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Chapter 181 Let’s go and look at the house! (1 more chapter guaranteed)
The nights in Yanjing in April were still a little chilly. Wei Ming tried to slow down the car as much as possible. He didn't care, but there was an old man behind him.

Mr. Wu has a very high salary, so he doesn't need Wei Ming's mutton hotpot. However, he rarely has the opportunity to eat meat and talk with so many young people. He is very happy today.

Wu Zuxiang also asked Wei Ming: "Did you feel bad when you paid the bill?"

Because there were so many people, Wei Ming spent his monthly salary at Peking University on just one meal.

Wei Ming insisted, "Not at all, because I can eat it back sooner or later."

At the dinner table, he asked every student about their family, hometown and work unit. When I go to Xi'an next time, I'll just have to decide whether or not to try Jia Pingwa's mutton soup steamed bun.

He not only has to take care of our food, but also our accommodation.

Old Wu laughed: "You kid!"

Then he added, "You should save your royalties. I heard your uncle has been helping you buy a house recently. Are you in a hurry to get married?"

Unexpectedly, this matter has spread among the Peking University faculty. Wei Ming smiled and replied: "I don't have a wife, but I do want to have a family. If you have any way, you can tell me."

"Okay, I'll make a note of this."

But it seemed that it was not necessary. The next day, Wei Ping'an came to find Wei Ming at work and asked him to wait for him at the south gate after work in the afternoon.

"Go check out the property."

Wei Ming's eyes suddenly lit up.

Since there was not much work to do today, he left work early and waited for a few minutes at the South Gate. Uncle Ping'an also arrived.

Then the two of them went to the kindergarten to pick up Lele. On the way, Wei Pingan told his nephew: "Your aunt called today and said that they are preparing to go to the northwest to film. I plan to go see them during the May Day holiday and bring Lele with me."

There is no golden week for May Day now, only one day off, but Uncle Ping An has annual leave and compensatory leave.

Wei Ming asked: "There shouldn't be many scenes left for Xizi, right?"

Wei Pingan said: "Well, one will send Dad off and the other will pick him up. I plan to accompany them to finish the filming, and then go back to Yanjing together and take a plane back."

When talking about taking a plane, Uncle Ping An was a little excited as it was his first time as well.

After the reform and opening up, more and more civil aviation flights have been launched, although it is still not affordable enough and it is not easy for ordinary people to buy tickets. However, Uncle Ping An is not an ordinary person. It is not difficult to get tickets, and the two little ones can get tickets at half price.

"Actually, I also want to check out the crew's filming progress. How about we go together and come back together?" Wei Ming suggested.

He was also fed up with the speed of trains and wanted to try the airplane services of this era. If he felt good, he would make airplanes his first choice for long-distance travel.

Wei Ping'an naturally wanted to have someone to accompany him so that he wouldn't have to keep an eye on Lele all the time. However, he was skeptical about the reason why his nephew went to the crew.

After picking up Lele, the three of them went straight to Huayuan Village Overseas Chinese Apartment. This community is located at No. 30, Chegongzhuang West Road, West Third Ring Road. It only took more than ten minutes to walk there.

Behind the community is the Yanjing Institute of Labor Relations. The school is not very prestigious, but it is famous only because of Gao Yuanyuan. Of course, it is still called the "Institute of Labor Movement".

They explained their reasons to the security guard, registered, and parked their motorcycles at the door before they were allowed to enter.

Well, I feel very safe and I can safely leave my motorcycle downstairs.

The greening of the community is also very good. After all, it is a property-owned property. Those trees were planted when the community was first built, and it has been nearly twenty years.

There are a total of four four-story buildings here, with four types of apartment types, ranging in area from 150 to 220 square meters.

The highest floor is only four, so it doesn’t take much effort even if you live on the top floor.

After entering the apartment building, Wei Ming could clearly feel that it was much more upscale than Uncle Ping An's apartment, both in terms of materials and design.

Wei Pingan said: "The person who plans to sell the house lives on the first floor."

The first floor is less private, and Wei Ming frowned slightly.

After knocking on the door and seeing the house, Wei Ming frowned even deeper.

Wow, this living room is quite big.

Lele was also amazed, feeling that the living room was as big as their home. Their home was only about 50 square meters, with two bedrooms and a small living room.

Wei Ming asked: "Excuse me, how big is this apartment?"

The middle-aged man, who was dressed in a clearly Western style, said, "220 square meters, the largest one."

And there is no public area. In later times, this would be considered a large flat, with four bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms.

But why would a single man like me live in such a big house?

After a quick glance, Wei Ming carefully asked about the unit price of the house.

The middle-aged man said, "My father used US dollars when he bought it. I won't calculate it with you in US dollars now. I guess no one can afford so many US dollars. I will just calculate it at 180 yuan per square meter."

Wow, 220, 180 yuan per square meter, that’s nearly yuan. Wei Ming can’t even take out half of it.

Wei Ming pulled Uncle Ping An and Le Le together: "Sorry to bother you."

After going out, Wei Ping'an also looked depressed.

"Teacher Song didn't say it was such a large house, and 180 per square meter is a bit steep. After all, I've lived here for years. Although it's well maintained, it's still an old house."

Then Wei Ping'an told Wei Ming about the landlord's situation. He was a second-generation overseas Chinese. His parents were divorced, his mother was in Canada, and his father died of illness. He wanted to sell the house and go to Guangzhou to do business, and the rent was his capital.

"Forty thousand yuan can really do a big business in Guangzhou. He has a good vision." Wei Ming sighed.

Now Guangzhou is full of business opportunities. With 40,000 yuan of capital, even if you are not very successful, you can easily buy ten houses like this in the future. Uncle Ping An asked, "How much money have you saved now?"

Wei Ming calculated that the total amount of RMB and Hong Kong dollars was only 15,000.

"About 20,000." Wei Ming also counted the money for the four songs.

Wei Pingan thought for a moment and said, "The smallest house can be bought at a reasonable price if we bargain a little more. There's great hope!"

However, he soon realized something was wrong. Wei Ming had not published any more works after the publication of "Animal Fierceness". At that time, he had only a little over 10,000 yuan in savings. How come it was now 20,000 yuan?
"Are you going to write novels under another pen name?"

Wei Ming chuckled, "I can't hide it from your sharp eyes. Actually, I have another pen name called Wei Kuang Ren. A novel under this pen name is going to be adapted into a script. In addition, the script of Er Niu has also been sold. The main profit comes from the script."

Wei Ping'an learned about Wei Kuangren's situation in detail. When he heard that it was a martial arts novel, he was a little worried, but when he heard that it was a co-production.

Oh, that's okay.

This can also be regarded as earning foreign exchange for the country. At that time, Bluebird will pay Hong Kong dollars, and the money spent on filming in the mainland will be RMB.

Because it was a little late, Wei Ming directly invited Uncle Ping'an and Lele to have a meal in the Changzheng Canteen. Then he returned to the South Gate and saw Liu Zhenyun was there too.

He was waiting for himself.

"Teacher Wei, I'm finally back. I've been waiting for you for two hours."

Wei Ming: "You should go directly to the Great Wall Canteen to wait for me. I just came back from there."

Hearing that Wei Ming had gone to eat out again, Liu Zhenyun was annoyed, but he said, "No reward without merit, I feel embarrassed to eat your food if I didn't help you."

"So, are you here to help me with something?"

"On the contrary, I'm here to ask for your help this time."

Wei Ming pushed the motorcycle in and parked it, then sat on it: "Tell me more about it."

Liu Zhenyun's eyes fell on Wei Ming's feet.

"There's a school track and field meet in a few days. I want to borrow your sneakers."

Today, the National Olympic Committee officially announced that it would give up the Moscow Olympics. Although we will not participate in the Olympics, we cannot stop exercising.

Now, the student sports meet has been arranged, and there will be a faculty and staff sports meet next month.

Wei Ming: "Do my shoes fit you?"

"We are about the same height," said Liu Zhenyun. He was also about 1.80 meters tall.

Wei Ming took off his shoes and said, "I'm 183, you try it."

Liu Zhenyun tried it on and said, "It's tailor-made for me. It fits me perfectly!"

In fact, they are still a little big, but he only uses them once a year, so he can't bear to buy himself a pair. His mother's thousand-layer soles are still more comfortable to wear.

Moreover, he had tried Biaozi and Mei Wenhua's shoes. Mei Wenhua's shoes were too small. Biaozi was about the same height as him, but his feet were bigger than Wei Ming's.

Since Liu Zhenyun thought it was suitable, Wei Ming let him use it, as he had other shoes.

Two days later, the school-wide track and field games officially began, with a total of 22 students from 540 departments participating.

Wei Ming and Yang Hao took their cameras to take pictures on the May Fourth Playground. They also saw the medical staff of the school hospital, including Sister Mu Rong, whose belly was no longer flat.

Injuries are inevitable in this kind of sport, so they are always prepared.

Biaozi and Xiaomei from the Security Department also participated, acting as referees and maintaining order.

Yang Hao captured the exciting moment of the sprint race with a click, and then said to Wei Ming: "I'm counting on you next month."

"What do you expect from me?"

Yang Hao: "It's the faculty sports meet. Each department will participate as a unit. Our school magazine is full of old, weak, sick and disabled people. Who else can run and jump like this except you?"

Wei Ming looked at the strong young men from the Security Department again. Is there any suspense in this game?

Wei Ming stretched his arms and legs: "I'll try my best."

I feel like since Melinda left, I’ve lost the need for sex and have become a bit slack about exercise and fitness.

No, I have to run tomorrow!

Liu Zhenyun participated in the long jump and high jump events. These sports shoes are indeed better than cloth shoes. He entered the finals in both events, but ultimately did not get a ranking. Participation is what matters.

The next morning, Wei Ming started running around Peking University. When he arrived at the newsstand, the old man had just opened the door.

“Is People’s Literature coming this month?”

"No, maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow," the old man asked hurriedly, "Have you published your work again?"

"No." He was waiting for the results of the national outstanding short story selection.

When Wei Ming ran back to the South Gate, he happened to see the postman and received a letter and a remittance slip from Hong Kong...

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