Fox in the Penalty Area

Hu Lai returned to his home in Dongchuan with four trophies and a gold medal.

On the day he came back, his mother, Xie Lan, asked the unit for a day off, saying that she wanted to be with her son.

The director agreed without hesitation.

Sister Wang didn't express any opinion on Xie Lan's behavior, and she didn't even complain to her colleagues in private.

Hu Lixin went to work and did not wait for his son to come back at home.

Since that incident, he has not resigned, but his scope of work has been adjusted. The property company considers that every time he goes to stand guard, there will be many people watching, which is likely to cause chaos and pose a potential safety hazard.

Simply let him sit in the office.

Give him a promotion so that he is not allowed to continue to be a front-line security guard, but to become a person who manages security guards.

That way he doesn't have to show up so often.

But Hu Lixin is seriously considering whether to continue to do this job.

The main reason is that it is embarrassing for everyone to see him now, whether it is an ex-colleague or an occasional encounter by the owner.

Others are embarrassed, and he is also a little embarrassed.

He knew very well that when his identity was exposed, this security job was doomed to fail.

It's not that he is reluctant to part with this low-key job, he just feels uncomfortable. After all, he has been a security guard for more than ten years and it has become a part of his life.

In fact, with Hu Lai's current income, even if he and his wife stop working, they can still afford to support their son.

But he and his wife have a consensus on this matter, that is, they are only 40 or 50 years old, and they should not be raised by their sons at home before they reach retirement age.

So the wife did not mention resignation. Anyway, apart from Sister Wang, I am afraid that everyone in the office belongs to her, and she is happy to do this job.

On his side, he was thinking about what he could do if he quit his current job.

At this time, he regretted that he didn't learn anything except playing football, so that he had nothing but playing football. After the road of playing football was blocked, he became a migrant worker who could only work hard...

Now when he wants to re-plan his life, he finds that he still doesn't know what he can do.

Besides football,

I don't know anything...

Hu Lixin, who was sitting in the office, stared at the snow-white office walls in a daze.

Until he was awakened by the sound of someone else talking.

"Old Hu, why haven't you left yet?"

When he came back to his senses, he found a person walking into the office, carrying a packed lunch from the company cafeteria, planning to come to the office to sit and have dinner.

Only then did he realize that it was time to get off work.

"Ah, let's go..." Hu Lixin got up and began to tidy up his desk.

"If I were you, I would have slipped away a long time ago... What do you say you still go to and from get off work on time!" The colleague shook his head while eating, not understanding Hu Lixin.

It was also difficult for Hu Lixin to explain to him why he had to commute to and from get off work on time, even though his job was free and he basically had nothing to be busy with.

The company didn't seem to know how to arrange such a special employee like him, let alone fire him, so they just transferred him from the front line to the office, but didn't arrange specific tasks for him, so his daily work was actually to come to the office. Sitting in a daze in the office.

This class is really boring.

Hu Lixin quickly cleaned up his desk, in fact, he put the cigarette case and lighter in his pocket, and took his mobile phone in his hand. Then he said hello to his colleagues who were eating, and stepped out of the office.

He found his battery car in the carport, put on his helmet, and drove out.

Before leaving, he glanced at the splendid gate of the community from a distance, and saw Lao Fan standing on the platform, raising his hand to salute every owner returning home from get off work.

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"I told your dad not to go to work today. He insisted on going. To go is to sit in the office, which is more boring than our unit... I don't know why I report to get off work on time all day long. Let me tell you I don't know." How many people have scolded your father for pretending..."

Xie Lan was busy in the kitchen while chatting with his son leaning against the kitchen door.

In the not-so-spacious restaurant outside, a small square table has been set up, with several dishes on it, all of which are Hu Lai's favorite.

Tomato and pea tip omelette soup, roast beef with potatoes, cowpea with rotten meat, and spicy diced chicken.

Now Xie Lan is frying the last dish, a vegetarian dish: stir-fried phoenix tail.

She had calculated the time to start cooking, but the last dish was about to come out of the pan, and her husband hadn't come home yet, so she was worried that the dishes on the table would be cold again, so she complained to her son.

Hu Lai leaned on the kitchen door frame with his arms folded, smiled and said to his mother, "Hey, what's the pretense? Mom, let me tell you, I have thought about it more than once before. If I find myself buying a lottery ticket at work If I won 300 million or something, I will definitely not resign! I must clock in at work on time every day, serve the people conscientiously, and fight resolutely against those unhealthy tendencies in the company!"

Xie Lan gave her son a white look: "You're talking nonsense! Do you know that you offend people like this? What will your colleagues think of you then? Are you not afraid that the leader will put on shoes for you?"

Hu Lai smiled: "Mom, I already have a family fortune of 300 million yuan, so why am I afraid of office politics and the boss wearing small shoes?"

Xie Lan was stunned, then thought about it carefully, and felt that a large part of the reason why he was able to toughen up in front of Sister Wang and counterattack Sister Wang without any scruples was because she had a promising son, in other words , if she loses her job due to impulsiveness, she doesn't have to worry about her family being unable to live on.

So naturally, I am full of confidence, and I am in a happy mood every day at work...

At this moment, there was a sound of unlocking the door of the living room, and Hu Lixin pushed the door in with a battery car helmet.

Hu Lai turned around and saw Hu Lixin coming in, and Hu Lixin also saw him.

The two of them just looked at each other, but neither seemed to know what to say.

Seeing this, Xie Lan complained to Hu Lixin: "Oh, you are finally back, and your son will only stay at home for four days. You are so inactive. Let me tell you that you may not be able to see him even if you want to see him in the future!"

"Just four days?" Hu Lixin looked at his son in surprise.

"Well, next January is the U23 Asian Cup, which is also the qualifier for next year's Olympics. So I'm going to participate in the training camp for the Olympic team." Hu Lai explained to his father.

Hu Lixin nodded thoughtfully.

"What are you doing standing at the door? Wash your hands and eat!" Seeing that the scene was going to be cold again, Xie Lan quickly brought the last dish in the kitchen to the table. "If you don't eat any more, the dishes will be cold. Really, I will count the time and start cooking." , you can come back so late..."

She complained incessantly, while Hu Lixin hurriedly changed his shoes, put down his helmet, and went to the kitchen to wash his hands.

Hu Lai also squeezed in to serve the meal.

Three people poured into the kitchen, it seemed a bit crowded, and they couldn't even turn around.

Seeing this, Hu Lai couldn't help but said: "Mom, I made a lot of money this season, let's change the house. You look at the kitchen is too small!"

Hu Lixin reflexively wanted to object to his son's opinion: "Whatever you change, it's not very good. If you have money, don't waste it..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by his wife: "Oh, it's time to hurry up. Fortunately, we don't have to look at each house. Let me tell you, your father and he have taken a fancy to a house, and they have already gone to the house. He has gone to the sales department several times, and the salesmen know him!"

Hu Lixin stared at his wife who had betrayed him.

Seeing this, Hu Lai laughed out loud: "Okay, okay, let's go to see the house tomorrow, it happens to be off on Saturday."

"I have to go to work tomorrow..." Hu Lixin frowned.

Xie Lan stared at him: "What class do you work in? As far as your job is concerned, let me tell you that your company just doesn't know how to deal with you. It can neither fire you nor let you continue to be on guard. This is for you. You got a casual job, do you really take it seriously? Ask for leave tomorrow and go look at the house together!"

Hu Lixin was a little helpless, but remembering the white wall in the office, he was staring at the wall in a daze when he went to work, and finally nodded: "Okay."

So it was settled.

Xie Lan was very happy, and waved his hand: "Dinner is ready!"

The family of three sat down, gathered around the small dining table, picked up the bowls and chopsticks in front of them, and stretched out their favorite dishes.

The same scene is happening next door, upstairs, downstairs, in the residential buildings of this community, and in thousands of households.

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Although she didn't have to go to work the next day, Xie Lan got up early in the morning to make breakfast for her family.

While she was busy in the kitchen, Hu Lixin smoked while using the toilet in the bathroom.

Hu Lai ran out of the room in long johns, and when he knocked on the door, he found his father smoking in the toilet. He couldn't help but jumped up with his butt pouted: "Dad, I want to pee!"

Xie Lan also scolded: "Hu Lixin, what are you smoking in the toilet early in the morning! Don't occupy the latrine and stop shitting!"

"It's out, it's out..." Hu Lixin replied helplessly in the toilet, and then there was the sound of flushing water inside.

When he came out with his trousers up, he glared at his son: "I don't pee in the morning and don't pee in the evening..."

While squeezing into the toilet, Hu Lai smiled playfully at his father: "It will be fine when the house is changed, Dad, buy a bigger one, and there will be three toilets. When the time comes, there will be one for each person, so there is no need to fight!"

"What are you talking about!" Hu Lixin was speechless. "Why buy such a big house? Most of the time, I live with your mother..."

Xie Lan poked his head out of the kitchen and smiled when he saw this scene.

When the two father and son just met yesterday, they could still feel the embarrassment between them, but now the ice has slowly melted, and winter will eventually pass.

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After the family had breakfast, they went out to take a taxi and went straight to their destination.

It is a newly built building in the south of Dongchuan City. It is said that it was developed by a well-known real estate developer from Chongshan City next to Anton Province. This developer has multiple buildings in Chongshan and Jincheng, all of which are high-end residential areas. Known for its good property services.

The south side is also the area where Dongchuan South Station, the high-speed rail station of Dongchuan, is located. The new building is only five kilometers away from the high-speed rail station. For Xie Lan, if she wants to see her son, she doesn't have to wait for the end of the season. She just needs to take a taxi to the high-speed rail station at the door of her house, and then take the high-speed rail. She can see her son in less than an hour.

This is also the reason why she chose to settle down in the south of the city.

The salesman in the sales department laughed as soon as he saw Hu Lai's father, Hu Lixin: "Sir, you are here, which apartment type do you want to see this time?"

Xie Lan whispered to her son, "Look, I didn't lie to you..."

Embarrassed, Hu Lixin pointed to Hu Lai next to him and said, "He's here to see you today."

"Oh, this is your son, he is really a handsome man, young and promising..." The salesman boasted to Hu Lai who was wearing a peaked cap and sunglasses.

Hu Lai didn't follow him, and asked with a stern expression, "What is the biggest house type here?"

When the salesman heard this, the smile on his face became even brighter: "Hello, sir, the largest apartment type here is the roof jump, with a floor area of ​​200 square meters and a building area of ​​300 square meters. A roof garden of 80 square meters, fully furnished..."

Hu Lai nodded: "Very good, how much is a square meter?"

"The unit price is 15,000, and the total price is 4.5 million."

Hu Lai calculated his current money in his heart, and then found out with some embarrassment...the money is not enough.

His annual salary is 1.8 million. In addition, he also won the league golden boot this season and an additional one million bonus. In addition, he scored a total of 41 goals in the club. With 8,000 goal bonuses, these 41 goals have 328,000 goal bonuses. In addition, the team qualified for the Chinese Super League and won the FA Cup. The team bonus totaled 30 million. Because of his outstanding contribution, he won 2.7 million bonuses alone.

This adds up to five million eight hundred and twenty-eight thousand.

Just looking at this figure, it can be described as a huge sum of money.

But the problem is that these numbers are all pre-tax...

That is to say, after tax deductions according to the highest tiered personal income tax rate of 45%, there are only about 3.5 million yuan, but the problem is that this is not what he actually got, because he also has daily expenses.

So now the number in his bank account is exactly 3.4 million.

Even the housing price is not enough, not to mention the various taxes that need to be paid to buy a house...

Of course, loans are also available, but Hu Lai doesn't like loans. He always felt that if he had the ability, it would be best to pay in one lump sum.

At this moment, Xie Lan exclaimed: "It's too high!"

When the salesman heard this, he quickly explained with a smile: "Ma'am, the unit price of our Heilan Shengjing is indeed higher than that of the surrounding properties, but our hardware facilities and software services are the best in Dongchuan. so we……"

Xie Lan interrupted him: "No, young man, I'm not saying that the house price is too high, I mean the floor is too high. I have a fear of heights, I can't live on the top floor..."

After she finished speaking, she still held her forehead.

Hu Lai also nodded quickly: "That's right, do you have any other suitable house types to recommend?"

"Then, sir, what do you think of this 180-square-meter flat floor?" The salesman flipped to another floor plan. "The total price is only 2.7 million."

Hu Lixin said next to him: "I saw the 90-square-meter set before..."

However, Hu Lai had already done a quick calculation in his heart, including all kinds of expenses, the money in his hand should be enough to buy this house.

So he made a decision: "That's it! Is there an existing house, show us?"

The salesman nodded again and again: "Yes, yes. Wait a minute, three, I'll get the keys..."

As soon as he left, Hu Lixin complained: "Why do you buy such a big one? I live with your mother, isn't it a waste?"

Hu Lai curled his lips: "Now there are shared houses in the house. It is said that it is 180 square meters, but in fact there must be none. And the house... It's too small to live in."

Xie Lan, who was at the side, stood by his son's side: "That's right, if our house is not too small, can we throw away the big wardrobe we got when we got married?"

As soon as Hu Lixin heard his wife mention this matter, he had no choice but to shut up.

The house where the two of them got married was not the same as the house they live in now. They moved here after they got married, but because the house was too small, many of the furniture in the original house could not be moved in, so they had to throw them away. For this matter, his wife talked about him for many years.

The salesman came back quickly and took the keys to take three people to see the listings for sale.

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"... What I'm showing you is not a model house, but an actual house for sale that has been fully furnished. The furniture and appliances are all equipped for you, so you can move in with your bags..."

In front of a gate on the tenth floor, the salesman took out the key and opened the anti-theft door, then stood aside and proudly made a "please" gesture.

Then Xie Lan was shocked by the sunshine in his eyes: "Wow..."

Even Hu Lixin, who had been mumbling before, was stunned when he saw the new house in front of him.

"The house type faces south, facing the garden atrium of the community. It is the king of the building in this community. The scene you see now is the scene of living here in the future. It is definitely not simulated by model houses and artificial light sources! "Sales said proudly.

In front of the eyes of the four people, golden sunlight poured in from the French entrance windows facing the main entrance, making the floor and walls of the entrance garden even dazzling.

"This is the entrance, and when you come in, turn left and you will find the living room and dining room. The north and south are transparent, and the ventilation and lighting are good..."

There was no need for sales introductions anymore. After Hu Lai's family entered the door, they were attracted by the bright and shining room in front of them.

They quickly visited every room in this house. Hu Lixin, who originally had some complaints about seeing such a big house, pointed to the balcony facing the south atrium and said, "You can move the square table where we eat Come here, put two more chairs. We can eat here in weather like today."

It is still quite cold outside Dongchuan in December, but in the fully enclosed balcony, there is only warm sunshine without cold and humid wind. Standing in the sun, people feel warm all over.

Xie Lan couldn't help but nodded, imagined the scene, and felt that it was completely feasible.

At that time, while they are eating, they can enjoy the view of the green atrium of the community downstairs through the bright glass, or look at the river view promenade outside the community from the side of the opposite building, which is really refreshing.

Hu Lai was stunned for a moment: "Dad, I won't say why the broken table in our house has to be brought here. I just wonder why there are two chairs? There are three people in our family!"

Hu Lixin glanced at him: "You only stay at home a few days a year? Why put three chairs? Isn't it too crowded?"

"What's the size of this balcony?" Hu Lai turned around and asked about sales.

"Our balcony is six meters long and three meters wide, and the balcony area is given as a gift..."

Hu Lai didn't let the salesman go on with the introduction, so he turned back and said to his father: "The balcony of eighteen square meters can't fit three chairs? Dad, let me tell you. If you want to say it this way, the salesman will be the first one to tell you. urgent……"

The salesman standing next to him hurriedly waved his hands with a smile: "No, no, no, no, no..."

Sheilan stood at the door of the living room and balcony, her son and husband bickering like two children over how to arrange the furniture.

She didn't make a sound, just looked at them like this.

The bright winter sun shines through the glass windows all over the balcony, and extends to half of the living room, making people drowsy with warmth.

So Xie Lan leaned her body gently on the door frame of the French door of the living room, tilted her head to admire her husband and son's bickering, the sunlight was just right, and the body of the son and her husband shone brightly.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled up.

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Ps, it was around the second half of 2013. In order to be able to move out from our parents with our wife and children to live independently, my wife and I looked at many houses very intensively.

But I haven't seen anything that satisfies me.

Until one day, the staff of the community rental and sales center took us to see such a house, and when we opened the door, the sunshine rushed in.

The sun at two o'clock in the afternoon slanted in, reflecting the room that was still in Qingshuifang.

The entrance garden, living room, and balcony are all under the sun.

My wife and I had an idea at the time that this house would be our future home!

So even though when I bought the house, the original landlord asked me to add another 50,000 yuan to the house transaction center after signing the contract. I didn't think about giving up the house. The way of the deposit forced her to give up the unreasonable request... In the end, she bought the house.

On the day of viewing the house, our one-year-old child was with us. He walked on the sunny balcony with his hands in his pockets, as if he was inspecting his own home in a mature manner.

The plot of watching the house was originally planned by my wife and I to be used at the end of the previous volume, but then I decided to use it at the beginning of this volume.

Because for the Hu Lai family, a spacious and bright new house means the beginning of a new life. Putting it at the beginning of the first volume is obviously more in line with the meaning I want to express than the end of the first volume.