Chapter 381 Old House
Lin Shumei's school was about to start in two days, so it was unrealistic for her to go to Shanghai to see her sister. She also had nowhere to stay unless she stayed in a hotel.
Neither Lin Guoqing nor Chen Chunhua would feel comfortable with her staying in a hotel alone, so her request was rejected.
Lin Shumei was very depressed.
Let’s talk about Lin Shuchao again. According to Lin Guoqing, when he gets married, if Lin Shuying’s body can bear it, the girl will definitely ask to come over on her own.
But if she was weak and not suitable for long-distance travel, then Shan Liang Shengdi would definitely bring her eldest granddaughter.
Lin Shuchao: ...
"If it really doesn't work out, I'll go to Shanghai to get married so that it will be more convenient for my elder sister to attend my wedding."
Lin Guoqing: ...Okay, one by one, your words are getting more and more outrageous.
What bothers him the most now is probably that after Lin Shumei goes to school, he and the third brother will be the only two men left at home. The third brother will have to go find someone to have dinner with, so he will be alone... Just thinking about this makes his life miserable.
No, I will call Chunhua tomorrow to urge her to buy a small house as soon as possible. I also want to go to Shanghai!
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Lin Shuying didn't know that her family was already thinking of moving because of her pregnancy.
She only knew that after her mother and grandmother came, she lived happily every day.
Grandma is always in a tug-of-war with Mom. I have experienced the kind of pampering that I never felt when I was a child, but I have taken turns to experience it in the past few days.
On the third day, her mother suddenly called her out for a walk, saying that they were going to look at houses.
What house?
A small Western-style building, or more precisely, an old Western-style house in the central area, facing the open air on all sides and with a huge garden. It has a complete living and dining room, several rooms and bathrooms, and looks bigger than the self-built house at home.
In this land-scarce Shanghai...
Lin Shuying stared blankly for a while, then shook her head violently.
"Mom, you can't buy me another house. You've already given me enough. When the time comes, my brothers and sisters..."
"What are you thinking?" Chen Chunhua looked at her with amusement, "Who said this is for you? We bought this for ourselves, okay?
"Ah?" Lin Shuying was a little confused, but also a little happy. "Are you all going to move to Shanghai to settle down? Then your factory and your father's..."
"It's not like we're settling here." Chen Chunhua thought for a moment, "Aren't you pregnant now? We'd like to take care of you, including your brothers and sisters. They'll definitely want to come visit you when the time comes. When the baby is born, they'll also want to stay here with the baby for a few days.
It's just that your house is a bit small and can't accommodate so many people. Why don't you just buy a bigger one? When we really retire and get tired of living in the village, we can come and live here for a while."
Liang Shengdi looked at the large garden outside and agreed, "That's right, look at how big this place is. It's even bigger than our yard. It's hard to grow vegetables in our yard, but this place is quite good."
Mrs. Liang thought this place was great and had already started planning the garden's functional areas. "When the time comes, we'll plant cabbages here, radishes here, and..."
Chen Chunhua: ...Do you know how much it costs per square meter here? Are you thinking of growing vegetables?
Although it is not a long-term settlement, Lin Shuying feels very happy. At least in the future she will be able to see her parents more often than before.
"What do you think of this place?" Chen Chunhua asked symbolically, and received a firm nod from Lin Shuying.
"I feel good."
Chen Chunhua also thought so. The owner of the house was said to have immigrated abroad two years ago. All his family members left the country and there was no one left in the country, so he wanted to deal with his domestic assets.
The house was supposedly renovated six years ago, so it wasn't too new, but it wasn't too old either. Although the owner had moved out, the furniture was all covered with white cloth, indicating it was in good condition.
Clean the house and replace some daily furniture, such as the bed and toilet, and it will be almost ready to live in.
"Okay, I'll ask your dad to bring some money over so we can buy it and enjoy it sooner rather than later."
The homeowner also has an agent when selling the house. Once the contract is signed and the necessary transactions are completed, it is the agent's business as to how the money is sent abroad.
Chen Chunhua is only responsible for paying the money.
It has to be said that this kind of high-end and scarce housing resource is very expensive no matter what era it is.
It took Lin Guoqing several days to withdraw money from the bank because the bank could not take out so much money at once. He had to make an appointment and the money had to be packed into sacks in batches.
The bank president was an old acquaintance of Lin Guoqing, and he asked him worriedly if he had encountered any problems.
Kidnapping? Fraud? Or... need help calling the police? Don't alert the robbers!
Lin Guoqing handed him a cigarette, patted him on the shoulder, and told him to watch less Hong Kong crime movies.
"My wife has already picked out a house in Shanghai."
The bank president said, "Don't lie to me!" "Who would buy a house for 2.4 million yuan? Even the highest housing prices in Shanghai are not this high. What about buying a residential complex?"
"That's the price. It's an old Republican-era villa in the city center. You're buying the location and the history. It's definitely going to go up in value."
Lin Guoqing shrugged, saying he was telling the truth. Although he was shocked when he first heard the number, he felt Chunhua had probably been scammed.
However, the top leader of his family said that at this price, it was worth it even if he was cheated.
Lin Guoqing had no choice but to pack two and a half suitcases of money and go back. The bank was worried about security issues and hired plainclothes protection.
However, Lin Guoqing was not stupid enough to actually carry the money to the village.
Lin Shumei had gone back to school a few days ago, leaving only the father and son at home. Lin Shuchao and Qin Hong told the hardware store to either finish their business early or call to postpone it, and then close the door.
Before Lin Guoqing came to withdraw the money, he finished his work at the factory, locked the doors of his house inside and out, and asked Ma Dexiang and Lin Yulan to help look after it. Then he took Lin Shuchao's car to the bank.
While in the bank, I called the Shanghai Stock Exchange and asked them to prepare to pick me up. It would be best to trade today. After leaving the bank, I got in the car and drove directly to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Fortunately, I bought a car for the third child last month, otherwise Chen Chunhua would have taken one away and we would have no use for it here.
With 2.4 million yuan in the car, the father and son didn't dare to stop for a rest. They stepped on the accelerator and drove straight to Shanghai.
This house was really sold in a thrilling way.
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After some research, it seems that in the early 1990s, it was not easy to withdraw money from other places, especially money in passbooks. It would be very troublesome to withdraw money across provinces, so most of the money was in cash.
(I don’t know if the search is accurate, so I’ll just write it like this.)
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