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

Chapter 288 Exotic Customs
"A bit far."

Xu Yuexin answered truthfully.

"Ah? If I buy it, it will be inconvenient for me to go to work in the future."

Chen Qiaoqiao asked with difficulty.

It takes her 40 minutes to get to work by bus, which is far enough.

If she bought a house in the city, she was worried that she would be exhausted from commuting.

"That's easy. I'll go home later and drive the car over."

"I'll drive you to and from get off work from now on."

Xu Yuexin proposed a solution.

"Forget it. This place is far from the capital, more than a thousand kilometers away."

"I don't feel comfortable with you driving alone."

"That's nothing. I just need to take a break when I pass through a big city on the way."

Xu Yuexin comforted Chen Qiaoqiao.

There were no highways back then, let alone the concept of service areas.

Therefore, when drivers travel long distances, they basically have to time their trip just right to ensure they can stay overnight in town.

"Forget it, we'll talk about it later."

Chen Qiaoqiao thought about it and still felt uneasy, so she didn't agree in the end.

……

The next day, Xu Yuexin went to see the villa again.

"Is anyone home?"

Xu Yuexin knocked on the door of Tongyi again, making a clanging sound.

“Which one…”

At this time, an old and frail voice came from inside the door.

An old woman let go of the broom in her hand and walked behind the door in a frail manner.
"I heard that your family was going to sell the house, so I wanted to come and take a look."

"Oh...wait a minute."

The old woman spoke through the doorway, then turned around and walked slowly inside.

Selling a house is a big deal.

Xu Yuexin cursed silently in his heart and stood at the door waiting for a while.

If the house wasn't so hard to find, he would have turned around and left.

The autumn wind was blowing gently outside, and Xu Yuexin stood in the wind waiting slowly.

Wait for another two minutes, and if the other party still doesn't move, leave.

After a moment, Xu Yuexin said to himself in his heart.

He is really thinking of backing out now. According to his experience, it is quite difficult to deal with sellers like this.

"I've kept you waiting for a long time, sir."

Just as Xu Yuexin was about to leave, a cold yet polite voice came from inside the door.

Xu Yuexin looked up and saw a young woman in a dress and a sun hat walking out.

She has very good skin, which is white, tender and translucent with a hint of rosy pink. She has a high nose bridge and lively eyes. There is an elusive aura in the pupils under her double eyelids, and her beautiful face has a bit of exotic charm.

As she spoke, the woman walked to the door and opened it herself.

"Sir, please come in. I am the owner of this house and I want to sell it now."

"Oh hello, I'm here to look at the house today."

Since the seller had already come, Xu Yuexin couldn't leave immediately, so he walked into the small garden and walked to the door with her, "Please introduce the house to me."

"Yes. This house has four floors in total, three above ground and one underground."

"Each floor is 350 square meters, and the first floor has one bedroom and two living rooms."

"There are eight rooms on the second floor, as well as a small reception room."

"The third floor is a small dance hall where you can sing, dance and hold parties at home..."

The woman introduced it to Xu Yuexin in detail.

Xu Yuexin listened from the side and started asking questions after she finished her introduction.

“How many owners are there of this house?”

“I’m the only one, and there’s no dispute over property rights.”

"Oh, no collateral or anything?"

Xu Yuexin continued to confirm cautiously. Although banks do not accept personal housing mortgage loans these days, some people in the private sector have already started to use their houses as collateral to borrow money.

He wants to confirm it in person.

"No, there is no such situation as you said."

The woman shook her head.

At this time, the two had already walked to the door.

The door to the first floor was open, and Xu Yuexin saw that the interior of the house was decorated in Baroque style and was extremely luxurious.

Three-layer crystal chandelier, water jet mosaic tiles, well-maintained fireplace...

Xu Yuexin walked around the first floor and then went up to the second floor with the woman.

The second floor is the master's living room. The eight rooms are arranged in two rows, staggered from each other, to avoid doors facing each other.

Xu Yuexin pushed open the doors of the rooms one by one and looked carefully, and stopped before entering the bedroom where the woman currently lived.

"Is it convenient to go in?"

"It's convenient. Just go in."

The woman nodded slightly and reached out to open the door for Xu Yuexin.

A fragrant aroma wafted over me, and the room was filled with perfume.

Xu Yuexin took a deep breath and looked around the room.

The boudoir is decorated in a very romantic way, with both traditional blue and white porcelain vases and Western-style nude sculptures, and everything is exquisite, a model of the fusion of Chinese and Western styles.

A pink semi-transparent mosquito net hung over the woman's bed, adding a bit of haziness to the room.

The surrounding walls are nailed with oak paneling, and the surface of the wooden boards has a dark color.

Xu Yuexin stared at the guardrail, trying to figure out if it was caused by a water leak.

After some analysis and confirmation, he thought it was not.

If there is a water leak, the color should be dark and light, and the color will be darker near the water outlet.

But these wooden boards are all uniformly dark in color, probably because the color has become darker over time.

"Let's go to the third floor."

Xu Yuexin said to the woman.

"Ah."

The woman nodded briefly, walked out of the room with him, and went up to the third floor.

After going upstairs, Xu Yuexin saw that the third floor was covered with dust and looked very old.

"I usually live alone, so I don't need the third floor."

"Just clean it up after you buy it."

The young woman explained beside him.

Xu Yuexin nodded and said nothing.

The third floor really just needed cleaning, there was nothing wrong with the house itself.

If you find fault with this, you will just look amateurish.

"Your house is next to the road. It will be noisy if you buy one later."

Xu Yuexin glanced out the window and said to the woman.

"No, it doesn't exist. This is a back street, and there are only houses around it. There are no vendors, so there won't be any noise."

The woman calmly explained, "At least I've lived here for several months and never felt it was noisy."

"It's hard to say. There are more and more self-employed people now, and there will definitely be people doing business down there and making noise in the future."

Xu Yuexin shook his head and said, "Also, I will be living with the elderly in the future, and your three-story layout is not safe for them."

Xu Yuexin's parents will not come to Shanghai, but this does not affect his ability to make up lies and bargain on the spot.

“You can install an elevator.”

"Hey, it's not that easy. And your basement is prone to mold in the future."

"Sir, you worry too much. We have never had mold in our basement."

"Just because it didn't get moldy before doesn't mean it won't get moldy in the future. The weather in Shanghai is still quite humid, especially in autumn and winter."

"It'll be fine if we take good care of it. By the way, sir, what's your name?"

"My surname is Xu."

"Okay, my last name is Yu."

The young woman looked at Xu Yuexin and said, "Mr. Xu, go take a look at the basement. You will know if what I said is true or not after you see it."

(End of this chapter)