He knew exactly how high the housing prices would rise in the future. The starting price of a rare villa like the one by the West Lake was over 100 million yuan. The key point was that you couldn't buy it even if you had money. Many villas later became cultural relics protection units.

"Hey, what do you think? If I want to buy a villa like this, who should I contact?"

Xu Rui and Lin Danqiu were surprised. "You want to buy this old villa? You can't buy it here without tens of thousands of dollars. Besides, what's the point of buying it?"

Xu Yuan's eyes were full of stars. "Chen Xia, you are exactly what I like. Facing the West Lake, with spring flowers blooming, I want to live here."

Chen Xia nodded with pretended determination: "Miss Xu really understands me. You two are both artists, and you don't have any petty bourgeoisie sentiments at all."

After saying that, Chen Xia and Xu Yuan looked at each other and smiled, feeling very happy.

Xu Rui rolled his eyes at the two people opposite him and said, "If I really want to buy this villa, I'll ask my dad tonight. I remember that many houses here are managed by the Provincial Government Affairs Bureau. I don't know if they can be sold."

Chen Xia was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly shook Xu Rui's hand. "Thank you to the comrades in the provincial capital, and thank you to classmate Xu Rui for your generosity. So, I'll treat you to dinner. You can choose any restaurant in Lin'an."

"Okay, okay, how about we go to Xizi Hotel to have Western food?" Xu Yuan applauded.

"no."

"Why?"

"It's too expensive."

"Humph, Chen Xia, you're such a stingy person..."

In the end, the four of them really went to the Xizi Hotel and had a Western meal, which included steak and salad. They didn't feel full, but Chen Xia spent more than 50 yuan.

After dinner, Chen Xia returned to her own house by the West Lake, Lin Danqiu returned to school, and Xu Rui and Xu Yuan returned home.

Xu Hongtai was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper of the day. Seeing the two siblings coming back happily, he smiled and joked:

"Seeing you guys are so happy, do you have any good news that you want dad to share with you?"

Xu Yuan took off her coat, sat on the sofa and snuggled up to her father. "Dad, what do you think about us moving into the old villa over on Beishan Road?"

"Hey, how come after going out, I'm suddenly interested in the old house on Geling? I heard that people living there are prone to rheumatism."

Xu Hongtai looked at his precious daughter lovingly with a smile on his face.