Yu Deshui had been observing Li Changming's expression, and when he saw that his expression had relaxed a little, he continued to deceive him:

"Your family is about to go to Hong Kong to enjoy life, and there's no telling when you'll be back. A house isn't like anything else; it'll fall apart in a few years if it's not lived in. Do you remember the old house next to the district government, the one that once belonged to Wu Debiao?"

Li Changming nodded. Wu Debiao's family used to be capitalists, and he had been to that house many times.

"That house was considered a good house in Ke Town back then, right? Just now, my little brother and I went to see it. It hasn't been lived in for a few years and it's already run down. The housing authority only wants 1,000 yuan for it, but my little brother still doesn't like it."

Li Changming's face turned pale at this point, and he muttered to himself, "That's impossible. That's a two-story house..."

What he didn't know was that there was only one yard left in Wu Debiao's house, and the other yard had long been occupied by the fan factory next door.

So when Yu Deshui told him that the house was only worth 1,000 yuan, he started to feel uneasy.

5,000 yuan for my own house seems to be a bit high.

Li Changming hesitated, and Yu Deshui's opportunity came.

"So, Brother Changming, since you're in urgent need of money, it's pointless to set the price so high. No one will buy it. In a few years, I'm afraid no one will even want your house for 1,000 yuan. It's better to sell it while it's still in good condition."

After saying this, Yu Deshui pulled Chen Xia over and introduced him:

"He's the eldest son of Dr. Chen Bingkun from the Fourth Hospital, and he's the one who wants to buy the house. But let me be honest, if you offer a lower price, we old brothers will chip in and buy it for him. But if you insist on the 5,000 yuan, there's nothing we can do."

Chen Xia was about to say that he was not short of money, but Yu Deshui secretly pinched his hand, so he swallowed his words.

"Dr. Chen Bingkun from the Fourth Hospital. Oh, I know him. He treated my youngest son when he was malnourished and got hepatitis. Well, since Dr. Chen's family wants to buy it, I'll give you a fixed price of 4,500 yuan. If you want it, take it. I won't lower the price if you don't want it."

Yu Deshui looked at Chen Xia. 4,500 yuan was also a huge sum of money, and he didn't dare to make the decision.

Chen Xia was ecstatic at this time, but on the surface he said calmly:

"Uncle, 4500 is 4500, according to your price, but I have a request, can you keep your old furniture so that I don't have to buy more. If I buy a house, I will be in debt all over the place."

The corners of Yu Deshui's mouth twitched. This kid really wanted to buy it. He seemed to hear his wallet crying.

Li Changming looked at Chen Xia directly with a sharp gaze:

"Boy, you have good taste. The old furniture here was all bought back from the government with great difficulty. They are all good things. I guess you can see that these are all top-quality huanghuali and red sandalwood. My father spent a lot of money on them back then. If you really want them, I'll sell them to you for 500 yuan."

After Li Changming finished speaking, all his energy was gone, and he felt indescribably lonely. Selling off the ancestral property was an unfilial act for the old man.

Yu Deshui was about to bargain when Chen Xia stopped him and said, "Okay, a total of 5,000 yuan. We can sign the contract right away."

Yu Deshui said anxiously, "You are stupid! Are you really going to give me 500 yuan for these old furniture? You can buy new ones for 200 yuan at the furniture factory."

Chen Xia whispered in his ear, "Brother Yu, these are all redwoods. They are not valuable now, but they may not be in the future."

After the price was agreed upon, Li Changming said, "I want to make one thing clear. I only want cash, no debts. I don't think I'll be able to return to Ke Town in the future."

"Cash? No problem. I can bring it to you tomorrow and go directly to the Housing Authority to transfer the ownership. Is that okay with you?"

Li Changming nodded and said in a low voice, "Okay, then we'll transfer the ownership tomorrow. After we sell the house, we can go to Hong Kong right away. It's like fulfilling the wishes of a few prodigal sons. Sigh."

Chen Xia was so excited when he came out of the Li family's old house.

Regardless of whether the house is worth 5,000 yuan, the old mahogany furniture alone would be worth a fortune in the future. Especially since the Li family's furniture is a complete set, any set would start at tens of millions of yuan at auction.

Gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times.

Nowadays, people are only concerned about how to fill their stomachs. No one could have imagined that our country would develop so rapidly in the future and the economy would grow so fast.

The prices of these old items have soared by tens or even hundreds of times, and those who started collecting in the 1980s have become very wealthy. For example, the famous Comrade Ma Dudu made his fortune during this period.

Don’t mention that antiques are priceless and cannot be measured by money in a vulgar way.

If experts are really so noble, how could such a scandal happen that antique expert Liu Yan "confuses the real with the fake", defrauds ordinary people of their calligraphy and paintings with a mere 170,000 yuan, and then sells them for tens of millions of yuan?

Antiques are not nuns’ buttocks. Monks can touch them, but Ah Q can’t?

Experts and wealthy people are allowed to make a lot of money by buying and selling antiques, but Chen Xia is not allowed to collect some antiques and make a profit from the price difference in the future?

Since the value of banknotes will depreciate significantly in the future, collecting some antiques now is a good way to preserve and increase their value.

On this side, Chen Xia was happily dreaming of getting rich, and his steps were lighter, while on the other side, Yu Deshui's steps were heavier.

Not far from the "Plum Garden", Yu Deshui grabbed Chen Xia and said:

"Brother Chen, these 5,000 yuan have to be taken out tomorrow. Why did you agree so easily? Well, forget it. I can only lend you 1,000 yuan. I can't lend you more than that. You have to figure it out on your own."

Chen Xia was suddenly a little touched when he heard this, and patted Yu Deshui's shoulder and said:

"Brother Yu, you've been running around for me and bargaining for me, so how can I borrow more money from you? I'm afraid if you take out this 1,000 yuan, my sister-in-law will fight you to the death. Haha, don't worry, I have the money."

Yu Deshui was shocked. This young man who had just started working was actually an "invisible rich man"?

You can't judge a book by its cover, and you can't judge a doctor by his appearance. Are hospitals really that profitable these days?

Manager Yu fell into deep thought...

The next day, Chen Xia took leave again.

Li Changming took the house deeds and land deeds, and Chen Xia took the cash. With the help of Yu Deshui, they successfully transferred the ownership at the Housing Management Office. From then on, "Meiyuan" was named Chen instead of Li.

Li Changming was a straightforward person. Since he had already transferred the property and received the money, he didn't make a fuss and gave the key to Chen Xia very readily. The family then moved to a relative's house not far away to stay temporarily.

Since I wasn't moving any furniture, I just took the clothes I had with me and planned to leave for Hong Kong after I converted the money I had into Hong Kong dollars.

After the transaction was completed, Yu Deshui went back to the guesthouse to work, while Chen Xia opened the gate of the plum garden and jumped and danced alone in this empty house.

From then on, he became a homeowner.