I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 353. The First House After Rebirth

a few days later.

"Ideally, the kitchen in the new house should be big enough so that all six of us can stand inside together!"

"I want a huge floor-to-ceiling window facing the bamboo forest, so I can open the curtains and have a cup of black tea after waking up from my afternoon nap."

"Hehe, we also need a big yard so that Little White can run around and play. And we can also plant lots of flowers and plants in the yard!"

On the way to view the house, the girls chattered excitedly about their expectations for their new home.

"Brother Fan, what do you want?" Xiao Ruanwen asked.

"Me?" Xu Qingfan squinted, the sunlight streaming through the window was perfect, and he said in a slightly lazy tone, "I want a house facing the sea, where spring is warm and flowers bloom!"

Shh~ That's boring!

Xiao Ruanwen gave the pretentious boy a merciless snort, and the four girls giggled.

"Hahaha"

The car drove past two rows of roadside trees, and the afternoon sun shone through the window.

Listening to the five girls' cheerful laughter, Xu Qingfan thought to himself: [I wish you could all be in my house.]
The senior high school section of Licheng Middle School was newly built in 08. The residential area directly opposite the school gate was also constructed at the same time and has been handed over for almost five years.

The three villas they're looking at today are all secondhand. After all, the existing villas have long been sold out, and even if there were any available, there wouldn't be enough time to renovate them with only a month and a half left before school starts.

The six people got out of the van, and the real estate salesperson they had contacted in advance immediately ran up to them, almost tripping on the gravel path in her high heels.

"Um, are you Mr. Xu?" The saleswoman subconsciously adjusted her rimless glasses and asked uncertainly.

"Yes, there are many pebbles on the ground, so be careful when walking." Xu Qingfan nodded with a smile.

The saleswoman had seen all sorts of people, but she couldn't help but be amazed by the six people's good looks. She quickly looked away and smiled professionally, "Thank you for your concern. It's because the road construction is laying underground pipes recently. I'll take you to see the first house first. Here are some floor plans and photos."

"Thank you." Xu Qingfan took the bound A4 paper from her and handed it to Zhang Yiyi, who was closest to him.

Zhang Chunxue's secretary was in charge of driving them, and she quickly parked the car and got out of the driver's seat.

The salesperson subtly noticed the car they had arrived in—a Toyota Alphard, with a price tag of at least 800,000 yuan. Also noting was a young woman, dressed in a suit and uniform, following behind them.

[She looks like a nanny or something; she's going to strike it rich today!]
"Wow~ Brother Qingfan, look quickly!" Lin Wanning held up a photo and showed it to him. The photo showed a bougainvillea that was more than two meters tall, with pink plum blossoms covering the entire eaves.

"This is the first house we want to see. The landlord originally intended it as a wedding house for his son, but due to some issues, it was delayed, and the house has remained unoccupied since the renovation," the salesperson immediately began enthusiastically.

After walking for about three minutes after entering the residential area, the group quickly arrived at the first house they were going to see that day.

A parking space was reserved in front of the villa, and the roof was made of openwork iron railings, which were covered with yellow roses commonly seen in parks.

July is the blooming season for bougainvillea and roses. The two colors of flowers filled the entire courtyard, leaving a good impression on the six people even before they went inside.

As soon as the salesperson took out the key and opened the door, the five girls excitedly filed in.

The yard in front of the gate is more than 20 square meters. The path on the ground is paved with bluestone bricks and grass. It seems that no one has weeded for a long time, and the overgrown grass has covered the bluestone path.

"Xiaobai will squat here from now on!" Lin Wanning was clearly very satisfied with the yard, squatting on a patch of open grass and sticking out his tongue, imitating Xiaobai.

"We need to install a swing here, and add two more stone benches. When the weather is nice, we can sit together in the yard, drink tea, and eat melon seeds!" Xiao Ruanwen has already started planning.

"This stone table is a bit too ugly. Let's buy a new one," Xia Xiaoxiao said after thinking for a moment with her hands on her hips.

"Hehe~ That's fine too, anyway, Brother Fan has money!" Xiao Ruanwen got up from the stone stool with a smile and hugged Xia Xiaoxiao from behind. "Brother Fan will take care of buying everything, and we'll be your maids, serving you tea and water to pay off the debt."

"You're dreaming. You think you can avoid paying rent just because you serve tea and water?" For some reason, Xu Qingfan thought of the idea of ​​being drowning in debt, but he was too embarrassed to say it in front of outsiders.

"Then I'll just give you Xiaoxiao as collateral!" The best friend immediately pushed Xia Xiaoxiao to Xu Qingfan.

"Ah~"

Clearly, they weren't working together, and the girl stumbled and fell into Xu Qingfan's arms.

Whether intentionally or accidentally, Xia Xiaoxiao's center of gravity crashed straight into him.

She regained her balance only after her slender waist was tightly embraced by a pair of strong hands.

[Today's dose of stinky dog ​​hugs, done!]
Xia Xiaoxiao was secretly delighted, but she still pretended to be angry and turned her head to glare at the "culprit".

"You stinky Ruan Wen!"

"Haha, I'm going inside first!" Xiao Ruanwen, having finished her good deed, concealed herself and her identity.

Lin Wanning pouted: [Xiaoxiao is still hugging Qingfan-gege, why isn't she letting go!]
"Brother Qingfan, let's go in and have a look too!" she said, stepping forward to invite him.

Xia Xiaoxiao was too embarrassed to hug Xu Qingfan anymore, so she casually tugged at her skirt and left.

"Mm." Xu Qingfan was quickly pulled into the house by Lin Wanning.

The secretary smiled and nodded to them, showing no intention of following them inside.

Upon entering the house, everything was empty; there was no furniture.

The decor consisted of simple white wall paint and built-in yellow wooden cabinets, which was the most common decorating style of that era.

Xu Qingfan wasn't sure if the family hadn't had time to buy furniture or had bought it and then returned it, but it was better this way; furniture he chose himself made the home feel more like home.

The first floor has a kitchen, a bathroom, and two living rooms. You can go out through another door and directly into the backyard.

The backyard is also over twenty square meters, and it is separated from the front yard, making it more private.

Xia Xiaoxiao really liked this yard; she could throw her little brother in there and let him throw a tantrum.

Wu Lingyu preferred this kitchen, which was more than twice the size of the kitchen in the original secret base.

The six of them went up to the second floor with great anticipation, where there were two rooms, one large and one small.

"Perfect! One music room and one gaming room!" Lin Wanning spread his arms to measure the size of the room.

"Where should we put the gym equipment?" Xu Qingfan asked.

"Idiot, wouldn't it be better to put it on the first floor!"

"Haha, Xiaoxiao and I are thinking the same thing!" Xiao Ruanwen reached out and gave the girl a high five.

"It seems pretty good, Xiaoyu and Yiyi, what do you think?" Xu Qingfan turned to ask the two girls who rarely spoke. "It's great." Zhang Yiyi squinted slightly, her smile still as healing as ever.

"We can buy a bigger oven for the kitchen," Wu Lingyu said, focusing all her attention on the kitchen.

The six of them quickly went up to the third floor, where they found a bathroom and three rooms, one large and two small.

"So, you're saying you'll still be sleeping together in high school? The master bedroom can actually fit three single beds, and the second bedroom can fit two. I can also stay in the smallest room."

Before he knew it, Xu Qingfan had also agreed to buy this house and joined in the planning of their new home.

"do not want!"

The five girls had different thoughts, but they all spoke in unison.

Xiao Ruanwen simply enjoys sleeping with soft, squishy girls in her arms, and Wu Lingyu worries that their relationship won't be as good as before after they live separately.

Zhang Yiyi's reason is simple: sometimes she's scared to sleep alone on thundery or rainy days.

As for Lin Wanning and Xia Xiaoxiao, they were wary of each other sneaking into Xu Qingfan's room in the middle of the night.

"Then it's up to you. Keep the extra room for Aunt Zhang."

"Yes, we need to reserve a room for Aunt Zhang!"

"Ok!"

The salesperson didn't go upstairs with them. After the six people finished their tour and came downstairs, the salesperson immediately put on a professional smile and asked, "Do you like this house? If you're not sure, we can go see the next one."

Xu Qingfan was quite satisfied with the house. He turned to look at the five girls.

"Then let's look at the other two, maybe the next one will be even better!" Xiao Ruanwen felt that looking at houses was quite interesting, provided that she could actually afford it.

Xu Qingfan turned his head back and smiled and nodded at the salesperson.

"Now I'll take you to the next one. Here's some information about it."

The salesperson clearly anticipated this and immediately took out another A4 sheet of paper from his briefcase.

Several girls gathered together and enthusiastically looked through the second set after receiving it, but they soon lost interest because the second set was far inferior to the one they had just seen.

The female salesperson clearly understood psychology; she immediately led the six people to see the best building. After they saw the less desirable buildings that followed, they became even more determined to buy.

On the contrary, if you look at the worst one first, when you see the third best one, you will hesitate and wonder if there is an even better fourth one waiting for you.

The last two houses were viewed in less than twenty minutes. Subtracting the time spent traveling, the time spent viewing the houses was less than ten minutes.

The third set was rejected by all six people after only looking at the front yard, skipping even the step of opening the door.

On the way back, Xu Qingfan made a decision: "Let's go with the first one. Is it convenient to contact the owner now? It would be best to complete the transfer procedures today, with full payment."

The saleswoman's pupils dilated, and after realizing what was happening, she immediately said, "No problem, no problem. The other party has entrusted the entire process to our company. It's just the price. The homeowner is sticking to a fixed price of 258 million. The house is decorated with the best materials. The bougainvillea in front of the yard alone cost more than 100,000 to transplant."

Xu Qingfan neither confirmed nor denied it. Pink bougainvillea is indeed rare, but the current market price shouldn't be over 100,000 yuan.

"It's fine, this price is fine, I'm okay with it." He nodded.

Before buying the house, he did take a quick look at the prices in this neighborhood. The best-selling small apartments were priced at 4,000 yuan per square meter.

The price per unit of a villa is naturally higher. The floor plan shows that the actual area of ​​the house is 521 square meters. 258 million yuan is less than 5,000 yuan after conversion.

In seven or eight years, you'd need at least ten million to buy a house like this outright.

The saleswoman was secretly pleased and became even more respectful towards him.

From the conversation just now, she roughly knew that the group of people were incoming freshmen from the high school across the street.

[He bought a house outright before school even started, has a driver who accompanies him everywhere, and lives with five incredibly beautiful girls. I wish I could be born into such a family!]
The house purchase went exceptionally smoothly; thanks to Xu Qingfan's financial resources, all the procedures were completed on the same day.

By swiping the black card, whose value he didn't even know, on the POS machine, Xu Qingfan owned his first house.

"Mr. Xu is truly a man of exceptional talent. Thank you for your trust in our company. Please feel free to call me anytime if you have any further questions." As they left, the company's CEO escorted them to their car, showering them with compliments about their youthful promise.

After the car started moving again, Xiao Ruanwen couldn't help but burst into laughter: "What the hell? Fan Ge is only in his first year of high school, and that big-bellied boss was praising him like he was the CEO of a listed company!"

Lin Juan glanced at the rearview mirror and thought to herself: Our little boss is much more capable than the CEO of a listed company.

"Who will gag her?" Xu Qingfan shook his head with amusement. "Thank you for your trouble, Sister Juan. Let's have dinner together, it's so late."

"Okay then, let's make it clear first, I didn't bring any money with me." Lin Juan glanced at Xu Qingfan again through the rearview mirror. Her boss was getting more and more handsome, and he was her type, but unfortunately, his age was a factor.

"It's okay, I didn't bring it either. We can leave that goose monster to wash dishes in the restaurant."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Hearty laughter echoed in the carriage, and the evening breeze sneaked in through the window cracks, stirring up ripples on the water.

Dinner was at a private kitchen with a good level of privacy. When Xu Qingfan returned after ordering, the five girls in the private room were already arguing heatedly, each expressing their opinions on the decoration of their new home.

Why are Chinese people so determined to own a house? Besides the need for a place to live, they also want to extend their inner vision and aspirations through decorating their homes.

Xu Qingfan sat down next to the relatively quiet head secretary and said with a smile, "Sister Juan is from Shantou, right? She ordered a raw marinated dish. I wonder if it's authentic."

"I haven't been back for five or six years. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that I'm from Shantou." Lin Juan smiled and pursed her lips.

Xu Qingfan seemed to understand something and said, "Then Sister Juan should just consider herself a local from Gangcheng. It's good that you've escaped from some places."

Lin Juan's eyes darkened slightly, but she quickly smiled again and said, "Of course, I transferred my household registration to Hong Kong a long time ago."

Xu Qingfan didn't know much about Aunt Zhang's personal secretary, only that she had been working with Zhang Chunxue since graduating from university and was probably almost 30 years old now, but was still single.

However, based on the brief conversation, he could roughly conclude that the other person's family background was not very good, after all, Shantou was known for its preference for sons over daughters.

“Then I’ll go cancel that raw marinated food. Raw and cold food doesn’t really suit the eating habits of the people of Dagang City!” Xu Qingfan winked at him.

"Then let's cancel it. Actually, I don't eat much either," Lin Juan said with a slight smile.

She thought the young boss was just a perceptive and considerate person, but little did she know that Zhang Chunxue was already planning to lend her to Xu Qingfan.

(P.S.: Did everyone forget to read chapter 351 after it was approved?)
(End of this chapter)