In the middle of the night, Chen Xiao's girlfriend, Gao Jingjing, rushed over from her company.
Chen Fan had a meal with the two of them.
At the dinner table, Chen Fan took out two gift boxes.
“These are gifts your sister-in-law prepared for you two.”
Chen Xiao and his girlfriend were a little excited.
"Brother, can I take a look now?"
"certainly."
Chen Xiao then took out two gift boxes from the bag.
The red one is for Jingjing; it's a limited-edition Hermès bag.
Women are naturally drawn to designer handbags.
Jingjing absolutely adored it.
The gift prepared for Chen Xiao was a watch. It cost between ten and twenty thousand yuan, neither too expensive nor too cheap, just right for a recent college graduate of his age.
"This...is far too expensive. The two of us..."
Chen Fan smiled and waved his hand.
"Don't tell me. This is a gift from your sister-in-law to you two. It's none of my business."
Chen Xiao and his girlfriend exchanged a glance.
"Then I'll accept it. Please thank your sister-in-law for me when you get back."
Chen Fan smiled and said, "Hurry up and eat. I'll take you to visit your place later."
The young couple had just graduated and didn't have much savings.
In addition, because she didn't want to rely on her family, her monthly salary barely covered her living expenses after paying rent and utilities, and she couldn't save much money.
To save money, the two found a rental apartment outside the Fourth Ring Road in an old residential area.
There was no elevator in the building, so Chen Fan followed the two up the stairs.
The place I stayed was in a 60-square-meter, two-bedroom apartment in a building.
Although the house was old, it was kept very clean inside.
It's clear that Hwang Jingjing is a very clean girl.
Chen Xiao was a little embarrassed.
"We have too much stuff, and there's not much space in the house, so it looks a bit cramped."
Chen Fan laughed, "It's already very good. Back when I first graduated..."
He was about to say that it was when he graduated from university that he suddenly realized that it was all in his past life.
So Chen Fan immediately changed the subject.
How much does this house cost per month?
"3800 yuan."
This price wouldn't be considered expensive in the future capital city, but it's not cheap for the next 11 years.
Both of them are in their internship period, so the pressure is a bit high for them.
Chen Fan saw the kitchen and casually asked a question.
"Who's going to cook when we're at the restaurant?"
Chen Xiao gave an awkward smile.
"Most of the time, Jingjing cooks after she comes back from class, because I'm not very good at cooking. But I'm always learning."
Huang Jingjing came over from the side.
"My cousin is drinking tea. It's not any good tea; it was a gift from our company last year for a holiday."
Chen Fan took the teacup and chatted briefly with the two of them with a smile.
He explained the work-related issues to the two of them and shared some workplace experience from his perspective.
After sitting for about half an hour, Chen Fan got up.
"Okay. You two still have to go to work. My flight is at four o'clock, so I won't keep you from getting in the way."
"Brother, I'll see you off before it's time."
Chen Fan shook his head with a smile: "Why would I need to deliver anything? It's not like I don't know the way."
"Let's go. But before I take you two back to work, you two need to come with me somewhere first."
"Where are we going?" Chen Xiao asked curiously.
"You'll know when you get there."
The three people were on the same floor, and driver Zhang Shun drove away from the residential area.
Soon the car entered the Third Ring Road and drove into a rather nice residential area.
"Lijing Mansion?"
Huang Jingjing was somewhat surprised and unconsciously exclaimed.
Chen Fan, sitting in the passenger seat, turned his head to look over.
"You know this neighborhood, right?"
Huang Jingjing felt a little embarrassed.
“A colleague of mine was getting married and preparing to buy a house, so I accompanied her to this neighborhood to take a look.”
What do you think of the apartments in this neighborhood?
"very good."
Huang Jingjing said with a smile, "When we saw the model apartment, we loved it so much, but the price was too expensive. My colleague's boyfriend's family couldn't afford that much money, and she was sad about it for a long time."
Chen Fan smiled and explained, "Actually, this is a rather old neighborhood."
"It's been almost ten years since it was built."
"However, the location here is good, and the developer planned it well. So, there's no problem selling the properties here."
After the car, Chen Fan led the two into a building.
"Brother, why did you bring us here?"
Chen Xiao looked puzzled.
"Are you living in this house?"
"Um."
"Huh? Really?"
"When did you buy the house?" Chen Xiao asked, looking surprised.
Chen Fan laughed and said, "That was a long time ago. Probably around 2002 or 2003, anyway, it must have been almost ten years ago."
“I remember when I bought it, the price here was only three or four thousand dollars.”
Huang Jingjing couldn't help but exclaim again.
"Then you'll make a fortune."
"The house prices in this neighborhood have now risen to 34,000. And even at that price, there's still no room for negotiation."
Chen Xiao was startled when he heard this.
"That high?"
"Brother, why did you buy a house in Beijing? You don't even live in Beijing."
As Chen Fan took out his keys and opened the door, he explained with a smile, "Firstly, when your sister-in-law was studying for her master's degree in Beijing, I wanted to buy a house so that I would have a place to stay when I came over occasionally."
"Later, I felt that the housing prices in Beijing weren't too high, so I bought a few more to hold onto. At that time, my business was just starting out, and I didn't have any big ambitions in life. I just thought about hoarding a few houses to be a landlord. If things didn't work out, I could wait a few years until the housing prices were higher and then sell them to make a profit..."
Upon hearing this, Huang Jingjing and Chen Xiao exchanged a glance and secretly stuck out their tongues.
No wonder he's a boss.
That's incredibly forward-thinking!
The idea of hoarding houses had already begun as early as 2003.
Moreover, it can be predicted that housing prices in Beijing will definitely rise in the future.
That's really amazing!
Chen Fan unlocked the door and pushed it open.
Come in and have a look.
"This house was fully furnished when we bought it, but your sister-in-law and I have hardly ever lived in it."
"Later, I rented out the house and let her collect the rent as her living expenses during her graduate studies."
"Later, after your sister-in-law graduated and returned to Yunhai, I temporarily entrusted the house here to Zhongji and asked them to help take care of it."
“The lease for this apartment expired last month, so I didn’t let Zhongge rent it out again.”
"This place is currently empty."
Huang Jingjing had completely lost interest in listening to Chen Fan's introduction.
She excitedly walked around the house, touring it.
The apartment is beautifully decorated, with good ventilation, lovely furniture, and perfect lighting. It's so much better than the dark and gloomy rental I'm currently living in.
Especially since this house is spacious enough, with three bedrooms.
Huang Jingjing felt a little happy and pleased.
I wish I could live in a house like this too.
However, she kept this thought to herself and didn't say it aloud.
She didn't want her boyfriend, Chen Xiao, to think she was a materialistic girl.
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