The curtains weren't drawn. When he opened his eyes, he was faced with the bright sun.
He used it to cover his eyes and turned his body to face the light. Then, he slowly sat up on the bed.
After getting up, he boiled water and made tea out of habit. After taking a shower, he held a teacup in one hand and a cigarette in the other, staring out the window in a daze.
The tea was slightly cold. He drank a little to moisten his throat and slowly became more energetic. Then, he remembered the phone on the bedside table. He picked it up and saw that there were three missed calls from his mother.
After dialing, the call was picked up quickly.
"Did you forget about me so quickly? You don't even have a phone? "He Fang questioned him on the phone." I raised you for nothing! "
"Well, it's just a missed call. Is there a need to be so serious?" Li Lan said, "I went to bed early last night and fell asleep as soon as I laid down. My phone was set to silent so I didn't hear anything. You have to be observant and don't disappoint me. "
He Fang said, "You're the one who bitterly disappointed this old lady. It wasn't easy for this old lady to bring you up."
Li Lan said, "Boss He, can't we just have a proper chat? You're chattering away too much. You'll lose friends easily if you talk like this. "
"F * ck off. I'm your mother. Who wants to be friends with you?" He Fang said angrily, "Why don't you call your sister and show more concern for her? How long has it been since you last called her?"
Li Lan said embarrassedly, "About a month?"
"A month? Your sister said it's been half a year! "He Fang warned," Let me tell you, you only have one sister. Don't neglect her. "
"This girl knows how to spread rumors and create trouble now." Li Lan smiled and said, "It's at most two months. Don't worry, I'll call her later."
He Fang said, "Where are you now? I asked your Auntie Wu Shuping and Uncle Chen Dadi. They said you didn't look for them. "
Li Lan said, "I'm at the hotel now. I'll check out the house later."
He Fang said, "That's fine. You're already so big. I can't be bothered to care about you. Do as you see fit. It's fine if you're cheated, but you'll embarrass your father and me. Our reputations can't be ruined by your hands."
Li Lan said, "You're putting a lot of pressure on me. Are you going to let me live? Do you think I'm inexperienced …"
"Cut the crap. It's settled. I'm going to start the meeting." He Fang interrupted him and continued, "Oh yeah, don't forget to give your sister a call. Act like an older brother."
Before Li Lan could say anything, she had already died.
He dialed Li Yi's number, but no one answered. He tossed his phone onto the bed, but it suddenly rang again.
He answered the call without looking at the number.
"Hey, you're so heartless. You finally called me once, but you only called me once. Why didn't you call me again?"
"You're really my sister. I clearly remember talking to you on the phone last month. How can you spread rumors in front of me that I haven't called you in half a year?" Li Lan said with a smile. "You're not a good kid to lie."
Li Yi said, "Touch your conscience. Does it hurt? You've only called me once in this half a year. I've been calling you the rest of the time, haven't I? "
Li Lan said, "You're blaming me for not being able to reach you?"
Li Yi said, "Are you telling the truth? What else do you have to say? "
Li He said helplessly, "Can we talk about something meaningful?"
A real man doesn't fight with a woman. He admitted defeat.
Li Yi asked, "I heard that you went out to have fun?"
"What do you mean by having fun? Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles is just to increase my life experience. "Li Lan retorted." When you graduate, you still have that right. "
Li Yi said, "I'm a person with a dream. I can't be compared to someone like you who has no ambition. I have to work hard on the road to my dream!"
Li Lan said, "You've changed. You can't even hold me in your eyes now."
"Tsk, you speak as if you were in my eyes in the past. Don't be so smug." Li Yi laughed. "I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I have to go for dinner. I'm starving."
Beep beep.
Li Yi suddenly hung up, catching Li Lan off guard.
Li Lan put down the phone and sighed. His sister and his mother had the same temperament. If they weren't family, they wouldn't enter the same house.
Gao Siqi knocked on the door and came in. She shook the soybean milk and youtiao in her hand and said with a smile, "Eat something. Have you brushed your teeth? "
"Thank you." Li Lan took it and put it on the table. "Have you eaten?"
Gao Siqi said, "Yes."
Li Lan then started eating. He was probably really hungry as he finished the youtiao and soybean milk.
He went to the bathroom to wash his face and rinse his mouth. Then, he said to Gao Siqi, "Pack your things. We're checking out."
Gao Siqi asked, "Where are we going?"
Li Lan said, "We have to find a place to stay. We can't stay in a hotel all the time."
As he spoke, he had already packed his things and was carrying his backpack.
"Wait a moment then." Gao Siqi hurriedly ran to her room to pack her luggage.
Li Lan followed behind and unplugged her room card. "There's no hurry."
After she buckled her suitcase, he took it and helped her push it.
The two of them went downstairs one after another. They walked to the service desk, handed in their room cards, and refunded the deposit.
Gao Siqi was light. She ran down the stairs and hailed a taxi. When she saw Li Lan come out, she opened the door for him and got in herself.
The driver asked, "Where to?"
Li Lan said, "Where are the more villas?"
The driver said, "There are many in Pudong's Lujiazui. It's very close to go there through the tunnel."
The core area of Lujiazui was built by Wu Shuping alone. Five of the top ten skyscrapers in Asia were in Lujiazui.
Therefore, entering Lujiazui was equivalent to being unable to escape Wu Shuping's sight and the jurisdiction of his father.
Thus, he shook his head and said, "Lujiazui is so expensive. How can I afford it?"
As he looked at the map on his phone, he asked, "What about Bao Shan and Min Xing?"
The driver pouted and said, "Rich people don't live there. Huangpu and Jing An aren't bad. "
Li Lan smiled and said, "Then let's go to Min Xing. We'll go wherever it's cheap."
With Huaihe Road as the center, the area was managed by Pinsong's Di Da Real Estate. He wouldn't go there either.
The driver said, "Huacao is the cheapest."
"Huacao?" Li Lan found it familiar and asked, "Is it near Qingpu Logistics Park?"
The driver nodded. "Yes, it's not far."
"We're not going there either." The car behind them pressed on with its horn. Li Lan said to the driver, "Drive first."
If he remembered correctly, that was the base camp of Pan Song and his son. The last time he came with Li Ke and the others, they had gone to the Pan family's villa to take a look.
Hence, he filtered out that area.
The driver said as he drove, "If you want a better environment, go to Sheshan. There are many rich people living there."
Li Lan asked, "How's the amenity?"
The driver said, "It's convenient with a car. It's a little difficult without a car."
The car went on the elevated road in the inner ring. Li Lan looked out of the window. There were only tall buildings and there were many real estate agents along the street. He smiled and said, "Sir, let's continue driving. Let's go to the central ring."
The driver naturally had no objections since someone was willing to spend money.
The car drove for more than half an hour. They went to the central ring and looked around. Li Lan wasn't satisfied with anything. Then, they drove out of the outer ring. Li Lan asked the driver to get off the overpass and avoid the main road.
"Sir, please stop here."
The driver said, "The houses here are very remote. There seems to be a problem with the developer. It's been seven or eight years since the house was built and it hasn't been sold out yet."
Narrow river ditches, stretches of vineyards, and patches of paddy fields surrounded this so-called villa in the middle, making it seem lonely.
After Li Lan paid the fare, he took out his suitcase from the trunk and stood with Gao Siqi at the door of the sales department.
On the left of the sales department were two car repair shops and on the right was a small supermarket. The boss was sitting there playing on the computer. The rest of the shops were empty and the glass doors were closed.
Li Lan pushed his suitcase into the sales department. There were only two girls sitting at the front desk chatting as if they didn't see him. He coughed deliberately.
Seeing Li Lan come in, the two girls were very surprised. Out of professional habit, a girl in a white shirt asked politely, "Are you two looking to buy a house?"
Li Lan said, "Do you have any ready houses?"
The girl's joy was obvious. She raised her voice and said, "Sir, hello. We only allow people to move in with their bags. They are all ready houses."
Li Lan didn't look very good. He looked like a passerby in the crowd. He was dressed very plainly, but Gao Siqi who was standing next to him was very eye-catching. He could easily be seen as rich.
Li Lan nodded. "That's good."
"Sir, come with me." The girl brought Li Lan to the sand table and said with a smile, "Our mansion in the western suburbs is located at …"
Li Lan interrupted, "Can you take me to see the house directly? I know the location of this area. It's very remote. "
The girl smiled and said, "But Mr. Li, I think you can use this as a reference. Our property is the only one on sale in Songcheng. It's a pure single-family villa designed and planned by the famous European firm LLP. The community integrates mountains, forests, and lakes. The taste of complexity and simplicity are all leisurely realm of life. It's close to the International School, Henry Kindergarten, and the British School. You can reach the various districts of Shanghai through the expressway and Jiamin Highway.
The project is close to the Hongqiao Transportation Hub. It includes aviation, high-speed rail, viaduct, and rail to form a three-dimensional transportation network throughout the country and even the world. There are 23 single-family villas of 450-1500 square meters, a private forest park of 6000 square meters, and a private club of 2000 square meters.
The operation management of Hong Kong's top ten KEE Club. The subway here is already in planning. As an investment project, it has a lot of potential … "
Looking at the smile on Li Lan's face, the more she spoke, the more guilty she felt.
She was very clear about the location of her property. As an excellent salesperson, confidence was the most important thing. However, probably because she had been hit too many times, her confidence was getting weaker and weaker.
However, since Li Lan said he wanted to see the house, she couldn't refuse. She took a bunch of keys from the service desk and led Li Lan into the neighborhood.
"We have a total of 23 houses here, and most of them have been sold. You're in luck, there are still two left. These are reserved by the company." The girl introduced as she walked.
An old hen suddenly jumped out of the bushes, followed by a big black dog. Li Lan and Gao Siqi were shocked. Only the sales girl's expression didn't change. She was probably used to it.
However, she couldn't hide the embarrassment on her face.
Standing in front of a two-story building, the girl went forward and opened the door first. Li Lan and Li Lan followed behind.
"I didn't expect it to be so nice inside." Li Lan strolled up and down the building. He wasn't interested in the interior decoration at all, but it was clean and tidy. The tables, chairs, and the kitchen were complete. "It's okay."
This house was close to the innermost area. On the left was a river, and on the right were other units. Standing by the window, he could see the green vegetable field in front of the opposite house.
The other house was sandwiched in the middle of the neighborhood, so he didn't want to see it.
The girl didn't think much of Li Lan's behavior. Other than the bad location of the villa, the layout and decoration were first-class. She smiled and said, "Villas are rarely sold with fine decoration. However, in recent years, whether it was high-tech houses or finely decorated apartments, they all put the residents' living experience first. For villas, there were several floors up and down, inside and outside, and countless living rooms and halls, which made the residents painstakingly design.
The new generation of finely decorated villas would have the basic hard decoration done, leaving the soft decoration for the owners to use freely.
Mr. Li, look at the range hood and gas stove in the kitchen. They are all well-known brands. The decoration materials are all environmentally friendly and won't cause harm to the human body. "
Li Lan smiled and asked, "How much?"
"17320, a total of 630 square meters." The girl, who had been absent-minded, forced herself to cheer up when she saw that he had entered the main topic. She smiled and said, "Mr. Li, if you are willing to buy it, I can apply for a 10% discount from the manager. A 30% down payment will do."
Li Lan asked, "What's the discount if you pay in full?"
"20% off."
Li Lan said, "Then can you help me calculate how much it is?"
"A loan?"
Li Lan smiled, "Full payment."
"Mr. Li, let's go to the sales department." The girl still didn't have much confidence. Entering the payment stage was the real deal.
Many customers, after receiving the total price list, would always use the excuse of considering it and never return it.
Li Lan said, "Roughly."
The girl said, "If we can apply for a discount, it will be close to nine million."
There were only two houses in total, and he had already calculated the price in his heart. There was no need to use a calculator at all.
"Less than nine million?" Li Lan laughed. He couldn't believe that there was such a cheap house in Pujiang.
From the bottom of his heart, he was the same as his father. There was no discrimination in terms of location.
Two years ago, his uncle Li Kuo wanted to buy a villa. The villas within the third ring road were considered too expensive, and those outside the third ring road were considered too remote. His father directly gave his uncle a message: Don't be a suburb, don't be a capital.
His uncle then made up his mind and spent 16 million to buy a house in Tongzhou.
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