"Sister Chen, I thought it was you from afar, I thought I had mistaken you for someone else! When did you come to Beijing? Why didn't you call me? Are you here to buy a house again? Didn't I tell you last time that if you're buying a house again, you can just contact me directly!"
"Hey, Brother Wang Hui, you still remember me? I was thinking you'd be too busy to remember me. I came to Beijing yesterday afternoon, not to buy a house, but for other things. If it were to buy a house, I would have called you already. We're old acquaintances. You helped me so much last time, so I'll definitely have to support your business if I need to buy a house again."
"Sister Chen, are you still planning to buy a house? I have a lot of good properties available right now, and the prices aren't too high. If you're interested, I can give you the lowest possible price, and I'm sure you'll be satisfied."
"Brother Wang Hui, to be honest, I've already bought too much in Beijing, I really can't buy any more. Does your Qianke company have any residential properties built in Shanghai?"
"Of course! Qianke is a nationally renowned large-scale real estate development company. We have properties in almost every major city in the country. Sister, what do you mean? You want to buy a house in Shanghai?"
“Yes, I’ve already bought too many houses in Beijing. You know I’m a fisherman, and I love living by the sea. It’s not far from my home to Shanghai by sea. If you have connections in Shanghai, I can buy a few houses from you.”
"That's wonderful! Sister Chen, my brother works as a real estate agent in Shanghai and has been in the business for over ten years. He's my older brother, absolutely reliable. He's the one who got me into the industry. Sister, if you're thinking of buying a house in Shanghai, I'll introduce you to him. He'll definitely do his best to help you with all the paperwork related to the property transaction, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
"Alright, Brother Wang Hui, if the purchase goes through, I won't treat you brothers unfairly. We'll definitely have more opportunities to do business together in the future."
"Okay, I'll give him your phone number and have him call you. Just tell him your needs over the phone and let him find you a place to live. Sister, write down his number too, it's 1517xxxx666. Just wait for his call, and I'll have him contact you as soon as possible."
"Okay, I got it. Are you free tonight? I'd like to treat you to dinner. Thank you in advance for introducing your brother to me."
"Sister Chen, you're too kind. I should be thanking you. I have two clients scheduled to view properties this afternoon, and I don't know how long I'll be busy. I definitely can't make it today, how about tomorrow? I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow."
"That's unfortunate. I'm planning to go directly to Shanghai tomorrow. It's not easy to get out of here, so I want to check out the market. Wang Hui, call your brother tonight, and we'll meet in Shanghai tomorrow. If there's a suitable one, I'll make a decision right away."
"That's great, Sister Chen, thank you on behalf of my brother."
"You're welcome, we're just helping each other out."
"goodbye,"
"Goodbye, Sister Chen. Next time you come, please call me in advance and I'll treat you to a meal."
After buying train tickets to Shanghai and having dinner with her sister's family, Chen Hong made an excuse to buy her two boxes of fruit, gave her two boxes of her personal storage and the clothes she had bought for her and her daughter, and then parted ways with her sister and left.
Chen Hong boarded the train at eight o'clock, heading straight for Shanghai. She arrived in Shanghai a little after 11 o'clock. As soon as she got off the train, Chen Hong felt like a bird released from its cage. The entire night and morning on the train had been truly agonizing; she hadn't been able to get a soft sleeper ticket, only a hard sleeper. There was an old man in her carriage whose feet smelled awful, but considering his age, she couldn't say anything.
This person is really something. Knowing they should go out, they didn't even bother to tidy themselves up first. The whole carriage of people had to inhale toxic fumes for over ten hours. It seems that as people get older, they stop caring about others' feelings and only think about their own comfort.
The other young men in the carriage only dared to glare angrily, not daring to utter a word of protest. They seemed intimidated by the social phenomenon of staged accidents in recent years. When faced with elderly people lacking public morality, they could only stand by, fuming and angry, too afraid to take any action.
Is society sick now? Have the old people become bad, or have bad people grown old? Chen Hong pondered, looking at the somewhat smug old man.
Having lived two lives, Chen Hong still couldn't understand the reason behind it. She had seen a tough, burly man who was very gentle, a refined old man who was cunning and treacherous, a young man with a pale face who was full of bad intentions, and an ordinary person who was not good-looking but had a kind heart.
Having lived through two lifetimes, Chen Hong has seen far too much of life. Now, she remains remarkably calm about whatever happens around her, no longer acting impulsively or hot-bloodedly. She always observes and analyzes quietly from the sidelines, remaining a rational observer.
It was already midnight when I finally met up with Wang Hui's brother. Wang Hui's brother, Wang Chen, is 33 years old and has been working hard in Shanghai for over a decade. He just bought his own little apartment last month, a 107-square-meter place, and reportedly still has a mortgage of over 300,000 yuan.
At such a young age, being able to save 500,000 yuan for a house is something many young people can only dream of. Wang Chen looks a lot like his younger brother, Wang Hui; the two brothers share the same sunny and friendly smiles, except that the older brother, Wang Chen, is slightly shorter, only about 1.73 meters tall. From his brother Wang Hui, Wang Chen learned that Chen Hong was a big client who bought 12 houses at once, and he remained very enthusiastic throughout.
At noon, the two chose an ordinary restaurant and ordered six dishes without drinking alcohol, because they still had many places to look at houses in the afternoon. The cost of living in Shanghai is really high. This meal would have cost 500 yuan in Beijing, but in Shanghai it cost Chen Hong more than 600 yuan.
If Chen Hong hadn't ordered two extra bowls of rice, she wouldn't have been full at all. No wonder people all over the country say that Shanghainese are stingy; the amount of food is just too small!
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