1990, Reborn as a Beachcomber, From Rascal to Brilliant Guy

"Hey, are you even going to say something?"

After waiting for a while, Lin Qiming frowned and broke the silence by speaking first.

Seeing him like this, Lin Shuisheng had a thought and softly suggested:

"Um, how about we go take a look at the house first?"

Buying a house!

The first step, of course, is to go and see the property.

Lin Qiming had no reason to object, so he immediately stood up, returned the Dragon Ball to Lin Shuisheng, and walked out of the shop.

Not long after, he rode his bicycle with Lin Shuisheng to the intersection of Shengping Road and Di'an Road. Pointing to a dilapidated arcade building on the corner near Di'an Road, which occupied about a quarter of a circle, he softly introduced it:

"This house belongs to one of my uncles. They immigrated to the United States in the early 1960s, and the house was taken over as public housing. It was not until two months ago that the tenants were cleared out and the house was returned to them."

However, they live far away in the United States and have no intention of coming back, so they asked me to help them sell the house, and it has already been transferred to my name.

So you don't need to worry about any problems after buying this house.

In addition, although the location is relatively remote and the rent is not high, there is a pier just a few hundred meters away across the street, which can be used as a cold storage warehouse and a dry goods store.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shuisheng's gaze towards the house brightened slightly.

"Can I go in and take a look?"

"Of course, no problem!"

Lin Qiming nodded readily and took out his key to open the door to the shop on the first floor.

Upon entering, one sees that the shops on the first floor are arranged in a fan-shaped pattern, narrower inside and wider outside, with arc lengths of approximately 15 meters and 20 meters respectively.

A rough estimate suggests that the area that could be used as a street-front shop is only 52 square meters.

At the highest market price of 20 yuan per square meter, the rent would barely reach 1000 yuan.

Unlike the central area of ​​the small park, where one square meter can be rented for more than 80 yuan, this is more than four times less.

Passing through the passageways on both sides, you can see a fan-shaped courtyard in the center of the building, with a storeroom on each side of the courtyard, and a reception hall behind the courtyard.

On the left side of the hall, there is a wooden staircase leading to the second floor, and on the right side of the hall, there is a kitchen, which also has a door leading to a side alley.

Inside the hall was a bedroom.

After looking at the first floor, Lin Shuisheng went up the wooden stairs to the second, third, and fourth floors and the rooftop, and looked at them carefully.

The layout of the second and third floors is similar to that of the first floor, except that the middle of the outer shop has been transformed into a reception room, with the two sides connected to the warehouse to form two bedrooms, and the hall at the back has been transformed into a dining room.

As for the fourth floor, it only has a small attic and a large rooftop garden. There are a few broken flower pots in the corner, with mud splattered everywhere, giving it a dirty and messy feel.

"Don't let the fact that this house looks a bit dilapidated fool you; the frame is still very sturdy, and it should last another ten or twenty years without any problems."

Seeing Lin Shuisheng's brows furrow, Lin Qiming quickly added a comment to the situation.

"Uncle Qiming, let's go back!"

Lin Shuisheng glanced at Lin Qiming, then turned and went downstairs with a lack of interest.

Lin Qiming was slightly taken aback, then stood still and looked around the rooftop of the building, shaking his head helplessly.

It wasn't that he didn't want to make the house look nicer; it was just that the previous public rental tenants had made it too dirty and dilapidated.

If you want to do a proper renovation, you'll need to spend at least tens of thousands of yuan.

Now it seems they really aren't so easy to fool!

Soon, Lin Shuisheng returned to the watch shop on Lin Qiming's bicycle. As soon as he sat down, he began to speak earnestly:

"Uncle Qiming, to be frank, that house is still too expensive at 10 yuan."

"No, this price is too high? Go and ask around outside. Those old arcade buildings that don't face the street cost at least 200 yuan per square meter. This is a prime location with three sides facing the street."

Lin Qiming stared wide-eyed at Lin Shuisheng with some anxiety.

"Since this building is so nice, why don't you keep it for yourself!"

Lin Shuisheng raised an eyebrow and looked directly at Lin Qiming, without the slightest embarrassment on his face.

"I..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiming was momentarily speechless.

After a while, he spread his hands with a helpless expression, "I'm about to move to Hong Kong! It's so far away, it's really inconvenient to manage."

More importantly, he knew that a large-scale event was already underway on Jinsha Road, and many people were preparing to move there, causing rents for many shops in the area to plummet.

Given this situation, even though this building can still command a monthly rent of over a thousand, it's essentially a case of having a price but no market.

Besides, hiring someone to manage it would cost wages, so it's much easier to make money by selling it all at once!

Furthermore, domestic policies can change at any time. If you really want to keep the house, you're likely to be stuck with it for a long time. It's much easier to just take the money and leave.

The problem is that the house is too big, the location is relatively remote, and there's also the impact of a wave of tenant terminations. People who want to buy it can't afford it, and people who can afford it don't want to buy it. It's really giving him a headache.

After saying that, he saw that Lin Shuisheng simply picked up his teacup and drank, showing no intention of replying. The helplessness on his face gradually disappeared, and then he glared at Lin Shuisheng with a hint of annoyance.

"Since we've come this far, tell me the truth: how much money are you willing to take the job?"

"Um..."

Lin Shuisheng slightly raised the corners of his mouth, put down his teacup, and, under Lin Qiming's gaze, uttered a number.

"fifty thousand!"

"Bang!"

"What? Fifty thousand? You might as well grab a gun and a cannon and rob it!"

Lin Qiming slammed his hand on the armrest of the chair, sat up straight, glared at Lin Shuisheng with wide eyes, and felt an urge to kill him.

If he were to sell it at such a low price, who wouldn't he sell it to?

Why waste your breath sitting here?

"Please don't rush!"

Lin Shuisheng waved his hand and said earnestly:

"Didn't you say before that we are all relatives, that we are family, and that you are an elder and should take care of the younger generation?"

To be honest, I've lost a lot of money in business over the years and am now heavily in debt.

After using the money from selling the Dragon Balls to pay off debts and buy a ship or something, there wasn't much money left.

Please consider this a favor to your own family's younger generation. In the future, if there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask.

At this point, Lin Shuisheng pounded his chest loudly.

Upon seeing this, Lin Qiming leaned back in his chair, rolling his eyes in disbelief.

He had lived for decades and met many people, but he had never seen anyone as shameless as Lin Shuisheng.

Just because he had said a few polite words earlier, Lin Shuisheng dared to take advantage of the situation and cut the price in half.

How come he didn't realize how valuable his words were?

"How about I add a little more, 6?"

Seeing that Lin Qiming remained silent, Lin Shuisheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he raised the price a bit.

In his view, if he could buy the house for 60,000, the annual rent of 8,000 to 9,000 would be much more worthwhile than depositing it in the bank to earn interest.

Anyway, he doesn't need much working capital for the time being. Being able to take the opportunity to buy a three-and-a-half-story arcade building with three sides facing the street, even if the location is a bit out of the way, is still a profit no matter how you look at it.

After saying that, he didn't speak again, but silently picked up his teacup and drank his tea.

"Knock knock knock knock..."

Seeing Lin Shuisheng's actions, Lin Qiming's brows furrowed slightly, and his fingers tapped incessantly on the armrest of the chair.

After a while, he slowly sat up and looked at Lin Shuisheng calmly.

"More?"

"No!"

"This price is too low, I can't explain it to anyone!"

"Uncle Qiming, this price is really not low. 6 yuan, after deducting the cost of hiring someone to manage and repair the house, at the current development trend, you would need to rent it for at least seven or eight years to earn that amount!"

Lin Shuisheng stared straight at Lin Qiming, his attitude very firm.

In fact, the business district here has been declining since last year, and rents have been falling year after year.

If he remembered correctly, back in the year 2000, the rent for an ordinary shop of about 50 or 60 square meters here was only 600 or 700 yuan a month. It was not only not higher than it is now, but even lower.

The only thing worth looking forward to is that we'll have a place to stay in the city in the future, and our two kids can also attend school there. Also, we hope that in twenty or thirty years, we can sell it for three or four million.

Lin Qiming fell silent upon hearing Lin Shuisheng's words.

He knew that Lin Shuisheng was right.

He lost money because he sold it at too low a price.

He had promised people that it would sell for at least 8 yuan.

Now, not only are we not making any money, but we're also losing money.

What kind of situation is this?

"Uncle Qiming, you are my elder, and I am only able to earn money because of your care. How about this, I'll add another 5000 yuan, making it a total of 65,000 yuan? Is that alright with you?"

Lin Shuisheng leaned forward slightly, placed his hands on his knees, and looked at Lin Qiming with a sincere expression.

"Oh!"

Lin Qiming stared at Lin Shuisheng for a while, then suddenly shook his head and laughed, pointing at Lin Shuisheng a few times in a mock-sounding manner.

"You young rascal! I just can't do anything with you."

She kept calling me "elder" this and "elder" that; if I didn't take care of you, I'd be too ashamed to face anyone in the future.

"You're joking. My surname is Lin, and yours is Lin too. We're related by ancestry, uncle and nephew. No matter where you go, you're still my uncle."

Lin Shuisheng smiled slightly and emphasized with a serious expression.

"Snapped!"

"Okay, just because of what you said, I'll sell this building to you for 65,000."

Lin Qiming clapped his hands suddenly and looked at Lin Shuisheng with admiration.

He had seen plenty of shameless people, but he had never seen a young man like Lin Shuisheng who could say such shameless things so naturally.

Therefore, he was willing to give Lin Shuisheng face, considering it as establishing a good relationship.

Who knows, in the future, he might have to shamelessly call Lin Shuisheng his nephew!