Chapter 55 Can you?
What do you do when you have money? Buy a house and land.
This is the inherent thinking of the Chinese people. Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi now have some money. If you ask them to do something else, they will probably hesitate, but if they want to buy a house, there is no hesitation. Besides, they really need a house now.
"I went to see three houses for sale today," Gu Jianguo explained the situation of the houses he had seen. Han Deyi said, "They are not cheap."
Gu Jianguo nodded. It was indeed not cheap. Before they started their business, it took them ten years or so to save up just over 2,000 yuan. Now a small courtyard costs four or five thousand yuan, which means that in the past, they would have worked for more than twenty years to buy a courtyard.
This is just a courtyard, not a building. If it were a building, it would probably be more expensive. Of course, since they finally got a share of the building, they definitely won't sell it.
"I'll go take a look tomorrow. If it doesn't work out, I'll buy it. Once I have a house, I can bring the children over." Han Deyi said again.
The next day, Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui also learned the results of Gu Jianguo's house viewing. In their free time, the two happily discussed it in a low voice.
Only when you have a house can you have a home. Even though their business is booming now and they earn more every day than a worker’s annual salary, they still feel insecure because they don’t have their own home in this city.
"Dad, now that we have bought a house, shouldn't we find a school for Sanjing and Xiaosi?" Gu Yimin said to Gu Jianguo.
Gu Jianguo was also thinking about this. He said, "After I buy a house, I'll ask about the school."
"Our family will be reunited then." Gu Erhui smiled. She had been in Lizhou for such a long time that she missed her mother and Sanjing and Xiaosi.
Gu Jianguo also had a smile on his face. He had made the right decision in doing business and his life was getting better day by day.
Han Deyi went house hunting this morning, and when he returned, dinner was ready. He washed his hands, sat down, and said, "I asked around elsewhere, and the prices are pretty much the same. A smaller yard is 4,000, and a larger one is 5,000."
"So expensive?" Tian Huiying was surprised.
Gu Jianguo swallowed the noodles in his mouth. "Actually, it's not expensive if you calculate it. It costs more than 2,000 yuan to build three houses in the village. The smaller courtyard we are looking at also has eight or nine houses. Add the land fee, and it's not expensive at all."
This was the score that Gu Erhui settled with him this morning.
"If you calculate it this way, it's really not expensive," said Han Deyi.
Gu Jianguo was a man who did things without delay. He said, "Let's close the shop early this afternoon. Let's go and look at the yard together. If it's possible, we can buy it."
Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui nodded happily. Tian Huiying was still nagging that it was too expensive, but Han Deyi ignored her.
The afternoon was still a bit busy, but Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui both felt that time was passing slowly. They were looking forward to going to see the house. At five o'clock, they saw off a wave of customers and were about to close the shop. But just as they were packing up, someone else came in.
Two people arrived, a man and a woman, both around 27 or 28 years old. The man, wearing a well-worn Mao suit and glasses, was tall, thin, and very refined. The woman, wearing a red plaid tweed blouse, had a square face, big eyes, and was tall and energetic. Gu Erhui approached them and said with a smile, "What do you want?"
The woman looked Gu Erhui up and down, then said, "Let me see." Her voice was cold and filled with arrogance.
Gu Erhui had seen many customers like this, but she didn't care and just stepped aside to let her look.
The woman touched her coat, then looked at a pair of jeans from head to toe, while the man looked around.
"Where did you get your goods?" the woman asked after looking at the clothes for a while.
Gu Jianguo and the others exchanged glances for a moment, and then Gu Yimin smiled and said, "I can't tell you that."
These two people were obviously here to inquire about their source of goods. They probably wanted to sell clothes as well. In fact, their goods were imported from the south. It was no secret, so it was okay to tell them.
They never thought about doing the only business forever, because as long as their business is good, there will definitely be people following suit.
However, these two people acted so condescending, and I still wanted to know from them where the goods were imported. Do they really think that others are inferior?
The woman didn't hear what she wanted to hear, and her face turned a little unhappy. "Are you afraid that I'll sell clothes and steal your business?"
Gu Erhui still smiled, "Can you?"
The woman didn't expect Gu Erhui to ask this. After a moment of hesitation, she said to the gentleman, "Let's go."
The man nodded and followed the woman out.
Tian Huiying looked at their backs and said, "Are they going to sell flats too?"
Gu Erhui took Gu Yimin's arm and walked out, "I guess so."
"What should we do?" Tian Huiying was a little anxious. They were the only ones selling bread and clothing now. If someone else also sold it, the business would definitely not be as good as it is now.
Han Deyi locked the door and said, "It's only a matter of time."
In fact, Tian Huiying was not the only one who was worried that someone else would follow their example and affect their current business. The others were also worried. But they all knew that sooner or later someone would follow their lead.
They boarded the bus and got off two stops later. Gu Jianguo took them to the smallest house first. They were greeted by the man who had spoken to Gu Jianguo that day.
"Although our yard is small, it's kept clean. Look, the ground in the yard is paved with bricks, and the same goes for the ground inside the house."
Gu Jianguo handed him a cigarette and said, "Name your lowest price."
The man took the cigarette and said, "I know you've been looking at other yards, so I'll be more cheerful."
Gu Jianguo hummed, "I'll take my family to other courtyards to have a look."
After leaving this courtyard, they looked at two other houses. These two courtyards, each about 300 to 400 square meters, had twelve rooms and the lowest price was also 3,700. However, they weren't as clean as the previous one. The ground in the courtyard was not paved.
The other yard is larger, about 500 square meters, with 20 rooms and two courtyards. However, this one is dirty and messy, with potholes all over the floor. Even if I buy it, I'll have to clean it up. This yard cost 5,000 yuan, not a penny less.
After the viewing, they went back to discuss. Gu Jianguo asked Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui for their opinions, and they both said they wanted the larger one.
"The yard isn't clean, let's clean it up." Gu Erhui said, "I think the most important thing about buying this house isn't the house, it's the land. As long as we have this land, we can build whatever we want when we have more money."
These days she reads the newspaper every day, which contains articles on urban planning and urban land allocation. Through these articles, she knows that homesteads in cities are different from those in villages, and that land in cities may be very valuable in the future.
Gu Yimin wanted to buy a big house because he thought they had a large family and it would be spacious. Moreover, the house had a large front and back yard, so they could grow some vegetables.
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