you, the welfare houses provided by the unit are generally a thousand or more cheaper than the next neighborhood.”
“You think about it, for a whole set, I’m getting a large duplex, and in total, isn’t it a saving of over two hundred thousand?”
“How much is your three-bedroom?
It’s also around two hundred thousand, tops three hundred thousand, right?”
“If I make a down payment, it would at least be more than a hundred thousand, right?”
“Plus, new houses are much more comfortable to live in, with better greenery, but how about the layout of the old neighborhood’s houses?
Don’t you know?”
“The kitchen is small, the bathroom is small, but now in new houses, the kitchen and bathroom are much bigger.”
“Living in a house for over twenty years, the quality must be poor, right?
For instance, the pipelines are not good anymore.”
“Like the drains aren’t good either, often getting clogged.”
“And when the houses were originally built, there weren’t any insulation or thermal measures.”
“Really, the only advantage is that it’s an urban area property.”
“But it has a good school district and a hospital.” Zhang Guohua admitted what Zhang Yu said was right.
With their current house, the drains were getting blocked every other day.
That was tolerable, but then the cover of the septic tank broke, and the smell rushed out.
In winter it was okay, as windows were closed and the smell wasn’t too pungent, but in summer the odor was unbearable, and you couldn’t close the windows.
They had asked the neighborhood committee to handle it, but each time, it was just promises followed by no action.
Wealthy colleagues had already moved out by exchanging their homes, leaving people like Zhang Guohua suffering, wanting to improve their living conditions but with no money to do so.
Whether or not they could successfully sell the house, for now, Zhang Yu had been offended, and he must not admit there was anything wrong with the house.
Would Zhang Yu let him off the hook?
“Old houses always have some issues, no matter what.”
“But with a bit of restraint, these issues can be resolved.”
“All houses start off new.”
“Little Yu.” Zhang Guohua couldn’t help but start lecturing, “The new residential area you’re buying into is new now, but in twenty plus years, won’t it become an old community?”
“Do you admit that this house will definitely be better than the current old houses?” Zhang Guohua really didn’t believe it.
“The community I am living in right now, a lot of effort was put into it when it was built.”
Many were allocated to institutional units, and some were given to monopolistic enterprises with good performance, such as those staffed by electric, water, gas, and tobacco companies.
How could the quality be poor?
If there were any issues, the construction units definitely wouldn’t get off easy.
“Yeah, the quality seemed good at the time, but now, it’s a pile of problems.”
“When it was built, there were only bicycle sheds, no car parking areas, right?”
“As more people buy cars in the future, and cars are bought, there won’t be any place to park at the Agricultural University, isn’t that a conflict?”
“And the city center is only so big, it has to expand outwards eventually.”
No one would have thought that the bustling city center of today would gradually fall silent in twenty years.
The currently in-demand shops in the city center might sit empty for months, unable to be rented out—that’s a very real possibility.
And the houses Zhang Yu is buying now are in an area that’s being heavily developed, which could be said to be the future center of development.
Zhang Yu knew that after saying all this, Zhang Guohua and the others simply wouldn’t believe her, even though the city government had already suggested relocating.
But this suggestion had been made many years ago and had always been nothing but pie in the sky.
Even Zhang Guohua and others inside the system felt it was just going through the motions, and relocating was impossible.
The current leaders lack the courage and only want stability, but the leaders who come after a few years will push for relocation with determination.
Even the long-unmoved city government’s location was moved out, and with that, everyone started rushing to buy houses.
House prices were already on the rise, and with such news coming out, the speed of the increase was astonishing.
It was fine that house prices were rising—after all, living in an era of skyrocketing house prices seemed normal.
But there was a key issue: people were willing to spend the money, but there were no houses coming onto the market.
Real estate agents and salespeople who used to beg for clients to view houses, now have completely changed their tune.
It’s all about how hot the properties are, to view and choose houses, you need to have an intent to buy.
If you’ve viewed several times without making a choice, such services won’t be provided in the future.
Zhang Yu knew that, even though she worked in another city, the property under her name was indeed very sought after.
“Are you suggesting that the city center will move?” Zhang Guohua lectured Zhang Yu and felt really frustrated.
Upon hearing Zhang Yu say this, he suddenly felt that an opportunity had arisen, “You don’t seriously believe that just because the city government proposes relocating the city center it will actually happen, do you?”
Zhang Guohua thought Zhang Yu was really a fool who believed everything she was told, “How can you just believe whatever you’re told?”
Zhang Guohua thought Zhang Yu had just stepped into dumb luck, actually encountering such good fortune.
But so what, when it comes to understanding the intricacies within the system, she was utterly clueless.
“Exactly.” Zhang Shouhua had also heard plenty about the relocation of the city center and the like.
“There was such a decision years ago, and what was the result?
Though a new district was developed, it’s all industrial.
For shopping and medical appointments, people still come to the city center.”
“Just like our school, there’s been talk of relocating, but what eventually happens?” If it were up to Zhang Shouhua, he would wonder why there was a need to relocate at all.
