Li Mosheng is indeed an old Beijinger. He got the news within a few days after he was told to hand it over to them. Li Mosheng was old and didn't like to move around, so he ordered Li Qiuxuan and Li Xiuming to take them to see the house, and said that if the money was not enough, he could add to it.
Gu Changqing and Bai Ruozhen naturally wouldn't agree. Putting aside the fact that they were rich now, even if they weren't, they wouldn't ask Li Mosheng for money. Li Mosheng had suffered so much over the past decade and was finally able to live a good life. How could they possibly spend his money again?
However, it was not until they arrived at the yard that they understood why Li Mosheng said that.
Because the yard is very large, it is a quadrangle courtyard. After a few people walked around, they found that although this yard is called a three-story courtyard, it is actually not smaller than the four-story courtyard. After entering the gate, there is a row of more than ten back houses in the outer courtyard. After entering the second gate, there is a row of five main houses in the front of the inner courtyard, with three ear rooms on each side, three side rooms in a row to the east and west, and a small garden and a small pond in the backyard. At the end, there are six back rooms.
Of course, Bai Ruozhen was envious of this courtyard, as it was so similar to the home she lived in in her previous life. Gu Xiaoli stood by and excitedly pulled Bai Ruozhen's hand, "Sister-in-law, take this one, this one is great."
Bai Ruozhen grinned slightly. It was pretty good, but in her previous life, her house had more than three courtyards. The courtyard where she lived alone had two courtyards.
"Are you satisfied?" Gu Changqing suddenly came over and asked.
Bai Ruozhen nodded, "Satisfied." She glanced at the well-preserved yard and said, "But a yard this big must be very expensive, right?"
Gu Changqing smiled and said, "I don't know. I'll ask later."
As he spoke, Gu Changqing pulled Li Xiuming aside and asked about the price. Li Xiuming stretched out his fingers and said, "This amount."
Gu Changqing was surprised. "So cheap?" He could buy a house like this for 20,000 yuan? He would be rich.
Li Xiuming whispered, "The owner of this courtyard was once a friend of Grandpa's. He was subjected to severe persecution over the years, and because the courtyard was convenient, it was given to a rebel to live in, which saved him from much damage. However, after being rehabilitated, Grandpa's friend became extremely disappointed with the country and was even more unwilling to live in a courtyard once occupied by rebels, so he wanted to sell it." He paused. "They don't need this courtyard, so it's a favor to Grandpa."
After hearing this, Gu Changqing understood and immediately decided, "Okay, buy it."
Li Xiuming was surprised by his straightforwardness. "Is the money enough? If not, Grandpa can help you. Of course, my parents and I won't mind."
Gu Changqing chuckled and shook his head, "To be honest, we are rich. We have made a lot of money from trading these past few years."
Li Xiuming had vaguely heard about this, so he didn't say anything more. "Then let's go and handle the formalities?"
"Okay." Gu Changqing went over and told Bai Ruozhen. Bai Ruozhen was pleasantly surprised and said, "Really? That's great. Let's go back and get the money right away."
These days, people don’t save their money in banks, so when they came to Beijing, they hid tens of thousands of dollars and brought them with them. Now, if they want to buy a yard, they can just go back and get the money.
After returning home and getting the money, Gu Changqing followed the person entrusted by the homeowner and Li Xiuming to handle the transfer procedures. When they came back in the afternoon, Gu Changqing handed a book to Bai Ruozhen and said, "Wife, keep it. We will have a home in the future."
Bai Ruozhen grinned almost to his ears, then froze, "Why is it my name?"
Gu Changqing said, "You are my wife, it doesn't matter whether it's about you or me."
Bai Ruozhen was deeply moved by these words. Li Mosheng and his wife were also very happy to see this. "Let's ask around and buy a yard for Xiuming as well."
Zhang Huilin agreed, "I think it's okay. I'll write Xiaoli's name on it too."
When Gu Xiaoli heard that, she was shocked and quickly said, "No, it's not appropriate to ask for such a valuable item before getting married."
Grandma Li said cheerfully, "Then get married quickly."
Gu Xiaoli blushed for the first time, "I still have to go to college."
"How about getting engaged first?" Bai Ruozhen suggested.
Gu Xiaoli immediately refused and glared at her, "Let's talk about it later."
Li Mosheng said with a smile, "Then write Xiuming first, and change the name after the engagement."
Li Xiuming had no objection to this, and his eyes were shining when he looked after Xiaoli.
Bai Ruozhen and his wife didn't expect that buying the yard would be so easy. The next day, they hurriedly used Li's phone to inform their family. The call was made to the commune, and it happened to be Gu Changbai who answered the phone. When he heard that they had bought the house, he was stunned for a moment, then said he would go home to inform them, and then wrote down the phone number and asked Qiu Lanying to come and call back.
When Gu Changbai returned home and told everyone about it, the whole family was very happy. Aunt Gu said, "That's great! After the first month of the lunar year, his uncle and I will take the child to the capital."
Qiu Lanying naturally had no objection. When she called Gu Changqing that afternoon, she told him about the preparations. "You guys go to school first, and there's no need to rush to clean up. I'll see if there's anything else and then ask for leave to go over with your second uncle and the others to help clean up."
Gu Changqing thought for a moment and said, "Mom, the yard is quite big. I don't think you and Second Aunt will be able to clean it up."
Qiu Lanying didn't think too much about it. "If I can't finish it in one day, I can take two days. What's there to be afraid of?"
Well, since his mother has said it, Gu Changqing won’t say anything more.
It was already the 16th day of the first lunar month, and school was just a few days away. Gu Changqing simply took Gu Xiaoli and Bai Ruozhen to the yard every day to clean up. Some of the furniture in the yard had not been moved. Gu Changqing originally wanted to sell it as junk, but Bai Ruozhen said that the furniture was made of fine wood and that he might not be able to buy anything better than this one, so it was better to just use it.
The four of them cleaned for three consecutive days, and finally tidied up the inner courtyard house. This was enough for their family to live in. The back house and the back room would be used to store some miscellaneous items, so there was no rush to clean them up. As for the small garden and pond in the backyard, Bai Ruozhen smiled and said, "I guess I'll plant some vegetables when Mom comes."
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