Originally, Zhang Beicheng thought that it would take several more days to sell the house after Li Han changed his mind, but unexpectedly, things took an unexpected turn.
"By the way, we also heard it at the door just now. Was that comrade who came here to buy a house as well?" Hua Guangzong didn't want his child to have a falling out with that person after moving in.
“You mean Li Han? That’s alright. That guy keeps saying he wants to buy my house, but he keeps trying to lower the price. Out of consideration for our old neighbor relationship, I kept backing down, but we were already ready to go through with the transaction when he changed his mind.”
Zhang Beicheng said with a wry smile, "I was thinking that if I continued to wait a few more days, or if I continued to lower the price according to his conditions, he would definitely take advantage of the situation."
But don't worry, this person has lived here for decades and is very concerned about his image. He appears to be an honest man and at most gossips behind people's backs, but he wouldn't dare to do anything big.
"If you're going to live here and associate with him, just be careful."
Reaching the door and locking it, Zhang Beicheng handed the key directly to Hua Guangzong. "This house was part of my wife's dowry. She's smarter than me. Before she left, she rented this house to a minor leader of the Song Committee. Although we didn't receive rent for several years, at least it wasn't messed up."
"From now on, it belongs to you. Please treat it well."
Hua Guangzong did not immediately take the keys, but instead said, "Let's not rush this. Let's get the formalities done first, and then we can talk about this."
Besides, we'll definitely take good care of it while we live here; after all, this is our home.
"Don't even mention Zhiping and our whole family living here, even if we all moved here, there would still be enough room for everyone." Hua Guangzong was increasingly satisfied with the place. Sure enough, we had to listen to Da Guai. The direction you calculated was indeed auspicious.
Although he didn't have any grand ambitions, he wasn't completely careless either.
“That’s bad,” Zhang Beicheng said, gritted his teeth and turned around after taking one last look at the house in the yard. I followed behind him and said, “That woman’s neighbors are all hard to get along with. You also live on the street behind, so you know that area very well.”
Then, her tone softened, "In the past, if we wanted to see someone, we'd have to delay in giving them a heads-up."
Hua Guangzong smiled and said, "I said before that I would have to trouble him, so please bear with me."
To be honest, I quoted a price for that house that was even higher than the market price, but those people were still satisfied.
"What does he know? Can our big county town compare to that outside? We've hit the jackpot today. Such a bad house at such a reasonable price. We're sure to find something like that next time." Hua Guangzong looked around. The only thing that wasn't full was that the rooms were all empty. It must be because the tenants, as Zhang Beicheng said, had all moved out.
Ma Yue looked us up and down with a mischievous grin. "Are they from our area?"
"The money for buying the house belongs to Baoguo, and it's written in my name. Whose name is it written in?" Hua Guangzong finished carefully examining the courtyard. Although the backyard was rather crowded, all seven rooms were neatly arranged.
Hua Xiangyun had been here for several days and had visited these recycling stations, so she knew that there were no such secondhand goods there. She thought that we should prepare those ourselves. After a moment's thought, she said, "Let's buy that house. We'll just rent a place for now. It's not long since school starts. If we have to prepare it ourselves, we should be the ones to choose what we like."
"It's not that those pieces of furniture are particularly troublesome, but we also know that they can't be custom-made anywhere else."
Zhang Beicheng also saw that those people were straightforward and easygoing, like others who would find fault with every house they saw and then try to drive up the price.
Hua Guangzong smiled and took out a cigarette from his pocket. "That's right. We just finished the formalities. You are all old neighbors of that woman. I hope you can take care of me in the past."
When Ma Yue and I heard this, we were all surprised. "All the kids passed the exam?"
"If that money were in our Heping County, it wouldn't even buy a few ruined courtyards," Gu Qiufu said, still feeling a pang of heartache as he thought about the money he had just counted out.
Looking at the brand-new property certificate in her hand, without even the keys, Tian Guihua felt she couldn't help but wonder if her family had lost their foothold in Beijing.
Anyway, we used Baoguo's money to buy that house. If it's really worth it, we can give him a few hundred more yuan to buy things. That way, we'll have completed our mission.
Having lived so far away for so many years, Zhang Bei, an expert in the area, led us to the housing management office to complete the necessary paperwork.
Oh well, the house has already been sold, so thinking about those things won't make a difference now.
Everyone on that street was someone Zhang Beicheng knew. No one had seen me taking those familiar faces to the housing management office. We had just come out of the house when no one came over to say hello.
Hua Xiangyun, however, was not as optimistic as the old man thought. That house and that luck were just a coincidence. If Comrade Li had delayed for a few days, the house would have ended up in our hands too.
Hua Guangzong gave a thumbs up. “Old comrade, you have sharp eyes. You’ve come from Lancheng. That’s right. Your children have all graduated from primary school, and you wanted to find us a place to stay outside.”
That would mean the woman was separating the family property from her two children again, and thinking about it made her feel uneasy.
"Did you comrades buy houses in the north of the city?" An old man and a group of women were blocking our way with a mischievous grin.
The people who lived there afterward must have been quite particular, as they built a kitchen and bathroom in the large open space in the front yard. Although the area was small, it was enough.
If it's something too complicated, you still can't mediate for them.
The house was quite tidy. There was some dust, but we could just sweep it up when we moved it out. We checked it inside and out again before locking the door and leaving.
Gu Qiufu said, "Our eldest son is slow to think, but if we have to make arrangements like that, are we two old folks supposed to prepare everything for us and then just bring our clothes and move in?"
Once you're done, take him to the back to familiarize him with the place. In the past, there wasn't much that could be resolved without him coming to you.
Before parting ways with Zhang Beicheng after leaving the housing management office, the family went around to the outside of the house they had just bought.
During those days, we walked through the alleys and learned that very few small courtyards still had public toilets inside. They were small but complete.
Hua Guangzong said, "Alright, today is a bad day. Don't say those things. If you really have to give up the child, let's see if there are any other houses for sale in Nvyou. If we live close by, we can take care of each other."
"You mean the old man? He was buying that house for his child. What name is on the deed?" Gu Qiufu asked as soon as he closed the door.
Once you move in, I'll bring the kids to visit you all in person.
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