The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 203 - 197: There Is No Cheapest, Only Cheaper

Chapter 203: Chapter 197: There Is No Cheapest, Only Cheaper

Grandpa Xue saw the two girls coming over and thought that Niannian was bringing Jingqiu for a stroll.

He said with a smile, "Weren’t you playing in the city today? Why did you run over here?"

Xue Jianian said, "Grandpa, we were just anxious about Grandma Xue’s inquiry, so we came back at noon."

"Well, is the Old Liu Family selling or not?"

Lu Jingqiu said, "They are selling, Grandma Xue offered them four hundred, but they’re asking for five hundred, and they are letting us consider it now."

"Five hundred is just right, before no one wanted it even for five hundred."

Xue Jianian nodded and said, "Grandpa, today Uncle Liu said that the pond belongs to the factory."

Grandpa Xue laughed, "The factory’s? I asked people from the factory today, and they didn’t know. It turns out I need to talk to the factory director."

Xue Jianian said, "Probably a few leaders in the factory know about it. Some younger workers might not be clear on it."

Grandpa Xue had an idea in mind, "Alright, later I will go see Director Wang first, to ask about the situation."

Xue Jianian nodded, took a jin of meat out from the bamboo house and gave it to Grandpa Xue, "Grandpa, take this meat for Director Wang."

The look of surprise on Lu Jingqiu’s face at the sight of the meat was, however, met with no suspicion from Grandpa Xue.

Lu Jingqiu had been with Xue Jianian all these days, including today, and had not noticed Xue Jianian going to the meat stall, nor had she seen her enter the kitchen when they left the house. So, where did the extra meat come from? Could it be that Grandma Xue slipped it to Xue Jianian when she wasn’t looking?

After telling Grandpa Xue everything, the two left the textile factory.

Lu Jingqiu looked at the gate of the textile factory and asked, "What kind of fabric do they produce here? Is the business good?"

"The best poplin in the country, and some printed cotton fabrics, especially durable sheeting, they all are produced here. Despite the factory looking quite old, their goods sell very well. Many supply and marketing co-ops in the city and the surrounding areas carry their products. Although there are several textile mills in our city, this one’s sales are pretty good.

Otherwise, the government wouldn’t have allocated land to them for building a new factory."

Lu Jingqiu nodded, she didn’t know the eventual fate of the local textile mills, but according to what Xue Jianian had said, it likely wouldn’t close down. Presumably, a new factory would be built, so if she bought the land here and it was later requisitioned, she wondered if the factory wouldn’t go back on the deal.

The two didn’t stay out for too long and went back home,

After waiting for half an hour, Grandma Xue also returned from outside, reporting that a family was willing to sell at the same price as the Old Liu Family, and after Grandpa Xue got off work in the evening, he brought back some news for them.

"After you two left this afternoon, I went to find Director Wang. Director Wang also knew about the pond, and the two houses next to the pond, one belongs to a relative of Director Wang, and the other to a staff member from the personnel department. Previously, when someone wanted to buy the pond, it was the staff member from the personnel department who told the buyer about the two houses being part of the deal."

Xue Jianian asked, "So it’s related to Director Wang. Grandpa, what did Director Wang say?"

"Director Wang said one house would be one thousand yuan, and the pond would be ten thousand yuan."

Grandma Xue exclaimed in surprise, "Ten thousand yuan? That pond can’t be used for anything right now, and that house for one thousand yuan, isn’t that ripping people off? The Old Liu Family would be only too glad if we hurried up and bought it for five hundred yuan."

Lu Jingqiu also frowned, she didn’t have the capacity for ten thousand yuan, maybe she should forget about the pond.

Xue Jianian, seeing Grandpa Xue calm and collected, knew that he had more to say and eagerly asked, "Grandpa, how did it end up, what did the factory say?"

Grandpa Xue smiled, "Isn’t our meat involved in this? Director Wang also let me in on the bottom line, saying the factory wants to build a new one in a couple of years, and there will be land available here. The factory is also thinking of selling, the price isn’t fixed, but the house’s price is non-negotiable."

Lu Jingqiu understood Grandpa Xue’s meaning, "Grandpa Xue, can that Director Wang from the factory make a decision on the pond?"

"He does have some sway. I told him that the price of the house was fine, but the price of the pond was a bit steep. I said my granddaughter was only thinking about buying a house and inquired about the pond as an afterthought.

Director Wang, seeing this as a rare opportunity, briefed me on a few things about the house and took me to see the factory director.

Once the factory director heard someone wanted to buy the pond, and it was a relative of Director Wang’s, he named a price."

Everyone listened, eager to hear what Grandpa Xue had to say, and he didn’t hesitate, smiling as he said, "He said for eight thousand yuan, it could be ours."

Lu Jingqiu frowned, "Eight thousand, but I don’t have that much money." She had brought only five thousand yuan on this trip. For the Liu Family’s and the one Grandma Xue mentioned, it would be one thousand yuan. If she bought the pond and included the other two families, that would amount to ten thousand yuan.

Once Jingqiu said this, everyone fell silent; after all, it was her buying the house. With not enough money, they didn’t feel it was their place to say anything. However, Xue Jianian seemed to be on the verge of speaking when suddenly.

The door sounded, and Grandma Xue hurriedly stood to open it, only to find a strange young man at the door. Seeing Grandma Xue, he asked cautiously, "Excuse me, is this the Xue Family?"

Grandma Xue replied, "Yes, who are you looking for?"

The man quickly said, "My name is Zhao Shun, I heard from Uncle Liu ahead that you’re looking to buy the house by the pond. I have a house there as well, are you interested?"

Grandma Xue frowned and said, "There are only four houses by that pond, which one is... yours?"

The man scratched his head awkwardly and said, "My family’s house is indeed over there, but it has collapsed."

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Xue quickly told Grandma Xue, "Let this young Zhao come in. I know of that collapsed house."

Only then did Grandma Xue allow the person to come in. Zhao Shun appeared to be in his thirties and, upon seeing Grandpa Xue, he said joyfully, "Grandpa Xue, hello, the house by the pond belonged to my foster father. I lived there for a few years when I was young. Later, I returned to my biological parents. After my foster parents passed away, I didn’t take care of the house. It collapsed over a decade ago, but you can still see the outline of the homestead when you go there."

As he said this, he took out an old, yellowed property deed, "This was left to me by my foster father, as you can see, it’s recognized by the housing authority."

Grandpa Xue looked over the property deed and it didn’t seem fake, and nowadays these things aren’t easy to forge anyway. Grandpa Xue had heard people at the factory talk about an Old Man Zhao who used to be a gatekeeper.

When hearing about a gatekeeper, he had taken note of it, never expecting to encounter such a coincidence.

After everyone examined the property deed and returned it to him, Grandpa Xue pondered for a moment and then said, "Comrade Zhao, my niece wants to be a breeder here, buying the pond, buying the house, that matter, you must have heard from the other families, know about the price we offered."