Su Xiaotian felt a sense of crisis looking at the homeowner's shifting expression.
Did this mean they were going back on their word?
That wouldn't do. She quite liked this siheyuan, and if she missed out, where would she find another one so suitable?
The young girl was quite clever. Her eyes darted, and she tugged on Yu Ruiyuan's sleeve, asking,
"Grandma, when will our family be able to move into an apartment building?"
Yu Ruiyuan was taken aback at first, but her reaction was swift.
"It's a bit difficult for now. After all, we just run a small business ourselves. Apartment buildings are allocated."
With that one sentence, the homeowner's regretful expression vanished instantly.
Indeed, who would still live in a single-story siheyuan if they could move into an apartment?
It was inconvenient for everything.
Besides, selling this courtyard would bring in nineteen thousand yuan, and they would soon receive a three-bedroom apartment.
No matter how she calculated it, the homeowner felt she had made a profitable deal.
"Little girl, why don't you find a way to get a worker's quota? If you just run a small business, you definitely won't be allocated an apartment building."
The homeowner ultimately chose to transfer the siheyuan to Su Xiaotian. Before the transfer, she even earnestly advised Su Xiaotian.
Su Xiaotian thanked the homeowner sincerely, saying she would consider it.
Yu Ruiyuan watched the little child seriously communicate with the homeowner and could barely suppress a laugh.
When Grandma Su learned that Su Xiaotian had actually bought a siheyuan, the cleaver in her hand clattered onto the cutting board.
"Xiaotian, do you mean you bought a house in Beijing for our family?"
Although they were already living in Beijing, it wasn't their own home, and Grandma and Grandpa Su always felt a bit uneasy.
They were also calculating when they could afford to buy a house in Beijing at their current rate of earning.
"Yes, the owner has already moved out. We can move in the next couple of days."
Grandma Su looked at Yu Ruiyuan, who was gazing dotingly at Su Xiaotian, and sighed.
She already doted on Xiaotian enough, but who knew Yu Ruiyuan doted on her even more?
It was one thing for her to have good food and clothes every day, but now she was even letting her buy a house.
"Ruiyuan, you can't spoil this little girl like this. If she wants ice cream or something, you buy it, but this is a house, it must be terrifyingly expensive," Grandma Su said.
The reason she knew houses were expensive was because Grandpa Su had inquired.
Then, Grandma Su glared at Su Xiaotian and said, "You child, how dare you ask for a house? Don't your godmother and godfather work hard for it?"
Hearing Grandma Su's words, Yu Ruiyuan knew she had misunderstood and quickly smiled, "It's not like that at all. This house was bought with Xiaotian's own money."
Then she recounted how Su Xiaotian had found treasures to sell for money.
Initially, Yu Ruiyuan had worried that Su Xiaotian might not be believed.
However, after she explained, Grandma Su actually smiled.
"This child Xiaotian is just lucky. You are one of us, so I won't hide it from you. The reason our old Su family is where we are today is all thanks to Xiaotian."
Only then did Yu Ruiyuan feel relieved upon hearing Grandma Su's words.
The two grandmothers, with their different thoughts, were both worried if the other would find Xiaotian's actions problematic.
After all, no matter how lucky a child was, could picking up a few unknown items on a street corner one day result in a large courtyard?
If that were the case, everyone would go treasure hunting, and who would go to work?
The news of the Su family buying a house quickly spread among their close families.
Su Taohua insisted on having a housewarming ceremony according to the old family customs.
Grandma Su also had this idea, so she agreed.
For this matter, Grandma Su asked her grandson to write a letter home to inform them.
When the people back home received the letter, they could hardly believe their eyes.
"I think you misread it!" Wang Xianghua said, shaking her head and smiling.
Her husband wasn't very educated, so it was possible he misread it.
Not only Wang Xianghua, but Su Laoda himself felt he had misread it.
A house in Beijing, no matter how cheap, would cost several thousand yuan, right?
The last letter mentioned opening a restaurant, which had already cost a lot of money. How could they buy a house so soon?
Or was it that the restaurant was making such incredible profits that it earned the money for a house in such a short time?
"Why don't we go to Beijing to take a look? Maybe if you lower your head in Beijing, you can pick up gold?" Qi Liangying said after thinking for a long time.
Since Liang Xiu had left, she felt the chicken cake factory was no longer interesting.
Su Lao Er glared at her and said, "What are you thinking about? If you could really pick up gold by lowering your head, would outsiders be allowed in? The locals would be fighting tooth and nail."
Hearing her husband say this, Qi Liangying also chuckled. Indeed, how could she have such an idea?
Wait, maybe it was true.
"Husband, maybe it's true. If others can't pick it up, can't Xiaotian pick it up?"
Qi Liangying remembered that Su Xiaotian had picked up a box of gold from the mountain a few years ago.
Everyone fell silent. This was indeed possible.
"Did the letter say how the house was bought?" Su Lao San asked.
Hearing his second sister-in-law say this, he suddenly felt that this matter might really have something to do with that girl Xiaotian.
Su Laoda shook his head.
"It didn't say, only that they bought a house. They probably didn't want others to see the letter."
After Su Laoda finished speaking, he hesitated. He had always been a cautious person and wouldn't leave any handle for others.
"I think it's best we keep this to ourselves, so others don't feel uncomfortable knowing."
The Su family's life had been flourishing in recent years, and some people in the brigade were already gossiping behind their backs. They couldn't let others know they had also bought a house in Beijing.
Otherwise, who knew what kind of trouble it might cause.
People are like that. When everyone is living similarly, it's all good. If one family's life suddenly improves, others will definitely be unhappy.
The few of them were adults and had gained some experience over the years. Su Laoda's reminder made them all nod in agreement, vowing to keep it a secret.
"From now on, our lives will become more promising!" Su Lao San said with emotion.
Even if the matter of buying the house couldn't be spoken of, it was fine to be happy about it in one's heart.
"Now I have no other desires, I just hope my children can live well. If they achieve something, then our lives will truly have hope," Qi Liangying said with a faint smile.
In fact, she felt a bit inferior.
Among the three brothers, the third brother's family had Xiao Wu attending military school, and there was also the incredibly intelligent Su Xiaotian, who would surely bring them up.
The eldest brother's family had Shouwen and Sangong who had already been admitted to university, leaving only Xiao Liu still in high school. But this child had a steady personality and would surely do well in the future.
Only in her own family, Ci Liang and Xiao Si had gone to university, but Xiao Si had only just started, and Ci Liang wasn't studying anything proper.
Xiao Jiu was even more mischievous, and only Xiao Qi didn't cause her any worry.
Who said having many sons was a blessing? It was clearly a curse!
[Author's Note]
This is the second chapter today. On Jingzhe day, may you have great luck. The lucky little sister Su Xiaotian says: Especially for the babies who vote with their tickets, your future luck will definitely be great!