Many old houses in the United States are carpeted.

On the one hand, it is because the textile industry in the United States is developed, and carpeting does not cost much.

On the other hand, it is because the bottom floor of the house is a wooden floor, and even if there is a moisture-proof mat underneath, it is not enough to keep warm.

In order to prevent moisture and keep warm, carpets are laid in the house.

However, in recent years, with the increase in decoration costs, many new houses have begun to lay floor tiles instead of carpets.

But this house is covered with thick carpets, and it looks like it was decorated decades ago.

And judging from the condition of the carpet, this house probably hasn't been lived in much.

Because this carpet is very new and has not been worn much.

The living room, dining room, and bedrooms on the first floor of the house are all open to everyone.

In order to save time, Chen Rui and Karen divided their forces into two groups.

Karen entered the bedroom, and Chen Rui went to the kitchen first.

The kitchen is very large, covering more than 40 square meters, and is integrated with the dining room.

A typical Western-style open kitchen with an integrated oven and gas stove.

On the side is the operating table and sink, and in front is a separate guide platform.

The platform was filled with pots, pans, and even kitchen knives that were put up for auction.

The refrigerators and even integrated stoves next to them are all for sale.

They all had price tags on them, but they were nothing fancy, just ordinary kitchen utensils.

Chen Rui didn't find any jewelry in these things.

However, from the many kitchen utensils in the kitchen, he probably guessed that the original owner was Italian.

Because there are a lot of pasta cooking tools placed on the guide table.

There are even several colanders specially designed for scooping out pasta.

Coming out of the kitchen, he went to the front living room.

The living room is decorated in a typical old-school American style.

The walls are covered with mahogany, and there is a long leather sofa and a large lounge chair.

There is also a decades-old large-head television set at the front.

It can be seen that no one has lived in this house for a long time, and even the household appliances have not been updated.

Those sofas looked very new.

However, on those sofas and coffee tables, there were many small items put up for auction.

There are various small ornaments with obvious Italian style, as well as many CDs.

Chen Rui saw that there were classic Godfather series and many other American gangster movies in it.

It can be seen that the owner really likes this style of video.

However, he walked around the living room three times and found nothing that caught his eye.

This not only made him wonder, could it be that his eyesight was dazzled before?

He found an excuse to smoke and slipped outside the house.

I lit a cigarette on the porch, then looked back at the house.

That's right, the gaps in the roof of this house and the broken holes in the wall all emit a faint red light.

This means that there is treasure in this house.

But I just turned around and found nothing at all.

Is it possible that this treasure is hidden on the second floor?

He wondered if he should go upstairs and take a look.

At this time, Karen also came out, also with a disappointed look on her face. Seeing him, Karen shook her head.

"The bedroom is full of ordinary second-hand clothes, nothing worth selling."

Chen Rui also nodded.

"There is nothing good. Maybe we arrived too late and all the good things were taken away."

Karen said with a disappointed look on her face.

"Walking around is a waste of time. Let's go back early and have a good rest."

"Go to the night market tomorrow, maybe you can find something good."

Karen had lost interest in walking in, and Chen Rui nodded.

"We'll leave after I go to use the bathroom."

After saying that, he put out his cigarette butt and returned to the house, but when no one was paying attention, he secretly went up the stairs and went straight to the second floor.

He planned to use the excuse of borrowing the toilet upstairs to take a look upstairs as before.

I originally thought there was no one upstairs, but unexpectedly, when I arrived at the stairs, I heard someone talking on the phone in the room next to the stairs.

"Jason, it's been so long and no one has asked?"

"…………"

"What? After coming to see it, you left without entering the yard? Jason, listen to me, although this house is a bit dilapidated."

"But it occupies such a large area, and you have seen the surrounding environment. If you work on it in the future, the value will definitely increase?"

"………………"

"I know it will cost a lot of money to do that, but my asking price is not high, right?"

"Other houses around here cost at least 400,000 yuan, but I only need 200,000 yuan. Isn't that enough?"

"Jason, since we are friends, you have to help me."

"If the lawyer hadn't found me, I wouldn't have known that my uncle would have left this house to me."

"The old guy has been in prison for more than 20 years. Who would have thought that he would leave the house to me after he died?"

"If he had given it to me earlier, I would have come back and renovated it, and I wouldn't have left the house in such a dilapidated state?"

"………………"

After hearing this paragraph, Chen Rui understood why the house looked shabby from the outside, but it was new inside.

It turns out that no one has lived in this house for more than 20 years.

"But the problem is, someone from the tax bureau has already called me."

"They asked me to pay the inheritance tax or they would sell the house."

"Damn it, if this house comes into their hands, I'm afraid they won't even be able to buy it for $100,000..."

"This old guy, I really don't know if he is doing it for my own good or if he is harming me?"

The man in the room roared angrily.

After hearing this, Chen Rui probably understood.

The man in the house should be the new owner of the house, but this house belongs to his uncle.

He had never lived here before, and although he now had a sudden windfall, he was faced with the trouble of being taxed by Sam.

Inheritance tax is very heavy in the United States.

For less than 10,000 dollars, the tax is 18%.

If the amount is less than 20,000, then 20% will be levied. The third level is less than 2.5 million, then 49% will be levied.

And for this house, the Internal Revenue Service has to assess you at two to three hundred thousand, which means that this guy will have to pay at least one hundred thousand in inheritance tax.

Because he can't get the money, the house will be auctioned by the tax bureau.

But once the house is in their hands, it's hard to say how much they can sell it for.

A house that obviously costs 200,000 yuan may be sold to you for 100,000 yuan.

After deducting the inheritance tax, you may only have 50,000 yuan left, and your heirs will suffer a big loss.

No wonder he was so anxious to sell the house.

"Boom"

Suddenly there was a loud noise in the room, which startled Chen Rui.

Before he could react, he saw a young man walking out of the room angrily.

As he walked, he kept spouting national curse words such as Duan Wang De Fa and Hou Li Crab.
Chapter completed!