"How is it? If you're satisfied, I'll take you to see the landlord."
Looking at Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun's expressions, Director Liu understood that the two were satisfied.
"Then I'll have to trouble Director Liu!"
Gu Nanxun reached out and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Director Liu, and said with a smile.
"Haha... Alright, let's go then!"
Director Liu laughed heartily, then locked the door, rode his bicycle, and led Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing towards the landlord.
Director Liu led Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun through several streets to an ordinary residential area. The houses here looked somewhat old, but they still maintained their original appearance. They stopped in front of a courtyard that looked relatively tidy, and Director Liu knocked on the door.
Soon, the door opened, and an elderly man with gray hair poked his head out. When he saw Director Liu, he smiled and said, "Director Liu, you've arrived. Please come in."
Director Liu nodded and led Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun into the courtyard. The courtyard was very clean, and some luggage was being packed in the center, presumably the landlord had just been packing.
"Old Zhao, these two are here to see your house. They are very interested in it."
Director Liu introduced it with a smile.
Old Zhao looked surprised upon hearing this. "So fast?"
"Indeed, what a coincidence! You just listed it and they came to see the house. It seems you two are truly destined for each other."
Director Liu said with a smile.
"Hello, we'll call you Uncle Zhao, is that alright?"
Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun greeted each other politely.
"Sure, why not? Have you seen my house?"
Old Zhao said with a smile, his tone still carrying a hint of eagerness.
"We've already seen it; we just came over after we saw it."
Gu Nanxun said.
"Now that you've seen it, Director Liu must have told you the price, right? My house is in excellent condition, and there's a large vegetable garden in the backyard. You definitely won't lose money if you buy it."
Old Zhao said, feigning composure.
"Zhao Shu, we really like your house, but we're still in school and our funds are a bit tight. Do you think you could lower the price a bit?"
Lin Qing pretended to be embarrassed and said.
Old Zhao hesitated for a moment, then frowned. "Young lady, this is already very cheap. If I weren't in a hurry to leave, I wouldn't be selling the house so cheaply! If you don't believe me, go and ask around. A house like mine would sell for at least 3,500 to 4,000."
After finishing his statement, Old Zhao nervously touched his nose. He didn't know how much to sell his house for right now. The sale of houses had only recently been liberalized, and everyone was still figuring things out. Although he spoke of the price in a very detailed manner, only he knew the truth: he was very uneasy.
"What should we do? We really don't have much money."
Lin Qing pretended to be embarrassed and said.
"Wife, how about we look at some other options?"
Gu Nanxun patted Lin Qing on the shoulder and advised her.
"But I really like this house!"
Lin Qing feigned hesitation and then turned to the landlord, "Uncle Zhao, is it really impossible to lower the price any further?"
The landlord hesitated when he saw this scene. After thinking for a while, he steeled himself and shook his head firmly.
"Honey, let's forget it. We really don't have that much money. Let's buy a smaller one first, and I'll get you a bigger one when I earn more money later."
Gu Nanxun reached out and grabbed Lin Qing, earnestly trying to persuade her.
Lin Qing deliberately remained silent for a while before reluctantly nodding.
"Oh well!"
The landlord, who had been watching the couple closely, immediately became anxious upon hearing this, "What? You're not buying it anymore?"
Lin Qing paused for a moment upon hearing this, then shook her head reluctantly, "I'm sorry, Uncle Zhao, we really don't have enough money."
Seeing this, Zhao Shu thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and sighed, "Fine, fine... I see you really want it, and we seem to have such a connection, so I'll sell it to you for 2800! I originally wanted to sell it for 3000, but seeing your sincerity, and that I'm in a hurry to sell, 2800 is the lowest price I can offer. If you can accept it, we'll proceed with the paperwork; if you can't... if you can't accept it, then go find someone else!"
Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun exchanged a glance and nodded. They both knew that even at 3000, they were getting a good deal, let alone 2800!
"Although 2800 is still a bit much for us, my wife likes it! Let's go back and scrape it together. Okay, let's do the paperwork at the housing management office in an hour."
"Is an hour enough? If not, we can give you a little more time."
When Old Zhao heard Gu Nanxun say that he still had to go back to raise money, he was worried that the young couple wouldn't have enough money in an hour, so he kindly said...
"That's enough, we live not far from here."
Lin Qing feigned delight, deliberately letting Lao Zhao see her happiness, also to further reassure him.
"Alright! Since it's agreed, see you at the Housing Management Bureau in an hour."
After seeing that both parties had reached an agreement, Director Liu smiled and said...
...
An hour later, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun returned to the Housing Management Bureau with the prepared money.
With Director Liu's help, both parties signed a contract and completed the house sale procedures.
Old Zhao happily accepted the money and then handed the house keys to Lin Qing.
"Uncle Zhao, what do you think of the furniture in the house?"
Lin Qing took the key and smiled as she gave him a reminder.
Old Zhao waved his hand happily, "I don't need the furniture, I'll give it to you."
Originally, Lao Zhao didn't have much hope of selling the house, after all, he was leaving next week and the house had only been listed for sale, how could he find a buyer so quickly! Unexpectedly, he found a buyer so quickly and sold the house, which made Lao Zhao very happy.
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Zhao!"
Lin Qing nodded happily; she had carefully examined the house when she was looking at it before.
Although the furniture in the house was old, it was made of high-quality mahogany. While it wasn't particularly valuable, it was still a small profit!
"Thank you so much. Now I can go find my son with peace of mind," Old Zhang said gratefully.
"Then I wish you a safe journey," Lin Qing said with a smile.
"Okay, okay... haha..."
Old Zhao happily said "good" three times, and then laughed heartily, showing that he was in a very good mood.
After saying goodbye to Lao Zhao and Director Liu, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun happily rode their bikes home.
Lin Qing was in a particularly good mood because she had exceeded her task target for the day.
"Huh..."
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