After entering, Li Wenhui led Liu Haizhong directly to the second floor.
She had already asked the sentry when she registered; his father had already gone upstairs.
Walking in the quiet stairwell, Liu Haizhong became increasingly uneasy. He wanted to ask where they were taking him, but the words wouldn't come out.
They walked until they were almost at the eastern end of the second floor when a man came out of an office and blocked their way.
"Wenhui, are you here to see your father? And who is this gentleman?"
"Brother Zhijun, this is our old neighbor. He's here to see my dad about something. Is he in his office?"
"Yes, the leader just went in. You can go now."
The scene before him left Liu Haizhong stunned. If he wasn't mistaken, the man was probably a secretary or something, and the leader he had just mentioned was probably Li Chu.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the office at the end of the road. There was a sign on the wall by the office door that clearly read "Dean's Office".
Although he didn't know exactly what level the main hospital was, based on what he had seen and heard along the way, Liu Haizhong felt that its level was definitely no lower than that of their factory.
He followed Li Wenhui into Li Chu's office and sat down on the sofa in the reception area. The man who had just poured him a glass of water and placed it on the coffee table in front of him. His head was still spinning.
After Zhao Zhijun and Li Wenhui left, Li Chu smiled and said, "Second Uncle, you came to see me...?"
"Oh, it's like this, Li..." Liu Haizhong didn't know how to address Li Chu for a moment.
"Second Uncle, you can just call me Doctor Li, or you can just call me by my name."
"Hey, I'll still call you Dr. Li. I came to see you because of that house." With his own interests at stake, Liu Haizhong temporarily put aside his fear.
"Let me tell you my bottom line. If you agree, we can get the paperwork done right away. If not, that's fine too. It just means this old man is probably not destined to live in an apartment building in his lifetime, and I'll accept that."
"Hehe, Uncle, you're exaggerating. Why don't you tell us your desired price first?"
"Six hundred yuan a room. If you agree, I'll give you all three rooms in my backyard. I'll use the money, add a little more, and buy a dormitory apartment for the factory staff."
"Phew~" Li Chu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He could accept this price.
But he still frowned and thought for a while before nodding: "Since you're so straightforward, Uncle, I won't hesitate either. Okay, let's go with the price you said."
After saying that, he looked at his watch and said, "It's almost lunchtime. Why don't you try our canteen, Uncle? Then we can get the paperwork done this afternoon."
Liu Haizhong was finally able to relax completely. His heart had been in his throat while Li Chu was considering the situation. Now that he was at ease, he couldn't sit still. Facing Li Chu, he felt too much pressure and made him feel uncomfortable all over. He hadn't felt this way this morning.
"No, no, Dr. Li, I won't bother you any longer. My wife has cooked at home, so I'll go back and eat. It's quite convenient to take the bus."
"Alright, I won't keep you any longer. I'll get a purchase agreement ready later, and we'll go over there this afternoon to complete the formalities."
"Chengcheng, I'm waiting for you at home." With that, Liu Haizhong stood up, holding onto the sofa armrest.
Watching him walk slowly with a limp, Li Chu shook his head slightly.
When Xu Damao broke his leg back then, it was actually a good thing. At least it made him change his temper. Not to mention his eldest son, at least he didn't turn against his second and third sons, so he wouldn't be destitute in his old age.
While there was still time, he wrote several purchase agreements, and then copied a few more, just in case someone was still willing to sell to him when he went back in the afternoon.
After finishing his meal and telling Ding Qiunan, he took a car and came over again.
When the people in the courtyard saw him walk into the second uncle's house in the backyard, they realized that Liu Haizhong had already reached an agreement with Li Chu at some point.
Yan Bugui, who had been resting in bed after dinner in the front yard, rushed over in a panic upon hearing the news.
Upon hearing the price that Liu Haizhong had mentioned that morning—six hundred yuan a room—he hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and agreed.
Well, that's great. In just one afternoon, everything in the front and back yards, except for Xu Damao's room and the room the deaf old lady left for Yi Ping'an, ended up in Li Chu's hands.
No, it should be said that it's under Ding Qiunan's name.
However, he also encountered a problem that gave him a huge headache. He had always thought that the land use rights for the open space behind the backyard, which used to be the back garden, were in the hands of the families in the backyard. But when he went to the neighborhood office to complete the procedures, he found out that the land certificate for the back garden was actually still in the hands of the neighborhood office. In other words, that piece of land is currently owned by the public.
He was dumbfounded.
But he can't blame anyone else; it's his own fault for not understanding it before.
The few remaining elderly people in the neighborhood office recognized him and knew he was the former director's brother. They put in a few words of support, which led to a deputy director in charge of real estate and land agreeing to report the matter to his superiors and see if the land could be sold to him.
He left the neighborhood office feeling somewhat depressed, but his mood improved a little when he saw the property ownership certificates in his hand.
Now, apart from the intermediate court, the front and back yards are basically under our control. As for the Yi family's house, we can only wait and see what happens at the police station.
Now, it's safe to say that if Li Chu wanted to, he had plenty of ways to force those households in the Intermediate Court to leave, but he felt it wasn't necessary. He didn't lack the money, and if things really turned out that way, it wouldn't do his family any good in the future.
It's okay, just wait patiently.
After getting into the car, he thought about what the deputy director had said earlier.
This is actually something that has always puzzled him.
This is a large courtyard area. Not to mention that the property rights of the courtyards are privately owned, the property rights of the remaining courtyards that were divided up are basically in the hands of the public. So why is this courtyard allocated to an individual?
Most of the remaining ones were actually rented from the government, which is strange, and I don't know why.
He shook his head, trying to stop thinking about those messy things, and turned to look at the stack of property certificates in his hand. Once he had collected them all, including the back garden, he could exchange them for a property certificate.
However, we still need to find a way to get Jia Yuan a new house, otherwise it would be unfair to our niece.
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