The person at the housing management station opened the door and Lu Miao took a look at the situation in the house.
It’s just an ordinary building, of a decent size, with one room at the entrance and another room inside.
There is no kitchen, bathroom, etc.
No wonder there are those stoves outside the corridor.
“There is a public restroom downstairs... You can take a look. If you don’t like it, there are two old buildings in the station. I can take you there to have a look later.”
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Lu Miao nodded, and then went to the Tongzi Building mentioned by the housing management station.
The Tongzi Tower, with its beams and columns, was built in the style of the Soviet Union in the past few years.
It is three stories high, with very transparent north and south windows. There is water and electricity in the building, and there are toilets on each floor.
“The rent for this area is 15 yuan per month. Water and electricity are provided. Steam pipes were installed in the past two years. There is heating in winter... However, heating also requires additional payment. From the end of November to the beginning of February , heating for three months, extra charge of three yuan.”
That’s equivalent to one yuan per month.
Lu Miao thinks the price is okay and the hygiene is good.
She was particularly excited about the heating, but...
It was really too small.
One room is more than thirty square meters and less than forty square meters.
She felt overwhelmed by the traffic alone, let alone raising a child, plus Tang Mei.
"Are there any larger buildings like this?"
"No, they are almost this size, and the rooms are in short supply, they are all left over from the public housing allocated by the work unit."
The implication is that if you don’t want it now, you may not be able to rent the house tomorrow.
Lu Miao thought for a moment and then asked:
"If you don't want this kind of building, are there houses in the alley behind?"
The person at the housing management station said:
“Well, that area belongs to the collective land and the individual houses are not under our control.”
Lu Miao nodded thoughtfully and said bluntly:
"Then let's see again, please excuse me for this trip."
The person at the housing management station waved his hand, said "hurt", and said nothing more.
Nowadays, they are all working for the government, and the tenants are not interested in the apartment, so they don’t have any big complaints.
After chatting downstairs, the two groups parted ways at the door of the old courtyard.
Seeing the person at the housing management station walking away, with no one around him, Fu Jingyou pulled his daughter-in-law’s hand and said, "Are you hungry? Find a place to eat and sit down to talk?"
"Yes. ”
Lu Miao nodded.
Fu Jingyou immediately said:
"There is a state-owned hotel next to Renmin University. I saw it just now."
"You have such a good memory!"
Fu Jingyou pursed her lips and laughed. , "That's right."
The two set off towards the state-owned hotel on the Renmin University side. Lu Miao chatted on the way:
"Dad used to work at the Military Region University, but wasn't he suspended for a while? The new unit seems to be Renmin University."
Fu Jingyou nodded.
He noticed it when Tang Mei said it yesterday.
"When you see him at school, stay away from him. He has such a bad temper that he is not willing to let others know about his relationship with you."
Fu Jingyou nodded, not too sure. care.
It’s okay not to want to.
If one goes to work and the other goes to school, if there is a relationship between moving out of the house, even if nothing happens, people who are determined to catch people will cause some trouble.
Sit down for dinner at a state-owned hotel. Fu Jingyou talked about the house:
“The house I looked at the second time was okay, but it was a little small. If it doesn’t work, rent two rooms. You see What?”
“Don’t make a decision in a hurry, I’ll do the math first.”
Lu Miao silently calculated an account. It was not that she didn't know, but she was shocked when she did the calculation.
The cost of renting a house is 15, which is 180 per year.
Two rooms are 360.
That’s it, not counting water, electricity, food, drink and chewing.
It doesn’t sound like much, but how much money did she and Fu Jingyou save in the past two or three years?
One thousand eight hundred dollars. In the next few years of college, let’s not talk about whether I have time to make extra money. The situation in the city is different from that in the countryside.
Some side hustles are impossible to start.
They cannot sit back and rest.
The house problem must be solved, but we have to look at the long term and find what is appropriate.
Lu Miao analyzed the situation, took a bite of the dumpling dipped in vinegar, and said:
"Let's go to the alley again in the afternoon to see if there is a small private courtyard like that."
Collectively The statement was similar to their previous situation in the production team in Province H.
Although it belongs to a collective, the room is an individual room, so there is no guarantee that someone will be willing to rent it out.
It’s hard to say on the surface, but behind the scenes, various factors cannot be ruled out. There are always people who will follow “money”.
Fu Jingyou nodded, suddenly feeling melancholy.
With the eighteen hundred yuan in his pocket when he went out, he felt that everything must have been stable in the past few years of school.
I just heard my wife calculate an account. His money will be exhausted just after paying rent for three years...
He also mentioned a ghost wife and children.
Overnight, Fu Jingyou was under great pressure.
Lu Miao took advantage of the fact that there was no one around and twitched his little finger:
"Don't worry about money. We'll just ask when it's time to ask. The IOU is just a loan, and we'll pay it back slowly in the future."
Fu Jingyou nodded solemnly.
In the afternoon, we went to the alley again.
There are many individual houses in the courtyard, but there are as few as five or six households, and as many as ten or twenty households are clustered together. Just looking at Lu Miao makes it feel noisy.
After wandering around for an afternoon, Lu Miao felt that it was not possible due to various reasons.
There was no need to rush. At this moment, seeing the sky getting dark, and fearing that they would be late and unable to get into the car, Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou had no choice but to go back home.
Going home and sitting on the sofa, Dabao and Dabao came to greet him.
“Mom!”
“Mom!”
"Hey~ Mom is here, the baby smells good, and Xia Xia also smells good."
Taking the two children out, Lu Miao covered them with incense and poked them one by one, "Did you listen carefully to grandma and grandpa today? Huh?" "
The two little ones looked at each other. Erbao Mingxia got into her mother's arms and held her mother without saying a word.
Dabao Mingyi’s eyes widened, he tilted his head and moved his mouth to complain:
“The baby is obedient, my sister is crying, and my sister wants her mother this afternoon.”
"Xia Xia is looking for her mother?"
Lu Miao chuckled, touched little Mingyi, and kissed little Mingxia.
"Do you miss your mother?"
Ming Xia nestled in her mother's arms acting coquettishly, nodding shyly.
Lu Miao did not blame, and held the two children in her arms to comfort them in turn.
Fu Jingyou sat aside, spreading his legs and crossing his hands, resting his elbows on his knees and looking at his wife and daughter.
Tang Mei poured hot water for them to drink.
Lu Miao raised his eyes and said: "Oh, you don't care, and you still treat me as a guest? When we are thirsty, we can just pour the water ourselves."
"It doesn't take any trouble, why not just pour it? Water? "
Tang Mei said cheerfully.
"It's been a long day today, how was it? Did you find anything you liked?"
Lu Miao shook her head, "I can't rush this, I'll go take a look tomorrow when I have time."
She As soon as these words came out, Tang Mei understood.
But thinking of something, Tang Mei put down the kettle, handed the teapot to Fu Jingyou, looked at Lu Miao and said:
"I'm afraid you won't have time to go out tomorrow."
"Huh? Why? Is there anything going on at home?"
"Xie Fei took the exam with you, and he also passed the exam at your dad's school...Your uncle Xie came over in the afternoon and handed over a post, inviting our family People come here to eat.”
Steam heating has been available in some areas of the capital since 1958. I have included the information picture in the text, please don’t bully me! ! !