Upon seeing that it was Liu Zhou, followed by two good-looking young men, he immediately guessed that they were there to look at the house.

Since he proposed selling the house, Xiao Zhou has been quite worried about it.

The two had no kinship other than sharing the same surname, but the young man was exceptionally kind to him.

He quickly stepped aside to face the group and said, "You've come to see the house, right? Come on in!"

Su Li walked straight in. From the outside, the courtyard house looked alright and not dilapidated, showing that the owner took good care of it.

The courtyard inside is quite large, with some flowers and plants planted in it. There is also a jujube tree planted next to the courtyard wall, and a well nearby, which will make it much more convenient for people to get water after they move in.

She glanced around and saw that the house had at least ten rooms; it was indeed very large.

“My courtyard house has always been well preserved. It has two bathrooms, three studies, and eleven rooms. I won’t sell this house for less than 6,500 yuan.”

If it weren't for his grandson getting married soon and him not having any money, he would never have sold the house.

But now the woman's family says that without the "three turns and one sound" (referring to a set of three turns and one sound system), plus an additional 500 yuan, their family will not marry their daughter to them.

Now, apart from the three houses left by our ancestors, we don't have any extra money.

My grandson lives in one of those houses, and there's another one about the same size, but that one is closer to his house, so we can only sell this one.

After selling this house, he will have enough money for his retirement and also enough for his grandson's dowry.

Grandpa Liu led the group on a tour of several rooms. Su Li quite liked the layout of the rooms; she figured it wouldn't need major alterations, just a little renovation would suffice.

Moreover, she won't be without a place to stay when the renovation is done. There are so many rooms here, so Gousheng can move in whenever he comes.

After looking through all the rooms, Su Li took a walk around the backyard and discovered that there were many vegetables planted in the back of the yard.

This yard is really nice. You can plant flowers in the front to enhance the style of the house, and you can grow vegetables in the back to be self-sufficient.

Now she was even more satisfied.

She said to Grandpa Liu, "Can't you really lower the price of this house a bit?"

When Grandpa Liu heard that she wanted to bargain, he immediately put on a stern face and said, "That's right, not a penny less. If you want to buy it, we can go to the housing management bureau to transfer the property right now. If you don't want to buy it, I won't keep you here."

Su Li was helpless. This old man didn't blame the house for not selling, but if she mentioned anything less, he would kick her out in less than three sentences.

"Alright, sir, I'll buy your house. Let's go to the housing authority now."

After saying this, Su Li put her hands in her pockets, trying to take the money out of her spatial storage.

Only when there was no further movement did she realize that the space seemed to be frozen, and people couldn't get in or take things out.

Su Li said somewhat awkwardly, "Oh, I just remembered, I didn't bring the money. How about we come back tomorrow to complete the transfer?"

Grandpa Liu looked at her suspiciously and said, "Young lady, you look so young. Did you discuss this house with your family? And this 6,500 yuan is no small amount. Can you afford it? Don't be trying to fool this old man."

"Uncle Liu, I really like this house. I promise I'll come and transfer the title to you before 1 p.m. tomorrow. Is that alright?"

"Okay, if you're sure you want to buy it, I'll wait for you until 1 p.m. tomorrow."

"No need to wait, we can get it out now."

As he spoke, Gu Huanian took out a wad of cash from his military green bag; "We have money, let's go transfer the property right now."

Su Li looked at Gu Huanian's green bag with some surprise. No wonder he, who never usually carries a bag, suddenly had one today.

“Huan Nian, I’ll pay for the house myself. Consider this money a loan to you, and I’ll pay it back in the next couple of days.”

To be honest, given the current state of her finances, she wasn't sure if she could still come up with the money.

But I'm also worried about missing out on this house.

To outsiders, the house might seem expensive, but she didn't think so. She believed that as more and more educated youth returned to the city, there wouldn't be enough houses, and prices would rise even higher. This house would be worth several times more in a few years.

Grandpa Liu hadn't expected the young man to carry so much money, so he smiled and nodded, saying, "Let's go! We agreed I'd take you through the transfer now, and I'll move out tomorrow."

Gu Huanian said to Liu Zhou, "Thank you for today. If you have something to do, you can go back now!"

Liu Zhou nodded; "Then I'll head back now. Battalion Commander, please bring your wife over for dinner sometime."

Gu Huanian nodded at him.

The three of them went to the housing management bureau together. Because Gu Huanian knew a leader there, their application was processed very quickly.

Su Li was overjoyed as she held the property ownership certificate; she now owned a house in Beijing.

After everything was done, Grandpa Liu handed Su Li a key to the yard, saying, "You can use this key to open the door tomorrow afternoon. I'll have my grandson move the things out in the morning."

Su Li nodded and said goodbye to the old man.

Seeing that it was getting late and it was time for lunch, Gu Huanian thought of taking Su Li to try the famous Peking duck in Beijing.

On the way, Su Li saw a sweet potato vendor and suddenly felt a craving.

She reached out and tugged at Gu Huanian; "Huanian, look, there seems to be a roasted sweet potato vendor up ahead. Stop over there when you get there, I'd like to buy one to try."

"OK"

As she walked along, Su Li noticed many vendors on the streets, indicating that the restrictions in Beijing were being relaxed.

Upon arriving at the sweet potato stall, the sweet aroma of roasted sweet potatoes wafted through the air. Gu Huanian stopped the car, glanced at the roasting sweet potatoes, and said to the stall owner, "Please pack those two sweet potatoes with the golden-brown skin for me."

The stall owner, a woman around forty years old, smiled and said, "Okay, I'll pack it up for you right away. It'll cost you sixteen cents in total."

Gu Huanian paid the money and handed the steaming hot sweet potato to Su Li.

Su Li happily took it, peeled off the outer skin, and took a bite: "It's delicious! Do you want to try some?"

As she spoke, she held the sweet potato to Gu Huanian's lips, and Gu Huanian subconsciously took a bite.

The woman at the sweet potato stall had a mischievous glint in her eyes: "You two are such a loving couple!"

One sentence made Su Li blush completely; she subconsciously wanted to share the delicious food with the person she liked.

I hadn't thought that much about it at all.

Gu Huanian's ears turned slightly red. He rode his bike straight to the stall owner and said, "The roasted sweet potatoes are very good." Then he quickly left.

Su Li was holding the sweet potato that Gu Huanian had just bitten, unsure whether to eat it or not.

After thinking about it, she decided that the remaining half should be given to Gu Huanian.

So she peeled the sweet potato, wrapped her left arm tightly around his waist, and stretched out her right hand towards Gu Huanian.