“Go north from your house, and it’s the first house on the third alley.”
"Yes, I know that place," Li Chu said after thinking for a moment.
"The owner of that courtyard is surnamed Lei, and the whole courtyard belongs to his family."
"No, I remember there were three families living in that courtyard, and one of them, the man, seemed to work at the department store."
"Yes, you're right. It wasn't because of some special reason that they moved into that courtyard with another family back then. Now, both families pay two yuan a month in rent to the landlord surnamed Lei."
However, the homeowner no longer wants to rent to them and plans to sell the yard so they can emigrate. But the two families refuse to move, saying they either need money or a place in an apartment building; otherwise, they won't move.
This is a legacy issue, and it's not uncommon. Back then, due to special circumstances, the composition of residents in many large courtyards was like this. Now, the landlords are having a headache. Those tenants have lived here for a long time and think that this place belongs to them. If they want them to move out, it's simply impossible without offering them the price they expect.
No matter who intervenes, it won't work.
Moreover, this problem persisted for decades to come.
Li Chu stood there pondering for a while: "Zhu Wen, how much are the owners planning to sell the house for?"
“I heard that it was originally planned to sell for seven or eight thousand, but now because of those two households, the man surnamed Lei means that he will cooperate with the transfer if he is given five thousand, but he will not care about anything else.”
Is five thousand expensive? Not at all, but the problem is that if you don't have the ability to get rid of those two families, then buying this yard will be a nightmare.
"I see, Zhu Wen. Could you talk to that guy surnamed Lei for me? Three thousand. If it's possible, I'll take it."
"Huh? Brother Chu, no offense, but spending three thousand to buy a room isn't worth it."
"Don't worry, I still need your help with something." Li Chu waved his hand and continued, "What organization does the other family living in that courtyard belong to?"
"I heard the man works at the electromechanical factory, and the woman seems to work at the district candy company," Zhu Wen said, scratching his head with some uncertainty.
“It’s easier if they have a workplace. Could you ask these two companies privately first? If I can help them find apartments, would they be willing to move? Of course, I’m only responsible for finding apartments. As for how much it costs, that’s their own responsibility. I’m not going to pay for their apartments.”
Zhu Wen's eyes widened in astonishment. These days, apartments are so hard to find; so many people have the money but can't buy one.
None of the people living in the hutongs want to leave now, not even those living in detached houses.
But then he thought about the man's identity and immediately felt relieved.
"Brother Xingchu, don't worry, I guarantee I'll handle things perfectly for you."
"Well, thanks for your hard work, brother. If we get this courtyard, you can take care of the renovations, just like the house I live in. As for that big courtyard over there, there's no rush."
It's like sitting at home and having work fall from the sky!
Ask any construction team in Beijing, and you'll find none as comfortable as these brothers.
"Just wait for my good news," Zhu Wen said, pounding his chest loudly.
Watching his retreating figure walk towards the hospital entrance, Li Chu stood there for a while, pondering, before preparing to head towards the administration building.
As soon as we got downstairs, Dean Du led several leaders who were at home out of the building.
"Old Li"
"Old Du, what are you doing?"
"The General Manager is coming, and a committee member will be here soon. We should greet him."
Upon hearing Dean Du's words, Li Chu immediately remembered that Ding Qiunan had mentioned this matter to him before.
"Old Li, do you want to come along?"
"Never mind, you guys go ahead. I'm going to my office to get something, and I also need to go to the special needs building." Li Chu had absolutely no interest in waiting outside.
"Okay, you should go over there as soon as possible, otherwise it won't look good if we run into each other later."
Dean Du understood Li Chu's thoughts; if possible, he also didn't want to wait outside.
He originally planned to rest in the office today, but now he has no choice but to go to the special needs building.
Today is Friday, but we are still on a single-day weekend, and we have to work on Saturday. I don't know when we will have a two-day weekend.
On Saturday morning, Li Chu sat alone in his office, muttering to himself.
Yesterday afternoon, he went over and took Ding Qiunan and the child to the sanatorium, and Wang Yueyue also moved in there.
For three days now, Li Chu had been spending every night alone in his empty room, which made him feel really bad.
He had originally planned to discuss with his wife yesterday whether it would be okay to go home, but it seems she got carried away and insisted on staying at the sanatorium with Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang for another two days, which really made him resentful.
Just as Li Chu was sitting alone in his office, idly playing with his fingers, the female CEO Chen from Hong Kong, after waiting for several days without receiving any news, finally couldn't hold back any longer and came to the mansion that was being renovated once again.
"How much?"
Upon hearing the numbers Zhu Wen announced, the female CEO Chen lost her previous composure, and the staff member from the investment promotion office who had accompanied her nearly collapsed to the ground.
"Mr. Zhu, are you kidding me?"
"Mr. Chen, this house isn't mine. What are you joking about? I'm just relaying what the host said to you verbatim. They said it's 500 million, no bargaining."
"Phew~" President Chen let out a heavy breath, gave Zhu Wen a deep look, and then turned and walked out.
Zhu Wen stood there, shrugged, and turned to walk away. They still had a lot of work to do.
After Mr. Chen and his secretary walked out the door, he turned back and looked at the staff member from the investment promotion office one last time before asking, "Section Chief Liu, do you know who owns this courtyard?"
The staff member addressed as Section Chief Liu was taken aback. Good heavens, so you didn't even bother to find out who owned the house before daring to come and ask to buy their things.
This Section Chief Liu is also a local expert in the hutongs. His home isn't far from here. Although he can't say he knows every hutong in the area, he definitely knows whose house it is.
It was because he was familiar with this area that the leader knew Mr. Chen wanted to come and visit today, so they sent him along.
But he never expected that the person wasn't there to browse at all, but to buy a house, and of all people, why did they choose this one?
“Mr. Chen, to be honest, I do know who owns this courtyard, but…” Section Chief Liu hesitated for a moment before continuing, “But I advise you to think it over carefully and not to get your hands on this courtyard.”
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