My China Home Value Dropped 50% — Now I Live in a Concrete Shell。

is a hot bowl of savory tofu pudding it's made from soybeans this is the ultimate go to breakfast for locals here and this whole meal only cost me about one dollars $1.2 since this is my very first YouTube video let me give you a quick intro about where i'm at in life I’m 170 cm tall which in China sadly some women jokingly refer to as "vertically challenged" or a dealbreaker. I weigh 80 kg (around 176 lbs) yeah i know i definitely need to lose some weight I was born in 1997 which makes me almost thirty in Chinese nominal age In China, if a guy hits 30

unmarried and isn't rolling in cash chances are he might stay single forever Back in 2018 i took out a mortgage to buy my first home hands down the worst decision of my life. let's break down what i actually paid back then The place is 101 square meters (about 1,080 sq ft) The sticker price was 560,000 RMB but I got a discount down to 520,000 Plus 63,000 for a parking spot bringing the total to nearly 590,000 RMB (around $82,000 ) I put down 30% and took out a 410,000 RMB loan Now I’m paying over 2,400 RMB (around $330 USD) a month for 20 long years.

To make matters worse the property value has dropped by half every time i think about it i just want to sleep because at least life is good in my dreams a few days ago I bought an outfit online for 15 bucks. The tee and pants are a bit too long so i'm going to alter them myself Time to pull out my sewing machine! hemming the pants first Not too shabby, right? now onto the shirt all right come along with me to the supermarket to grab some groceries for lunch it's insanely hot today i'm already drenched in sweat just stepping out seniors here usually help

take care of their grandkids is it like that where you live playing cards is a popular way for seniors here to pass the time The flat fare for our local bus is only about $0.15 and there's the supermarket up ahead Ah, so much better! the air con is blasting all day in here There’s an arcade here with a bunch of kids playing. Does anyone know what game this is? It actually looks like a blast. not too crowded in the store today check out these massive watermelons only zero dollars and forty cents a kilo and super fresh this is my favorite section the

Delhi corner everything looks mouth watering but remember i'm on a diet A carton of 30 eggs goes for about 3 dollars. how much do eggs cost where you're from This box of sushi is roughly $2.20. Grabbing a couple of chicken legs i'm making mouth watering chicken (Sichuan cold chicken) for lunch. And a chilled eggplant salad. Grabbing a bunch of cilantro. And a bottle of sesame oil. All packed up! let's head back home it's way too hot out Still about a kilometer away from home. finally back that heat was intense All these groceries set me back $10.20 I

couldn't take the heat so I ordered two iced drinks on a delivery app for $1.50. Time to start cooking lunch. Chicken legs in a pot with cold water. add scallions ginger gardenia for color and cooking wine Skim off the scum then let it simmer for 15 minutes. Plunge the cooked chicken into icy water. Chopped scallions minced garlic sichuan pepper powder toasted sesame seeds and sesame oil Sizzle it up with hot oil! Add salt, sugar light soy sauce and vinegar and a big ladle of the chicken broth Prep some shredded cucumber for the bed. pour the sauce all

over Now for the chilled eggplant salad. Steam the eggplants for 15 minutes. mix soy sauce,vinegar oyster sauce,salt sugar and sesame oil Shred the steamed eggplants into strips. Lunch is served! it's way too hot gonna crack open a cold beer It’s pretty common in China to take a quick nap after lunch catch you guys in a bit there's a night market downtown and i'm taking you you all along tonight shout out to these road workers out here in this heat huge respect for keeping the city running Around here, seniors over 60 get to ride the bus for free. and

we've arrived downtown this is our stop Just another 100 meters to the night market. it's not quite dark yet so the crowds haven't rolled in let's do a quick preliminary stroll here's a grilled squid stall $1.50 a skewer. Lamb skewers here go for about $2.00 each. there's selling Chinese egg and meat burgers here and you get three of them for just one dollars and fifty cents Sushi pieces for $0.15 each! let's grab a few to try Guess what I just spotted? Takoyaki! Absolutely gotta get a order of these. Spicy chicken feet go amazingly with beer but i went

for spicy duck heads instead They have a self-serve beer tap here! Got a cup for $0.90. Found a spot to grab a bite and a drink before we keep exploring. Whoa, this duck head is super spicy! Thank goodness I got the beer. The evening sky looks absolutely stunning. all right let's keep walking these big grilled sausages look incredible Couldn't resist buying a few more squid skewers. That cup wasn't enough so I picked up a whole mini-keg. Let's find another spot to kick back and eat. Look at this hardworking little girl helping her mom promote cold drinks

There’s a live band performing and a huge crowd has gathered This is a classic ring-toss street game in China if you land a ring over an item,you win it kids love this all right thanks for exploring the night market with me my bus is here see you guys in the next video