Chapter 62: A New Home

Bai Ruojiao gently pushed An’an’s back, then smiled and went to the counter to order food.

This time, An’an didn’t follow. He sat next to Zhao Sihai, a little shy, and cautiously looked at the uncle opposite him.

Shao Kangtai quickly grabbed his jacket and rummaged through it. He actually found two pieces of candy.

“An’an, here you go. This is chocolate. It’s delicious.”

An’an’s eyes lit up when he saw the golden coins in his hand.

He had seen his third uncle eat this. It was chocolate!

So, when Bai Ruojiao came back after ordering the food, she saw An’an with rosy cheeks, chatting enthusiastically with Shao Kangtai.

She was a little surprised. So fast?

“Mom, look, Uncle Kang gave me chocolate! Mom, here’s one for you.”

Seeing her come back, An’an immediately took the chocolate out of his pocket.

Bai Ruojiao realized and smiled, pushing it back, “An’an, keep it for yourself. Did you say thank you to Uncle?”

“Yes! Mom, Uncle Kang is amazing. He drives a car bigger than a house!”

“Really? That’s amazing.” Bai Ruojiao sincerely praised him.

Because drivers in this era, especially passenger or truck drivers, were very skilled.

They not only had to know how to drive, but they also had to know how to repair cars. They were real technicians.

Shao Kangtai scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

An’an, however, was very supportive, “Yes! An’an wants to learn to drive a big car when he grows up.”

Bai Ruojiao couldn’t help but laugh. She pinched his cheek, “Didn’t An’an say he wanted to be a doctor when he grows up?”

An’an was immediately stumped, especially since the system was yelling in his mind.

“Then, then An’an can be a doctor and drive a car at the same time?”

“Can you or not? It’s not up to others to decide. You have to decide for yourself if you can handle both. Anyway, even if you want to learn to drive, you have to wait until you grow up. You can think about it slowly.”

Bai Ruojiao smiled and rubbed the little guy’s head.

The food came quickly. Hearing that they were celebrating Bai Ruojiao joining the textile factory, Shao Kangtai didn’t hesitate.

He took out a bottle of white wine from his bag and opened it to celebrate.

Hearing that they were going to look at houses later, Shao Kangtai immediately said, “Fourth brother, Fourth sister-in-law, why didn’t you say you were renting a house earlier? I actually have a lead. I guarantee it’s a good house.”

“Oh? Tell us about it.” Zhao Sihai was also interested.

“Tiger’s relative moved to the provincial capital with his family a few years ago. Now that they’ve settled down, they want to sell or rent the house. It’s a two-story detached house. It’s not bad. The location is also good. It’s not far from the machinery factory and the textile factory. It’s just a bit expensive. If you want to buy it, it’s 1,000 yuan. If you want to rent it, it’s 5 yuan a month. Tiger put the key with me. If you’re interested, you can go take a look later.”

The two of them were truly surprised.

Because the house was indeed a bit expensive.

According to the housing market in the county, a normal house would usually sell for 500 yuan.

Even for rent, the highest price was 2 yuan.

After all, even though there were many working-class families in the county, ordinary formal workers only earned about 20 yuan a month. How could they afford a house with a monthly rent of 5 yuan?

But this made Bai Ruojiao truly interested in the house.

They didn’t lack money. If the house was in good condition, the price wasn’t a problem.

Shao Kangtai also knew that this price wouldn’t be a burden for Fourth brother, so he mentioned it to them.

“I think we can take a look.” She turned to look at Zhao Sihai.

Zhao Sihai naturally wouldn’t disagree. He nodded, “Okay, let’s go take a look after we eat.”

After dinner, the four of them went to see the house.

The house was indeed as Shao Kangtai said, in a good location.

They only turned two small alleys and arrived.

According to the location, it would take about fifteen minutes to walk to the textile factory and ten minutes to the machinery factory. It was indeed quite close.

Moreover, the house was at the corner of the alley, with only one neighbor on the left.

But the detached small building was basically semi-enclosed, which was much better than the large courtyard Zhao Sihai had seen before.

The exterior of the house was painted white, but it had been too long since it was repaired, so the white had turned yellow, and some places had mold and moss growing on them.

Shao Kangtai opened the door lock, and the first thing he saw was a small courtyard of about 20 square meters.

The courtyard was basically empty, with only some stone stools, flower pots, and scattered rotten wood.

The flowers in the flower pots had died, but a lot of weeds had grown.

Mushrooms were even growing on some of the rotten wood.

Passing through the courtyard, they entered the small building. The first thing they saw was a living room with red brick floors.

The small building was about 60 square meters.

There were two doors with floral cloth curtains on either side of the living room, leading to the master bedroom and the second bedroom.

The master bedroom was slightly larger, with a double bed, a wardrobe, a bedside table, a desk, and a washbasin stand.

The walls were covered with old calendars, a row of snow-white creams and beauties.

The places without calendars had turned yellow and moldy, and there were some small cracks.

The second bedroom was relatively smaller, with a single bed, a five-drawer chest, and a study desk.

There was also a small room upstairs.

It was actually a small attic, only about 1.5 meters high.

It was connected to the balcony and used to store miscellaneous items.

But the whole house had a good layout and good lighting. Bai Ruojiao was quite satisfied.

“What do you think?” Zhao Sihai asked her.

She nodded, “I think it’s pretty good.”

Then she asked Shao Kangtai, “How are they planning to rent it? Will they take it back at any time?”

Shao Kangtai immediately said, “The lease term is at least one year. It’s a direct contract. If they take it back halfway, they have to pay compensation.”

Bai Ruojiao felt that there was no problem, “If we decide to rent it, when can we move in? Do we need to wait for the landlord to come?”

Shao Kangtai immediately shook his head, “No, no. They said Tiger is in charge. If Fourth brother and Fourth sister-in-law decide, you can move in anytime. Just give the contract to Tiger when he comes, and he will handle it.”

“Okay, let’s move tomorrow, how about that?” Bai Ruojiao looked at Zhao Sihai.

Zhao Sihai naturally had no objections, “Okay.”

Shao Kangtai was very happy. He clapped his hands, “Just so happens I’m free. I’ll bring a few brothers to help you move tomorrow.”

“Hey, you just come. We don’t have to move too much stuff. Come over and help me rent a tractor.”

Hearing tractor, Shao Kangtai immediately slapped his forehead.

“Right, how could I forget that? Fourth brother always thinks of everything.”

“I’ll be here this afternoon. I can start cleaning up. Kangtai, give me the keys.” Bai Ruojiao said.

“Okay.” Shao Kangtai immediately handed her a bunch of five keys. He started rolling up his sleeves, “I’ll help too.”

The small building was basically empty. They just needed to clean it up a bit.

Then they bought some lime powder and repainted the walls.

The place wasn’t far from the supply and marketing cooperative and the department store, so it was convenient to buy things.

After the walls were painted, Zhao Sihai went to work first.

Bai Ruojiao and Shao Kangtai cleaned the house inside and out.

After cleaning, they locked the door and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things.

They still had to build a house on the homestead in the village. They wouldn’t be able to live there in the future, so they would have to move things back and forth.

So, they had to buy new daily necessities.

They finished everything in the afternoon and just had to move in with their bags.

Shao Kangtai had helped a lot today, so the family invited him to the hotel for dinner that night before going home.

But as soon as they entered the village, they encountered a group of people who were eager to find out information from Bai Ruojiao.