Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire

Chapter 337: Let’s Go Home

During the property transfer, Lin Xiang decisively wrote Mrs. Lin’s name.Mrs. Lin looked at the property certificate with her name on it and quickly reminded Lin Xiang, "Girl, the name is wrong, it should be yours."

"The purchase of the house in Beijing was quite sudden, so I wrote my name without consulting you. From now on, all the houses will have your name, which will give you some peace of mind."

Although Mrs. Lin knew how much savings Lin Xiang had now, Lin Xiang always deposited the money herself, and Mrs. Lin only had some small amounts at hand.

Though this so-called ’small money’ was already a huge sum for most people, having the money directly in hand did make a difference.

And now, Mrs. Lin had a house in her name, making her feel more confident, no matter what happens.

Mrs. Lin didn’t refuse, repeatedly looking over the property certificate with her name on it.

"The last time Zhao Xiuli’s name appeared on a document was on my marriage certificate with your dad. I never thought I’d have my own house now."

This isn’t the kind of rural house with only living rights and no Zhuang Ji registration; she now has a house in the city. Does this mean she’s a city person?

Lin Xiang saw Mrs. Lin’s thoughts through her expression and proactively brought up the topic of changing household registration, "I plan to register my household in Beijing. We have a house in Beijing now, so we can move the household anytime. Mom, do you want to join me in registering in Beijing?"

Changing from being a Ji Province person to a Beijing person?

Mrs. Lin felt tempted for a moment, but quickly declined.

"As the saying goes, one should return to their roots when old. Just getting a glimpse of Beijing’s prosperity is already great for me; keeping the registration in Ji Province would be better, avoiding future hassle of moving it back and forth."

Pausing for a moment, Mrs. Lin asked Lin Xiang, "If my household isn’t registered in Beijing, does that mean I’m not a Beijing person? Can I stay in Beijing forever? Will I be mistaken for an illegal drifter?"

"We have recommendation letters from the team leader and commune director, so we won’t be considered drifters. Besides, in a few years, it will be possible to apply for residence permits, so you don’t have to worry about that."

"Then I’ll just stick to being a Ji Province person honestly."

Mrs. Lin carefully placed the property certificate into the bag she carried with her, "Let’s go, we should head back to Li Hua Team."

Before heading back, Mrs. Lin bought some things from the town’s supply and marketing cooperative.

Close to the year-end, most good items at the cooperative were already snatched up, so Mrs. Lin spent a high price to buy milk candies, peach crisps, sunflower seeds, and peanuts, along with two cans of malted milk. Whoever visits their home can be served with malted milk.

"These things are a bit heavy, let me carry them."

Mrs. Lin refused Lin Xiang’s offer to help, holding the net bag closely, unable to resist saying, "A year ago, if someone told me I’d buy two cans of malted milk without blinking, I wouldn’t have believed them. Over the past year, our lives have changed dramatically."

Lin Xiang hugged Mrs. Lin’s shoulder, "Our good days are ahead with me as your daughter. You just wait to enjoy life!"

When Lin Xiang and Mrs. Lin returned to Fifth Uncle’s house, Fifth Uncle and Fifth Aunt had already arranged everything.

Fifth Aunt pointed to the freshly packed several pieces of cured meat, saying to Mrs. Lin, "Knowing your return is short, and unable to cure meat yourself, we took the opportunity to smoke them when smoking our own."

"I was just telling the girl, we couldn’t even find meat at the pork company anymore. Thankfully, you were thoughtful, or we wouldn’t know how to celebrate the New Year."

"Let’s head home."

The group headed back to Li Hua Team grandly.

Without a cart, they had to walk back, but fortunately, Fifth Uncle had already made a handcart, putting everything on it, so they didn’t feel tired.

At their doorstep, Lin Xiang and Mrs. Lin parted ways with Fifth Uncle and the others.

As they opened the door, Mrs. Lin couldn’t help saying, "We haven’t lived here for more than half a year; the house is probably full of cobwebs. We’ll have to clean up well later."

However, when they opened the door and saw the yard, both Mrs. Lin and Lin Xiang were stunned.

Not only did the little yard they hadn’t lived in for long show no signs of decline, it looked like someone had been maintaining it.

There was not a single dry weed in the yard, and the mother-daughter pair’s bedding was obviously washed and hung on the line in the yard.

When they opened the main room’s door, they found the room still maintained as it was before Lin Xiang left, but the floor, tables, and corners had no dust or cobwebs.

"What’s going on here?"

Mrs. Lin hurried back to her bedroom and saw the lock on the five-drawer cabinet was still locked, secretly relieved.

She found a key from the secret compartment under the bed and opened the cabinet; the fabrics inside were untouched.

"There’s nothing valuable at home, just some fabrics Director Chen gave you before. Mom’s not stingy about the fabrics, I’m just curious how our place is so clean?"

Being worldly, Mrs. Lin didn’t care much for these fabrics anymore, having several coats costing hundreds of dollars each.

Still, someone quietly came in and cleaned the house without them knowing; it was unsettling.

Lin Xiang thought for a moment and said, "Last time when I came to deal with admission notice, I left a key with the team leader, just in case of storms or heavy rain, to prevent damage to the roof or walls. I asked him to check occasionally."

Presumably, it was the team leader who helped clean up.

Just as Lin Xiang finished speaking, someone knocked on the door.

Expecting Fifth Aunt to have returned, she opened the door only to find Aunt Chen from the same village.

"Girl, you’re back." Aunt Chen carried two chickens, one hen and one rooster, and before Lin Xiang could react, she tossed them into the yard. The chickens ran around freely.

"Aunt, what are you doing!"

Aunt Chen laughed, "Knowing you two returned late and couldn’t prepare for New Year, I had extra chickens at home, so I brought two over."

Lin Xiang: ?

Chickens are extra?

"Aunt, wait a moment, I’ll go inside and get money for you."

Before Lin Xiang finished speaking, Aunt Chen slipped away quickly, "Forget the money, what do you take Aunt for!"

"Aunt, wait up, Aunt..."

Lin Xiang didn’t manage to catch Aunt Chen, but instead welcomed another aunt.

Like Aunt Chen, this other aunt also came and stuffed things into Lin Xiang’s arms without any hesitation.