The occupancy rate of this community is very high, and you can see clothes hanging on many balconies when you stand on the community path.

Sister Chen stopped at a room on the left side of the fourth floor, took out her key from her pocket, and opened the door.

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The house was indeed unrenovated; the ground inside was all cement, covered in thick dust, leaving a footprint with every step.

Sister Chen said, "Look at our houses, they're all square and neat, and no space is wasted. The building materials used in this community are good; the floor slabs are thicker than those in newly built communities, so the sound insulation is better."

Sister Chen led the Xia family to look around the house. It was winter, around 10 a.m., and the sky outside was overcast. The buildings were spaced far enough apart that the lighting wasn't affected.

The two bedrooms are reasonably sized, and the kitchen and bathroom are also quite spacious, with large windows that provide ample natural light.

Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo exchanged a glance and understood each other's meaning.

Xia Jianguo asked, "Sister Chen, how much is this house? Are all the documents complete?"

Sister Chen was overjoyed, her smile grew even brighter, and her attitude became even more respectful. "Don't worry, yes, all the documents are complete. Pay the deposit today, and the transfer can be completed tomorrow."

Li Chunmei asked, "Is this apartment 60 square meters? How much did it cost in total?"

When Ms. Chen heard them asking about the house price, her heart skipped a beat. After all, not many families could come up with 200,000 to 300,000 yuan in cash. "Yes, it's 60 square meters. The current asking price for a house of the same size in the community is 280,000 yuan. The owner wants to sell it as soon as possible, so the price is 260,000 yuan including the transfer fee. It has to be cash."

Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo nodded. "Okay, let us discuss it."

Xia Jianguo and Li Chunmei walked to the side.

What do you think of this house? Is it suitable?

"The layout of the house is quite good. We haven't looked into the local housing prices, so we're unsure whether this price is expensive or cheap."

Although the two of them were talking while standing to one side, the house was empty and the echo was very loud, so Sister Chen could hear their conversation.

Sister Chen walked forward with a smile and took out a newspaper from the pocket of her cotton-padded coat. "If you're worried about housing prices, you can take a look at this newspaper. This is yesterday's Zuocheng Daily. It shows the listed prices of other communities in the same street, which are 280,000 yuan."

Xia Jianguo picked up the newspaper, which was indeed the Beijing Daily, dated yesterday. In the spot that Sister Chen was pointing to, the listed price for the same area on the same street was indeed 280,000.

Li Chunmei said, "Sister Chen, are there any discounts available for this house? We sincerely want to buy it."

Sister Chen shook her head, "The price of this house is already very cheap. The homeowner is also handling the transfer, which can save you 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. If the homeowner wasn't in a hurry to sell, you wouldn't be able to buy it at this price. You don't need to pay my commission; the homeowner will cover it. I already brought two groups of people to see this house yesterday, and they were both very satisfied and went home to raise the money. Now, this house is on a first-come, first-served basis."

Upon hearing Sister Chen's words, Xia Minmin asked, "You didn't accept the deposits from those two groups, did you? You didn't sell the property three times, did you?"

Sister Chen turned her gaze to Xia Minmin. It was the first time she had seen such a little child who knew so much about these things.

Sister Chen bent down and patted Xia Minmin's head, which was covered by the hood of her down jacket. "Little girl, don't worry, we are all honest business people and we wouldn't do such an unethical thing."

Xia Minmin's question was the same one that Xia Jianguo and the others were thinking.

Li Chunmei said, "Okay, when is the earliest you can complete the transfer? We're in a bit of a rush, we need to go back to Shenzhen tomorrow."

This time, Senior Chen was genuinely happy, and her voice was much louder than before.

"If you're in a hurry, I'll contact the landlord right now and try to get the transfer done for you this afternoon. We'll go directly to the housing management office, have the money ready, and transfer the property on the spot."

Li Chunmei said, "It would be best to get things settled by tomorrow morning. We want to get back to Shenzhen as soon as possible; it's just too cold here."

Ms. Chen was in a good mood. "Okay, let's go back now and I'll contact the landlord for you."

Sister Chen locked the doors and windows and hurried back to her shop on her tricycle.

When they arrived at the street where her shop was located, the neighbors, seeing her beaming smile, joked, "Old Chen, looks like you had a good day, didn't you? Did you close the deal on the house?"

Sister Chen smiled but didn't say anything.

Before Ms. Chen could even rest after arriving at the shop, she eagerly called the landlord.

"Is today okay?"

"Cash? Okay, I'll talk to them."

"Okay, no problem."

Sister Chen hung up the phone with a smile, "We're all straightforward people today. The homeowner said the transfer of ownership would be completed this afternoon, but he insists on doing it this afternoon, bringing cash to the housing management office for the transaction."

Li Chunmei said, "Cash? So much money, how is he going to count it? And isn't it unsafe to carry so much cash? Wouldn't a bank transfer be better?"

Sister Chen said, "I guess he needs it urgently. How about I talk to him again and you take the 30,000 yuan deposit to the housing management office for the property transfer, and then we'll transfer the money from the bank? Do you agree to this plan?"

"Can."

After Ms. Chen's communication, the homeowner finally agreed to the plan.

Xia Jianguo nodded. "Where is the housing administration office for the property transfer?"

Sister Chen slapped her head with her right hand, "Look at my memory, I forgot you came from Shenzhen and don't know the layout here. The housing management office is 200 meters to the right of my shop. The bank isn't far either, there's one diagonally across the street."

After the three parties reached an agreement, Xia Minmin and her family left Sister Chen's shop.

As noon approached, there were more people on the street than before, and more vendors were hawking their wares.

"Barbecue! Delicious barbecue!"

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