The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 112 - 110: I’ll take it for 1000

Chapter 112: Chapter 110: I’ll take it for 1000

At that time, one thousand yuan could buy a single-entry siheyuan within the Second Ring Road, and that was truly a bargain.

She knew that many people’s siheyuans were like this, although the government gave it back to you, you had no right to evict the people who had lived there before, but the property was yours. By the year 2000, when the houses were demolished, you could get a set of rooms and some compensation.

She remembered that not long after the year 2000, a rental policy was introduced. If the houses were not demolished by then, you could reclaim the entire property, which would become more and more valuable over time.

After dinner, Li Qi took them to see his aunt’s siheyuan first, "This house is not far from a vegetable market. Excluding latrines and coal sheds, there are a total of twelve rooms. Counting two side rooms as one, and two back rooms as one, there are nine rooms altogether—three main rooms, two side rooms, two wings on each side, and two connected back rooms. It’s a rather well-proportioned siheyuan. My grandfather spent two hundred Ocean coins buying this house long ago, and another two hundred to repair it. My father and aunt grew up in this courtyard, which was later given to my aunt as part of her dowry."

Lu Jingqiu walked around inside, and since there were people living there, she did not stay long. Overall, it was similar to the first house they looked at, "Li Qi Brother, how much is this house selling for?"

Are you really interested in buying?" Li Qi said, glancing at Jiang Nanzhou, hoping he would persuade her—Li Qi didn’t want to swindle his own people.

Jiang Nanzhou didn’t want Lu Jingqiu to buy such a troublesome house either.

If Lu Jingqiu didn’t know about the development in her previous life, she certainly wouldn’t buy it. She knew some of this, having heard it from Shen Mu. The Shen Family had a siheyuan that was bought in the early 2000s, sold for several million yuan. They said that there were many siheyuans in that area, with many tenants moving out and the owners eager to sell.

On second thought, for one thousand yuan, even if it turns into a write-off, it’s no big deal. She could just translate more articles in her spare time.

Jiang Nanzhou said, "Ah Qi, if your sister-in-law wants it, don’t hesitate. You’d be helping your aunt resolve a troublesome matter."

Seeing that Brother Zhou spoke, Li Qi couldn’t dissuade her further, "Sister-in-law, my aunt is asking for one thousand. They are in a rush to go to Shaanxi these few days. When are you free? I will arrange a meeting with my aunt."

Lu Jingqiu looked at Jiang Nanzhou; she was unsure about going to see his mother tomorrow.

Jiang Nanzhou said, "Tomorrow morning."

"Alright, are we still looking at that set in the suburbs?"

Lu Jingqiu said, "Yes."

The house in the suburbs was indeed far away. Li Qi rode with them for half an hour before arriving. There were a few households nearby; with several factories, a supply and marketing co-op, and a farmers’ market close to the house, it really was quite far from the downtown department stores.

Speaking of the suburbs, they will later be outside the Third Ring Road.

The courtyard was very large, with two entries. This particular siheyuan was very traditional, with a back garden, and a row of large backyards where the weeds were almost as tall as a person.

Li Qi said, "This courtyard is three thousand two hundred, and it’s rather run-down."

Lu Jingqiu was smitten the moment she saw it; she liked large courtyards. After walking around, she found that the structure of the house was very good. What they meant by ’run-down’ was that the doors and windows in the courtyard were badly damaged, a section of bricks had fallen from beside the main house’s window, about a dozen in total, and a small part of the wall had collapsed. With a little refurbishment, replacing doors and windows, and repairing the wall, it would still be quite nice.

For a large house with two entries, three thousand two was indeed not expensive. Wait another couple of years, and even one a bit further away like this would be six or seven thousand.

She had brought a total of four thousand five hundred yuan, had given one thousand to her second cousin, bought Aunt Li Qi’s house for another thousand, leaving her with two thousand five hundred yuan.

"Would two thousand eight hundred be okay? This house can’t be lived in after buying it."

Li Qi said, "I’ll go back and ask for you."

She glanced at Jiang Nanzhou. How could Jiang Nanzhou not know her little scheme? He laughed, "If you like it, take it. Use my money."

Lu Jingqiu said, "I’m still short a few hundred yuan. I’ll pay you back when I return."

Jiang Nanzhou laughed, "The money I gave you is for you to spend, not for you to spend and then repay."

Lu Jingqiu smiled, "You work hard to earn money too, and besides, we’re not married yet."

When Jiang Nanzhou saw Li Qi coming from the backyard, he stopped discussing the matter and said to his brother, "Your sister-in-law has taken a liking to this house. If they agree to twenty-eight hundred, we can transfer ownership tomorrow."

"I’ll go back and ask. If they agree, I’ll bring them to wait for you at the real estate office tomorrow, and we can handle the procedures together."

"Alright, you’ve been a big help today. Tomorrow afternoon, after you guys finish work, I’ll call Cheng Yi, and we’ll all have dinner together."

"Alright."

Lu Jingqiu was very satisfied with the two houses she was buying. Although the location wasn’t that great and the houses weren’t very sturdy, she believed in living within her means. She wasn’t the female lead and didn’t have a ’golden finger’. If it weren’t for the money her parents had saved up for her, she wouldn’t have been able to afford it.

Jiang Nanzhou looked at her cheerful face and laughed, "This happy?"

"Yeah, if the transfer goes smoothly tomorrow, we will be homeowners in Capital City too."

"Heh, even if you didn’t buy a house, we’d still have one."

Lu Jingqiu had by now gotten used to Jiang Nanzhou dropping such remarks from time to time, "When are we going to see your mother?"

Jiang Nanzhou found it inconvenient to check the time while riding the bike, "Tonight, what time is it now?"

"A little after two."

"Let’s go back, take a shower, rest up, and then head over at six."

"Won’t that be too late?"

"Uncle Shen and the others are all at work, and so is my eldest brother’s family."

"Then that’s fine, just enough time to prepare."

Gauging by Jiang Nanzhou’s attitude, he seemed to have a good relationship with the eldest of the Shen Family. Since they already had children, she couldn’t forget to bring gifts.

When Jiang Nanzhou brought Lu Jingqiu home, it was already past three o’clock. Grandpa Jiang had gotten up a little after two and, not seeing them return, had gone to play chess with his old friends.

Having been out and about since the break of dawn, battling the sun all day, she was indeed tired. After taking a shower, she lay down on the bed and slept for over an hour.

She was groggily woken up by Jiang Nanzhou. Opening the door with bleary eyes and disheveled hair, she nearly left Jiang Nanzhou stupefied with her appearance.

"Is it time?"

Jiang Nanzhou uncomfortably cleared his throat, his voice a bit husky, "It’s already past five, let’s get ready to go."

Lu Jingqiu snapped awake at once, hurriedly responding, "Okay." She then closed the door to get changed, accidentally forgetting about the man left standing outside.

Meeting her mother-in-law for the first time, Lu Jingqiu spent a long time choosing her outfit. She finally settled on the grey and yellow checkered one, a balance of sober elegance with a hint of playfulness.

She tied her hair into a ponytail with a hair tie of the same color series and slightly enhanced her eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil. As for lipstick, the current trend was bright red. She dabbed a bit with her finger, applied it lightly; it was faint, not too dim nor too bright, just perfect.

Jiang Nanzhou had always known she was delicately beautiful, but when she appeared before him all dressed up, it was still somewhat shocking. He felt a warm flush inside, like a flame was kindling.

Seeing his dumbstruck expression, the smile on Lu Jingqiu’s lips grew wider, her eyes shimmering. Her tender gaze finally brought Jiang Nanzhou back to his senses.