"Are you buying the house or is your partner buying it?" Yuan Xin asked, raising an eyebrow.
He didn't understand why Song Ze had to wait for his girlfriend to go house hunting with him. The two of them were too clingy, or were they actually planning to buy a house for their marriage?
Song Ze put his share of the profits into his pocket before speaking, "Of course, it's my partner who's buying the house, but I'm also planning to buy one. Let's wait until Qingqing has bought hers before talking about mine."
Yuan Xin's jaw dropped in surprise when he heard Song Ze's words: "Your boyfriend is planning to buy a house? Didn't he say he already bought a house with a yard?"
If I remember correctly, Song Ze's girlfriend is from the countryside. It's not that he discriminates against people from the countryside, he just can't understand why she is so rich, buying houses worth thousands or tens of thousands of yuan so easily.
Buying one isn't enough, you need to buy two. Will you be able to live in them all?
Yuan Xin absolutely refuses to admit that he was jealous.
He felt an equal envy and jealousy towards everyone who was richer than him.
Song Ze repeated Xia Qingqing's persuasive words to Yuan Xin: "Ah Xin, I think Qingqing is right. If you have money, you should buy a few more houses."
He knew that Yuan Xin had been doing business non-stop for the past two years, so he must have money on hand.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xin felt a surge of excitement. The money he had earned was just sitting there anyway, and since it was ill-gotten, he didn't dare deposit it in the bank. He figured he might as well exchange it for a house, which he could then rent out to continue making money for himself.
If housing prices really do skyrocket as Song Ze predicted, he'll make a fortune.
Yuan Xin thought about it more and more and felt that this matter was reliable. He was a man who listened to advice, and the matter of buying a house had to be put on the agenda immediately.
Seeing that Yuan Xin was seriously considering what he had said, Song Ze did not continue to persuade him.
Buying a house is not something that can be done in a day or two. It may take ten days or half a month to find a suitable house, and besides, he himself has not yet bought one.
"Xin, remember to arrange a time with the landlord for me first," Song Ze instructed Yuan Xin before leaving, still worried about him.
Yuan Xin said helplessly, "Don't worry, that courtyard is old and expensive. Even if someone is interested, they may not be able to afford it."
Seeing that Song Ze still hadn't left, Yuan Xin raised his hand and said, "Oh, don't worry at all, I'll definitely remember to schedule a time for you."
Only after receiving Yuan Xin's assurance did Song Ze feel relieved enough to go home.
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Two days later, Xia Qingqing arrived in Beijing by train.
Song Ze knew the start date of their school, and Xia Qingqing saw Song Ze waiting there when she arrived at the school.
"Aze, what brings you here?" Xia Qingqing was also happy to see Song Ze, as the two hadn't seen each other for the entire winter break.
Seeing that no one was around, Song Ze secretly hugged Xia Qingqing and said, "I missed you so much."
Holding the person he had been longing for, Song Ze finally remembered the important matter: "Qingqing, do you have time now? I found a courtyard house and I'll take you to see it."
Song Ze planned that if Xia Qingqing didn't like the courtyard house, he would buy it himself; if Xia Qingqing liked it, he would let her buy it first, and he would look for another one later.
Xia Qingqing's face lit up with a smile when she heard that Song Ze had found another courtyard: "Of course I have time, come on, let me drop off my luggage, and then we'll go look at the house."
Song Ze thoughtfully helped Xia Qingqing with her luggage and then escorted her to her dormitory building.
When Xia Qingqing arrived at the dormitory, only Liu Huimin was there; the other two hadn't arrived yet.
"Sister Huimin, you're here so early!"
"You just arrived, Qingqing, are you planning to go out?" Liu Huimin asked as she packed her clothes.
Xia Qingqing smiled and said, "Yes, Song Ze is waiting for me downstairs. I have some things to take care of."
"Go away, go away, you two lovebirds, stop showing off your love," Liu Huimin waved at Xia Qingqing, pretending to shoo her away.
"Hehe, then I'll be leaving now, Sister Huimin. I should be back this afternoon," Xia Qingqing said, closing the dormitory door behind her as she left.
The south side of the city is quite far from Beijing University. Song Ze didn't want Xia Qingqing to be exposed to the cold wind, so he didn't take her there on his bicycle. Instead, he took her to the bus station.
After getting off the bus, I found the location of the courtyard by following the address Yuan Xin had given me.
When Xia Qingqing and the other person arrived, the gate to the courtyard was open.
"You're the ones who arranged to come and see the house a couple of days ago, right? Come on in," the middle-aged man said, his eyes scanning the two of them as if trying to determine if they could afford the house.
Song Ze didn't mind, and was very generous in letting him see the house: "That's right, Uncle, would it be convenient for us to take a look at the house first?"
"Of course, feel free to look around," the middle-aged man said with a smile.
This courtyard is a two-section courtyard, covering an area of nearly 700 square meters. It looks quite large, but it looks rather old, and it would probably cost a lot of money to renovate it.
Fortunately, Xia Qingqing didn't plan to buy it to live in herself; she just kept it as an investment, and she didn't mind if it was a little dilapidated.
After viewing the house, Xia Qingqing began to criticize it: "Uncle, your yard is a bit dilapidated. It's been quite a few years. Do you think it's still habitable? I'm afraid it will have to be demolished and rebuilt."
A hint of embarrassment flashed across the middle-aged man's face: "It is quite old, but it can still be lived in after some repairs. Young lady, don't be fooled by the age of this yard. When it was built, all the materials used were of high quality. Moreover, my yard is large enough to be the size of two other people's yards."
"That's true. I mainly chose it because it's quite large; otherwise, I would have left by now."
"Okay, uncle, please name your price first, and I'll see if it's suitable," Xia Qingqing said calmly.
Seeing that she didn't seem very interested, the middle-aged man didn't ask for an exorbitant price, afraid of scaring away potential buyers.
“If you’re really interested in buying this, young lady, I’ll sell you this yard for 10,000 yuan,” he said, looking like he was the one who had been taken advantage of.
"10,000? That's too expensive. This courtyard isn't worth that much," Xia Qingqing shook her head in disdain.
"It's really not expensive. Why don't you tell me how much you can offer?" the middle-aged man asked tentatively.
Xia Qingqing made a gesture: "I can only contribute 7,000 yuan at most. It will cost several thousand yuan to repair this yard."
The middle-aged man stared at Xia Qingqing with wide eyes in disbelief: "Young lady, are you kidding me? This isn't how you bargain!"
Who cuts the price by a third? That's way too much!
The middle-aged man was somewhat annoyed that he had miscalculated. He thought the other party was a young girl and should be honest, so he didn't ask for a high price right away. If he had known that this young girl was so good at bargaining, he would have raised the price even higher.
"Young lady, let's be honest. 7,000 yuan is absolutely not going to do. I can give you another 500 yuan off, how about a fixed price of 9,500 yuan?"
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