Xu Huafeng then brought Zhang Xuemei to Lao Gao's place, which happened to be in the same building as hers.

"Come on, Xuemei, Old Gao's house is on the third floor, let's go straight up."

"Okay, thank you for leading the way, Aunt Xu."

"Knock knock," Xu Huafeng knocked on the door several times, and waited for a while, but no one came to open the door.

"Is no one home?" Xu Huafeng muttered to herself, then turned to Zhang Xuemei. "Why don't you come to my house for a while? I guess you've gone out on something, but you should be back soon."

"Need not……"

"Who is it?" Before Zhang Xuemei could finish speaking, the door opened.

As soon as Xu Huafeng heard the door open, she quickly turned back and complained, "Old Gao, why didn't you open the door after we knocked for so long! We thought you weren't home, and we almost left."

Old Gao's expression was a little unpleasant, but he still patiently explained, "I don't know what I ate this morning, I went to the toilet several times in a row. I was in the toilet when you knocked on the door! I didn't have time to open the door for you."

"By the way, why are you calling me at this hour? What's up? Is something wrong?"

Xu Huafeng smiled and pulled Zhang Xuemei out from behind her. "What else could it be? It's just about the shop. Look, I've found you a buyer. Come on, let's go inside and talk."

Without waiting for Lao Gao's invitation, he pulled Zhang Xuemei aside and squeezed his way inside.

Old Gao frowned, sighed, and closed the door.

"There's no tea at home, so please make do with plain water!" Old Gao poured two glasses of water and put them on the coffee table, then plopped down on the sofa, unable to stand any longer.

"Alright, we're here to do serious business, not to have tea. I've already spoken to Xuemei; your shop is worth 26,000, right?"

Old Gao nodded. "That's right, I want the full amount, not a penny less."

He urgently needs the money, and his son is waiting for it to turn his life around!

Zhang Xuemei smiled and said, "Uncle Gao, I can do that. I just went to see the shop with Aunt Xu, and we were quite satisfied."

I asked the owner of the glasses shop, and he said the rent for this year was just paid not long ago, so you see…

"Oh, you mean this? Even with the rent added, it's only 29,000. According to market prices, my shop can sell for at least 35,000!"

Old Gao said with a smile that the rent that had gone into his pocket was impossible to take out again.

Xu Huafeng sneered, "Old Gao, you act like everyone knows you're in a hurry to get rid of it. I don't think you really want to sell. Besides, your asking price of 35,000 is just too high."

"Alright, Xuemei, I misjudged her. We won't take her. I'll talk to you again if I find someone suitable next time. No rush!"

He stood up as if to leave.

Zhang Xuemei also stood up and said cooperatively, "Okay, Auntie, let's go!"

Old Gao was getting anxious seeing this; why was he leaving before he could even say anything?

So he quickly stopped them, "Old Xu, why are you leaving already! We haven't even finished talking!"

Xu Huafeng raised her eyelids and said disdainfully, "What's there to talk about? You're not really serious about selling. I think you should keep it and sell it for 35,000! Don't sell it at a loss."

Old Gao knew Xu Huafeng was angry, so he could only scratch his head and smile apologetically, "It's alright, it's alright, you can bargain with me even if I name a price, right? You can't just leave without a word, can you?"

"We wouldn't dare! What if you chased me out with a big broom? How embarrassing!" Xu Huafeng said sarcastically.

"Sigh, forget it, just name a price! I'll see if it's feasible." Old Gao was really at his wit's end. The prices offered by the people who came over these past few days were getting lower and lower. Yesterday, someone even offered 20,000, which was outrageous.

Zhang Xuemei knew when to stop, and since she hadn't planned to leave anyway, she pulled Xu Huafeng back down to sit.

"Uncle Gao, I'm being very sincere. Look, you're asking for 26,000 for your shop, and you've already taken 3,300 for the annual rent over there. There's a difference of several thousand here."

I'm not asking you to lower the price much. How about this, 24,000? If you're willing, we can go and complete the formalities right now, and I'll give you the money immediately.

Old Gao frowned, looking rather dissatisfied. "You just deducted two thousand from my offer! I..."

Zhang Xuemei quickly interrupted him, "Uncle Gao, actually I don't care whether I buy this shop or not. I just heard Aunt Xu mention it and came to take a look. If you don't want to, then forget it."

"Hey, you... sigh, forget it, I can't argue with you, so let's just leave it at that! Twenty-four thousand, you cover the transfer fees." Old Gao still wanted to get a little something extra.

Zhang Xuemei was too lazy to argue with him anymore and immediately nodded in agreement.

Then I looked up at the clock on the wall. It was only about 9:30. There was still time.

"If you have time, Uncle Gao, we can go to the housing administration bureau now to complete the transfer procedures, and the bank will transfer the money directly to you."

Old Gao looked at Zhang Xuemei, then at his own weak legs, gritted his teeth, and said, "Okay, you go first. I'll wait for my wife to come back so we can go together. She's downstairs buying groceries and will be back soon."

After agreeing on a time, Zhang Xuemei and Xu Huafeng came out of Lao Gao's house.

Xu Huafeng was still muttering to herself, "Twenty-four thousand, plus the rent of more than three thousand, which is more than a thousand more than what was said before, plus the transfer fee, oh my, this Lao Gao, he's really good at calculating."

Zhang Xuemei smiled and said, "Aunt Xu, it's a good deal. It's much lower than the market price. I still have to thank you for your help. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get this bargain."

"Look at what you're saying, it was just something I did on the spur of the moment. You can handle the transfer yourself. I'm going back to open my shop."

"Auntie, you should go back now! I've kept you company for so long, and I'm so sorry for keeping you from opening your shop."

Zhang Xuemei thought to herself that once she finished the business, she would really give Aunt Xu a red envelope. This shop purchase was a great deal; it was a bargain.

Zhang Xuemei parted ways with Xu Huafeng at the intersection. She planned to go home to get her bankbook and documents and then rush to the housing management bureau.

Just as I entered the house, Xu Minghan returned, and we quickly explained the situation in a few words.

"You mean you bought a shop? And you want to pay and transfer the ownership now?" Xu Minghan was surprised that his wife had accomplished such a major task in such a short time.

"Yes, you don't have any objections, right?" Zhang Xuemei glanced at him, telling him to keep his objections to himself.

Xu Minghan shrugged. "What objection could I possibly have? Come on, I'll go with you."

Xu Mingjiang and Xu Mingwan, who were listening to the two talking, looked at them with shining eyes and asked, "Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law, did you buy a house?"

"It's not buying a house, it's buying a shop," Zhang Xuemei corrected.

"That's not important," Xu Mingjiang waved his hand and continued, "Could it be that the house we're living in now was also bought by you yourselves?" Otherwise, why would you have money to buy shops instead of houses, unless you already own a house.