Li Xiangdong wanted to take advantage of Japan's large-scale purchase of ginseng and red ginseng to make a fortune.

In addition, he also wanted to write a letter to Liu Donglai, clearly outlining his opinions and suggestions on how to strengthen various intellectual property rights, patents, and trade secrets.

These days they've been busy selling ginseng and dealing with Xu Yunfeng's fight, so they haven't had time to ask Xiao Sun about the situation at the house in Douzui Hutong.

They weren't in a hurry, but Xiao Sun seemed a bit vague.

Speaking of this young Sun, he is a very clever person.

Now that the government has just allowed the sale of private houses, a group of people have already keenly spotted the business opportunities.

Back then, information wasn't readily available, and a lot of information about buying and selling houses was published in newspapers or posted on telephone poles in the form of notices.

This group of people began to compile all the information about house sales and then acted as intermediaries.

They were similar to later real estate agents, but they didn't charge commissions; their profit came from the price difference between the buyer and seller.

To put it bluntly, it's about making money from information asymmetry.

Xiao Sun is one of the more successful ones among them.

Don't let his young age fool you; he's quick-witted, has a sweet tongue, and is a sharp-minded expert in this industry.

The acquaintance between Xiao Sun and Zhou Hongsong was also a coincidence.

Previously, Li Xiangdong had intended to buy back his master's courtyard as a keepsake for her, so he privately entrusted Zhou Hongsong and Wu Jianjun to handle it.

However, this matter was not publicized; only a few people knew about it.

This house has been around for so many years, and has gone through many changes in the world. It has long been occupied by some organization or individual. It would be best if we could buy it back, but if we can't, then so be it.

Therefore, Li Xiangdong did this secretly, because he was afraid that if his master found out, he would have expectations.

If it fails, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

Wu Jianjun now follows Jin Deji, leaving early and returning late every day, drinking antiques everywhere.

They visited almost every recycling station, rummaging through garbage every day, and the two of them were always covered in dirt.

The task of helping Li Xiangdong buy a house fell to Zhou Hongsong.

Zhou Hongsong didn't have any good ideas, so he would often wander around Douzui Hutong and stare at people's courtyards.

He would come and go, always loitering around, and after he finished, he would peek through people's door cracks. That's how the neighborhood committee aunties started to notice him. They thought he was a thief who was scouting the area!

There was one time we almost took him to the police station!

After the misunderstanding, the neighborhood committee auntie realized that he wanted to buy the house.

Zhou Hongsong was released by the older women at noon, and Xiao Sun came to his door in the evening, saying that he could help manage the house.

A few days ago, Xiao Sun excitedly told Zhou Hongsong that there was a chance to get a house, but it was a bit expensive.

Zhou Hongsong said that a slightly higher price was fine, the important thing was to get the house.

Xiao Sun readily agreed, but after a few days he said that the other party thought the price was too low and didn't want to sell anymore.

Zhou Hongmei answered the phone at the time, but Xu Yunfeng had an accident, so how could they care about buying a house?

Zhou Hongsong did not return Xiao Sun's call.

This delay was not a big deal. Xiao Sun started to worry, wondering if he had been too rough and had let the person escape.

However, he had already paid a 10% deposit for that house in advance. He was just waiting for Zhou Hongsong to inspect the house and pay him the full amount. Then he would give the remaining money to the homeowner, and once the property was transferred, he would make another 10,000 yuan profit!

However, if Zhou Hongsong doesn't want it anymore, it will be difficult for him to buy that house himself.

If he doesn't buy it, he won't get his deposit back from the homeowner.

So, Xiao Sun waited for two more days, but when Zhou Hongsong still didn't come to him, he couldn't hold back any longer and went to visit him in person.

"Brother Zhou! It's me, Sun Zhihe! I was just passing by your house, so I thought I'd drop by!"

Zhou Hongsong slapped his forehead, "Hey, I've been so busy with other things these past few days that I forgot to look for you!"

With a forced smile, Xiao Sun said, "You're a busy person, so I came to your door myself!"

As he spoke, he saw Li Xiangdong, He Chaochao and others, and greeted them one by one with a smile.

The group sat down in the main room, and Zhou Hongmei boiled water and made a cup of red date and ginseng tea for each of them.

Just as Zhou Hongsong was about to introduce Xiao Sun to Li Xiangdong, Li Xiangdong gave him a wink, signaling Zhou Hongsong to continue communicating on his own and not to worry about him.

Xiao Sun held the steaming teacup, blew on it a few times, and then took a few small sips of tea.

"Wow, red ginseng! Brother Zhou, this red ginseng is really good quality!"

As he spoke, he looked around the yard again, thinking to himself, "This Brother Zhou is really fat. I must seize this opportunity and cut him in the bud. At least enough for my whole family to eat for two years!"

"Xiao Sun, you called last time and said that the house in Douzui Hutong is no longer for sale. Why is that?"

Zhou Hongsong went straight to the point and asked.

Xiao Sun was secretly pleased to see that he still had his eye on that house, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he said with a worried look, "Brother Zhou, that family is not fair. They agreed on a price of 45,000 yuan, but at the last minute, their daughter-in-law insisted on adding another 5,000 yuan!"

As he spoke, he held up five fingers.

Li Xiangdong sat quietly to the side, observing without missing the fleeting glint of shrewdness and joy in Xiao Sun's eyes.

It's estimated that the extra 5,000 yuan wasn't added by the homeowner's daughter-in-law, but by Xiao Sun, this "fake daughter-in-law"!

While others might not know about Xiao Sun and his team's profit model, Li Xiangdong had heard of it.

It's not for any other reason than that there was a very popular TV series in the 1990s called "House Bugs," in which Grandpa Sun, played by Mr. Li Ding, was in the same line of work as Little Sun.

When Li Xiangdong recalled this incident, he even began to scrutinize Xiao Sun with great interest.

Could the real-life inspiration for this real estate speculator Grandpa Sun be Little Sun?

After a moment's thought, Zhou Hongsong turned his gaze to Li Xiangdong.

With this additional 5,000 yuan, the total price of the house is 50,000 yuan.

This amount of money is certainly expensive for ordinary people, but Li Xiangdong should be able to afford it.

Most importantly, this house holds extraordinary significance for Old Mrs. Jiang.

Xiao Sun keenly noticed that when the price was mentioned, Brother Zhou looked at a young man next to him.

He frowned slightly. Could this young man be the real buyer?

But he's so young, how could he possibly have money?

Li Xiangdong took a sip of tea and slowly said, "Brother, shouldn't we go take a look at the house first before discussing the price?"

Zhou Hongsong slapped his forehead. "That's right! Little Sun, since we have some time today, let's go take a look at the house!"

Xiao Sun thought to himself, "I can't go today!"