Yang Xiaoxi nodded in agreement repeatedly, "Exactly, exactly, the feng shui of this house is bad, it’s not auspicious, and not suitable for living in, don’t buy it."
"I don’t see it that way," Shen Mianmian said with a sly smile, "I think this is an opportunity. If this house didn’t have such big issues, it wouldn’t be my turn to buy it; it would have been sold long ago."
Beijing was developing too fast, and the appreciation of houses was swift. Although this was a haunted house, which limited its potential for appreciation, based on the speed of Beijing’s development, buying it would still be cost-effective.
"What?" Yang Xiaoxi opened his mouth wide in shock, "You still want to buy it?"
"If it’s really under one hundred thousand, I’ll buy it," Shen Mianmian answered very confidently. She did not treat Yang Xiaoxi as an outsider and casually revealed her thoughts, "You don’t need to worry, even if I buy the house, I’m not planning to live in it. At first, I thought turning it into a haunted house would be cost-effective, but now that I think about it, it’s not quite suitable—it’s too prone to accidents. However, buying it and waiting for its appreciation won’t result in a loss."
Houses with bad feng shui are accident-prone, and if someone were to lose their life or if it frightened someone badly enough to cause trouble, it would be more loss than gain.
"You plan to use that house for appreciation?" Yang Xiaoxi sighed in relief, but still felt a bit uneasy, "How about we ask Big Brother He for his opinion?"
Shen Mianmian nodded, "That works. After dinner, I’ll give him a call."
After preparing the meal, she brought the bowls and chopsticks to the table, and that was when she noticed the note left by He Nan on the stone table. He had come by in the afternoon but didn’t find anyone, so he left. The content of the note said he had gone on a business trip and would be back in a few days. If anything came up, they should contact Ruan Yiyang.
Holding the note, Shen Mianmian shrugged helplessly, "Looks like it’s meant to be."
Without cell phones now, contacting people was inconvenient. To find Big Brother He, she could only wait for him to return.
Yang Xiaoxi felt speechless as well. Why were these coincidences happening?
After finishing the meal, Shen Mianmian returned to her room and dialed the number she remembered. Soon after, a man with a hoarse voice picked up, and when he learned she wanted to buy the house, he got a bit excited.
"Young lady, are you sure you want to buy the house? Have you seen it?"
"I’m sure. I’ve already seen the house, but I’m not sure what the price is now."
"Eighty thousand." The man hesitated when quoting the price, as if fearing that Shen Mianmian would find it too expensive, so he added, "If you’re really going to buy, I can lower it a bit more."
Ever since he bought that house, his family’s business had gone downhill, and one misfortune after another had befallen them, leading them to the brink of bankruptcy.
His father, on his deathbed, had repeatedly urged him to sell the house.
Shen Mianmian’s eyes lit up, but she suppressed the joy in her heart and said, "How about this? We meet tomorrow morning, is that convenient for you?"
"Yes, where shall we meet?"
"I’m still a student, and because I have to attend school, we can only meet near the school. I’m at Beijing University. If it’s convenient for you, let’s meet at the small restaurant by the school gate!"
Upon hearing that she was a student, the man paused for a moment, then agreed, "Alright, may I know your name?"
"Shen Mianmian," she replied. Check latest chapters at 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁
"Okay, Miss Shen, my name is Du Teng. Tomorrow at noon, I’ll wait for you at the school gate."
After setting the time, Shen Mianmian hung up the phone.
Thinking about the man’s initial asking price of only eighty thousand, she felt a surge of excitement. With eighty thousand yuan, she could buy the house without needing to borrow money.