Traveling through 1980 to become a top student

Chapter 52

Gu Qi greeted him with a smile, and said to Lin Jinglan, "I'm fine these few days, I'll go find a house with you, at least I'm familiar with the roads in Beijing, it's okay to show you the way, and there are more people. It's not easy to be fooled when it comes to the house."

Lin Jinglan understood what Gu Qi meant, and was worried that the two women, Zhou Hui and her, would be bullied by the landlord.Although Lin Jinglan was a little embarrassed to bother Gu Qi, but when she saw Gu Qi, she came to look for them at the entrance of the hostel, and she couldn't drive him back, so she smiled and agreed, "Then I will trouble Senior Brother Gu." Lin Jinglan thought in her heart, Gu Qi was so enthusiastic about helping them, if Gu Qi had something to do later, she would spare no effort to help.

Zhou Hui's eyes turned up and down on Gu Qi several times, the expressions in his eyes were complicated and difficult to distinguish, and finally he just smiled, "Thank you, little Gu."

Gu Qi replied generously, "It's okay, you're welcome, Auntie."

In the first house, Lin Jinglan frowned as soon as she entered the house. Both bedrooms faced the dark side, which was dark and damp.Lin Jinglan turned around and wanted to leave, but the landlord hurriedly called to stop her, "If the house price is cheaper, how about renting it to you?"

Lin Jinglan waved her hand, "It's not about the rent, your house is dark and damp, we don't want to rent something like this."

Zhou Hui paused and asked, "How much cheaper?"

The landlord said, "It's five yuan cheaper, and it only costs 20 yuan a month, and I will rent it to you!"

The expression on Zhou Hui's face was a little shaken, five yuan a month is cheaper, which is really a lot, and the rent is only 20 yuan a month, which is indeed much cheaper than other houses.

The landlord looked at Zhou Hui and thought it was a joke, and tried to tell Zhou Huiyou, "Where can I rent such a cheap house? After passing this village, this shop may disappear." There are not many people renting houses nowadays, and the landlord does not want to miss anything. An opportunity, thinking that if the mother and daughter refused to rent his house today, they might not be able to rent out the house for another month.

Lin Jinglan said, "Let's look at a few more houses and compare them." He forced Zhou Hui out, but Zhou Hui muttered, "This house is cheap, why don't we just rent it?"

Lin Jinglan didn't argue with Zhou Hui, but just pulled her forward.

The landlord looked at the backs of Zhou Hui and Lin Jinglan, and snorted coldly, "Why can't a mother be the master? Listening to a little girl's film like this." The landlord thought dejectedly, seeing that the mother was very interested in the house, obviously I was fascinated by the cheap price, but I didn't expect to rent it out.

Lin Jinglan was still dissatisfied with the second house, "Why is there only one bedroom?"

The landlady's eyes swept over Lin Jinglan, Zhou Hui and Gu Qi, and she frowned, "My house is only one room, the three of you...but we can make do with it, this bedroom is not small, and the bedroom is separated in the middle A curtain—”

Gu Qi hurriedly interrupted the landlady, "No, no, it's not three people living here, only their mother and daughter, and I'm here to see the house."

The hostess smiled and said, "That's no problem. The mother and daughter can sleep in the same bed. This kind of one-bedroom is just right."

Lin Jinglan's expression was slightly condensed. Although she is now very close to Zhou Hui emotionally and has truly regarded Zhou Hui as her relatives, she still wants to have a separate bedroom so that she and Zhou Hui have independent private spaces.

Zhou Hui asked about the price, it was 25 yuan a month, and raised his eyebrows immediately, "The two-bedroom house we saw just now cost only 20 yuan a month! You only have one room here, why is it more expensive?"

The landlady smiled and said, "Sister, you can't just look at the number of rooms. My house is facing the sun, as well as the location and the surrounding environment. In all fairness, the 20 yuan a month you see can Comparable?" The landlady didn't wait for Zhou Hui to speak, and immediately went on to say, "It's definitely not comparable! If that house can be as good as mine, it's still two rooms, and he won't even kill him for 20 Rent it out for [-] yuan a month!"

Zhou Hui still wanted to bargain, so Lin Jinglan pulled Zhou Hui out and said to the landlady, "Let's go and have a look and make a decision after reading everything."

After being dragged away by Lin Jinglan, Zhou Hui glared at Lin Jinglan and said, "How good was that set just now? The house is nice and cheap!"

Lin Jinglan didn't directly say that she didn't want to share a room with Zhou Hui, but just said with a smile, "Look at a few more."

Zhou Hui snorted softly, "Just look at it, the more you look at it, the more expensive it is, I don't think you're happy if you don't spend more money!"

Lin Jinglan felt that she had been seen through by Zhou Hui, but she still insisted, "You get what you pay for, do you think that 25 yuan a month is better than 20 yuan a month? Let's see if there are any more." better one."

Zhou Hui muttered, "I think the first two sets are very good. What else do you want to look for? You have to rent a house that costs more than 50 yuan, right?"

Lin Jinglan just laughed.When they reached the third house, Lin Jinglan knocked on the door, but the door was only a crack open. The landlord said to Lin Jinglan through the crack, "Want to rent a house?"

"I'm sorry, we're not renting out this house," said the landlord.

Lin Jinglan was taken aback, "Why don't you rent it?"

The landlord sighed, "No more renting, we are going to sell this house." After saying that, he was about to close the door.

Lin Jinglan reached out to stop the landlord, "Can you let us see the house first?"

The landlord looked impatient, "I've already said that I can't rent it out, so what house are you still looking at?"

Lin Jinglan smiled and said, "Your house is not for rent, but you want to sell it? May I ask if you have found a good buyer? If you haven't found a good buyer, then let us have a look."

Zhou Hui heard Lin Jinglan's words, pulled Lin Jinglan back hard, and whispered in Lin Jinglan's ear, "What do you want to do? How much does it cost to buy a house? Let's not buy it!"

Lin Jinglan said vaguely, "Just take a look first."

When the landlord heard Lin Jinglan's words, although he still looked hesitant, he finally let Lin Jinglan and the three of them come in to inspect the house.

Lin Jinglan walked in the door and fell in love with the house immediately.The layout of the house is excellent. The two bedrooms, one big and one small, are facing the sun. The sunlight shines in through the big windows, making the room bright and spacious.The kitchen and bathroom are complete, and the living room is an "L" shape with a large area. Lin Jinglan immediately thought that with a little partition, a dining room or a study room could be separated from the living room.

Under the scrutinizing eyes of the landlord, Lin Jinglan carefully looked at every corner of the house, even checked whether the water pipes and valves were leaking.Lin Jinglan is very satisfied with this house, as long as she thinks that this may be the place where she will live in the future, she feels comfortable all over.

"How much are you going to sell?" Lin Jinglan asked the landlord.

The landlord was taken aback, glanced at Lin Jinglan suspiciously, then shifted his gaze to Zhou Hui, and asked Zhou Hui, "Do you want to buy a house?"

Zhou Hui quickly waved his hands, "No buy, no buy." She said while pulling Lin Jinglan away, "Since they don't rent but sell, let's not watch it."

Lin Jinglan stood still, and asked the landlord again, "Just tell me, how do you sell this house?" Lin Jinglan looked around, "I think this house is about [-] square meters?"

Seeing that Lin Jinglan insisted on asking, the landlord replied, "Yes, this house is 1000 square meters. If you want to buy it, it will cost [-] yuan."

Lin Jinglan was taken aback when she heard the words, stared at the landlord in disbelief and asked, "1000 yuan?"

God!This is too cheap, right?

Lin Jinglan's thoughts changed sharply, she stared at the landlord and asked, "What do I get for 1000 yuan? The property rights of the house? Or just the right to use it?"

The landlord looked at Lin Jinglan in a daze, "What's the right? You bought this house for 1000 yuan!"

Lin Jinglan had no choice but to put it another way, "Is this house of yours divided into flats? Do you have a real estate certificate?"

The landlord nodded, "Yes, it's the apartment assigned by the unit, the real estate certificate..." The landlord shook his head, "I don't have the real estate certificate in my hand, it's all in the unit."

Lin Jinglan sobered up a lot after hearing the words. She was no longer in the ecstasy that a house only cost 1000 yuan, but forced herself to calm down and think about whether there would be any disputes when buying this house. None, and the unit is allocating houses, and I don’t know whether the unit allows the landlord to sell the house to outsiders.

Lin Jinglan frowned, "Your house doesn't even have a real estate certificate. If I buy it, how can I prove that the house is mine?"

The landlord looked exhausted, "You don't want to buy a house, what are you doing asking this and that, let's go."

Lin Jinglan raised her eyebrows, "Of course I'm considering buying a house, so I need to ask clearly."

The landlord didn't look at Lin Jinglan, but looked at Zhou Hui and asked, "Are you going to buy it or not?"

Zhou Hui shook his head quickly, "No, no."

A trace of anger surfaced on the landlord's face, and he said to Lin Jinglan, "Did you hear that? Even the adults in your family say no, why are you still making trouble here?"

Lin Jinglan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she held Zhou Hui's hand and signaled her to stay calm.

Lin Jinglan looked at the landlord, "I will ask two last questions. If I give you 1000 yuan in cash at one time, I will buy this apartment. What certificate can I get to prove that this apartment is mine? Why do you want to buy this apartment?" Sell ​​the house?"

Lin Jinglan knew in her heart that there were very few housing transactions in the early 80s, and people had no awareness of buying and selling houses at all.Commercial housing has probably just started in Guangdong. Lin Jinglan doesn’t know if there is one in Beijing. According to Lin Jinglan’s memory, when commercial housing in Guangdong was first emerging, a square meter was sold for a few hundred dollars. Now this entire house is for sale. 1000 yuan is ridiculously cheap...

Lin Jinglan looked at the landlord, wondering if he didn't know the market?But such a big thing as selling a house is not a joke, is it?

The landlord said, "You can go to the unit, ask the unit to issue a certificate, and change the owner of this house to you. Don't worry, since I sell the house for money, this house will definitely have nothing to do with me in the future. As for Why should I sell my house..."

The landlord paused, Lin Jinglan keenly noticed that the landlord's eye circles were red, the landlord took a deep breath and said, "The child is sick, and the family is in a hurry to use the money."

After a long silence, Lin Jinglan said, "If your unit agrees and can issue a reliable certificate—"

Before Lin Jinglan finished speaking, she was interrupted by Zhou Hui's scolding, "Lin Jinglan!"

Lin Jinglan raised her head and saw an angry look on Zhou Hui's face for the first time. Zhou Hui's expression was serious like never before. Zhou Hui stared into her eyes and said, "Follow me!"

(End of this chapter)