Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

They walked for about thirty minutes until they reached a bustling avenue, then turned onto a quiet side street, and finally arrived at a quaint old house.

This is a large courtyard with a sign hanging above it; it belongs to the Security Committee of xxx District.

Yuan Wenjie led Su Jinru inside.

This is actually a typical small courtyard house. There is an osmanthus tree in the middle of the courtyard, and some ordinary flowers and plants are planted in the flower bed next to it. However, because it is winter, these flowers and plants have withered and there is still some snow on them.

There is a honeycomb briquette stove in the yard.

A middle-aged man in his forties wearing military uniform came out to greet them.

"Commander Yuan, you've arrived?" The two shook hands.

"This is my wife, Su Shenjin. I brought her to see you."

The other person glanced at Su Jinru and nodded to her.

"Hello, my name is Wang Tao. I am the director of this security committee and also a former comrade-in-arms of Commander Yuan."

Su Jinru nodded politely to the other party.

"Hello, Director Wang."

There were people in both the east and west rooms, chatting inside.

Wang Tao led Yuan Wenjie and Su Jinru to a spacious room in the main house of the north wing.

There are tables, chairs, benches, sofas, and coffee tables inside.

Wang Tao invited them to sit on the sofa, where there was an antique-style tea set on the coffee table.

Wang Tao brought in a kettle of boiling water from the stove outside.

Yuan Wenjie picked up a larger teacup.

"My wife is pregnant, so just give her a glass of water."

While pouring water, Wang Tao said with a smile, "Congratulations! Congratulations, you're finally going to be a father! It hasn't been easy! All those years..."

Yuan Wenjie said with a smile, "Congratulations are indeed in order. I thought I would never have a wife in my life, let alone become a father."

"So, Old Hong really did cure you?"

Yuan Wenjie handed the teacup filled with hot water to Su Jinru.

"Be careful, it's hot. Warm your hands first."

Su Jinru took the teacup and held it with both hands; indeed, it was good for warming her hands.

Yuan Wenjie picked up a cup of tea and took a sip: "Nonsense, how can I get married and have children if you don't cure me?"

“Old Hong has been thinking about you all these years! You rascal, why don’t you come back? You ran off to the south and don’t want to come back, and you don’t miss us old acquaintances.”

"You know, as a soldier, I have no choice in this."

"What do you mean by 'having no choice'? The military was reorganized and restructured six months ago. People like you can request to return to their hometown. You just don't want to come back, do you?"

“You’re my brother, so I’ll tell you the truth! I did consider coming back. My parents and two older brothers also want me to come back, but I think there are too many talented people here, and I won’t have much room for development if I come back. It’s better to stay in the South. They need people there, and there’s more room for development. I should make something of myself while I’m still young! Besides, my wife is from the South, and she likes the climate there.”

"It seems your sister-in-law has a lot of influence on you. I didn't expect you to be such a romantic."

Wang Tao smiled and refilled Yuan Wenjie's tea.

"What are you planning to do with this house? Do you want to buy it back?"

Yuan Wenjie glanced at Su Jinru.

"Aru, this is the house I lived in when I was a child. It can be considered our family's ancestral home!"

Su Jinru was very surprised: "You mean, this is the house left by your biological parents?"

“My parents donated this house to the government before they passed away. At that time, the government did not have an office, so they donated the house to the government as a small office. Therefore, this house now belongs to the government.”

When Su Jinru first came in, she didn't pay much attention to the house. Now that she heard that this was the house where Yuan Wenjie lived when he was a child, she immediately got up and went out of the room to look around.

Yuan Wenjie and Wang Tao followed her out.

"This is a courtyard house with local cultural characteristics. The main house has three rooms and two side rooms, making a total of five rooms."

Yuan Wenjie explained.

“There are three rooms in the east and west wings, and four rooms in the south wing excluding the main gate. Including the main gate and the hanging flower gate, there are a total of 17 rooms. With the courtyard, the total area is 220 square meters.”

Carved windows, pillars with intricate carvings and paintings, and furniture that looks incredibly heavy...

This is a traditional courtyard house! A house worth hundreds of millions in sixty years.

More importantly, this is Yuan Wenjie's ancestral home.

Su Jinru said, "Director Wang, this house is A-Jie's ancestral home. Can we buy it back?"

Wang Tao: "Aren't you not coming back to live here? What's the point of buying it? Houses can't be left vacant; that's a policy regulation."

Su Jinru was pleasantly surprised.

"Can we really buy it back?"

"Sure! Many of the houses that were confiscated before have been gradually allocated to talents brought in from outside. They can own them permanently by paying a small fee."

Su Jinru asked anxiously, "So, for those of us who donated before, is it possible to buy them back with money now?"

"It should be possible! The government is short of funds right now, and many houses that have been confiscated and left vacant can be sold by the government as long as someone is willing to buy them."

Su Jinru: "Really? The government is selling some of the vacant houses?"

"Yes! Houses are for living in! On the one hand, many houses that have been confiscated are vacant, and on the other hand, the national treasury is tight, and some people still don't have a house to live in. So the government introduced a policy that allows people to buy those vacant houses from the government with money. For those who don't have a house but have local household registration, the government will directly allocate them to live in the house. This house, for example, can be allocated to seven or eight families."

"You're using this building as your office now, so is it considered an unused building?"

“There are many such houses. If you buy them, we will move to other vacant locations to work.”

"Director Wang, do you know how much a house like this costs?"

"Houses in the city center are more expensive, ranging from sixty to one hundred yuan per square meter. Houses outside the second ring road are priced between ten and sixty yuan per square meter."

“This house is not only in the city center, but it also has a good structure, fine workmanship, and cultural heritage. Someone bought an exact copy of it before, and the price was 26,000.”

Su Jinru has over 100,000 yuan in her hands, so she can afford the house.

Money wasn't the issue for Su Jinru; her concern was whether they were eligible to buy. She'd heard there were many conditions for purchasing the house, such as residency requirements, and whether taking out so much money at once would affect Yuan Wenjie.

After all, he had previously purchased food for the army. What if someone with ulterior motives uses this to make a fuss?

After all, this is the most chaotic time.

Su Jinru smiled and said, "Let's discuss it again. After all, it's such a large sum of money, and we don't know where we'll borrow it from or whether we can even raise enough."

Wang Tao: "Yes! Twenty-six thousand is not a small amount."