After more than half an hour of haggling, the deal was finally struck at 53,000.
The reason why this house is more than half more expensive than the one He Wenlin bought in Caijiang Village is twofold: firstly, because the purchase times were different, and secondly, because this two-story red brick house is much better than the old house He Wenlin bought.
He Wenlin didn't care about what happened after that.
I simply transferred 40,000 yuan to He Wenhua's bank card, as a loan for him to buy a house.
They're all family members, there's no way they wouldn't help.
"Linlin, don't worry, I will definitely pay you back as soon as possible," He Wenhua assured her.
"Don't rush into the money issue. We'll talk about it when you have more money." Since He Wenlin was willing to lend the money, she was also prepared not to ask for it back in the short term.
Based on his income, he wouldn't be able to repay the debt in the short term.
“Once the formalities are completed, you can rent out this house,” He Wenlin reminded her. “You live in the High-tech Zone, and this house is just sitting empty anyway, so rent it out as soon as possible.”
The old house can't be rented out at a high price, but luckily it has two floors. If it can be rented out smoothly, 300 yuan a month is not a problem, and 3,000 yuan a year is not a problem.
Grandma He knew that He Wenhua had bought a house, so she secretly gave him two thousand yuan. When He Wenjun bought a house, Grandma He also gave him two thousand yuan. They were both her grandsons, so she couldn't show favoritism.
Grandma He repeatedly warned everyone not to talk about He Wenhua buying a house, because the money was borrowed by He Wenlin, and there were many relatives and friends involved, so she was worried that everyone would ask her for money.
However, in this kind of situation, many people already know about it, so it's impossible to keep it a secret forever; it's only a matter of time before relatives find out.
He Wenlin doesn't care who her parents lend money to, but if someone asks her for money, she won't lend it to them if she doesn't like them.
...
Friday arrived in the blink of an eye, and tomorrow was the day He Wenlin and her father would go to Zhenzhou.
That evening, He's mother started packing her luggage.
“Mom, the weather there is warm, so we don’t need to bring too much stuff. We’ll be back in a few days, and the hotel has dry cleaning service,” He Wenlin said. “We can bring a couple more changes of clothes. Just bring a thick coat and a light autumn coat.”
He Wenlin had barely finished speaking when the phone rang; it was Hu Meiling calling.
"Linlin, what time is your flight tomorrow? Your brother-in-law and I will come pick you and your uncle up."
"If we're not late, we should arrive in Zhenzhou by noon. Attorney Jin will pick us up at noon. If you're busy, you don't need to come."
"I really don't have time at 12 o'clock. We can come over in the afternoon and have dinner together in the evening."
"Then let's have dinner together in Zhenzhou tonight, and I'll take you to see the place where I'm going to build something."
He Wenlin's place is far from Zhenzhou, and if anything happens, we might still need her help. So we need to take her to the place where we're building the house to familiarize herself with the area.
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The next day, after having breakfast early, He Wenlin and her father had their driver take them to the airport.
Unfortunately, we were delayed this time and didn't arrive in Zhenzhou until 1:30 AM.
Both father and daughter were extremely hungry.
Jin Haichao picked them up and took them to eat first.
During the meal, He Wenlin asked about Tan Mingyuan.
Upon hearing this, Mr. He was startled: "What's wrong with Tan Mingyuan?"
“I don’t think Tan Mingyuan is a good person, so I asked Attorney Jin to help me investigate him.”
Mr. He: "Huh? Well... did you find anything?"
Jin Haichao said, "Whether he cheated your sister out of money or not, we can't find out right now. There's no evidence to show it. But he had a girlfriend before the Lunar New Year, and they broke up around October. They dated for almost a year."
"Isn't that like having your cake and eat it too?" Mr. He exclaimed excitedly.
"Dad, don't get agitated. Listen to what Attorney Jin has to say," He Wenlin reassured him. "Has that woman arrived in Dongguan yet?"
“She’s here,” Jin Haichao said. “But we don’t know if she’s met Tan Mingyuan or if they’ve been in contact via text message.”
He Wenlin fell into deep thought. There was no evidence to show that he had cheated her out of money. Was it because they hadn't found anything, or because he was about to marry Hu Meiling and felt that what belonged to her was his, so he couldn't cheat her anymore?
"Do you need that woman to go find your sister?" Jin Haichao asked. "If so, I'll arrange it in the next couple of days."
Hearing this, Mr. He was shocked again: "Why would you send her to find Meiling? Linlin, do you want to tell your sister that the guy surnamed Tan cheated on her with two women? That's not right, they're about to get married, if you do that, your sister..."
“Dad, Tan Mingyuan’s car dealership opened during the summer vacation, but he only broke up with his girlfriend in October. My sister even contributed money to the dealership. This means that Tan Mingyuan was using my sister’s money while also having affairs with other people. How can we entrust our lives to such a morally corrupt person? Someone with no moral bottom line will definitely cheat on his girlfriend after marriage.” He Wenlin said, “My sister hasn’t registered her marriage with him yet, so she can start over.”
Mr. He: "I'm afraid your sister actually knows about this. If she knows and doesn't break up with him, and you go and expose her, wouldn't you be doing a pointless good deed?"
“There’s something else,” Jin Haichao said. “Tan Mingyuan loves to play cards, especially Guangdong Mahjong. He plays for big stakes, winning or losing several hundred yuan at a time.”
My salary is only five or six hundred a month now. Winning or losing by several hundred is equivalent to a month's salary for an average person.
Mr. He: "No amount of money is enough to keep you from losing at cards!"
It's quite rare to hear these words from my own father.
"Let's leave this matter for now. I'll sound out my sister this afternoon and then decide what to do," He Wenlin said. "She's coming over this afternoon, so let's hold back for now."
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