nucmednet Chapter 291 Buying a House
Chapter 291 Buying a House
"Let's go play in the capital for a few days and buy two houses here."
"Buying a house in the capital. You're living in a beautifully decorated building now. You've only lived there for a few days. Why are you going to buy a house in the capital? It's very cold in the north in winter. Are you used to buying a house there?"
When Liu Xiao'e heard that Lin Shu wanted to buy a house in the capital, her heart skipped a beat, thinking that Lin Shu was tired of living in the provincial capital and wanted to move to the capital.
Lin Shu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Mom, houses in the capital are cheap now. We bought a house just for investment. We didn't intend to move here to live permanently."
"Investment? Besides living in a house, it can also be used as an investment?"
Please forgive Liu Xiao'e, an old rural lady, for her lack of knowledge. In her opinion, a house will become dilapidated if no one lives in it, and it is a waste to buy one in the capital but not live in it.
However, Gu Youhui had a different idea from her. When he heard about investment, he asked loudly beside him: "Aunt, what are the prospects for buying a house in the capital?"
Liu Xiao'e hurriedly handed the phone to Gu Youhui.
"Very good, Youhui, do you want to buy a house and wait for it to appreciate in value?"
Gu Youhui was a little hesitant when he heard Lin Shu's question on the phone.
The hesitation was not because he was worried about the house's appreciation potential, but because he was worried that the house price was too expensive and he did not have enough funds on hand.
"Aunt, what is the current housing price in the capital?"
"I'm not sure either. Your uncle went to ask around. I'll ask him when he comes back."
"Okay, I'll stay in the hotel today and wait for my uncle to come back and call me back."
After Lin Shu hung up the phone, he wanted to go out for a walk, but he was worried that he couldn't take care of two children by himself. In the end, he decided to stay in the hotel and have a good rest.
Gu Jiu came back in the evening.
"What do you have in your hand?"
"Tang Huoshao, I visited a friend today, and this is his return gift."
Gu Jiu put the paper bag in his hand on the table.
When the two children saw Gu Jiu coming back, they hurriedly climbed down from the sofa and wanted to pounce on Gu Jiu.
Especially the second child, who didn’t want his father anymore. He was immediately attracted by the fragrance in the air and focused his attention on the paper bag on the table.
Lin Shu smelled the fragrance, found a plate, took out some sugar-coated cakes and put them on the plate, and asked the brother and sister to take one each.
"I smell the fragrance of osmanthus." Lin Shu took a sip and found it very delicious. "Is this osmanthus honey or candied osmanthus added?"
“It’s candied osmanthus.”
Gu Jiu used to eat it often when he was a child and knew how sugar-coated fire cakes were made.
"It's brushed with a sauce made from sesame and peanut butter, sugar osmanthus, brown sugar, white sugar, sesame oil, etc. It tastes very authentic."
Lin Shu had heard of sugar-coated steamed buns in his previous life, but it is difficult to buy this kind of truly handmade sugar-coated steamed buns in later generations. Most of them are made by machines. To be considered a real sugar-coated steamed bun, it would be more appropriate to call it brown sugar yeast buns.
Children like sweets. We can tell that this sugar-coated steamed bun tastes good from the fact that Dabao ate one and stared at the plate on the table with envy.
"It tastes good. Where did you buy this sugar-coated fire-baked bun? Let's bring some back this time and give it as a gift for the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Time flies so fast, Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon.
The temperature difference between morning and evening in the capital is a bit big.
When the family of four went out to eat in the evening, both children put on coats.
"How did you get the house information today?"
"I went to several streets and looked at four or five houses with single rooms and complete courtyards. I chose three well-maintained courtyards with one or two courtyards. The prices ranged from 8,000 to 30,000 yuan."
After finishing their meal at the restaurant, the couple took their child and walked slowly back to the hotel.
"The price is not expensive, but it's not easy for you to choose three houses in one day. I thought at first that the housing shortage in the city at this time meant that no one was willing to sell their house."
Gu Jiu smiled calmly and said, "In a city this big, there are always people who want to sell their houses. Some people sell their current houses after being allocated houses by their companies. In their opinion, money is more important, and it is better to have peace of mind when it is in their pockets. Tomorrow our family of four will go and take a look, and if we are satisfied, we can decide tomorrow."
"it is good."
Lin Shu recalled what Gu Youhui had told him when he called back during the day. "Gu Youhui knew we wanted to buy a house in the capital, and he was a little interested. He asked us how much a house in the capital cost."
"I'll call him back when I get back."
"He will stay in the hotel today, you can just call his hotel directly." Lin Shu reminded.
After returning to the hotel, the two helped the two children wash their faces and feet and settled them down. Only then did Gu Jiu have time to sit down and call Gu Youhui back.
Gu Youhui was excited when he learned from the phone that there was still a house worth 8,000 yuan in the capital.
"Uncle, what does a house cost for 8,000 yuan look like? I want to buy one if I can."
“It’s a run-down courtyard once you enter it, but its location is close to the imperial city.”
The yard is too dilapidated, and Gu Jiu, given the choice, is a little disdainful of this yard.
Gu Youhui made a decision right away: "It doesn't matter if it's dilapidated. At worst, we can tear it down and rebuild it. What I care about is the location close to the city center. Uncle, I want this small courtyard. Do you have enough money? If not, I'll go to the post office tomorrow to remit the money."
In his heart, following his uncle and aunt was the right thing to do.
If he didn't believe in them, he wouldn't have been able to grow from a nobody to the owner of several stores today.
Does this count as a small asset?
"If you really want it, I can buy it for you first, so you don't have to wire the money and waste the handling fee. You can give it to me when we get back."
In this era, the Post and Telecommunications Bureau was not yet called a post office, and it was responsible for the business of remittances from one place to another.
Moreover, there is a handling fee for remittances from other places.
Lin Shu knew that in the early 1990s, when he was working in another place and wanted to send money home, he had to transfer money through the post office.
Lin Shu went to see the house the next day and was very satisfied.
It's a small, dilapidated house with a courtyard. The price is eight thousand.
It's a small courtyard with two entrances. It was built in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. The doors and windows are a bit old. The doors are very loud when opened and closed. The leaves of a jujube tree in the yard have turned yellow. The landlord asked for 22,000 yuan.
The other house also has a two-courtyard house, but it is better maintained, with doors and windows painted regularly. The yard is also larger and has a backyard.
The backyard can be used for planting, building a chicken coop, duck coop, and utility room. This set costs 30,000 yuan.
Lin Shu was very satisfied with the two courtyards, but he did not show it on his face. He bargained with the landlord, and finally the total price of the three houses was reduced by one thousand.
Sixty thousand became fifty-nine thousand.
Gu Jiu took it out without blinking an eye, and completed the transfer procedures with several landlords on the same day.
When the landlords received the money, they secretly thought that the offer was too low.
They felt that Gu Jiu's family background was not low, and if he were an ordinary person, who could come up with nearly 60,000 yuan at one time?
Lin Shu held the newly issued real estate certificate with a smile on his face, "This time the house purchase was so smooth, thanks to my friend. Now that the house is ready, do you want to invite your friend out for dinner tonight?"
"No need. We already treated him to a meal yesterday. Now that we have gotten over our worries, let's go back and have a good rest today. Tomorrow, I will take you around the capital."