Mi Fei didn't think that people from the countryside were inferior. He had even eaten at Uncle Shu's house before. Uncle Shu's family was very nice and their cooking was delicious. Mi Fei envied their harmonious family atmosphere.
Mi Fei put his finger to his lips and shushed her. "Don't let my brother Donglin hear you say that. My sister-in-law is from the countryside, but she's beautiful, smart, hardworking, and good at making money. Even I, an outsider, am envious of her, let alone my brother."
He Xinyan felt a lump in her throat. Mi Fei used to only revolve around her, and He Xinyan thought that he only had eyes for her. She never expected that he would praise Chu Yu like this.
He Xinyan forced a smile. "That's not what I meant. Feelings are pure and have nothing to do with conditions or family background, but marriage is the union of two families. There's a huge difference between people from Beijing and those from other places. You can't see it now, but it will show after marriage. I have a colleague who thought girls from other places were great in every way before he got married, but the bride's family demanded a higher dowry than anyone else. The groom not only had to take care of the bride's family, but also had to pay the dowry for the bride's younger brother. There were too many troublesome things."
Mi Fei frowned, feeling that He Xinyan was acting a little strange today.
What is a bride price? It's nothing to either Dai Donglin or Chu Yu.
But he never expected He Xinyan to say such a thing.
The goddess who was high and mighty suddenly descended to earth. Mi Fei was a little stunned and quickly ended the conversation, pulling He Xinyan inside to look at the house.
Courtyard houses in Houhai have always been highly sought after, and Mi Fei also wanted to buy one, but all his money was invested in his business, so he didn't have that much cash on hand.
In the 1980s, there was no such thing as a loan when buying a courtyard house; it was all done in cash. Most people who sold houses were going abroad, and only cash could be taken with them.
The person who brought Dai Donglin here was Qian Jincheng, a local from Beijing. These days, there's no such thing as a real estate agent, but he was doing the work of one.
He helps connect people who want to move to a new house.
If someone's child wants to transfer schools, he'll help them find connections and connections.
He would help people get their household registration transferred through connections.
In those days, there were no commercial housing transactions in Beijing. The only things that could be traded in Beijing were self-built houses and courtyard houses. In the early days of reform and opening up, many people who came from that era did not believe that the inland areas could be peaceful. They were afraid that they would be purged in the future, so they tried every means to sell their ancestral properties and go abroad.
Qian Jincheng inquired about several properties, and they were all in the same situation.
This apartment in Houhai is the best. It's over 400 square meters, and you can go right to Houhai Lake right outside the door. You can swim in the summer and ice skate in the winter. Even the breeze has an air of nobility. Not to mention Dai Donglin, Qian Jincheng liked this apartment the most after looking at so many properties.
"Look at this room, the view from the window. You can see the view as soon as you open the door, and you can reach Houhai Lake by opening this small door. The water is deeper here, so there are fewer old men swimming in the summer than across the street, and people don't go ice skating here in the winter. It's quieter here."
Dai Donglin didn't have a good impression of courtyard houses. Aren't courtyard houses just single-story houses? Many courtyard houses can't be fitted with toilets, and the sewers can't be properly modified. How can living in a courtyard house be as convenient as living in an apartment building?
Furthermore, these old houses have been around for a long time; who knows how many people might have died in the past?
Dai Donglin thought that the courtyard house was not suitable for living, but Chu Yu said that the courtyard house was valuable, so he went to buy it, put it in Chu Yu's name, and gave it to her as a dowry.
“You talk to my girlfriend. Whether it’s okay or not is up to her,” Dai Donglin said.
Qian Jincheng was taken aback, then realized what he meant. "Oh dear, it's my fault for not thinking this through. May I ask your name?"
"My surname is Zhou," Chu Yu said with a smile.
“Ms. Zhou, let me show you around. This house is really nice, but of course, the price isn’t low either. The seller is asking for 120,000. I think I can negotiate it down to around 100,000.”
Everyone says that houses are cheap these days, but everyone knows that houses in such good locations are rare, and it's not uncommon to see people who can come up with 100,000 yuan in cash outright.
But a house bought for 100,000 yuan can be sold for hundreds of millions in the future.
Chu Yu was thinking of buying one apartment in Houhai and another one in the inner ring road. She would buy one for Dai Donglin first and then choose one at her own pace. Chu Xiang had made some money from publishing, and she originally wanted to send the money home to Chu Xiang, but Chu Xiang insisted on giving all the money to her.
Chu Yu's money should be used to start a film and television company. The matter of buying a house can be taken slowly. First, we should find a suitable one for Dai Donglin.
"This house is nice."
"That would be wonderful! There's also a corridor and a grape trellis behind the house. After you buy them, you can take a walk by Houhai Lake after dinner. That would be the life of a god."
In her past life, Chu Yu's friend, who was known as "Sister House," owned a house here, which she always envied.
There's nothing wrong with the house; she asked Qian Jincheng to contact the homeowner and arrange a meeting.
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