Chapter 275 Uncle, You Are Such a Dog
Buy a house?
Lin Weimin subconsciously thought that this bastard was hinting that he should give him the second-courtyard house next to the Forbidden City.
"Buy a house? What for? Is it inconvenient to live in my yard?" Lin Weimin asked.
Han Zhuangzhuang's eyes dodged, "I can't always live in your house."
"Are you in love?" Lin Weimin asked tentatively.
The foreign girl has gone back abroad. Could it be that they met during this period?
Han Zhuangzhuang was a little embarrassed, "No."
"Tell the truth!"
Han Zhuangzhuang hesitated for a long time before saying, "Well, Ge Li..."
"who?"
"Yingeli!"
"Is this the point? Why are you yelling so affectionately? When did you two get together?"
"It hasn't been long, just a few months."
Lin Weimin suddenly thought of something and frowned, "In July, she went to Guangzhou?"
Han Zhuangzhuang nodded and admitted it honestly.
"Is that when you two started dating?"
When the police interrogate a prisoner, they usually need a breakthrough. As long as the prisoner says a sentence, the rest will come naturally, just like now.
Han Zhuangzhuang said: "She came to the People's Art Theatre to look for me twice before, and we got along very well. Last time I went to Guangzhou for a performance, she finally got in touch with me and said she wanted to come and see me..."
"And then?" Lin Weimin looked gossipy.
"Then she came to Guangzhou. I took her out to play for several days. She said she liked me. I said we were not suitable because you were a foreigner. She said she wanted to stay in China..."
Based on Han Zhuangzhuang's dry description, Lin Weimin imagined a heart-wrenching transnational love story.
"Wait, if she stayed in China, wouldn't she be going back to Austria?"
Han Zhuangzhuang explained: "She went back to Austria. She still has one year to graduate from university there, and then she will come back."
"So you believe what she says? What if she changes her mind halfway through?"
Han Zhuangzhuang looked at his uncle in disbelief, "Just change your mind if you want!"
Hmm? So open-minded?
"So, are you interested in her?"
Han Zhuangzhuang started to shy away again, "Actually... I quite like her."
Lin Weimin stared at Han Zhuangzhuang's coquettish expression and had a big question mark in his mind about this "like".
"What about your Dandan? Don't you want it anymore?"
Han Zhuangzhuang's expression suddenly became abnormal, "Uncle, that's all in the past, why do you keep bringing it up?"
Wow, this sentence shows that he has the potential to be a scumbag, but I didn’t see it!
"Okay, let's not talk about it. So, you're going to marry her?"
Han Zhuangzhuang nodded as if it was a matter of course, "Of course, otherwise wouldn't it be considered hooliganism?"
Lin Weimin felt that his nephew was a little too realistic, and kindly reminded him: "After all, he is a foreigner, and his concept of love is different from ours."
"I understand. Don't worry, uncle. We have only been communicating for the past year. I'm sure I won't suffer any loss."
After being inspired by Dandan, Han Zhuangzhuang felt that he had matured.
Lin Weimin couldn't help but gossip, "Why does Dandan dislike you?"
Just for the sake of my uncle, Zhuangzhuang is a potential stock, and he is not bad looking too.
Han Zhuangzhuang said helplessly: "Uncle..."
"Is it not okay for me to ask?"
After hesitating for a moment, Han Zhuangzhuang said, "Well, Dandan said I'm as strong as a bull, and she doesn't like me like this."
Lin Weimin looked his nephew up and down. What classmate Dandan said was right. The partner that classmate Dandan found in later lives was indeed completely different from Zhuangzhuang's image.
"That's because she has no taste. Look, doesn't classmate Geli like you very much?" Teacher Lin said hypocritically.
Han Zhuangzhuang regained some confidence and said, "I think so too."
Lin Weimin got back to the point, "So you bought the house just for this? Isn't it a little early?"
"When Ge Li comes back, her living quarters must not be too shabby. I have to bring my dad over."
"Um……"
Lin Weimin pondered, his eldest nephew was really filial, he still hadn’t forgotten his father even after getting married.
For your father's sake, your uncle will give you this courtyard house!
"Don't worry about the house. Your uncle will arrange it for you later." Teacher Lin said generously.
"No, uncle, I can buy it myself."
"Okay, keep your money for marrying a wife."
"Really, there's no need, uncle, I have money!" Han Zhuangzhuang said seriously.
Lin Weimin didn't care, "How much money do you have?"
"Five thousand yuan!" Han Zhuangzhuang said truthfully.
"How much?" Lin Weimin shouted in a shocked tone.
"Five thousand!"
Lin Weimin looked at Han Zhuangzhuang with surprise on his face, "Where did you get so much money?"
Han Zhuangzhuang has only been working at the People's Art Theatre for two years. How much salary can he get in two years? Add in the performance allowance and deduct the living expenses, and he would be considered a lot if he had one thousand yuan left. Where did the five thousand yuan come from?
"Well, I didn't tell you. After the Spring Festival Gala, Guanhua, Dandan and I went to perform in a few shows..."
"show?"
"Yes, we were all invited by state-owned enterprises!" Han Zhuangzhuang was a little excited when he talked about this. "Uncle, you don't know, those units, especially the factories and mines, are really rich. At most, the three of us made 600 yuan for a performance."
Lin Weimin could only sigh that he was ignorant. No wonder people said that it was easy for celebrities to make money. It was only 1983, and these three people were making 600 yuan per performance, which means 200 yuan per person, which was equivalent to four or five months' salary for an ordinary worker.
Han Zhuangzhuang smacked his lips and said with regret: "What a pity, it's only a month or two. After the Spring Festival, the excitement of the Spring Festival Gala is over, and no one is looking for me anymore."
At this point, his eyes lit up, "Uncle, will you still be a consultant for this year's Spring Festival Gala?"
Lin Weimin moved his lips and said, "Hmm."
"That's great!" Han Zhuangzhuang clapped his hands excitedly.
My dear nephew, you want to be an artist, so you can't let yourself degenerate like this!
Han Zhuangzhuang continued, "Uncle, you really don't have to worry about the house. I just want you to give me some advice. Should I buy a building or a courtyard house?"
Lin Weimin said without even thinking: "Of course it's a quadrangle."
Han Zhuangzhuang frowned and said, "But it's not convenient to live in a courtyard house!"
"Why is it inconvenient?"
"In winter, you have to light the stove yourself, pour out the slop after cooking, and go to the public toilet..." Han Zhuangzhuang counted the shortcomings of the courtyard house on his fingers.
Lin Weimin asked, "You can't do the renovation yourself?"
"How much will that cost?"
"Aren't you rich?"
"Money should be spent wisely!"
Lin Weimin frowned and looked at Han Zhuangzhuang. People in our Lin family have always been generous in doing things. Who did you inherit this problem from?
"Uncle, can you lend me some money?" Han Zhuangzhuang talked for a long time, and finally his true intention was revealed.
"Borrow money to buy a house? Okay, how much money should I borrow?" Lin Weimin said nonchalantly.
"Twenty-five thousand!"
Teacher Lin screamed again. He bought a three-story courtyard house for less than 10,000 yuan. His eldest nephew wanted to borrow 25,000 yuan, and he still had 5,000 yuan in his hand.
"You want to buy the Forbidden City?"
Han Zhuangzhuang explained somewhat embarrassedly: "I've fallen in love with a house in Tuanjiehu. A colleague from my unit said that someone was looking to sell a house. It's not easy to find a house in that area."
If it were Han Zhuangzhuang two years ago, he would have woken up laughing in his dreams if he could even afford an ordinary courtyard house, let alone an apartment in Tuanjie Lake.
But now, with the surge in income, Han Zhuangzhuang's desires are also expanding.
As early as 1962, Yanjing had one of the earliest commercial residential buildings - Huayuan Village Overseas Chinese Apartments.
At that time, this project was mainly aimed at absorbing foreign exchange, and was sold to overseas Chinese and foreign guests. It was divided into four types of housing units: A, B, C, and D. The price of the house was more than 100 yuan per square meter, which was a real luxury house at the time.
In 1980, Yanjing built a new batch of commercial residential buildings. This time, two buildings were built, which could be sold directly to individuals, with an average selling price of 400 yuan per square meter.
But don’t think about it, ordinary people definitely can’t buy it.
Even if there are houses that are occasionally available, the prices are so high that ordinary people are unable to afford them.
A house of over 100 square meters costs about 30,000 to 40,000 yuan.
There are currently three-story courtyard houses in Yanjing City. If you are not too picky about the location, you can buy at least four of them.
Four three-entry courtyard houses VS one apartment building.
If you were asked to choose between these price/performance ratios, what would you choose?
"I choose the apartment building!" When Lin Weimin asked this question, Han Zhuangzhuang chose without hesitation and decisively.
Lin Weimin couldn't help but look his eldest nephew up and down, confirming that he was his nephew. How come he looks like Qu Xiaowei?
Why do you have to be such a complainer for no reason?
"Why choose an apartment building? I have so little money, I can just buy a courtyard house."
Lin Weimin certainly cannot say that the courtyard house will be much more valuable than your shabby apartment building in the future, he can only find reasons based on the current housing prices.
"I paid for the decoration, and I won't give any gift money when you get married."
Han Zhuangzhuang was a little unwilling to give up. That was an apartment building in Tuanjiehu, which was definitely a symbol of high-end residence in Yanjing these days. Han Zhuangzhuang felt that if he worked hard in the past few years, he should be able to get it.
"Uncle, I don't need you. I can do it myself."
"Then buy it quickly, the sooner the better. I suggest buying a house with two courtyards. It will be enough for you to live in even if you bring your father over in the future. With the money you have, buying a house with two courtyards won't be a problem as long as you're not picky about the location."
Nowadays, courtyard houses are everywhere in Yanjing City, but many of them have become slums, with several or even dozens of families crowded into one courtyard.
This kind of house cannot be priced high, so the Housing Authority specifically collects this kind of house, 200 yuan per room. Once you enter the yard, you won't even have to spend 2,000 yuan.
There are far fewer houses with relatively good locations and independent yards, so the prices are naturally much higher.
Just like every time Lin Weimin buys a yard, he not only has to choose the location and the yard, but also has to find one with some literary flavor, so the price naturally won’t be cheap.
"It just so happens that I bought a yard on Xi'anmen Street and just renovated it. When you buy the house, I will install it for you without bothering you."
Lin Weimin not only made arrangements for his eldest nephew, but also made clear arrangements for Li Guangfu. He had to take the path of a contractor even if he didn't want to!
"Uncle, you bought another house?" Han Zhuangzhuang asked in surprise.
"Yeah, I bought some stuff recently and I have nowhere to put it."
Han Zhuangzhuang said earnestly: "I'm not saying anything bad about you, but why did you buy so many houses? They are not enough for eating or wearing."
Lin Weimin just thought his eldest nephew was talking nonsense. No wonder this kid looked more and more like Qu Xiaowei. He should spend less time with Qu Xiaowei in the future.
Seeing that Lin Weimin didn't say anything, Han Zhuangzhuang continued, "Uncle, I was thinking that Ge Li is a foreigner after all. Don't most people live in apartment buildings abroad? It would be convenient for her to live in a house in Tuanjie Lake!"
"Okay, this daughter-in-law hasn't even married yet, but you already know how to feel sorry for her." Lin Weimin first praised Han Zhuangzhuang, and then said, "Who told you that foreigners all live in apartment buildings? Apartment buildings are where poor people live. The real rich people live in villas with their own doors and courtyards. Villas, do you understand? In Chinese, that's a siheyuan."
Han Zhuangzhuang looked suspicious, "Uncle, don't fool me!"
"Why would I trick you with this? If you don't believe me, go ask Yin Geli, do you think she would rather live in an apartment building or a courtyard house?"
"So, the courtyard house is more valuable than the apartment building?"
"Of course. Think about it, on this piece of land, a courtyard house can be built, which can accommodate at most a dozen families. If the apartment building is built higher, it can accommodate hundreds of families. Which one should be more expensive?"
Han Zhuangzhuang pondered for a moment, "Siheyuan is expensive!"
"That's right!" Lin Weimin nodded. The boy is teachable.
Han Zhuangzhuang said: "Uncle, I understand, then I will buy a courtyard house!"
Turning around, Han Zhuangzhuang suddenly asked, "Uncle, you don't want to lend me money, do you?"
Lin Weimin's face was dark. "Who do you think your uncle is? If your uncle doesn't want to lend you money, how can he spend money to decorate your yard? Do you think decorating a yard is cheap?"
"That's true." Han Zhuangzhuang finally realized the absurdity of his idea, with a look of apology on his face, "I'm sorry, uncle, I..."
Lin Weimin waved his hand, and said, "That's enough. Just know that I, your uncle, am concerned about you. Be good to Ge Li in the future."
She used to be my aunt, and now she is my girlfriend. The generations are all messed up, Lin Weimin complained in his heart.
"By the way, Zhuangzhuang..."
Han Zhuangzhuang was thinking about where to buy a courtyard house, and he casually replied, "What's the matter, uncle?"
Lin Weimin asked, "You just said that someone is selling a house in Tuanjiehu Apartment. Can you contact that person?"
“Yes!”
Han Zhuangzhuang responded after answering, "Uncle, why are you asking about that house?"
"Oh, nothing. I have nowhere to put the letters in my room. I'm thinking of buying a house to store the letters!"
Han Zhuangzhuang: ???
If you weren't my uncle, I would have given you two big slut bags!
It’s so fucking infuriating!
After being angry, Han Zhuangzhuang thought about it and felt something was wrong. You persuaded me for a long time not to buy the house in Tuanjiehu Apartment. So it turns out that you want to buy it yourself?
Han Zhuangzhuang looked at Lin Weimin, and after holding it in for a long time, he finally couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Uncle, you are such a dog!"
(End of this chapter)
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