The Age of Rebirth: Being spoiled and crying after marrying a retired veteran

Chapter 236 Buying a House
Joe was funny again, but he didn't stop the children from coming and going. Soon he bought vegetables and returned home. Mother Qiao went straight to the kitchen to make lunch.

Qiao Youyou took Qiao Ping and the others to the house next door to see a suitable sleeping room.

The room next door is not big, only two rooms.

If Mrs. Qiao is added, it is estimated that only one Qiao Ping, or two girls, Qiao Duo and Qiao Lu, can live there.

The rest who can't live will have to go to Zhou Xiaoyuan and her yard next door. It's on the second floor and there are many rooms. Mother Qiao usually lives here.

"Which one of you will live with grandma and who will live with mother?" Joe asked the children again.

Qiao Duo and Qiao Lu expressed that they would live with Qiao's mother.

Qiao thought again that this was good, it would be more convenient for the girls to take care of their mothers, so he tidied up the rooms of the two little girls.

Qiao Ping's luggage was carried in the yard next door, and she also lived on the first floor with Qiao's mother. There were two rooms on the first floor. Her and Zhou Xiaoyuan's rooms were on the second floor, so they didn't need to be packed to make room.

When she finished cleaning, it was still early, and Joe called the children to eat popcorn by themselves, and she followed into the kitchen.

"Mom, I want to buy the yard my sister-in-law and the others are renting now, what do you think?" Joe asked again.

Upon hearing this, Mother Qiao subconsciously asked, "How expensive is that?"

"It's not expensive, just 2000 yuan." Qiao asked about the price again.

"Two thousand yuan is quite a lot." Mother Qiao thought it was a huge sum of money. After all, these days, only wealthy people can save hundreds of yuan. "Your sister-in-law and I had discussed selling it in the county. If you sell Baozi for another year, you will definitely be able to raise enough money to buy a house."

Qiao nodded again: "This is a good idea. Mom, if you have money, you can buy a house. Just keep it. Whether you rent it out or sell it in the future, you will definitely not lose the money. You can keep it in your hands. On the contrary, it will depreciate.”

"What does depreciation mean?" Mother Qiao had never heard such a novel statement.

Qiao gave her another example, "That is, ten years ago, the salary was more than ten yuan, and it only cost [-] cents to buy a bun. Now, the salary has increased to more than [-] yuan, and the bun has also increased to [-] cents. In the future, the same price will be paid." Money can’t buy the same things, so naturally no matter how much money you make, it will depreciate.”

"Aren't wages also rising?" Mother Qiao felt there was no difference. Aren't these the same things she bought ten years ago?

"Mom, there is a difference. Think about it. The salary increase I'm talking about is for people who have worked for ten years. Newbies still don't have this salary. Is it devaluation? Logically speaking, after working for ten years, a salary increase is normal. Yes, but prices have also gone up, so soon it’s like they haven’t gone up at all.” Qiao picked up another piece of cucumber with his chopsticks and said.

When Mother Qiao heard this, she suddenly realized: "Hey, it seems that's what you said. I was just looking at the salary increase, but I didn't notice that the price of shopping was also more expensive."

"No, it won't make any difference to the people."

"You're right. The money will indeed depreciate if you keep it. It's better to buy something valuable and keep it." Mother Qiao nodded.

Qiao then said, "So, I'll buy the house next door first. You can tell your sister-in-law that when she saves enough money next year, wouldn't it be okay to buy a house in the county?"

"As for accommodation, we are all one family. You can help me look after the house while you are here. What's wrong with that?"

"Okay, I'll tell her tonight."

(End of this chapter)