Liuhai Alley was located near Shichahai in the center of Beijing. It started from Pine Street in the east and ended at Desheng Inner Street in the west. It was about 160 meters long and 4.5 meters wide. Cars could drive directly in.
Zhao Yongjun smiled and asked while driving, "Xiao Rui, Ruofei, do you know why this alley is named Liuhai Alley?"
"How would I know?" Song Rui said, "Could it be related to the bangs on the girl's head?"
Xia Ruofei also said honestly, "I can't think of it. Big Brother Zhao, can you introduce it to us?"
Xia Ruofei was indeed not familiar with Beijing. Xia Ruofei would never comment on things that he wasn't familiar with.
From this point, you could see the difference in personality between him and Song Rui.
Zhao Yongjun looked at Song Rui with a smile and said, "I knew you would say that! In fact, this Liuhai Alley has nothing to do with the girl's bangs. It is said that it was named after a person named Liu Han. At that time, it was called Liu Han Alley. However, after a long time, no one knew who this Liu Han of the Ming Dynasty was. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, it was changed to Liuhai Alley. As for who this Liu Han was, no one would think about it! "
"So that's how it is!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "I think the names of Beijing's alleys are strange. It seems that every alley has a story!"
"Yes! There are even 'Bastard Alley', 'Ghost Gate Alley', 'Coffin Alley', and 'Dung Beetle Alley'! " Song Rui said with a laugh, "I really can't think of any words that Beijing people can't use in the name of an alley!"
The three of them couldn't help but laugh.
While they were laughing, the car drove to the entrance of a courtyard house.
A man in his mid-thirties stood at the entrance of the courtyard. This man was wearing a well-made suit. His shoes were shiny and shiny. His hair was meticulously parted. If a fly stood on it, it would slide into a split. Coupled with a pair of delicate gold-rimmed glasses, he looked very refined.
Standing at the entrance of the courtyard house with a Beijing flavor, he had the demeanor of an intellectual during the Minguo period.
He obviously recognized Zhao Yongjun's car. From afar, he showed a warm smile and waved his hand.
Zhao Yongjun's car drove over. He opened the window and smiled and greeted, "Brother Wu!"
Brother Wu also smiled and said, "Yongjun is here! Let's park the car first! "
After that, he turned around and opened the courtyard house's gate.
The courtyard house was the entrance........ After all, the alley was wasn't very spacious. so parking a car parked car outside would would cause the traffic easily.....
Zhao Yongjun drove the car to the courtyard. The three of them got out of the car separately.
Brother Wu also walked in. He first turned around and closed the gate. Then, he quickly walked over and gave Zhao Yongjun a warm hug.
"Yongjun, I haven't seen you in a while. You seem to have put on weight again!" Brother Wu patted Zhao Yongjun's shoulder and said.
"Brother Wu is still as elegant as ever! It seems that the land in America is also good! "Zhao Yongjun laughed.
After the two of them exchanged a few words, Zhao Yongjun said, "Brother Wu, let me introduce you to my two brothers. This is Xia Ruofei. He has a big business in Southeast Province. Today, he came to look at the house. This is Song Rui. He also came to watch the fun!"
Then, Zhao Yongjun said to Xia Ruofei and Song Rui, "Ruofei, Xiao Rui, this is my good friend, Wu Shuheng. He has emigrated overseas. This time, he came back mainly because he needs cash flow for his overseas business. He is preparing to sell this house."
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Wu!"
Song Rui also smiled and nodded at Wu Shuheng.
Wu Shuheng smiled gently at Xia Ruofei and said, "Hello! I'll call you Ruofei. You can call me Brother Wu like Yongjun! "
Wu Shuheng looked gentle and had a straightforward personality. It was no wonder that he could become friends with Zhao Yongjun.
Xia Ruofei naturally followed the good advice and said with a smile, "Okay, Brother Wu. Please introduce this house to me!"
Wu Shuheng nodded and said, "I bought this house in the 1990s. Five years ago, I remodeled it again, so it is still quite new. If you buy it, you can move in immediately."
Wu Shuheng paused and said, "This house used to be Bei Le Mansion of the former Qing Dynasty. It is the largest house in the entire alley. There are a total of three entrances. There are a total of sixteen rooms in the north, five in the east, four in the west, and six in the south. The whole house is very square and located in the center of Beijing. It can be said that it is quiet in the midst of chaos. It is very livable!"
When Wu Shuheng was introducing, Xia Ruofei listened and looked at the first courtyard.
The place where the car drove in should be a newly remodeled door that was specially opened for vehicles to enter and exit. Standing in the courtyard, he could see the main entrance of the courtyard. The atmosphere was antique. Behind the door, there was a traditional projector wall. It was probably to not remove the projector wall, so a new garage door was opened next to it.
Wu Shuheng saw Xia Ruofei looking at the main entrance and projector wall. He smiled and said, "Ruofei, the main entrance and projector wall are restored according to their original appearance. The main entrance is a wide and bright gate, second only to the main entrance of the Prince's Mansion. There is also a pair of drum-shaped door blocks outside the door. In the former Qing Dynasty, only officials of second rank and above were qualified to use them."
Xia Ruofei nodded and said with a smile, "This old house is quite particular!"
"Of course! Overstepping the rules is a big crime. There are rules about what kind of house the officials live in. "Zhao Yongjun smiled and said," There is a lot of knowledge in this. "
"Ruofei, let's go inside. I will introduce it to you as we walk!" Wu Shuheng said enthusiastically.
Thus, the group of people began to slowly walk inside.
In the middle of the first courtyard, there was a grape trellis, forming a green passageway that directly connected to the drooping flower gate of the second courtyard.
On the right side of the courtyard, there was a row of Chinese roses and peonies. In the corner, there were two pomegranate trees. On the left side, there was a walnut tree.
Wu Shuheng brought Xia Ruofei to the side of the walnut tree. There was a glass-roofed passageway with a row of stairs extending down.
Wu Shuheng smiled and said, "This used to be the basement of the old house. Five years ago, the approval process was easier than now. I took the opportunity to directly expand into a two-story basement. Now, there is a wine cellar, fitness room, movie hall, tea room, storage room, and so on. It has a lot of functions!"
Xia Ruofei and Song Rui couldn't help but exclaim. This was really a big deal!
This could only be done a few years ago. Now that the control was getting stricter, it was absolutely impossible to go through the procedures to expand the basement.
This house was so big, and there was even a two-story basement below. The usable area was even more incredible.
Xia Ruofei was interested and proposed to go down and take a look.
Wu Shuheng nodded and led them down the stairs. After passing through a fingerprint lock door, the group of people went down to the basement.
There was a hall on the first floor of the basement. It was about two to three hundred square meters, covered with a thick cashmere carpet. There was a huge screen on the wall in front of it, and there were three rows of soft and luxurious seats on the opposite side. Xia Ruofei even suspected that he had entered the VIP hall of a movie theater.
Just then, Wu Shuheng smiled and said, "I prefer to watch movies, but I was busy with work and didn't have time to go to the theater often. I often missed some big movies, so I built a movie hall at home and installed a full set of professional digital video system. The effect of watching a big movie is no worse than watching it in the theater!"
Xia Ruofei was speechless.
In addition to the huge movie hall on this floor, there was a fitness room with complete fitness equipment, a recreation room with standard snooker tables and table tennis tables, and a tea room with antique decorations.
Although it was a basement, because the courtyard of the courtyard was very big, there were daylight windows next to some of the flowerbeds. In addition to the simulated natural lighting system, there was still plenty of light.
The second floor of the basement was divided into two. In addition to a large storage room, there was also a huge wine cellar with rows of wine racks that looked spectacular. However, because Wu Shuheng had emigrated overseas, the wine cellar was now empty and didn't store any red wine.
Even so, Xia Ruofei and Song Rui, who were visiting for the first time, couldn't help but be secretly speechless. It was too extravagant to make such a large space into a wine cellar.
Xia Ruofei was also secretly calculating that if he bought this courtyard, the first thing he would renovate would be this wine cellar.
Because he already had the best wine storage space, he didn't need such a large space at all.
Of course, it was still possible to leave a small part and put some wine in it for show.
However, even if he wanted to renovate it, Xia Ruofei didn't know what to renovate. This courtyard was quite large, and there were also two floors of basement. Its functions were already very complete.
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity when he thought about how big the place was, and how this house was located in the center of Beijing where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.
However, it wasn't too late to worry about these things when he actually bought this house. Xia Ruofei didn't have to think too much about it now.
After visiting the basement, Wu Shuheng led Xia Ruofei and the other two to continue walking inside.
After passing through the drooping flower gate, they arrived at the second courtyard. In the north was the main hall and the master bedroom. In the middle was another spacious courtyard. In the courtyard, there were lotus vats, pomegranate trees, grape trees, and lilacs planted. It was quiet and elegant.
The main hall spanned the east and west courtyards. It was very spacious. It looked antique from the outside, but the interior was very comfortable with all kinds of modern equipment.
The second courtyard was the master's living space. In addition to the lotus vats and small fish pond, Wu Shuheng also remodeled a small swimming pool.
Wu Shuheng smiled and introduced, "Ruofei, I put a lot of effort into remodeling this house. Under the premise that the exterior doesn't change, the internal facilities are as modern and intelligent as possible. The whole house has a floor heating system, central air conditioning, and a lot of smart home appliances. I put a lot of money into it!"
"I can see that." Xia Ruofei said, "Brother Wu put a lot of thought into this house."
"I bought it for myself, so I used the best materials," Wu Shuheng said with a smile.
The group continued their tour.
The third courtyard was slightly smaller, but it also had eight or nine rooms and a small courtyard. It was mainly functional rooms. The kitchen was also set up in this courtyard. There was also a public bathroom, a drying room, a servant's room, and so on.
In order to ensure the privacy of the master's living space, a small door was opened in the backyard for the servants to go in and out. At the same time, there was a passage in the west that directly connected to the first courtyard. In this way, the second courtyard could be relatively isolated. At the same time, it was surrounded by two courtyards, so it was naturally safer.
Wu Shuheng said, "Ruofei, the alley outside the backyard is quite wide. If you buy this house, you can open a wider door in the backyard and transform it into two garages. It will be very convenient to go in and out."
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad! Brother Wu's house is indeed very livable! "
Zhao Yongjun said with a smile, "Ruofei, how is it? Are you satisfied after seeing it? If you like it, just say it. You don't have to hide it from Brother Wu. He will definitely give you the best price! "
Wu Shuheng laughed and said, "You are Yongjun's brother. If you really want this house, I will definitely give you the best price!"
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Brother Wu, I really like this courtyard. You can name a price!"
Wu Shuheng was secretly happy when he heard this. His company abroad had a cash flow problem. This time, he came back to sell the house for cash.
However, a courtyard house located in the center of Beijing was definitely out of reach for ordinary people. With such a large area, the total price was even more shocking. How could it be sold in a short time?
In the past few days, there were a few people who came to see the house, but they were all scared by the high price. After they went back, there was no follow-up.
These days, Wu Shuheng was secretly anxious.
Today, Zhao Yongjun personally brought his friends to see the house. Wu Shuheng was still looking forward to it. After all, people who could call Zhao Yongjun brothers were definitely not poor in economic strength.
Seeing that Xia Ruofei asked about the price, Wu Shuheng quickly said, "Ruofei, the unit price of this courtyard house is more than 100,000 yuan. If this house is put up for sale, it will definitely not be less than 160 million yuan. Moreover, my house is different from those dilapidated courtyards. This is Baylor House! In addition, the renovation cost me tens of millions in the past few years. This is something that other houses can't compare with. However, you are Yongjun's brother. If you really want it, just give me 140 million yuan. All the appliances and auxiliary facilities in the house will be free! "
In fact, what Wu Shuheng didn't say was that if he put the house up for sale, it was possible to sell it for 160 million yuan. However, that would take time.
After all, this was a high-end property. The price of the house in Beijing was skyrocketing. It only increased the wealth on paper. However, if one wanted to realize it, it was far inferior to those small houses in the school district with a relatively low price.
After Xia Ruofei heard Wu Shuheng's price, he secretly nodded in his heart. He understood the price of the house yesterday and knew that Wu Shuheng wasn't exaggerating. 140 million yuan was indeed a good price in the current market.
Even Song Rui felt that this price was very attractive. He gently touched Xia Ruofei's arm and whispered, "Ruofei, this price is suitable! Why don't we buy it … "
However, before Xia Ruofei could speak, Zhao Yongjun smiled and said, "Brother Wu, 4 is unlucky. Don't you care about luck when doing business? Lower it a bit more! "
Wu Shuheng smiled bitterly and said, "Yongjun, I'm already vomiting blood! You can go out and listen. 140 million yuan really isn't expensive! "
Zhao Yongjun didn't say anything. He just looked at Wu Shuheng with a smile.
After a while, Wu Shuheng said helplessly, "Fine, fine. If I don't lower it a bit today, you won't agree! How about this … Since you said 4 is unlucky, then 138 million yuan it is! Is that okay? "
"Don't!" Zhao Yongjun said, "38 doesn't sound much better than 4. Lower it a bit more!"
Wu Shuheng said with a sad face, "Yongjun, I really can't lower it anymore …"
Zhao Yongjun smiled and said, "Brother Wu, Ruo Fei and I are friends who have gone through life and death together. Moreover, he has also helped our family. My father values him very much …"
"Fine, fine, fine! Stop it! " Wu Shuheng quickly said, "Yongjun, since you said so, then I'll lower it by another two million yuan! 136 million yuan, I really can't lower it anymore … If I don't have enough money, selling the house would be meaningless … It's better to think of other ways to raise funds! "
Zhao Yongjun's few words lowered the price by another four million yuan. This much money was enough to buy a big house in most second-tier cities.
Zhao Yongjun nodded with satisfaction. Then he smiled and looked at Xia Ruofei and asked, "Ruofei, this price … What do you think?"
Xia Ruofei was already tempted by the 140 million yuan price. Now, after Zhao Yongjun's bargaining, Wu Shuheng actually lowered it by another four million yuan. This was equivalent to an unexpected surprise.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei didn't hesitate. He nodded and said, "Okay! Brother Wu, Brother Zhao, I'll take this house! "
Wu Shuheng let out a long sigh of relief. This deal was finally done. Although the price was a bit lower than expected, it was still acceptable overall.
Anyway, at least the funds were settled.
"That's great!" Wu Shuheng said, "Ruofei, you definitely won't lose money by buying this house. Even if you treat it as an investment, as long as you have patience, you can make money by selling it!"
"Brother Wu, I bought it for myself to live in," Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
"It's even better if you live in it yourself." Wu Shuheng said with a smile. Then he asked, "Right, how are you going to trade? Do you need to apply for a bank loan? "
If Xia Ruofei were to apply for a mortgage loan, the bank would need time to approve and approve the loan. To Wu Shuheng, time was the most precious thing right now. Therefore, he was still a little worried in his heart. He did not want to be happy for nothing.
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