Judging from the tone of his voice, Chen Baifu knew that the old man knew Zhao Erliang.
He handed a cigarette to the old man and said with a smile:
“Sir, we’re not bad people. I’m a worker at Baode Button Factory. This girl is a distant relative of mine. Her family wants to buy a house in Deyang. They heard that Zhao Erliang has a house for sale, so they came to talk to him.”
In the days before the internet and real estate agents, selling a house relied solely on word of mouth. Ge Lanzhi was a kind-hearted person, and people were willing to tell her the news, which is how she found out that Zhao Erliang's family had a house to sell.
Upon hearing this, the old man frowned even more deeply.
"What? This little brat wants to sell the house? Shameless spendthrift, he's completely disgraced our ancestors!"
In people's minds today, selling a house or a homestead is like selling one's ancestors, which is against all reason and morals, and is worse than being a pig or a dog!
The old man was a long-time neighbor in the area, knew Zhao Erliang's parents, and had practically watched Zhao Erliang grow up. The kid didn't seem too bad when he was young, but who knew he'd turn out so wickedly, even having the audacity to sell out his ancestors!
Judging from the old man's reaction, Zhao Erliang is most likely a scoundrel and a rogue, and dealing with such a person is risky.
But risks are often accompanied by huge profits. In such a prime location as a department store, no normal person would sell it. Now that he has finally found a house for sale, Chu Yu is determined to buy it, even if it is a bit troublesome.
Chu Yu sincerely said, "Sir, my family runs a small business and we'd like to settle down in Deyang. Zhao Erliang wants to sell his house, so why not sell it to me? We're respectable people, after all, and we won't do anything wrong."
The old man seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he stood up and said, "You're right, girl. I'll take you to find Zhao Erliang right now."
The old man led the way, winding his way through several alleys until they reached a red wooden door. He pushed it open and shouted rudely into the alley:
"Zhao Erliang, someone is looking for you!"
A bald, unreliable man walked out and glared fiercely at the old man.
The old man was furious: "Your mother repeatedly told you before she died not to sell the old house, and you readily agreed. But after only a month, you're already thinking of selling it! If your mother knew this from below, she would haunt you even as a ghost!"
Zhao Erliang, with a scoundrel-like demeanor, said, "You old bastard, mind your own business! I can sell my own house whenever I want; it's none of your concern!"
"You good-for-nothing! How could your parents have given birth to such a thing as you!"
The old man was so angry he was trembling. Too lazy to waste words, he decided to ignore him and pointed at Chu Yu, saying:
"This young lady came to Deyang to make a living and wants to buy a house here. Instead of selling your parents' hard-earned money to an unreliable person, you might as well find a good buyer! Forget it, I can't be bothered with your family's affairs. You two can talk it over yourselves!"
Upon hearing that Chu Yu was there to buy a house, Zhao Erliang immediately put on a smiling face and said ingratiatingly:
"You want to buy a house? I'm not bragging, but my house has a great location, a great layout, and great natural light. You won't find another house as good as this in all of Deyang! Naturally, a good house will be more expensive..."
Chu Yu frowned. "What price do you want?"
Zhao Erliang glanced at their clothes and his eyes darted around. "At least three thousand five!"
The old man's eyes widened, clearly not expecting Zhao Erliang to be so shameless. Three thousand yuan was already a high price for that house, but Zhao Erliang added another five hundred yuan. Wasn't he taking advantage of the fact that the girl was from out of town?
Shameless! Utterly shameless! The old man, disgusted by this behavior, stormed off in a huff.
"Three thousand five?" Chen Baifu's face darkened. "Wasn't it supposed to be three thousand? How come it went up by five hundred overnight? That house isn't worth that much!"
“How is it not worth it? It was originally three thousand, that’s true, but after I spread the word, a lot of people came to inquire. They all want to do business in the department store. If there are more buyers, of course the price will go up, right?” Zhao Erliang grinned, his face slick with oil. “If you don’t want it, there are other people waiting to buy it. Maybe the price will go up again next time.”
Chu Yu wasn't against it; she would be willing to pay even 10,000 yuan to buy the house.
However, Zhao Erliang is not easy to deal with. If she agrees to three thousand five, Zhao Erliang will ask for four thousand. If she agrees to four thousand, her partner will ask for four thousand five.
Chu Yu said with difficulty, "Three thousand five is too expensive. We really can't afford that much money."
Zhao Erliang smiled and said, "If you don't want it, it will cost at least four thousand yuan next time you come. Think it over carefully!"
Chu Yu and Chen Baifu exchanged a glance, and Chen Baifu said, "Please give us a sincere price. How much are you willing to pay? We'll see if it's acceptable."
"I said the lowest price is three thousand five."
Chu Yu considered for a moment, "How about this, we each compromise, how about 3,200? If you agree, we can sign the contract now, if not, I'll have to go look at other places. But if you don't sell to me, the other buyers may not be able to come up with that much money."
She thought Zhao Erliang would try to raise the price, but to her surprise, he agreed immediately, which surprised Chu Yu.
The two agreed to go to the housing management office the next day to complete the transfer procedures.
When I left, the old man was still sitting at the door enjoying the cool air.
"You really agreed to give him three thousand five hundred?"
Chu Yu shook her head, "He agreed to 3,200."
"How could he refuse? He's gambled away so much money, his wife left him, and he's found another woman to spend his days eating and drinking, even taking her to department stores to have a good time... He's a gambler, he can't afford any money, what woman would want with him?"
Chu Yu didn't care whether she bought it at a high price. In her eyes, this amount of money was nothing. Buying a house for a little over three thousand yuan was something she could laugh in her dreams.
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