The house is located one or two kilometers from my brother’s university in the living area, right next to a main road. The surrounding area is mostly similar courtyards. The north-facing houses are in a row; this place must have been a rich area back in the day.
Brother Li was already waiting at the house and quickly introduced everyone when they came in.
The owner’s son welcomed them. Lin Wan went in for a look around; the front and backyards are indeed quite large. There’s a pavilion in the backyard, with a grapevine climbing the pillars. Because no one has lived here for a long time, weeds are growing wildly through the cracks, especially many. There’s also a toilet not far away.
It seems the owner tidied up a bit to sell it at a good price; otherwise, it really would be hard to step foot in here.
The main house has four rooms, with a living room in the center and two rooms on either side, and another room next to the left with a separate door.
The west and east wing rooms have two rooms each. The east wing is the kitchen and bathroom, while the west wing appears to be living quarters.
The rooms are all very large. There’s also a well in the front yard, equipped with a hand pump. Not connected to the tap water system, so you have to pump it directly when water is needed. It’s been unused for a long time, so rust has taken over. But it’s still convenient.
At least the yard is all cemented, and even the area in the backyard for planting flowers and trees is paved with bricks.
Not only is Lin Wan satisfied with the place, but Mom is also very pleased. Liang Hongmei doesn’t have much to criticize about the house; as long as it’s livable, it’s fine. Any house in the city is far better than the ones in their hometown.
Having lived for most of a lifetime, she never imagined that one day her home would look .
Seeing that both Mom and his sister are satisfied with the house, Lin Yinghui starts getting friendly with Li Congnan and the homeowner. Negotiating the price.
When Lin Wan first heard four thousand eight, she thought it was expensive, but now she thinks it’s worth it. Even if there’s no price reduction, she wants to buy it.
In her past life, she didn’t stay in this city for many years, so she didn’t know about future development, but she knows this is already considered the second ring; surely planning will come.
Even this year, there are already many construction projects in the city center for new buildings.
The tubular buildings from the seventies have already been replaced by apartments, with kitchens and bathrooms inside individual homes.
But now there are no commercial properties, only housing provided by workplaces, which are not for sale externally.
The four of them and the homeowner haggled for several hours and finally got two hundred off, sealing the deal for four thousand six.
The homeowner has connections in the department, paid a two hundred deposit, and agreed to take her brother to go through the transfer procedures early tomorrow morning.
As for Brother Li, the big contributor, they couldn’t treat him shabbily, so she and Mom brought him back to the store for a good meal.
"Brother Li, your sister Lin is looking to buy another one. You know many people. Keep an eye out for me, will you? Preferably close to Mom. Doesn’t matter if it’s by the roadside or not," Lin Wan had thought about it—Grandma’s house had been eyed by her uncle and aunt for a long time. After she and Han Yi got married, her aunt had hinted both openly and secretly.
Saying things like, with her two sons married and moved out, the nephew established with a family, and yet still lingering around, what does that look like?
Sigh, in her past life she left early, and didn’t know the situation afterward. The only thing she knows is that Han Yi eventually settled in Z City, but she doesn’t know when he was transferred. Even if Grandma wanted to leave it to Han Yi, her aunt would be the first to disagree.
Lin Wan doesn’t want to put Grandma in a difficult position in the future, so since she has money now, buying a house won’t lose her anything. A fixed property investment, even if it’s not lived in, can always appreciate in value later.