"Hmm, and then?" Li Chu nodded.

There must be something wrong here, otherwise Xu Damao wouldn't have said he almost got scammed.

"After I looked at the property certificate and other documents, I agreed to give him the money first. However, it was a bit late that day and the bank had already closed, so we couldn't withdraw the money. We rescheduled to go to the bank early the next morning when it opened. Luckily, I didn't have enough cash on hand at the time."

Xu Damao still feels lingering resentment when he talks about this.

"That evening, there was a table of guests at the restaurant. I knew two of them, so I went over and toasted them. At that time, there was a person I didn't know at the table who was saying that there was a courtyard house for sale near Huguosi Temple. I heard that a fool took a fancy to it. Whoever buys that house will be ripped off."

I was immediately alarmed and quickly asked what was wrong. Out of consideration for my two friends, the person who sold me the house told me that the property certificate and all the other documents were fake. He wasn't the owner at all; he was just temporarily looking after the house for someone else. The real owner was in the south and would only be back in six months. He just wanted to scam some money and run off to enjoy himself.

"Brother Chu, you have no idea how scared I was! It was such a close call! If we had gone to the bank five minutes earlier this afternoon, my money would probably be gone."

"And then what happened?"

"How could I let him have his way? The next morning, I took two police officers with me, and that kid was arrested on the spot. With the help of the police, the real homeowner returned the day before yesterday. That kid won't be getting out of jail for at least ten years this time."

"Since you met the homeowner, didn't you ask him if he was selling the house?"

"I asked, how could I not ask? It's a fixed price of 25,000." Xu Damao said somewhat dejectedly. It's not easy to find a courtyard with clear property rights that he also likes, but the price is a bit too expensive.

Li Chu had no choice. Whether the price was expensive or not, from a future perspective, it was dirt cheap; he could buy as much as he wanted.

But considering the current market price, that's quite expensive.

After hesitating for a moment, he still said, "Da Mao, if you really like this courtyard, you can actually buy it. After all, you're not buying it to live in, but to do business. The restaurant has been open for so long, you should be able to see that our country's economy is constantly improving, and people will gradually have more and more money in their hands in the future."

What do people do when they have money? They definitely spend it. And housing is a basic necessity. No matter what, you need a place to live. Getting married and finding a wife is definitely different for those with a house and those without, right?

so……"

"So, Brother Chu, you still think housing prices will continue to rise?" Xu Damao interjected.

"It will definitely rise, but the process may be relatively slow, so you'll have to consider whether it's worth it."

The first real surge in housing prices should have started from the year the housing reform policy was implemented. Li Chu couldn't remember the exact year, but it was definitely two thousand years ago.

Now a 40-square-meter apartment only costs around 2,000 yuan, but by then it seems to have risen to 400-500 or 600 yuan per square meter.

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Anyway, you can buy anything now without thinking. As long as it can be transferred, you won't lose out. It just means you'll have to hold onto it for a few more years.

His words silenced Xu Damao, who picked up his cup and kept drinking water. Seeing this, Li Chu picked up the kettle and added some more water for him.

He can definitely afford 25,000 yuan, but it's a question of whether it's worth it. Another issue is whether to buy it in the name of the restaurant or in his personal name. He needs to think these things through.

"Brother Chu, let me go back and discuss it with Xiao'e again. After all, this is a big deal, and we need to think it through carefully."

"That's a must. You should also ask your father-in-law for his opinion. He's been in business for decades and succeeded even in those chaotic times of war. His vision and methods are definitely much better than ours."

Xu Damao nodded silently: "Okay, I understand, Brother Chu. I won't bother you anymore. I'll go back first. Remember to save some extra medicine for me when you make it again."

Don't worry.

After seeing him off, Li Chu returned to his office and picked up the records of Xu Damao's observations on the reactions after taking the medicine.

Including him, there were a total of ten people who took the drug, and their reactions were basically the same as those of other people who took the drug before.

It was not much different from what he had expected.

We need to test these people again in the next round to see if they develop drug resistance. Otherwise, if they take five, six, or ten pills and then have no effect, that would be a big problem.

It's really a headache for an individual to want to conduct such a large-scale drug trial.

Take it slow, walk steadily step by step, so you won't fall.

Thinking about this, he realized it was lunchtime and was just about to go find his wife to go to the cafeteria when he remembered that she had gone to headquarters for a meeting today.

He had just started work in the afternoon when Wang Jiayuan came running over to find him.

As soon as he entered the office, he threw a bunch of keys on his desk.

"Uncle, what do you mean by this? Are you making it up to me?"

"That's right, it's to make it up to you."

His direct admission left Jia Yuan completely bewildered.

"We originally agreed that the house left by your grandparents would be given to you, but now, due to special circumstances, I have taken it back. I will definitely compensate you."

"Uncle, I'm your niece, is there any need for this?"

"This isn't a matter of whether it's useful or not; it's essential. You can't expect me to be a person who breaks their promises, can you?"

"But we have a house."

"Then leave this house to your two sons."

"Uncle, the child's surname is Lin. Besides, how old are they? It's too early to prepare a house for them now."

"What do you mean by surnamed Lin? It's like they're not your children. Alright, stop arguing with me. Here, take them. These two houses only have partial ownership rights right now, no property certificates yet, so you'd better get the purchase documents ready."

Ever since he moved those two rooms from the courtyard house last year, he's been planning to get his niece a new house. After asking around a lot of people, he finally managed to get two semi-property-right houses in Haidian District. They're newly built, and because they're a bit illegal, the paperwork was only just completed. This morning, his friend just delivered the keys over.

When Wang Jiayuan looked at the house paperwork and keys in the morning, she was completely stunned. She had completely forgotten about it. She didn't expect her uncle to still remember it and even get her two houses. This left her at a loss, unsure whether she should accept them or not.