It's okay to ruin one's own reputation, but we can't let it affect Huo Haocheng's uncle and the others. They've dedicated half their lives to the military, and might even spend the rest of their lives here. We can't let this tarnish their image or become a stain on their character.

"You silly girl!" Hearing her say that, Mayor Guo didn't know what to say to her. She really was a girl who knew how to think of others. He had been paying attention to what she had been doing lately. Sometimes, he felt that even as the mayor, he wasn't as thoughtful as her, because he never considered where these people who had come from afar would stay.

“Didn’t the deputy mayor’s family members all get arrested before? His assets and houses were all confiscated. Coincidentally, the city was discussing this matter at a meeting last week. If you want it, I’ll make the decision and sell it to you at the market price. I just don’t know how much you want to buy it for. He has three courtyards in total, all connected together, on Kunming Road.”

"Yes, yes, yes, Uncle Guo, if you can, I'll take them all." Even if each of the three courtyards is only a few dozen square meters, the three of them would still be about two hundred square meters, which would be enough for Uncle Kun and the others to live in.

"Do you even know what that courtyard looks like? You want to buy them all? Alright, you should go see them first before making a decision." Mayor Guo knew she was wealthy, but she was currently running a charity, building houses, and constructing schools, all of which required a significant amount of money. Besides, these three courtyards weren't small; buying them all would be a considerable expense. As her elder, he didn't want to take advantage of her, so he decided to let her see them before making a decision.

"...Hmm, okay, then let's go take a look." Ruan Ruan knew that if she made a decision right away, she might be accused of being wasteful. So, she decided to go and take a look first, and then decide later, so that no one would say anything.

“Okay, then I’ll have Secretary Lan take you there. He has all the keys.”

With that, Mayor Guo got up and led them next door to find Secretary Lan.

"Secretary Lan, take Ruan Ruan and the others to see the former deputy mayor's courtyards on Kunming Road. After seeing them, she thought they were good, so we sold them to her at market price." Mayor Guo had figured out that this girl was just paying lip service, but it was fine. After seeing them, she still wanted them, so he would give them to her. These things were really a hot potato for him.

"Okay, Mayor, if you don't have anything else to do, I'll take them there now." Seeing that they came to buy a house, Lan Chaolin felt for some reason that this was the right thing to do. Even if they didn't come now, he would find her and ask her about it after he finished his work.

"I don't have anything to do here for now. You can go now and come back as soon as possible." After saying that, he turned around and went back to his office without looking back.

"Let's go then," he said, unlocking a cabinet with a key, taking out the yard key, and leading them off.

The courtyard was not far from the charity's office, and Huo Haocheng arrived in no time by car.

These are three rows of small, European-style courtyards. I went inside and saw that all three courtyards showed signs of having been inhabited, but they were not very lively. I guess they were just places for people to stay for a short time.

The courtyards are all about the same size and layout. Each courtyard has its own small courtyard in front, and they all have a layout of three bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, one kitchen, and a small storage room.

Judging from this, each courtyard is about 100 square meters. It seems that this former deputy mayor has quite a few properties!

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" If it weren't for his status, Lan Chaolin would have liked to buy one and live there himself.

"Sure, no problem, I'm quite satisfied. Cousin, how much are these three courtyards? If possible, I'd like to take them all, is that alright?"

She felt that if she didn't buy now, it would be better to wait and see. Even if Uncle Kun and his family had their own houses in the future, she could keep the property to increase its value. With such a good location and such a good house, she was sure she wouldn't lose money.

Seeing that she really liked it, according to the market price, each house here costs her 800 yuan, so three would cost her 2400 yuan.

Hearing the price he offered, which seemed reasonable, I said, "Okay, I'll take all three. So, what's the procedure for this?"

This was her first time buying a house in the 1970s. There's no real estate exchange now, so she doesn't really know much about it.

“Once you’re sure, I’ll take you to complete the formalities. Since this house now belongs to the government, we can go straight back, get a certificate, have the mayor sign it, and then register it at the local street office.”

Hearing him say that, they drove back to the government building, got the certificate, had Mayor Guo sign it, and then went to the bank with Lan Chaolin to withdraw the money. After giving the money to him, they went to the street office to complete the registration.

In less than four hours, she owned three more courtyards, bringing her one step closer to her goal of becoming a landlady.

"It's getting late, let's go, I'm definitely treating you to dinner this time." Looking at the certificates for the three houses in her hand, Ruan Ruan pulled Lan Chaolin's hand and walked towards the car, giving him no chance to resist.

Being pulled along by a young girl in public made Lan Chaolin quite embarrassed, and he could only look to Huo Haocheng behind him for help.

"Wife, wife, let go of your cousin first. If you keep pulling him down, people will call you a pervert." Seeing his wife walking hand in hand with another man right in front of him, even if that man was his cousin, it was unacceptable. Seeing Lan Chaolin's pleading eyes, he immediately stepped forward, pulled the two apart, and took her hand in his own. At this moment, he didn't care about anything else.

Upon hearing Huo Haocheng's words, Ruan Ruan finally reacted. She looked around and, seeing that no one was watching them, freed her hand from Huo Haocheng's grasp, then opened the door and got into the car in one smooth motion.

After dinner, Ruan Ruan went to the Women's Federation again, found Director Tian, ​​and asked Sister Zhang to take a few more people to tidy up the three courtyards. Then she bought some daily necessities and put them in each room.

They spent half a day buying the house and another day cleaning and tidying it up, plus shopping, which was quite fast.

Now we're just waiting for them to arrive.