The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 232 Money and House
After collective discussion and decision, the Ministry of Science had a two-story courtyard house near Nanluoguxiang, with an area of nearly 700 square meters. It was originally the dormitory for scientists of the Ministry of Science. Later, many scientists moved into the building, and this courtyard house became vacant.

So the office gave the house to Liu Hua and helped him to apply for a land use certificate. This became Liu Hua's private property.

When Liu Hua gave Liu Feifei the deposit certificate for three million, Liu Feifei was completely dumbfounded. There were only six zeros, and she counted them twelve times before she could figure them out.

After counting it, she stammered, "Liu Hua, tell me clearly where all this money came from. Three million. Does this make you the richest man in the country?"

"This is a reward from the country." Liu Hua took out a document with a bright red seal and gave it to Liu Feifei: "The country rewarded me for my scientific research work, which created a huge amount of foreign exchange income for the country. As for the richest man, this is nothing. There are many rich people."

"You've already taken three million, how much does the country have to earn?"

Liu Hua held up three fingers, and Liu Feifei asked nervously, "Thirty million?"

Liu Hua shook his head. "It's 300 million, and it's in US dollars. According to the official exchange rate, it's equivalent to 500 million RMB. If it's based on the rules of the underground market, it can be exchanged for about 1.5 billion to 1.8 billion RMB."

Liu Feifei felt that her legs were a little unsteady. It might be due to calcium deficiency or lack of sun exposure recently. This was a number she had never dared to think about.

After more than ten years of marriage, Liu Hua has a high salary and Liu Feifei has saved more than 10,000 yuan, which she thinks is very remarkable.

Unexpectedly, Liu Hua's move brought astronomical benefits to the country and to himself as well.

When the couple went to the bank to deposit money, Liu Feifei felt uneasy, as if the whole world was out to snatch her deposit certificate. She held the deposit certificate in her arms, and felt that everyone she looked at had bad intentions.

"Can you be more normal?" Liu Hua said with a smile, "If you look like this, the whole world will know what extraordinary thing you are holding in your arms."

"You are so careless." Liu Feifei said unhappily, in a low voice: "This is money, three million. Even if you sell me, I am not worth that much money."

Liu Hua said with a smile: "As long as you act openly and normally, no one will know that you have money in your pocket."

Liu Feifei also felt that it made sense, so she straightened up, but still complained, "There's a bank not far from our house, but you insist on going so far away. I don't know what you're thinking. Aren't you afraid of accidents after a long time?"

Liu Hua shook his head: "The people at the bank are too familiar with our family. When they see that we have so much money, even though we have supporting documents, they will inevitably talk about it. It won't be long before the people around us will know about it. Then we won't be able to live in peace."

It took a lot of effort to deposit the money into the bank. Although there were supporting documents, the bank still called to inquire. After certification from the higher-level unit, the money was finally deposited into their family's passbook and settled safely.

Because the bank staff did not know them, and there were certain confidentiality regulations, although there were such rumors in the market, they were not involved with Liu Hua's family and did not affect their peaceful life.

Liu Feifei felt extremely relieved. Her family already had over ten thousand in savings, which she considered her children and grandchildren blessed. Now it was over three million, which she could not spend in several lifetimes. So for the next few days, Liu Feifei woke up with a smile in her dreams.

A few days later, Liu Hua gave Liu Feifei the land use certificate for the courtyard house awarded by the department, and his wife smiled silly again.

"Hasn't I rewarded you with money?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Yes, but the leader thinks that the courtyard we live in is too messy, so he gave us a courtyard so that we can have some peace and quiet." "A courtyard with two entrances?"

"Yes, nearly 700 square meters." Liu Hua said with a smile: "Although it is a little smaller than our yard, it is all ours."

Liu Feifei was so excited that she wanted to go and see it that same day, but it was already dark, so she had to give up.

The next day, Liu Feifei took the key and went to her own courtyard alone. Looking at the gate of Qingtang Washe, she liked it more and more.

But when she came out of her new yard, she was seen by other neighbors.

That person was also curious. This yard was previously inhabited by several elderly people. After they moved away, the yard became empty. It’s not that no one on the street had their eyes on this yard, but this yard belonged to the Ministry of Science and the street office had no right to dispose of it, so in the end, nothing was done.

"Sister-in-law of the Liu family." The neighbor asked curiously, "Why did you come out of this yard? I remember that no one lives in this yard."

When Liu Feifei was so happy, she accidentally blurted out: "Our Liu Hua has made great contributions to the unit, and the unit awarded him this yard."

Wow, what kind of magical unit is this? The neighbors were all shocked. A yard was directly rewarded. He noticed that Liu Feifei’s word just now was not reward for the house in the yard, but for the yard.

But the neighbor still asked: "The whole yard was awarded to your family?"

"Yes." Liu Feifei said with a smile: "The entire courtyard with two entrances will belong to our family from now on."

"Congratulations, congratulations."

After returning home, Liu Feifei realized that she might have said something wrong. Our ancestors had said that wealth should not be shown off, and she estimated that there would be no peace in the courtyard now.

When Liu Hua got off work, Liu Feifei told him about her worries. Liu Hua smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay. This is the 1980s. It's different from before. The country has begun to encourage everyone to make money. It's not a taboo for us to have many houses."

"Then the neighbors will make a fuss."

"Will making a fuss be of any use?" Liu Hua said disdainfully, "Everyone should abide by the law when doing things. It's not like a few years ago. Making a fuss will only cause him more trouble."

This kind of gossip spreads the fastest, and many neighbors now know that Liu Hua's family was rewarded with a courtyard house.

So, some people started to have some ideas. Some families were short of housing, and since Liu Hua had so many houses, maybe they could get some at a bargain.

In fact, there are very few people who can think this way. Most people have seen clearly that things are different now. Ten years ago, you might be able to make a fuss and get some benefits, but now everything is about money.

Of course, there was no one else who wanted to get something for nothing, except Jia Zhang from the Jia family. Although she suffered repeated setbacks, she was never discouraged by her wild ideas.

(End of this chapter)