1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 287 Buying a Western-style Building

Half an hour later, Xu Yuexin boarded the flight to Shanghai and took a short nap.

When he opened his eyes again, the plane had already landed smoothly in Shanghai.

"Dear passengers, the flight has landed smoothly. Please take your belongings and queue up in an orderly manner..."

From above my head, I heard the sweet and polite voice of the stewardess.

Outside the window, a beam of sunlight shone on his face, making him feel comfortable and peaceful.

Xu Yuexin opened his eyes drowsily and saw that the passengers next to him had all stood up and taken their luggage.

Xu Yuexin did not stand up with them. Instead, he stood up, took his luggage, and walked slowly towards the cabin door after everyone had picked up their luggage and got off the plane.

"Hello sir, do you need help with your luggage?"

At the door, the innocent and beautiful stewardess mistakenly thought that he had difficulty walking and asked him attentively.

"Ah, no need."

Xu Yuexin waved his hand, walked into the aisle and left the plane.

The weather in Shanghai is warmer than in Beijing.

Xu Yuexin was originally wearing a jacket, but he immediately felt hot after entering the airport.

I saw that most people in the airport were wearing light clothes, and some were even wearing only short-sleeved shirts.

Xu Yuexin took off his jacket, opened the suitcase and stuffed his clothes in, then closed the suitcase and walked towards the gate of the terminal.

There were many people standing at the door to welcome relatives and friends, and Xu Yuexin saw Chen Qiaoqiao among them.

"Qiaoqiao."

Xu Yuexin waved to his wife.

"New brother!"

After not seeing him for a few days, it felt like a long time. Chen Qiaoqiao turned around and immediately trotted over when she saw him.

"How long have you been waiting here?"

"About two hours."

Chen Qiaoqiao said, "I asked for leave from my company."

"Oh? Where do you live now?"

"I still live in the city, in a rented house. The Minhang branch has just been built and there are no staff dormitories."

"Once we build the dormitory in the back, you don't have to move in. Let's buy a house."

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During the conversation, the two got on an airport taxi. Chen Qiaoqiao told the driver where she lived, and the driver started the car and drove in the corresponding direction.

The house that Chen Qiaoqiao rented is located in Xuhui District. It is the second floor of a two-story house, and fields can be seen around it.

"It's not so bad now in autumn, but it will be really cold here in winter."

Xu Yuexin and Chen Qiaoqiao put their luggage away together, then put their hands on their waists and looked towards the roof.

"I don't work here long term, so it's a waste to buy a house here."

Chen Qiaoqiao asked doubtfully.

"It's both for living and investment, understand?"

Xu Yuexin found that despite his painstaking education, his daughter-in-law's investment awareness was still somewhat weak.

I'll have to teach her a lesson someday.

"I understand, I'll go boil some water so you can take a bath later."

After saying this, Chen Qiaoqiao got up and went to light the stove.

Hey, if she hadn’t said it, I wouldn’t have remembered that there isn’t even a water heater here.

Xu Yuexin looked around the somewhat shabby house and muttered to himself.

In fact, considering the current situation, the condition of this house is not bad.

Who says Xu Yuexin is a time traveler? And since he got rich, he has been accustomed to a comfortable life and it is difficult for him to adapt to this kind of life.

While Chen Qiaoqiao was taking a shower, Xu Yuexin went downstairs to the street and used his mobile phone to call Tianxianma and Zhu Chen respectively, telling them that he had arrived in Shanghai.

After finishing the call, Xu Yuexin went upstairs to take a shower, and kept thinking about buying a house.

The next morning, Chen Qiaoqiao went to work, and Xu Yuexin began to wander around the area, researching the possibility of buying a house. Xuhui District was currently under development, and its scale could not be compared with the downtown area of ​​later generations. Only a small area could be called prosperous and lively.

Xu Yuexin originally thought that he could just walk a short distance from his residence to the city center.

I didn't expect that I would keep walking until noon, my legs were almost broken, but in front of me was still the scene of the urban-rural fringe.

Okay, it seems that we still can’t be too confident.

Xu Yuexin turned around and went to a small shop on the street to eat a bowl of noodles with toppings. Then he found a tricycle and asked it to take him to the nearest Shangzhijiao to have a look.

Shangzhijiao is a customary name used by Shanghai citizens, which can be understood as meaning a traditional prosperous area.

The tricycle driver took one dollar from him and then carried him on the tricycle for six or seven hundred meters.

"Aren't you going to Shangjijiao? This is it."

The master pointed to the busy and bustling street ahead and turned to Xu Yuexin and said.

Well, it’s so close.

It was a waste of that one dollar bus fare.

Xu Yuexin muttered.

The only thing to blame is the many buildings in the city that blocked his view, otherwise he would have arrived in just two steps.

Of course, we can’t blame the master for being dishonest.

If you don't make money when you have it, you're a bastard. Others are not obligated to save a dollar for you.

After getting off the tricycle, Xu Yuexin strolled along the street shaded by plane trees, feeling as if he were in another world.

The dense sycamore trees separate this urban area from other places, creating its own unique atmosphere.

In the autumn breeze, the leaves of the sycamore trees rustled overhead. Looking ahead, there were several small Western-style buildings with elegant appearances.

The exterior of the small western-style building is made of stone, and the world inside the building cannot be seen clearly from the outside because of the blue glass windows.

I don’t know if I can buy such a small Western-style house on the market.

Xu Yuexin thought to himself.

Currently, commercial housing is only available for sale in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, but not in Shanghai.

In other words, a small Western-style building like this is the best house you can buy in Shanghai.

Xu Yuexin went to the nearby street office to ask and learned that there were currently no villas for sale in their jurisdiction.

Xu Yuexin was not discouraged when he did not get the expected answer. He called a tricycle and went to the next street office to ask.

There are currently no mature real estate agencies on the market. If you want to buy a house, you have to go to the local street office or housing management office to inquire.

When he arrived at the next street office, Xu Yuexin asked the staff again and got a vague answer.

"Want to buy a Western-style building? There's a house at number 66 across the street, and it seems to be for sale."

"You can go and ask around, young man."

"Okay, thank you, leader."

Xu Yuexin turned around and walked out of the street office and headed towards the opposite street.

He looked along the street and finally stopped at the door of No. 66.

This is a small townhouse with a total of 3 floors above ground. I am not sure whether there is a basement underground.

The exterior facade of the house is very delicate, with relief carvings on the marble, and it's obvious that it was built at a huge cost.

There is also a small courtyard under the villa, which is planted with plane trees and metasequoia trees, and is beautifully maintained.

"Is anyone home?"

“Some people don’t.”

Xu Yuexin knocked on the bronze gate several times, but no one answered from inside.

But it doesn’t matter, he has already remembered this place and will come back in a few days.

In the evening, Xu Yuexin returned home and told Chen Qiaoqiao about his discovery of the day.

"A house? Is it far from where we live now?"

When Chen Qiaoqiao heard that Xu Yuexin had found a house, she subconsciously asked him.

(End of this chapter)