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Xie Lan looked in surprise at his son who was carrying a big suitcase and a small suitcase outside the door. After being stunned for about two seconds, he rushed out with a scream.

Fortunately, Hu Lai is much stronger now, so he won't be knocked to the ground by his mother's pounce.

But he still took two steps back before catching his mother.

"Wow, Mom, you also..."

"Why are you back? Didn't you say that you will play for two more days?" Xie Lan didn't give Hu Lai a chance to speak, grabbed his shoulders, pushed him away a little distance, and looked at his son carefully and asked.

"Of course I lied to you, just to give you a surprise." Hu Lai said with a smile.

"Stinky boy!" Xie Lan patted Hu Lai on the shoulder, cursing, but smiling. "Just let us know in advance, so your dad and I can go pick you up..."

"No need, I'm such a big man, can I still get lost by myself?"

"Can we help you with your luggage...how did you come back alone?"

"I'm not alone, Mom."

"Huh?" Xie Lan was stunned.

"I came back with Li Qingqing, then took her father's car and took me back to Dongchuan. I took a taxi for the rest of the way..."

Before Hu Lai finished speaking, his mother interrupted him: "You came back with Li Qingqing?"

"Yeah, I went to Paris first. After playing with her for two days, we came back together..."

"Playing for two days? What are you playing?" Xie Lan's eyes lit up.

Hu Lai was very helpless: "Mom, I haven't even entered the house yet..."

"oh oh,

oh oh! "Xie Lan came to her senses, she jumped out just now, now she and her son are both outside the door.

After recovering, she helped her son carry all the suitcases into the house, and the mother and son entered the house and closed the door to talk again.

As soon as the door was closed, Xie Lan took his son's hand and asked urgently, "Tell me, what did you play?"

"Actually, I didn't play much, I just went to Disneyland..." Hu Lai said simply.

"Is that Disneyland fun?"

"It's okay, but I'm too tired...more tired than playing a game..." Hu Lai complained.

Seeing this, Xie Lan scowled and said, "Your idea is wrong. How can you feel tired when you go out with girls?"

Hu Lai was very wronged: "But I'm really tired... I can't walk. Mom, you know that I am a professional player, and my physical fitness must be better than ordinary people. I can't bear it at all..."

Xie Lan thought of her husband, all smelly men are indeed virtuous!

She waved her hand: "Then you came back to take her father... your coach's car?"

"Ok."

"Is his father happy to see you?" Xie Lan beat around the bush, trying to find out how his future in-laws would treat his son.

Hu Lai recalled the scene of meeting at the airport. The coach, as always, didn't seem to like him very much. He spoke flatly, and his attitude was absolutely unenthusiastic, even a little indifferent.

Over the years, the coach has always treated him this way, so he is actually used to it, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Anyway, he knew that the coach probably didn't like him.

But it doesn't matter, I don't like him either!

"It's okay, it's normal." Hu Lai replied.

"Then did you talk about anything on the way back?"

Xie Lan still wanted to ask, but Hu Lai didn't want to answer: "Mom, I've been back for a long time, and I didn't even wash my hands, so I was interrogated by you for a long time..."

"Okay, okay, don't ask, don't ask. Wait for your father to come back tonight, and I'll make you something delicious! Let's celebrate the New Year early today!"

Hu Lai was taken aback: "New Year's in May? Mom, are you celebrating this year's year or next year's year?"

"Of course it will be next year, the Year of the Horse."

"It's too early..." Hu Lai was very uncomfortable. During the Chinese New Year in the summer, he suddenly felt that he had become a person from the southern hemisphere.

"You think I want to?" Sheilan was also complaining, "You went to England to play football, and you won't be able to come back in December. And I checked, there is no winter break in the Premier League, so you can play football in Christmas and January next year. If you can’t even come back, won’t you have to wait until next summer if you come back? It will be like this every year in the future, and our family’s New Year will naturally have to come early to summer.”

Hu Lai was speechless, her mother was right.

He used to play football in China. Although the team is training during the Spring Festival holiday every year, there is no way to go home for the New Year, but the end of the season is November or December, and he can go home to celebrate the New Year earlier. It was only two or three months in advance, and it was all in winter, so the sense of disobedience was not very obvious.

Now that I have gone to the Premier League, thousands of miles away, it is even more impossible to go home for the New Year.

Most of the European leagues are New Year's Eve seasons. When the season is over, it will be summer. It's really embarrassing when there is no time to go to the village or back to the store...

So with this arrangement, my mother has no choice.

Hu Lai sighed. If he went abroad to play football and then returned home, he would be jet-lagged at best. He's fine, he doesn't suffer from jet lag...

When he thinks of spending the Spring Festival under the scorching sun, he has an indescribably wonderful feeling—from now on, our family will have a "tradition" that is very different from other families.

People celebrate the New Year when it’s time to celebrate the New Year, and our family celebrates the New Year in the summer. It’s really scorpion shit to say it——one (poison) one!

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As the exam approached, the team's activity time was greatly reduced, and Li Ziqiang's work became more relaxed.

So he doesn't have to go to school early every day to work.

I can set aside more time to spend with my daughter... watching the house.

During these few days, they saw the houses in the city center from the houses around the school, and saw the south of the city all the way.

"It's a bit far from Dongchuan Middle School..." Li Ziqiang frowned.

"Dongchuan is so big, how far can it go?" Li Qingqing didn't care, "The environment in the south is good, and the focus of Dongchuan's future development is shifting to the south. After all, Jincheng is in the south. Buy a house here , the room for appreciation is bigger..."

Li Ziqiang was a little uncomfortable when he heard his daughter give him a straightforward analysis of where it would be more beneficial to buy a house. How could my daughter think about such things in the past?

He has always hoped that his daughter can concentrate on playing football and leave nothing else, because he is there for everything else.

But since his daughter went abroad to play football, he realized that this model cannot last for a long time. Because he can't control the things around his daughter, he can only leave it to his daughter to face.

Through these two seasons of training, my daughter has indeed grown a lot in terms of independence.

only……

Li Ziqiang glanced at the rearview mirror and saw the top of his gray head.

The growth of a child is both a happy and sad thing for a father.

"Which properties are we looking at today?" Li Ziqiang, who was driving the car, asked his daughter who was sitting in the co-pilot.

Li Qingqing, holding the mobile phone, pointed to a location on the map: "It's right here, Dad, just follow the navigation and drive."

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As Li Qingqing analyzed, Dongchuan is a small third- and fourth-tier city. Because it is next to Jincheng, the provincial capital, the city is not large due to the siphon effect. It takes only eleven or twelve minutes to drive to the destination due to the traffic conditions, and even during the rush hour, it will not take a few minutes longer.

In other words, if you buy a house here, Li Ziqiang has to go to work in Dongchuan Middle School, which is actually very convenient, 15 or 16 minutes away by car. And the place he is renting now, if he wants to go to Dongchuan Middle School, it takes ten minutes to walk.

Parking the car in the marked parking space on the side of the road, the father and daughter walked towards the first real estate target of their trip.

Before entering the community, you can see the towering buildings in the community, the balconies on the facades are arranged in an orderly manner, and each north-south building has a two-story wind tunnel, which has a unique shape.

From the outside of the community, you can easily see the dense green trees and flowers inside, just like a park.

"This environment is really good..." Li Qingqing couldn't help but admire. "It's no wonder that the house price is a bit higher than that of the neighborhoods next door!"

"What does such an expensive house look like?" Li Ziqiang still felt sorry for the money.

It's true that my daughter has made some money now, but football is a youth meal, especially women's football. He still has to think about his daughter's future.

The reason why I have no objection to buying a house is that buying a house is considered an investment, and it is the only safe investment channel for ordinary people.

Buy a house now, wait for it to appreciate slowly, and sell it when you need money in the future.

It’s okay if you don’t sell it, because you have an extra place to stand, so you won’t even be able to afford a house in the future.

But since there is an investment mind, if the initial housing price is high, the room for investment appreciation is too small...

So Li Ziqiang didn't really want to see the houses in this community.

But Li Qingqing seemed to like it very much, and she turned around and pointed behind her father: "Dad, look, there is a greenway by the river here, the air is good, the scenery is good, and it is convenient for exercise. When the weather is good, you can also bask in the sun on the lawn by the river." ... how nice it is!"

She has already outlined a beautiful picture of future life for her father.

After speaking, she took the lead towards the rental and sales center located outside the community.

Seeing this, Li Ziqiang had no choice but to follow behind his daughter.

As soon as you walked into the rental and sales center, the staff immediately greeted you warmly: "Hello, welcome to Hailan Shengjing. Do you want to buy a house or rent a house?"

Li Qingqing, who was wearing a mask and a hat as a simple disguise, went straight to the point: "Buy a house. Do you have any recommended house types here?"

"Yes, yes!" The staff became more enthusiastic when they saw that there was a business coming, and quickly showed Li Qingqing and Li Ziqiang the ready-made floor plans.

Li Ziqiang frowned when he saw it: "If you don't want such a big house, why should I live alone in a house of 150 or 60?"

Li Qingqing also didn't think it was necessary to buy such a big one, and she didn't have strong financial resources, so she should do what she could.

So she asked the salesperson: "Are there any small apartments? Two bedrooms and one living room will do."

"Yes, there are. For example, this type of apartment has a very good location. It is located in the building king of the community. There is only one unit in this building with this type of apartment, which is a scarce resource. Currently, there is only one unit left for sale... Although the unit price is a bit more expensive, the scenery, lighting and ventilation are all top-notch, and the house type is very square, facing south..."

"Can I have a look at the house?" Li Ziqiang asked, and he didn't listen to the salesman's words. He bragged about the house so much that it might be a lie in the end. Seeing is believing.

"of course can!"

The salesman found the key to the house from the drawer, and took the father and daughter into the community from the rental and sales center.

While walking, he introduced: "What I'm showing you is not a model house, but an actual sale house that has been fully furnished. The furniture and appliances inside are all equipped for you, and you can move in with your bags..."

After a group of three people took the elevator to the tenth floor, the salesman got out of the elevator first, walked to a door, and took out the key to open the door.

Li Qingqing noticed the Spring Festival couplets and blessings on the door of the house next door, and she asked, "Is the house next door the same as ours?"

The salesman shook his head: "That's not it. The area next door is bigger. The one you're looking at is at the westernmost end of the whole building. Only the two houses on the west end of this unit are small-sized houses, and the other two are large-sized houses."

"Oh." Li Qingqing just asked casually.

The sales talk room has opened the door.

The morning sun shines in from the south, illuminating the living room that you can see immediately after entering the door.

As the salesman said, this apartment is transparent from north to south, with first-class lighting and ventilation. Although the size of the house is small, it has its advantages. The decoration of the house and the sunshine make people feel warm immediately.

"Wow..." Li Qingqing let out a soft sigh, and his eyes lit up.

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"Dad, which one of the houses we looked at today is better?" Li Qingqing asked Li Ziqiang on the way home.

"I think? I think the 80-square-meter apartment in Xiangzhou Xiyuan is pretty good..." Li Ziqiang replied while driving.

"Dad, are you looking at the cheap one? But that community is really not good. You see, the agent took us in to look at the house, and we entered casually without registration. The guard room is like a decoration... You live in this kind of community by yourself. I'm worried." Li Qingqing retorted.

"I'm a big man, what are you worried about?" Li Ziqiang laughed.

"Anyway, I didn't like it. The house itself is not good. It's an average size, and it faces north. It doesn't see the sun all year round. It's very humid. There's nothing good about it except it's cheap..."

"You're right, if everything is good, how can it be so cheap?"

"That's why you get what you pay for. I think Hailan Shengjing's set is pretty good." Li Qingqing said.

Li Ziqiang was not surprised, he smiled and said, "I knew you liked that set from the moment you entered the room."

"Is that obvious?"

"There is light in your eyes." Li Ziqiang said.

"Hey! Dad, let's just buy this set, shall we?"

Li Ziqiang nodded while driving the car: "OK."

This set is a bit expensive, but my daughter likes it, what is more important than her liking it?