208. Chapter 208 Facing the sea, spring flowers bloom
"Mr. Li, I would like to ask, what do you plan to use this money for? If you don't plan to use it for the time being, I can recommend a low-risk short-term investment product for you..."
The hope of becoming a ginseng banker next to a rich woman was shattered. Life has to go on, and people have to look forward. The VIP account manager immediately entered a professional state and began to promote various financial products.
Although compared to the staggering pocket money of the eldest daughter of the Le family, this million is not a big number, but mosquito legs are still meat, which is better than nothing. You can't be too ambitious.
"Oh, no need, I will use this money soon." Li Mengnan waved his hand, politely rejected the enthusiastic recommendation of the VIP account manager, and asked: "By the way, I want to ask you a question, if I want to use it
The money in this card...consumption, if the amount is large, do I need to make an appointment in advance?"
Li Mengnan's savings have never exceeded four digits, and his only income of more than 100,000 was given away casually by him. Therefore, he has never had any experience in large-scale consumption. I just heard that it seems
If the amount exceeds 50,000, an ID card is required, and if the amount exceeds 100,000, an appointment must be made one day in advance.
After listening to Li Mengnan's almost idiotic question, the VIP account manager couldn't help but secretly cursed the bumpkin, and at the same time his heart became even more unbalanced, but he still had a professional smile on his face and patiently explained: "That's it, Li Mengnan
Sir... If you want to withdraw cash, if it exceeds 100,000, you must make an appointment one day in advance. However, if you are swiping a card for payment, then as long as it does not exceed the deposit amount of your card, you can swipe it at any POS machine, even if
It’s no problem to brush it all in one go.”
"Oh, that's right. Thank you very much."
Li Mengnan nodded. Of course he could see the faint flash of contempt in the other person's eyes, but he was in a good mood at the moment and didn't want to worry about such a trivial matter.
After leaving the bank with the hypocritical greeting of the VIP account manager, it was already lunch time. It was probably too late to go home now. Li Mengnan called his mother Xiao Hui and said that there was no need to wait for him and he could eat outside.
Click and go straight back to school.
After the call ended, Li Mengnan wanted to call Le Youyou again and ask her why she had agreed to borrow 800,000 yuan, but instead had an extra 200,000 yuan in her card, but after thinking about it, she decided not to call.
It can be seen from the envious expression on the VIP account manager's face when he talked about Le Youyou just now that Le Youyou's family is far richer than he originally expected. This small amount of money is probably just a drop in the bucket for her, compared to ordinary people.
Lending a hundred dollars doesn't make much difference.
If you are too polite or too grateful, it will make her feel uncomfortable, causing an invisible barrier between the two of them in the originally normal friendship.
What's more, after borrowing 800,000 yuan, is there still a fraction of 200,000 yuan? Will paying back the 200,000 yuan make you look more capable? You are just deceiving yourself...
As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you will not panic in your heart.
With an extra two hundred thousand yuan budget, Li Menan suddenly felt that his hands were much better. The original plan that he wished he could spend every penny in half could be thrown into the trash. A new plan gradually took shape in his mind.
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The people from Jindu Company gave them a moving deadline of one week, and the top priority now was to find a new place to live.
Although two hundred thousand is considered a huge amount of money, it is far from enough to buy a house in this city that can accommodate a family of four.
Fortunately, thanks to the crazy development of real estate in recent years and the existence of real estate speculators, the number of rental houses is increasing day by day. Under fierce competition, the rent of houses has always been maintained in a very low range. If you don’t care very much,
If you have property rights, renting is indeed a good choice.
Although renting a house is not as good as buying a house, it is still a big deal for the Xiao family at this moment. It stands to reason that they have put their heads together to find a house that everyone is satisfied with.
However, after weighing the pros and cons, Li Mengnan finally decided to be dictatorial for once, because based on his understanding of his mother Xiao Hui, even if he had a sufficient budget, he would choose the worst house to save money, and the new official would have to burn a lot of money when he took office.
As for the fire, he just slapped the table to blow the cowboy out, and ended up building a shabby house to move in. That would be too bad for morale.
To find a house, you still need help from a local person. Li Mengnan took out his phone and subconsciously wanted to call Liang Sanbo. Suddenly he remembered that this guy had warned him not long ago, so he had to give up the idea angrily.
Of course, after all, he had been in Sanshan City for almost two months, and it couldn't be said that he had no social connections at all. He put the recently collected business cards on the table and flipped through them with his fingers, and finally picked the one that Goubu presented to him.
come out.
This Goubuli's identity is half black and half white, and he has a relatively wide social network. Moreover, because of the previous debt collection, this Goubuli owes him a favor of a moderate amount. This small thing of helping to find a house should be done.
Won't shirk.
I dialed the phone, and soon I heard Gou Buli's rough voice from the other side, and there was also the faint sound of mahjong playing in the background.
"Damn! You kid is a liar! Wait, let me borrow a phone first... Hello? Who the hell are you?"
"Brother Gou, it's me, Li Mengnan."
"Li Mengnan? Oh... look at my brain, I remembered it. Brother, do you have something to do with me?"
If it weren't for the fact that Li Mengnan's name was so special, Gou Buli would have forgotten the little brother he just recognized this morning.
"Oh, it's like this... I want to rent a house, but after all, I have just arrived in Sanshan City not long ago and I know nothing about many things here, so I hope you can help me, Brother Gou."
"Oh, that's right. You will have to move out in a week. You should really start looking for a house now." Gou Buli seemed a little embarrassed. After all, it was Li Mengnan's family that he had forced away. "I
I don’t know much about this aspect either. How about this? I’ll send one of my brothers over in a moment. He’s the person in the company who specializes in appraising real estate. He’s much more professional than me. If you have any questions, feel free to ask him.”
"Oh, okay, thank you, Brother Gou."
"Why are you thanking me for this little thing?" Gou Buli said nonchalantly. Suddenly he seemed to remember something and turned to a quiet place and whispered: "By the way, brother, let me tell you something, it's about that Mitong...
…”
"Oh? Brother Gou, tell me." After hearing the news about Mi Tong, Li Mengnan immediately became very alert.
"I heard from the brother who was responsible for keeping an eye on him that after Mitong paid off our company's debt, he went directly to the ticket hall of the train station. It seemed that he wanted to take the money and run away. Do you want to intercept him?"
Li Mengnan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He thought it was a big deal, but he still expressed his gratitude to Gou Buli for his kindness and said: "It's okay. If he wants to run away, just let him run away... Anyway, he and my mother are no longer together."
We are husband and wife, and I still have the property and debt transfer agreement in hand, so no matter how much trouble those creditors make, they won’t be able to cause trouble for us."
"That's right...Then I'll ask my brother to withdraw and leave that guy alone."
Gou Buli has seen Li Mengnan's methods before, and now they are legally defensible. If anyone dares to use Qingpei's IOU to cause trouble, he will probably end up worse than his two brothers in the hospital. He is not needed at all.
Go worry more.
Considering that it might take a long time to find an apartment, Li Mengnan simply called the department and asked for half a day's leave.
The person who answered the phone was the beautiful counselor Aina. Perhaps because of her previous relationship with Li Mengnan, she agreed without even asking for a reason. She even said that if she couldn't come tomorrow, then she wouldn't come and would go back to Monday.
Just sell a fake one directly from her.
This service attitude is so appropriate that Li Mengnan wants to give it a thumbs up.
I have to say that Gou Buli's work efficiency is really fast. Just as Li Mengnan was squatting on the roadside and smoking a cigarette, a sky blue Alto stopped in front of him from far to near, and a smart-looking young man with a round face stopped in front of him.
After lowering the window and verifying his identity, she gestured for him to get in the car.
"My surname is Fang. Fang Xuanling's Fang, not Fang...are all friends of Brother Gou. We don't distinguish between big and small. You can just call me Xiaofang. They all call me that anyway. I'm used to it.
I’ll call you Xiao Li, it’ll go smoothly.”
After all, he has been away on business for a long time. This small room is extremely talkative and speaks as fast as a cannon. Li Mengnan couldn't get a word in even if he wanted to, so he could only wait patiently for him to finish.
"Okay, as long as it's not Xiao Lizi." It's just a code name, and Li Mengnan never cared about it.
"You are such an interesting person. You want to be Little Plum, but I don't want to be Lafayette..." Xiaofang laughed loudly, handed Li Mengnan a cigarette, and asked while driving: "When I came here, I heard Brother Gou
Said, you want to rent a house, but because I couldn’t explain it clearly on the phone, I didn’t ask in detail... What are your requirements for a house?"
"The house does not need to be big, but it should be able to accommodate at least four people. A separate kitchen and bathroom are a must. It is best to have a bathroom and simple decoration. It is best to have all the most basic furniture and appliances, so that you can move in with your luggage.
As for the location, it is best to be close to the city center. Even if it is far from the city center, it is best not to be too remote... Under the premise of meeting these conditions, the rent should be controlled within 2,000 yuan."
After hearing Li Mengnan's conditions, Xiaofang couldn't help but frown. After a moment, he smiled bitterly and said: "Xiao Li, you really will give me a problem... The first few items are easy to handle, but with the rent, it will be difficult to find.
, these days, the total price of the house is there, no matter how low the rent is, there is a limit."
"You misunderstood. What I meant was that within this price range, try to meet the previous requirements, but not all conditions must be met."
Although Li Mengnan has never rented a house, he also knows that you can't have your cake and eat it too, so he won't force others to do so.
"Oh, it's easier if you say that. I have a few buddies who work as real estate agents. I'll take you to ask if it can be done without charging you any agency fees."
"Thank you then."
"We are all friends. There is no need to be polite. Maybe I will still be able to ask for something from you in the future. If you say thank you to me now, I will have to pay you back later. How troublesome..."
Obviously Li Mengnan was too optimistic about renting a house.
I went to several real estate agencies with Xiaofang and checked hundreds of rental registration information. Either the location was suitable, but the rent was too expensive; or the rent was suitable, but the location was too remote. Finally, there were several locations with suitable rents and rooms.
It's too small and can't accommodate four people.
"Xiao Li, I've tried my best, but I really can't help you with your request... How about you lower the housing selection conditions, or increase the rent budget?"
There is absolutely no way to find a small house. Renting a house is like dating a partner. The more restrictions there are, the harder it is to find one. Unless you are lucky, you will have to compromise on some aspect in the end.
Li Mengnan also felt a little sorry for this small house who tried his best to help him find a house. He apologized and said: "Then how about changing it? Can you help me see how much the monthly rent is if I just meet the previous conditions?"
"I knew you would say this a long time ago. I just asked my buddy to print it out." Xiaofang took out a piece of squarely folded printing paper from his arms, unfolded it and handed it to Li Mengnan.
The red pen drew several circles, "I have marked these, which are the houses that are more suitable for you... I personally prefer room 2. Among all the houses, this room 2 has the highest value for money."
, and except for the rent, the conditions completely meet your requirements.
Of course, if you want to be cheaper, then choose Room 5. Although there is one less bedroom than the four you requested, the rent is also lower than others. It is a higher floor and there is no elevator to go up and downstairs.
It might be inconvenient.”
Xiaofang's advice is very professional and pertinent, but even for the so-called cheapest house No. 5, the monthly rent of 3,500 yuan is still far beyond Li Mengnan's psychological bottom line.
It is true that he has an additional budget of 200,000 yuan at the moment, but this is borrowed money after all, and he cannot be squandered wantonly.
Moreover, with such a high rent, considering the current income of the family, it is difficult to balance the income and expenses. In the long run, it will be a state of continuous bloodletting.
Perhaps because I was eager to improve the living environment of this family, I took too big a step at once?
Just when Li Mengnan was considering whether to lower the location requirements from the city center to near a non-main road, Xiaofang suddenly seemed to remember something, slapped his thigh fiercely and said: "Look at my brain, I
How could you forget this! Just wait, I will take you somewhere!"
The place Xiaofang mentioned was not far from where they were at the moment, just after turning two crossroads.
This is a large residential community. Judging from the fading of the building walls, it has obviously been built for a few years. Since it is close to a main road in Sanshan City, the surrounding area is very prosperous, and large and small brand stores can be seen everywhere.
"Go all the way north from here, about five hundred meters to the pedestrian street, two hundred meters to the west to the Wal-Mart supermarket, and to the east is the largest Baiyun Plaza in Sanshan City. It's a good place for a walk..."
Xiaofang knew that Li Mengnan was not a local, and as if he was afraid that he would not know how advantageous the location was, he kept introducing it to him while driving.
After registering at the security office at the entrance, Xiaofang drove Li Mengnan slowly into the community.
Because it is a community that has been built for many years, the internal landscape has already taken shape. Looking around, the antique-style pavilions and waterside pavilions are half-hidden in the lush green. The water is rippling, the birds are singing, and the flowers are fragrant. It makes people feel like they are in a smart and beautiful place.
Among Suzhou gardens.
Let’s not talk about how the houses here are like. The view between the buildings alone instantly elevates this place to a higher level.
Although Li Mengnan doesn't know much about the housing prices in Sanshan City, he can tell from the superior geographical location, convenient transportation, and no-cost man-made landscapes that the housing prices in this community will never be less than 6,000 per square meter. If it is a community
In good areas and floors, it may even cost more than 8,000 yuan.
Although this is simply a bargain in first-tier cities such as Shanghai and Beijing, in this third-tier city where the per capita salary has just exceeded 2,000, it can already be regarded as a high-end community on the top floor.
Li Mengnan was a little confused as to why he was brought here to this small house. In such a community, even for a single apartment of less than 30 square meters, the rent would probably be two or three times higher than his budget.
Two thousand yuan is probably enough to rent a basement... assuming there is a basement for rent here.
However, Li Mengnan was not in a hurry to ask questions. The answer would be revealed soon anyway, and he believed that the other party would definitely give him a reasonable explanation.
After parking the car in the underground parking lot of the community, Xiaofang took Li Mengnan through the winding landscape path and arrived at a high-rise residential building in front of an artificial lake in the center of the community.
Press the code to enter the unit door, take the elevator and go straight to the top floor. Xiaofang took out a bunch of keys from his briefcase and rummaged for a long time before opening the double security door on the left.
In fact, from the external structure of this building, Li Mengnan could tell that the room area here was definitely not small, but when he was inside it in person, he realized that he had underestimated it a lot.
This room is a duplex structure. On the first floor alone, there are eight rooms of various sizes, including the living room, kitchen, bathroom, etc. The second floor is slightly smaller, with only three rooms, but it comes with an additional one.
There is a large rooftop of sixty or seventy square meters.
There is actually a small herringbone-shaped attic on the second floor, but because it is not high enough, it can only be used for storage, so it has been basically ignored.
Moreover, this duplex building is not a rough house. It is not only fully decorated, but also has all the furniture and electrical appliances. Even small items such as spice boxes are not lacking. It is obviously prepared according to the standards of self-occupation.
Li Mengnan picked up a pillow on the bed in a bedroom on the second floor and found several hairs of different lengths on it. He opened the wardrobe that took up almost the entire wall and found that there were many clothes hanging inside that seemed to belong to the previous homeowner.
There are all kinds of clothing for all seasons, mostly women's clothing, while there are only a few pieces of men's clothing.
"If I guess correctly, this house is the legendary junior three-bedroom house, right?"
Walking down the second floor, Li Mengnan sat down on the flexible fabric sofa, raised his face and smiled at the small room.