Chapter 42 (1/2)

Chapter 42: Mortgage Slave

Zhang Chi put his water bottle in the water dispenser in dreater Chen Ting came over with his tea cup

Zhang Chi pointed at the red clay tea pot in his other hand “Helping Teacher get water, huh Teacher Gu is really unlucky to have me as an apprentice instead of you”

Chen Ting nodded sullenly “Did you hear? This year police officers who’ve been here five years only have the original hundred thousand or so as a housing allowance It hasn’t been increased at all”

Zhang Chi capped his ther’s cup and filled it up for him “It’s nice that you have it Us one-year workers don’t even have that and here you are looking for your housing allowance to increase?”

“Proble prices these days? It’s not old-fashi+oned public housing like in school districts If it’s even a slightly good area, like close to the round train station, then it’ll be much more expensive for several months, and for half a year it’ll be completely unaffordable”

“And our allowance is only enough to buy a restrooht?”

Chen Ting waved his hand “Don’t s go on like this I won’t have enough to even upgrade the tile and adhesives”

Zhang Chi handed hi to do?”

They headed to the office as they talked “For those who are young and single and haven’t been working here long, what can they do?” If they want to get married later they will have to borrow ht about it and don’t plan to buy in a really good area There’s so much difference in price it’s better to just buy a car and drive Just buy a small two-bedroom Price will be lower, and the loan won’t be so bad, and the space is still large enough to be comfortable”

“That’s one way you could go Only bad thing about that is there’s notdecision, after all Think it over carefully”

Little Wu overheard the a beat took out his phone and showed the prices and trends on an app He pointed at an up arrow “You should move quick once you’ve decided to buy It’s just like hoe handle cases, you can’t let opportunities pass you by My classht a house last month in a don school district, and the price shot up a hundred thousand before the landlord transfered ownershi+p”

“Didn’t the landlord break the contract?” Chen Ting asked, astounded

“You think the landlord hadn’t thought of that?” Little Wu said, ad my classmate put htforward The landlord moved out in a hurry, so they continued the contract”

“That’s about what I figured But I’et a loan and buy a sood area and make it an investment And I’ll just continue to rent”

Little Wupeople have to bear a lot of pressure, and end up becoh It’s painful”

Chen Ting laughed “For greedy people like you, e slave I’e house in the suburbs, or a small place in the city”

“That’s not up to you,” Little Wu put in quickly “Your bankroller has her own idea” He was referring to Chen Ting’salways follohat she said

Little Wu whispered conspiratorially in Zhang Chi’s ear “We work hard all our lives just to struggle to get a house You’ve shot up in the world I heard headquarters already has a nice place waiting for you”

Zhang Chi was silent HE seeot a bit aard in the room

“Have you decided about that yet?” Chen Ting couldn’t help but ask

Zhang Chi poured himself a cup of coffee and wiped his hands dry His response to the to headquarters Staying here is better I don’t really care much about that house or the position”

“You don’t really care? We’re all super envious”