The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Chapter 207: House Prices Soar

After returning from her mother's home, Darong has been in a bad mood. When they were young, her parents gave them the greatest help. Now that her parents are old, she, as their child, has failed to give them the care and love they deserve.

"What's wrong, Darong?"

After returning home in the evening, Zhong Yunxing finally had time to chat with Darong.

"My parents' legs and feet are not working well now. It's hard for them to climb to the fifth floor. Today, my dad started coughing for a long time as soon as he came home." Darong recounted what happened during the day to Zhong Yunxing in a low voice.

"Sibei promised in the beginning that he would move me to a lower floor once the weather had recovered. But with the housing prices now, I don't think I can count on him." Darong continued to talk to herself.

Zhong Yunxing had been listening to Darong quietly without making too many comments. After all, they were all Darong's brothers, and it didn't matter what Darong said. If he interrupted and said too much, he would get into trouble.

"I want my parents to live with us." After complaining for a long time, Darong finally got back to the point.

"Okay, when do we move?"

Zhong Yunxing blurted out the answer almost without hesitation, but Darong stood there for a long time before she reacted.

"You... agree now? Don't you want to think about it anymore?"

"Why should I hesitate? It's finally my turn to comfort you. Why should I hesitate?" Zhong Yunxing said cheerfully, his eyes full of sincerity.

Although Darong was full of confidence in her promise at her parents' home, she was actually very afraid that Zhong Yunxing would disagree with her idea. Now that she has really obtained his consent, Darong feels very relaxed and happy.

But things were not as simple as Darong imagined. Every time she expressed her wish for her parents to move into her home, she was rejected by Darong's mother.

In the mindsets of her generation, the idea that sons should take care of the elderly is still inherent. If she moved to live with her daughter, she was afraid that it would embarrass her two sons.

Many times, parents always think more deeply than their children. Even when you haven't thought about yourself, they have already been silently giving for you.

By New Year's Day, Mother Zhong's health had basically recovered completely. Although Darong still lived with Zhong Yunxing in Mother Zhong's home to take care of them, Darong's schedule was no longer so tight.

On the weekend when Ruyi was off work, she asked Darong to go shopping together. It was a rare opportunity for the mother and daughter to have a good chat together.

"I'm known as a coffee lover, but I can only drink latte. People in the institute laugh at me for being a fake bourgeois."

Ruyi held a cup of coffee and said self-deprecatingly to Darong in a cheerful tone.

"When we were young, there weren't so many things to pay attention to. We didn't know what a latte was. Coffee was just coffee. It tasted good when you added a splash of white coffee. Now the names are getting more and more complicated, and they don't taste as good as before."

Darong responded to Ruyi's words, took a sip of the coffee in her hand and continued, "Ruyi, you guys haven't planned to have a baby yet?"

Ruyi and Xiao Huya have been married for half a year, but there has been no news of Ruyi being pregnant. Darong did not ask about it before, thinking that children always have their own ideas. But after seeing Linlin's child again two days ago, she couldn't help but hope that Ruyi could give her a grandson as soon as possible.

When Ruyi heard Darong asking about the child, her expression froze for a moment, but she quickly adjusted herself.

"I'm still young, there's no rush." ​​Ruyi lowered her eyes and gently blew on the foam in the coffee cup.

"You're still young? When I was your age, you were already in the nursery with me. Now you guys have been in school for a long time and are getting married late. Look at Linlin and her husband, they've already had their children."

Darong doesn't like Ruyi always using the excuse that she is still young. On the one hand, Darong wants to hold her grandson, and on the other hand, Xiao Huya is indeed not young anymore. If Ruyi just keeps playing around, conflicts may arise over time.

"I know, Mom. We finally got together for a date, can we talk about something else?"

Ruyi looked pitifully and begged, blinking her big eyes at Darong in front of her.

"It's okay if you don't tell me, but then tell me what your plan is." Darong poked Ruyi's forehead and asked in a slightly reproachful tone.

"We have planned to have a baby at the age of 30 and then take care of the family wholeheartedly." Ruyi said with a flattering expression.

"When you are thirty years old, Xiao Du will be so old..." Before Darong could finish her words, Ruyi pulled her up from the chair.

"Hurry up, mom, it's time, it's too late..."

Later on, until Ruyi really had her own child, Darong found out what Ruyi had been going through all those years without telling her.

Her Ruyi is as ordinary as her, but also as tough as her. She carefully takes care of her parents in the way her mother taught her.

When Darong and Zhong Yunxing bought the house, they did not expect that the housing price would rise to such a level.

In order to buy a house with an elevator, they had to move from a town in the southern suburbs to a marginal government-controlled housing community.

However, what they didn't expect was that the place where they bought the house became an urban fringe area that was strongly supported by the government. In just a few years, the construction of public facilities in the surrounding area made rapid progress.

Not only is it equipped with living facilities, but a series of urban development projects have also been built. For example, the largest sports theme park in the suburbs is located directly at Darong’s doorstep.

This caused the prices of the originally price-capped houses to increase significantly. The apartment building that Darong had originally bought for more than 300,000 yuan soared to 1.5 million yuan at one point.

"Oh my god, the housing prices are really crazy. The real estate agent called me and asked if I wanted to sell the house. Do you know how much it would cost?"

As soon as Darong finished answering the phone, she looked at Zhong Yunxing in shock and said.

"There must be more than a hundred, right? I received one a few days ago, and there were already a hundred at that time."

"Yes, the transaction price has reached one hundred and fifty. It's really crazy." Darong sucked her teeth and shook her head.

Because of its superior geographical location and favorable government policies, a group of real estate speculators have taken a fancy to the development prospects of the community where Darong's family lives.

The joining of this group of people in the rush to buy houses caused the already soaring housing prices to soar again in a short period of time. As a result, the original price of price-capped houses directly exceeded the price of new houses in Nanjiao Town.

"Really? One hundred and fifty?" Zhong Yunxing repeated Darong's words in disbelief.

You should know that Darong’s house is only 74.6 square meters, and the transaction price is 150 million, and the unit price has directly exceeded 2.