Chapter 112 House Viewing and House Purchasing
Before this, Lin Siqiao always thought that what Aunt Fu meant by thinking of a way was to buy a small bungalow nearby.
She never expected that she could buy a house here!
In terms of location, it is adjacent to Peking University to the west, Tsinghua University to the north, and College Road to the east, which is lined with universities.
It takes less than ten minutes by bike.
In terms of supporting facilities, the family compound has a public canteen, health center, pastry shop, kindergarten, and primary and secondary schools.
Even the security is much stricter than other places.
When he came in just now, Lin Siqiao took a special look and saw that the soldiers standing guard in front of the gate of the compound were all armed with live ammunition, and there was also a well-equipped guard squad stationed next to them.
Besides, this is the family building of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Anyone in the academy is a big shot in the scientific research community!
Not to mention that several years later, this is still the Zhongguancun school district where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, and it is a place where rich people are trying their best to send their children.
If she were lucky enough to buy a house here, Lin Siqiao felt that she would wake up laughing in her dreams.
Seeing that she really liked him, Fu Jinglan felt relieved.
"Let's go to the cafeteria and eat first, and then talk while we eat."
She is usually busy with work and seldom has the chance to cook. It is too late to buy vegetables now, so she can only take people to the cafeteria.
Although it is a canteen, the food quality in the canteen of the family compound is obviously much better than other places. At noon alone, there are four meat dishes, six vegetable dishes and one soup to choose from.
Fu Jinglan took out the meal ticket and dish ticket in advance, "Xiao Qiao, take a look at which dish you like to eat, don't be polite to your aunt."
"Aunt, I'm not picky about food. I can eat anything."
Lin Siqiao didn't bother to argue with her. Today's incident happened suddenly and she was not prepared at all.
She would have to prepare some things and go to Aunt Fu's house to thank her properly someday.
"Okay, I'll order it then."
"Master, give me a dish of sweet and sour pork tenderloin, fried fish fillet, and cabbage with vinegar. For the main course, give me two bowls of rice."
"Okay, you'll be here soon, just wait a moment."
The chef, speaking authentic Beijing dialect, collected the money and brought the rice and dishes over quickly.
The chef cooked this dish with great flavor, and the taste is no worse than that of a five-star chef, and the portion is also generous.
No wonder the cafeteria is full of people. If it can maintain this level, Lin Siqiao thinks that when she moves in, she probably won’t want to cook at home.
"Xiao Qiao, try this sweet and sour pork tenderloin. This is the chef's signature dish. The ones made in other places are not as delicious as his."
"Jianchuan doesn't like sweets at all, but he ate several pieces the last time he came to my place."
Fu Jinglan paused after she finished speaking.
I swear to God, she really didn't mean to mention her nephew, she just said it casually.
Seeing that Lin Siqiao didn't react much, he quickly changed the subject.
Lin Siqiao didn't think there was anything wrong. After all, Aunt Fu was Brother Lu's third aunt. She couldn't avoid mentioning him when chatting.
Besides, Aunt Fu was so eager to help her, more or less out of consideration for Brother Lu, and Lin Siqiao was very clear about this.
Lin Siqiao was not at all displeased. Instead, she spoke to Fu Jinglan in a calm and generous manner about the misunderstanding she had made when she was in the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
"Really? Jianchuan drank a whole glass of malted milk in one breath?"
"I thought he would never touch this thing in his life."
Fu Jinglan clicked her tongue several times and said, "It doesn't matter whether you like it or not. It just depends on who gives it to you."
Oh, man
Lin Siqiao originally wanted to say, of course, he asked me for it a few days ago.
After thinking about it, I decided to give up and save some face for Brother Lu.
Always leave some room for others so that you can meet again in the future.
After dinner, Fu Jinglan took Lin Siqiao to a store to the right of the cafeteria.
This is a shop that specializes in Western-style pastries, and it sells some special foods.
On the way here, Fu Jinglan told Lin Siqiao about the situation.
All the houses in the family compound are allocated by the state, and they, the residents, only have the right to live in them; buying and selling are strictly not allowed.
However, behind the special building there are more than 20 bungalows with yards, where live the experts who came from the Soviet Union to assist China in its construction in the early years.
Back then, in order to retain these talents from foreign countries, the country spared no effort to create the best living conditions for them.
If they don’t like living in a tube-shaped building, then build them a single-family apartment with a garden!
There is no sense of belonging, the title deed of the house is handed over with both hands!
Even so, they couldn't stop leaving.
As the situation between the two countries became tense, the first group of experts who provided aid had long since disappeared.
"The family we are going to visit later is called Vasilyev. He has lived in China for more than 20 years."
"His daughter-in-law was also an associate professor at the research institute. She died of illness half a year ago."
"Vasilyev has not been in good health. I heard from people in the compound that he is dealing with his house recently and plans to return to his hometown with his children next month."
Lin Siqiao nodded. It is human nature to return to one's roots. It is estimated that he will most likely not return to China after this departure.
"Vasilyev likes the freshly baked Soviet-style white bread, as well as cheese and apple pie."
Fu Jinglan asked the salesperson to pack some of each item, and Lin Siqiao quickly handed over the bills.
"You kid, your hands are so quick." Fu Jinglan said angrily.
Lin Siqiao smiled and said, "Aunt Fu, you have been busy running around with me all morning today, and you still paid for lunch."
"If I ask you to pay for this again, I won't be able to ask you for help again in the future."
Since she said so, how could Fu Jinglan dare to argue with her?
Don’t let the child be scared and not dare to come, otherwise she won’t be able to explain to her eldest nephew.
"Come on, I'll take you there."
"Um."
Lin Siqiao picked up the cakes and followed Fu Jinglan to Vasilyev's small courtyard. The wall was very high and it was difficult to see anything inside.
Fu Jinglan went up and knocked on the door. Soon, a tall bearded man came out.
Before he got close, Lin Siqiao could smell the strong scent of Chinese medicine on him.
He is very thin, especially his cheeks, which seem to have no flesh left.
His complexion wasn't very good either, with a bluish tinge to it.
Vasilyev was a little surprised, he knew the woman in front of him.
However, according to the Chinese people, the two of them could only be considered acquaintances.
"Ms. Fu, why are you here? Ahem, ahem..."
After Vasilyev coughed violently several times, he distanced himself from them somewhat embarrassedly.
"What's the matter with you?"
Fu Jinglan nodded and said, "Mr. Vasilyev, we do have something to talk to you about. Would it be convenient for us to come in and talk?"
"Can."
Vasilyev thought for a moment, gestured for them to come in, and the three of them walked in.
There is actually nothing much to see in the yard. It is just the most common type, about 50 square meters, with a lot of flowers and fruit trees planted in it.
The overall decoration style of the house is simple. What surprised Lin Siqiao is that the house does not look very good from the outside.
I didn't expect that the whole house was covered with wooden floors, and even the heating equipment on the wall was made of ceramic.
"Please sit down and have some water."
Vasilyev poured each of them a cup of hot water. He had lived in China for more than 20 years. Besides being able to speak fluent Chinese, he also treated people and did things like a Chinese.
"Mr. Vasilyev, I heard that you intend to sell this house. Is this true?"
"Indeed."
Vasilyev nodded and said, "To be honest with you, I want to sell this house as soon as possible."
"If you want to buy it, we can negotiate the price."
"Vasilev, can I have a look?"
Lin Siqiao wanted to take a look at the overall layout and structure of the house first, and then talk about the price.
"Sure, the bedroom doors are open, you can visit at will."
"Thanks."
Lin Siqiao quickly walked around the house. The house was a typical three-bedroom, one-living room, one kitchen and one bathroom structure, with good lighting and ventilation.
"How about this house? Are you satisfied with it?"
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