Chapter 41: After all the money is paid and the contracts are completed...
"Brother Qin Yang, are you calling me?"
After rushing into the Qin family shop, Chen Pan immediately shouted.
"Yes, Panpan, quickly call your grandparents over. Brother Zhao and Sister Zhao have changed their minds and are not planning to buy our shop for the time being!"
Qin Yang poked his head out of a small room inside the supermarket and responded loudly.
"You kid, I didn't say I wouldn't buy it!"
"Yes, yes, we just can't come up with that much money all at once, so we want to give it to you in three installments."
As soon as Qin Yang finished speaking, the voices of the Zhao family's vegetable shop couple hurriedly explaining came from inside.
"But I said from the beginning that I wanted full payment. Not only can you not come up with the full amount now, you're even trying to bargain me down to 280 yuan per square meter. This is absolutely not acceptable."
Qin Yang stuck his head out and was immediately pulled in. He spoke loudly to the people inside.
Chen Pan didn't dare to delay any longer and immediately turned around to call his grandparents.
His grandparents understood the situation and immediately pulled down the shutter and ran over.
After hurriedly entering the small dining room at the back of the Qin family's grocery store, they watched Qin Yang and the Zhao couple arguing fiercely. They knew what was happening without anyone explaining it. In an instant, Chen Aiguo's eyes, listless since morning, lit up, and he suddenly perked up. Grandma Chen, who had said everything was arranged by heaven, also perked up.
"What's going on?"
Neither Chen Pan nor Grandpa Chen said anything. Grandma Chen walked around the crowd and immediately squeezed to the edge of the kang next to Qin Guihua.
"I said I wasn't going to sell it, but this guy insisted. If I'd met someone who was willing to pay in full, I'd have sold it. But what about now? Yesterday, when I asked, they were very straightforward, and the deposit was also given very readily. But this morning, when we called the village head and secretary over to sign the contract, they were dithering.
After finally getting here, they started asking us about their financial constraints and asked if they could give us a third today, another third three months later, and the final amount before the New Year. Seeing as they'd been renting with us for four years, my son almost agreed. But then, as the discussion progressed, they started haggling again, saying our shop wasn't worth 300 yuan and there were other things inside for 280 yuan.
Because of anger, Li Guihua, who was wearing a woolen hat in the hot weather, spoke very fast.
While they were talking, Qin Yang kept arguing with the Zhao couple.
When Qin Guihua finished speaking, they were still arguing.
Qin Yang: "Brother Zhao, Sister Zhao, this deal isn't a forced sale. I made it clear from the beginning: I want full payment, 300 yuan per square meter. You all knew and agreed to this from the start. When I took your deposit yesterday, we even agreed on everything on paper."
You've been dragging your feet since this morning. After finally getting you here, you've repeatedly challenged my bottom line. Now, give me a firm word on whether you want this house or not. If you do, you must pay the full price right away, and the price must be 300 yuan per square meter. If you agree, we'll sign the contract now. If not, we'll terminate the contract immediately."
Boss Zhao: "Don't get so excited, kid. We definitely want this shop, but ours is only 45 square meters. Coming up with 13,500 yuan right away is a stretch for anyone, right? Besides, the prices on the west side of town are really between 250 and 280 yuan, and we didn't lie. Even if it's just buying a cabbage, everyone has to compare and bargain. It doesn't make sense for such a big deal that you won't let us say anything, not even a penny?"
Boss Zhao's wife nodded immediately. "That's right, that's right! This is 13,500 yuan! What if you change your mind later without the property ownership certificate? What if we buy your house and there are any quality problems later? And why do other shops in the same area charge 250 yuan per square meter and you charge 300 yuan?"
Seeing that Sister Zhao was about to jump up with excitement, Chen Pan didn't dare to remain silent any longer and immediately joined them loudly: "Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. You only said that there are shops in town that cost 250 yuan, why didn't you mention that there are also shops that cost 350 or 400 yuan per square meter? There are only a large number of factories in the west of the town. There are factories and schools here, so the housing prices are naturally higher!"
"Yes, and Xiaoyang made these clear from the beginning, including how to pay and how much the house price is. If you are not satisfied, you can just raise it from the beginning. How can you go back on your word after all the village cadres have been invited here?" Grandpa Chen, who was a step slow in the morning, did not dare to be slow again this time, and immediately echoed loudly at the door.
"Shut up, everyone. Does this have anything to do with you?"
The Zhao family's daughter-in-law, who was so anxious that she was about to smoke, turned around and glared at Chen Pan and Chen Aiguo who were at the door.
"Sister Zhao, what are you talking about—"
"Your sister-in-law just said that casually, Brother Qin, don't be angry!"
"Of course it doesn't matter. We also want to buy a shop. But because we were slow to pay the deposit, Brother Qin Yang gave you this opportunity. But if you regret it, we will definitely take over!"
It had come to this point, and a falling out was inevitable. So Chen Pan wasn't afraid and immediately shouted back.
"..." Unexpectedly, she spoke so bluntly. The young proprietress, who was less than 30 years old, glared at Chen Pan fiercely again, then immediately turned around and focused on persuading Qin Yang.
Knowing that the entire building was under Qin Yang's name, they only discussed and negotiated with Qin Yang.
"Yangyang, you know our family's situation. We definitely can't come up with 13,500 yuan all at once. I'm not going to talk about 250 or 280 yuan. How about you cut off the last 500 yuan, or give us some time and we pay you the money in four installments?"
"Yes, Yangyang, how about we just do what your sister-in-law said? We won't bargain, but can you please be kind and waive the last 500 yuan for us? As for the money, I won't divide it into four installments. How about we just follow the first three installments?"
"No, I won't sell it to you—"
"It's not you, kid, why are you so—"
"Alright, Mr. and Mrs. Zhao, I'm going to ask you one last time. Can you come up with this 13,500 yuan today? If you can, I'll sign and stamp the contract for you right now. If you can't, I'll have Qin return your 1,000 yuan deposit immediately, without deducting a cent. Stop making such a fuss, asking whether you want to pay the balance or get your deposit back. It's just a matter of one sentence, so just say it quickly and don't waste our time."
Amidst the commotion, an old man in a white shirt who had been sitting opposite Mother Qin finally spoke.
The other party's voice was not loud, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the chaotic scene calmed down immediately.
"Well, then please refund our deposit!" The Zhao family's daughter-in-law hesitated for a moment, then nodded immediately.
"Yes, just refund our deposit." Looking at his wife, the nearly 30-year-old brother Zhao immediately explained, "Actually, we only have 5,000 or 6,000 yuan on hand right now. If Xiaoyang doesn't let us pay in installments, we really can't come up with that much money all at once."
The Zhao couple's current goal is to get back the full deposit of one thousand yuan they gave out yesterday.
When they learned everything from Qin Yang yesterday, they were really happy and immediately thought of buying their current shop even if they had to borrow money.
But after Qin Yang left with the deposit and the deposit contract, they calmed down immediately.
Although Liuping is prosperous, it is just a town, not a city.
Although there are rumors of demolition here, it has been going on for more than ten years. If we are unlucky, we may have to wait another ten years or even not be demolished at all. For such a thing, the locals can afford to wait and see. But they are from other places, with their children and elderly parents living elsewhere, so they may not necessarily settle in Longcheng.
Even if they settle down, they want to settle in the city and definitely don't want to stay in this small town forever.
The most important thing is that all the shops and houses here are rural residential land, which in principle cannot be bought or sold. If they buy here, they will only get a paper contract from the village, which may not be legally binding.
If this place is really demolished, there may be some disputes in the future.
Anyway, because of these reasons, they had actually thought about breaking the contract since Qin Yang left last night. But they also had the idea that if the Qin family was willing to let them pay in installments or reduce the price by a few hundred yuan, they could try to sign a contract.
Anyway, at this moment, after seeing Qin Yang's completely disagreeing attitude and also receiving the village chief's promise to return their deposit and not deduct any money from them, they stopped making a fuss, calmed down, and communicated with everyone normally.
"Yangyang, return the deposit to them!"
Mother Qin, who was extremely excited just now, also understood their real purpose after being reminded by the village chief, and immediately urged Qin Yang.
"good!"
Qin Yang understood and immediately rummaged through the drawer, finding the money given by the Zhao family last night and the simple contract they signed yesterday.
While Qin Yang was negotiating with the Zhao family, the owner and his wife of the auto repair shop at the door had been waiting quietly. It could be said that since today's farce began, they had been quietly waiting and watching, without saying a word. Their purpose was to see how far the Zhao family could negotiate with Qin Yang.
If Qin Yang finally gave the Zhao family installments or reduced the payment, they would naturally follow suit and have a good talk with Qin Yang. But if the talks broke down, they would naturally maintain their usual good relationship with the Qin family. Anyway, seeing the situation become like this, the couple looked at each other, and a trace of disappointment flashed in their eyes.
As for the leaders from other villages who were invited by the Qin family, except for the village chief, the others also watched everything quietly.
Now that things are finally making progress, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After receiving the 1,000 yuan deposit returned by the Qin family and seeing Qin Yang tear up the original handwritten deposit contract, the Zhao couple briefly explained their difficulties to everyone, and then they immediately left embarrassedly.
Later on, the Chen Pan family naturally took the place of the Zhao family and signed a contract with the Qin family.
Qin Yang invited several leaders from Liupin Village in Liuping Town to help the Qin family sign the house purchase contract with the Chen Pan family and the Wang family of the auto repair shop. They also participated in the entire process of the latter two families giving money to the Qin family.
This afternoon, Chen Pan finally made it to the classroom before 2:30 p.m. for the first time. During that time, she followed her grandfather to the nearby Postal Bank to withdraw money, handing over the full 9,000 yuan to the village chief.
The money was passed around by the village chief before finally reaching Qin Yang's hands.
After the money was counted and the contracts were completed, the village chief took out the village seal and stamped it several times. In the witness section, all the village leaders present also signed their names and affixed their official seals. Later, Grandpa Chen Pan and Qin Yang also took out their own official seals and carefully affixed them to the three contracts.
Finally, this special purchase contract has one copy for Chen Pan's family, one copy for Qin Yang, and another copy as a backup for the village.
It may seem sloppy, but this is how people do things these days.
When Chen Pan was about to leave, Grandpa Chen was discussing with Qin Yang how to refund the three months' rent from June to September, as well as the one month's deposit that had been paid earlier.
Chen Pan did not participate in the subsequent events.
Later, Qin Yang went to the beef noodle shop next door and ordered more than a dozen bowls of beef noodles, ramen, and dry noodles, but Chen Pan didn't get to eat them. She even didn't get to eat the cold noodles made by her grandmother.
After arriving at school with two beef patties, Chen Pan lowered his head and ate the patties quickly after the first class was over.
At that time, Chen Pan was actually starving, but as he bit the homemade pancakes bite by bite, Chen Pan felt a sense of satisfaction and peace of mind.
Although there is no property certificate when buying shops and houses in the town now.
But thinking that everyone is buying houses and shops in this way now, Chen Pan was not too worried.
The key is that now their family can earn about 40 to 50 yuan a day, and sometimes even 50 to 60 yuan.
With this calculation, nine thousand yuan is almost her family's current income for six months.
After these six months, all the money earned was almost pure profit.
Chen Pan feels it is well worth it to use six months' income to secure a future relocation and a stable life without having to pay rent for several years.
Moreover, based on her understanding of Qin Yang's family, Chen Pan also felt that the probability of accidents in the future was extremely small.
Moreover, even if something unfortunate happens in the future, Chen Pan has a feeling that even if an accident occurs, their family will definitely have earned back all the capital and investment by relying on this house.
So gradually, Chen Pan's heart was filled with excitement and joy. All other worries and fears had long since disappeared.
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