Chapter 17: Most of the alleys are full of people, so...
Many hands make light work. There are so many people here, and many of them have lived in the local area for many years.
Everyone was related to each other and scattered in different places. With everyone working together, news spread quickly.
Liang Ning was also trying hard to help look for it. Her idea was very simple. If she helped Li Daohua find a new house, then she would be the only one who knew about Li Daohua's home.
At least that's the case in the short term. According to Li Daohua's speed, this period of time is enough for her to start another novel.
By then, she can use her unique information advantage to get the novel. She will be the most popular person in the agency and won’t have to worry about not being praised or commended!
Every time Liang Ning thought of this, he couldn't help but smile.
However, how could her simple idea compare with those of the employees in the staff building of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications?
Liang Ning just wanted to be praised, but what they wanted was to survive! This wish was much more urgent than Liang Ning's.
In just a few days, they had already sorted out several houses. The only reason they didn't tell Ouyang Yuan immediately was because they still had to continue screening.
Firstly, if you get too close to them, you won’t be in danger of being targeted.
It wouldn't work if the place was too far away, after all, Ouyang Yuan was still working here. If it was too far and inconvenient for work, they probably wouldn't choose it.
Don’t choose a house that has major problems. The problem here is not the house itself, but the problems that come with it.
The size and age of the house don’t really matter. You can just take a look and compare. This is what Ouyang Yuan told them. Of course, it was Li Daohua who suggested it.
The issues they focus on are whether there is a dispute over the ownership of the house, whether the tenants in the house are chaotic and whether they will move out.
When Ouyang Yuan said this, they were actually a little confused and almost blurted out, "These problems are problems for others, but how can they be problems for your wife Li Daohua?"
She obviously has countless cruel ways to make them lose their reputation, destroy their families, separate their wives and children, and make them unable to live in peace... omitting countless tragic words.
Why do they start to show mercy when it comes to outsiders? Why do they just want to bully us old neighbors?
I think it was Ouyang Yuan who whispered something in my ear. I didn't expect that a handsome guy like you with thick eyebrows and big eyes would do such a thing.
"I think these are good. They are not far from here. They have buildings and small courtyards. If you are not satisfied with them, I can say nothing.
By the way, have you asked around? Is the house here okay? "
"Don't worry, there is no problem with this. We have run it ourselves."
When they told their relatives about it at the beginning, they gave them many warnings and instructions, saying that they would rather not find a suitable one than just find one for them casually.
If this is not done well, then we might end up with Li Daohua and there is a risk of disaster at any time.
Li Daohua didn't know yet that the neighbors were so enthusiastic.
Ouyang Yuan has a day off today, so they are going to take this opportunity to go out and look for a house.
There are no apps for renting or buying houses now, so they can only use the stupid method - on-site inspection.
Start from the area near Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, walk around the streets and alleys, and when you see a house that you think is nice, go in and ask around.
However, at this time most houses are fully occupied, so one can find out the details of the house, but the subsequent difficulties are visible to the naked eye.
Moreover, many houses that look good from the outside are found to have been completely destroyed inside when you walk in. Various layouts have been destroyed because they are inconvenient to rent.
In some houses, the people who rent there don’t even know who the owner is. They only know that the house is rented from the Housing Authority and that the owner is not in the country.
The rent is not paid by the landlord, but goes to the Housing Authority.
After running for a whole day and barely running through an alley, I still found nothing.
When she went upstairs to her home, Li Daohua felt that she could hardly lift her legs.
Before they even entered the house, they heard Liu Jie calling them from behind: "Ouyang, Teacher Daohua, I've been looking for you for a long time, where have you been?"
"We went to look for a house."
"Have you found it?" If they did, then they wouldn't need the house they prepared. Ouyang Yuan smiled bitterly: "It's not that easy, no, I'll go check it out another day."
"Oh, what a coincidence, I have a few houses here, would you like to take a look?"
Li Daohua was of course happy to save trouble, not to mention that Liu Jie was quite meticulous in his work. He had the location of the house, the owner, the current tenant, the size, the orientation, and the amount.
It's like a real estate agency from the 80s.
Judging from the data on paper alone, Li Daohua's preference was for a small courtyard house located in a large alley in Xicheng District, about three kilometers away from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
The area is not large, only a little over 200 square meters, which is considered a small apartment in a courtyard house.
The yard is lived in by the owner himself. Three generations of his family, three families, more than a dozen people live together. It is crowded and they often can't move around.
The reason why they sold the house was very simple. The eldest son's family was planning to take the older generation abroad, and the second son would soon be transferred to another place and would not live here.
Instead of renting out the house and going through the trouble of collecting rent, it would be better to sell it directly, which would also give both families some travel expenses and settling-in money.
Their asking price was ten thousand, but it was severely slashed by Liu Jie and his team.
In fact, it is not really a cut, but the current average price of their houses is the price after the cut, and they are asking for a higher price.
The price Liu Jie and his team finally bargained for was 6,000.
In 1980, the housing price in Beijing was several dozen yuan per square meter, basically no more than fifty yuan.
The price of six thousand for a two hundred square meter house is not high, but it is not enough to bankrupt the owner either.
The reason why they couldn't bring the amount down to 6,000 yuan was that there were three families, and 6,000 yuan, with exactly 2,000 yuan for each family, and the two families who went abroad took 4,000 yuan with them.
They don't want anything less and would rather wait since the other family won't go abroad anyway.
The reason why they are willing to lower the price is very simple. Besides being busy leaving, there are too few people buying houses.
People have no intention of buying a house and are just waiting for allocation. Six thousand yuan is not enough for most people.
In fact, Li Daohua couldn't afford this money. She only had one thousand yuan on hand, which was far from enough.
But that doesn't stop her from going and taking a look first.
Tomorrow is Monday, and Ouyang Yuan has to go to work as usual, so Li Daohua can only go to see it by herself. Fortunately, the distance is not far.
Enter the alley and walk a short distance before you can see the house number 8.
The door was open and the people inside were busy. The adults were busy packing up their things, while the children were packing up their favorite toys.
"Hello, is it convenient for me to tour the house?" As soon as Li Daohua spoke, everyone in the courtyard stopped what they were doing and turned to look at her.
Later, I heard that she wanted to look around and was preparing to buy a house, so a healthy old lady invited her in to take a look and took her with her.
The courtyard house is square and very standard. There are also some privately built parts in the house. Because they are about to move out, a lot of this part has been demolished.
There are five rooms in total. The side facing the main entrance is a suite, the middle is the lobby, one side is the bedroom, and the other side is the study.
There are two small houses on both sides, and the toilet is not far from the gate.
They built two kitchens outside, which are now mostly dismantled.
"This kitchen doesn't look very beautiful, but it doesn't take much effort to tear it down. You don't need to hire anyone. You can do it yourself." Seeing Li Daohua frowning, the old lady explained.
"These are all the houses we live in. Don't worry, they are quite well maintained and basically do not need any major repairs."
Of course, repairs are necessary. If there is no need for repairs at all and it is well preserved, then there will be another price.
"If there are not many of you, you can plant a tree in the yard. It can block the sun in the summer and not be too hot."
The old lady was obviously nostalgic. Perhaps she originally had a tree when there were not so many people in this yard.
Li Daohua thinks six thousand yuan is worth it, but how can one buy things without bargaining!
Li Daohua had just opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, the old lady interrupted her.
"Six thousand is the bottom line. At worst, we can rent out the house and my daughter-in-law will collect the rent here."
"But I don't have that much money on hand right now." After the on-site inspection, Li Daohua felt that the house was pretty good, the type she liked.
The house is big enough, the privacy is strong enough, and there is a small yard where you can bask in the sun.
"How many do you have?"
“More than a thousand…”
Li Daohua was a little embarrassed. The gap between more than one thousand and six thousand was indeed a bit big.
After hearing this, the old lady felt that Li Daohua was playing a trick on her. Want to buy a courtyard house with only one thousand yuan? It would be better to buy a small bungalow nearby.
"No, no, listen to me. This thousand is what we have on hand right now. If you can wait, you will have more money in a while. There will be almost another thousand."
Two thousand yuan was not enough, so the old lady turned around and left without hesitation.
However, the old lady's eldest son noticed the speed at which she was making money, and he came up to talk to her.
"Want to buy a house?"
This is not nonsense. If you don't want to buy it, why would you waste so much time on it?
"Does your family buy it, or do you buy it yourself?"
“Does it make any difference?”
The man smiled and said, "Of course there is a difference. If your family buys it, then you have no say in it. You have no say in how much to spend, where to buy it, or whether you can pay more."
“Buy it yourself.”
The man guessed that she bought it herself.
Buying at home and buying by yourself are completely different when looking at things, from the mentality to the expression.
People who buy on their own are more assertive and are willing to look at houses that are out of their price range but that they feel they can afford, such as the current situation.
"Where are you, comrade?"
"Why are you asking so many questions? Do I need to check my ancestors for three generations before buying a house?"
"That's not necessary. We don't have the ability to do that. Let's talk about business. If it's appropriate, maybe I can help you."
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