Chapter 351
"This house is indeed okay, but it's too messy inside. It's quite difficult for me to clean it up after I bought it. Also, the residents around here don't seem very friendly. You should have noticed it when we were coming here just now. Our factory has allocated a house, and we won't live here for a long time. I'm afraid that these residents around here will break in and cause trouble while we're away." Ye Fuyue brought up the problems with the house, but the problems she mentioned did exist.
Father and Mother Li exchanged a glance, and Father Li asked Ye Fuyue directly, "Little comrade, just tell me how much you are willing to pay."
"Four thousand six." Ye Fuyue was very "conscientious" and only cut the price by one hundred yuan.
Father Li and Li Xian looked at each other again, very hesitant.
Four thousand seven hundred was already their bottom price. They originally thought that even if they bargained further, they could only get a reduction of thirty or forty yuan at most. However, they did not expect Ye Fuyue to directly cut the price by a hundred yuan.
Li's mother said, "Four thousand six hundred and sixty yuan. Comrade, this is really the lowest price we can accept."
Seeing that Mr. and Mrs. Li were sincere and eager to take over the house, Ye Fuyue readily agreed, "Okay."
She originally thought that four thousand and seven was not very expensive, but she felt uncomfortable if she didn't bargain, so she made a slight concession.
Knowing that he was going to buy a house today, Shen Yao brought all the relevant documents with him.
Now that the price was agreed upon, the group went to the Housing Authority to handle the formalities.
When the clerk heard that the old couple wanted to sell their house and saw that the buyers were a young couple, he asked Shen Yao, "Are you buying this house to rent?"
Shen Yao didn't say anything, but looked at Ye Fuyue.
"No rent." Ye Fuyue said.
The clerk's expression suddenly turned colder: "Your paperwork is incomplete, so the house cannot be transferred."
Mr. and Mrs. Li's son asked, "Why aren't the documents complete? Aren't they all here?"
"Anyway, it's not complete. I can't do it for you today." The clerk said indifferently.
Mr. and Mrs. Li's son was a little angry. He knew that the clerk was deliberately holding them back. He said, "You should at least tell us what paperwork is missing."
"It's just a lack of formalities. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do," said the clerk.
The Li family was very angry.
Ye Fuyue was about to ask Chen Yao to buy two packs of cigarettes for the clerk, but Chen Yao said to them, "Wait here for a moment. I'll get someone to come over."
The clerk scoffed, "It's no use asking anyone. The formalities are just poor. If you had all the necessary paperwork, how could I not process it for you?"
Ye Fuyue was too lazy to pay attention to him and said to the Li family, "Let's go over there and wait."
The Li family followed Ye Fuyue to the other side.
Mother Li was still worried and whispered, "Who can Comrade Shen find? How about we buy something for the clerk?"
Father Li said, “Let’s wait for Comrade Shen first. If that doesn’t work, let’s buy something for the clerk.”
Shen Yao came back not long after he went out, followed by a middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit.
When the clerk saw the middle-aged man, his attitude immediately changed and he began to nod and bow.
The transfer procedures were naturally completed smoothly.
After the group left the Housing Authority, the middle-aged man enthusiastically said to Shen Yao, "You've made a lot of money, you even bought a house."
Shen Yao laughed and said, "How could I make any money? It was all earned by my wife."
The middle-aged man glanced at Ye Fuyue in surprise and said to Shen Yao with a smile: "You married a good wife."
"Yes." Shen Yao responded without hesitation.
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After returning to the slum, Ye Fuyue told Chen Guifeng the news.
Chen Guifeng was heartbroken when she heard how much they had spent on the house. But she was more concerned about...
"You don't plan to live here anymore?"
"No. We just want to take advantage of the money we have now to buy an apartment first. In case the price goes up in the future, we won't be able to buy such a house at this price." Ye Fuyue said.
Chen Guifeng doesn't think house prices will go up.
Although housing is tight now, the factory will allocate houses to employees. Who would buy a house, especially one that costs several thousand dollars?
However, in line with the principle that elders should not get too involved in the affairs of the younger generation, Chen Guifeng did not say anything, nor did she show too much heartache or displeasure on her face.
"Mom, after dinner, let's go see the house together." Ye Fuyue said.
"Okay." Chen Guifeng responded with a smile.
Ye Fuyue and Chen Guifeng cooked lunch together. When she was not at home, Chen Guifeng took care of most of the housework. Now that she was home, Ye Fuyue tried her best to help out.
After dinner, the Shen family of seven, big and small, went to see the new house together.
As soon as she arrived at the area where the small Western-style building was located, Chen Guifeng exclaimed: "The environment here is great."
"Isn't that right?" Ye Fuyue agreed.
Arriving in front of the small western-style building that Ye Fuyue had bought, Chen Guifeng's eyes lit up: "This house is quite beautiful."
"Yes, there is also a small yard, but it's a bit messy and it will take some time to clean up." Ye Fuyue said.
Chen Shun also liked this place very much and said, "Brother, the house you bought is much better than the one we live in now in the slum."
"Do you like it? I'll reserve a room for you then. There are plenty of rooms anyway." Ye Fuyue said.
Chen Guifeng said to Shen Shun angrily, "This is a house bought by your brother and sister-in-law, not for you. If you like it, study hard, get into a good university, and earn money to buy a house like this after graduation."
Shen Shun scratched his head in pain.
Everything can be related to getting him to study hard.
Haohao and Ranran also like this place very much. The two little guys are already running around and playing up and down the stairs.
Ye Fuyue and Shen Yao talked about how to clean up every corner of the small western-style building. She usually had to go to school and basically had no time to come over, so the work of cleaning the small western-style building had to be handed over to Shen Yao.
After looking at almost all the houses, the family prepared to return to the slum.
A nearby resident was peeking into the yard. Seeing Ye Fuyue and the others coming out, he asked, "Are you renting this house?"
"No rent." Ye Fuyue said with a smile.
Another person asked, "Did you buy this house?"
Ye Fuyue smiled and did not answer the man, but locked the gate of the yard.
As they were walking back, Chen Guifeng whispered to Ye Fuyue, "Are you planning to just leave the house like this for now?"
"Yes, we won't rent it out for now, and we can't rent it out to people we don't know." Ye Fuyue pointed to the small villas filled with tenants towards Chen Guifeng. "Otherwise, the house will become like that. Maybe when we want to take it back, the tenants won't even want to move."
Chen Guifeng looked at those houses that were similar to Ye Fuyue's small Western-style building, which were occupied by several tenants. The nice yards were covered with awnings and houses, and she couldn't help but feel distressed.
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