Old Lady Zhang's Rebirth: Going Mad! Severing Ties with Family! Becoming Incredibly Rich!

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Zhao Xueyi yelled, "No more price increases! No more price increases! Mom, please let go!"

Zhang Guiying let go.

But still not satisfied, he kicked Zhao Xueyi in the butt.

Zhao Xueyi rubbed his ear with one hand and his bottom with the other, his face full of grievance. "Mom, please let me finish... I saw that everyone else has raised their prices, wouldn't it be out of place if we didn't follow suit?"

"How dare you talk back!"

Zhang Guiying retorted, "Why don't you go eat shit when everyone else is doing it?"

"..."

Brat.

Can't you tell she's using a metaphor?

Zhang Guiying took a deep breath.

I keep telling myself not to argue with a fool.

After finally calming down, she lectured Zhao Xueyi, "This is a long-term business, not a one-off deal. Don't ruin the store's image for a little bit of profit."

"Mom, I'm just making a suggestion, a suggestion! The final decision rests with you, doesn't it?"

Zhang Guiying glared.

Zhao Xueyi shrank his neck and ran away quickly.

Zhang Guiying grabbed him by the back of his collar just in time, "It's hot, and your dad's overseeing the construction at the new house. Go and take him an ice pop!"

"..."

Zhao Xueyi muttered to herself, "My husband is a treasure, but my son is just trash."

"What did you say?"

"Uh, I said I'll go right now!"

Zhao Xueyi quickly took out two milk popsicles he had frozen himself from the freezer, then hurriedly found a water glass with a screw cap, went to the backyard to pour a glass of cold water, and delivered it to Zhao Binghe.

Zhang Guiying's expression softened a bit.

Gao Jinhua couldn't help but laugh. "That fifth son of mine, you can say he's smart, but he's always making people angry. You can say he's stupid, but he knows how to please his dad to make you feel better."

"Smart my ass, he's just an idiot."

Gao Jinhua said, "Even if he's a fool, he's a good-looking fool."

"..."

Zhang Guiying was both amused and exasperated.

Not too busy right now, Gao Jinhua hesitated before asking Zhang Guiying, "Sister-in-law, Bingyi and I also want to buy a house, but the prices are too high now. Do you think it's worth it?"

"Buy it!"

Zhang Guiying immediately disregarded Zhao Xueyi and advised, "When will housing prices not be high? You've seen the national policies. Yantai is now the first pilot city for housing reform. This is a signal that it will definitely be implemented nationwide in the future, and housing prices will definitely rise again then."

She used herself as an example, saying, "Look at me and Zhao Binghe, not to mention how much our two shops have increased in value, just the three courtyards we bought in Shuiguang Village have increased in value by more than a thousand in just one year."

"Even if you and your second son didn't eat or drink, you'd only earn a little over a thousand a year. If housing prices rise faster, the speed at which you two earn money won't keep up with the speed at which housing prices rise."

"Dawei and Xiaowei are not young anymore, and they don't even have a place to live. Who's going to find them wives? Even if a matchmaker is willing to introduce someone, they'll only introduce women with poor conditions. People with houses have a wider range of choices when it comes to marriage."

"..."

These words struck a chord with Gao Jinhua.

Her biggest worry right now is her two sons' marriages.

Although they have urban household registration, their family is in very poor condition. They don't own a house, and apart from Grandma Zhao, none of the four family members can afford a formal job.

The eldest son, Zhao Dawei, originally worked as a temporary worker at a cannery.

In order to get him a permanent position, Old Lady Zhao locked Xia Zhi and the cannery director's son in her yard. After that incident, Gao Jinhua made Zhao Dawei resign.

Now Zhao Dawei is learning carpentry from Zhao Bingyi and making furniture for people.

David is 20.

He dropped out of school early, and in the past two years, people have been introducing him to potential partners.

But his family was poor.

The girls introduced by the matchmakers were all of very poor quality and average appearance.

Don't even mention Zhao Dawei.

Even Gao Jinhua looked down on him.

It's different now than before.

Gao Jinhua doesn't dare to even think about buying a house.

But since she and Xiaowei started working at the pastry shop, their family's living conditions have improved considerably.

Her and Xiaowei's basic salary has increased to 70 yuan a month. The shop has good benefits, and with performance bonuses and overtime pay, she and Xiaowei can now earn a stable salary of 90 yuan a month.

We ate lunch and dinner at the shop.

This indirectly saved on household food expenses.

Sometimes, when the braised meat shop couldn't sell all the meat, they would share some with her and Xiaowei to take home, saving them money on buying meat at home.

You can take home the cracked sponge cakes from the shop, as well as the scraps from making birthday cakes. These pastries are made with precious flour, eggs, and sugar.

It's different now than before.

Gao Jinhua wouldn't even buy it once every six months.

With two more people earning money in the family, food expenses have been reduced significantly, and Gao Jinhua has saved quite a bit of money in the past year.

After listening to her sister-in-law's advice, Gao Jinhua gritted her teeth and decided to buy a house.

She had no idea.

He asked Zhang Guiying, "Sister-in-law, where do you think Bingyi and I should buy a house?"

"How much money do you two have?"

"It's only a little over 4000 in total..." Gao Jinhua was a little embarrassed, because nearly 2000 of that 4000 was money she and Xiao Wei earned at the pastry shop.

"..."

Zhang Guiying rubbed her forehead.

With rising housing prices, there are very few options for houses priced at 4000 yuan.

Zhang Guiying thought for a moment and said, "With this little money, you'd probably end up buying a house in the suburbs. Here's what we'll do: I'll give you and Xiaowei an advance of a year's salary, and you can add some money to choose a house in a better location."

"Waaah."

Moved to tears, Gao Jinhua threw herself into Zhang Guiying's arms and cried, "Sister-in-law, why are you so good to me?"

"..."

That's so cheesy.

Zhang Guiying pushed her away with a look of disgust.

Gao Jinhua nuzzled against her arm like a puppy, "But you still owe Xiangyang 60000 yuan, the new house is still under construction, and the subsequent renovations will cost money. If you give me and Xiaowei an advance on our salaries at this time, what will you do if you're short of money yourself?"

Zhang Guiying waved her hand dismissively, "I don't need your pittance."

"..."

Gao Jinhua was about to cry.

Sometimes she couldn't understand those who couldn't stand seeing their siblings doing well.

It would be so great if my siblings were rich.

Apart from her own sister-in-law.

Who's going to actually pay her?

Her and Xiaowei's annual salary is around 2100 yuan.

With this extra money, she had more options for buying a house, and Gao Jinhua became excited again. "Sister-in-law, shall I buy a house in Shuiguang Village? I want to live closer to you so that I can go to and from get off work with Xia Zhi. That way, Xia Zhi won't have to worry about me and my brother when she gets off work alone at night."

"Sure!"

Shuiguang Village is a great place.

Calculate the time.

There should be news of demolition and relocation next year.

Now is the perfect time to buy.

Zhang Guiying said, "I'll ask Meifeng later to see if anyone in the village is selling their house."

"good!"

Gao Jinhua was so happy that she walked with a gust of wind.

After the peak season is over.

In the afternoon, Gao Jinhua looked up and saw that several shops across the street were under renovation.

The shops across the street had been under renovation for days, but today was different. Gao Jinhua's eyes suddenly widened as she looked at them, and she pulled Zhang Guiying over to point them out, "Sister-in-law, look!"

"Those four shops across the street, why are they decorated exactly like ours?!"