Chapter 100 Buying a House Successfully
The next day, early in the morning, the door of the slum was opened. When the iron door opened and closed, there was a loud "clang" sound, which woke Shi Yue up immediately. He sat up in a daze and looked at the clock hanging on the wall.
"Huh? Only five o'clock? Who gets up so early in the morning?"
It's okay to get up so early, but it's a problem to wake him up!
Shi Yue curled his lips and muttered something in dissatisfaction. He wanted to go out and see who was the bastard who was disturbing others so early in the morning, but his eyelids could not resist the deep sleepiness, so he closed his eyes, lay down and fell asleep again.
After a quick nap, Shi Yue still felt resentful. As he came out to wash up, he asked, "Hey, who was it that pushed the door open so early this morning? When I opened the door, there was a loud bang, and it startled me awake."
Liu scratched his head and said unhappily, "I heard it too. The person who opened the door was really strong and it made a really loud noise. I was dreaming and it woke me up. Then I closed my eyes and tried to continue my dream, but I couldn't!"
Yang Zhiqiang squinted his eyes and quipped, "Hey, Liu Da, what a sweet dream you had! You're still trying to catch up?"
Liu: "That was a really good dream! I won the lottery, a 200,000 yuan ticket! I was so happy, but I was also angry because I was about to claim the prize when there was a noise outside, waking me up."
His words, coupled with the regretful expression on his face, seemed quite funny, and everyone couldn't help but laugh.
"Hey, what are you laughing at? I'm really upset. You said I can't win the real lottery, so I won the lottery in a dream. I haven't cashed the prize yet. What does this mean? Is God trying to say that I'm not destined to win the lottery?" Liu Da said to everyone aggrievedly.
Ma Yulan suppressed her laughter and said, "Okay, okay, we won't laugh at you anymore."
She turned around and said in a serious tone, "Well, the guy who opened the door and left this morning, please come out and apologize to Da Liu. He finally had a dream about winning the lottery, and you interrupted it."
After Ma Yulan finished speaking, she waited for a while, but no one came out, so her expression became a little unhappy.
In fact, this is not a big deal. She said asking someone to apologize was just a joke. Just stand up and say sorry, and the matter will be over.
But now no one has stood up, which makes people a little unhappy.
What does this mean? You dare to do it but not admit it?
Guo Quezi, who lived closest to the gate, saw that Ma Yulan looked unhappy and spoke hesitantly, "Well, it seemed that Aunt Gao and Uncle Zhang were the ones who pushed the door open this morning. I woke up half-groggily and glanced out the window. It seemed like they were the two leaving."
Ma Yulan: "Mr. and Mrs. Gao?"
She glanced towards the Gao family and said, "The ones who left this morning must be the old Gao couple. I just saw that their door was locked."
Big Liu muttered quietly, "It's Aunt Gao and Uncle Zhang, that's not surprising, they might be going to the market."
If someone of the same generation had gone out early in the morning, he could have complained a few words, but Gao Cuifen and Old Zhang were his elders after all, so he couldn't say anything.
Da Liu closed his mouth and continued brushing his teeth. Shi Yue also closed his mouth and continued brushing his teeth.
The little incident in the morning did not affect Shi Yue's daily schedule. As usual, he washed up and took Shi Qiu Shui to the breakfast stall at the entrance of the alley to have breakfast. After breakfast, he came back to pick up Zhao Ran, and then sent both Shi Qiu Shui and Zhao Ran to the martial arts gym. After watching the two children obediently enter the martial arts gym, Shi Yue turned and walked towards the machinery factory.
"bell--"
Shi Yue had just sat down in the office when the phone in front of him rang. He picked it up and the person on the other end asked, "Hello, is this the Security Department of the Machinery Factory? I'm looking for Shi Yue, the deputy chief of your department."
Shi Yue: "I am Shi Yue, you are...?"
The person on the other end of the phone said, "Ah, Shi Yue, it's me, Qu Chong, the one who wants to sell the house. You still remember me, right?"
Shi Yue was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted: "Ah, it's you!"
When he called Qu Chong, he first gave him the public phone at the entrance of the alley, but later he was afraid that Qu Chong would call him while he was at work, so he gave Qu Chong the phone number of the factory. However, he didn't expect that Qu Chong actually called the factory.
Qu Chong: "Yes, it's me. I just called the number in your alley, but the person who answered the phone said you were out for work, so I called this time. I hope I didn't cause you any trouble by calling you this time?"
Shi Yue: “No, no.”
It would be a bit troublesome if Qu Chong called him when there were more people in the office, but now there were only two or three kittens in the office and no one was paying attention to him, so it was no big deal.
Shi Yue: "By the way, you called today. Did your dad agree to sell the house?"
Qu Chong laughed heartily and said, "Yes, my dad agreed to sell the house!"
He said, "It's not convenient to talk about this over the phone. Are you free tonight? If you are, come to my house and we can talk in detail."
Shi Yue: "I'm free, I'm free, I'll come see you after work today."
Qu Chong: "Okay, then it's settled."
After agreeing to meet in the evening, Qu Chong on the other end hung up the phone. Shi Yue also put down the phone. Old Wang in the office saw his smiling face and came over to ask, "Hey, Shi Yue, I saw you smiling while you were on the phone just now. Tell me, who did you answer?"
Shi Yue laughed and said, "Oh, no one, just an old friend of mine who said he would treat me to dinner tonight."
"Oh, I see." Not hearing the expected gossip, Lao Wang curled his lips in disappointment.
Shi Yue didn't care whether Lao Wang was disappointed or not. He picked up the teacup and was about to make today's tea. Suddenly, he remembered something and looked up at Lao Wang and said, "Hey, can you give me a handful of the tea leaves in your tea jar? I smelled it when you were making tea yesterday. It was really fragrant."
"Go away. That can of tea of mine is the good tea that my son-in-law bought specially from Zhang Yiyuan. It costs more than 100 yuan per pound. I can't even bear to drink it myself, so why should I share it with you?" Old Wang said with a pout.
Shi Yue: "Hey, I don't want much, can you give me a small handful?"
Lao Wang: "No, no, not even a small handful."
Lao Wang waved his hand and left Shi Yue. It didn't matter if he didn't find out the gossip, but he couldn't let the tea be lost again.
Shi Yue raised the corner of his mouth. He knew that this old fox was reluctant to share his tea with him.
He stood up with the cup of water and said, "Okay, then I'll just drink the tea foam from our office."
He took a handful of tea leaves from the tea can in the office and put it in the cup, then poured hot water in it and happily started his day of slacking off.
However, Shi Yue didn't get to slack off as he had hoped today. Not long after he finished making tea, Zhao Hui walked in with a stack of orders. He clapped his hands and said, "Everyone come over here and listen to me."
Shi Yue and everyone in the office looked up at him.
Zhao Hui: "I just received a notice. Because we are in the hot summer period recently and the weather is dry, and there are many flammable items stored inside and outside the factory, our security department is required to conduct a fire safety inspection within the factory in the next two days. This includes the factory's staff quarters. We will also be inspecting them."
Okay, here comes the life.
Shi Yue frowned, knowing that he could not catch the fish.
Sure enough, the next second Zhao Hui called Shi Yue's name: "Well, Shi Yue, come here, help me distribute this list to everyone."
"Oh, okay."
Zhao Hui: "While Shi Yue is handing you out the list, I'll tell you about the upcoming work arrangements. This list contains the contents of our fire safety inspection. You two will follow this list and go to the places I assign you to inspect. Then I'll divide you into groups. First, let me introduce the team leaders. We'll be divided into three groups in total. The team leaders are me, Shi Yue, and Lao Sun. Then, Zhou'er, Lao Wang, you and I. The members of Shi Yue's group are..."
Zhao Hui told everyone the group arrangements and locations, and then asked everyone to take action.
Shi Yue was assigned a relatively easy task, responsible for the inspection of each workshop. He only had to inspect each workshop in the factory. Zhao Hui and his team were responsible for the fire safety inspection of the family quarters, so they had to follow the street office to inspect each family quarters.
There was a lot of places to walk in that day!
Zhao Hui and his team who were inspecting the family compound not only had to walk a lot of distance, but also had a lot of trouble!
There are many people living in the family compound, and there are many piles of things. The entrances and exits of several courtyards are blocked by debris. According to the instructions from above, these things must be cleared away, but the owners of these things are unwilling to do so.
No matter how hard Zhao Hui and his team tried to persuade them, some people were still unwilling to cooperate. Because of this, Zhao Hui's inspection work was not completed until five o'clock in the afternoon when Shi Yue and his team were ready to go off work.
Shi Yue felt a little sorry for Zhao Hui for three seconds, and then left work without any love from his colleagues.
Shi Yue left the factory, took the two children home from the martial arts gym, and then let the two children stay at home by themselves while he went to Qu's house alone.
It was already half past five when Shi Yue stepped into the Qu family's house. He came up and apologized to Qu Chong first: "Brother, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I just went to pick up the child from the interest class, so I came here a little late. I'm so sorry."
Qu Chong waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, I didn't wait long."
Shi Yue glanced around the room and didn't see Old Qutou, so he asked, "Hey, where's your old man?"
Qu Chong pointed to the bedroom on the right and whispered, "He's lying in his room."
Shi Yue also asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? Is the old man not feeling well?"
Qu Chong: "Oh, no, our old man doesn't want to suffer the consequences of selling the house."
Shi Yue: "Ah? Didn't you tell me that he has agreed to sell the house?"
Qu Chong nodded: "I agreed, but I still feel uncomfortable in my heart and can't accept it, so I didn't come out. Let me talk to you about selling the house."
"That's it." Shi Yue nodded.
He could understand that it was normal for Old Qu to feel a little reluctant to sell the house where he had lived all his life at such an old age.
Qu Chong: "Well, let's get down to business. We plan to sell this house for 70,000."
He said, "Don't think I'm asking for too much. I've already asked around. My house has three main rooms, and we own the entire backyard. It's also listed on our property deed. We own the yard ourselves. So if you buy our house, you can do whatever you want with it. Even if you want to build a kitchen or bathroom, you can do whatever you want. No one can stop you."
Shi Yue frowned, pretending to be deep in thought for a while, and said, "Brother, your house is good, and I really want to buy it, but at this price, can we negotiate a little more?"
Qu Chong: "Okay, then tell me what you think?"
Shi Yue: "I want you to give me a discount. Your house is indeed large and has a yard, but it's old, right? If I move in, I'll have to spend money to renovate it, right?"
If this was an old hand, after hearing what Shi Yue said, he would definitely say that it was still a good house even though it was old, but Qu Chong, the little sparrow, did not even think of refuting Shi Yue.
He thought about it and realized that his house was indeed quite old, so he gritted his teeth and gave Shi Yue a discount. "How about I give you a discount of 5,000 yuan?"
Old Qu, who was lying on the bed in the inner room, ignored his sadness when he heard this. He jumped up and rushed out, saying, "What's so cheap about it? Do you think it's your turn to sell my house at a low price?!"
He slapped Qu Chong on the back of the head and said, "Go away, go wherever you want to go. I'm going to talk to him."
Qu Chong rubbed the back of his head in grievance, but finally shut up and sat down.
"Ahem." Old Qutou cleared his throat and said, "Shi Yue, right?"
Shi Yue nodded: "Yeah, that's right."
Old Qutou: "Okay, Shi Yue, just pretend you didn't hear what that kid said just now, and let's talk now."
As soon as Shi Yue saw the old fox in front of him, he knew that he would definitely be more difficult to deal with than Qu Chong, but there was no way, because the real owner of the house was Old Qutou, and only Old Qutou's words were effective.
Shi Yue smiled and said, "Okay, sir, tell me what you think."
Old Qutou said, "My son just told you that the area of our house is here, so I'm asking for 70,000, not a cent more or less, exactly 70,000."
Although he no longer offered a high price to drive away customers like before, he still insisted on a price.
Although he had to go abroad for his grandson, who knew what the situation was like abroad? He had to keep some money in his hand so that if he couldn't adapt or survive abroad, he could come back with the money.
Shi Yue: "Uncle, this price is a bit high, you..."
Old Qutou gestured to stop and said, "Okay, don't bother asking me if my house is old or not. How old is my house? Don't I know it better than you? But I also know that although my house is old, it's perfectly livable. You won't have to do much renovations when you move in."
At this point, he grumbled, "I'm not that clueless son of mine. How can I be fooled by your words?"
The ignorant son Qu Chong: ...
Shi Yue pursed his lips, knowing that he couldn't cheat this old fox, and was already planning to pay the price offered by Old Qutou.
It was also a coincidence.
The price offered by Old Qutou happened to be the amount currently in his passbook. If he had offered a higher price, Shi Yue would have had to haggle with Old Qutou because he didn't have enough money.
But now Shi Yue just had enough money, and Old Qutou's attitude was so firm, Shi Yue wanted to...
Just when Shi Yue had almost thought it over and was about to nod, Old Qutou spoke again.
"Although I can't give you a discount on the house, I can give you all the furniture in my house."
Hearing this, Shi Yue subconsciously looked towards the Eight Immortals Chair and the antique display cabinet in the room.
Old Qutou noticed Shi Yue's gaze and was stunned for a moment, then he laughed out loud: "I didn't expect that you have such good eyesight. You can spot my treasure at a glance."
He walked over to the Eight Immortals Chair with a faint smile, stroking its arms with his hands, and said, "Did you notice? This set of tables and chairs in my house, as well as the antique display case next to it, are made of mahogany."
Shi Yue nodded. He had noticed it the last time he came here. Although the other furniture in Old Qu's house were ordinary, the set of tables, chairs and antique display cabinets in the living room were quite good. They were made of genuine rosewood. Although the quality was not top-notch, it was also considered to be one of the more famous types of rosewood.
Lao Qutou said: "Okay, since you know the business, then I feel relieved. I was afraid that if I gave the old thing that has been with me for most of my life to someone who doesn't know the business, he would not cherish it for me."
Shi Yue looked at Lao Qutou and asked, "Uncle, are you really going to give all these to me?"
If this set of furniture were sold separately, it would probably fetch tens of thousands of dollars. Why did they just give it to him for free?
Old Qu nodded happily. "Well, I'll give it to you. My son and I are going abroad, and we can't take these things with us. I don't want to go through the trouble of selling them, so I'll give them to you. You... Well, I originally wanted you to help me take care of these old things, but forget it. These things are old friends that I have spent most of my life with, but to you, they are just furniture. Whether you want to use them yourself or sell them is up to you."
Shi Yue said with a relaxed expression: "Well, such a good Eight Immortals Chair, I can even sit on it myself, why would I sell it?"
After hearing Shi Yue's answer, Lao Qutou's expression improved a lot.
Even though he said that he would use the things himself or sell them at any time, he certainly still hoped that his things would be cherished by others.
Although Old Qu was happy, he still had to talk business. He said, "Since you are also connoisseur of goods, you should know that these furniture I gave you are not cheap, right?"
He glanced at Shi Yue, his eyes meaning: I have given you such an expensive thing, do you still have the nerve to bargain?
Shi Yue, Shi Yue was indeed embarrassed to bargain.
Of course, the main reason was that he knew it was impossible to bargain successfully with Lao Qutou.
Shi Yue: "Okay, then let's make it a deal, 70,000 yuan."
He checked his watch and said, "The people at the Housing Management Office should be off work by now. So, let's go handle the transfer procedures tomorrow, and I'll give you the money tomorrow. Seventy thousand yuan is a lot of money, after all. I don't have it on me right now, so I'll have to withdraw it tomorrow."
Old Qu nodded and said, "Okay, it's settled then. Tomorrow morning I'll bring the property ownership certificate, you bring the money, and we'll meet at the door of the Housing Management Office."
Shi Yue: “Okay!”
After quickly discussing the house, Shi Yue left Old Qu's house.
As he walked towards the slum, he hummed a song and felt very happy.
He had always thought that buying a house would still take some time, but he didn't expect Old Qu to agree to sell the house so quickly. It was probably the help of his unborn grandson or granddaughter that allowed him to finalize the house purchase so quickly.
Shi Yue curled up the corners of his mouth and thanked Qu Chong's foreign wife and the child in her belly in his heart.
Without them, he wouldn't have been able to buy a house so quickly.
Shi Yue returned to the slum in high spirits. As soon as he stepped into the yard, Yao Dazui appeared out of nowhere and pulled him to the corner of the yard.
"Hey, no, Aunt Yao, what are you doing?" Shi Yue looked confused.
Yao Dazui made a "tsk" sound and said, "Keep your voice down!"
Shi Yue nodded blankly and whispered obediently, "Aunt Yao, what are you doing?"
Yao Dazui looked around and saw that there was no one in the yard. He whispered to Shi Yue, "Well, Shi Yue, I have something to talk to you about."
Shi Yue: "Well, you have something to talk to me about, so go ahead and tell me what you want to talk about."
Yao Dazui opened her mouth but no sound came out. Instead, she raised her head and looked around. Seeing Gao Cuifen seemed to be about to push the door open, she quickly said to Shi Yue, "It's not convenient to talk in the courtyard. Can I go to your house and talk to you?"
Shi Yue looked at Yao Dazui and wondered in his heart, why is she so mysterious, what on earth does she want to tell him?
Yao Dazui impatiently tugged at Shi Yue's sleeve and said, "Can you please speak?"
"Oh, okay." Shi Yue nodded and said, "Okay, come with me to my house."
He took Yao Dazui home. After entering his own house, he thought that what Yao Dazui wanted to say might not be convenient for the children to hear, so he drove Shi Qiushui and Zhao Ran, who were sitting in the living room, into the bedroom and asked, "Auntie Yao, can you tell me now? What exactly do you want to talk to me about?"
Even after entering the house, Yao Dazui still looked mysterious. She whispered, "I came to you today because I want you to help me identify this thing in my house. Is it an antique?"
As she spoke, she turned up the hem of her shirt, took out a small cloth bag from the inner pocket, unbuttoned the bag, and took out an object wrapped tightly in toilet paper.
Shi Yue couldn't help but complain: "Wow, Aunt Yao, what kind of treasure is this? It's wrapped very tightly, huh?"
Yao Dazui rolled his eyes at Shi Yue and then opened the outer layer of toilet paper.
Shi Yue finally got to see what was inside, which was a jade snuff bottle.
The first time he saw this thing, Shi Yue knew that Yao Dazui's thing was really a treasure.
Shi Yue couldn't confirm whether it was an antique or not, but this thing must be valuable, because the snuff bottle was as white as agar, looked very oily and watery. If he guessed correctly, this snuff bottle should be made of Hetian jade.
So there is nothing wrong with the baby!
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