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Chapter 119: Purchase

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After inviting the three Li brothers to sit down, Huang Xiaochuan drank his tea without saying a word. Since the three Li brothers had taken the initiative to invite him, it was natural for them to speak first.

The three Li brothers were going through a very difficult time. Not only were their wives nagging them, but their children were also constantly asking about the house.

According to his wife and children, they should sell this dilapidated house as soon as possible and move into the new house before the New Year. Moreover, the second son's youngest son and the third son's second son both have girlfriends and are just waiting to get married in the new house.

Moreover, since they decided to sell the house, Huang Xiaochuan has been the only person to come and see it. Now, their family is pinning their hopes for a new house on Huang Xiaochuan, but they want to get as much as possible.

Perhaps influenced by the environment—after all, there were foreigners in the café—and Huang Xiaochuan's imposing presence, the eldest son of the Li family cautiously asked, "Mr. Huang, what are your thoughts on the house?"

Huang Xiaochuan tapped the table lightly with his knuckles: "I'll say it again, as long as the price is reasonable, I can consider buying your house, so you don't need to ask me how my decision is. The key is up to you."

Actually, before they arranged to meet Huang Xiaochuan, the three families had already discussed it. Although they hadn't spoken for a long time, they had now come together again for their common interests.

The three families were in roughly the same situation. The eldest son had three sons, all of whom were married and had two granddaughters and one grandson. Their housing situation was the most cramped.

The second son's family has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son and the second daughter are both married and have their own families. The eldest son has a grandson, and the daughter is no longer considered a member of the Li family after getting married. However, the youngest son has found a girlfriend, but the family is short of housing and there is no place for them to get married. The second son and his wife originally planned to build a shed in the yard and move in, leaving their own room for their youngest son to get married.

The third son's family also has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son is married but has no children yet, and the second son has found a girlfriend and is considering marriage. However, the woman thinks his house is too messy and wants his second son to move in with her. Although the third son and his wife are not happy, they cannot stand up for themselves because of the housing issue.

Now that Huang Xiaochuan is here, the three families see hope. After discussing it, they agreed that each family would want four new two-bedroom apartments, for a total of twelve apartments. This was a concession compared to the original asking price of 720,000 yuan, which was considered a show of sincerity.

They had discussed it and concluded that four houses for each family would perfectly solve their current difficulties. Their children all supported them. Imagine a family of three or a young couple having their own independent housing; at this time, they would be considered extremely wealthy. You should know that housing is the most difficult problem for people in Shanghai.

There are countless cases of families of three living in a cramped 10-square-meter room. This situation is so prevalent that it will not be eradicated even in the next few decades; it can only be said to improve slightly.

After hearing from several families that each family wanted four new 60-square-meter two-bedroom apartments, Huang Xiaochuan did not immediately agree. Instead, he hesitated for a long time before reluctantly agreeing.

Huang Xiaochuan was secretly overjoyed. Twelve apartments, at the current price, would cost around 640,000 yuan, saving him a full 80,000 yuan.

However, the three Li brothers didn't really lose out. The apartment they exchanged for this villa will be worth 100 million yuan in the future. Even if they hold onto this old villa for 30 years, the size of the house they can get will not be much different from what they have now, and the location will be much worse.

This doesn't even include the annual maintenance and repair costs of this old villa, which is a huge expense they can't afford. They could choose not to repair it, but living in the leaky, drafty old villa would be unbearable, and if they encountered termites, it would be even worse.

This transaction can be described as a win-win situation. Huang Xiaochuan is looking to the future; high-quality real estate can anchor wealth and ensure that it doesn't shrink much. The other three are focused on the present; they need to change their living environment. As long as they can hold onto the dozen or so properties they acquired, these properties can significantly increase their future wealth.

The conversation became much easier from there. Huang Xiaochuan said directly, "The price of a new apartment is 863 yuan per square meter. I will pay each of you 214,000 yuan directly. Consider the extra money as a gift for your furniture."

The apartments in this period were basically unfurnished, with bare cement floors, toilets, bathtubs, sinks, and stoves all installed. You could move in some furniture and start cooking and living there. It wasn't like the bare-bones apartments that developers sell in later years.

"However, we need to sign the contract first, and then we'll go to the housing management office together to get the new property ownership certificate. I'll settle the payment with you on the spot in front of the housing management office officials."

Huang Xiaochuan's request was reasonable, and the three Li brothers readily agreed. They left the coffee shop excitedly and went home to share the good news with their families, eager to see their new house.

After the three left, Huang Xiaochuan checked the time, paid for the coffee and tea, and went back to school. He had no choice; he had to go to class.

Universities nowadays are nothing like those of later generations, where you could sleep in your dorm all day and no one would care. Try that now! If you miss a class even once, the class monitor will be looking for you first, then the counselor. Writing a self-criticism is a must, and if your attitude is bad, it will be escalated to disciplinary action.

However, you can manage your own time when you're not in class, which is fine.

Having not spent the night in the dormitory for several days, Wu Duo and Ding Yi were still a little unaccustomed to it.

Today, Ding Yi asked Huang Xiaochuan, "My goodness, so many people have been asking you what happened while you were gone these past few days! I didn't expect you to be so popular at our school now. Even people from Shanghai Dan University are wondering what you've been up to!"

Although Huang Xiaochuan was not here these past few days, the salon remained open as usual, just like Wu Duo and Ding Yi were.

However, Wu Duo and Ding Yi didn't know what Huang Xiaochuan had gone to do, because Huang Xiaochuan had agreed with Dai Xiaoguang that he didn't need to publicize that he was going to accompany Wang Deyi that night.

"Then tell them I've been busy lately and will be back in a few days."

Ding Yi suddenly remembered something and asked with a sly grin, "Tell me honestly, did you go 'that' with your girlfriend?"

Ding Yi's words attracted the attention of the other single men, and they all looked at Huang Xiaochuan to see what he would say.

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan thought, "Damn it, even if it were true, you can't just bring it up like that! I'm not an idiot!"

But men, that's all they think about! Especially at this most flamboyant age.

Huang Xiaochuan, however, didn't let Ding Yi off the hook: "Damn it! Old Ding, I've discovered your thoughts are too filthy. I'm going to report this to Teacher Dai and have him arrange for you to retake your ethics class!"

"Ethics class? Do we have that class?"

"I strongly suggest that the school add this course. Some people need to receive proper moral education, otherwise it will lower the overall moral standards of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics."

Ding Yi wasn't stupid; he realized that Huang Xiaochuan was mocking him for his low taste and impure thoughts.

"Pah! When I was in elementary and middle school, I was a role model of morality in school, a good kid who returned lost money, and people called me 'Living LF'."

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