Mixed in 1980

Chapter 289 The Booming Real Estate Market

The Spring Festival is passing by day by day!

Miss Zhao groggily opened her eyes and called out to the outside, "Comrade Zeng Ali, please get me my clothes."

A moment later, Zeng Ali opened the door and came in. He picked up the clothes from the clothes rack and, seeing that Miss Zhao was holding up her hand, helped her put on the sweater.

He then grabbed Miss Zhao's ear and said, "Zhao Yuanyuan, are you trying to rebel? You're pregnant, and you're treating me like a servant?"

Miss Zhao winced in pain, hugged her older sister, and gently nuzzled her: "Who told you to be my older sister?"

"Get lost! With your lazy attitude, you want to stay home and take care of the kids? The kids are more likely to take care of you. You're just a little good-for-nothing."

"I've always admitted that I'm a piece of trash."

Miss Zhao rubbed her hands against her older sister's chest a few times, saying, "It's all your fault. You forced me, a good-for-nothing, to go out and be a boss. Isn't that just causing trouble for people?"

Zeng Ali gritted her teeth, raised her hand but then held back: "Get up and eat breakfast quickly."

Miss Zhao muttered a few words before getting up.

Following behind Zeng Ali, we went to the restaurant in the front yard. It was already past ten o'clock. Everyone else had already eaten, but she was the only one who had slept until this time.

Kong Lanchun heated up the breakfast: "Yuanyuan, just a moment, it will be ready soon."

"Aunt Kong, don't worry."

Miss Zhao yawned and sat down: "By the way, Aunt Kong, I heard you say the other day that your son wanted to buy a house, has he bought it yet?"

Kong Lanchun turned her head and smiled wryly, "I went to look, but I couldn't buy any."

Miss Zhao was slightly taken aback and asked in surprise, "How come you didn't manage to buy one? Weren't there three developments launching at the same time? There should have been quite a few units available, right?"

“Those organizations are so unethical; they almost bought them all. Ordinary people simply can’t buy them.”

"You've taken it all?"

"We didn't sell them all, but it was close. Only 350 units were publicly sold, and thousands of people lined up on the day of the sale. They were all sold out by the morning."

That's the truth!

Before the houses were even built, all sorts of organizations, big and small, were eyeing them. It wasn't that these organizations had any investment vision, but rather that they had far too many employees who needed housing.

The application process for this dormitory is too complicated; it's better to just buy it directly.

The 350 apartments offered for public sale were reserved on purpose; otherwise, they wouldn't have needed to be offered for public sale, as each unit could have bought them all.

"Good heavens, is it going to become like Hong Kong? A real estate boom? Aunt Kong, how much does a square meter of housing cost now?"

"The most expensive is at Shizipo outside Dongzhimen, at 1900 per square meter; the next most expensive is at Xiluoyuan outside Yongdingmen, at 1700; and the cheapest is at Honglianli outside Guang'anmen, at 1600."

"So expensive?" Miss Zhao's mouth dropped open.

Back in the 1980s, houses in Tuanjiehu were only 400 yuan per square meter. More than a hundred houses were on the market, but they still weren't sold out after more than half a year.

Houses in the courtyards were even cheaper, with a main room costing only 2000 yuan, a side room 1800 yuan, and a back room 1600 yuan, and that was in Nanluoguxiang.

In just a few years, the price has increased several times over: "With such high housing prices, it's amazing that so many people are buying."

Beijing is considered a city with a high income, with an average monthly income of only 175 yuan per person, but the income of the vast majority of people is lower than the average.

Even at the average level, if you didn't eat or drink for a year, you could only afford one square meter.

"Those who can afford it are either high-paid employees or resellers. Ordinary people can't afford it. Even a small house costs tens of thousands."

Kong Lanchun's family dared to buy a house because Kong Lanchun's income is high; it has now risen to 500 yuan a month, which is much higher than that of college students.

During holidays, there are also red envelopes. For example, this year, Chen Fan gave 2000 yuan as a red envelope.

"That's true, there's no shortage of rich people everywhere."

Miss Zhao tapped the table, then turned to Xie Xiaofang and said, "Xiaofang, go and call Chen Fan. Tell him I need to talk to him."

"Okay, Sister Yuanyuan."

A moment later, Chen Fan came over carrying his daughter: "What did you want to see me about?"

Miss Zhao explained the housing market situation: "Housing prices in Beijing have risen too ridiculously. Our family owns land in Beijing, should we develop it?"

"We won't build any houses on our land."

China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) invested in Xinghuo Real Estate by contributing land as equity. It has acquired land in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Shanghai, with plans to build CBDs in the future.

Chen Fanzhen has little interest in real estate in mainland China. Xu Jinqiu works hard on charity and building a reputation, but if she gets involved in real estate, even the best reputation will be ruined.

A look at the list of future real estate tycoons reveals that their reputations are almost all tarnished.

“I was thinking that if they build apartments, I could reserve one for Aunt Kong’s family. By the way, are there still apartments left in Xinghuo Community?” Miss Zhao asked.

“There’s more!” Chen Fan nodded slightly.

Kong Lanchun has been living with the family for eight years. Not only is she an excellent cook, but she is also a diligent worker. Over time, she has developed a strong bond with the family members.

It's possible to transfer an apartment to her: "Aunt Kong, you know Xinghuo Community, the apartments are quite big. If you like it, I'll transfer one to you."

A hint of difficulty flashed in Kong Lanchun's eyes: "Xiao Fan, the house over there is too big, I... don't have enough money, let's forget about it."

Xinghuo Residential Area is the most luxurious residential area in Beijing.

Even at the price of 1900, a 120-square-meter apartment would cost more than 200,000 yuan. The combined income of Kong Lanchun's entire family is less than 1,000 yuan a month.

“Aunt Kong, if we don’t have enough money, we can pay it off first. The house price will continue to rise in the future, so buying now is the most cost-effective option. Besides, your salary will increase every year, so you don’t have to worry about not being able to pay it back.”

Miss Zhao yawned and looked at Xie Xiaofang: "Xiaofang, you're the same. If you want to buy a house, I'll transfer one to you too. You can pay me back first." "Thank you, Sister Yuanyuan!" Xie Xiaofang quickly agreed.

"Then I'll buy it too!"

Kong Lanchun gritted her teeth. Opportunities to buy an apartment are rare; others want to buy but can't.

After bringing out the heated breakfast, Ms. Zhao said, "Don't sell the house you're living in now. If there's a demolition and redevelopment project later, you can get another house."

Kong Lanchun immediately abandoned the idea of ​​selling the house. Her family already had two large houses, and they bought another one a few years ago, which was not small either.

It was a large, crowded courtyard, and it was inconvenient to live there.

Xie Xiaofang was the same; she only bought a house in the tenement after she got married.

"You guys keep chatting, I'll take my daughter out to play."

The little dumpling in his arms was getting impatient and struggled several times, so Chen Fan put her down and followed her into the living room of the central courtyard.

Xu Jinqiu was chatting with Guan Yuemei when the little dumpling ran over, put its little hand on Xu Jinqiu's belly, and giggled, "Little brother!"

He picked up the little dumpling and sat her on his lap: "Little Yanxi, do you like your little brother?"

The little dumpling nodded and said, "Good boy, it hurts. If you're naughty, I'll spank you."

Xu Jinqiu smiled and said, "That's right. If you don't blame your little brother, just beat him up. Our little Yanxi will definitely be a good older sister. From now on, I'll leave my little brother to you."

The little dumpling giggled.

Chen Fan couldn't help but feel sorry for his son. He was afraid his son would suffer a lot of beatings in the future. Look at Zhang Xiaorui, he lived such a life. Xiaoxi would be obedient with just one look from him.

A few days later, guests came to our house.

Gong Xue returned from Saihanba, her face weathered and worn: "The winters there are not suitable for human habitation. It's hard to imagine how they managed to plant trees back then."

"Just one word: Endure!"

Chen Fan boiled water and brewed a pot of Phoenix Dancong tea that Xin Yingjie had sent: "When I was working in the countryside there, I wanted to sneak away several times during the first year."

"It's remarkable that you managed to pull through."

Gong Xue took a sip of hot tea and exhaled a breath of cold air: "When I went to work in the countryside in western Jiangxi, the conditions were much better than in Saihanba."

Chen Fan took a sip of tea and teased, "You've got to be kidding me. When you were sent to the countryside, you worked in the propaganda team and were a fitter. That's a completely different world from Saihanba."

"..." Gong Xue was speechless.

They considered their time in the countryside the most glorious thing, yet they were looked down upon? In retrospect, those who went to Saihanba to work in the countryside certainly have the right to say that.

After staying at the Chen family's house for two days, Gong Xue packed her bags and prepared to go to Guangzhou with Chen Fan and Zeng Ali to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Chinatown supermarket.

Gong Xue is the spokesperson for the supermarket!
Now that the rumors have been cleared up, her former glory has returned, and she dares not be careless when going out, with hats, scarves, and sunglasses being essential.

When the plane landed in Guangzhou, I walked to the arrival gate and looked out. There were people holding up signs with the name "Chen Fan" on them.

"Old Gu, long time no see!"

As Chen Fan walked up, the person who came to pick him up looked disgusted: "Haven't seen you in a long time? It's harder to see you than to see the provincial number one now."

Chen Fan chuckled awkwardly, "Look at what you're saying. If you had time to go to the capital, I wouldn't be blocking the door from letting you in. It's just that you don't have the time."

"Comrade Chen Fan, you are truly shameless."

Old Gu spat, shoved Chen Fan aside, and said to Zeng Ali, "Sister-in-law, long time no see. And this is Gong Xue, Miss Gong, right?"

"Brother Gu, it's been a long time."

Zeng Ali smiled and said to Gong Xue, "Sister Gong Xue, this is Gu Haiyang. Just call him Brother Gu. If you need anything when you come to Guangzhou in the future, just ask Brother Gu. You won't go wrong."

Gong Xue took off her sunglasses and greeted him with a smile, "Hello, Brother Gu!"

Welcome to Guangzhou!

Old Gu chuckled and said, "Let's not block the exit. The car will wait outside. I'll take you to the hotel first."

Old Gu and Chen Fan walked ahead.

Zeng Ali walked behind Gong Xue, arm in arm: "Brother Gu is the chairman of Hile Home Appliances. Back then, he and his brother, along with Sister Ying from Hong Kong, founded the Hile brand together."

Gong Xue opened her mouth slightly.

The Hi-Lap brand is quite remarkable. The TV I bought in the US is from Hi-Lap, and its design is very innovative.

After returning to China, I heard quite a lot about it.

Many of the home appliances used in Chen Fan's home, from small items like kettles to large items like refrigerators, air conditioners, and washing machines, are from this brand.

I never imagined Chen Fan's business was so large.

The car quickly set off and arrived at the Huaxia Hotel half an hour later. It was the hotel that Hu Yingxiang had jointly invested in and built with a group of Hong Kong tycoons and mainland investors.

It was officially completed in 1984, and after the cost is recovered, it will be donated to the Guangzhou government.

"Old Hu, long time no see!"

Upon entering the hotel, Chen Fan bumped into Hu Yingxiang in the lobby. Just as he was about to look for him, Chen Fan greeted him warmly: "Are you in Guangzhou on business?"

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