Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 226: Buying a House

Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Buying a House
Lin Xiang squinted slightly.
Pressing the price so hard? A thousand bucks off the bat?
Seems like this Qian Cheng was really trying to scam her!
Lin Xiang took five yuan out of the shoulder bag she carried, "Seeing how insincere you are, I’ll give you the house viewing fee, but I don’t plan to buy a house from you."
"Come on! Let’s negotiate the price a little more?"
Lin Xiang showed no expression.
Qian Cheng wiped the sweat off his face.
He thought he met a naive girl with money to burn, easy to con out of cash, but turns out she’s young and sharp!
"The bottom price for this house is five thousand yuan, set by the previous owner, I can’t change it on my own. However, the previous owner lives not far from here now, how about I contact him to come over so you can discuss the price face-to-face?"
"No hurry, why don’t you show me the other two houses first."
Qian Cheng had to lock the door.
Passing by the small shop, Qian Cheng still called the former owner and explained the situation.
"Five thousand yuan is the bottom price, not a penny less!" The voice on the phone was firm.
Qian Cheng smiled wryly, "Uncle, this house has been on sale for over half a year, yet barely anyone came to see it, and each time, your set price drove them away, haven’t you considered the reason might be on your end?"
Qian Cheng covered the receiver, sneaking a glance at Lin Xiang, who was reading the notice on the wall, not paying attention here, then said, "Those people before, once they saw the house and heard the price, they turned and left. This one, although critical, at least hasn’t left, which shows she has the intention to buy."
"But let’s be honest, five thousand yuan is indeed a bit high, she’s not a student of Huaqing University, the proximity to the West Gate doesn’t matter to her, so we lost our advantage."
"Besides, miss this chance and you won’t find another!"
Whatever the previous owner said to Qian Cheng, after Lin Xiang finished reading the notices, Qian Cheng eagerly came over.
"Mr. Lin, I’ve already reached out to the previous owner, he can come over tomorrow morning, how about we discuss the price face-to-face then?"
Lin Xiang said nothing, just kept staring at Qian Cheng.
Qian Cheng had no choice but to say, "The viewing fee is given once, only for one house."
Lin Xiang stayed silent, still staring at Qian Cheng.
"I understand your time is valuable, so how about this, I won’t charge you the viewing fee, let’s come again tomorrow?"
Lin Xiang withdrew her gaze, "Let’s see some other houses first."
The second house was at the South Gate of Huaqing University.
The South Gate was far from the teaching buildings and dormitories, the nearest being the sports field, making this area relatively the most isolated among the four gates.
And this house Qian Cheng brought Lin Xiang to see, looked like a patchwork gown, with patches of wall on the east, shingles on the west, and the colors not matching, it appeared somewhat amusing.
The owner of this house was still living inside, upon seeing Qian Cheng bring someone to look at the house, didn’t waste words and went straight to the point.
"You’ve seen the condition of my house, although livable, the house condition is poor, buying it would require a sizable sum for repairs, so rather than buying the house it’s more like buying the lot and property rights."
"Though my house isn’t great, the lot is big enough. I’m not asking for much, is two thousand yuan excessive?"
The lot of this house is more than twice the size of the one at the West Gate, truth be told, buying property rights for two thousand yuan is really not expensive.
But Lin Xiang is unaware of the current property transfer procedures.
After all, she hasn’t received the admission letter, her household registration hasn’t been transferred to Beijing yet, right now she’s still a member of the Lihua Team under Jisheng City, Mianyang Town, whether she can smoothly handle the property rights procedure is still a question, she’ll have to inquire when she’s back.
"I’ll need to consider it further."
Lin Xiang asked Qian Cheng to take her to see the third house.
The third place was a bungalow, with a large yard and a sizable house, most importantly, this house was at the East Gate, very close to the canteen and teaching buildings.
Very close to the canteen...
Lin Xiang rubbed her smooth chin.
Doesn’t that mean she could compete with the school canteen?
Seeing Lin Xiang silent, Qian Cheng took the initiative, "The owner of this house is asking for four thousand yuan, Mr. Lin, what do you think?"
The area of this house’s lot is about one-third smaller than the second place, but because it has two rooms, the price is actually a full two thousand yuan higher!
How is this not daylight robbery?
She stared closely at Qian Cheng, "And what do you think?"
Qian Cheng smiled awkwardly twice, "I think it’s a bit high. I’ll call the former owner later, shall we also schedule tomorrow to discuss the price with the former owner face-to-face, what do you think?"
"Alright then. I’ll come tomorrow at ten in the morning."
"By the way, where can I buy Daoxiang Village cakes nearby? Beijing roast duck works too."
Following Qian Cheng’s directions, Lin Xiang successfully bought Daoxiang Village cakes and Beijing roast duck.
She bought an entire roast duck.
Though Lin Yun’s wound hasn’t healed and can’t eat greasy food, it won’t keep her and Mrs. Lin from enjoying it.
Mrs. Lin loves meat, a roast duck isn’t big, the mother and daughter can finish it.
Carrying the newly bought food onto the bus, Lin Xiang pondered in her mind the houses she just saw.
The second house was the most tempting to Lin Xiang.
Buying such a large property for two thousand yuan now, after the millennium, how many zeros will be added behind two thousand!
Although Huaqing University isn’t in the city center, it’s still in a prime location.
The third one was also good.
The house may not be great, but the lot is large, and the location is decent, buy it and refurbish it, then start a small restaurant, wouldn’t that earn money?
But the four thousand yuan asking price is too high for Lin Xiang to accept, if within the two thousand five to three thousand range, she might consider it.
As for the first house...
Everything about it is right except the price.
Lin Xiang’s ideal price is three thousand yuan, if it exceeds this she won’t consider.
Calculated this way, even if she buys all three, it doesn’t exceed ten thousand yuan.
The remaining over ten thousand, maybe she can snag a courtyard house?
Lin Xiang feels a bit greedy, but this reckless shopping spree is truly delightful!
In her previous life, she worked diligently for over a decade, feeling trapped, finally saving up enough to buy a large flat, but just before enjoying it, she was forced into a story.
Yet arriving in the seventies, fulfilling her wish to buy a house whenever she wants, isn’t this also a form of happiness?