Chen Lishu turned around and forced a smile: "Sister, to tell you the truth, I only have three hundred yuan in my pocket. If I give you four hundred, I have to go back to make up the money. Besides, I can't even afford a house, so how can I look at the location?
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The woman choked at what she said. She wanted to move to a place farther away just for the sake of spaciousness, but the difference between the price of four hundred and what she thought was too much, so the woman began to hesitate again.
"Sister, we still have two houses to look at. I can only offer four hundred. If you want to sell them, go back and collect the money. If you are still hesitant, you can think about it slowly. It just so happens that we both have more choices."
The gap of four hundred is really too big, and she cannot make the decision on this matter alone. She still has to wait for the men in the family to come back to discuss it.
Seeing that the woman didn't speak again, Chen Lishu and Lin Qi turned and left.
The two of them went all the way to the opposite side of the train station.
This was found out by Lin Qi himself. The area is okay and quite spacious, about forty to fifty square meters. Judging from the layout, it should have been a store before, because the doors and windows facing the street still have traces of being blocked by red bricks. Now only a facing room remains.
The front door opens inside the community.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, everything was nationalized, and unified purchasing and marketing were implemented across the country. A commodity economy was not allowed. Naturally, many shops were closed and used for housing.
Chen Lishu fell in love with this place from the moment she entered. It is close to the train station and it will definitely be a prosperous area in the future.
However, the price must still be paid.
After looking around, Chen Lishu looked at the homeowner and asked, "Don't know the price?"
The man replied: "Comrade, please don't dawdle about one thousand three hundred dollars. This is a job transfer, otherwise I really can't sell it."
Chen Lishu thought for a moment and said, "Brother, look at the back of this house, which is tightly blocked, and the light in the house is not good. If I come in, I will definitely start construction and redo it. Please give me some concessions."
The man didn't hesitate at all, nodded and said: "I'm really anxious, and there aren't many people who can spare more than a thousand dollars at once. Since you're a lesbian and you're talking, then you can take a hundred less and get a flat price of one thousand and two dollars."
It really can’t go any lower, otherwise I’ll have to spend some money to rent it out in advance.”
Seeing that he had already talked about this, Chen Lishu knew that even if she negotiated the price, the difference would only be a few tens of dollars at most. Rather than making someone resentful, it was better to leave a good impression on each other.
"Okay, brother is a happy person, so I'll book this house."
The man didn't expect that she, a lesbian, could do things so happily, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.
Chen Lishu drew up the house purchase contract early in the morning, and soon the two of them signed and fingerprinted. Chen Lishu went to get the money and gave it to the man, and then they went to the housing management office to transfer the house.
The whole process was completed in less than two hours.
"I'll pack up my things in the afternoon, find someone to move them tomorrow, and hand over the keys the day after tomorrow. Do you think that's okay, sister?"
Chen Lishu smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Things went surprisingly smoothly, and Chen Lishu was in a good mood. At noon, she and Lin Qi went to a nearby state-owned restaurant for lunch.
After eating, the two returned to the small courtyard.
"Everyone is very busy this year. I happen to be at home these days, so I plan to send you some benefits in advance."
Last year, due to exams, a series of things happened that she didn't expect. Anyway, everyone has worked hard for a year, and I have to give everyone something to make everyone happy.
"Sister Chen, what benefits are you going to give everyone?" Lin Qi asked curiously.
"We just want to buy other items but don't have the tickets, but the only thing we don't lack is fabric. It's just the year before to give everyone new clothes. How about giving each family two meters of fabric and ten yuan in red envelopes."
Lin Qi was stunned for a moment: "Sister Chen, is it too much?"
With an additional ten yuan for two meters of fabric, the price is almost over twenty. The year-end benefits of ordinary factories are not as generous as this.
Chen Lishu smiled: "We cannot achieve this result without everyone's joint efforts. This is not much. When conditions improve in the future, we will allocate housing to employees like those big companies."
Room allocation?
Lin Qi was shocked by Chen Lishu's words. He had never thought of such a thing before.
However, since working with Chen Lishu, he has indeed learned a lot and gained a lot of knowledge. Looking at Chen Lishu's firm eyes, Lin Qi believed that her words of wanting to separate rooms were definitely not empty talk, and she would definitely be able to do it in the future.
Nothing happened, Chen Lishu asked Lin Qi to go home early, cut two pieces of fabric by herself, picked up one of them and went to Ding's house next door.
Sun Shuzhen was very happy when she saw Chen Lishu coming over: "Xiao Chen is back, please sit down in the room."
"Uncle Ding and the others are not here?" Chen Lishu sat down on the sofa, looked around and found that Sun Shuzhen was the only one at home.
Sun Shuzhen went to get her a glass of water: "Your uncle has a teaching and research meeting to hold, and Ding Chen ran to the photo studio."
Chen Lishu took the water cup and put it on the table first, then picked up the fabric she brought and handed it to Sun Shuzhen and said with a smile: "I know a friend from a textile factory in the provincial capital. You don't need a ticket to buy fabric from him. I'll give it to you just in time."
Bring one back with Uncle Ding."
Fabric is an expensive gift these days, especially the one given by Chen Lishu. It may not be six or seven feet long, but it is enough to make a dress or a pair of trousers.
Knowing that this was Chen Lishu's intention, Sun Shuzhen was happy in her heart, but she frowned and said seriously: "It's enough for you kid to come to visit. What else do you need to bring? I'll worry about you if I bring you something again next time."
"It is said that once a teacher is always a father, your uncle Ding has taught me that students should respect their teachers. Besides, it is not a precious thing."
Seeing that Sun Shuzhen still looked disapproving, Chen Lishu said deliberately: "Aunt Sun, do you think my things are too cheap and you don't like them, so you don't want to accept them?"
"You really have a long, sharp mouth." Sun Shuzhen had no choice but to put the fabric away with a smile.
Then the two chatted for a few more words. When she found out that Chen Lishu was working as a teaching assistant at the school, Sun Shuzhen was happy and proud.
After all, Chen Lishu's English was taught to her step by step. How could she not be proud to have such a student?
Originally, Sun Shuzhen planned to keep her for dinner, but Chen Lishu pushed her away.
After leaving Ding's house, Chen Lishu went to Wang's house again.
Both Wang Chenglin and his wife were at work and not at home, but the old lady was alone.
When she found out the purpose of Chen Lishu's visit, she was so happy that she couldn't help but smile. Not only did the son and daughter-in-law make money, they also gave them back fabrics and money during the Chinese New Year. How could any family have such a good thing?
When Chen Lishu left, she was escorted to the gate before the old lady turned around.
Everyone has one, and there is no shortage of it at home. Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Lishu pulled off another piece of fabric, and then hurried home.
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At Chen Mancang's house, the family was having dinner when Zhang Chunhua suddenly said:
"I heard that my second brother Jia Lishu is back, and this time she brought a little cub with her. She said she adopted her. Before, our family asked her to borrow some money to build a house, but she said she didn't have it. She has no money and can be raised by others for nothing.
Children? The second child and his wife are nothing. They usually pretend to be poor with us. How can Chen Lishu not support her parents' family if she has money? I wouldn't believe it even if she beat me to death."