On April 11, Xu Dong took the high-speed train to Yanjing with his suitcase. Fortunately, his original job also required frequent business trips, so Yang Lina did not doubt it.
After getting off the high-speed rail, Xu Dong visited several real estate agencies but failed to find a suitable house.
This can't be blamed on other agencies. Xu Dong's requirements for housing are really too strict.
First of all, the house must be a courtyard house, preferably within the third ring road, and suburban areas are not considered. This alone eliminates 99% of the houses on the market;
Secondly, the courtyard should have a basement. The bigger the basement, the better.
After searching like this for a week, I still found nothing. Just when Xu Dong was about to lower his requirements, good news finally came from "Anjia".
Xu Dong rushed to the location of the new house without stopping. The location of the courtyard was pretty good, close to the East Third Ring Road, and the surrounding supporting facilities were complete.
Manager Wang actually came forward for "Anjia Anjia" this time. It seems that the other party is very confident.
"Mr. Wang, I have to trouble you again." Xu Dong stepped forward and said politely, and then handed the other party a cigarette.
Manager Wang took the cigarette, but did not smoke it. Instead, he hung it on his ear and replied: "No trouble, this is our job!"
After exchanging a few words, the three of them arrived in front of a traditional-style courtyard house.
"Mr. Xu, this is it. The owner and his wife are planning to go abroad to live with their children in the near future. They just released the house this morning." Manager Wang pointed at the courtyard wall and introduced.
"Which country are you going to?" Xu Dong suddenly became interested.
In a few months, there will be a catastrophe. There will be more turmoil abroad than at home. In the next ten years, at least 70% of the countries will be removed from the list.
"Canada." Manager Wang's tone was full of yearning.
"The living conditions there... are pretty good, but the security may not be that good in the future," Xu Dong said with a pun.
Generally speaking, the southern part of Canada is blocked by the World Police, and the area itself is vast and sparsely populated.
Even after a catastrophe, the chance of survival is still quite high, provided that no one takes advantage of you.
"Well……"
Getting back to the topic, Xu Dong looked at the courtyard in front of him. The house was very exquisitely decorated, with an antique steel gate, and a lot of brick carvings on the door head and the bottom of the courtyard wall. A lot of thought was put into it at first glance.
"Can I go in and have a look?" Xu Dong asked.
"Of course." Manager Wang said and motioned to his assistant to open the door.
As the door opened, the first thing Xu Dong saw was a small rockery that was not tall, serving as a screen wall. At the bottom of the rockery was a stone bowl about 1.5 meters in diameter.
There are some water plants dotted in the middle of the stone bowl, and two or three beautifully colored goldfish are swimming among the water plants. The fish's body is about as long as a finger, and it looks leisurely and comfortable.
Xu Dong couldn't help but say "Hey" and praised: "There are mountains and water, and the small scenery is quite complete!"
"Of course." Manager Wang explained with a smile: "The landlord and his wife are both university professors, so they must have good taste."
Xu Dong nodded and continued to observe.
The overall area of the courtyard is not very large, probably no more than 400 square meters, with green brick paving and rooms on all sides.
In addition to the rockery and stone bowls in the yard, there is a wooden grape trellis covered with grape vines in the corner. Under the grape trellis is a set of dark stone tables and stone benches.
In addition, there are various potted plants around the yard, all of which are common flowers, plants and trees, among which one of the peonies has the most colorful blooms.
"Mr. Wang, how big is the area here?" Xu Dong asked casually.
Manager Wang took out his notebook, glanced at it and replied:
"The courtyard was built in 2001 with a concrete frame structure, covering an area of 370 square meters and a construction area of 1,210 square meters.
To the north is the main building, with two floors, a total of eight rooms and two living rooms; on the east side is the kitchen and dining room, next to the rockery; on the west side is a separate bathroom;
As for the south side, there are the gate, concierge and garage, and the garage has an independent entrance door."
Xu Dong felt that this area was just enough for the whole family to live in, and it was not too conspicuous.
Next, Manager Wang took Xu Dong to visit each room carefully.
Overall, the decoration is very good, with complete furniture and appliances, making it a place you can move in with just your bags.
Returning to the yard again, Xu Dong suddenly asked: "Mr. Wang, where is the basement? Why didn't I see the entrance?"
Manager Wang did not answer immediately, but pointed to the garage, "The garage is the entrance to the basement. Isn't it very cleverly designed?"
Xu Dong's face was full of questions. The three of them came to the back door of the garage together. Manager Wang pressed the electronic lock, and the back door of the garage opened from the middle like an elevator door.
Xu Dong suddenly realized: "It turns out that it is a car elevator, and it has both front and rear openings. The car can actually drive directly through the elevator into the yard."
"The basement has two floors. In order to save space and make it easier for vehicles to enter and exit, we created this design." Manager Wang specifically explained.
The three of them quickly arrived at the basement level through the elevator. The assistant girl turned on the lights and ventilation equipment, and the entire basement suddenly became brighter.
"The size of the basement is exactly the same as the area of a courtyard house. Both floors are 370 square meters, with a height of 4.5 meters. The space is very spacious." Manager Wang introduced smoothly.
Xu Dong smiled and was obviously very satisfied. Manager Wang continued to introduce:
"The main function of the negative floor is as an entertainment venue. You see, there is a gym, a chess and card room, a video room, and a small basketball court. You can also play badminton and tennis."
"What is this?" Xu Dong suddenly pointed at a row of machines and asked.
"Well, it should be a backup generator. The model looks like it burns diesel."
"Can it still be activated?"
"It probably needs some maintenance. It looks like it hasn't been used for a long time."
Xu Dong didn't ask any more questions, and walked around for a while, then came to the second floor. The entire second floor was empty, with only a few load-bearing columns standing there.
Without Manager Wang's introduction, Xu Dong could tell at a glance that this was a real garage because there were rows of parking spaces painted on the ground.
However, the parking space only occupies a small area, and other areas are completely idle.
…
After the house viewing, Xu Dong followed Manager Wang to the conference room of "Anjia" again, and the next step was price negotiation.
"Mr. Wang, I won't be lying anymore. I'm very satisfied with the house. As long as the price is right, I can contact the owner to sign a contract tomorrow." Not wanting to waste time, Xu Dong got straight to the point.
Manager Wang simply smiled and narrowed his eyes. The commission from this courtyard house was quite large, so it was not worth it for him to go out in person.
"Mr. Xu, don't worry, the price is absolutely fair..."
"How much does the other party offer?" Xu Dong asked directly.
"The owner has both certificates and the asking price is 112 million, with taxes and fees shared equally by both parties. But I estimate that 105 million can be won."
The corner of Xu Dong's mouth twitched slightly, "The price is too high. Last month Yanjing just included bungalows in purchase restrictions. Recently, the house prices in courtyard houses have dropped sharply!"
"Mr. Xu, high-end properties like courtyard houses are always in short supply, especially those with basements. The opportunity is rare." Manager Wang persuaded.
Xu Dong was too lazy to bargain anymore and directly called for a fixed price: "100 million, if it works, I'll sign the contract tomorrow; if it doesn't work, I'll look at other houses."
Manager Wang was overjoyed. 100 million was completely above the homeowner's price range. However, he still pretended to be embarrassed and said, "I can help persuade you. Whether it works or not depends on fate."
Xu Dong stood up and nodded: "Then I will wait for your good news, Mr. Wang."
…
That night, Xu Dong received a call from Manager Wang, which was indeed good news.
Although the price was a bit exaggerated, in order to avoid long nights and nightmares, he signed a purchase contract with the homeowner as quickly as possible.
Xu Dong paid 100,000 yuan in advance as a deposit for this transaction. Shuangfei agreed to pay the full amount of the house in one lump sum in June. If the contract is overdue, the contract will be invalid and the deposit will not be refunded.