Old Liao watched as An Moxue and the other two walked out of the room without any hesitation, and said to Teacher Qi, "Old Qi, now it's just the two of us. We both know that the price they offered is not low. Your house is big, and it won't be easy to sell it quickly. How many people can afford this amount of money? Besides, your house is really dilapidated."

Old Qi opened his mouth, and after a long while, he said, "Can you ask around for me? If you can get an extra hundred, I'll give you a five-dollar raise. The original fifty will also count. I'll sell it even if I don't raise the price."

Hearing the footsteps coming out, An Moxue quickly returned to the car. Old Ma and Aunt Ma suppressed their laughter and asked, "Did you hear that? Seven thousand five hundred is the minimum, and then add one hundred more for every five yuan."

Old Ma asked, "So what do you mean?"

"Seven thousand five hundred, not a penny more." An Moxue saw Old Liao come out and quickly said, "Uncle Ma, I think I gave too much. Seven thousand is fine, isn't it?"

Old Ma chimed in, "You bet. I think 6,500 is a good deal. You're just too impatient. You're not comfortable staying at your friend's place and prefer to spend a lot of money. I don't approve of that. If it weren't for the need to save face in front of others, I would have said something to you."

Old Liao, who had just returned, overheard this. His heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the deal had fallen through? That's a hundred yuan!

He quickly smiled and said, "I spent a long time persuading Teacher Qi, and he finally agreed to a discount. How much more can you add?"

Upon hearing this, An Moxue started the car and said, "I already gave you 7,500, and you're still asking for more? You should be grateful if you don't lower your offer. My Uncle Ma even said 6,500!"

The car reversed, and Old Liao was anxious, but he had to put on a brave face and said with a smile, "How about seven thousand five? I'll go ask again."

"Forget it!" An Moxue was still driving backwards, her intention to leave was obvious.

He then looked at Old Ma and said, "Brother Ma, to be honest, it's rare to find such a spacious house for sale. What do you think?"

Old Ma pretended to think it over and over, and said to An Moxue, "Moxue, how about we ask Lao Liao to talk to them for 7,500?"

He turned to Lao Liao and said, "Lao Liao, don't worry, if we close the deal, I'll give you a 50-yuan red envelope and two bottles of good wine."

"Mo Xue, is this alright?"

Old Liao was extremely anxious as he watched the car continue to reverse.

An Moxue hesitated for a moment, but then agreed: "Okay!" So she drove the car back.

Old Liao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking happily to himself, "One hundred yuan is coming soon, that's three months' salary!"

The car reversed back to Teacher Qi's house. A little while later, Lao Liao went in and came out again, his face full of smiles. He walked to the car and said to An Moxue, "I've done my job. It's settled. Seven thousand five hundred. I'll pay five hundred as a deposit today, and the transfer of ownership will be tomorrow."

An Moxue got off the bus with her bag on her back and went inside with Lao Liao. She exchanged five hundred yuan for a piece of paper and came back. An Moxue got back into the bus and said to Lao Ma, "Uncle Ma, after we complete the transfer of ownership tomorrow, let's take a good look at the house. I'll go back and draw up a plan. You can find someone to renovate the house based on the plan."

"Hmm, okay, it's still a bit expensive! You're in such a hurry." After saying that, she glared at him.

Old Liao and Old Ma sat in the back seat, clearly seeing Old Ma's expression. They knew that if they called this old guy, he wouldn't spend the money, but it also piqued their curiosity.

Where did this young girl get so much money?

The old man and his wife were clearly not related to her by blood; they were more like servants in a wealthy family in the past. However, the old man and his wife did not have the humility of servants. He was also an old revolutionary. This relationship was truly intriguing.

He couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Comrade An, what do your parents do?"

“The soldier has sacrificed his life.” After An Moxue finished speaking, he apologized, “I’m sorry! I’ve brought up your painful past. I didn’t know you were the child of a martyr. My apologies.”

An Moxue said gratefully, "It's nothing. I owe my current situation to the care of my parents' military leaders."

Upon hearing this, Lao Liao realized that the person had military connections! It couldn't be a simple case, otherwise, how could they afford such a nice car?

It was fortunate that he didn't know how to read license plate numbers, otherwise he would have been even more surprised. However, he never imagined that the car belonged to her and had nothing to do with her parents.

The next morning, just as An Moxue was about to leave, Wu Sicheng arrived.

He asked, "Mo Xue, are you going out?"

"Yes, I've found a house I like and we've arranged to go transfer the title today," An Moxue replied with a smile. She was very happy to have bought a courtyard house!

"You seem to be in a good mood!"

"certainly."

"Is this one house still needed?"

"That's terrible! Who would complain about having too many assets?"

He moved closer to him and whispered, "Then let's get married! After the marriage, all of my grandfather's assets will be yours, mine will be yours, and I will be yours too."

An Moxue glared at him, "What are you dreaming about!" In his eyes, she was just being coquettish.

He glanced at the old man and his wife, who hadn't come out, and secretly took her hand, his fingers gently tracing across her palm, causing her to tremble.

Another glance, like an electric knife slicing through his heart, filled him with overwhelming excitement, "Mo! Xue!"

Just as he was about to make another move, Old Ma came out, saw him, and exclaimed, "Comrade Wu is here!"

He reluctantly let go of her hand and replied, "Yes, Uncle Ma, I just arrived."

Old Ma said, "That's perfect, you go with Mo Xue! I won't go, you young people can decide what to do!"

“Okay, I’ll go with Mo Xue. I just happened to drive here.”

The two men talked as they left the courtyard, picked up Old Liao, and went to find Teacher Qi together.

Looking at the gatehouse where Teacher Qi had just come out, Wu Sicheng asked An Moxue, "Is this the house?"

An Moxue replied, "Okay. After we finish the formalities, let's come back together, and you and I can take a look at how to renovate this house and which workers to hire."

"These bags are with me, so you don't need to worry about them. Just have Uncle Ma keep an eye on them. How do you want them repaired?"

An Moxue said, "It has to be comfortable to live in! It has to look pleasing to the eye!"

"Okay, shall we go with the traditional style?"

"The doors, windows, tiles, and eaves should all be in the traditional style, but the rest of the house, except for the study, should be modern! It'll be comfortable to live in. Oh! By the way, Teacher Qi, is there underfloor heating in the house?" An Moxue asked Teacher Qi, sitting in the passenger seat.

“In the past, all the main houses had kang (heated brick beds), but it seems that they were all destroyed and not many good ones are left.”

"Looks like we'll have to get underfloor heating installed too. No problem, I'll get someone to go after the transfer of ownership. By the way, when do we vacate the house so we can start renovations?" Wu Sicheng said.

Teacher Qi said, "You can come to collect the house at four o'clock in the afternoon. People will come to help me move then."

“Okay,” An Moxue replied.