Chapter 76: Wealthy and Powerful
Dean Cheng scratched his head and said with embarrassment: "Yes...it seems that the water fee is paid according to the amount of use. Although this is the team-building house of our hospital, the water and electricity bills are not our responsibility..."
Dean Cheng himself lives in a private house in a nearby village and uses free water from a well. Given his good conditions, he still feels that paying for water is a waste of money.
Rural people in the 1980s were used to saving money and felt that garbage disposal fees and water fees were a waste of money. They felt that paying those fees was a waste of money.
Even in rural areas thirty years later, there are still some elderly people who are used to living in rural areas and think that it is a great loss for young people to live in buildings and pay water fees, and even the expensive property fees are considered even more of a loss.
Lin Li quickly interrupted and said, "It's okay, my second brother is just curious and asked casually. Water and electricity bills should be paid. As long as it improves the quality of life and makes everything more convenient, it's okay to spend a little money, not to mention it's very cheap."
Dean Cheng was dumbfounded when he heard the three words "very cheap" being spoken in such a lavish and arrogant manner.
When Lin Hua heard that the girl didn't care about the water bill, there was no need for him to say anything more.
Ling Xiao also sighed that Lin Li's every move and every word now proved that she was a very visionary person, knowledgeable, far-sighted and wise.
This is not something you can just say or pretend to be.
There is a saying that goes "A man of culture is naturally elegant". Only when one is immersed in the ocean of knowledge from an early age can one reveal his inner qualities at any time and in any place.
On the contrary, those who have been immersed in a sea of ignorance and backwardness since childhood, like Lin Li in the past, have a twisted character that harms others and does not benefit themselves, and are extremely short-sighted.
Several people looked at three or four houses. Lin Hua was overwhelmed and exclaimed in admiration every time he saw one. In his eyes, these were very high-end buildings.
He was like Grandma Liu who walked into the Grand View Garden, carefully touching the snow-white walls everywhere and then looking at the flat concrete floor.
"This house is the best," Lin Hua praised as much as he could. "Even the stove is made of rammed concrete. It's really nice."
On the surface, he spoke in a very calm tone, but his excitement and wonderful expression were hard to suppress.
"Yes, yes, yes," Dean Cheng said proudly, "This is not the ordinary mud mixed with bricks in the countryside!"
Although Dean Cheng has a stable job and the conditions, he cannot live in such a good house.
He plans to save money to buy a house for his son and help him get married.
At present, it is just a glimpse.
Baby Junrui is at the age when he loves to imitate, so he also needs to learn to touch things everywhere.
But he was too short to reach the stove, so he stood on tiptoe and tried hard to touch it.
Lin Hua simply picked him up, put him on the stove, and used his hands to stop him from falling.
That way, children can touch it.
Baby Junrui parroted what others said: "Which room is the best..."
Looking at the serious look of the baby, Lin Li couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Let's go in and take a look." Lin Hua picked up the baby again and walked in first, holding the baby.
Several people walked into the main room, which should be the living room.
Looking at the neatly arranged solid wood tables and chairs, the solid wood double bed by the window, and the large wardrobe...
Dean Cheng suddenly realized.
"This house is the most luxurious in our entire hospital!" He was a little excited. "Look, the kitchen here is outside. The house is divided into a living room and two bedrooms. Both bedrooms have Kangs and are connected to the kitchen. This is the most advanced design! In addition, there is a bed area, so it can accommodate as many guests as possible!"
What he meant by "being able to accommodate a certain number of guests" was that many people could be squeezed onto the same kang.
In that poor era, families with seven or eight children all had to sleep together on a very small kang.
Lin Li said to Dean Cheng, "This is indeed more comprehensive. The most important thing is that you can move in with just your luggage. This can shorten our stay. After all, my husband is not comfortable living in the ward. So I decided to stay in this room."
Dean Cheng sucked his teeth and said, "This... this is really not possible... We plan to use this house as bait to recruit a medical university student to come to our hospital to stabilize the situation. As long as he is willing to come, he can get this house in three years... If we sell the house to you, we will have no trump card..."
"Didn't Dean Cheng say before that my husband's awakening in your hospital would bring you good luck, and that any house my husband likes would be given to him for free..."
"This……"
"Fortunately I didn't agree to your free house. Now, you are reluctant to sell this one. The so-called free house is at best the worst one..." Lin Li said sarcastically, "Fortunately I didn't agree to your free house. I know that you, Dean Cheng, are not sincere. If I take advantage of you, you will spread bad things about me everywhere, saying that I am poor and reluctant to spend money, but I am shameless enough to want the best house! Is that reasonable?"
So some money cannot be saved, and when it is time to spend it, spend it with a big knife and an axe, so that you can have the confidence to say loudly that you want the best. You can even have the confidence to argue.
"Comrade Lin, you really can't say that..." Dean Cheng was sweating anxiously.
Comrade Lin is so young, why is his tongue so sharp?
Every sentence is like a knife, stabbing into one's lungs.
Ling Xiao said: "The house... isn't... that great, but... I can just move in with my luggage. I... like it."
Dean Cheng: “!”
My ancestors, how can you say such a good house is not very good?
Ling Xiao added, "If you insist...on not selling it, then just think...that Dean Cheng...did not make a promise to us."
That's not a very pleasant thing to say.
Lin Li nodded: "Okay. Anyway, I already knew that Dean Cheng didn't mean to give it to me as a gift. Otherwise, I wouldn't have given it away for free and insisted on buying it. Let's just pretend that nothing happened and stop wasting time looking at houses. Let's go."
After saying that, he picked up Junrui and was about to walk out.
"Wait! I'll sell it... I'll sell it to you..." Dean Cheng felt so regretful. He hadn't made good preparations for the team-building house in his own hospital and hadn't circled out the best house in advance. If he had thought of this house before they came in, he would have stopped Lin Li and the others from coming in to take a look.
Now that things have come to this, if I say I won't sell it, I'd be slapping myself in the face.
As the dean, he can't afford to lose face.
"Then please tell me the price." Lin Li had no intention of leaving in the first place, he was just pretending to leave.
"The market price is... 1,500 yuan," Dean Cheng said, feeling pained. "I'm sure Comrade Lin, who is so smart, must have already found out the price in advance."
Lin Li smiled without commenting, she was not in a hurry to respond.
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