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After saving enough money, the first thing Xiulian thought of was buying a house.

"Brother Cheng, the lease on the yard we rent will expire in half a year. We have more than 10,000 yuan on hand now, so why don't we buy it?"

"I do want to buy the house, but I don't know if Mr. Li will sell it."

"Then let's go ask tomorrow? If Mr. Li doesn't want to sell, we can look for other ones. Without a house of our own, we will always feel like outsiders."

"Okay, we'll go ask tomorrow. After we buy the house, we'll register our family of three in Yanjing City, and let Yangyang become a Yanjing citizen as well."

"Well, that's what I thought too."

In this era, although it is difficult to settle down in Yanjing, it is much easier than in later generations.

Moreover, Lu Cheng was no longer helpless like when he first came to Yanjing. He didn't even need to ask his master for help with the matter of settling down. There were two senior brothers in Yanjing who could help him with it.

The next morning, Lu Cheng brought Xiu Lian and the children to Uncle Li's house in Dongzhimen.

After explaining his intention to Uncle Li, Uncle Li sighed, "Xiao Lu, if someone else comes to ask, I definitely don't want to sell the house, after all, it is left by our ancestors. Back then, our family had a three-story courtyard, but now there is only this two-story one in front of us, and that small courtyard.

How about this, my son will be back at noon, you can discuss it with him. If he wants to sell it, then let him do it. Anyway, I am old, and sooner or later I will leave this house to him. "

Lu Cheng didn't say anything when he heard this. Even if Uncle Li didn't want to sell the house, there were still other options.

In the past two years, as the educated youths returned home one after another, many families in Yanjing had insufficient houses to live in. It was not uncommon for people to buy and sell houses privately.

Moreover, with the promotion of the production responsibility system, life in rural areas has become better and better. There are also some families who want to return to the countryside, and more houses are becoming vacant.

However, among these houses, those with good condition, clear property rights and good locations are still relatively rare.

When it was almost noon, Uncle Li's son came back from outside. When he saw Lu Cheng, he took the initiative to greet him: "Lu Cheng is here, please sit down. I heard that your snacks are very popular now, you must be making a lot of money, right?"

"I don't make much money, I just support my family, how can I compare with you guys."

Uncle Li's son is called Li Rongchang, who is 40 years old this year. He opened a restaurant not long ago and his business is pretty good. Now he carries a briefcase every day, looking like a boss.

Uncle Li coughed lightly and said, "Xiao Lu came here to talk to you about buying our small yard. You decide for yourself."

Li Rongchang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he quickly called out, "Lu Cheng, Xiulian, please sit down and let's talk slowly. In fact, I was planning to sell that yard. You are still living there, and you have to wait until your lease expires.

My restaurant is doing pretty well right now, and I'm planning to open another branch, but I'm also worried about the cost of the money. Tell me how much you can offer, and as long as the price is right, we can go through the formalities today."

Lu Cheng and Xiu Lian looked at each other and signaled Xiu Lian to speak first.

Xiulian hesitated for a moment before speaking: "It's like this. Nowadays, the price of a courtyard like this is basically between 8500 and yuan. The location of our courtyard is not bad. I also inquired these two days. A similar courtyard in the same alley was sold for yuan. Brother Li, look at this..."

Li Rongchang smiled and said, "Xiu Lian, you are talking about the Liu family's yard, right? I know their yard, but it's not as good as ours. The area alone is at least 20 to 30 square meters smaller."

Xiulian nodded: "We know this too. How about we pay 9,000? Brother Li, you know that our Lu Cheng is still in college and we don't have much money saved. If the price is too high, we can only look at other options. After all, we have to save some living expenses, right?"

Li Rongchang put on an awkward look at this time: "I also know your family's situation. Logically, we should also be considerate of each other. But I am indeed short of money at the moment. Do you think you can give me a little more?"

At this moment, Mr. Li in the house couldn't stand it anymore and walked out directly: "You little brat, are you still a Yanjing person? What's the situation of Lu Cheng and his wife? Are you stingy for such a small amount of money? If you want to sell it, sell it quickly. Since Lao Liu's yard is sold for 8500, then it is 8500. Lu Cheng still has half a year left on the lease!"

Lu Cheng finally stood up and said, "Uncle Li, let's be honest. We really like this house. Let me add another 500 yuan, 9,500 yuan. But we will complete all the formalities."

"What's nine thousand five? Xiao Lu, if you still recognize me as your uncle, it's eight thousand five."

Lu Cheng waved his hand: "Uncle Li, this is not the same thing..."

After some argument between the two sides, it was Uncle Li who finally made the decision and followed the price Xiulian had mentioned before, nine thousand.

Afterwards, both parties invited people from the street office and the police station to serve as witnesses and signed a property transfer contract, which was also stamped by the street office and the police station.

Although the sale and purchase of courtyard houses is not allowed at present, with the dual certification from the street office and the police station, plus some connections behind Lu Cheng, there is no need to worry about the other party going back on their word in the future.

Moreover, Lu Cheng has made preparations. In 1987, when Siheyuan houses are allowed to be sold publicly, he will complete the procedures at that time.

Anyway, the price of this courtyard house only started to increase after the 90s.

In the end, Lu Cheng successfully bought the current courtyard house and no longer had to worry about moving.

At this point, Lu Cheng's family has officially taken root in Yanjing City.

At night, the couple lay in bed, and Xiulian was still a little excited: "Lu Cheng, you said this house is still the same house as before, and the bed is still the same bed as before, why does it feel different? Now I feel that this bed is really comfortable to sleep on."

"From now on, we will have our own home in Yanjing. When we transfer our household registration here, we will also be Yanjing residents."

"Well, I will write to my father tomorrow and tell him the good news."

"Why are you still writing? It's summer vacation now. We'll go back in a couple of days."

"Yes, let's go back. I need to talk to my sister."

Nowadays, it is a very honorable thing to be able to change your rural household registration to an urban one, so that you can eat commercial grain and no longer have to be a farmer.

"Xiu Lian, most of the money for this house was earned by you."

"That's right, but it also depends on Cheng's wise guidance. This is the result of our joint efforts. I'm happy just thinking about it. No, I'm going to buy two pots of flowers tomorrow to decorate the yard. I'll also buy some picture books and new furniture."

After she was happy, Xiulian thought about the family savings: "Brother Cheng, we finally saved more than 10,000 yuan. Now we only have more than 2,000 yuan left."

"It's okay. Money is earned to be spent. We can earn more later."

"Well, our lives will definitely get better and better in the future. We will have a house and a household registration. If I save enough money in the future, I will buy another house, a courtyard house."

"Our Xiulian is becoming more and more discerning. She is really different and has made great progress."

"That's right. If I don't make progress, how can I keep up with you..."

As she was talking, Xiulian suddenly stopped, turned her head to look at her son across the curtain, and listened to his voice. After making sure that her son was asleep, Xiulian leaned close to Lu Cheng's ear and said, "Brother Cheng... I want you to clean up... I want to see if there is anything different in my own house..."

"Then let me show you what the difference is..."

As soon as the two of them made a move, they heard their son behind the curtain speak: "Dad, Mom, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay. Well, there are mosquitoes. Your mother is killing them."

"Oh, Mom and Dad, go to bed early."

The couple smiled at each other, feeling a little awkward.

After waiting for their son to fall asleep, the couple quietly left the house and went to another room...