I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 143 Going Home
In his previous life, the person Liu Jin was most grateful to was his sister.

Before going abroad, his sister gave him great support.

Although later...

Since his mother had already made the decision, he didn't say anything.

If handled well, those houses will be worth at least tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, in twenty years, which will fulfill the brother-sister relationship.

"The house can be in her name, but don't tell her."

In the end, Liu Jin reminded his parents.

There's nothing I can do, his sister is too troublesome!
"Let her just focus on her job at the bank and stop daydreaming... Having these houses as a backup is enough for her."

"it is good!"

Liu Dasheng finally made the decision.

……

Stayed in Pinghu for a few days.

Liu Dasheng was anxious to return to Zhongzhou.

Liu Jin didn't object. After all, he was close to his uncle, but he couldn't live there forever.

He also lives alone and doesn't like noisy environments.

Pinghu has beautiful scenery. Although the river channel has been filled, it still has some of the charm of a Jiangnan town.

Liu Jin had two meals at Xian De Lai... Well, it was a small shop that mainly sold wontons and steamed dumplings.

When he was a child, that is, in the 1980s, he and his elder sister went to visit relatives with his mother. After having a meal, they were amazed by the delicious food, and it was engraved in their memory.

But actually, that's the taste.

It was just that in that era, she carried some of Liu Jin's memories.

And stinky tofu...

It’s not the black tofu from Hubei and Hunan, but fried stinky tofu, which is white.

In the future, any restaurant that serves Hangzhou cuisine will have this thing.

Eating is a memory.

I ate my uncle's braised pork and braised beef in soy sauce.

I ate my cousin's husband's fried pork kidney, it was so tender...

We also tried the drunken shrimp, one of Pinghu’s specialties.

The relatives were initially curious, and before Liu Jin made up his mind to leave, his uncle began to urge him to get married...

Liu Jin knew that he could not stay there any longer.

"I have a girlfriend."

"really?"

"I'm not gonna lie... this is a picture of us."

Of course Liu Jin would not take out the photos of him, Sophie or Alice.

It was a photo of Chloë, Mela and him on the Champs-Elysées before signing in Paris.

"Still a foreign woman!"

My uncle was beaming.

"which one?"

"Hehe, you can't have both."

"Xiao Jin, if you really have this ability, your uncle will give you the heirloom."

"Forget it, Brother Ajie will definitely fight me to the death."

"He dares!"

And just like that, we got away with it with a laugh.

However, when the family of three boarded the plane to Zhongzhou, the father suddenly asked: "You and those two women, are you really..."

My mother, who was standing by, also pricked up her ears.

"What are you thinking about!"

Liu Jin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

These past two days, my parents often looked sad.

Liu Jin thought something was wrong, but it turned out that...

My dad was very patient and endured it for two whole days.

Mom breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I told you, Xiao Jin isn't the type to mess around...isn't he pursuing Si Si?"

"No more chasing!"

"what?"

"After I arrived in France, I figured out one thing."

"What?"

"A real man should never be without money in his pocket for a day... I want to make money, and the rest is up to fate."

He didn't dare say that he didn't plan to get married.

Believe it or not, as long as he dares to say it, once he returns to Zhongzhou, he will never be able to go out again.

With my dad's temper, he can't even step out of the house unless he gets married and has kids.

"You're talking nonsense. If I meet the right foreign woman, I won't object."

"Yes, the two girls you showed your uncle that day were pretty good... What do they do? How old are they?" Liu Jin suddenly had an urge, an urge to fly back to France.

……

Zhongzhou in 2001 was not yet the city it would become in the future, with chaotic development directions and changes every two years.

To be honest, Liu Jin has always been pessimistic about the development of this city.

The red line of 18 billion mu of arable land means that this provincial capital city cannot overdevelop other industries.

Once upon a time, this city shocked the whole country.

Asia, the commercial capital, the commercial war...

But now it has all vanished.

In the future, its area will continue to grow, but chaotic planning and numerous restrictions mean that its upper limit will not be too high.

Even leaders will shout "international city"!
Ahh ...

Liu Jin did not move into the house in the retirement home.

Instead, we lived outside the retirement home, in a house allocated by my mother's unit.

The three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment has been vacant.

Now, it has become Liu Jin's territory.

During the day he reads and writes here. When he is not writing or reading, he goes to his father's residence in the retirement home.

Very calm and peaceful.

He didn't tell anyone that he had returned to China, nor did he contact his classmates.

In Liu Jin's opinion, writing books, chatting with parents, and taking walks are the ultimate enjoyment.

However, this house reminded him of something.

"Mom, is my sister and her family still living in the house near the procuratorate?"

"Yes!"

The house Liu Jin lives in was given by his mother's unit.

The house near the procuratorate was bought by my mother when the unit raised funds to build the house.

Ten years later, someone took a fancy to the house outside the retirement home.

then……

But they overlooked one thing: the house was a private property. It was originally built as a joint military-civilian project. The house belonged to the city government, but the land belonged to the military. So when the man used various means to demolish the house, the retirement home went all out and reclaimed the land.

The bamboo basket was empty.

It only makes life difficult for those who have been relocated.

Most of these people are within the system...

In order to get them to sign, I had to threaten them severely.

Until Liu Jin was reborn, the house was not rebuilt...

"Let's see if we can change it."

"Change? Why?"

"It's too noisy and unsafe. Why not find someone to move to the Municipal Party Committee's family compound? I think it's better."

"That's a hassle."

"No, think about it, it's much more convenient to live in the Municipal Party Committee's staff quarters.

There are all kinds of living facilities here, including xx Road Primary School and No. 19 Middle School... If I have children in the future, won't it be a lot easier?

Besides, before we moved here, we lived in the Municipal Party Committee’s staff quarters, so I’m just going home.”

"This……"

No matter what Liu Jin said, his mother might not take it to heart.

But when it comes to children...

My mother was immediately attracted!
Xx Road Primary School is good. Liu Jin and his sister both went to primary school there.

No. 19 Middle School is also a key school. Although it is not the best, the quality of education is not bad.

The key point is that it is just across the street from the Municipal Party Committee’s staff quarters, so close!

"I'll discuss it with your father."

"That's all I'm saying. Think about it for yourselves."

"I know, I know!"

It has been more than ten days since Liu Jin came back.

From being the apple of one's eye, he gradually became someone that everyone disliked.

I don't go out every day. I'm either typing at home or reading materials.

Occasionally, some calls come in.

Why don't you speak English? I can understand some of it if you speak English.

You actually speak French, I’m at a loss!

But, it seems like it was a girl calling...

My mother felt like she was being scratched by a cat and was itching so much.

……

(End of this chapter)