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 just 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."

Lu Miao nodded, and then went to the Tongzi Building mentioned by the housing management station.

The Tongzi Tower with beams and columns was built in the past few years to imitate the style of the Soviet Union.

It is three stories high, with very transparent windows from the north and south. 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 early February, heating is provided for three months. There is an extra charge of three yuan.”

The equivalent is 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's really too small.

One room is more than thirty square meters, less than forty square meters.

She felt overwhelmed by the traffic alone, let alone raising a child and Tang Mei.

"Is there any bigger building like this?"

"No, they are all about this size, and the houses 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 asked again:
"Then we don't want this kind of building. Are there houses in the alleys at the back?"

The person at the housing management station said:

"Well, that area belongs to the collective land and the individual rooms are not under our control."

Lu Miao nodded thoughtfully and said bluntly:
"Then let's take a look. Could you please make this trip?"

The person at the housing management station waved his hand and said "hurt" without saying anything else.

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 and going 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 wife's little hand and said, "Are you hungry? Find a place to eat and sit down to talk?"

"Ah."

Lu Miao nodded.

Fu Jingyou immediately said:

"There is a state-owned hotel next to Renmin University. I just saw it."

"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 near Renmin University. 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 had 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 doesn't want others to know about his relationship with you."

Fu Jingyou nodded, not paying much attention.

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.

Sitting down to eat at a state-owned hotel, Fu Jingyou talked about the house:
"The house I looked at the second time was okay, but a bit small. If it doesn't work, I'll rent two rooms. What do you think?"

"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.

It’s 15 to rent a house, and 180 for a 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 check out the alley again in the afternoon and see if there is a private courtyard like that."

Collectively, the situation 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 tell 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.

When he went out with the eighteen hundred yuan in his pocket, 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 at the bottom just after paying rent for three years...

He also mentioned a ghostly adopted daughter-in-law and adopted children.

Suddenly, Fu Jingyou was under great pressure.

Lu Miao took advantage of the fact that no one was around and twitched his little finger:

"Don't worry about money. We'll ask when it's time to ask. If you issue an IOU, it's just a loan, and you'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 they range from five or six households to as many as ten or twenty households. They are all 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. As the sky darkened, they were afraid that they would be late and unable to get into the car, so Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou had no choice but to go back home.

When I got home and sat on the sofa, my eldest daughter and my second son came to greet me.

"mom!"

"mom!"

"Hey~ Mom is here, the baby smells good, and Xia Xia also smells good."

After picking up the two children, 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, then 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 Xiao Mingyi, and kissed Xiao Mingxia.

"Do you miss your mother?"

Mingxia coquettishly nestled in her mother's arms, nodding shyly.

Lu Miao didn't blame them. She held the two children in her arms and took turns comforting them.

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 people as guests? We just need to pour water ourselves when we are thirsty."

"It doesn't take any trouble, why don't you just pour some water?"

Tang Mei said happily.

"It's been a long day today, how's it going? Did you catch anything?"

Lu Miao shook his head, "We can't rush this matter. We'll have a look tomorrow when we have time."

As soon as she said this, 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 your father's school...Your uncle Xie came over this afternoon and handed over a post, inviting our family to come over for dinner."

Steam heating has been available in some areas of the capital since 1958. I have included the information picture in the text, so don’t bully me! ! !

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