Chapter 2069: Chapter 2070: Old Mrs. Zhang Reborn at 70 Remodels Her Ungrateful Children 101

Zhang Yu happily tidied up her things. Moving house is quite a big task. Although according to her idea, apart from taking her clothes, she didn’t want to take anything else.

But Wei Dazhi disagreed, saying the things were good and couldn’t be left behind.

Well, since the old man insisted, what else could she do but quickly pack up?

Moreover, they were moving out after the New Year. Auntie Wang and Granny Jiang both felt reluctant to see their old friend moving away.

"You all should work hard too, buy a house." Zhang Yu was also reluctant to leave them. These past few years they had been shopping together, chatting all the time, and it was truly pleasant.

"Buy a house..." Granny Jiang was about to say something.

"Waiting for a house allocation, forget it. Look at Wei Jiang and Wei He, haven’t they been applying all the time, but when will it be their turn?"

"Now the units build fewer houses, and many people are applying for them."

"Besides, Granny Jiang, isn’t your Xue Tao thinking of opening a restaurant? How great is that."

"And your husband just retired. Two cooks working together, with the grandson helping out. Being your own boss isn’t bad."

"Look at Ma, after returning to the city from the countryside, without a job arrangement, he set up a stall with his wife selling breakfast. Now they’ve rented a shop selling Northeast specialties and even bought a house."

"Last time, I even saw him buy a motorcycle," Zhang Yu casually mentioned, "The factory is good, but being your own boss isn’t bad either. At most, take a long sick leave."

"Once stabilized, discuss it further."

"We joined the unit for stability, but once the business takes off, the shop is bought, the house is bought, then renting out the house provides a stable monthly income."

Zhang Yu knew many intellectual youths who had returned to the city. For the sake of survival, they had no choice but to do small businesses, and for those who could endure hardships, they weren’t doing badly.

Granny Jiang knew her son-in-law’s idea, but the old couple always thought having a stable job was better than anything.

Now, having heard Zhang Yu’s thoughts, Granny Jiang couldn’t help but admit, her words made a lot of sense.

"If Old Wei could, I would also open a small store." Zhang Yu wasn’t just talking, "Our Old Wei is considered a skilled worker. After retirement, he worked outside and still earned more than two hundred a month, which sounds pretty high."

"But Ma used to make that much in just two or three days of selling breakfast."

"You say..." Zhang Yu knew buying a house put pressure on neighboring families.

"Although salaries have increased over the years, prices have risen too. How much was a pound of meat before compared to now?"

"Prices will only get higher in the future," Zhang Yu muttered, "With many family members, after buying a house, there’s more space."

"And the house belongs to the two of us old folks. Whoever is filial gets it. Look at Li Juan, after marrying into our family, does she look up to me?"

"Truly, she never looks me in the eye."

"Now, look at her attitude. Of course, she still doesn’t like me, but I don’t care. They try to manipulate me with so-called retirement care, but I’m not afraid."

"If they don’t take care of me, I’ll just pay someone to take care of me." Zhang Yu had warned them before, but they always felt they needed to work hard for their sons and grandchildren.

As she’s about to move, Zhang Yu offered her final advice. If possible, that would be best, but if not, there’s nothing more she can do.

They have heard these things often. They used to think that when they got old, Zhang Yu would regret it, but remembering when they were in bad health and hospitalized, and their children were busy, they ended up taking care of each other.

In contrast, Zhang Yu paid for someone to take care of her and didn’t feel exhausted at all.

Why is the experience of hospitalization so different for them? It’s because Zhang Yu spent money, and they didn’t have money or were unwilling to spend it.

"Money held onto will be coveted by others, spent money won’t be acknowledged by anyone."

"But in your hands, you have a house, and you collect rent regularly. Whoever is good to you, spend a little on them."

"When you’re dying, whoever was good to you, give the house to them, and there’s no need to worry about retirement care."

"Have I not been good enough to Wei Jiang and them? And what was their attitude? They looked down on me, even saying I’m freeloading."

"Now, who dares to say that? They all speak well of me." Now, among the four granddaughters and grandsons, which doesn’t speak highly of Zhang Yu?

"Whenever, having money is still the way," Auntie Wang recalled the turmoil at home over the house, causing so much fuss.

"Okay, Old Zhang, I’ll buy a house in your area."

"We don’t need a big one, just a two-bedroom house."

"This way, the two of us old folks can have some space," Auntie Wang decided. "The whole family crammed together, I handle all the household chores, and in the end, sigh."

Granny Jiang’s family wasn’t large, but the issue was her son-in-law wanting to start a business, and they just wanted stability. But seeing even Zhang Yu had bought a house, it felt unsettling.

"Buy one." They have to, thought Granny Jiang, with two chefs in the family who used to cater regularly, they earned well. Not extraordinary, but surely not worse off than Zhang Yu.

Yet she already bought a house, making Granny Jiang feel more and more they needed to buy one too.

For Auntie Wang buying a house, Zhang Yu was in full support. As for Granny Jiang wanting to buy one, "Old Jiang, you really don’t need to rush to buy a house."

What? Granny Jiang was confused. Why support Auntie Wang in buying a house but tell her not to rush?

"If your family opens a store, you’ll need money. If possible, it’s better to buy the shop. Otherwise, if someone sees your booming business, they might raise the rent." This kind of thing isn’t unheard of.

"And with the shop in hand, a thriving business, buying a house later isn’t an issue. House prices won’t rise faster than your earning pace."

Zhang Yu knew Grandpa Jiang and her son-in-law’s culinary skills. Not saying they were excellent, but at least decent enough for daily meals without issue.

Granny Jiang thought about it and realized it made sense. "Right, I’ll discuss this with my old man."

Auntie Wang also thought so, planning to discuss with her husband. Although she usually made the household decisions, buying a house was a big deal, and she had to consult with him.

Wei He was packing up and remembered he hadn’t informed the landlord about canceling the lease, so he mentioned it to Zhang Yu. Now all communications with the landlord were handled by Zhang Yu. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Zhang Yu replied, "Sure, you just get your things moved out." This house had actually been bought by Zhang Yu years ago.

She had long been thinking about doing some simple renovations and then renting it out.

"What about the keys?"

"It doesn’t matter if you give them or not. Just take everything and don’t later claim you forgot something because I’m planning to renovate the house." The house was dusty, and the lighting inside wasn’t great, which would lower its renting price.

Might as well spend some money to properly renovate the house, then it can be rented at a better price.