Hearing Zhao Xi's words, Lin Qing felt a surge of joy. She also realized that her luck had indeed been getting better and better in the past two years.
But she still modestly waved her hand and said, "I didn't expect to be so lucky to meet such a big customer as Zhang San. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to sell so many watches so quickly. However, this isn't a long-term business. Once he finds a source of goods, the business will be over. Watches won't sell for very long either. After a while, the market will be saturated, and it certainly won't be as easy to sell them later! For long-term business, clothing is more suitable."
Zhao Xi nodded upon hearing this, "You're right. However, I'm not interested in anything else, except for cooking. I've already discussed it with your third brother. Once we buy the shop, we'll open a small food stall."
Lin Qing nodded in agreement. "I've sold out of watches and clothes too. I plan to go shopping in the next few days to see if I can find any more shops. We can go together then!"
"Okay, your third brother has been talking about shops every day lately. If you're lucky, you might actually be able to buy one if you go with him!"
Zhao Xi smiled and nodded in agreement.
Dong Xiulan nodded: "You two can discuss and handle your own affairs. Anyway, there's nothing I can do to help you. I'll just take good care of the child."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qing smiled and hugged Dong Xiulan, then happily said, "Mom, don't worry! We know what we're doing. It's already very kind of you to take good care of the child."
When Gu Nanxun returned that evening, Lin Qing told him that she and Zhao Xi would go to the street to look for a house the next day.
The next morning, after Lin Qing finished breakfast, she and Zhao Xi strolled around Houhai.
There was a row of two-story shops along the Houhai waterfront, and Lin Qing and Zhao Xi strolled around the shops at their leisure.
Most of the shops were locked, with only a very few having people living inside.
"Sir, may I ask whose house this is?"
Lin Qing walked to a house and saw an old man sitting outside in the sun. She went up to him, smiled, pointed to the house next door, and asked him about it.
What are you people doing?
The old man did not answer Lin Qing's question, but asked with a wary look.
"Sir, please don't misunderstand. We are from out of town and came here to study. We want to buy a house here. I noticed that most of the houses on this street are locked, so we were thinking of seeing if we could buy one."
Seeing that the old man had misunderstood, Lin Qing quickly explained.
"You want to buy a house?"
The old man asked in surprise, but he still remained wary.
Seeing that the old man was still somewhat wary, Lin Qing continued to patiently explain, "Grandpa, my family is from the south, and we love rivers. I see this is by the river, and I really like the houses here! That's why I thought I'd ask you about it."
Zhao Xi chimed in, "That's right, sir. We're just students. We don't have any other intentions. We just want to settle down here."
After hearing what the two men said, the old man's expression softened slightly. He looked them over and then slowly said, "This house is mine."
Lin Qing's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she quickly asked, "Then, sir, are you selling this house? We really love it here."
The old man pondered for a moment and said, "I can sell it, but the price won't be cheap. If you're sincere, we can talk."
Zhao Xi and Lin Qing exchanged a glance, both seeing the expectation in each other's eyes.
Zhao Xi said, "Sir, we can discuss the price. Please name your price and we'll hear it."
The old man held up five fingers and said, "At least this number."
Lin Qing was inwardly puzzled upon hearing this, but she remained calm on the surface. She knew that she couldn't appear too eager at this time, otherwise the other party might raise the price.
She smiled and said, "Sir, this price is a bit high. We are still students and have a limited budget. Could you possibly lower the price a bit?"
The old man shook his head and said, "This is my family's old house, and the location is good. This price is already very low."
Lin Qing smiled and shook her head upon hearing this, and continued to bargain, saying, "Sir, if you're talking about a good location, this one really isn't that good. Look how deserted the street is, there's not a single person here. It's only because we're from the south and like water that we're thinking of buying your house. You see, we're genuinely interested in buying it, so could you please reconsider?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xi quickly added, "That's right, sir. Everyone is waiting to be allocated housing these days. With this house in this location, it's really not easy to find a suitable buyer. You see, we're students too. If it's a good fit, we'll buy it."
The old man lowered his head and thought for a while after hearing this. He probably also thought that Lin Qing and Zhao Xi were right.
"Then I'll give you another 500 yuan off. That's the lowest price I can offer. I can't go any lower."
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi exchanged a glance upon hearing this, and then Lin Qing stepped forward with a smile and said, "Then, sir, let's discuss this."
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi walked to the side together, chatted casually for a while, and then came back.
"Sir, we really like this place. Since you've said that, we won't do anything else for you. But is this all you have? We want both of you."
When the old man heard Lin Qing and Zhao Xi's words, he was overjoyed. He had just casually mentioned the price, but he didn't expect the two of them to actually want to buy it. After thinking for a while, he said, "Wait a moment, I'll go back and discuss it with my wife."
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi nodded.
So the old man glanced at the two of them and went inside.
"My dear wife, my dear wife, come down quickly!"
As soon as the old man entered the house, he shouted loudly upstairs.
"You idiot, what are you yelling for? We're coming..."
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi heard the old lady's reply, and then there was silence.
"What are you doing!"
The old man's wife came downstairs and asked him a question.
“Honey, let me tell you, there are two young girls at the door who want to buy our house. I offered four thousand five hundred, and they agreed!”
Upon hearing his wife's agreement, the old man said excitedly.
"Really? Then let's sell it to them! Our house is just sitting there anyway."
The old man's two children have both been allocated houses, but because they live far apart, they both live in their assigned houses, so this house is now empty.
“Those two young girls want to buy two apartments, so I wanted to discuss with you whether we should sell the one we're living in now as well.”
The old man smiled and continued.
"We've sold our place, so where are we going to live?!"
The old man's wife hesitated for a moment upon hearing this.
"Do you remember when we visited our son a few days ago, and I was chatting with the old man next door to him?"
The old man said mysteriously.
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