After listening to the other party's long speech, Sun Aimin had some doubts about the information that "it is not useful now".
He was worried that it might be a haunted house or there might be other disputes. If he rented it without knowing it, it would cause a lot of trouble in the future.
"Why isn't it used anymore? He has a better place to live. I heard his eldest son has set his eyes on a new, large villa, saying that the house he built himself is too cheap to live in, so he wants Old Wang and his wife to move into the villa.
He's a big boss, and I heard he even bought an apartment for his younger brother and younger sister! Don't you think Mr. and Mrs. Wang are so lucky to have such a good son?
The old lady across from him told Sun Aimin everything she knew in detail. Sun Aimin nodded and said, "So, this old couple is indeed blessed. You can also say that they raised their children well..."
"Hey, what are you training for? His eldest son suffered a lot when he was young. He was sent out to make money right after graduating from elementary school.
His youngest son, who has a daughter, enjoyed a good life at home. He was allowed to go to work in his twenties, but he was always inconsistent. Now that he is married, he still relies on his eldest son for support.
The boss is also good-tempered and always agrees with them. If it were someone else, the boss would be filled with resentment."
Old ladies love to gossip and often learn things that others haven't heard of. Of course, many of these stories are just rumors that they spread, becoming increasingly outrageous.
Sun Aimin took advantage of the fact that the agent and the landlord had not arrived yet and decided to chat with the old lady for a while.
"Oh, there is such a thing? Auntie, do you know whose name is written on this house now?" Sun Aimin asked.
The old lady replied: "I haven't seen anyone looking for this either, but the land was approved by Lao Wang's unit, so his name is probably on the property title.
Besides, the way Mr. and Mrs. Wang treat the eldest son, even though the money for building the house was paid for by the eldest son, he might end up leaving it to his youngest son.”
Sun Aimin then asked, "How are the relationships among his children? Are there any conflicts?"
The old lady replied, "I haven't heard of that. The eldest is more than ten years older than the second and youngest, and acts like a big brother. He has arranged jobs for his younger siblings."
However, his younger brother was not doing the right job and thought the job was not good enough, so the old Wang couple spoiled him and did not let him go to work. Now he just got married, and asked the eldest son to buy a big new house for the youngest son.
His daughter was also jealous and came back to make trouble with Lao Wang, asking for a house, so they asked the eldest son to buy them another one.
"Oh, no matter how well the boss does, he can't support the whole family by himself!" Sun Aimin commented.
The old lady nodded and said, "Who said it wasn't?"
Sun Aimin then asked, "Auntie, I came here to rent a house. I wanted to find out if there are any problems with this house. Do you know about this? Also, do you have an approximate rent price here?"
The old lady said, "I haven't heard of any problems with his house. It was only built three or four years ago, so it's newer than many of the houses nearby. Such a large building must cost tens of thousands of yuan a year, right? Most people can't afford it."
The two people were chatting when they heard voices and the sound of a door opening in front of the building. It must be someone coming.
After thanking the old lady, Sun Aimin immediately returned to the front door.
The young man who worked as an intermediary was called Sun Peng, and he had met Sun Aimin several times.
"Boss Sun, have you been waiting for a while?" Sun Peng greeted Sun Aimin when he saw him walking from the back of the building.
Sun Aimin smiled and said, "I just arrived a while ago. I looked around the house first."
Sun Peng pointed to a woman in her forties who had just opened the door and introduced her, "This is Sister Zhang, the daughter-in-law of the owner, Mr. Wang."
Sun Aimin considered what the old lady said and looked at "Sister Zhang's" age and dress, and guessed that this should be Lao Wang's eldest daughter-in-law.
After several people entered the door, Sun Aimin saw that there were two other people inside. They were the ones who went in first after the door was opened, an old man and a young man.
Sun Peng introduced the two parties. Just as Sun Aimin guessed, the older of the two was Old Wang, and the younger one was his youngest son.
"Boss Sun, let's take a look at the structure of the house first. If you are satisfied, we can talk about signing the contract." Sun Peng said.
Originally, agents did not like to bring house viewers directly into contact with homeowners, fearing that both parties would skip the agent to complete the transaction, which would mean the agent's work would be in vain.
However, Old Wang's eldest daughter-in-law said that she wanted to have a face-to-face interview with the tenant and had paid the agency fee in advance, so the agent had nothing to say and everything was based on the customer's needs.
Sun Aimin followed the others around the building, both upstairs and downstairs. The small building had two floors, each about 300 square meters. There were ten rooms, each about the same size, around 50 square meters. The rest was occupied by corridors and other areas.
This kind of house is very suitable for renovation as a classroom. Sun Aimin was very satisfied with the house, and the next step was to discuss the rent.
"I heard from the agent Xiao Sun that you want to rent it long-term?" asked Zhang Ying, the eldest daughter-in-law of Lao Wang.
"Yes, this house can meet my requirements. If I rent it, I have to sign a contract for at least five years. Because we use it for office, if it is unstable, I will not consider it." Sun Aimin replied.
Zhang Ying asked, "Five years? Sure! Do you want to rent both floors?"
Sun Aimin said, "Yes, for the entire apartment. I wonder how much the rent is...?"
Zhang Ying said, "As you know, this house is quite large. The price is fixed, 50,000 yuan a year, payable annually, with a deposit of 5,000 yuan. If you move out early, you won't get the deposit back."
Fifty thousand. With such a large area and a good location, the rent that Sun Aimin offered to Zhang Ying was acceptable.
However, he still negotiated, "Sister Zhang, do you think there's room for negotiation on the rent? To be honest, this house is big, but the rent is also high. I'm really looking to rent it, so could you offer a lower price?"
If we can finalize it sooner, you can get the rent sooner. Otherwise, if it takes a month or two or even longer, the cost of the house being vacant will be considerable.”
Zhang Ying was about to reply when Wang Zhiwei, the old man's youngest son, interrupted him: "Fifty thousand is too much? We originally wanted sixty thousand. You poor bastard, wasting our time..."
"Shut up! Do you have the right to speak here?" Zhang Ying shouted at his brother-in-law Wang Zhiwei.
Wang Zhiwei stiffened his neck and wanted to argue with Zhang Ying, but his father, Old Wang, stopped him in time: "Zhiwei, listen to your sister-in-law. Don't say anything, let your sister-in-law talk."
Only then did Wang Zhiwei shut up angrily.
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