Chapter 731: Wandering Around (Page 1/2)
After Lin Man slowly walked out of the Tsinghua University campus, which was full of academic atmosphere and youthful energy, she hurriedly walked into a nearby noodle shop that looked a bit old.
The noodle shop is not big, but it is filled with the rich aroma of noodles, which makes people salivate.
Lin Man found a seat at random and ordered a bowl of steaming pork rib noodles.
Soon, a bowl of delicious noodles was placed in front of her. She picked up her chopsticks and ate with big mouthfuls, as if she wanted to swallow all her fatigue along with the bowl of noodles.
After filling her stomach, Lin Man got up and left the noodle shop. Having nothing to do, she planned to go for a stroll in the nearby alleys.
As she walked through the narrow and winding alleys, Lin Man met many hospitable residents. She did not hesitate to smile and greet them, and asked them if anyone was selling a courtyard house.
Although most people shook their heads or simply said they didn't know, Lin Man was not discouraged.
Hard work pays off. After unremitting efforts and inquiries, Lin Man finally got a piece of news that made her very excited: a family was preparing to sell their courtyard house!
It is said that this family originally owned a large house with four courtyards, but their property was taken away by the government and rented out to more than a dozen ordinary people at low prices.
However, now the homeowner has successfully recovered ownership of the house from the government through legal means.
However, since many tenants were unwilling to move out easily, the owner had no choice but to sell the entire house.
Lin Man was extremely excited after hearing the news. She thought to herself: If she bought this courtyard with four entrances, renovated it well and lived in it herself, she could leave the courtyard left to them by their grandfather to their eldest son Huo Yining.
Now there is a problem: after buying this house, how should she get rid of the tenants?
Lin Man asked someone to find out the owner of the house. His surname was Xie, and his name was Xie Jinian. He was 73 years old this year. He had five sons, two daughters, thirteen grandsons, and sixteen granddaughters.
Each of his children and grandchildren was allocated a house by their respective units. Xie Jinian thought that he would not live for many more years, and it would be difficult to divide the house even if he took it back. So he simply sold the ancestral house and divided the money among his children, allowing them to buy small houses for themselves.
After enthusiastic introductions from others, Lin Man finally met Xie Chuan, the eldest son of Mr. Xie. As soon as Xie Chuan saw Lin Man, he smiled and asked her, "Hello, comrade! I heard that you were interested in visiting our ancestral home. Is that true?"
Lin Man nodded quickly and replied, "That's right, Mr. Xie. I heard that your family is planning to sell this four-story house. If the price is reasonable, I would be very willing to purchase it."
Hearing this, Xie Chuan couldn't help but smile bitterly and said slowly: "Alas, before this, many people have actually come to see this house. However, those tenants are not very willing to move out.
Every time I took people to check the condition of the house, they would always make a lot of noise and make the scene very chaotic.
So, even if you want to go and see the house now, you might run into a lot of trouble. Are you still sure you want to go and see it?
After a brief moment of thought, Lin Man asked doubtfully, "Uncle Xie, excuse me for asking, but since these tenants are so stubborn and unwilling to move out, haven't you and your family considered taking some effective measures to force them out? After all, this is your property."
Xie Chuan sighed helplessly and explained, "It's hard to explain. Due to some special reasons, this yard of ours was taken away by the relevant government departments a few years ago for more than ten years.
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It wasn't until last summer that it returned to us, and since then, my family and I have been trying to get the previous tenants to move out as quickly as possible.
It has been rented to a total of 19 families. From last year to this year, 13 families have successfully moved out, but there are still six families who have not moved.
Although four families have already looked for houses outside, the other two families refused to move out and said they would stay there even if they died.
The higher-ups don't care about them. We've tried every possible way to please them, but they just won't move. They want us to pay a year's rent before they'll move."
Lin Man knew very well that those stubborn residents were not so easy to deal with.
After all, the government has decided to return the house to the Xie family. As for the problems of the tenants, the government naturally has no time to take care of them, let alone personally come forward to drive these people away.
It can be imagined that faced with such a difficult tenant, the Xie family must have racked their brains and tried all kinds of methods.
However, even so, there are still two families who are determined to stay here and refuse to leave.
Lin Man couldn't help but curiously ask Xie Chuan again: "Uncle Xie, I wonder what the specific situation of that family is? Can you tell me more in detail?"
Xie Chuan frowned slightly, thought for a moment and then replied, "Well... one of the families is surnamed Li, Li Bo. He rented two of our back rooms.
His family was large, with five people crammed into those two small rooms. Li Bo worked in the city, but the factory had not yet allocated him housing.
So, his wife had to stay at home to take care of the three young children.
Another family has a surname of Tang, and the name is Tang Xiaohui. This person is a bit unusual: he's divorced. Furthermore, his house in his hometown has long since collapsed due to years of neglect.
In desperation, he had to bring his parents and two children to live in the city.
No matter how we persuaded them, they were determined not to move away, and even threatened to die here…"
Lin Man frowned slightly and fell into a brief moment of contemplation.
After a while, she raised her head, her eyes fell on Xie Chuan again, and she slowly asked, "Uncle Xie, have you ever collected rent from these tenants?"
When Xie Chuan heard this, a look of helplessness and grievance appeared on his face. He waved his hand and said, "Oh, girl, we really haven't received a penny, let alone rent!
They told me that they had already paid the rent to the higher-ups and claimed that they had paid the rent for a full ten years.
According to what they said, it seems that they should have a share of this house! But God knows, I really haven't seen a penny. "
At this point, Uncle Xie sighed heavily and continued, "Originally, my father had already planned to divide this old house equally among us brothers after he passed away.
Who would have thought that such a thing would happen! Now these tenants refuse to move out, and my brothers are desperate for money to do something.
There was no other way, so my father had to think about selling this old ancestral house."
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