Chapter 016 Buying the First House
Bai Chengxiang was a warm-hearted man. When he saw the proprietress coming in wiping her tears, he asked:
"Boss lady, what happened to you?"
The lady boss had been living in fear for a few days. When she heard someone caring about her, she burst into tears:
"My husband hit and killed someone, a young girl in her early twenties. They caught him and demanded 30,000 yuan in compensation, or else they would send him to jail."
The woman cried and was at a loss:
"Thirty thousand, where can I get so much money?"
"We spent all the money we earned over the years on this store and a tractor. Who knew that he would kill someone before he even made back his investment in the tractor? Oh my god!"
Thirty thousand yuan at that time could really overwhelm a family, let alone a wealthy family.
When Bai Zhenzhu was working on a construction site, a construction worker accidentally fell to his death. The developer paid him 50,000 yuan in compensation, which was equivalent to ten years' salary.
Bai Zhenzhu felt sad when she heard the crying:
"Sister, don't be sad for now. You should discuss raising money with your family as soon as possible. Thirty thousand is not a lot of money. You should find a way to get it together and settle it privately if possible."
The boss lady is a business person and her brain works quickly:
"Sister, you are right. Money can be earned again if lost. But if my man goes to jail, our family will be ruined. Most importantly, my son is in college, and he cannot have a father in jail!"
She seemed to have made up her mind:
"My husband just called me and asked me to sell the shop."
She looked around the store reluctantly, and tears started flowing again.
She had been running the stall in wind and rain for several years before she finally closed it. Selling it was more painful than having her heart cut out.
Bai Zhenzhu and Bai Chengxiang couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this.
"Sister, do you really want to sell the shop?" Bai Zhenzhu asked.
The lady boss wiped her tears:
"We are from the countryside too, and our relatives are all very poor. Even if someone is willing to lend us money, we can't get together 30,000 yuan."
White Pearl said:
"Sister, how much do you want to sell this shop for? If the price is right, I am willing to buy it."
The proprietress was stunned. She didn't expect that the ordinary-looking girl in front of her would want to buy her shop.
"Thirty, thirty thousand." said the proprietress.
Bai Chengxiang heard this and said, "30,000? That's too expensive, sister. We are not taking advantage of you. The price you are asking is really outrageous. I heard that the shops in Rongcheng charge this much. How can our small county compare with Rongcheng?"
Seeing that they really wanted to buy the shop, the proprietress became serious:
"Brother, can the shop in Rongcheng be as big as mine? Look, my shop has two floors, and people can live upstairs. It's no problem for a family of three to live there."
Bai Chengxiang shook his head:
"It can't be that expensive. We know you're in a hurry to sell it. Don't worry, we're honest people and won't take advantage of others. But you have to offer a suitable price, otherwise we can't afford it."
The proprietress looked at Bai Zhenzhu, and her intuition told her that this little girl was the one who made the decision:
"Sister, then name your price. I'll tell you the truth, I've owned this store for less than a year, and I bought it for 15,000 yuan."
Her husband meant that as long as the price was 20,000 yuan, he would sell it. Then, if he sold the tractor and added it to his savings, 30,000 yuan would be enough.
Bai Zhenzhu and Bai Chengxiang went upstairs and to the kitchen to take a look.
The proprietress is a capable person and keeps both the upstairs and downstairs very clean.
There are two bedrooms and a small living room upstairs. The bedrooms have windows. The house is not big, but it is enough for three or four people to live in.
The kitchen is not small, with several honeycomb stoves and a liquefied gas stove. Inside is a small courtyard with a roof, where sundries and honeycomb coal are piled up underneath. There is a shower room and a place to dry clothes.
The lobby in front is about 40 to 50 square meters, neither too big nor too small, and is only suitable for selling breakfast and simple meals.
However, Bai Zhenzhu's goal is to buy a shop and a house, because this area will be demolished in a few years.
Her only goal now is to exchange all the money she got from Pei Xiangyang and Xia Lili for houses and shops, so she will buy the shop as long as the price is right.
"Sister, I can only offer 18,000." Bai Zhenzhu tried to bargain.
This was also her first time buying a shop. After taking a look around in the morning, she only had a rough idea of the current market price.
At this time, more and more people are doing business, and the prices of shops are changing frequently.
"Eighteen thousand is not enough." The proprietress didn't bother to talk too much with Bai Zhenzhu. She was also afraid that she would miss out on the chance to sell the shop, so she revealed her true feelings directly: "To tell you the truth, sister, my husband said he won't sell this shop for less than twenty thousand. You can also go out and ask around. For a shop as big as mine, no one will sell it for less than twenty thousand."
Bai Zhenzhu thought for a moment:
"Then these tables, chairs and kitchen items must stay. You can take the things upstairs."
The proprietress gritted her teeth and said, "Okay."
Bai Zhenzhu brought her ID with her, and both parties went directly to the Housing Management Office with their materials and ID.
After signing the contract, paying the rent and completing the registration, the staff told her to pick up the certificate three working days later. So Bai Zhenzhu agreed with the landlady to take possession of the house three days later.
The shop was sold, and the proprietress looked much relieved.
"Sister, do you still want to buy a tractor? I'll sell it to you at a low price..."
Bai Zhenzhu had no plans to buy a tractor.
First, Jinfeng Village has a tractor, which belongs to the village chief. If the Bai family also buys one, it will definitely offend people.
Second, this tractor had just killed someone, so he was still a little bothered by it. Besides, no one in the family knew how to drive it yet.
Bai Zhenzhu declined politely, saying she had no money.
It's exactly three o'clock now.
She had asked in the morning and found out that the latest bus passing through Xiaxixi Town was at four o'clock, so the brother and sister hurried to the station.
It was almost dark when I got home, and a few boys were rolling iron rings in the yard.
Shuo Shuo saw the person first, threw the iron ring and ran over:
"Mom, Uncle, you guys are back?"
Bai Zhenzhu picked up her son. She hadn’t seen him for a day and missed him very much.
"Yes, Mom is back. Was Shuo Shuo good today?"
"I'm very good. I learned all the numbers that my third aunt taught me to write."
It turned out that Bai Jingsi and Zhang Minmin had returned, probably because they heard about Bai Zhenzhu's divorce.
Bai Chengxiang is a little worried:
"Pearl, if Minmin says anything, don't take it to heart."
Bai Zhenzhu smiled and shook her head:
"Third sister-in-law won't."
In her previous life, seeing how hard her life was, Zhang Minmin often scolded Pei Xiangyang in front of her. In fact, Zhang Minmin was the only one who asked her to divorce.
But at that time she had found herself in a dead end. At first she had fantasies about Pei Xiangyang, but later she was unwilling to give up. It was this foolish obsession that eventually caused the death of her and her son at a young age.
At this time, Zhang Minmin came out of the house:
"Zhenzhu, you were not here today, and the old woman from the Pei family came to ask for money, but my second sister-in-law and I threw a basin of foot washing water back at her."
Shuo Shuo claps his hands:
"Third aunt is so amazing."
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