Rebirth of Bloody Romance

Zhong Yuemin and his family of four enjoyed a leisurely afternoon at the temple fair. The sun shone through the gaps in the leaves and sprinkled on them, making them warm and comfortable. Xiao Shihua rode on Zhong Yuemin's neck, holding his head tightly with both hands. Zhong Yuemin held Xiao Haichen in his arms steadily with both hands, his face full of fatherly love.

Zhou Xiaobai held various snacks in his hands and was chewing something delicious from time to time.

Xiao Shihua's eyes were sharp, and she noticed that the snack bag in Zhou Xiaobai's hand was shrinking rapidly. She didn't want her food to be swept away by her mother, so she reminded her in a baby voice, "Mom, if you eat too much, your stomach will hurt, and you will have to get an injection, which is very painful." Her little face was full of worry and seriousness.

Zhong Yuemin and Zhou Xiaobai couldn't help but smile at each other after hearing this. Zhong Yuemin said lovingly, "Our little Shihua is really a caring little girl who knows how to care for her mother."

Zhou Xiaobai also put down the snacks in her hand and responded gently, "Okay, Mom knows, I will pay attention to it."

Zhong Yuemin and his family of four were walking leisurely forward when suddenly his eyes were drawn to a group of workers in work clothes. They walked in groups of two or three, with simple and sincere smiles on their faces.

The blue work jacket, the eye-catching red factory logo on the chest, and the pants of the same color and texture make them look particularly energetic, as if they are the most dynamic people in the city.

Men and women walked on the road with their heads held high, their confidence and pride emanating from their bones, which made people look at them sideways. Zhong Yuemin stopped to listen and heard the conversation of the workers.

"You are from Factory 2, right? I'm from Factory 1."

"You're from the First Factory? I heard you get two taels of meat coupons every month?"

"That's right. In the capital, our factory is also ranked among the best."

"That's great, much better than our Second Factory, which only gives us two taels of sugar tickets every month."

This simple conversation revealed the deep friendship among the workers and their satisfaction with life. The conversation between the young man and the young girl attracted envious glances from the people around them. In this era of material abundance but spiritual poverty, they exchanged their hard work and sweat for satisfaction and happiness in life.

Zhong Yuemin and his family of four walked out of the crowded place and were about to go home when they ran into Li Kuiyong. "Kuiyong, what the hell are you doing?"

Li Kuiyong replied with a smile, "My father-in-law is moving. Their house in Cuige Village has been returned to them. Are you guys just back from the temple fair?"

Zhong Yuemin nodded. "Oh, is that so? Then you are busy."

After Li Kuiyong left, Zhong Yuemin fell into deep thought. Thinking of the secret room in his home, he couldn't help thinking: the pile of coins in there must be getting moldy. Why not just use them to buy a house? Is there anything more cost-effective than buying a house that appreciates in value? Wouldn't it be nice to buy a few houses now and become a landlord in the future?

Zhou Xiaobai saw Zhong Yuemin standing there in a daze, and stretched out his hand to wave in front of his eyes. "Hey, which pretty girl are you looking at? You're so absent-minded."

Zhong Yuemin responded with a smile, "It's far away in the sky, but it's right in front of us."

Zhou Xiaobai smiled happily. "You are so smooth-talking every day. Tell me the truth, what were you thinking about just now?"

"What Li Kuiyong said just now reminded me."

"Li Kuiyong? What did he say? How come I don't know?"

"He said he was helping his father-in-law move."

"It's nothing, isn't it just returning the house to them?"

Zhong Yuemin looked around and saw no one around. He whispered, "Wife, the money in our secret room is probably going moldy. I decided to use it to buy a house."

"Ah, why did you buy so many houses? We can't live in them all."

"Wife, keeping money at home doesn't earn any interest and it's not safe. It's not as cost-effective as buying a house. You can get your money back just by collecting rent. Don't you see that prices are rising and rents are rising? Let's not talk about making the money appreciate, at least we have to keep its value!"

Zhou Xiaobai thought about it and realized that it was true. "You know what, the prices are really going up. I was wondering if it was because of the Chinese New Year, the price of spare ribs has increased by more than 50 cents..."

"Yes, once the prices go up, they won't come down. In the future, money will become less and less valuable. Also, didn't you say a while ago that you don't know what will happen in the future? So if we buy a house, even if something unexpected happens in the future, the rent alone can guarantee our quality of life."

Zhou Xiaobai looked at Zhong Yuemin and laughed, which made Zhong Yuemin feel creepy. "Wife, what's that expression on your face? It's so creepy."

"Nothing, I just found that you know a lot."

"That's right. After all, I'm a college student. I still understand these things."

Zhou Xiaobai smiled slyly. "But what you just said belongs to economics, but you majored in physics! I don't think the economics students in our school know as much as you do."

Zhong Yuemin sighed. "Alas! My dear wife, you don't know that I am an economics genius who was delayed by physics."

Hahaha...

"Zhong Yuemin, do you want to make me laugh to death? Haha..."

"Zhou Xiaobai, if you laugh again, I will punish you according to the family rules."

Xiao Shihua asked curiously, "Dad, what are the family rules in our family? Why don't I know them?"

Zhong Yuemin smiled awkwardly, Zhou Xiaobai blushed and used a woman's unique skill. "I told you not to talk nonsense."

Zhong Yuemin said to Xiao Shihua, "Girl, can we not let your mother eat? Your mother always makes fun of your father."

Xiao Shihua hesitated for a while. "Should we just give it up? What if my mother gets hungry?"

"Hehe... see? My daughter still kisses me."

"Yes, yes, I'll kiss you."

Zhong Yuemin's speed was astonishing. The next morning, as soon as the sun shone across the earth, he had already found Xie Yongkang and Li Kuiyong.

The two buddies walked into Zhong Yuemin's spacious and bright living room one after another, only to see Zhong Yuemin sitting at the table, sipping tea with a serious and earnest expression.

As soon as Li Kuiyong entered the door, he couldn't help asking, "Yuemin, what do you want to talk to us about?" He was straightforward and never beat around the bush.

Zhong Yuemin put down his teacup, scanned the two of them with a sharp gaze, and spoke slowly. "I asked you two to come here because I want you to put aside other things after the New Year and focus on finding a house for me. I want to buy a house."

Li Kuiyong and Xie Yongkang were stunned when these words came out. They looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes. Zhong Yuemin already had such a big house, and their family could live in it as much as they wanted. Why did they need to buy a house?

Not only Li Kuiyong and Xie Yongkang were shocked, but Chen Yijun was also surprised. Seeing Zhou Xiaobai who was acting as if nothing had happened, he asked curiously, "Xiaobai, do you know about this?"

Zhou Xiaobai glanced at Chen Yijun. "I know! Yuemin told me yesterday."

"Are you out of your mind? Why did you buy so many houses?"

Zhou Xiaobai smiled. "Mom, this is your good son-in-law's idea. Why don't you talk to him and ask if he's crazy?"

"You, you dead girl, you can't persuade him."

Seeing the worried Chen Yijun, Zhou Xiaobai comforted her. "Mom, don't worry, Zhong Yuemin has a plan in mind. When have you ever seen him suffer a loss?"

"If you're not worried, why should I be worried?"

Here, Li Kuiyong scratched his head and asked in confusion, "Yuemin, you already have such a big yard, why do you want to buy more?"

Zhong Yuemin smiled slightly, waved his hand, and said with great ambition, "This is just the beginning! I will buy as many as there are for sale!"

Zhong Yuemin's words made the two of them dumbfounded, and their surprise was beyond words. Xie Yongkang pondered for a moment and asked tentatively, "Brother Zhong, do you have any plans? Or, have you seen any opportunities to make money?"

"Haven't you noticed that prices have gone up?"

Li Kuiyong and Xie Yongkang nodded. "It has increased a little, but not too much. What does this have to do with your purchase of a house?"

"There are a lot of houses in Beijing, right? The rent has also increased, right? This proves that money has depreciated, and money will become less and less valuable in the future. I was wondering if there is any way to make money keep up with the speed of depreciation."

"Yuemin, so you mean buying a house can keep up."

"Can you rent it out after you buy it? In ten or eight years, you'll have enough money to buy a house, and you'll also have a house."

Li Kuiyong patted the table and said excitedly, "Okay! Yuemin, I support you! I'll go and ask for your help and see if there is anyone selling a house."

Xie Yongkang also nodded in agreement. "Brother Zhong, I'll go and ask around for you."

Li Kuiyong hesitated for a while and asked, "Yuemin, can I buy some?"

"of course can."

Zhong Yuemin sat at an old-fashioned Huanghuali table, sipping hot tea while discussing house purchase matters with Li Kuiyong and Xie Yongkang. "Kuiyong, there is something I need to make clear to you." Zhong Yuemin put down his teacup, his tone revealing a seriousness that should not be underestimated.

Li Kuiyong nodded, his eyes also flashing with seriousness. "Yuemin, go ahead and talk. I'm listening."

"We have a principle for buying a house this time, that is, we only buy those with clear property rights." Zhong Yuemin stretched out his finger and made a point in the air. "Those with private property certificates. In this way, even if the house price goes up in the future, or something unexpected happens, we have the certificate in our hands and can avoid unnecessary trouble."

Li Kuiyong frowned slightly. It was obvious that he was not very clear about this concept. "Yuemin, are you saying that many people don't actually know whether their houses are private property?"

Zhong Yuemin sighed. "Yes, many people have houses allocated by the government. They think that the difference between private housing and public housing is just a few dollars in rent, so they don't care. But if something unexpected happens in the future, such as a surge in housing prices, they may suffer a great loss because they don't have a certificate."

Li Kuiyong nodded, and the doubts in his heart gradually dissipated. "I understand. Then when we buy a house this time, we must make sure we have the property certificate in hand."

Zhong Yuemin nodded with satisfaction. "Yes, only in this way can we ensure that our interests are not harmed. Moreover, we cannot ignore this step just because we are afraid of trouble or want to save money. Otherwise, there may be greater trouble in the future."

When the housing prices rise to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, if you don't have a certificate, the people who sold you the house will fight with you to the death, and they may even want to kill you.

Li Kuiyong hurried through this alley full of life, but his heart was full of worries. He found an old man who was willing to sell his house, which was a happy thing, but the current situation of the house gave him a headache.

Li Kuiyong walked in after pushing open the wooden door of Zhong Yuemin's house. Zhong Yuemin was sitting on a rattan chair in the house, holding a book in his hands, frowning, as if thinking about something. When he heard the door open, he raised his head, with a bit of doubt and expectation in his eyes.

"Yuemin, we found an old man who is willing to sell his house. It's just that the house is a bit complicated." Li Kuiyong walked quickly to Zhong Yuemin, with a bit of anxiety in his tone.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the house?" Zhong Yuemin asked, putting down the book in his hand.

“There’s nothing wrong with the house itself. There’s a property certificate, and it was returned last year. But the problem is that there are former tenants inside, and we can’t evict them no matter what we do.” Li Kuiyong sighed, frowning.

Zhou Xiaobai stood up from the chair next to him, walked over to the two of them, and asked curiously, "Since it's the master's own house, why can't he make the decision himself?"

"I asked, and before it was returned, the house was managed by the Housing Authority, and many people were arranged to live in it. Although the old man has the title deed, the residents have gotten used to living there and are unwilling to move out." Li Kuiyong shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes

Zhong Yuemin understood what Li Kuiyong said. Although some of the properties were still private properties, many residents were forcibly moved in, turning them into slums.

The residents living in these properties are protected by the policy. Although the houses are private property and have property certificates, the owners still cannot drive them out in any form. Only when they voluntarily move out or find other housing can the original houses be vacated and returned to the owners.

Moreover, during the time they live there, they will only pay the rent for the public housing. The landlord will definitely not be happy if they only pay a dozen yuan a month for such a large area.

Think about it, if someone lives in a house like this, would they easily move out? I think probably not.

Then again, even if you want to move away, you need a house to move to! Most of the people living here are ordinary people. If you want to wait for them to save enough money to buy a house, then just wait!

While the owner of the house is still alive, he probably won’t be able to wait for this day, but his descendants may be able to wait for this day.

Zhong Yuemin recalled the twists and turns and hardships he had gone through in his previous life to buy a house, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It seems that buying a house is not an easy thing in any year."

However, Zhong Yuemin is no longer the same person he was in his previous life. Now these things are not a big deal to him. He will buy the property rights first.

Thinking of this, Zhong Yuemin said to Li Kuiyong, "Let's go and look at the house. As long as the house is fine, everything else won't be a problem."

"Okay, let's go and take a look."