These two bottles of honey weigh four pounds. How much of it will be needed for testing and identifying the components? Dr. Wu knows that the rest will be his own perk.

In front of Chen Hong, he called the appraisal center, packed up a small half-pound sample, and sent someone to have it appraised immediately.

I opened the lid of the honey jar, found a small silver spoon, scooped out a little honey, and savored it carefully. A variety of rich floral aromas wafted over, making me feel as if I were in a garden of a hundred flowers.

Even before seeing the component analysis results from the testing center and knowing the levels of beneficial components, Dr. Wu already knew this was an exceptionally good honey.

This honey is sweet but not cloying, and it feels soothing from the mouth to the throat and into the stomach. We don't know what its specific medicinal effects are yet, but its rich, fragrant, and moisturizing sweetness is very appetizing.

As a descendant of a century-old family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, Dr. Wu has handled countless types of honey and is quite an expert. Since honey is essential for making medicinal pills, his family purchases a considerable amount each year.

He can tell whether something is good or bad just by smelling and tasting it.

The two agreed to notify Chen Hong immediately upon receiving the results. Dr. Wu indicated that if the honey's analysis results were indeed outstanding, their pharmacy would also consider purchasing some. They were just waiting for the component analysis results to be released before discussing and determining the price.

Having finalized the deal, Chen Hong declined Dr. Wu's invitation to lunch. She returned to the hotel and had a simple lunch.

At 1:30 p.m., Chen Hong waited for Guan and Fang at the hotel entrance. Fang Yitong drove them straight to the courtyard house to view the property.

Having already discussed it beforehand, the three of them started by visiting the nearest three-courtyard house. Upon entering the courtyard, Chen Hong felt very uncomfortable, though she didn't know why.

This house has a very good location, situated in Shichahai, and it's a rare three-courtyard house, covering an area of ​​760 square meters. After walking around, Chen Hong shook her head at Director Guan and Fang Yitong.

"Uncle Fang, Director Guan, this house is too big for my family, and I feel that the house is not very square. There is a room sticking out from the northwest corner, which feels uncomfortable."

Fang Yitong nodded: "It does have an extra corner room compared to a regular courtyard house. The original owner bought another room later to add a corner gate, which does make the whole house less square. Let's move on to the next one!"

Director Guan said, "I think this house is suitable. The key is that among the several courtyard houses, this one is the cheapest, with a price similar to that of the large two-courtyard house."

Chen Hong said to the two men, "Uncle, if you trust me, buy this house. It's not suitable to live in, but you can use it as an investment." Chen Hong didn't dare to say more, but this house only costs 4.8 million yuan, so buying it would be a profit.

Director Guan shook his head. "With this four million, I could buy three or four houses in Daxing and Tongzhou. If I bought them but couldn't live in them, all that money would be wasted."

Fang Yitong fell into deep thought, looking at the Chen sisters who had been buying houses non-stop since last year. Could it be that house prices would rise sharply again?

This year's price has already increased by 17% compared to before the Lunar New Year, a very rapid increase. If Chen Hong is still making moves now, the future price increase will definitely be substantial.

As an official who has worked on the front lines of the real estate industry for many years, he understands that the government has long since lost control of housing prices in recent years.

The elderly couple had discussed this matter privately. As native Beijingers, they had a place to live and had never considered investing in real estate.

Chen Hong is just an ordinary fisherman who works hard to earn money, yet she dares to take out all her money to invest in real estate, even taking out loans to buy several properties.

This kind of boldness is something even government officials who have lived for over fifty years and dealt with leaders at all levels can only dream of.

We have a lot of savings and nowhere to spend money. Maybe we can discuss it with my spouse and buy a place. We can rent it out if we don't live there ourselves.

Given the current rental market situation, it's better than keeping money in the bank to earn interest.

After spending the afternoon looking around, Chen Hong finally made up her mind and bought a large two-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) in Houhai, with a land area of ​​720 square meters and a building area of ​​560 square meters. Chen Hong also decided to take out a loan to buy another three-courtyard siheyuan in Nanchizi.

Chen Hong didn't actually like the house in Nanchizi. The house was too dilapidated. It occupied 420 square meters of land and had a building area of ​​320 square meters. The asking price was only 1.6 million yuan, which was 5,000 yuan per square meter. That was too cheap.

Chen Hong acted decisively, buying it now to secure the property. She planned to slowly spend money to repair it later, and this one apartment would be enough for her to live comfortably in her retirement. So what if it's dilapidated? She wouldn't be able to live there for at least ten years anyway.

Chen Hong decided to buy the second-floor apartment in Houhai because she felt that the apartment held a special place in her heart. The apartment was very well-preserved; she could move in after just a quick clean.

Moreover, the alley outside this courtyard house is exceptionally wide, allowing two cars to drive side by side, which is very rare in the courtyard house area of ​​Beijing.