Cheng Su bought a place for her parents, not in the same neighborhood as her own, but not far either, on Construction Road. It’s only about half an hour away by bus.
The place isn’t newly built, it’s also one of those work-unit apartments. The whole building belongs to one government office, just that this particular family emigrated, so they put it up for sale.
Two bedrooms and a living room, a north–south layout, more than enough for them to live in. According to Cheng Su’s plan, they’ll live here for now and switch to something bigger later.
"Even though it’s only two bedrooms, the space is quite big. Not bad at all. It’s just, if you and your husband come back to stay, there’ll be nowhere for you to sleep," Mother Cheng said, looking all around, delighted.
Cheng Su said, "This place is only half an hour’s bus ride from my apartment, it’s not far. We can just go back home to sleep."
"The main thing is, this place is pretty new," Father Cheng said, hands clasped behind his back.
"Big Brother, this is work-unit housing built in ’87, of course it’s new. You two just need to move your clothes in and you’re good. Inside and out, I already had Xiaozhi do the renovation with me!" Third Uncle Cheng said with a smile. "And since they’re all work-unit flats, the neighbors are all educated people. It feels safe living here."
"But we’re from the countryside," Mother Cheng said, rubbing her hands.
"What’s the big deal about that, Mom? Lots of these assigned flats aren’t necessarily lived in by the people they were given to. Don’t look down on yourself!" Cheng Su said, laughing.
Mother Cheng gave her a playful glare, then went off to look at her own room.
Cheng Su stayed on the sofa talking with Third Uncle Cheng.
"...I heard Grandpa say that your business is doing pretty well now, Third Uncle. Is there anything that doesn’t feel quite right?" Cheng Su asked.


Third Uncle Cheng’s face broke into a huge smile as well. "Our Cheng family finally has some educated people we can be proud of."
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