Chapter 267
After saying goodbye to Grandpa Zheng, Su Hui went directly to the mansion to find Su Miao.
Su Miao was playing the game console left by Ye Jiayin. Jiayin said that she also had one at home in Beijing, so she left this one here for her to play with. It also came with a large stack of game cards of all types, enough for Su Miao to have fun during the summer vacation.
She was seen holding the handle of the game console with both hands, her eyes fixed on the screen, completely immersed in the world of the game.
"Miao Miao, I just ran into Grandpa Zheng. After some inquiries, I found out his yard is for sale for 10,000 yuan. And guess what he said."
Hearing Su Hui's words, Su Miao paused the Tetris game he had been playing for half an hour, turned around and asked, "What did you say?"
Su Hui said happily, "He actually asked me to ask you and your father if you still want to buy his yard. I guess he didn't know that Aunt Ye had already transferred the yard to you."
Su Miao nodded and said, "Yes, we didn't tell anyone about it. Aunt Ye didn't say goodbye to the neighbors, so many people thought they were going back to Beijing for the summer vacation like in previous years.
However, we should know after a while. After all, the cleaning lady knows about it, and the news will eventually spread. When others know that they have moved back to Beijing, they will definitely come to ask if the house has been sold."
"What should we say then?" Su Hui asked. She couldn't say this casually.
Su Miao answered without hesitation: "Just tell the truth. Say that we took advantage of our good relationship and bought the house first. This is also very reasonable."
Su Hui nodded, then brought the topic back to the original question and continued, "What about Grandpa Zheng? How should I respond to him?"
"Let's wait a bit. The current price isn't really a good deal. Let others negotiate a bit before we start. Besides, if we rush in to buy it right after we find out, it'll seem like we don't value money. We need to act like we've been deliberating for days before making this decision."
Su Hui nodded in agreement and volunteered, "No problem! I'll go back and keep an eye on it. If anyone wants to buy it, I'll come and let you know. It's not good to let others get there first."
In the following week, Su Hui paid special attention to the movements next door every day. During this period, two families came to look at the house, and she quietly hid in the corner and listened to their conversation with her ears perked up.
Perhaps because the yard was relatively empty, their voices when talking in the yard were surprisingly loud, so that Su Hui could hear the conversation between both parties clearly.
Both groups of buyers were actually quite fond of the courtyard, but without exception they all wanted to lower the price, and one even wanted to cut it down to seven thousand.
Since they want to lower the price, they must point out some shortcomings. The buyer pointed to the exterior wall of the house and said, "Oh, this house is very old, why is it still priced this high? Look at those units and those self-built buildings. Not to mention the interiors, even the exteriors are painted white. How can houses nowadays look like they used to? The bricks are exposed directly."
Grandpa Zheng replied helplessly, "After all, this was built a long time ago. Back then, it wasn't popular to paint the exterior with double-flying powder. In fact, there's also wall plastering. Isn't there a 70-centimeter cement plaster underneath? All houses used to be like this. If you really don't like it, I can get some double-flying powder and paint the exterior, but I really can't lower the price any more."
Another person chimed in: "You probably bought it a few years ago for about the same price. You've lived there for several years now, and you're still selling it at the original price. That's a profit!"
"That can't be calculated like that. We have to calculate it based on the current market price. Besides, I spent a full eight thousand dollars when I bought this house!"
Grandpa Zheng quickly retorted, his voice unconsciously rising a little.
Su Hui, who was lying in the corner, listened to their conversation and shook her head secretly. She thought to herself: Grandpa Zheng really doesn't know any bargaining skills. He was so stupid as to tell the other party the price he paid for the house before. Isn't it obvious that he is letting the buyer lead him by the nose? She guessed that the buyer would only offer a price slightly higher than Grandpa Zheng's previous purchase price.
The buyer's family then discussed the situation in low voices. Grandpa Zheng said, "It's not easy to buy a yard these days. Most families squeeze into a small single room, which can be partitioned off with a few pieces of cloth. If you were to live in your own yard as a family, it would feel completely different! It would be comfortable and spacious, and you'd all be just family."
That’s right! I have a bathroom with sewage. Nowadays, even many units have several public toilets on each floor. They are dirty and smelly, and they are completely different from the ones you use at home!
An independent bathroom is as attractive as gold to today's residents, but it is impossible to decide on a house purchase so quickly. After some extreme bargaining, the price was negotiated to eight thousand five hundred, just as Su Hui had guessed.
"Master, eight thousand five hundred is the highest price we can offer. We still need to go back and discuss it and see."
"Alright, let's go back and discuss this. Honestly, selling the entire yard like we do is a rare opportunity. Those single rooms aren't any cheaper than mine, and they're still uncomfortable!"
After sending off this buyer who had bargained for a very low price, another one came in the afternoon. This buyer didn't bargain as low as he bargained for, only reducing the price to nine thousand, but he had quite a few requirements.
They hope to keep all the existing furniture, and help repaint the house inside and outside, and even remove the flower beds in the yard...
After all the demands were put forward, Grandpa Zheng kept shaking his head and sighing while listening. After all this trouble and carefully calculating the cost, it was not as cost-effective as the bid of 8,500 yuan in the morning!
Oh, selling a house is really not an easy thing!
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, people came to see the house one after another, and most of the prices they offered were between 8,500 and 9,000.
Not only that, some of them asked the seller to bear the taxes and fees, while others said that the house price must be paid in full within two years.
When Su Miao heard Su Hui say that so many people had already seen the house and still couldn't make up their minds, he felt that he could make a move, so he dragged his father to the house.
Grandpa and Grandma Zheng have already started packing up. Their grandson moved back two days ago, and they are almost moving out too, but the house hasn't been sold yet, so they'll have to run back and forth when the time comes.
"Excuse me, is Grandpa Zheng here?"
Hearing the knock on the door, Grandpa Zheng hurried out. After opening the door, he saw Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng standing outside, and happily invited them into the house.
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