"Of course! Your contribution to this family is quite great, and your hard work pays off."

Lin Chaoyang looked proud, but the picture of Tao Yumo's happy face that she imagined did not appear. She hesitated and said: "Brother-in-law, why don't you give me the cash!"

The expression on Lin Chaoyang's face froze, and he held back a few words for a while: "The money-obsessed man is obsessed with money!"

Tao Yushu retorted: "A house is a dead thing. It just has a place to live. Why do you need such a big one?"

"If you save your money and don't use it, it won't be a dead thing? Didn't you just say that you would be given a bedroom with a bathroom?

Money has to be used to be called money. Everyone praises depositing it in the bank, but you can only become a slave to money!"

"I do! It's better to be a slave to money than to be a beggar without money!"

"Your thinking is more conservative than that of an 80-year-old lady. The value of the house will increase."

"Depositing in the bank also earns interest."

"Can interest rates rise as fast as house prices?"

"But I don't have the risk of losing money!"

Lin Chaoyang said something and Tao Yumo replied with something that was plausible and able to justify himself.

"Discounting is impossible. Either you need a house or you won't get a penny."

Lin Chaoyang gave an ultimatum angrily.

People under the eaves had to lower their heads. At this time, Tao Yumo deeply understood this truth.

"Okay, I have to get a big one!"

"Under 10 million, take your pick."

Both sisters were shocked by him. Tao Yushu asked, "You want to spend all the royalties?"

After acquiring Yulang Institution last year, Lin Chaoyang took the initiative to contribute to the small treasury and squeezed everything out of it.

Although Tao Yushu doesn't know how much money he has now, he estimates it to be HK$30 million based on his royalty income.

If Tao Yumo is given a house worth 10 million Hong Kong dollars as a gift, the house he can live in cannot be worse than the one he gives away, right?

In other words, buying a house requires at least 20 million, and it’s almost enough if the royalties haven’t been spent.

"Don't worry, I won't spend all the money." Lin Chaoyang winked at her.

Before Tao Yushu could speak, Tao Yumo expressed his stance.

Brother-in-law, I'm sorry, I was the one who spoke loudly just now.

With a flattering look on her face, she just had to rub her shoulders and beat her legs for Lin Chaoyang, "Brother-in-law, I think the houses on the top of the mountain are very good."

"You're so beautiful! That place is priceless, but I still want to buy it."

There was no rush to buy a house, as the Chinese New Year was approaching and the family had to go back to the mainland to celebrate the New Year.

On the twenty-seventh of the twelfth lunar month, the family flew back to Yanjing.

It was already the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month when I got home for a night's rest. It was too late to come back this year. Lin Erchun prepared the new year's goods early in the morning.

While chatting, he talked about prices again. Prices have been rising in the past two years, especially this year.

The dual-track price system that has been implemented for four years has finally exploded with all its negative effects this year. In the face of the severe economic situation, urgent measures must be used to quickly bring prices into the track of market regulation.

After a fierce debate, the central government decided to relax controls and cancel the dual-track price system. The price breakthrough campaign started in Shanghai at the beginning of the year. In that month, Shanghai adjusted the retail prices of 280 types of commodities, with a price increase of

Between 20%~30%.

One hair move affects the whole body.

The introduction of this price adjustment policy quickly spread across the country. Starting in May, the prices of pork and other meat products in central cities across the country increased by about 70%, and other small commodities followed suit.

The overall rise in prices directly affects the lives of ordinary people.

In summer and autumn, panic buying broke out in many places across the country, with people queuing up all night to grab supplies.

An article in the "China Youth Daily" wrote: People seem to be in a daze and buy everything they see. They are snapping up both value-added goods and basic consumer goods, even unsalable ones. They hug TVs with pictures and TVs with pictures.

If the fan can spin, buy it. If the refrigerator has air conditioning, buy it.”

In the past year, more than 95% of the 383 commodities included in the national retail price index had dynamic prices.

The overall retail price index for the whole year increased by 18.5% compared with last year, and this increase was based on the fact that prices have increased by 23.7% for three consecutive years.

Amidst the fear of the present and worries about the future, the word "panic buying" has become the word for all Chinese people in 198

The most unforgettable memory of 8 years.

Lin Erchun is not short of money now, but he understands how difficult people's livelihood is.

Wages cannot keep up with the soaring prices, and people are living a very hard life this year.

On the 29th day of the New Year, snowflakes fell from the sky. Lin Erchun stood under the eaves and prayed: the auspicious snow heralds a good harvest.

The snow stopped early the next morning, and there was half a foot of snow in the yard. He swept the snow away with a big broom.

"Grandpa, grandpa, let me help you!"

Dongdong was dressed like a New Year doll and rushed into the yard holding a broom that was taller than him.

There was also a follower behind me, "Gegege, wait for me!"

"Two little guys, slow down!" Lin Erchun laughed, with a happy smile on his face.

Then he asked Dongdong, "Where is your father?"

"My dad is sleeping!"

Lin Erchun glanced into the room and cursed, "I'm not diligent." Then he smiled at Dongdong and said, "My good grandson is still diligent!"

After being praised by grandpa, Dongdongle started to look like teeth, and he swept very hard with the broom. He swept the place that had already been cleaned, and there was a pile of residual snow.

The grandfather and grandson were sweeping away the snow, and there was movement at the entrance of the courtyard. It turned out that the Tao family had arrived.

After greeting him warmly, Tao Yucheng and his two sons joined the battlefield, leaving Lin Erchun to take the children to rest.

The small family of Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu have been away from the mainland all year round, and they finally came back to celebrate the New Year. Naturally, the two families had to get together, and the courtyard in Xiaoliubukou Hutong happened to be big enough.

Ever since Lin Chaoyang and his family went to Xiangjiang, Xiaoliubukou Hutong has rarely been so lively, with more than a dozen people gathering together and enjoying themselves.

After lunch, several children were running around in the courtyard, house, and alley, having a great time.

The sound of firecrackers was heard from time to time outside.

In the afternoon, the adults were chatting while preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.

Lin Chaoyang handed Tao's father a cigarette. Tao's father glanced in the direction of Tao's mother and waved his hand when he saw that he was being stared at.

"I won't smoke anymore, I'll quit."

Lin Chaoyang immediately showed admiration, "Dad, you are so perseverant! You have been smoking for so many years and you just quit?"

Listening to his son-in-law's compliments, Tao's father seemed very low-key, but the pride in his eyes at being praised was hard to hide.

"To control one's own destiny, one must first have self-control."

"Dad, what you said is so insightful!" Lin Chaoyang flattered him again. Father Tao waved his hand, but the smile on his face became brighter.

Sister-in-law Zhao Li and Tao Yushu were making dumplings together, listening to Tao Yushu talk about their experiences in Xiangjiang, their eyes filled with envy.

"Yushu, you still have the skills. It has only been a few years, but you have already developed so well in Xiangjiang!"

Tao Yushu smiled and said modestly, "Sister-in-law, don't always listen to me. Tell me what happened in the past six months or so, and I will listen."

"Blind! What can we do? We can just live a normal life.

My dad is getting older and always coughs. In the first few months, my mom and I asked him to quit smoking.

He agreed on the surface, but secretly smoked secretly. Upstairs, Uncle Wu complained to me several times, saying that my father always smoked his cigarettes.

My mother ate too much sweets, and several of her teeth had cavities, which made her feel bad when they hurt. She was not willing to have them extracted...

Tao Yushu felt a little guilty after listening to her sister-in-law's words. She was far away from home and did not fulfill her obligation to take care of her parents. Thanks to her brother and sister-in-law.

But on the other hand, she felt a little bit dumbfounded.

What kind of bad habits are these? One smokes secretly, and the other eats sweets and chews up his teeth. How can he be like a child?

She couldn't help but look in the direction of her parents, and she suddenly realized that in two years her parents would be seventy and they would become old children.

The family was chatting about their daily life, and the sky was getting dark.

After "Xinwen Lianbo" finished broadcasting at 7:30, several children looked forward to the upcoming Spring Festival Gala.

This year's Spring Festival Gala was still full of singing and dancing. Zhao Lirong brought "A Day of the Heroic Mother" and Wei Wei sang "Devotion of Love".

Lin Chaoyang also saw on TV that Dandan, the daughter of Lao Song of the Yanjing Literary Association, had a blind date with the lazy man played by Lei Kesheng.

The biggest advantage of getting together as a family is that it saves time to pay New Year greetings.

Early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Chaoyang and his wife had just gotten up, and a group of children at home, led by Tao Yumo, bowed together to greet the New Year, and then stretched out their hands in unison.

"Come on, you have one! You have one! You have one too!"

Lin Chaoyang handed out New Year's money one by one, and it was Tao Yumo's turn to receive his New Year's money.
To be continued...