Chapter 102 Buying a House
Noticing everyone's looks, Gao Cuifen glared back at them in dissatisfaction. She put her hands on her hips, glared, and said, "Hey, hey, what do you all mean? Are you looking down on me? Do you think I, Gao Cuifen, can't do such a good thing?"
Li Xiuying glanced at her and said, "Hey, that's what you said, not us!"
Gao Cuifen: "Don't think I can't see it just because you guys don't tell me directly!"
She pulled an envelope from her pocket and said, "I knew you wouldn't believe me. Look, this is a reward from the Public Security Bureau for reporting those counterfeit vendors."
She raised her head and held the envelope with pride.
Li Xiuying reached out to grab the envelope in Gao Cuifen's hand, but Gao Cuifen slapped her hand away and said, "What are you doing? What are you doing? This contains the bonus the Public Security Bureau gave me. What are you doing?"
Li Xiuying rolled her eyes. "What can I do? Do you really think I'm going to steal your bonus? I just want to see if there's actually bonus money in there, or if you stuffed some paper in there yourself."
Gao Cuifen: "You're quite funny. This must contain bonuses."
She opened the envelope, took out the prize money, and said, "Hmph, I'll show you so you don't believe it."
When everyone took a look, they saw that there was indeed money in the envelope. Each and every note was ten yuan. Although the denominations were not large, it looked like a thick stack, so there should be quite a lot of money.
"Wow, it really is a bonus!"
"Really, quite a few!"
"This must be at least a few hundred dollars..."
Everyone was talking about it. When Gao Cuifen heard what everyone was saying, she smiled triumphantly and said, "See, I have a total of 500 yuan in prize money here!"
Her original intention in saying this was to make everyone envious, but everyone's attention had obviously been diverted.
"Five hundred yuan reward? Do the police give that much reward for reporting counterfeit goods?"
Ma Yulan: "No, I also reported someone selling fake shoes, but my bonus wasn't that much, right?"
I have to say that the Public Security Bureau is quite efficient. She reported the fake shoe dealer last night, and the Public Security Bureau gave her a bonus this morning. However, her bonus was only a few dozen yuan, which is nothing compared to Gao Cuifen's 500 yuan.
Gao Cuifen said calmly, "Oh, that's probably because I reported a lot of people, and the Public Security Bureau imposed a lot of fines, so the bonus I received was also larger."
There are more reports...?
Everyone in the yard had a question mark over their head.
There are quite a lot of reports about this, how many are there exactly?
Ma Yulan asked curiously, "Lao Gao, how many people have you reported for selling counterfeit goods?"
Gao Cuifen: "Yes, six were reported today."
Wow, she reported six people, and from what Gao Cuifen said, she wants to report more tomorrow?
Shi Yue raised his eyebrows and thought, Gao Cuifen wouldn't go to the market to find people selling counterfeit goods and report them just for the bonus, right?
Shi Yue pondered this in his mind but didn't say it out loud. However, Li Xiuying, standing beside him, asked directly, "Oh, Gao Cuifen, from what you said, you're going to report the counterfeit dealers tomorrow? What's the matter? Are you treating this as a way to make money?"
Gao Cuifen nodded frankly: "Yes, what's the matter?"
She said, "Do you look down on me for making money this way? I think it's great. I earn a bonus, the counterfeit dealer gets arrested and can't sell fakes anymore, and no one else gets cheated by fakes. What's the problem?"
When everyone thought about it, it seemed that what Gao Cuifen said was correct.
Ma Yulan glanced at everyone and said, "Lao Gao is right. I support Lao Gao."
Gao Cuifen was already puffing out her chest and looking very proud. When she heard what Ma Yulan said, she raised her head even more proudly. Shi Qiushui whispered, "Dad, I feel like Grandma Gao is just like the peacock with its tail spread out that we saw at the zoo."
Shi Yue nodded in agreement.
Everyone also felt Gao Cuifen's pride, but no one said anything. After all, no matter what, Gao Cuifen did a good thing this time.
Only Li Xiuying couldn't stand Gao Cuifen's smugness and said sarcastically, "Then what's going on with you and your old man? Could it be that you reported someone for selling counterfeit goods and they found out, and then they beat you up?"
Hearing this, Gao Cuifen's face changed, obviously what Li Xiuying said was right.
Li Xiuying: "Oh, no way, he really got beaten up? Oh, it seems that earning this bonus is not easy."
Gao Cuifen was unwilling to admit defeat in front of Li Xiuying. She shook her hair and said stubbornly, "What do you know? I was able to send the counterfeit dealer to the Public Security Bureau. Even if I got beaten up, it's a medal of honor. Do you understand what honor is?"
Li Xiuying glanced at Gao Cuifen and said with a smile, "Okay, I get it. It's glorious, right? Then you can continue to be glorious."
Now she felt balanced. So what if Gao Cuifen got the bonus? She was beaten!
He was still beaten so badly!
Gao Cuifen had been fighting with Li Xiuying for most of her life, so how could she not understand what Li Xiuying meant? She was about to quarrel with Li Xiuying angrily when she felt someone pulling her right sleeve. She turned her head and saw that her old man looked like he had something to say.
She frowned and said, "What's the matter? Just tell me what you have to say!"
Old Zhang: "Old woman, can we go home now? We've been out all day and I'm hungry."
Gao Cuifen frowned and said, "You prodigal son, how come you have so many things to do? All day long, you're either thirsty or hungry. There's never a moment when you're free."
She finally had something to show off in front of so many people in the yard, but this damn old man urged her to go home.
After being scolded, Old Zhang pouted with a look of grievance.
He was indeed hungry.
In order to find the vendors selling fake goods, he followed his wife out early in the morning and strolled around for the whole day. He didn't eat anything and just drank some boiled water he brought with him. How could he not be hungry?
Seeing her old man's energy, Gao Cuifen waved her hands helplessly and said, "Okay, go home, go home. Stop pouting here. Don't you see how old you are? You still pout like a child. Children pouting is cute, but you, an old man with squinting eyes, doing this gesture is not cute..."
Gao Cuifen muttered to herself as she took her old man home. Ma Yulan waved her hand and said to everyone, "Okay, let's go home and cook, right?"
"Oh, yes, it's time to go home and cook..."
"Let's go, let's go home..."
Everyone left. Shi Yue patted his daughter's head and said, "Xiao Qiu, go home first. I'm going out to make a phone call."
He had not forgotten that he came out just to call Boss Gong from the public phone at the entrance of the alley.
"Oh——" Shi Qiu Shui nodded and went home obediently.
Shi Yue arrived at the entrance of the alley, took out the business card that Boss Gong had left him from his pocket, and dialed the number on the card.
The call was dialed and a "beep-beep" sound came from the receiver. Because Boss Gong left Shi Yue the landline number of his store, and it was already past six o'clock and almost seven o'clock, Shi Yue didn't know whether Boss Gong was still in the store and whether he could answer the call.
If you're not in the store...
Shi Yue was just thinking about it when the call was picked up. A strange female voice came from the other end, "Hello?"
Shi Yue: "Hey, hello, is this the Dragon and Phoenix Watch Shop? Is Mr. Gong Fa here?"
"Our shop owner is here. May I ask who you are?"
Shi Yue: "Oh, my name is Shi Yue. Could you please call Boss Gong to answer the phone for me?"
"OK."
Soon, the voice that answered the phone was that of Boss Gong, a man Shi Yue was familiar with: "Hello?"
Shi Yue: "Hey, Boss Gong, it's me, Shi Yue."
Boss Gong: "Oh, it's really you! * Just now our store clerk told me that Shi Yue was looking for me. I thought she heard it wrong, but it turned out to be you! This is quite rare! I've given you my business card for over a month, and you haven't called me before. Why are you calling me today? What's going on?"
Shi Yue: "Well, what you said, if I have nothing to do, can't I come to you?"
Gong Fa laughed heartily and said, "Haha, no matter if you have anything to do or not, I welcome you to come to me."
Shi Yue: "Haha, welcome. However, Boss Gong, I really have something to talk to you about today."
Gong Fa: "I knew you had something to talk to me about. Okay, tell me, what is it?"
Shi Yue smiled and said, "It's a good thing."
He didn't mean to keep you in suspense and said directly, "Look, I have a nice little item here, and I'd like to ask if you would like to buy it."
When Gong Fa on the other end of the phone heard this, his eyes rolled and he actually became interested.
He pulled a stool over, sat down, and said, "Oh? What is that?"
Shi Yue: "It's a Hetian jade snuff bottle. I think it's from the Qing Dynasty. It's quite old and has been polished to a lustrous shine. It looks quite beautiful. What do you think? Are you interested?"
Gong Fa: "Hiss, now that you mention it, I'm actually a little interested."
He was actually being subtle when he said this, because he was actually just waiting for Shi Yue to come up with something.
Some time ago, he gave the large blue and white porcelain jar he bought from Shi Yue to the partner he wanted to seek. The partner liked it very much. Not only did he finalize the cooperation with him on the spot, but he also invited him to several dinners hosted by bigwigs in the industry. The other party was willing to introduce his connections to him, so he should also be tactful and give him some gifts.
He wanted to please the other party and give him an antique as a gift, but this thing is not easy to accept!
Besides, he didn't know much about this thing, so he was afraid that he would buy a fake. If he gave a fake product to someone and they didn't notice it, it would be fine. But if they did, that would be bad.
So during this period of time, Gong Fa would ask Yang Zhiqiang whenever he had time, whether Shi Yue had anything he wanted to sell.
He had asked Yang Zhiqiang several times before, and Yang Zhiqiang always answered in the negative. Unexpectedly, Shi Yue actually came to him this time.
Gong Fa covered the corner of his mouth and said, "Shi Yue, I'm quite interested in what you're talking about. Would it be convenient for me to see it in person?"
Shi Yue: “Convenient.”
He paused and said, "It's convenient, but I have to tell you in advance that this thing is not mine. It belongs to my neighbor, and my neighbor asked me to sell it."
Gong Fa: "Oh, so... Is this thing okay?"
Shi Yue: "Don't worry about that. I've checked it and there's definitely no problem with it. If you want to see the goods, you can come anytime."
Gong Fa: "In that case, I'll go check out the goods tomorrow afternoon."
Shi Yue: "Okay, you can come over tomorrow afternoon, just come to my house."
"Okay, it's settled then."
Shi Yue hung up the phone and walked home with a relaxed look on his face. Even though Gong Fa didn't say it just now, he could feel the urgency in Gong Fa's tone.
It’s good to be urgent. The more anxious Gong Fa is to collect things, the greater the possibility that Yao Dazui’s snuff bottle will be sold.
Shi Yue raised the corner of his mouth, feeling that he would soon be able to earn money as a middleman.
He quickly returned to the compound. Yao Dazui was still gossiping with Li Xiuying in the front yard. He approached and asked, "Aunties, what are you talking about?"
The passionate Yao Dazui and Li Xiuying were startled by the sudden interruption of the voice. Yao Dazui turned around and after seeing that the person coming was Shi Yue, he punched Shi Yue in the chest without any hesitation.
"I was wondering who was coming over here so quietly. It turned out to be you, kid. I was so scared!"
Shi Yue raised his hands and admitted his mistake: "I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong."
Yao Dazui: "Humph, you were wrong in the first place."
Shi Yue nodded good-temperedly: "Oh, it's my fault. I scared you two. I'm sorry."
Yao Dazui: "That's about right."
Shi Yue: "Hey, what were you two talking about just now?"
Yao Dazui: "What else can we talk about? Let's talk about Lao Gao. Lao Gao is really amazing. She can even find such an unconventional way to make money."
Shi Yue smiled and said, "As expected of Aunt Gao."
When talking about Gao Cuifen, Li Xiuying's face turned sour. She said with a sullen face: "What? Gao Cuifen is just greedy for money. She will make money in any way..."
Li Xiuying kept complaining about Gao Cuifen. Shi Yue seemed to be listening attentively, nodding in agreement from time to time. But in reality, while Li Xiuying wasn't paying attention, he secretly tugged at Yao Dazui's arm and mouthed silently, "We've found a buyer."
Yao Dazui turned her head and first stared at Shi Yue's mouth with wide eyes, as if she was trying to figure out Shi Yue's lip shape. After confirming what Shi Yue said, she nodded excitedly.
Shi Yue is really worthy of his name, he is so amazing. Less than an hour after she entrusted the matter to Shi Yue, Shi Yue found a buyer.
Shi Yue continued to mouth: "After work tomorrow afternoon."
Yao Dazui thought about it for a while and then nodded.
She understood what Shi Yue meant, that the buyer would come to look at things after work tomorrow afternoon.
Seeing this, Shi Yue also nodded.
As long as Yao Dazui can understand what he means, he won't have to go to Yao Dazui again later.
Li Xiuying was so immersed in complaining about Gao Cuifen that she didn't notice the little movements of the two of them at all.
She grumbled for a long time, and finally stopped to take a breath. Shi Yue seized the opportunity and said decisively: "Well, Aunt Li, I have something to do at home, so I'll go back first."
Li Xiuying curled her lips and turned around to continue complaining to Yao Dazui.
Shi Yue returned to his home. Zhao Ran had already left, and Shi Qiu Shui was the only one in the room. As soon as Shi Qiu Shui saw him come back, she came over happily.
"Dad, what did Grandma Yao want to talk to you about just now?"
Shi Yue picked up Shi Qiushui and said with a smile: "Your grandmother Yao came to give us money. We are going to get rich again!"
Now that there was no one around, he could finally share his happiness with Shi Qiu Shui.
He carried Shi Qiushui around and said, "My daughter, our family is going to buy a new house and get rich!"
“Wow wow wow!”
Shi Qiushui screamed and asked, "Dad, are we going to buy a house?"
Shi Yue: "Yes, it's Grandpa Qu's house that I took you to see last time. Today his son said he wanted to sell it. I went out to discuss the purchase of the house before. Now it's settled. I'll go with them to handle the paperwork tomorrow."
Shi Qiushui: "Wow! That's great!"
Shi Yue: "Also, your Grandma Yao came to ask me to help her sell a snuff bottle. I just went out and called your Uncle Gong to tell him about it. He's quite interested in it and will come over to take a look tomorrow. If we can successfully sell it tomorrow, our family will make some middleman money. Your Grandma Yao said she would give me 10% as a reward for her hard work."
Shi Qiu Shui widened her eyes and opened her mouth, wanting to sigh that her father was so ruthless that he actually charged a 10% middleman fee.
Shi Yue took a glance and saw what the little girl was thinking. He tapped the little girl's head with his fingers and said, "What are you thinking? This is not what your father and I want. It was your grandmother Yao who gave it to her. She was not happy when I told her not to."
"Hehe, okay." Shi Qiu Shui blinked.
Shi Qiu Shui was of course happy that they were going to buy a house and the family was going to make money, but the more critical issue now was that she was hungry.
She rubbed her flat belly and said, "Daddy, I'm hungry."
Shi Yue: "Are you hungry?"
It was already late, and Shi Yue was too lazy to cook anymore. He thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go out for dinner. How about Malatang?"
A new Malatang restaurant opened nearby and business was booming. He and Shi Qiu Shui passed by the restaurant every day and always saw it full of people.
Shi Qiushui: "Great! Let's eat spicy hot pot!"
"Let's go! Let's eat spicy hot pot!"
Shi Qiu Shui is like this, he becomes the most active when it comes to eating.
Malatang is very delicious. When Shi Qiu Shui ate it for the first time, she fell in love with the spicy feeling. She buried her little face in the big bowl of Malatang and ate it without raising her head.
After dinner, Shi Yue took Shi Qiu Shui home, where they simply washed up and went to bed.
There is still a lot to do tomorrow, so he has to go to bed early.
Although he went to bed early, Shi Yue still got up after the alarm clock rang the next day. Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui walked out of the bedroom at the same time, rubbing their messy hair.
Today it was Zhao Hui's turn to send the two children to the martial arts gym. After Shi Yue took Shi Qiu Shui to eat, he sent her to the Zhao family's backyard.
He also asked for leave from Zhao Hui. After all, he had to go to handle the house transfer procedures in the morning, so he wanted to say hello to Zhao Hui.
Of course, he only asked for leave, not what he was going to do. Zhao Hui didn't ask, and directly approved his leave.
After everyone who worked in the hospital left, Shi Yue packed up and went out.
He had agreed with the Qu family father and son to meet at the door of the Housing Management Office at nine o'clock. When he arrived at the Housing Management Office, it was almost nine o'clock, but the Qu family father and son had already arrived.
Shi Yue stepped forward and greeted the Qu family father and son: "Uncle Qu, Qu Chong."
Although he had accepted the fact that he had to sell the house, when it really came to selling the house, Lao Qutou was still in a bad mood. When he heard Shi Yue greeting him, Lao Qutou just nodded expressionlessly.
Qu Chong was in a good mood and greeted Shi Yue with a smile, saying, "Hey, Shi Yue. You're here quite early."
Shi Yue smiled and said, "Well, you guys didn't come earlier than me."
Qu Chong: "We are close."
In fact, it’s not just because they’re close, I also thought he wanted to sell the house quickly.
He had a lot of things to do at work and at home abroad, and he should have gone back a long time ago, but because of the house sale, he kept putting it off and couldn't leave. He even received several cross-border calls from the United States to urge him to go back.
Thinking of this, Qu Chong took the initiative to say: "Then let's go in and handle the formalities now?"
Shi Yue: "Okay, let's go in and handle the formalities now."
He patted the passbook in his hand and said, "I brought the passbook. After completing the formalities, let's go directly to the bank and I'll give you the money."
Qu Chong smiled and said, "There's no need to worry about the money."
It was obviously a polite remark, so Shi Yue didn't take it seriously and just said, "Then let's go in."
"good."
Qu Chong led the way, followed by Old Qutou, and Shi Yue was at the end. The three of them entered the Housing Management Office.
The transfer procedure was very simple. After handing over a few necessary documents to the staff, Shi Yue quickly got the new property certificate.
He smiled brightly and led the Qu father and son to a nearby bank to withdraw money.
Because it was such a large sum of money, he wasted some time at the bank, but he finally got the money before noon.
As soon as Shi Yue got the money from the counter, he gave it directly to Qu Chong.
Qu Chong took the money with a smile, but Old Qu let out a long sigh.
In fact, when Lao Qutou came out of the Housing Management Office, his shoulders slumped, his expression was not very good, and the stubbornness in him seemed to have disappeared.
He glanced at Shi Yue and said, "I'll pack up and go home when I get home today. I'll try to vacate the house for you in the next two days."
Qu Chong nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. We will try to clear out the house for you before the day after tomorrow."
Shi Yue smiled and said, "Okay."
Because it was almost noon when he finished the formalities, and Shi Yue had to go to work in the afternoon, he hurried to the machinery factory.
When Shi Yue returned to the machinery factory, he hadn't even sat down when he saw Zhao Hui coming towards him in a panic.
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