bookbashuk Chapter 22 The Future Home
Chapter 22 The Future Home
The two did not discuss those matters again.
Soon they arrived at a tenement building.
This was the first time Xu Sui had ever seen a tenement building from this era. It was square in shape, like a series of huge rectangular boxes, with narrow corridors and dim lighting.
Upon entering the building, you'll find a large communal kitchen in the center, along with toilet faucets and other shared facilities.
People come and go, and almost all the neighbors on the floor share these facilities, with various pots, pans and bowls placed around them.
Everywhere is filled with the aroma of cooking, and there is almost no privacy about what each family eats every day. Sometimes you don't even need to see it with your own eyes; you can tell what good food each family has just by smelling it.
The apartment they were assigned was on the far right of the second floor.
To get there, you have to go through the large kitchen in the middle. Fortunately, it's not cooking time now, so there aren't many people coming and going.
Xu Sui looked around and then gradually looked away.
It seems that living here will inevitably involve dealing with the neighbors around here in the future.
The wedding room that Gu Shu had prepared was not a tenement building, but a separate courtyard. Compared to other options, that courtyard offered better privacy, but such courtyards were in high demand.
Gu Shu had waited a long time in line before finally getting her turn.
Those who urgently need a house simply cannot wait.
Although Gu Shu no longer needed it, given their relationship, it wasn't appropriate to bring it up.
Soon.
The two finally found their house.
"Here are the keys, take them." Qin Yunzhou took out two keys from his pocket and handed one of them to Xu Sui.
Xu Sui took the key. "Then I'll open the door."
She stepped forward and opened the door.
Looking up, you see a small two-bedroom apartment, about 30 or 40 square meters, with only some basic furniture. It's very empty and dilapidated, and dust is everywhere.
For Xu Sui, it was actually quite small, but for people of this era, a house of 30 or 40 square meters, especially in a tenement building, was definitely considered spacious.
In the original owner's memory, in the old family compound, there were often three generations of a family, more than a dozen people, crammed into a small house of less than 20 square meters.
The son in the family is getting married, but they can't get a housing allocation quota. The best solution is to marry off the daughter, which will free up some living space and bring back some dowry.
Qin Yunzhou scanned the room and still felt that the furniture was too little and too old. He didn't mind, since he spent most of his time on missions and training outside. The key was Xu Sui.
He hadn't forgotten that Xu Sui usually wore a dress and small leather shoes from Shanghai; she loved cleanliness and fashion.
After all, it's a marriage, and you only get married once in your life, so you should have all the things that are expected.
"Take a look and see if there's anything we need to buy. I'll have someone get it for us."
Xu Sui walked around the room and finally went to the shaky wooden bed in the inner room, reaching out to tentatively shake it a few times.
It kept creaking and groaning.
"Let's change the bed. We don't need to change the rest for now; we can change them later if needed."
Qin Yunzhou was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised. "Just this?"
When Xu Sui and Gu Shu were preparing their wedding home, they replaced everything inside and out. Except for the old house, everything else was new. In total, it cost Gu Shu most of his savings accumulated over the years.
Those were all requested by Xu Sui.
When Gu Shu called Xu Sui, he overheard it by accident. Even now, he still remembers Xu Sui coaxing Gu Shu, saying that she wanted everything to be the best, better than everyone else's, inside and out.
He also said that the bride price should be at least 600 yuan, plus a plum blossom watch from Shanghai.
During those years, Gu Shu sent at least a third of his monthly allowance to Xu Sui, and another portion to his family. He didn't actually save much money.
Therefore, the six hundred yuan dowry was borrowed from Gu Shu, and the watch ticket was also obtained through his connections.
The reason he appeared in front of everyone with Gu Shu today was...
Gu Shu took the initiative to find him and returned the six hundred yuan and the watch ticket.
Xu Sui nodded. "Let's leave it at that for now."
"This house is fine. Just clean it up. We can look at the rest later."
After the wedding, if Qin Yunzhou returns from his mission and successfully avoids serious injury and doesn't return to his hometown, then they can slowly add more large items to the house.
Qin Yunzhou's gaze unconsciously fell on Xu Sui, with a hint of scrutiny and doubt.
"Okay, I'll come over and clean up when I have some free time these next few days, and get this place ready as soon as possible."
"However, I haven't prepared things like blankets, bedding, pots and pans yet."
"See when you're free to go to the city. I don't have much to do these days, so I can go with you."
They weren't very familiar with each other before, but they had met before.
For some reason, the Xu Sui of the past and the Xu Sui of now feel different to him.
He had no expectations for this marriage, but if she continued as she was, perhaps... given enough time, they could make it work.
Xu Sui thought for a moment, "Then let's do it tomorrow."
"I plan to leave my job in a few days, and I might have to move here earlier, or stay in a guesthouse."
She didn't want to stay in the performing arts troupe anymore.
I was originally planning to take advantage of Gu Shuang's making things difficult for her today and leave directly.
However, Gu Shuang suddenly changed her mind and refused to let her leave the art troupe. She even proposed to halve her salary. It is unknown whether her salary will actually be halved because of Gu Shuang's words.
But she didn't want to stay any longer.
Qin Yunzhou was somewhat surprised. "I remember, the performing arts troupe has always been your dream."
"If it's because of Gu Shuang, I can step in and resolve this matter, and make sure she stops targeting you in the future."
Compared to ordinary factory workers, the treatment of performing arts troupes is definitely quite good.
Xu Sui subconsciously looked up at the man beside her and asked in surprise, "How did you know that was my dream?"
To be precise, joining the performing arts troupe was the original owner's dream.
Of course, her main purpose in wanting to join the performing arts troupe was actually to find a better man than Gu Shu in the army.
Secondly, her status as a female soldier in the cultural troupe was not only respectable but also well-paid, which would help her find a man from a good family in the future, so it was a plus.
Qin Yunzhou was silent for a moment, then said, "...I heard about it."
Upon hearing this, Xu Sui quickly realized who it was from: Gu Shu.
They are best friends who have saved each other's lives, and best friends inevitably talk about their partners.
It's a bit embarrassing to talk about.
Before the original owner came to the army, Qin Yunzhou always treated her as his future sister-in-law and even prepared a wedding gift for her and Qin Shu, a radio ticket, which can be described as generous.
Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.
But the two of them ended up together.
Thinking of this, Xu Sui silently looked away.
She had always treated herself and the original owner of the body as completely different people, and she never felt awkward when she met Qin Yunzhou.
But in the eyes of outsiders, the things the original owner did were actually done by her.