Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2569 - 2505: The Young Couple

They discovered a restaurant.

Meals there were incredibly affordable, servings generous, and the staff super friendly with constant smiles, which gave them an excellent first impression of this quaint little city.

Suddenly, Chiang Xiao considered that opening a branch for her tea house here would be ideal.

After getting directions to the train station, they drove there once they'd finished eating.

The station back then wasn't large, surrounded by various structures—mostly compact two-, three-, or even four-story buildings.

"This area seems to be developing nicely," Ding Haijing commented, a touch surprised himself.

All those small buildings had been newly constructed, after all.

Luo Yongsheng added, "Yeah, folks around here look pretty well-off."

They'd gone so far as to construct apartments expressly for selling.

Chiang Xiao found their chat rather amusing upon hearing it.

They weren't accustomed yet to uniform, purpose-built apartments available for purchase.

In those days, people mostly built homes on their village land, with help from neighbors.

Encounters like this were quite rare for them.

She, however, felt fortunate; finding a decent spot to buy or rent anywhere else would have been tough otherwise.

Its nearness to the station and brand-new buildings made units cheap to acquire—perfect for her purposes.

Thus, she promptly instructed Luo Yongsheng to halt the vehicle.

"I’m going to buy an apartment, you guys wait here for me."

Ding Haijing and the other two: "..."

Her statement sounded so peculiar to their ears.

Did they mishear it?

"I’m going to buy a soda, wait for me" would have made perfect sense.

But buying an apartment?

That was truly hard to fathom.

"Xiao Chiang, are you really buying a house here?"

"Yes, it’s nice, I’m going to buy one."

"It’s nice? You’re not even going to live here, buying a house just to collect dust..." Guan Tiezhu struggled to comprehend as well.

"No worries, I might open a branch of my tea house here in the future. The house is cheap now, so I’ll buy it first, maybe it’ll come in handy later. If I wait until the price goes up, it’d be a loss."

Having explored the city, she genuinely liked the place, so a branch seemed very likely.

Ding Haijing let out a sigh.

Keeping pace with Chiang Xiao’s train of thought proved challenging for him.

"Really going to buy?" he inquired.

Chiang Xiao nodded firmly and replied, "Really going to buy, I brought money with me." She gave her chest-slung backpack a pat.

The trio went quiet for a beat.

Was her backpack truly packed with cash?

Chiang Xiao usually didn't flaunt wealth around them, staying approachable like a charming younger sister. Today marked their first real glimpse into true richness.

Did the wealthy just splash cash on whims like this?

"Let’s go, I’ll go with you," Ding Haijing said as he swung open the door and stepped out.

How could he allow her to head off solo?

In an unfamiliar spot like this, staying alert was crucial.

Chiang Xiao reluctantly agreed.

They ended up wandering quite a while before locating a housing sales office—at the local neighborhood committee. Two men in dark blue pants lounged there, sipping tea, flipping through newspapers, and chatting idly.

Nothing about them screamed real estate agents.

Chiang Xiao couldn't help sighing over how vastly different the era was.

No one else was present aside from those two.

"Here to buy a house?" The men eyed Ding Haijing and Chiang Xiao with curiosity. "Young couple?"