Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 129: Brother-in-law is the Ex 29_1

Happy days really do fly by, Huang Jing always felt that she had just arrived in Australia and hadn’t played for many days, and there were many places she hadn’t visited, and then suddenly it was time to go back.

As Huang Jing packed her luggage, she was filled with various exclamations, "I feel like I just started enjoying myself, and now the holiday is already over."

Even now, she could still feel the excitement of planning the trip and flying over here.

But to be told now that her vacation had ended was truly disheartening.

Looking at the reluctant Huang Jing, Xia Ke said, "If we don’t have to work overtime during the May Day holiday, we could also come out to play."

"By the way, how about I buy a car?" The past few days of road-tripping made Xia Ke realize that having a car was really convenient.

It was not unexpected for Xia Ke to think that way, after all, having a car had proved convenient over the past days.

Huang Jing believed that once they had a car, they could go to the surrounding cities for fun on the weekends.

But there was a key issue, "Do you think we can go out to play on weekends?"

Usually working overtime during weekdays, and working extra hours on weekends was the norm. Even if there was one day off, Huang Jing would rather stay at home to rest and recuperate.

"We won’t go out too often, and then there’s the annual depreciation of the car, plus insurance, maintenance fees, and parking fees, which are all an expense."

"Really, if possible, you should just buy a house instead."

"I’m planning to take out a mortgage to buy a house once I buy the company shares," Huang Jing remembered that there would be a few new properties launching this year near her company.

Whether it was the house model or the opening price, Huang Jing was quite satisfied, so she planned to make a purchase.

"Besides, won’t there be restrictions on buying houses in the future?" It seemed that the restriction policy was going to be introduced next year. Rather than scrambling to look for houses then, it would be better to take advantage of the ample time now to buy the house she wanted.

"But will it really happen?" There would be certain restrictions on buying houses in the future, especially for non-locals. Yet, such rumors had been around for who knows how long.

"Look at the current housing prices."

"Out-of-towners with money, relying on their wealth, have been forming groups to buy houses. In the past, this could have reinvigorated the housing market."

"But now this approach is somewhat restricted; with high housing prices, landlords set high rents."

"Unless one has a high salary, it’s difficult to live comfortably here. The IT industry is also doing well in other cities."

"Why not move to a place where the salary is similar, but the rent is not so high and the economic pressure not so great, if one is toiling away at the same big corporations?"

"But that’s not right," Xia Ke said, puzzled, "If property speculators are prevented from entering, will housing prices really fall?"

"The cost of land acquisition has gone up." Real estate developers would not do charity; they would still pursue profits.

"Right, but without large-scale property speculation, the authorities would feel that housing prices wouldn’t rise too quickly."

"And they can also introduce policies, such as allowing families who meet certain criteria to buy houses."

"We singles end up at a disadvantage then." Eventually, it meant that singles from outside couldn’t qualify to buy a house.

One had to be part of a family unit to buy a house? Xia Ke’s first reaction was, "Wow, isn’t that discriminating against singles?"

"How can they do that, it’s really too much." Because of his family situation, Xia Ke never considered marriage.

"There’s no helping it, if you have a family, and the kids are in school, then moving to work in another place means considering a lot, such as transferring schools and whether they can adapt."

"In this way, even if there’s job mobility, it’s likely to be within the local area, helping retain talent."

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"It’s just that packing up stuff will be more troublesome, no need to consider the partner’s job issue, let alone the children’s schooling."

"It’s definitely easier to dive in, single guys changing jobs have fewer things to worry about."

Whether or not that was true, Huang Jing wasn’t too sure, after all, she wasn’t in the system. What she could do was to buy a house while she still had the chance.

Xia Ke hummed in agreement, not bothering to pack anymore, and simply sat on the floor, "So, what size of house are you planning to buy?"

"At least a two-bedroom, one for sleeping, one for a study."

"Then you’ll want a proper kitchen, for sure, so you don’t have to worry about the whole place smelling like stir-fry."

"Right, and if we talk about the bathroom, it has to be large, and if possible, have two bathrooms. I want to install a bathtub."

This was something Huang Jing insisted on. Every day after working overtime, she often thought how great it would be if the house had a bathtub.

Xia Ke had also been taking baths frequently these days, finding them truly refreshing, "Alright, we’ll continue to be neighbors then."

Although she didn’t know where she would work in the future, if she bought a house, no matter where she went later on, she would at least have a home waiting for her return.

"Good, and once I have a house, I won’t have to worry about that side." Huang Jing knew that what the original owner of her body had wished for was to have her own house.

"And with our own houses, we can decorate however we want."

Currently, Huang Jing had to resist buying things she liked, worried that there wouldn’t be enough space to put everything.

Xia Ke also liked to shop, but unfortunately, for one reason or another, she wasn’t able to indulge as she wished.

"When I get back, I need to work hard, strive to become a company shareholder, and buy a house of my own."

Xia Ke felt at this moment that she had a lot of motivation.

Seeing Xia Ke so full of energy, Huang Jing found it interesting too. "Right, we need to work hard."

"But we still have to pack our bags." This trip, Huang Jing hadn’t planned to buy gifts for so-called family members, so she could take it easy.

Even so, there were still quite a few items to pack, and Huang Jing felt that the next time she traveled, she would have to think more carefully about what luggage to bring.

Xia Ke looked at the belongings scattered on the ground and sighed softly, "Let’s pack."

"Back home, it’s definitely going to be a mess." Ahhh, how could she forget, that even with doors and windows shut, the place would definitely be dirty and require cleaning, really tiring.

Huang Jing had forgotten about this, but now that Xia Ke had brought it up, she glared at her displeased.

"Let’s not talk about unpleasant things."

Seeing Huang Jing’s reaction, Xia Ke remembered her love for cleanliness and knew she must be even more annoyed, so she couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"I’ve figured it out." Although Huang Jing also liked cleanliness, she was slightly stronger than the original owner, especially after having a spat with Ho Zhen, as she could ignore a lot of mess.

Figured what out? Xia Ke didn’t understand and looked at Huang Jing curiously.

"When I get home, I’ll ask the cleaning ladies if they can take a private job."

Do the cleaning herself? That was out of the question, especially with jet lag and all, Huang Jing didn’t feel like her body could handle it, especially since she still had to work.

Get a cleaning lady to do it? Right, why hadn’t she thought of that, "Okay, I’ll do the same."

So, before they even returned home, they had already contacted a cleaning lady through the security guard they knew who could do the job.

With the cleaning sorted out, and someone available to clean their homes, both Huang Jing and Xia Ke breathed a sigh of relief.