[Chapter 469 Chapter 468 White House]
Because they were concerned about their two children at home, Shen Yuyao and her family did not stay at her aunt's house for long and went back after lunch.
But the kids had a great time together and have already agreed on the time and place for the next meeting.
And it was agreed that Mingyue and Mingchen would go with him.
On the way back, Shen Yuyao told the driver the address and asked him to take a detour past the house.
The driver has been in Hai City for a long time and is very familiar with the terrain here.
After seeing the address, he immediately sighed and said, "This is the old concession in Hai City. The houses over there are very beautiful."
Hearing that the driver seemed to know a lot about that place, Shen Yuyao asked a lot of questions.
The driver patiently explained everything to her.
Only then did Shen Yuyao realize that the place was originally a concession of a European country, and many bigwigs had built houses there.
Because of his wealth, many of the houses there were designed by internationally renowned designers, and both the shape and quality of the houses are quite good.
Many of them have stood for decades or even hundreds of years, and have experienced various storms during this period, but they are still standing today.
It is a witness to the historical events of Hai City and a unique landscape.
The driver's words made Shen Yuyao even more excited.
But it also made her more worried.
Because - the experience of taking over the Siheyuan is still vivid in my mind.
What a mess in there!
As a witness to history and having experienced the same movement, Shen Yuyao is very worried that this place will just be an empty shell.
It's just the appearance that's visible, the inside is already full of holes as if it were eaten by insects.
"arrive."
While Shen Yuyao was lost in thought, the driver had slowed down the car and pointed through the window at a white western-style building on the side of the road with only the upper half exposed.
"Hey, isn't this the newspaper's former office building?" the driver suddenly said.
Shen Yuyao was staring at the western-style building hidden among the walls and green trees, with only a small part of it visible, when she heard the driver say this.
"Have you been here before?" she asked.
"No. But I've passed by here many times. This used to be the editorial office of Haishi Daily. There was a sign outside."
He pointed to the red wall and said.
Shen Yuyao followed the direction of his finger and saw that there were indeed traces of a sign hanging next to the cast iron gate.
Shen Yuyao felt relieved all of a sudden.
If this place was once occupied by the public and then returned to individual houses after the movement, the situation inside would definitely be much better than if it was occupied by a private person.
At least the property rights are clear, and there is no need to find ways to drive people away.
This made Shen Yuyao feel more favorable towards this house.
In addition, perhaps because this house looks a bit like the small white building they live in now, both are white and both have three floors, Shen Yuyao feels quite familiar with it.
This also made her more excited about the acquisition.
Shen Yuyao didn't show it, but just looked out the window and let the driver take them away.
But after dinner that night, she called the phone number of the room where Cheng Liyan lived.
When Shen Yuyao called, Cheng Liyan and his colleagues had just finished a meeting and had not even had time to eat.
Knowing that his wife had something to ask him, Cheng Liyan rushed over immediately.
Shen Yuyao took out food and drinks from the space and let her husband eat while she talked to him about the house.
"Take a look at your meeting schedule. If you have nothing to do that day, come with me to take a look."
"The meeting is over that day. But I've already talked to the conference organizing committee and asked them to keep these rooms for a few more days. I'll take you out to play then."
Shen Yuyao glanced at him and said, "Waiting for you to take us out to play, won't they be bored to death?
Okay, you don’t have to worry about the fun. Pingping said she had nothing to do on holiday, so she took her brothers and sisters out to play.
They all made plans to go to the movies together tomorrow."
Cheng Liyan knew that Pingping, whom Shen Yuyao mentioned, was Da Jun's daughter and the oldest of the children.
The children in their family were originally raised in a free-range manner and have been very independent since childhood, so there is no problem of worrying about them.
Knowing that they were being led by their elder sister, Cheng Liyan said directly, "Okay, let them play. You can also go and chat with your little sister."
Shen Yuyao smiled and continued the previous topic: "Come with me to see the house when the time comes."
"Of course you can go and see it, but the price is..."
When Cheng Liyan said this, his expression twitched noticeably, as if he had a toothache.
He couldn't even eat his food, so he put down his chopsticks and asked, "Four hundred and fifty thousand! Do you know how much money that is?"
"The box of gold that General Chen sent us after the great victory is enough." Shen Yuyao said.
She had already calculated on the way back that the current price of gold is 43 yuan per gram, and 450,000 is more than 10,000 grams.
When General Chen and his second brother returned from the battle with a great victory, they offered her two thousand taels of gold to fulfill their vow!
Not only is it more than enough to buy such a building, but it is also enough for the subsequent decoration.
Cheng Liyan choked when he heard this.
He had always known that his wife was wealthy, but at this moment he was still shocked by her enormous wealth.
He didn't know what to say for a long time.
Cheng Liyan hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Even if you have money, how are you going to get it out?
Are you still using your mother's name?"
At the beginning, Shen Yuyao donated money and materials to the country, which helped to clear the way for the courtyard house and several subsequent major expenses.
Now, it seems inappropriate to use the same reason to buy such a building and renovate it, which is an astronomical sum.
Anyone who cares would wonder how much the Yang family left for that daughter.
Is this reasonable?
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