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Back to the 80s: A Beloved Marriage
Sun Qiuer's long-standing concern ultimately did not come to fruition. After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to a son instead of a daughter.
Qi Ze was actually somewhat disappointed by this. Originally, he had hoped for a beautiful and lovely daughter.
On the other hand, Zhao Jin was delighted to have a daughter. With this, she and Qi Zheng truly had both a son and a daughter, which made them the envy of others.
As time passed, everything and everyone continued along their established paths and directions, slowly moving forward.
Qi Rui successfully entered the high school in the county where Qi Yuehong attended after graduating from middle school.
Naturally, Qi Yuehong became a serious college entrance examination candidate.
The third year of high school is always the most crucial and tense period. Zhao Jin even specifically rented an apartment near the county high school to take good care of Qi Yuehong's daily life.
Qi Yuehong initially refused to live off-campus. For her, staying at school was quite good. There was no need for her family to spend extra money on her; it felt like a waste.
However, Zhao Jin was very insistent on this matter. She also arranged for Qi Rui to live off-campus, along with Zhou Ju, who moved into the rented apartment as well.
At first, Zhao Jin planned to buy the apartment outright. After all, it was near the school and had great potential for appreciation.
However, as soon as this suggestion was made, Qi Yuehong firmly shook her head in refusal. According to her reasoning, since the family was becoming increasingly well-off, when Guo Guo and Dou Dou needed to go to school in the future, they would likely move directly to City. Therefore, buying a house in the county would be unnecessary and a complete waste. If the family really wanted to buy a house, it would be better to purchase one in City. This way, they could prepare early for Guo Guo and Dou Dou.
Qi Rui fully supported Qi Yuehong's reasoning and nodded in agreement continuously.
They all knew that buying a house was for the convenience of the siblings going to school. However, in reality, they had grown accustomed to a hard life since childhood and really didn't need to spend excessively on them.
Moreover, the living conditions at school weren't that bad. It was just collective accommodation, which they had long adapted to and gotten used to.
In light of Qi Yuehong and Qi Rui's strong opposition and refusal, Zhao Jin ultimately took a step back. Instead of directly buying a house, he decided to rent one.
This time, Zhao Jin didn't give Qi Yuehong and Qi Rui a chance to refuse; he made the decision directly, and it was final.
Qi Yuehong and Qi Rui had considered rejecting it again. However, just like Zhao Jin's attitude, Qi Zheng also nodded in agreement.
With Qi Zheng's endorsement, the matter was immediately settled, leaving no room for other possibilities.
Thus, Zhou Ju took Qi Yuehong and Qi Rui to live in the county.
At the same time, Zhao Jin indeed went to City to buy a house.
Of course, one house was definitely not enough. At least two were needed to accommodate their entire family.
There was no way around it; with so many children in the family, one house simply wouldn't suffice. There were already three from their family alone. Plus, with Qi Ze's Fat Baby also needing to be sent to City in the future, it was clear they needed more space.
City was different from the countryside; it was all residential areas. To save trouble, Zhao Jin decided to rent an entire floor. It happened to be two households, allowing them to live right across from Qi Ze's family. Even if Grandma Qi and Zhou Ju went to City, it would be convenient for them to stay over, making it very secure.
Zhao Jin naturally did not hide the matter of buying a house from the three elders at home.
With Qi Zheng's support, Grandma Qi and the others had no objections and allowed Qi Zheng and Zhao Jin to take charge of this decision.
The house was decided upon by Qi Zheng and Zhao Jin. Zhao Jin chose the house, and Qi Zheng paid for it.
Since it was a newly constructed area, there were plenty of houses to choose from. Zhao Jin selected the floor and also looked into other different layouts.
However, it was just research.
Zhao Jin bought a large unit, and her intention was indeed to get a large unit. She did not consider the layouts of other buildings in the same area.
While Zhao Jin was curiously studying other different layouts, Qi Zheng walked over with the contract in hand.
Zhao Jin didn’t mean to, but she immediately noticed that the floor Qi Zheng bought seemed off?
Zhao Jin had always trusted Qi Zheng's efficiency. However, she clearly chose the third floor; how did it turn into the second floor?
Meeting Zhao Jin's surprised gaze, Qi Zheng smiled and directly handed over the contract.
This was Zhao Jin's first time buying a house; she didn’t understand the various procedures and had no intention of getting involved. Even when Qi Zheng brought back multiple copies of the contract, she didn’t realize it.
It wasn’t until she followed Qi Zheng's instructions and flipped through all the contracts that Zhao Jin finally confirmed that Qi Zheng had actually bought three floors!
The building had a total of five floors, and Zhao Jin specifically chose a middle floor. However, Qi Zheng directly purchased the first, second, and third floors—three floors in total.
In other words, aside from the fourth and fifth floors, the lower three floors of this entire building were now their territory? "Since our parents are getting older, it's more convenient for them to live on the first floor. If we all move to City in the future, your parents and my parents will need to come together. If there isn’t enough space in the house, it’s better to buy an entire floor at once; it’s just right for several elderly people to live in. The second floor will be for Uncle when he gets married, and another unit will be for your brother Second Brother when he comes to City." Qi Zheng didn’t directly say that he specifically bought a unit for Zhao Zhenqi and Zhao Zhenan each. But in reality, it was pretty much like that.
After all, it was more than enough for Zhao Guoqiang and Xu Mei to share a house on the first floor. Whether it was bringing along Zhao Zhenqi's family or Zhao Zhenan's family, there was plenty of space.
At this point, the apartment on the second floor could be given to the remaining family.
Zhao Jin had never considered that when Qi Zheng bought the house, he had included her Maternal Family parents and siblings as well.
Clearly, Qi Zheng had no obligation to take care of her Maternal Family parents and siblings. Moreover, buying a house for them to live in added a different significance.
If Qi Zheng had only sent some delicious food and drinks to the Zhao Family, Zhao Jin would definitely not have raised any objections.
Even if Qi Zheng had directly given her Maternal Family money, Zhao Jin would certainly not have stopped him.
But giving a house...
Zhao Jin paused for a moment and shook her head: "Forget it, don't give it..."
"After all, it's all in your name. You can let whoever you want live there; you don't have to care about anyone else's opinion." Interrupting Zhao Jin, Qi Zheng said this.
Zhao Jin's words were abruptly cut off, stuck in her throat.
In disbelief, she looked at Qi Zheng, and without even lowering her head to check the name of the owner of the three-story house, she exclaimed: "Why didn't you write your own name? Why write mine? Can it still be changed? Let's go change it right now..."
With that, Zhao Jin grabbed Qi Zheng and pulled him toward the staff's position.
However, Qi Zheng pulled back on Zhao Jin.
"No need for that." Qi Zheng truly felt there was no necessity. If he wanted to write his own name, he didn't have to report Zhao Jin's name at all. There was no need to go through such trouble until Zhao Jin suggested it, and then change it to his name.
In Qi Zheng's eyes, everything he had belonged entirely to Zhao Jin. Whether it was money or property, he had no desire to keep it in his own pocket or insist that it must be under his name.
On the contrary, putting everything under Zhao Jin's name made Qi Zheng feel more at ease.
"No way!" As for other matters, Zhao Jin could let them slide. But these several properties were three floors worth; just looking at them made Zhao Jin envious. Not to mention, Qi Zheng even asked her to let her parents from her maternal family live in one of the houses.
Zhao Jin couldn't help but feel emotional and her eyes turned red.
No, it had to be changed to Qi Zheng's name. These houses belonged to Qi Zheng, and all the good fortune and kindness should be recorded under his name.
Even she couldn't take away everything Qi Zheng had contributed.
"Really unnecessary." Seeing Zhao Jin so insistent, Qi Zheng simply wrapped his arms around her and hugged her in front of everyone. At the same time, Qi Zheng's tone was particularly gentle, carrying a soothing and warm meaning as he whispered in Zhao Jin's ear: "We are one as husband and wife; why must we separate things so clearly? The houses we bought can accommodate my parents just as well as yours. My siblings can stay, and your brothers and sisters can too. We are all family; we are close relatives, so there is really no need to divide things so distinctly. Otherwise, it would feel too distant, and you wouldn't treat me as family."
"Then write your name on it and let them live there; isn't that the same?" Zhao Jin pouted, acknowledging the essence of Qi Zheng's words but still holding onto her own stance.
"If it's my name, how will your parents and your older brother Second Brother come over to live?" Qi Zheng asked with a relaxed smile.
Even though they were family, there was still an essential difference between a son-in-law and a daughter. If Zhao Jin's name was on the property, it would belong to the Zhao Family. Her parents and siblings could live there however they wanted.
But if it became his name, Qi Zheng could guarantee that Zhao Guoqiang's family would definitely not want to move to the city.
"Well..." Zhao Jin really wanted to say that even if she wrote Qi Zheng's name, it would be the same. But in reality, Zhao Jin knew it was not the same.
As Qi Zheng had said, if it were truly Qi Zheng's name, and Qi Zheng was the head of the household, her parents and brothers-in-law would definitely not agree to move to City.
Zhao Jin pursed her lips and fell silent. "Jin." Calling out Zhao Jin's name gently, Qi Zheng's tone was very serious, "I am truly grateful that the Zhao Family is willing to marry you to me. At that time, I was indeed very poor, and my family was under a lot of burden and pressure. While others avoided me, your family did not despise me or our family's poverty."
Zhao Jin blinked but did not interrupt.
She could sense that Qi Zheng still had more to say. At this moment, she just needed to listen obediently and could not argue with Qi Zheng. Zhao Jin's intuition was correct; Qi Zheng indeed had much more to share with her: "I have always remembered how you took all your dowry money to support our family in various ways. I know very well that those dowry funds were provided by your Maternal Family. If it were another family, even if they were willing to marry their daughter to me, they might not be willing to support our Qi Family like that. Your family has always helped us in a very tactful way, trying not to hurt my pride. This kindness is something not only I but also others in our family have always remembered."
"Then how can it be the same? My parents and brothers-in-law have indeed helped us a lot, but hasn't your Qi Family also repaid it? I've been married into the Qi Family for so long and haven't done any housework. And my older brother Second Brother is now supporting his whole family with the wages you provide, which is much easier than when he worked in the fields before, and he can earn more. They couldn't be happier. If we really count it, they helped you back then, and you've already repaid them double; there's no need to dwell on it." Listening to Qi Zheng's words, Zhao Jin could understand but also had different views and interpretations.
She acknowledged that Qi Zheng was right and recognized Qi Zheng's gratitude towards their family.
When she first married Qi Zheng, the Qi Family was indeed very poor. Consequently, they did benefit from her Maternal Family.
However, those were reciprocal relationships. After marrying Qi Zheng, he had already repaid them in other ways.
Now, Qi Zheng no longer owed her family anything. There was really no need for him to keep those past matters in mind or worry about them.
"It's different." Shaking his head slightly, Qi Zheng smiled faintly. Many things were etched firmly in his heart even if he didn't express them.
With the initial help from Zhao Jin's family, they truly resolved their crisis and effectively saved their situation.
However, in comparison, asking Zhao Zhenqi and Zhao Zhenan to come over to help with woodworking and paying wages to their brothers was merely a legitimate employment relationship.
If it weren't for Zhao Zhenqi and his brothers, there would be others. As their furniture orders grew larger and more numerous, they would eventually need to hire people.
Moreover, the Zhao Family's assistance came at a time of urgent need, when they were in dire straits. For him, helping the Zhao Family was merely an embellishment. The two situations were completely different—one was like sending coal in the snow, while the other was simply adding flowers to a brocade.
Qi Zheng's remark of "not the same" may not have been elaborated upon, but Zhao Jin still vaguely understood.
Although she sincerely felt that Qi Zheng was overly grateful, it was undeniable that Zhao Jin was moved.
Given her and Qi Zheng's current financial situation, buying a couple more houses wasn't too much of a burden. Since they could afford it and Qi Zheng genuinely wanted to express his gratitude, there was no doubt that Zhao Jin would support him.
Thus, the topic of whose name the properties would be under came to an end.
After all, Zhao Jin had no intention of taking the house with her; if it was under her name, so be it! It wasn't a big deal.
However, regarding their plan to let her maternal family live in the houses they bought, Zhao Jin took the initiative to inform Grandma Qi and the other elders as soon as she returned to the Qi Family.
Of course, Zhao Jin did not mention that this was solely Qi Zheng's decision; she had no prior knowledge of it.
Zhao Jin carefully informed the three elders about their purchase of three floors. Additionally, she truthfully shared the specific allocation of the six houses with Grandma Qi and the others.
Zhao Jin initially thought that if the three elders disagreed, she wouldn't tell the Zhao Family about Qi Zheng's plan to let her maternal family live in the houses.
No one knows for sure right now, and even if it doesn't happen in the end, it won't cause too much conflict or resentment.
However, Zhao Jin clearly underestimated the tolerance and kindness of Grandma Qi and the others.
When they heard that Qi Zheng and Zhao Jin had actually bought three floors, Grandma Qi and the others were taken aback.
Upon learning that the houses bought by Qi Zheng were prepared for Qi Ze, for their three elders, and for Qi Feng, Grandma Qi and the others had no other thoughts. Instead, they felt that there was no need for them to move to City; Qi Zheng was just wasting money.
As for the other two houses meant for Zhao Family to live in, Grandma Qi and the elders were more open-minded about it.
The money belonged to Qi Zheng and Zhao Jin, and the houses were bought by the two children. Wanting to honor their maternal family parents and express gratitude to their maternal family siblings was only reasonable!
As long as Qi Zheng and Zhao Jin could afford it, the three elders of Qi Family had no objections.
Why wouldn't they be willing? If everyone really moved to City and lived so close together, wouldn't that mean they could look out for each other and have someone to talk to? It would be lively!
Zhao Jin waited for a long time but didn't receive any reprimands from Grandma Qi and the others. It wasn't until the end that she finally realized that Grandma Qi and the elders truly didn't think there was anything wrong with her and Qi Zheng's decision.
Seeing Zhao Jin visibly relax, Grandma Qi and Zhou Ju exchanged smiles. This girl! Were they really that unreasonable? She actually got scared!
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