Back to 1979: Sending the Educated Youth’s Wife Back to the City

Chapter 81 Selling the House
Fang Mingche was stunned for a moment, then said, "No big deal."

He currently wants to buy an apartment and doesn't want to buy a bungalow that doesn't even have a toilet.

Maybe, in two years, when he has more money, he will consider buying a courtyard house, one that is well preserved and has clear ownership.

But it’s not the kind of place that’s turned into a slum.

When the time comes, I will buy it and renovate it myself, adding a toilet.

There were no toilets in the Forbidden City before, and everyone relied on toilets.

Isn't there a TV show where Kangxi's concubine Rong was demoted to cleaning toilets? There are so many toilets stacked up next to each other, because there are so many people in the Forbidden City, so naturally there are many toilets in use!
The public toilets in the Forbidden City today were all renovated and added later.

The toilet itself is easy to fix. If there is an existing room, just renovate it. If there is no existing room, just repair it now.

The trouble is the reconstruction of the sewer!

Mr. Gu frowned, "Don't you care about that?"

That thing, what thing?
Oh, the story of Aunt Gu hanging herself.

"I don't care. But if I want to sell it in the future, the person who takes over will care. Besides, what I want to buy now is a building in Tuanjiehu Community, 52 square meters. I have asked around, and one comes out from time to time. Because the community there is big and there are many houses. When there is a transfer, there will be houses to be sold. That house has its own toilet, and the faucet goes into the house. The toilet can be flushed by pulling the cord."

Moreover, in a few years, it will be possible to provide collective heating for buildings in winter, which is much more economical than doing it yourself.

Grandpa Gu said, "How far is that place? How can it compare to my area? You know this place, it's only one kilometer away from Tiananmen Square. It's in the center of the capital, and it's convenient to go anywhere. No matter which university you two get into, it will be convenient for you to go back and forth."

Fang Mingche looked at Uncle Gu who was trying hard to sell the house to him, "Are you still determined to sell the house to me?"
Seeing that he didn't show any reaction, Uncle Gu remembered that he loved Yanyan very much.

So he paused and continued, "Besides, your Yanyan will be three years old soon. Isn't she going to kindergarten? I told you before that I have connections and can send her there. If you buy my house, you can move her household registration here. You don't even have to pay a high price! The child has finally gotten used to this place. Look how well she plays with the other kids in the yard. They have all become close friends over the past few months. Occasionally when you and Xiaolin are not around, I or the people in the compound can help look after the child. It's not good for the child to move all the time!"

Fang Mingche said: "Even Meng's mother moved three times. This statement cannot be made too absolute."

His original plan was to go to college and study part-time. He and A-Yan took turns picking up Yan-Yan from kindergarten.

If it doesn't work, hire a nanny. Ayan is a local, so it would be more reliable to ask her to find a nanny.

But it is inevitable that children will feel uncomfortable when they suddenly arrive in a strange place.

When we first moved here, he followed me wherever I went. After living here for a while, he started playing with the other kids in the compound.

Seeing that there was something going on, Grandpa Gu continued in response to what Fang Mingche had just said, "As for the faucet entering the house. This cannot be satisfied for the time being, but you can buy a longer water pipe. When needed, connect it from outside to the house. As for the toilet, you can see that my son has difficulty walking. It is very troublesome for him to go to the public toilet. I will be responsible for connecting the sewer, and we will build a toilet for our own use in this small side yard. This way, we don't have to run a long way to the public toilet."

Fang Mingche thought about it and thought that this was not impossible. Indeed, this is the second ring road! In the future, the price of this place will rise to more than 200,000 yuan per square meter.

As long as Uncle Gu can really solve the toilet problem, it will indeed be a good house.

As for the toilet problem, his son is more pressing. This is definitely not an exaggeration!

He asked, "How much do you want to sell these two houses for?"

Grandpa Gu raised his hand, "Five thousand. These two rooms plus the kitchen have a construction area of 32 square meters. I've measured it before, and it's on the property certificate. In addition, you have more than ten square meters of courtyard. Although it's not on the property certificate, it belongs to you. As for the impact of my wife hanging herself in the main house, can I give you five hundred less? If I didn't have to make money to treat my son's leg and recuperate, I tell you, I wouldn't want to give up this ancestral house." He must try to take Zhiguang's leg to the hospital for treatment. It would be best if he could stand up, but if he couldn't, he couldn't have the dislocated bones like he has now.

Also, the child's physical foundation has been completely ruined and needs to be slowly recuperated.

Fang Mingche asked: "In a situation like your son's, is there no one to compensate you?"

"Where can I find someone to pay compensation? It's thousands of miles away. Even if I go, I probably won't be able to find the person directly responsible. Besides, I'm an outsider, almost 60 years old. How can I go and fight with the local residents? The whole journey will cost me half my life. Even if I go and sue, I won. But if the other party throws up his hands and says 'no money', it's useless."

Therefore, the most urgent thing is to make money. We must make a lot of money! Gold has a price, but medicine is priceless——

As an old man, where can he get money? He can only sell houses.

Fortunately, the government returned the house to him not long ago, and he now has the house certificate. Otherwise, he would not be able to sell it.

Fortunately, he could see that Xiao Fang should be able to come up with the money. It was rare to find a family that could come up with four or five thousand dollars these days.

So, as soon as Mr. Gu figured it out, he came to Fang Mingche to sell the two rooms.

"I need to discuss this with my wife. We have always wanted to save money to buy an apartment in Tuanjiehu Community."

Uncle Gu said, "If you don't say how your family's money is used, do you have the final say?"

This happened because Song Quan went home after receiving his salary and wanted to be the boss again, but he was dealt with by Song's wife.

That’s how it got out!

"You believe me when I brag?"

Grandpa Gu said, "Song Quan believed it."

Fang Mingche couldn't help laughing, thinking of the funny way Song Quan was kicked out of the house by Sister-in-law Song who was holding a rolling pin that day.

"We both earned the money, and we got the unsaleable products from the supply and marketing cooperative through her uncle. For something as important as buying a house, we have to discuss it with her."

Uncle Gu looked at him and thought that what he said made sense.

"Okay, you two should discuss it. Let me tell you, how can the single room in the big courtyard you visited last time compare to my small side courtyard? This small courtyard is home to my father, my son, and your family of three. If there is a room vacant over there in the future, we will definitely move there. Then we can sell the two rooms to you together. If you have a taboo, just demolish that side and rebuild it. Then close the half-moon door in the middle, and it will be a small courtyard with a single door and a single household."

Fang Mingche said, "People say I can sell things, and I think you are no less capable than me."

He was very excited.

If things really develop as Grandpa Gu said, he would sell the two houses to me, and close the half-moon door. Isn't it a fairly square courtyard?

The building area on both sides should be about 60 to 70 square meters, and the courtyard is more than 20 square meters.

It’s really great to buy such a small courtyard with a single door for about 10,000 yuan!

(End of this chapter)