When Ye Qing saw that it was Xu Xiaoyue who patted his shoulder, he breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to put the brick down, he subconsciously glanced behind Xu Xiaoyue. Only when he found that no one was there did he put the brick down.
"That scared me to death," Ye Qing said, patting his heart.
Xu Xiaoyue chuckled: "Why are you hiding? Hiding is one thing, but who do you think you are? Even if it's that good-looking Xi Quan, you don't need to be carrying a brick."
Ye Qing smiled awkwardly, somewhat irrelevantly answering the question: "It's a habit I developed in my village. If someone taps me on the shoulder, I instinctively look for something to guard against it."
Seeing Xu Xiaoyue smiling at her, as if she had something else to ask, Ye Qing quickly spoke first: "Was your uncle among that group of people just now? Did things not fall through?"
Xu Xiaoyue also mimicked Ye Qing's irrelevant answer: "I saw you hiding, so I didn't say I came with you."
These words made Ye Qing even more embarrassed.
Xu Xiaoyue took Ye Qing's arm and said, "Let's go, let's wait over there. The uncle I know isn't with Xi Quan's group; he's elsewhere and will be here soon."
Xu Xiaoyue stopped teasing Ye Qing, and Ye Qing gradually stopped thinking about why she was avoiding Xi Quan. However, she started thinking about something else.
That was what Xi Quan and his group said when they walked past Ye Qing.
Ye Qing wondered if she hadn't misheard and if what she heard was true, then perhaps she should change her mind.
"What are you thinking about?" The two walked to the front of the old house that Ye Qing wanted to rent, waiting for the person in charge that Xu Xiaoyue had mentioned. Seeing that Ye Qing was deep in thought, Xu Xiaoyue couldn't help but ask.
"I..." Ye Qing didn't intend to hide it from Xu Xiaoyue, and if he changed his original plan, he would need Xu Xiaoyue's help in negotiating the price.
As soon as he uttered a single word, the uncle who had offered to help Xu Xiaoyue came over.
The other party was a kind-looking middle-aged man who greeted Xu Xiaoyue and Ye Qing politely.
Then he unlocked the door and let Ye Qing and the others see the house they were going to rent out.
After looking around, the other party said, "We were originally planning to sell this house, but since you are Xiaoyue's classmate and still in school, it might be a bit difficult for you to buy it, so we'll rent it to you first."
Ye Qing smiled and said, "I was originally thinking of renting it, but now I've changed my mind."
Because Ye Qing hadn't even told Xu Xiaoyue his thoughts, let alone this uncle.
Hearing Ye Qing say she had changed her mind, he looked at Xu Xiaoyue in surprise, then asked Ye Qing, "You changed your mind? You just don't want to rent it anymore?"
From the context of their conversation, it was clear that Ye Qing had changed her mind and was now buying instead of renting. However, because Ye Qing was still a student, the other party was very puzzled and couldn't believe it. After all, Ye Qing was just a young girl, and supposedly from the countryside, yet she had the ability to buy a house...
This sounds a bit unbelievable.
Ye Qing glanced at Xu Xiaoyue, who was holding her hand, smiled, and said, "I'm not renting anymore; I'm planning to buy this house."
"Ye Qing, you..."
Ye Qing glanced at the surprised Xu Xiaoyue, patted her hand reassuringly, and gestured for her to calm down.
Then Ye Qing looked at the uncle in front of her again, "I heard you were planning to sell it before, what price are you planning to sell it for?"
"It's not that...it's not about what price we're prepared to sell it for, it's about this..."
Seeing the other person's stammering manner, Ye Qing understood what they were worried about. Ye Qing said, "Since I said I wanted to buy it, whether I can afford it or not is my business. And to say something that might not be appropriate, I heard Xiaoyue say before that your factory is going through a lot of trouble right now, and you haven't been paid wages for a long time. You're just relying on this storefront on the street to tide you over. Since it's just a matter of tide over, how much is the rent for a month? If you sell it, you can get a considerable income, which can solve your current predicament, right?"
"That's true, but you..." The other person stopped mid-sentence, looking at Xu Xiaoyue as if to ask what was going on.
Ye Qing said, "You don't need to look at Xiaoyue. This is a last-minute change of mind of mine. I'll say it again: since I've proposed to buy it, the money is something I need to consider. I have a general idea of how much it costs to buy a house. If it's really difficult, I won't pretend to be rich. After all, I'm still in school, and it's not shameful to not be able to afford this house."
Although it was unexpected, the other party couldn't refute Ye Qing's words and didn't ask any further questions. Moreover, just as Ye Qing said, the issue of money was something Ye Qing had to consider.
After a moment of silence, the other party said, "Although I didn't ask for more rent because of Xiaoyue, if the house is to be sold, I can't give you the price I want."
After all, there's a significant money difference between the two, and our factory doesn't really have much say in how much to sell this large room for. You probably know that our factory used to be a state-owned enterprise. We rent out space to earn some emergency funds, which is something we can decide for ourselves. But if we were to sell it, the price would be set by higher-ups. If I ask for too little, I could end up in jail.”
Ye Qing knew this, of course, and said, "Just name your price."
"Fifty thousand." The other party held up his hand and showed this number, saying, "This house is only because it was built by us and faces the street. Otherwise, we wouldn't be selling it. Look at the factory buildings over there. We didn't sell them even when our factory was in dire straits."
It's quite a coincidence that this factory is a knitting factory, producing thermal underwear. The building Ye Qing looked at was a temporary structure they built outside the factory to sell their products. They built several of those structures back then.
Later, the factory went out of business and couldn't continue operating. The products couldn't be sold, so the number of shops was reduced to just one. If too many shops were opened, the products wouldn't sell, and the factory still had to pay the workers' wages, which it simply couldn't afford. So, they thought of reusing the building.
So this house is quite nice, and the area is not small. Although the price is a huge sum for Ye Qing, he can afford it if he grits his teeth.
Ye Qing said, "Okay, let's get the formalities done when."
"So eager?"
Ye Qing nodded: "I'm in a hurry."
The longer it goes on, the more things might change, and even if they wanted to sell it, they wouldn't be able to.
The other party said, "I'll go back and talk to the factory director and party secretary. If they have no objections, we can process the paperwork."
"Okay, if you've reached an agreement, then call Xiaoyue again and have her let me know."
"No problem."
Since they had agreed, they went about their own business. After the other person left, Xu Xiaoyue couldn't wait to ask Ye Qing, "Have you thought it through? Go ahead and buy it. Putting aside whether you have that much money, why did you suddenly change your mind?"
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