The four wheels were indeed fast; in just over ten minutes, the car stopped in front of a traditional courtyard house, just as Brother Li had pointed out.
Fu Wan and Fu Ming were stunned by the scene before them as soon as they got out of the car.
Good heavens! This is no ordinary courtyard house; it's the mansion of some high-ranking official!
Look at this vermilion gate; even the carvings on the lintel are incredibly lifelike.
Seeing that the two of them were standing there in a daze, and that the woman was difficult to pull, Brother Li grabbed Fu Ming and pulled him over.
"Comrade, come this way."
He took out his key and went to unlock the large lock hanging on the door.
When the door opened, the brother and sister were amazed by the scene inside. Fu Wan really felt like a country bumpkin visiting the city, having never seen anything like it before.
But it's not her fault. Just think, who has a rockery in their yard with a small pond at the bottom, and some lotus flowers in full bloom?
Just like Ning San's courtyard, there was a pomegranate tree in the yard. This tree was even bigger than the one in Ning San's courtyard. Fu Wan walked under the tree, and just then a gentle breeze blew in, which made her feel refreshed and extremely comfortable.
Brother Li then led them on a tour of the house, which was left by his great-grandfather. Because of this house, his family was persecuted as landlords a few years ago, and it was only in the last two years that the house was returned to him.
Fu Wan also noticed that there were signs of vandalism in the yard, and the windows were visibly smashed.
She and Fu Ming looked around the whole house one after the other. Fu Ming had forgotten how many da liu the house was, and kept talking to Fu Wan about it.
This house is great! This house is great!
Does she not know this house is good? If it weren't, would she have asked for 50,000?
This was 50,000 yuan in the 1980s, and its value is comparable to tens or even hundreds of thousands of yuan decades later!
After visiting this house, they went to the adjacent two-courtyard house.
The two courtyards were quite large. The front courtyard was similar to the one they had seen before, but without the artificial hill. However, the back courtyard had many trees, making it look very beautiful.
Fu Ming wished he had the money to buy it himself. He didn't even think about the ambergris this time, only taking advantage of his sister's trip to the capital.
Now that I see such nice houses, I only regret that I'm too poor to buy one.
After viewing the house, we moved on to the shops. The shops weren't particularly interesting. Brother Li's shop was already rented out for 300 yuan a month. The two shops faced the intersection, a very good location.
"Comrade Fu, you've finished looking at the house and the shop. What do you think?"
By the time they finished wandering around, it was almost noon. Brother Li was feeling anxious. He felt that if he could sell even one shop today, even if it was a cheap one, all his hard work would be worth it.
"Brother Li, did you bring the contract? If you did, let's go straight to the housing management bureau!"
Even Brother Li was taken aback by this, and it took him a while to realize what it meant.
"Go to the housing management bureau? Great! I brought the contract with me, I'll go right now!"
When Brother Li from the housing management bureau took out the contract, Fu Wan asked him to write down the two courtyard houses and the two shops. Brother Li was so shocked that he dropped his pen at Fu Wan's feet.
Fu Wan bent down to pick up the pen, but when she looked up, she saw the complicated expression on Brother Li's face.
What, he doesn't want to sell it again?!
"Brother Li, you..."
Brother Li opened his mouth, and it took him a long time to find his voice.
His voice was still trembling slightly, "Comrade Fu, do you mean you want both of those two courtyard houses and two shops you saw today?"
Good heavens! He thought he'd be lucky to sell even one, but where did Qin Fu find such a rich young girl?!
Fu Wan nodded calmly, though she was actually a little incredulous. These two courtyard houses and two shops together hadn't even cost a fraction of what she'd made selling ambergris!
Shocked as they were, both sides were genuinely happy.
As soon as the contract was signed, Fu Wan went with Brother Li to the bank next to the housing management bureau to transfer the money. Fu Ming followed behind her the whole time, acting as his sister's bodyguard.
When the money was transferred and the house was transferred, Fu Wan asked Brother Li to register the larger courtyard house under her name and the smaller one under Fu Ming's name. Brother Li didn't think anything of it and was about to run to do it when Fu Ming, who was standing next to him, objected.
"Why is my name on this? This is all your money, I don't want it!"
Fu Wan glared at him and said irritably, "Just take it if I give it to you. What, you don't like it?"
This isn't just looking down on them, it's liking them very much!
The problem is, he doesn't dare to accept it!
Seeing that everyone around him was looking at him, he was afraid of losing face and didn't say much.
He just wanted to make sure that even if the house was registered in his name, he would still remember that it belonged to A-Wan.
Fu Wan didn't care. She had planned from the beginning that she would have one set of houses for herself and another for Fu Ming. If they got tired of living in Fu Family Village and wanted to move to the capital, the whole family could move there together.
Brother Li didn't care about the brother and sister. He had figured it out: the sister was in charge, and the brother was sidelined!
When he was processing the transfer of ownership, he saw the introduction letters for Fu Wan and the other person. He had never heard of the address on it before and assumed that they were children from a wealthy family. After all, it was not common for ordinary families to have the audacity to take hundreds of thousands of yuan so easily.
After the house transfer was completed, the freshly issued property certificate appeared in Fu Wan's hands.
Fu Wan handed Fu Ming his copy of the property certificate. Although he had made up his mind to return it to A Wan, Fu Ming couldn't help but get excited when he saw his name in the owner's column on the property certificate.
Fu Ming, he is now a homeowner in the capital!
If you go to the village and brag about this, no one will believe you!
The brother and sister were overjoyed. Fu Wan was thrilled to think that she had bought four properties for 102,000 yuan.
Brother Li was equally happy; with the house sold, he could immediately go find his wife and children.
After all, it was a house passed down from his ancestors, so Brother Li reluctantly handed over all the keys to Fu Wan and took her to the shop to talk to the tenants, agreeing that the rent would be transferred to Fu Wan's account from now on.
By the time we finished all that, it was already lunchtime.
Because he was so happy, Brother Li insisted on being a good host and took Fu Ming and Fu Wan to a nearby restaurant for lunch.
When dining in the capital, Peking duck is a must. Besides Peking duck, there are also dishes like shredded pork with sweet bean sauce. Fu Wan and Fu Ming initially tried it out of curiosity, but after a few bites, they found it a bit too greasy.
After lunch, Fu Wan and Fu Ming said goodbye to Brother Li, and now they were in the mood to enjoy their trip.
The two went to Tiananmen Square, but were too tired to climb the Great Wall. They bought six roast ducks and various local pastries. Finally, they went to the guesthouse to pack their things and prepare to take the evening train back to Fujia Village.
Just as the two were checking out, Qin Fu came to their door and brought them two sleeper tickets.
It's like a pillow being delivered just when you're sleepy—how thoughtful!
After thanking Qin Fu, Fu Wan looked at the luggage, which was two or three times more than when the two of them had arrived, and sighed, "They really do make money in the capital and spend it in the capital!"
Luckily, ambergris is valuable, otherwise it wouldn't be enough for her to spend!
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