The next morning, Song Ze arrived at the Xia family's house.
Xia Qingqing introduced Song Ze and Xiao Hui: "Brother Hui, this is my boyfriend, Song Ze."
Xiao Hui smiled and shook hands with Song Ze. Without waiting for Xia Qingqing to introduce him, he took the initiative to say, "Hello, hello, I am Qingqing's friend, my name is Xiao Hui."
Song Ze grasped the outstretched hand and then greeted Xia Qingqing, "Hello, Brother Hui."
Seeing that the two men had nothing to talk about, Xia Qingqing broke the silence: "Aze, have you had breakfast yet? If not, let's eat something together, and then we can go out and play."
Dog Egg tugged at Song Ze's sleeve: "Brother Song, my mom made zha jiang mian (noodles with soybean paste) this morning, it was especially delicious."
"Auntie made zha jiang mian (noodles with soybean paste), I have to try it," Song Ze said with a smile, patting Gou Dan's head.
Although he ate two steamed buns when he left home in the morning, it didn't stop him from eating some more.
In the morning, the four of them visited famous tourist attractions in Beijing, and in the afternoon, they accompanied Xiao Hui to the housing management office to look at houses.
Previously, houses could not be bought and sold privately. Today, a notice has been issued from above, allowing urban residents to buy houses and even build their own. Not only can new houses be sold, but old houses can also be sold.
Some people who want to sell their houses but find it inconvenient will entrust their houses to the housing management office.
Xiao Hui was lucky; the staff at the housing management office told him that someone had wanted to sell their house just two days ago.
The staff member looked at Xiao Hui and said, "It just so happens that the house isn't too far from here. If you have time, I can take you to see it now."
"Okay, thank you for your help," Xiao Hui nodded with a smile.
Dog Egg thought that coming out with his sister and the others today was just about eating, drinking and having fun, but he didn't expect that they would suddenly come to buy a house. He didn't find it boring at all; on the contrary, he was very interested.
The staff member was right; the house wasn't far away, and they arrived in about 20 minutes.
The staff member took out a key from his pocket and said with a smile, "This family has moved to another place, so no one is home right now. You can look around freely."
"Don't let the small size of this yard fool you, it's very well-maintained. They wouldn't have sold it if they didn't need the money urgently," the staff member said as they opened the door and introduced the yard to Xiao Hui and the others.
The courtyard is about 200 square meters. The main house has three bedrooms, two rooms on the east side are the kitchen, and there is a separate bathroom on the west side. There are also three rooms on the south side, making a total of nearly 10 rooms.
These rooms have all been carefully cleaned, and some furniture left by the previous owner is still in the rooms. It seems that they couldn't take it with them and wanted to pack it up and sell it along with the house.
"Comrade Xiao, what do you think? If you like it, you'd better make a decision soon, or it will probably be sold out in a few days," the staff member said with a smile.
Xiao Hui quite liked the courtyard, but he still subconsciously glanced at Xia Qingqing, as if wanting to ask for her opinion.
Xia Qingqing nodded slightly to him, indicating that she thought it was pretty good.
Having made up his mind, Xiao Hui looked at the staff member waiting for his answer: "Comrade, to be honest, I'm quite satisfied with this house, but I don't know the price?"
When it came to negotiating the price, the staff member became even more serious: "This yard, plus all the furniture inside, is priced at 6,000 yuan."
Xiao Hui's voice unconsciously rose: "6,000 yuan? Isn't that price too expensive?"
The Xia family's courtyard is much bigger than this, and it only costs 6,500 yuan. This small courtyard costs 6,000 yuan, which is not worth it at all.
Xia Qingqing watched silently from the side without saying a word. This courtyard was much better preserved than the one she had bought back then. Although it was a little small, it was more than enough for a family to live in.
Although 6,000 yuan is a bit expensive, housing prices change every year, so you won't lose out by paying this price.
The staff member's expression remained unchanged, and he said with a smile, "Oh dear, this price isn't expensive at all. It's so difficult to buy a suitable house these days; even if you have money, you might not be able to buy one."
"This... 6,000 yuan is too expensive. Can you lower the price a bit? If you can reduce it to 5,500 yuan, I can buy it right now," Xiao Hui tried to negotiate with the staff.
Hearing that he wanted to cut the price by 500 yuan right away, the staff member shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, this price was set by the homeowner, and we can't make that decision. Comrade Xiao, please think about it again. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and someone else might buy the house tomorrow."
Xiao Hui pleaded with the other party for a long time before the staff finally relented: "We can only give you a discount of 100 yuan at most. We really can't offer any more. This is the lowest price the homeowner is willing to pay. He wouldn't sell it for less than this."
Seeing his troubled expression, Xiao Hui finally agreed: "Then let's do it this way. When can we complete the transfer of ownership?"
The house was successfully sold, and the staff member was very happy: "If you can pay now, we can go to the housing management office to complete the transfer right now. The homeowner is out of town and can't come, so he has left everything to us."
Xiao Hui looked at Xia Qingqing and said with a fawning expression, "Hehe, Qingqing, what do you think of this money?"
"Wait, I'll go home and get it for you now," Xia Qingqing said with a smile.
Xiao Hui had already discussed it with Xia Qingqing. If he really liked the house, he would borrow some money from Xia Qingqing first, and then wire it to her after he returned to Pingxi County.
There was nothing he could do about it. Before leaving home, Xiao Hui never imagined he would suddenly decide to buy a house in Beijing. Even if he were rich, he couldn't possibly carry several thousand yuan with him when he went out. If he got robbed, he would have nowhere to turn.
Having known each other for so long, Xia Qingqing wasn't worried that Xiao Hui would default on the loan, so she readily took Song Ze home to get the money.
As for Gou Dan, he found it too troublesome to run back and forth, so he simply stayed with Xiao Hui at the house to wait for his sister and the others to return.
The little boy looked at Xiao Hui with envy: "Brother Xiao, you are so rich! You can buy a house for 6,000 yuan just like that."
Xiao Hui was amused by his words: "What do you mean I'm rich? Your sister is the real rich one. Look at me, I still have to borrow money from your sister now."
“That’s true, my sister is indeed rich. My mom often says she spends money extravagantly,” Gou Dan agreed.
Xiao Hui could understand Zhang Hongyan's thoughts, but understanding didn't mean he agreed: "Lele, don't listen to your mother. It's stupid not to use money. Money is meant to be enjoyed, otherwise why work so hard to earn it?"
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