The apartments are mainly two-bedroom units of 50 to 60 square meters and a small number of three-bedroom units, with a relatively compact overall layout.
The kitchen and bathroom are small. The kitchen is equipped with a simple stove, sink and cabinets, while the bathroom mainly has basic facilities such as squat toilet and washbasin.
"Our Zaolin residential area is the best residential building in Baizifang!"
The location here is good; it should be within Beijing's Second Ring Road in the future, so it should have appreciation potential.
Lin Li strolled around the neighborhood and checked the surrounding traffic. The only problem was that it was a bit far from Tsinghua University, so Lin Laosan couldn't move in right now!
How much does a three-bedroom apartment cost now?
Upon hearing this, real estate consultant Xiao Wang's eyes lit up. Was he about to place an order?
She immediately put on a smile and said, "A three-bedroom apartment facing south costs 60,000 yuan, and a three-bedroom apartment facing north costs 50,000 yuan."
Upon hearing the price, Lin Li immediately began to calculate in her mind.
She didn't have much cash on her this trip to Beijing, so the key was to buy a place first and set up a location so she could easily travel to Beijing in the future.
Moreover, in Beijing, what she most wants to buy is a courtyard house, because 40 years from now, that will be priceless!
"Take us to see the south-facing three-bedroom apartment!"
Upon hearing this, the sales consultant beamed with joy, knowing his bonus for the month was secure. "Okay, this way please."
After viewing the house, Lin Li promptly paid the deposit. She planned to pay the remaining balance after registering the property with the real estate management department two days later.
"By the way, do you have any renovation companies around here?"
As she was about to leave the sales office, Lin Li turned around and asked a question.
"Yes, Comrade Lin, do you want to start renovations immediately?"
Lin Li nodded and said firmly, "The sooner the better!"
After thinking for a while with his head down, Xiao Wang introduced himself, "I know a renovation team, a private team. They can guarantee quality and timeliness. What do you think?"
"Can I meet with them tomorrow?"
"I can contact them now, and if you two have time today, they can arrive in thirty minutes."
Lin Li glanced at her watch. "Okay, let's wait a bit. We can talk to them then."
Upon hearing Lin Li's words, Xiao Wang immediately went to contact the renovation team.
While waiting, Lin Li asked the real estate consultant for a piece of paper and a pen, and began to draw design plans.
Thirty minutes later, a man in his early forties with a dark complexion, wearing gray overalls with cement stains from the last renovation on his trousers and dark blue canvas shoes, appeared at the sales office.
"Sorry, I was delayed on the way. I brought the engineering drawings for the three-bedroom apartment with me."
Large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead down his angular chin, landing on his paint-stained work clothes. His shoulders were already soaked with sweat.
"It's alright! Come and sit down. May I ask your surname?"
"My surname is Chen, and my name is Chen Dashan." The man smiled憨厚ly as he wiped the sweat from his head with a towel around his neck.
"Hello, my name is Lin Li!"
After Chen Dashan sat down, Lin Li took out the design drawing she had just finished and started discussing it with the engineering drawings he had brought out.
During the conversation, Chen Dashan's professional skills were quite good, and Lin Li had a very good talk with him.
"Then it's settled. You go and prepare, and once you get the property certificate in two days, you can move in immediately, okay?"
“No problem!” Chen Dashan held the half of the renovation deposit given to him by Lin Li, his wrinkles deepening.
As the sun set, it bathed the sales office in a golden hue, and also made the faces of Lin Li and her son appear exceptionally rosy.
The mother and son's stomachs began to rumble. Suddenly, Lin Li thought of the tender, juicy, crispy-skinned, and succulent taste of Peking duck and made a slurping sound.
Let's go eat Peking duck today!
Seeing her greedy expression, Lin Laosan's face lit up with a smile. "Alright! I'll go ask Xiao Wang where I can get roast duck!"
He rushed to the sales office front desk like a gust of wind, caught up with Xiao Wang who was about to leave work, and after finding out what was going on, he ran back over in a flash.
"Mom, we can take bus number 10 to Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant. Xiao Wang said that roast duck there is the most authentic."
Quanjude?
It has to be the most authentic one!
"Okay, let's go to Quanjude for roast duck!"
Thirty minutes later, the two got off the No. 10 bus and saw the Quanjude Restaurant.
The dark brown wooden door stands out impressively against the backdrop of blue bricks and gray tiles, while the three black plaques with gold characters reading "Quanjude" gleam with the patina of time.
The four large characters "Hanging Oven Roast Duck" are powerful and vigorous under the lintel, and the red lanterns on both sides sway gently with the breeze, casting the shadows of the three characters "Quanjude" onto the bluestone road.
"Mom, we're here!"
The two pushed open the mottled wooden door, and a wave of heat carrying the aroma of burnt fruit and meat rushed towards them.
"It smells so good!"
Lin Laosan and Lin Li involuntarily took a deep breath, as if trying to inhale the special fragrance into their lungs.
Watching the servers in their dark blue uniforms and snow-white arm sleeves moving about in the lobby, while diners chatted loudly and ate toasts, it was quite a lively scene.
"Comrade, two seats!" Lin Laosan raised his hand and called out to a busy waiter.
"Okay, this way please." The waiter, who had been called over, led them to a seat by the window and handed them a mimeographed menu with curled edges.
"We'd like a roast duck."
Lin Laosan watched as the chef at the next table sliced a duck. The silver blade moved across the dark red duck's body, and the skin, as thin as a cicada's wing, was sliced off, glistening with amber oil. Lin Laosan couldn't help but swallow.
"Okay, just a moment!"
The waiter took back the menu, quickly wrote it down with a pen, smiled at them, and then turned to get back to work.
A moment later, the roast duck was served.
The glossy duck skin is wrapped in a honey-colored caramel crust, which reflects an enticing sheen under the light, and the rising steam carries the aroma of fruitwood.
I swallowed!
Then, imitating the waiter, the two used chopsticks to pick up a piece of tender and juicy duck meat, placed it on the dough, and added shredded green onions and cucumber inside.
After wrapping it up, dip it in the sauce and pop it into your mouth in one bite!
With a crisp "crunch," the scalding hot oil melts on the tongue, releasing an explosion of aromas from scallions, cucumbers, and meat.
"It smells so good, so delicious!"
Lin Laosan closed his eyes and savored the taste of the duck meat in his mouth. "The skin is so crispy it crumbles."
Lin Li didn't reply, keeping her head down and quickly repeating the action of wrapping the roast duck with both hands.
She was enjoying the ultimate sensation that roast duck brought her!
until……
The two ate until their bellies were round, burping contentedly, their eyes wandering...
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