Chapter 266 Buying a Small Shabby House
"Hate? No, I just can't stand her. Hey, just tell me if you want to rent this house!"
Li Li looked at the sky. She didn't have time to waste any more time and had to go back to prepare dinner.
"Well, we want to go in and see what we can see just by looking at the outside." Jiang Xinbai leaned his head and looked inside through the window. It was blurry and not very clear.
"That's easy," Li Li said as she went around to the side of the house, took out a dirty key from under a big rock, pushed it into the lock, and the door opened.
"Ahem, why is there so much dust? How long has no one lived in this house?" Jiang Xinbai just wanted to go in but his mouth was filled with dust and he quickly backed out.
Li Li walked in, holding her nose, and pointed to a broken glass on the side and said, "Oh, that window is broken. The weather was bad a few days ago, and the wind was strong, so everything was blown in."
In fact, she lied. No one had lived in this house for at least five years. It wasn't that it couldn't be rented out, but mainly because the brothers from my cousin's in-laws' side had a huge fight over this house in the past few years and no one was willing to let it go. Even if it was rented out, they refused to split the rent equally, so the house has been vacant ever since. It was only recently that my cousin's family started renting it out!
"Hey, there's nothing here, just a stove. I don't know when it was built. Oh my god, it's leaking. Jinsheng, look, that corner and this place are leaking. Your cousin dares to ask for forty-five for such a shabby house. She's really courageous."
Jiang Xinbai gave Li Li a thumbs up. The house was leaking wind and rain on all sides and was just a skeleton. Yet they dared to charge 45 yuan for rent. Jiang Xinbai was really impressed.
"Hey, that's why I told you to cut it to thirty!"
"That's not worth thirty. If I rent it, I'll have to renovate the house, which is a huge expense. With that kind of time and money, I might as well find another store."
Jiang Xinbai really didn't like it. Such a shabby house was asking for thirty dollars, and she was not willing to pay that much.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Li said, "Actually, although this house is run-down, it is still quite large. If it is renovated, it would be very suitable for a store. We can discuss the price later!"
"It doesn't matter if it's suitable. What if your cousin wants to take the house back right after I finish the decoration? Wouldn't I have wasted a lot of money? It's not worth it."
Jiang Xinbai felt that the risk was too great. He couldn't not renovate the house, but he was afraid that the house would be taken back if he renovated it.
"Then just spend money to buy it!" Li Li blurted out.
"Buy?" Jiang Xinbai and Yang Jinsheng looked at each other and then asked, "Why? Your cousin wants to sell this house? That's not cheap! It's already so expensive to rent."
"Oh, they said we can negotiate! Actually, it's suitable for you to buy it. Look, this house comes with the land, which means that if you buy the house, the land is also yours, and you can build more floors if you want."
"Then..." Jiang Xinbai looked at Yang Jinsheng hesitantly, "Do you want to buy it?"
"Let me ask about the price first," Yang Jinsheng thought that it would be fine if he could buy it, and then tear it down and rebuild it. It wouldn't need to be many floors, two floors would be enough, and two months should be enough.
Seeing that they were interested, Li Li quickly said, "Hurry up, my cousin lives nearby, I'll take you there."
"Hey, wait a minute," Jiang Xinbai held Li Li, "You haven't told me the price yet? If it's too expensive, there's no need to go."
"Well, it shouldn't be expensive. I know the housing prices around here. A house like this should be around four or five thousand. Hey, you can bargain with her then! How much you bargain for is up to you."
In fact, this area is in the suburbs, and houses were not expensive to begin with. The prices only went up after a few factories were built nearby.
Jiang Xinbai glanced at Yang Jinsheng and thought, even a house in their hometown costs 5,000 or 6,000 yuan, and a house in a good location costs 7,000 or 8,000 yuan. But their hometown is a county town after all, and this place is just a suburb. Besides, this house is just an empty shell, so 4,000 or 5,000 yuan is expensive.
Yang Jinsheng smiled at Jiang Xinbai and said, "Let's take a look first! If it doesn't work, we can find another one."
"Right, let's go and ask while I still have time." Li Li clapped her hands and smiled, "But I promised that if you can buy the house, you have to give me more money."
Jiang Xinbai smiled after hearing this, "Boss lady,"
"Hey, don't call me the boss lady. My name is Li Li. I look older than you. Just call me Sister Li."
"Okay, I'll call you Sister Li. My name is Jiang Xinbai, and this is my husband, Yang Jinsheng. Sister Li, let me tell you the truth, if you can help us get the price down to three thousand five, then I'll give you that amount." Jiang Xinbai said as she stretched out two fingers.
"Twenty? No, no, this house can't be sold for three thousand and five thousand even if it's shabby. You have to add a little more."
Li Li waved her hand. Her cousin was very shrewd and there was no way she would be willing to sell it at such a low price.
"Two hundred. I said I'd give you two hundred."
"Oh, two hundred. I think three thousand five should be fine. I'll try it, but I have to tell you first, it may not work."
"It's okay. Do your best. You will definitely get some benefits."
Afterwards, they came to Li Li's cousin's house, which was actually nearby and they arrived there in less than two minutes.
"Ali, why are you here? The store is not busy! I've said it before, it's not good to open that stir-fry restaurant. You can't make much money. It's better to follow your brother-in-law. We are going to open a seafood restaurant in the city center. Why don't you let Zhang Qiang come to help your brother-in-law and give him a salary."
As soon as Li Fen saw Li Li, she started to persuade her. It happened that her restaurant was in need of a chef. Zhang Qiang's skills were good and he was a family member, so the salary was negotiable. It would save a lot of trouble if they could hire him!
Li Li almost rolled her eyes when she heard Li Fen say that. She quickly waved her hands and said, "Sister, please stop talking. We are doing very well. We will not go to your restaurant anymore."
"Hey, you don't want to get rich with me? What's the point of guarding your shabby little shop?"
Li Fen curled her lips in disdain. Her cousin was just a stubborn person. It was better to work in their restaurant than to open a small shop!
Li Li didn't bother to pay attention to her. She pointed at Jiang Xinbai and the other man and said, "Look, these two people want to buy your shabby house. Name your price!"
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