ebookland Chapter 157 House Selection
Chapter 157 House Selection
The dark screening room and the huge screen gave the three of them a completely new experience, allowing them to be completely immersed in the world of the film.
They were surprised and excited by the plot, occasionally asking questions.
"How did this person get in? Won't he come out?"
"Oh no! He's really dead?"
Even after leaving the movie theater, I still couldn't calm down for a long time.
Hua Yuansheng kept saying, "People these days are really amazing, they can actually come up with something so incredible..."
After watching the movie, the three of them went to the arcade and played until the afternoon. They then ate at a small shop before finally going home.
"Dad, you're back? Where did you go? I was just about to go look for you."
Hua Yuansheng asked in bewilderment, "Why did you come back? What do you want with me... Mother-in-law?"
"Father-in-law, you seem unusually healthy? Have you eaten yet?"
After Hua and Qiu finished exchanging pleasantries, Hua replied, "School starts in about ten days. I've found out about a few apartments and want to make a decision. I'd like to ask you to take a look."
Hua Lichu and Hua Antao exchanged a glance and quickly pulled Hua Yuansheng into the house.
After sitting down, Hua and Qiu quickly said, "I've looked at three apartments, all in this area."
I've inquired carefully, and this area is considered the suburbs and hasn't been developed yet. If Xiang Wen and the other two want to transfer to a school in the city center, they probably won't be able to get in.
But in the suburbs, once you have a house, you can figure out a way to get in.
Hua Yuansheng nodded, indicating that he understood.
Hua and Qiu continued, "Of course, our shop is here. If we can buy a house nearby, it will be more convenient for us to commute to and from get off work."
Most importantly, this area is still underdeveloped, and housing prices are much cheaper; I can't afford anything too expensive.
Hua Lichu nodded and asked curiously, "You've already looked at houses? You've already screened them?"
"Yes, I went to see them all this afternoon, and there were only 3 sets left. I'm a bit conflicted."
The first apartment is in the neighborhood behind the government square, not far away, just a few minutes' walk away.
It's a walk-up building with six floors in total. The one I looked at was on the fourth floor, with two bedrooms and a living room, 63 square meters, and the asking price was 10,000 yuan.
The house is quite new, it's been renovated...
The second property is a little past the government square. It's a courtyard house, which I've seen. It has three rooms, a small kitchen, and a small yard of a few square meters. The asking price is the same as the first property, 3.
The third house is right next to your vegetable garden; it also has a yard.
It's bigger than the previous two, with a full five rooms, but it's so run-down. Beyond that are just a few factories, and there's practically no other amenities nearby. But the price is really reasonable, only a little over 5,000…”
Hua Yuansheng pondered for a moment and asked, "None of these three houses will affect the children's schooling?"
"Yes, both are fine."
"So what do you think? Which one do you prefer?"
Hua and Qiu looked conflicted and scratched their heads: "I want to live in an apartment building. It's an apartment building! I've never lived in one before!"
But the apartment building has too few rooms, so it's not suitable.
"Two courtyards, one is too expensive for its small size, and the larger one is too dilapidated; buying them would mean repairs, which would also cost money."
Hua Lichu tapped her fingers lightly on the table. "Auntie, what are your thoughts on the future? I mean, your own development."
"Of course I'll work for you! As long as you don't mind, I'll go wherever you go! My father is in your hands."
Her only father.
Her father never remarried for the sake of his two daughters.
When they were young, Hua Yuansheng was afraid that if he remarried, people would bully his two daughters when he couldn't see them.
Later, when they got older, he felt that if he found someone else, it would be a burden on his two daughters.
“If I remarry now, my two daughters will have to support her in her old age, right? But why should they? She never raised my daughters. Wouldn't that just be adding a burden to my daughters for no reason?”
She was incompetent before, but now that she can earn money, she definitely has to support her father. Otherwise, what kind of person would she be?
Hua Lichu nodded, her gaze falling on Li's mother: "Where is my in-law's grandmother? You're even younger than my grandfather?"
“Yes, I’m two years younger than your grandfather,” Li’s mother replied hastily.
Having worked with Hua Lichu for so long, Hua and Qiu had become much sharper. When she suddenly asked about Li's mother, they immediately realized something.
"Pear, just say what you're thinking. Your aunt will listen to you."
Hua Lichu tapped the table lightly: "Is the yard over there, past the vegetable garden, very dilapidated? So dilapidated that it's uninhabitable?"
"No, not at all! But quite a few roof tiles are broken, and the yard is full of grass... Pear, do you mean I should buy a third one?"
Hua Lichu nodded: "Yes. Do you think the location of that house is bad? Do you think it's deserted? Remote? There's nothing around? And if you go any further in, you'll be in the village?"
But the new No. 1 High School is the best high school in our entire Tianyuan City, and this area will definitely develop in the future.
And that house was right next to two factories.
Do both of these groups need to rent a place?
If you have the ability, renovate that house, build five or six stories, and rent them all out. Even if you do nothing, just collecting rent every month would be enough.
Besides, the food in the factory canteen must be terrible, right?
If you were to build a storefront on the first floor, wouldn't your in-laws' grandmother be unemployed? Why not let her open a fast-food restaurant?
Or, how about opening a small general store, selling cigarettes and alcohol? Wouldn't that be a good idea?
Hua and Qiu's eyes grew brighter as they listened, and in the end, they grabbed Hua Lichu's arm and repeated:
"I'll buy it! I'll buy this house!"
Unexpectedly, Hua Lichu shook her head: "Don't rush! We need to inquire further."
If what you're telling me is true, the house is large, just a bit run-down, it's impossible for it to be sold for such a low price.
Think about it, if I can think of a problem, do you think others can't?
Of course she can. If that's the case, why doesn't she just wait a few more years?
Once this area is developed, we can make a fortune just from selling the land!
Hua Lichu's words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing Hua and Qiu Huo's passionate hearts.
"Yes, there must be things we don't know about this."
Hua Yuansheng advised, "Don't rush. Buying a house is a once-in-a-lifetime event. You can never be too careful in asking around."
Hua and Qiu nodded: "Okay, I understand. I'll ask around some more."
"Yes, Aunt Lian has lived in this area for a long time, so I'll ask her too."