Chapter 125 Chapter 125 Showing off
Wei Anmin was anxious to get the money, and after talking with Ning Shaoming, he quickly took action.
However, he did not immediately go to Ning Shaode to discuss buying a house, but first inquired about the current situation of Ning Shaode and his wife.
See what else they urgently need besides a house in the county town.
After asking around, I found out that they had been looking for ways to earn extra money in their spare time, but had not been able to find any.
Wei Anmin thought: This is such a coincidence, it just so happens that a close friend of mine does this in the city.
In fact, Wei Anmin didn't know that one of the reasons why Ning Shaoming chose him when he was looking for someone to do this was because he had such a friend.
Ning Shaode had told Ning Shaoming before that they had found a way to make extra money, but Ning Shaoming didn't quite believe it.
Ning Shaode thought that Ning Shaoming had no connections in the circle of teachers in the county, so he made the promise without thinking.
But he didn't think about the fact that Ning Shaoming opened a restaurant and a bakery, and many of the people who went to his restaurants to eat were teachers.
As customers come to eat more often, it's normal for the boss to give out some gifts from time to time and chat with regular customers who are willing to chat.
Does he think that all teachers are like him and his wife, who feel superior just because they have a stable job and look down on this and that?
After Wei Anmin got the news and confirmed it was correct, he went directly to the city to find another friend of his.
However, Wei Anmin's friend had borrowed money from him before, so he thought that Wei Anmin came to him to borrow money again, so he hid when he saw him.
Wei Anmin tried to stop him several times before he found him: "Ye Feng, this is a bit unkind of you. We have been brothers for many years, and I came to look for you several times but you said you were not there. Are you deliberately avoiding me?"
Ye Feng originally thought that he had left. Wei Anmin also came to see him a few days ago, but before that, he had already lent 30,000 yuan to Wei Anmin. In addition to some other loans he had borrowed over and over again, the total amount was probably more than 30,000 yuan, almost 40,000 yuan.
Because he lent out tens of thousands of yuan at a time, his wife was already very unhappy. He really couldn't lend money to Wei Anmin again until the big 30,000 yuan was repaid.
Wei Anmin lost his patience and left without waiting for him that day.
Unexpectedly, Wei Anmin was so patient this time. Ye Feng had no choice but to cheer up and deal with him.
However, Ye Feng could not admit that he had deliberately avoided him: "How is that possible! I have always been here. I guess my employees didn't know and thought I had left for something, so they said I was not here. If I had known you were looking for me, I would have come out right away."
Ye Feng changed the subject and said, "It's so late, have you eaten yet? Let's go to a nearby restaurant to eat something? I'll treat you as an apology for today's blunder."
Wei Anmin did not expose him and walked down the stairs: "How can I let you treat me? I came here specially to ask you for a favor today, so of course I should treat you. Don't go to the nearby restaurants. It's time for supper. I know a barbecue restaurant that tastes good. How about we go for barbecue?"
Ye Feng felt overwhelmed when he heard him asking him for help. Apart from borrowing money, what else could he help with?
But Wei Anmin hadn't brought it up yet, so he couldn't abruptly refuse.
I had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow Wei Anmin to the barbecue restaurant.
"It just so happens that I've been too busy to go out for food recently. I haven't had barbecue for a long time. I'm craving for it. This time I can finally satisfy my craving. Wait a minute, I'll call my wife and tell her I'll be home later."
Wei Anmin was standing there waiting for Ye Feng to call. In fact, he knew in his heart that Ye Feng was worried that he would borrow money, so he called his wife. When his wife came over, Ye Feng could let his wife say things that he couldn't say or refuse because of their brotherly relationship.
Fortunately, he was not here to borrow money today.
When they arrived, Wei Anmin asked for a private room and ordered some barbecue and a dozen beers. After they took a few bites, they clinked glasses.
Wei Anmin took the initiative to tell him what he wanted him to do for help: "I heard you say some time ago that two teachers in the cram school you opened quit temporarily, and you wanted to find a teacher for emergency?
I was thinking of introducing two people to you, is that okay? ”
Ye Feng was stunned: "Is this the thing you said you wanted my help with?" Is there really something you want me to help with?
But this should be Wei Anmin helping him, rather than him helping Wei Anmin, right?
Ye Feng had a feeling that something was not right.
As expected, Wei Anmin continued, "That's right. The two teachers who left temporarily were only teaching primary school students. The two I introduced are really teachers. They can teach primary school students, but they don't have high school teaching certificates.
But I also told those two people that my friend has long-term work for them. The business volume is so large that we are not picky about who can do it. As long as they are teachers, it doesn’t matter what certificate they have, as long as they have it, they can do it, so…”
Ye Feng frowned and said, "You are lying! I only assign jobs to teachers with high school teaching certificates. Wouldn't it damage my reputation if I asked them to come? Besides, I don't plan to look for a long-term job now, only a temporary one."
The gimmick of his cram school is that all the teachers in his cram school have high school teaching certificates. Many parents don't quite understand that elementary school teachers are more likely to teach elementary school students, and they think that teachers with high school teaching certificates must be more advanced and powerful, so his cram school is very popular.
After Ye Feng finished speaking, he saw Wei Anmin had a sad expression on his face, and this time he was not talking about brotherhood.
Instead, she looked like she was about to cry but didn't. She was very direct and straightforward, so straightforward that she begged him shamelessly:
“Brother, please, I really have no other choice now, please, help me this time.
I promise this is the last time. If you do me this favor, I will be able to collect enough money soon. Otherwise, my wife will divorce me. My child is still so young, and you used to take him out to play. Can you really bear to let his parents divorce at such a young age and let him grow up in a broken family?
Please help me, otherwise I will be driven to death by the lack of money.
I'm not here to ask you to borrow money today. I just want to ask you to do a small favor within your ability. This will also help you solve the temporary problem that arises in your cram school, so it's the best of both worlds.
At that time, you just need to say that the parents found out that the two of them do not have a high school diploma and do not want them to teach anymore, so just send them away. If they cause trouble later, they can come to me. ”
Ye Feng saw that he actually started crying as he spoke, with tears and snot all over his face.
After all, they have been friends for so many years, and their relationship was really good in the past. Otherwise, Ye Feng would not have lent Wei Anmin tens of thousands of dollars at once when he first asked him to borrow money.
Seeing him like this, Ye Feng couldn't help but feel a little bit sorry, but he didn't want to risk his career either.
After Ye Feng persuaded Wei Anmin for a few words, he thought seriously for a long time before saying:
"I can promise you this, but some things have to be discussed in advance. I will pretend that I don't know your plan. Today you just introduced me to two temporary substitutes.
I didn't know they didn't have a high school teaching certificate. Because I trusted you as a friend, I agreed without asking to see their certificates.
Any conflicts you have with those two people in the future will have nothing to do with me. When they finish the work, I will pay them their wages and we will be even with them. ”
Wei Anmin thought this was fine, so he nodded quickly and gave Ye Feng some assurances, letting him rest assured that he would not be involved in any subsequent events.
After resolving the matter, Wei Anmin stopped crying. He wiped his face, toasted Ye Feng enthusiastically, and said a series of nice words as if they were free of charge.
Ye Feng also secretly sent a text message to his wife, telling her not to come.
After three rounds of drinks, Ye Feng took the opportunity to ask: "I just heard you say that after this is done, you will be able to collect enough money to buy a house soon. How is this possible? Can you get commissions from being an intermediary and introducing jobs to others?"
"That's not the case," Wei Anmin was a little drunk, but he also remembered that the matter had not been completed yet, so he couldn't sell Ning Shaoming out first, "You should know Ning Shaode too, right?"
Ye Feng nodded: "Ning Lao San's second brother, of course I know him. I also know that Ning Lao San's second brother and his wife are both teachers. Are they the ones you want to introduce?"
"That's right, didn't the third Ning family split up last year? His father divided the old house into two small courtyards and gave them to the eldest and second sons' families respectively.
I heard that Ning Laoer wanted to sell his courtyard, but Ning Laosan seemed to be unaware of this. So I thought I would take action first and buy the courtyard. When Ning Laosan knows the news, I will increase the price a little and sell it to him.
Ning Laosan is a very successful person now. Things have changed over time. He is now a very different person from before. He owns a store in the town and three more in the county. He can definitely afford the money! ”
Ye Feng felt that this was too risky: "What if Ning Lao San doesn't buy it? Wouldn't you be stuck with this house? Houses in town can't be sold for much."
"Haven't you heard about Ning Lao San's mother's affair?"
"What's the matter?" Ye Feng really didn't know. He and Wei Anmin were good friends who knew each other in high school, but he and Ning Shaoming were just acquaintances. They just knew there was such a person, but they didn't have much of a friendship.
Wei Anmin said half-truthfully, "Ning Lao San's mother has Alzheimer's disease and cannot live without someone. Now it's mainly his father who takes care of her, but his father is also old, there are some things he can't do alone, he needs someone to help him. Ning Lao San and his wife have to take care of the business in the county town and are not often in town. The old man can only look for his eldest sister-in-law when he has something to do. If he moves away, it will be far away from the old family, which is inconvenient. Besides, the old man has lived in that courtyard all his life and is unwilling to move."
"Why is Ning Lao Er still selling the house? Why doesn't he just let his parents live there?" Ye Feng was puzzled.
Wei Anmin had already inquired about it: "The couple also wanted to buy a house in the county town, but they didn't have enough money, and they had some conflicts with the old people, so they wanted to sell this house. When I went to the town to inquire, I heard that Ning Laoer and his wife originally wanted to ask the old couple for rent, but failed, so they simply sold the house."
Wei Anmin didn't know whether this was true or not. Anyway, the rumor was spreading in the town. When he went to inquire, he had already heard the news several times, and this was what he heard.
But whether it is true or not doesn’t affect him at all. No matter whether the rumor is true or not, it is true that Ning Laoer wants to sell the house.
"Tsk, this is really..." Ye Feng didn't know what to say, and in his heart he classified Ning Shaode and his wife as people with bad character.
He had originally thought that if the two people introduced by Wei Anmin were indeed capable, he could persuade them to obtain a high school teacher qualification certificate, so that they could have long-term cooperation in the future. But now he really had no intention of considering it at all.
Ye Feng's parents passed away after he finished college, so he never enjoyed any happiness. He himself was in a situation where his parents were no longer around, so he hated unfilial people the most.
Wei Anmin understood him and continued, "Ning Lao San is different from his second brother. He is filial and his parents have feelings for the old house and are unwilling to move out. He will definitely find a way. After all, we are friends. I won't ask for too much at that time. Just get enough money for the down payment of my house."
After dealing with Ye Feng, Wei Anmin went to find Ning Shaode to discuss buying a house.
Ning Shaode and Ye Jing are worried about housing prices. The price of the community they are interested in has increased a bit this year.
After the house prices went up, their original plan of selling their old house for more than 10,000 yuan, paying the down payment and having some money left for renovation and buying furniture and appliances, could no longer be realized.
However, when he first started selling his hometown house, Ning Shaode discovered that the yard in his hometown was actually very popular in the town.
High-rise buildings are popular nowadays. Although there are only a few high-rise buildings in the town, many people have gone out to work in order to save money to build houses. He has always thought that old courtyards like his own must not be as popular as before.
I didn't expect that as soon as the news was released, many people came to ask.
This made Ning Shaode very happy, so when he made the offer, relying on the popularity of his house and the large number of people asking about it, he directly quoted a price of 20,000, and he insisted on not giving a cent less.
In this way, if he sells a few thousand dollars more, he will have a place to buy furniture and appliances.
But his joy turned into sorrow. When people came to ask him about the price at the beginning, his attitude was too tough. As soon as they showed any signs of bargaining, he immediately became sullen and spoke unpleasantly, which offended many buyers.
Now there are many people asking, but no one is really willing to buy.
This time, there was finally someone who had never asked before and came to ask about the price. Ning Shaode didn't dare to do the same as he did at the beginning.
His attitude softened a lot, and when he heard Wei Anmin offer 11,000 yuan, he didn't scold him and send him away.
He just shook his head and said, "This price is really too low. You can go out and ask around. Where my hometown is located, the houses there sell for at least 15,000 yuan, and that's for a relatively small yard.
My yard is quite large and few people are willing to sell their houses in that location. If you really want it, I can sell it to you for 18,000. ”
Wei Anmin said: "The most I can give you is twelve thousand."
When Ning Shaode heard the price, he subconsciously wanted to glare and show his displeasure. Ye Jing hurriedly pulled him aside and reminded him not to get angry with others again. Even if the deal failed, he could not offend anyone again.
"This price is really not good. If there were still vacant residential land on Daqiao Street, you could buy it, but there are no residential lands for sale on Daqiao Street now. Otherwise, my third brother wouldn't have to build a house somewhere else. If you really want it, it will cost at least 17,500."
Wei Anmin looked embarrassed: "I really like that yard and I really want to buy it, but I don't have that much money in my pocket. How about I make up for the difference with other things?"
Ning Shaode thought it was possible, but it had to be what he needed: "If the things you mentioned are furniture or appliances, then it's fine, but they have to be new. You can't fool us with second-hand goods."
“No, no, no, it’s not furniture or appliances. It’s a part-time job opportunity that can be done in your spare time. I have a relative in the city who runs an education and training institution. You are also teachers, so you should be able to find out how much teachers in the city make doing this part-time after get off work.
If you are willing to sell this house to me for twelve thousand, I can introduce you to work part-time there. I guarantee that you will find a job as soon as you get there.
There are few parents in county towns who are willing to give their children tutoring. Many parents wait until their children are in junior high school or even high school before enrolling their children in tutoring classes.
One of you only teaches in elementary school, and the other teaches physical education in middle school. You may not be able to compete with others in the county, and you have to find work on your own.
But the competitive learning environment in the city is different from that in the county. People there start tutoring their children in elementary school. You will definitely be able to do it.
And you don't have to look for a place yourself when you go to my relative's house. Just tell my relative when you are free and he will arrange it for you right away. ”
Wei Anmin said a lot of things, which made Ning Shaode and his wife eager to make a move, because what he said was indeed true.
When the couple wanted to register their child under the third son's household registration, they told him that they had found a way to earn extra money. In fact, they only said that to get the third son's agreement, as they had not actually found it.
I just wanted to settle the child's household registration first, and I could think of ways to deal with the things I promised after the child was born. At that time, I also thought that they were brothers after all, and the third brother's family was so well off now, so it should be okay even if they owed money temporarily.
Unfortunately, all the plans turned out to be in vain in the end.
But they still want to make some money in their spare time. Otherwise, seeing their peers making money while they themselves cannot, they feel like their hearts are being cut by a knife.
Wei Anmin looked at their expressions and threw out another bait. He mentioned that Ye Feng's part-time teacher's hourly wage was twice as high as that in the county.
After hearing the price, Ning Shaode and his wife couldn't help but be tempted.
If both of them really get this part-time job and give Wei Anmin the less money for the house, they can earn it back in less than three months if they work together.
If you keep doing this for a long time, you can save enough money in one or two years to pay off your mortgage!
In two years, when they become more successful in the business and earn higher hourly wages, they may be able to buy another house or even a car!
However, they did not agree immediately. Wei Anmin understood that he had to let others see something real before they would be willing to give in.
He quickly made an appointment with Ning Shaode and Ye Jing and took them to Ye Feng.
After confirming that Wei Anmin was not lying, both parties completed the sale of the house with satisfaction.
Wei Anmin's household registration has not been moved out of Rongxi Town, so he can buy a house and residential land in the town.
The transaction went smoothly.
The only surprise was that Ning Shaode and Ye Jing went back to inform Ning Da only after they sold the house:
"Dad, I've sold this house to someone else. You have to move out as soon as possible to make room for them. If you want to move out the old and worn-out furniture in the room, move it out. If you can't move it out, leave it to someone else."
Ning Da's eyes went dark and he almost fainted: "What did you say?"
Ning Shaode still resented him for being partial to the eldest, third and oldest sister, and for the slap in the face that Ning Da gave him in the hospital.
Seeing Ning Da like this, he felt very happy.
Ning Shaode took out the contract and asked him to read it carefully, then repeated what he had just said: "I said, I have sold this house to someone else, you have to move out as soon as possible to make room for them!"
Ning Da roared: "You loser! Your mother and I worked so hard to save up this house, and you want to sell it just like that?"
He looked around, picked up the broom leaning against the wall, and swung it over: "I'll beat you to death, you loser!"
Ning Shaode snatched the broom and threw it over the wall, into the yard of the old house next door, which was separated by a wall. Wang Haiyan, who was eavesdropping on the other side, was startled and almost screamed.
"You're old, and you still think you can beat me when I'm on guard?" Ning Shaode said with pride, "Don't be so angry, or you'll become like my mom.
This house is mine once it was given to me, so of course I can sell it if I want to. Their parents can give them money to buy a house in the county. Since you can't support me, I'll find a way myself and don't blame me. ”
After saying that, he and Ye Jing left. Liu Ningda sat down on the stool, breathing heavily, and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Wang Haiyan, who lived next door, didn't dare to come over when she heard the noise, for she was worried that Ning Shaode and his wife would also hold a grudge against her, and she couldn't beat the couple alone.
Only after hearing the sound of Ning Shaode driving away on a motorcycle outside did Wang Haiyan go over from behind to check on Ning Da's condition.
Seeing that he was not as angry as her mother-in-law, Wang Haiyan breathed a sigh of relief: "Dad, are you okay?"
She waved her hand in front of Ning Da for several times before Ning Da came back to his senses: "It's the eldest brother's wife. I'm fine. Call the third brother and ask him to come over here when he comes back in the evening."
Ning Shaoming was not surprised at all when he received Wang Haiyan's call, as he had already received the news from Wei Anmin.
He originally planned to wait until the house was transferred to his name before telling his father about this.
But he didn't expect that Ning Shaode would go back to his hometown to show off to his own father. Fortunately, the old man was fine.
When Ning Shaoming returned home that night, Ning Da burst into tears and said he regretted it:
"I should have given you this yard earlier. Your mother and I promised your father-in-law and mother-in-law that we would give you this yard, but we didn't. I think this is karma! It's karma for not keeping our word!"
It was the first time Ning Shaoming saw his father crying so miserably, and he felt a little embarrassed.
But it was impossible for him to tell the truth to his father right now:
"Dad, don't think too much and don't be sad. What happened in the past has already happened, so let it go. I know the person who bought that house. I'll go ask him someday if he can sell the house to me again."
Ning Da was happy for a moment when he heard his words, but then he became sad again: "In the past few decades, no one on our street has sold a house except your spendthrift second brother. With such a good location and house, would they be willing to sell it after buying it? Even if they are willing, they will have to spend a lot more money."
Ning Shaoming continued to comfort the old man: "No matter if they are willing to sell it or not, we have to give it a try. If they are willing to sell it, I will sell it back even if I have to pay them more. If they are not willing to sell it, at least we have tried and will not leave any regrets for ourselves."
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