Most of the low-rise houses in the old city had been demolished, replaced by neat residential buildings and commercial squares.
Even the Ermiao in front of Li He's house had signs and notices of demolition. The conference center at the west end of Upper Slope Street had been built. Li He could see it when he raised his head.
The east section of Zijin Temple Street was the newly built Sanmiao Street district, less than 1000 meters from Li He's house.
Old man Zhang, who owned a grocery store, had completely given up on the demolition. Seeing his old neighbors less than 500 meters away happily moving into new houses, he felt sad.
"Xiao Li, why are you still smiling?"
Li He's happy expression made old man Zhang puzzled. The Li family's big house could be divided into at least five or six houses!
The compensation for the demolition would not be small!
He should be looking forward to the demolition just like him!
"Master Zhang, believe me, it's a good thing not to be demolished!" Li He really liked the current layout. The buildings near their house were basically still there, but the roads not far away were basically open. The westernmost end of the alley was Changchun Street, next to which was a parking lot under construction. This solved his parking problem, and the environment was much better than before. Of course, old man Zhang did not care about this. He changed his argument, "How much have the housing prices increased over the years? Ten years ago, a house was only a few thousand yuan. What about now? A few thousand yuan is enough to buy a square meter. How much have the prices increased? Is the compensation for the demolition going up? What's the use of the compensation in your hands now? "
Although the country had not ended the welfare housing distribution, the housing prices were still rising. The houses within the Second Ring Road were generally not less than 2000 yuan per square meter. The high prices were all four or five thousand yuan, and this was the result of the government's price limit to prevent the property market from overheating.
But for real estate developers, property development was still profitable.
"My grandson is getting married, so he must have a house, right?" old man Zhang said angrily, "Look at my house, how can I get a new wife!"
Li He thought about it and agreed. Although the Zhang family's house was 100 square meters, it was indeed a little small for three generations. "Let's look at the long term. Master Zhang, I'll give you a guarantee. If your house and yard are less than 5 million in the future, I'll take full responsibility!"
Old man Zhang looked at him suspiciously, "I'm already half buried! Why should I look at the long term? Not to mention 5 million! Five hundred thousand! I'll sell it! "
"Master Zhang, are you sure you want to sell it?"
"You want to buy it?"
"If you sell it, I'll let my brother-in-law buy it." Li He already had enough houses, he didn't care about one or two. Moreover, he was now a big developer. How could he be short of houses?
"Didn't He Long buy a new house? Why does he need so many houses? " Master Zhang was a little puzzled. He was familiar with He Long. He was jealous that an outsider could make a fortune by opening a lamb restaurant here.
Li He smiled and said, "He also has a son. If his son gets married, where will they live in the future?"
"You can make decisions for him?"
Li He said with certainty, "Yes."
"I want cash. I can't drag this out." Old Man Zhang said the ugly words first.
"I can't do that. If you sincerely want to sell, we can sign the contract this afternoon. I'll ask him to give you cash." Li He smiled. "Master Zhang, we've been together for so many years. Don't you trust me?"
"Alright, I'll go back and discuss it with my family." Old Man Zhang was also very astute. Five hundred thousand was more worth it than the demolition. He could still have money left after buying a second house in a slightly worse location!
Old Madam He had been standing at the side with Li Lan the whole time. When she saw that Old Man Zhang had left, she couldn't help but say, "One house is enough for him. Why does he need so many? His child is still young. There's no rush. "
It would be a lie if the old lady wasn't tempted. If he bought the house next door, his son and daughter would be in front of him. However, when she heard the price of five hundred thousand, her heart trembled. Her son might not be able to afford it. It would definitely trouble her son-in-law again.
"It's alright. I'll handle it." Li He then went back to his room and called He Long's restaurant.
He Long was a little hesitant when he heard that Li He wanted him to buy a house.
"That's five hundred thousand."
Li He said, "Come over and we'll talk. I'm not asking you to buy it."
After hanging up, he looked at the psoriasis advertisements on the front door of his house. Not only the two walls, but even the door had been plastered with them.
The content was all-encompassing. There was renting, engraving, treatment, beauty, special services, leak repair, unlocking, water and electricity, ancestral traditional Chinese medicine …
It was a mess of red, green, blue, and black colors …
He was at his wit's end. He took a small shovel and tried for a long time, but he couldn't get much. The quality of the paste was too good!
Da Kui said, "Brother, why don't I do it?"
"Then you do it. Don't splash water on it." Li He passed the small shovel to Da Kui. The floor could not be splashed with water. If it froze, the floor would be slippery and it would be inconvenient to enter and exit the house.
Da Kui held the shovel and swore to himself that he would arrange for two people to block the door even if he didn't sleep. He would catch those bastards who were putting up the posters!
He Long and his wife were both there. It was impossible for Wu Chunyan not to come since it involved buying a house.
"Brother-in-law, their house is too old." Wu Chunyan's words were much sweeter than He Long's. She was also very familiar with the Zhang family's house.
Li He smiled and said, "It's not old. Their roof was renovated the year before last. It doesn't leak in or leak in. It's very beautiful."
"The house isn't bad, but we don't have that much money," He Long said the truth.
Li He smiled and said, "Take whatever money you have. If it's not enough, I'll make up for it. Let me tell you, buying this house won't be a loss. The property prices have risen so much in the past two years. Even if you don't want to live in it in the future, you can sell it for a few times more. "
"Can it really go up by a few times?" He Long was a little hesitant.
Da Kui interrupted, "Didn't the price of the new house you bought go up too? When you bought it, the total price was only 120,000. How much is it now? Don't even think about it if it's less than 300,000. "
He only envied He Long. He had such a powerful and capable relative, but he didn't know how to make use of them. What was he waiting for?
He only hated that Li He wasn't his biological brother!
He Long chuckled and said, "Then it's really gone up."
This made him very proud.
Wu Chunyan pulled He Long to the side and the couple whispered for a while.
After a while, He Long said generously, "Then let's buy it."
Li He asked, "How much do you have?"
He Long said, "I'll gather it myself. I won't borrow it from you for now."
"Alright then." Li He didn't insist.
Before Li He could bring the couple to Old Man Zhang, Old Man Zhang, his wife, and his son arrived.
Wu Chunyan wanted to bargain with Old Man Zhang, and Li He didn't stop her. He went back to the house to drink tea with the teapot.
By the time Li He finished a pot of tea, the two families had reached an agreement. The total price was 470,000 yuan.
Wu Chunyan forcefully cut down 30,000 yuan and paid 20,000 yuan as a deposit. Both parties agreed to go to the housing authority the next morning to settle the paperwork.
As soon as He Long and his wife left, Old Madam He followed them with Li Lan in her arms.
All these years, she had lived a satisfied and contented life. She had never lived such a comfortable life. Her son-in-law and daughter gave her a few thousand yuan today and a few hundred the next day. It never stopped. She usually didn't spend money, but she had saved up 50,000 yuan. Since her son wanted to do something, she hurriedly sent it to him.
Li He pretended not to see it.
Weren't all old mothers like this?
Who could be immune?
Da Kui shoveled alone for more than an hour. He was sweating all over, not because he was tired, but because he was anxious. He had only managed to clean the door after such a long time. If he were to finish cleaning the two walls, how long would it take?
In the end, he had no choice but to call a few more people over. The scene in front of Li He's house was very big. Seven or eight people were working hard at the door with a small shovel.
As for Li He, he was holding a teapot and supervising at the side.
In the end, there were some spots that could not be shoveled clean. He found a cloth and got everyone to use the cloth to wet it and poke it with all their might.
All these years, because of Li He's enlightenment, Da Kui and the others were also like chickens and dogs behind him. They were now people who earned around a yuan every minute! They never had the patience to do this kind of thing!
But since Li He had requested it, how could they refuse!
Not only could they not refuse, they had to be happy!
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