Chapter 661
Just as the two were about to walk out of the courtyard, Xiao Huang's face darkened and he suddenly lowered his voice and said:
"Mr. Qin, don't be ungrateful. Do you know who's behind Mr. Green? He's connected to the city leaders. Your courtyard..."
"What? You want to threaten us?" Tang Ziyi appeared at the door without anyone noticing, striding towards them with a cold face. He was tall and imposing, standing there.
Xiao Huang turned around and saw the military jeep that Tang Ziyi had driven and the license plate on it. He laughed dryly.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! Let's leave now."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mr. Green glared at Xiao Huang, cursed him in English, "Idiot!" (idiot!), and walked away.
Seeing this, Xiao Huang didn't dare to stay any longer and followed him out in shame.
Tang Ziyi frowned and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Ye Jiayin snorted coldly: "It's the foreign company employee we met yesterday. He wanted to trick Grandpa Qin into selling the yard. He also lied that the foreigners would keep the paintings, but in the end they wanted to paint it all over!"
Tang Ziyi frowned: "It's really not a good thing."
Old Master Qin looked at the two men's backs as they left in a panic, his chest heaving violently and his face flushed red.
Su Yuanzheng quickly supported him and patted his back gently: "Grandpa, don't be angry, take care of yourself."
Ye Jiayin also stepped forward to support him and gently advised: "Grandpa Qin, calm down. This kind of person is not worth your anger at all."
Old Master Qin took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down a little.
He smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed, "I thought they really liked this yard, but I didn't expect...
Alas, I know that once the yard is sold, it will have nothing to do with me. These paintings will eventually be erased. But... you can't lie to me! You left me with a memory... and..."
Su Miao looked at the old man's lonely expression and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
She whispered, "Grandpa Qin, can you sell the yard to my family? I can promise that as long as the yard is in my hands, I will protect these paintings well.
I'm an archaeology student at University A. If you sell the yard to me, I can ask the teachers and classmates at the school who are proficient in cultural relics restoration to repair some of the damaged murals in the yard."
Although Mr. Qin has always taken good care of the yard, after all, the yard was used for public purposes for some years, so the paintings in some places have been damaged.
However, Mr. Qin did not learn the ancestral craft, so he could only keep the paintings as they were and prevent them from deteriorating further.
When he heard Su Miao say that he could find someone to do the repair, his eyes were filled with relief:
"Girl! You truly understand the value of this yard! I'm willing to sell it to your family. Regardless of whether the murals can be restored or not, I believe you can preserve them well."
"That's great, Mr. Qin. Let's draw up a contract. I can pay you in full tomorrow."
"Okay, okay, we can sign the contract first and go directly to the bank to trade tomorrow. This will save a lot of trouble. I'll also prepare the property title deeds and other documents to facilitate the transfer.
But, Xiao Su, you see, I have lived here for most of my life. I have a lot of things at home and many neighbors.
Could you give me a week so I can pack up my things and say goodbye to my old friends?"
"Of course, not to mention one week, two weeks will be fine. Mr. Qin, we are not in a hurry. You can take your time and just notify us when the time comes." Su Yuanzheng nodded.
Su Miao asked with concern: "Grandpa Qin, your children are still abroad, right? Where will you live after selling the house? Will there be anyone to help you move?"
"You don't have to worry about this. My son and daughter-in-law will be returning home next week. In fact, I'm already in the process of completing the procedures to go abroad, and I'll be leaving in a month.
I plan to rent a yard as a temporary residence, and then ask my former apprentices from the factory to bring some young people over to help move things."
Su Miao thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa Qin, we're not in a hurry to move in. If you like, you can stay here until you go abroad.
I think your son, who has been away from home for so many years, would really like to visit the old house again."
Mr. Qin stood up excitedly, shook Su Miao's hand, and said:
"Is it really possible? My son's visa is only valid for one month. I originally thought that it would be impossible to sell the house at the right time. I'm afraid they won't be able to live here again.
I didn’t expect that…Miaomiao, thank you so much.”
When both parties are willing, the transaction will go very smoothly.
After signing the house purchase contract with Mr. Qin, Su Yuanzheng made an appointment to pick him up tomorrow morning to handle the formalities.
The four of them then struck while the iron was hot and went to Teacher Guo's home. At this time, the head of the other household also returned.
Both husband and wife are very elegant old teachers, speaking softly and clearly.
They were allocated houses, and several of their children were also allocated houses in well-off units, so they didn't have to worry about housing at all.
It was because their children had all started their own families and moved away that the couple felt the yard was too empty, so they decided to move into the suite.
In this way, the entire compound, upstairs and downstairs, will be filled with colleagues from the unit, making it more lively on weekdays.
Because they felt that the yard was worth the money, the Su family did not bargain. They quickly signed the contract and agreed to complete the transaction procedures the day after tomorrow.
When leaving, Su Miao couldn't help but look back at the red-painted door.
The dim setting sun shone on the door knocker, and the copper ring reflected a warm glow.
"Dad! We will soon officially own two courtyard houses in Beijing!!" she asked in a low voice, with excitement and joy in her voice.
Su Yuanzheng smiled and ruffled his daughter's hair: "Yes, we will have a home in the capital in the future."
Listening to Su Miao muttering quietly: "Rich! Rich!"
Tang Ziyi touched his chin and said, "I've been with you guys to see so many courtyard houses these past two days. It makes me want to renovate the one at home. Then I'll have a beautiful courtyard house too."
Ye Jiayin said: "Now you live with Grandpa Tang, it's also a big yard, not much different from living in a siheyuan."
"This is a little different. My grandparents' house is public property. We can only live in it, and it will eventually be returned to the state.
Since we have our own yard, why not repair it and live in it, otherwise it will be left empty for so long and will become rotten.
Jiayin, why don't you introduce me to the team that renovated your yard before? Didn't you say they were very professional? "
Su Miao came out from between the two people who were very close to each other and said:
"No, Sister Jiayin said she would introduce her to me yesterday. Brother Ziyi, you have to wait in line!"
Tang Ziyi saw Su Miao smiling like a little mouse that had just stolen lamp oil, shrugged and said:
"Okay! I'll get in line, and then our two families will take over their workload for the whole year."
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