"What's wrong with that old man?"
The old man's wife asked in confusion.
“That old man wants to move in with his son, so he wants to sell the house he’s currently living in! I asked last time, and it only costs 500 yuan to buy it. I’m thinking of selling this house and then buying the old man’s house. That way, we can save 4,000 yuan!”
The old man said with a profound expression.
Upon hearing this, the old man's wife slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Oh my, the old man is so smart! We two old folks don't need such a big house. Living over there, we can help our son take care of our grandson!"
Upon hearing this, the old man stroked his beard and said with a smug look on his face, "That's what I think too."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and go out so that people don't regret buying it."
After discussing it with his wife, the old man hurriedly left the house, his face beaming with satisfaction.
"Young ladies, we've reached an agreement," the old man said excitedly. "Since you both want it, we'll sell you the apartment we're currently living in as well. However, this apartment is a bit bigger than the one next door, so the price might be slightly higher."
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi were secretly pleased to hear this, but they didn't show it.
"How much does the old man want to sell it for?"
Lin Qing stepped forward and asked with a smile.
"I can see you're genuinely interested in buying, so I'll give you a fair price. This one is 500 more expensive than the one next door, so let's make it 5000!"
The old man said with a smile.
"500 more expensive? We need to check out the house."
Lin Qing said with a smile, "It feels like this old man is obsessed with spending 5000."
"That's only right, that's only right..."
Upon hearing this, the girl's husband immediately smiled and said...
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi followed the old lady into the shop. The first floor of the shop was very spacious, with only a square eight-immortal table, a dining table, and a few stools. On the right side of the room was a kitchen partitioned off with wooden boards, and a pile of miscellaneous items was piled up in the corner of the room.
The two went upstairs, where the old man and woman's bedroom was located, with several rooms separated by wooden boards.
"This house has a total area of 250 square meters, upstairs and downstairs, while the house next door has a total area of only 200 square meters. Therefore, we didn't ask for more than 500 yuan."
The old man explained to Lin Qing and Zhao Xi with a smile.
"Does the neighbor want to see it too?"
After looking at the house, the old man asked with a smile.
"Of course I want to see it!"
Lin Qing nodded and said.
The old man searched the house for a while, found the key to the next room, and then took Lin Qing and Zhao Xi to the next room.
The house next door has the exact same layout as the old man's house, except that the house next door is particularly spacious, with only some wood piled up in the hall on the first floor, and nothing else.
“Our two houses are the best located on this street, with a wide frontage and situated in the middle of the area. Moreover, the houses were built using the best materials; you can see that all the wood here is top-quality.”
The old man patted the stair railing and praised it with a smile.
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi exchanged a glance, then nodded. "Alright? When shall we complete the formalities?"
"What kind of procedures?"
The old man said with a puzzled look.
"Yes, the old man is right. It's not enough for you to give us money; we just need to give you the keys and the land deed. What other procedures do we need to go through?"
The old man's wife also looked puzzled.
"Of course we need to go through the formalities. We need to go to the housing management office to transfer the property, which is to register it."
Lin Qing explained with a smile.
"Why bother with all that! Just give me the money, and I'll give you the land deed and the keys!"
The old man said, finding it troublesome.
"Sir, it's safer to register at the housing management office!"
Lin Qing explained with a smile.
"Young lady, that won't do. What if the boss doesn't agree? We're getting old; we can't afford to be criticized again!"
The old man and woman exchanged a glance, shook their heads, and refused.
"Sir, please don't worry! The national policy now allows the sale of houses. What does the housing management office do? It's in charge of the sale of houses. My third brother just bought a house nearby a few days ago and registered it at the housing management office. If the government didn't approve, we wouldn't dare to do it! We're still university students, so please don't worry!"
Lin Qing knew what the old man was worried about, so she smiled and explained.
"Are you really going to give up?"
The old man asked with some skepticism.
“Look at what the old man is saying. If it weren’t allowed, we definitely wouldn’t have dared to do it! We only went to transfer the property because it was permitted.”
Zhao Xi also stepped forward and said with a grin.
"Old man, don't ask. Those two girls aren't afraid, so what are we two old folks afraid of? If you're scared, I'll go."
The old man's wife suddenly rolled her eyes at him and said something.
"Look at you, you old woman, do you think I'm a coward? I have to find out the truth."
The old man scratched his head sheepishly and said loudly.
…………
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi watched with smiles as the old man and woman bickered.
"Young lady, when should we go to complete the formalities? But let's make it clear, you have to give us a few days' grace after we finish the formalities, we still need to move!"
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi were engrossed in watching when the old man coughed and said something.
"I think it's better to do it today! The weather's nice today, so why don't you go back and get the money, and my wife and I will go look for the land deed? We'll take the documents and go directly to the place you mentioned that manages such-and-such property to process it!"
Before Lin Qing and Zhao Xi could speak, the old man's wife quickly spoke up, and then tugged at the old man's clothes.
"Yes, yes, yes... my husband is right, let's do it today!"
The old man knew his wife was afraid the two young girls would change their minds, so he quickly added his own words.
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi didn't expect that the old man and woman were even more anxious than they were.
“Alright then! The elderly couple can go back and find the land deed, while the two of us will go get the money. We'll come find you in a bit, and we'll go to the housing management office together.”
Lin Qing said with a smile.
"Alright, then we'll be waiting for you at home. You'd better hurry up, so we can pack our things and move as soon as possible!"
The old man's wife said impatiently.
"Okay, don't worry, we'll be quick. We have our passbook with us! We'll just go to the nearby credit union to withdraw it."
Lin Qing patted the bag on her back and said to the old man.
"Okay, okay... then you guys go quickly, I'll wait for you."
The old man was even more satisfied upon hearing this, and he said with a big smile.
Lin Qing and Zhao Xi said goodbye to the old man and then went home.
"You're back so soon?"
Seeing the two of them return home with smiles on their faces, Dong Xiulan asked them with curiosity.
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