Chapter 12 There is such a good thing
The other courtyard Xiao Qin mentioned is exactly on the north side of the three-courtyard compound in the south, with the two sides back to back.
The courtyard here is relatively small, with doors only opening onto the street along the northern alley. The house originally faced south, with the courtyard on the south side. Later, the current owner converted it into a street-side shop and restaurant, so it now faces north.
The windows and doors on the south wall of a row of main houses were almost all sealed, and a kitchen, a warehouse and a sleeping room were added to the yard on the other side of the wall, almost occupying the entire yard. The remaining space was piled with various unused old furniture, making it look like a junk yard.
The restaurant consists of five main rooms connected together, and has been completely renovated with the Hong Kong aesthetic of decades ago. It has become smoky and foul after years of operation.
The original owner of the house is old and has elderly people at home who need care. He can no longer work in the catering industry from morning to night, so he plans to sell the house and take his elderly parents back to the countryside to retire.
This street-side shop, facing south, is easy to rent but difficult to sell. The restaurant, closed and not cleaned up, looks terrible. The owner, however, doesn't want to sell it at a discount. After all, rents for surrounding shops are high, so he might as well rent it out long-term. Others renting the property would have to spend money on renovations, so it's impossible to just take it over and use it, so naturally there are concerns.
As a result, this yard gradually became unpopular and was left there.
Lin Ruoyan was knowledgeable and saw that the layout had been restored to its original state. She was also pleasantly surprised to find that in the south-facing courtyard, which had become a dumping ground for debris, there was actually a small doorway sealed with blue bricks. On the other side of this doorway should be the three-story courtyard in front.
Perhaps hundreds of years ago, this courtyard was connected to the three courtyards of the wealthy family in front. The three courtyards in the front were used for living, and the courtyard in the back was an independent workshop with a shop front.
She bought it all and planned to use it as a home. Besides living there, she might even open a cafe and a B&B in the future. The alley to the north is a widened road, now a dual-lane road with convenient parking along the street. The alley entrance, just a dozen meters away, will be the exit for Line 4.
It would be a shame not to open a business in such a wonderful location.
"How much is this small courtyard? Let's buy it together." Lin Ruoyan immediately decided to continue buying.
Lin Mengxi was finally moved. She quietly tugged at her mother's clothes and asked curiously, "Why did you buy so many?"
"How about opening a bookstore for you here, and having your mom sit next to it and sell cakes and coffee?" Lin Ruoyan gently described her vision for the future.
When it came to things related to books, Lin Mengxi no longer cared about anything else and nodded hurriedly.
Xiao Qin's conscience had been aching, and he was about to talk Miss Lin out of wasting her money. But when he saw that the mother and son were determined to buy the house and had already decided what they wanted to do in the future, he swallowed his words and answered the question succinctly: "This yard is one million, no bargaining. The title deed is available. The land deed requires several thousand yuan in additional paperwork, and the restaurant license can be changed to a new name free of charge. The owner said that as long as the buyer doesn't bargain, he's willing to cooperate with all the formalities."
When Lin Ruoyan heard this, she tried very hard to control her expression and not burst out laughing. After all, the buyer is not as smart as the seller. If the landlord knew that she was really willing to buy it, there would be no such bargain for her.
You have to know that if someone wants to rent a restaurant in such a good location with their own restaurant license, they will have to pay hundreds of thousands of yuan for the rooftop alone. Now the house and the restaurant license only cost one million?
This is a godsend, two or three of them all hitting her. Buy it! Hurry and ask the owner to come over to avoid any further complications. Try to sign the contract and pay the money today!
They booked two courtyard houses in one go, and that same day, they had the restaurant owner sign the contract and complete the transfer procedures. At the time, there were relatively few real estate transactions in X District, so the office was mostly empty. Xiao Qin was a familiar face there, and with a little extra money for expedited payment, the procedures were easily completed.
When Lin Ruoyan finished her work and returned home with her son, it was already past dinner time.
However, workaholic Lin Ruxu usually works overtime, so since the death of the two elders, it has been difficult for the Lin family to fix the dinner time. Usually the driver notifies the villa, and when Mr. Lin gets in the car after get off work, the chef at home will have time to start preparing dinner.
Now that Lin Ruoyan and Lin Mengxi were added, the meal times had to be coordinated. But today, they were all together for a rare occasion.
Lin Ruxu had some unfinished work, but she took the time out to talk to her sister during dinner about the disadvantages of buying a courtyard house, and advised her to give up this unreliable idea as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, when she sat down at the table and saw her sister and nephew eating so affectionately and politely, Lin Ruxu couldn't bring herself to say any harsh words. Instead, she felt a little guilty and asked tentatively, "Sister, Xiao Wang said you want to buy one of those old courtyard houses in the city?"
Lin Ruoyan peeled a boiled prawn for her son and placed it on his plate. She admitted frankly, "Yes, I've already bought one. I'll buy the other one when the owner comes back the day after tomorrow. We'll trade face to face."
Lin Ruxu almost spit out the millet porridge in her mouth. After calming down for a moment, she asked, "What does the yard you bought look like?"
Lin Ruoyan gave a brief description and emphasized, "Don't look at these courtyards as dilapidated now. But after the renovation, the two courtyards will be connected together. Besides living there, you can also run a B&B, a cafe, a book bar, or something like that..."
Lin Ruxu felt that her mind was a little behind her sister's thoughts. "Wait, aren't you going to open a real estate company? Running a company will be very busy. How will you have time to open a B&B and a cafe?"
Lin Ruoyan thought about it and it made sense, but she didn't dare to openly say that she had opened a company and bought the courtyard house just to spend money wisely. Those business projects she casually mentioned were all just deception. She only had eight months left, so the most important thing right now was to renovate the courtyard house quickly. If she could finish it within two months at most, she could still live in it and enjoy it for six months.
As for other things, I will slowly plan them out and leave a big plan in mind, and then I can run them when my son grows up.
She then pretended to be educated and said humbly, "Brother, you're right. I'd better focus on running the company first. But the courtyard houses aren't expensive. The two of them together only cost five million, which is cheaper than our Maybach."
"But if you buy such a broken thing, you have to repair it. Won't that waste your energy?" Lin Ruxu was still worried that her sister would expand her business too much on a whim and she would not be able to handle it.
The prodigal system sighed, "Look, your brother is the real deal. He immediately saw that you'd wasted your money and would have to waste your time in the future. But the matter is done. He'll definitely have to worry about you in the future."
Lin Ruoyan thought to herself, let the system be proud for a few days. She knew everything about renovating the courtyard house and would not let her brother worry about it.
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