Chapter 328 The Ma Family’s New House
Wen Zhenyi naturally knew her concerns: "Grandma, if you feel that the house is not big enough, you can move into my house first. It can be regarded as helping me look after the house. When you make enough money in the future, you can move to a bigger yard."
"How can this be possible?"
"What's wrong with that? We can't come here often. Even though this house is looked after by Butler Tong and his family, I still feel uneasy."
Old Mrs. Ma frowned. What Wen Zhenyi said was true, but she just didn't feel it was right to move in like this.
Wen Zhenyi gave her another suggestion: "Why don't you buy a bigger house? If you don't have enough money, just think of it as me lending it to you. You can pay me back when you have money in the future."
When Old Mrs. Ma heard this suggestion, she was a little tempted. It would be a good idea to move to a bigger house so that everyone could live more comfortably.
"I'll think about it."
However, Wen Zhenyi would not give him a chance to consider it. He went to the real estate agency that afternoon and inquired about the current house for sale.
The broker recommended several houses to her, all of which were in good locations, but Wen Zhenyi was not very satisfied.
She asked if there were any houses on their street.
The broker hesitated for a moment, took out a booklet, flipped through it, and then shook his head: "There are no houses on that street, but there are a few good houses nearby."
Wen Zhenyi asked the broker to take her to see it.
There is a house with two entrances. It looks like it has just been renovated, and the vermilion color on the gate still looks very bright.
"Ya Ren, what happened to the previous owner of this place?"
"This house was recently renovated. A businessman bought it for his mistress. However, right after the renovation, the legal wife discovered it. In the end, the businessman had no choice but to sell the house to appease his legal wife's anger."
"Nothing happened?"
"Miss Wen, are you asking if anyone has died?"
"Yeah." Although Wen Zhenyi didn't mind, he was still worried that Old Lady Ma and the others might have some taboos.
"That's not the case. Miss Wen can rest assured."
"Take us inside and take a look."
The broker took out the key, opened the lock of the courtyard gate, and led them in.
Although it is a two-entry courtyard, the courtyard is spacious, and the rooms and corridors have all been newly renovated. There is nothing wrong with it, including the new furniture.
It seems that my cousin can save himself a lot of trouble when he gets married.
Wen Zhenyi was very satisfied with this house. It was only one street away from here to her current house, and she could get there by crossing the alley.
"How much does he want to sell this house for?"
"One thousand taels."
Wen Zhenyi took a look at the materials used in the furniture and felt that it was indeed worth the price: "I want this house for eight hundred taels."
The broker was a little embarrassed: "Miss Wen, I'm afraid the owner may not agree to this price."
"That's up to you. If the deal goes through, I'll still give you a commission of one thousand taels."
The broker was delighted when he heard this: "Okay, okay, I'll go find the owner right away. Please wait a moment."
"Okay." Wen Zhenyi gave Axiang a look.
A Xiang understood what he meant and followed the broker out of the house.
Wen Zhenyi received five hundred taels of silver from Geng Ru yesterday. She knew that Geng Ru and her family should still have another five hundred taels of silver. Now that they had purchased this house, it would be enough to prepare for the wedding banquet.
She looked around the house again. This house might have been used as a residence for a concubine. Many places were exquisitely designed, with a touch of the gracefulness of the Jiangnan style.
Sitting in the courtyard, every corner looks like a painting. It seems a lot of thought has been put into it.
The courtyard is large enough for four generations of the Ma family to live together, so it can be said that four generations live under one roof.
There is also a stable in the backyard, as well as a row of houses, which should be used to store miscellaneous items and provide accommodation for servants.
Ah Xiang returned before the broker: "Master, I've found out clearly that no one has died here. The mistress was sold out by the legal wife. The previous owner of this house also sold the house after his business went bankrupt."
"That's appropriate."
The broker came back sweating profusely: "Miss Wen, the master has agreed."
"Let's go and replace the deed."
The broker took her to the government office to replace the house deed.
Wen Zhenyi gave the commission to the broker, but the broker was very happy: "Thank you, Miss Wen. If you need anything in the future, you can come to the brokerage to find me."
"good."
Wen Zhenyi handed the house deed to Ma Can.
Ma Can looked at the deed she handed over with some confusion, his eyes widening: "Yi Yi, what are you doing?"
"I just lent you money to buy the house."
When Old Lady Ma heard this, she ran over to look at the deed in Ma Can's hand, then turned around and glared at Wen Zhenyi: "Didn't I say I'd think about it?"
"I know, I just thought the house was nice. I was afraid that if you thought about it for too long, such a nice house would be bought by someone else, so I bought it first."
"You kid, you're just messing around." Then he asked Ma Can, "How much did it cost?"
Ma Can stuttered a little: "Eight, eight hundred taels."
"What?" Everyone in the Ma family gasped. Eight hundred taels was not a small amount.
Geng Ru also glared at Wen Zhenyi: "Why are you like this, kid?"
"Aunt, you gave me five hundred taels yesterday. Just consider it as a loan from me. Give me three hundred taels first, and then two hundred taels later."
Geng Ru felt that there was something wrong with what she said, but it also seemed to be correct.
The Ma family members were confused. Did they give Wen Zhenyi another 500 taels? That didn't seem right!
Wen Zhenyi was deliberately trying to confuse him: "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry to use the money anyway, just wait until you have money and then replace me."
After she finished speaking, she said to Old Lady Ma, "Grandma, this house has been renovated, and the furniture inside is all new. We can just buy some small things and move in, and it will save us a lot of money. I've seen it, and the furniture inside is not made of coarse wood, so it's definitely worth more than this price."
Old Mrs. Ma was stunned by what she said and turned to look at Old Man Ma.
Old Man Ma didn't see her look, but lowered his head to count the silver.
Ma Rui'er didn't think as much as they thought: "Cousin, is this house nice?"
"It looks good. I'll take you to see it tomorrow. You'll definitely like it."
"Is there a yard?"
"Yes, there are extra yards for each of you."
"Then I'm going to choose my own yard."
Ma Yushun was also attracted and asked: "I have my own yard now?"
"Yes, the yard is spacious and the view is nice. I think there is a yard that would suit you."
"Really? Tell me about it."
Ma Can looked at the children chatting animatedly, then looked at his parents helplessly: "I've already bought everything, what should I do?"
"What else can we do? Let's go check out the moving tomorrow." Old Mrs. Ma said a little angrily.
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