Upon arriving in Kyoto, Jiang Xiaoli acted as a tour guide, leading the group to the hotel driver they had booked in advance.
The hotel they stayed at this time was the same one that Xiao Jincheng had taken her to last time.
"Xiaoyu, I'm not exaggerating at all. This hotel is only a five-minute walk from your dream school!"
Xiao Muyu's eyes sparkled. "Really? Then let's go shopping after we eat, shall we?"
Jiang, the petty-minded Xiaoli, said, "Now I'm not a shrewd businessman anymore?"
"Hehe." Xiao Muyu linked arms with her, "It's all just a joke, Xiao Li, please take me with you!"
Seeing that she was still being coy, Li Guizhi interrupted, "Xiaoyu, let's not beg her. It's only a five-minute walk. We can ask people on the street for directions."
Xiao Muyu was very realistic; she immediately let go of his arm. "That's right, we can go by ourselves!"
Jiang Xiaoli pouted, "Mom, how could you turn against me?"
"Hahahaha." Laughter erupted from inside the car.
After checking into the hotel and calling Xiao Jincheng to let him know they were safe, Jiang Xiaoli began showing them around Kyoto.
Our first stop was to eat the famous Kyoto roast duck.
She ordered food with a strong Beijing accent, leaving the people around her stunned.
Xu Feng, sipping her tea, exclaimed in surprise, "Little Pear, you're amazing! You have such talent?"
Her face immediately lit up with pride, but she deliberately waved her hand in a humble manner, saying, "Oh, Auntie, this is nothing!"
Zong Jiayu watched her fuss, a light smile on his face. "Does Little Pear also speak with accents from other places?"
When she got into the mood, she immediately started performing, her little mouth opening and chattering away, only stopping when the waiter came to serve the food.
Li Guizhi asked with a smile, "Xiao Li, is the dialect you speak authentic? We can't understand it either."
Xiao Muyu also expressed doubts, saying, "Anyway, I don't think the Cantonese part is very reliable!"
Jiang Xiaoli tried to save face, saying, "Let's find a Hong Kong TV drama to compare later."
Xiao Muyu saw through her guilty conscience, "You're just like the duck on this table, all you're good for is talking nonsense."
"Hahaha." Xu Feng and Li Guizhi were so laughing at the two children bickering that they forgot to eat.
Zong Jia rolled up several pancakes and put them on plates for the four of them. "Alright, let's eat first."
After finishing her meal, Xiao Muyu couldn't wait to go to Peking Union Medical College.
Jiang Xiaoli led the group on a stroll to the school gate while digesting their food.
Xu Feng looked at the school gate with delight, "Wow, the school gate is so beautiful!"
Li Guizhi nodded, "Yes, it's so quaint and old-fashioned. If there wasn't a sign, I would have thought this was some kind of tourist attraction!"
Xiao Muyu's eyes sparkled the whole time, and she became even more determined to get into this school.
Back at the hotel that evening, Jiang Xiaoli called the number Xiao Jincheng had given her and arranged to meet Fang Qian'er the next day.
After hanging up the phone, she nudged Zong Jiayu's arm. "Little Zong, why don't you buy a mobile phone? It'll be very inconvenient to contact you later."
Zong Jiayu thought for a moment, "Okay, I'll go buy it tomorrow."
The next morning, just after they finished breakfast, a hotel staff member came over and said that someone was looking for them at the front desk.
The person who arrived was Huang Richeng, whom they had just contacted the night before.
He greeted the group with a smile and sat down at the table. “What kind of house are you looking for? Please tell me your requirements regarding location, size, and environment in detail so I can find you a good place.”
Xu Feng and Li Guizhi didn't have any specific targets; they both turned their attention to Jiang Xiaoli.
Jiang Xiaoli counted on her fingers, "Two apartments near Tsinghua University and Peking University, requiring newer apartments with reasonable layouts and larger areas. And one apartment near the hotel, with the same requirements as the previous two."
Huang Richeng was taken aback. "You mean you want to buy three big houses in one go?"
She nodded. "Yes, is there no problem?"
Huang Richeng received an affirmative answer, and he patted his chest happily, "Absolutely no problem! When it comes to dealing in houses, no one in Beijing is better than me, Huang Richeng! Just you wait and see! I'll go back and tidy up today, and I'll take you all to see the houses tomorrow!"
Jiang Xiaoli nodded in satisfaction, "Then see you tomorrow."
Huang Richeng said goodbye, and the others followed him out; they were going to visit the Forbidden City that day.
Walking side by side, Jiang Xiaoli suddenly asked, "Master Huang, do you have any news about the courtyard house?"
Huang Richeng was startled. He tentatively said, "Miss Jiang, you mean one of those complete courtyard houses? There aren't many of those now, and they're very expensive..."
Jiang Xiaoli smiled at him and said, "Even if the price is high, there's a limit, right? The key is that it has to be suitable, and we have to like it. What do you think?"
Huang Richeng chuckled upon hearing this and slapped his lips. "Look at my mouth! It's my fault, it's my fault. There were just too many people who were interested in seeing it before. I took people to see the courtyard, and they were satisfied, but as soon as they heard the price, they all ran away. Some even said I was ripping them off. You tell me, isn't this ridiculous!"
She stopped at the hotel entrance. "Is the courtyard you mentioned still there?"
"Oh dear, don't worry about the high price of this courtyard now, it's really in high demand. Many people love this kind of property. Right now, I only know of two intact courtyards without any disputes, but they're both too big to be sold right now. Miss Jiang, are you interested?"
Jiang Xiaoli looked at the others beside her, "Why don't we go take a look at the yard first?"
None of them objected, so today's trip to the Forbidden City turned into a trip to a traditional courtyard house.
They hailed two taxis. Huang Richeng gave the drivers the address, and Li Guizhi, Xu Feng, and Zong Jia rode in one car, while Jiang Xiaoli pulled Xiao Muyu and Huang Richeng into another.
On the bus, Huang Richeng introduced the two of them, "These two courtyards are both two and a half courtyards, but in fact, they could be three courtyards if you look at them more closely. The two courtyards are next to each other, and the owners are two cousins. They are right in front of Shichahai, very close to the Prince Gong's Mansion."
The driver, listening to Huang Richeng's introduction, interjected, "Oh, you mean those two courtyards in Kaiming Hutong?"
Huang Richeng nodded, "As expected of our old Kyoto driver, he knows it like the back of his hand!"
The driver laughed and said, "That's right, I even took a few guests to see these two houses a few days ago."
Xiao Muyu asked curiously, "Didn't they like it?"
The driver glanced in the rearview mirror and said, "Haha, young lady, this house isn't something you can just buy like cabbage. These two courtyards are worth way more!"
With the driver's enthusiastic explanation, they arrived at the entrance of Kaiming Hutong.
Li Guizhi and the others had already gotten off the train and were waiting at the entrance of the alley.
Huang Richeng led a few people into the alley and knocked on the door of a courtyard.
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