Chapter 2073: Chapter 2074: Old Mrs. Zhang’s Rebirth in the ’70s—Transforming Her Ungrateful Children 105

Wei Dazhi learned from Zhang Yu that she had gone to see a house today and unexpectedly ran into the Li family. His first thought was, "Let’s not get that house."

"Why not? It’s such a good house." Zhang Yu was the first one to disagree, "I’ve already bought it."

"All the paperwork is done."

"Also, I’ll tell you, they secretly bought it without telling their family."

Zhang Yu thought for a moment, "Only we know about this. Don’t go blabbing, especially not to let Wei Jiang and Wei He find out."

Considering Li Juan’s personality, once she knows about this, who knows what kind of fuss she’ll make, "Li Juan and her mother know about this, but they can’t get the news from us."

Wei Dazhi agreed, "Don’t worry, I’m not a blabbermouth. But isn’t it a bit excessive that even the mother-in-law doesn’t know about such a big deal?"

Buying a house is a major matter, even if a young couple is purchasing it; Li Mu should be informed, not just Mr. Li.

Zhang Yu thought for a moment, "I guess they’re worried that if Li Mu knows, Li Juan will find out. You know how it is."

Wei Dazhi thought about it too. Considering Li Juan’s character, "She’s always saying she doesn’t have money. If she bought fewer clothes over the years, she could’ve afforded a house."

"Forget it, it’s their family business." Wei Dazhi was too lazy to discuss further, "Are you planning to renovate the house?"

"Yeah, renovating it will yield a better rental price. Otherwise, the house looks dingy, and renters won’t like it."

The house’s layout made Zhang Yu want to complain every time she saw it. If it weren’t for the good location, she wouldn’t have bought it.

Mr. Li and his family worried for a long time, finally relaxing once they realized Li Mu didn’t react at all.

Brother Li lay in bed, "How come Li Juan’s mother-in-law has so much money?"

Eldest Sister-in-law was also puzzled, "The seller said she had already bought several units in that neighborhood." She couldn’t understand it either.

"You can’t rely merely on the brother-in-law’s father’s salary." Whatever the case, Brother Li couldn’t fathom it. He recalled something, "By the way, I remember Li Juan once mentioned a word from her mother-in-law, saying her ancestors were dart masters."

"Do you think she has money?" Brother Li pondered and considered it very possible, "Otherwise, how do they have money in their hands?"

Eldest Sister-in-law was shocked and incredulous, "No way." If it were true, "If Li Juan knew about this, wouldn’t she go mad?"

On this matter, Brother Li kind of understood Li Juan, "Definitely. But she’s someone who doesn’t think much of others."

"Especially since she always looked down on her mother-in-law. Otherwise, even knowing about her buying a house, she’d still maintain this attitude." Brother Li just couldn’t understand Li Juan’s mind.

"Forget it, let’s not talk about it. Even if she finds out, she’ll keep querying." Brother Li didn’t want to remind Li Juan.

"I know her too well. Helping her is expected; not helping her is your fault. So don’t bother with her." Now, when Brother Li thinks of his sister, he feels nothing but disgust.

Eldest Sister-in-law certainly doesn’t want Li Juan to become wealthy. Once she has some money, she boasts and flaunts endlessly. Despite being relatively courteous to her now, she knows she actually looks down on her.

If she gets rich, she’ll just feel it’s money meant for her. So there’s no point in making special efforts to remind her.

Brother Li agreed, "Let’s rest. We’ve bought the house, and it’s rented out."

He yawned, "I’ve thought a lot these days. Salaries are rising; prices are soaring. Money in the bank loses value; buying property is better."

"Our house will pay off in seven or eight years." Brother Li initially wanted to prepare a wedding house for his son, and it turned into such a surprise.

Since it’s better than saving in a bank, he’s thinking of investing more in this.

Eldest Sister-in-law had no objections, "When we’re old, even if our kids aren’t filial, we won’t need to worry."

Zhang Yu didn’t realize that the casual words from an encounter while viewing a house would make Li Juan’s brother and sister-in-law very focused on buying property.

Time flew by, reaching the 90s. Although it wasn’t the era of crazily rising housing prices yet, the trend exceeded wage growth rates.

What distressed everyone more were the rumors of welfare housing being canceled. When this tidbit spread, it stirred up a storm of speculation.

For the courtyard where Zhang Yu had lived, though shaken slightly, the impending cessation of welfare housing, another limited perk from this state-owned enterprise, was being canceled. After some brief discussion, people just went on with their lives.

After discovering Zhang Yu and Wei Dazhi surprisingly owned three properties, one being an apartment, and another a house in a collective courtyard, which they had renovated to easily rent out for fifty units a month, it was an even bigger shock.

Who’d have thought those two old folks had such backing, making it an even bigger blow for the middle-aged and young adults, wondering if they were no better than old people?

Previously, after work, it was either chess, chatting, or joking around. Now, everyone’s busy finding jobs, employing skills to earn money or buying a rickshaw to work at stations or malls.

Especially Granny Jiang’s family, whose husband and son-in-law ran a booming restaurant business, directly spurring others to manage supplies and sell them in the Capital City, or stock up small items to sell around factory quarters and residential areas.

The whole courtyard atmosphere changed; there were fewer chatting, even rare chats revolved around money topics. Once the rumor spread, discussions shifted to property buying locations.

Wei Jiang, albeit not as skilled as Wei Dazhi, hadn’t retired yet. Still, he knew they were ruthless and wouldn’t help much, so he worked weekends at township enterprises earning well.

Feng Xia occasionally helped her maternal family, but realizing her brother was a bottomless pit, with neighbors working hard to earn, especially as her husband was also busy on weekends, she dared not support her family much, resulting in significant savings over the years for Wei Jiang’s household.

But now Wei Chi reached marriage age, so they naturally set out to buy a house, at least for a wedding house. Originally they planned to wait for mechanical factory distribution, but not anymore, deciding to buy property.

In the past couple of years, Wei Jiang leveraged his writing skill, frequently submitting works, starting with short stories then moving to longer ones. Though not highly famous, the royalties surpassed his salary.

When learning Wei Jiang planned to buy property, he was inspired to consider this avenue.