This isn't a high demand. These days, who buys a house for convenience? Although Beijing has a subway, there aren't many lines right now. They've just come from the countryside and don't know how to use the subway, so living nearby would be much more convenient.
Shu Aiguo took a fancy to a house with many rooms and a large yard. It was the former residence of a scholar, which he thought was quite auspicious.
He asked Chu Yu to take a look, and the location was indeed good; a famous commercial street from later generations was located nearby.
When Shu Aiguo moves into a commercial apartment, this courtyard house can be rented out to others, generating at least several million yuan in rent per year.
Chu Yu agreed, and Shu Aiguo took it on. The other party asked for 70,000 yuan, which Shu Aiguo thought was expensive, and Deng Fangping also thought the price was outrageous.
“In my hometown, a house only costs a little over 10,000 yuan, and that’s a multi-story house. These courtyard houses are just single-story houses, right? How can they be worth so much money?”
“This is a legacy left by our ancestors, a scarce resource that money can’t buy. To be honest, the location is excellent, convenient to go anywhere, and the yard is spacious with no trees yet,” Chu Yu smiled and teased, “Aunt, have you thought this through? If you don’t buy it, I’ll buy it for you.”
Things only seem appealing when there's competition for them.
Upon hearing that Chu Yu wanted to buy it, Deng Fangping immediately thought that this house was a good thing. It was only 70,000 yuan.
Although she seemed stingy, she couldn't even afford to buy a boxed meal on the train, and she squeezed into a hard seat with a group of people, and even went to the toilet to drink cold water to quench her thirst.
But she wasn't poor at all.
The roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop earned her tens of thousands of yuan. Although Xibao kept investing money, she could still get over 100,000 yuan a year. Shulan gave her 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a year. Deng Fangping could be considered a semi-rich woman.
Deng Fangping would never be willing to spend 70,000 yuan to buy a car!
She wasn't stupid to spend 70,000 yuan on a house. She gritted her teeth and took out the money. Of course, she bargained several times before taking out the money, managing to squeeze a piece of the other party's money out of her before finally buying the house.
Having a house gave Deng Fangping a sense of belonging. She was a country girl with little education and never expected to be able to buy a house in Beijing.
Lying in bed at night, Deng Fangping chatted with Shu Aiguo:
"Patriotism, now we're practically half Beijingers, right?"
Shu Aiguo was also quite excited. For a countryman coming to the city, everything was new and exciting. Now he had a courtyard house in Beijing, and he was in good health. If the people of Shanguan Village heard this news, they would be incredibly envious of him.
His descendants all started from a different point in time.
“Fang Ping, when we got married, I was dirt poor, I had nothing. The wardrobe we used for the wedding was borrowed. Luckily, you were willing to endure hardship with me. Now we have three children and three houses. Shulan and Chuyu are doing quite well in the clothing business. We two old folks should treat ourselves better from now on, don't be stingy with food and clothes. Let's splurge once in a while and spend a few cents on a bath…”
Deng Fangping chuckled, thinking he was particularly spineless.
They all had money, yet all he asked for was to get a bath.
"Okay, I'll give you two yuan tomorrow. Go to a nice bathhouse, get someone to scrub your back, and apply some milk. Go all out."
Shu Aiguo smiled憨厚ly. He came from a poor background and was reluctant to spend too much money on himself.
They owe their success to Chu Yu. If it weren't for Chu Yu, he would be penniless, looked down upon by Shu Jiandang, and unable to even afford his child's tuition.
But where is Shu Jiandang now?
Shu Aiguo is worth millions and owns three houses, one of which is a courtyard house!
Deng Fangping was reluctant to spend money on renovations, so she planned to just paint the walls white, move some furniture from Xibao, and move in.
Chu Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with it. They were all farmers, and there was no reason for them to start with extravagant spending. Frugality was a good habit.
She hadn't seen Shen Jun for several days and was worried that Shen Jun was too tired from working at the shop, so she planned to go over and help her out. But as soon as she arrived at the shop entrance, she saw a young woman carrying a snakeskin bag standing there.
"Hello, is this shop owned by Zou Minzhao?"
She spoke with a strong regional accent, leading Chu Yu to assume she was from Shen Jun's hometown and had come here to make a living. "You are...?"
The woman smiled and said, "I am Zou Minzhao's daughter!"
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