[Chapter 472 Chapter 471 House Viewing]
The day after Cheng Liyan’s meeting ended was the day agreed upon to view the house.
They didn't bring a driver, but Shen Yuyao drove them to the western-style building.
Shen Yuyao learned to drive when she first arrived in Beijing a few years ago.
When they went there, they did not see the owner of the house. This time it was comrades from the neighborhood committee who showed up.
She was a middle-aged lesbian in her forties.
According to her, the landlord and his family have now gone abroad and entrusted the house to the neighborhood committee for management.
They can handle all the formalities on your behalf.
Because Cheng Liyan was wearing a military uniform, the female comrade was particularly polite to them and also told them a lot about the old house.
By asking Shen Yuyao, we learned that this house was built in 1939 and was the former residence of Mr. Feng, the most famous factory owner in Hai City at that time.
When it was first built, a famous French designer was invited to design it carefully.
The building has four floors, covers an area of 450 square meters, and has a construction area of nearly 600 square meters.
In addition, it has a large garden of nearly two hundred square meters.
The garden surrounds the house, which makes it open on all sides and keeps a considerable distance from the surrounding buildings.
The privacy and noise immunity are very good.
This made Shen Yuyao very excited!
Although the white building where their family lives now is also a single-family house, it was built by the school, so the neighbors are almost next to each other, separated by a fence.
Especially in the yard, if someone coughs, everyone nearby can hear it clearly.
Not to mention the neighbors on both sides, even the master's house across the street, Shen Yuyao can hear the sound of the master's wife feeding the cat every day.
Therefore, this independent house with open space on all sides is extremely attractive to her!
The female comrade took the key and entered the house together. Then Shen Yuyao discovered that this building actually had an elevator!
It has two corridors, one for entry and exit from the outside stairwell, and the other is in the living room, with a teak wooden indoor staircase.
Although the indoor ladder is old, it does not appear to be damaged much because it is made of good wood and has been properly maintained. It is still very elegant.
Cheng Liyan was more interested in the elevator on the side of the living room. He asked the female comrade, "Is this elevator still usable?"
"Yes. As long as there is electricity, the elevator can be used."
At this point, she couldn't help but sigh: "This house is very lucky. There are many Western-style buildings on our street, and this one is the best preserved.
The main reason is that it was previously used by a newspaper office, and the people in this public institution are civilized and use it carefully, so there is basically no damage to the things in this building. "
She pointed to the fireplace and said, "This fireplace can also be used. In the past, the newspaper office would hire someone to clear the chimney every year."
The couple walked around the building, upstairs and downstairs, and the more they looked at it, the more satisfied they became.
Although it costs a lot more, the subsequent costs will definitely be much less than that of a courtyard house.
Apart from some old floors, stairs that need to be repaired, water and electricity that need to be re-run, and doors and windows that really need to be replaced, there are not many areas of hard furnishings that require major changes.
By this calculation, the cost of buying this house including decoration should not be much different from that of a courtyard house.
Both husband and wife had an idea, but they still had to go back and discuss such a big matter.
After the visit, they thanked the female comrade, left her contact information and then left.
The comrade was used to their situation and told them that many people came to see this house, but almost no one was really interested in buying it.
After all, the price was too scary, and the owner was determined not to lower the price, saying that if it couldn't be sold, he would keep it, and in the future he would still have an old house in the country.
After coming out of the house, the couple took their four children for a walk around and took a lot of photos of them.
I also took them to eat Western food.
At this moment, she suddenly felt a needle-like pain in her head, and then a series of strange pictures unfolded in her mind.
After "Chen Ta" came back, Xiaoyi and Nanxi had always wanted to take them out to eat, and this time the children's wish was finally fulfilled.
In the afternoon, the family went to the largest department store in Hai City and bought some clothes for each of the four children.
Haishi's clothes are in great demand across the country these days and are the most fashionable.
Since I'm here, I naturally have to buy some to take back.
In addition to clothes, they also bought gifts for their friends.
The master and his wife are naturally indispensable, and Qiao An's family must also have a part.
Perhaps because she met an old friend, Shen Yuyao has been subconsciously recalling the past these two days, thinking about the days in Binhai and Yijiang.
So, she bought gifts every year for Master Ding, who had already retired, Xiao Mei, Doctor Gu, and Gu Lin.
The trunk of the car was filled with bags of all sizes.
After shopping with their children, the couple did not return to the guesthouse, but went to the post office first and sent the things that were to be sent to other places directly from there.
If you want to take it back to the capital, just put it in the space and take it back with you.
That night, they went to their aunt's house for dinner.
Every time Cheng Liyan comes, I can't just not go to see him.
I was in a meeting before, and now that the meeting is over, I have to go visit the old man.
It was not until they returned to the guesthouse at night that Cheng Liyan asked his wife, "What are your plans for the house?"
"I want it." Shen Yuyao said.
Cheng Liyan had already thought about this. Not to mention his wife, even he couldn't help but be moved when he saw her.
He nodded and continued to ask: "Have you thought about what to do?"
Shen Yuyao was silent for a moment, then looked up at him and said word by word: "I want to exchange it for a golden branch and jade leaf."
Hearing the words "golden branches and jade leaves", Cheng Liyan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked up: "Use golden branches and jade leaves to exchange it?"
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