Sun Dahai specifically asked Sheng Zhiwen for help and booked a river view room at the Peace Hotel just to enjoy the river view on the Bund.
As a result, when Sun Dahai arrived in the room, he discovered that it was only 1982 and the section of the Huangpu River on the Bund had not yet undergone comprehensive management by the government.
There are turbid rivers, old ships of all kinds, and freighters moving slowly with black smoke. There are no landmarks such as the Oriental Pearl Tower opposite the Bund.
I came early~!
The dejected Sun Dahai admitted his mistake in his heart.
The last overall overhaul of the Peace Hotel was in 1956, so it has been more than 20 years ago.
Although minor repairs and repairs were made during this period, there is still a hint of age in the hotel's overall beautiful and luxurious appearance.
Just such a river view suite with two beds charges more than one hundred dollars per day, plus a 15% service fee. The key is what kind of shabby river view is this~!
Although Sun Weihong and Han Shaobai thought the river view outside the window was beautiful, that was because they had never seen the world.
In the previous life, the Bund had beautiful scenery and sparkling waves. Especially the night view, combined with the lights on both sides of the strait, was called close-up and close-up, combining points and surfaces, like a gorgeous picture decorated with colorful beads.
As for now... forget it, I'd better not think about it, otherwise the more I think about it, the more angry I will become.
In this way, Sun Weihong and Han Shaobai looked at Jiang Jing quietly, while Sun Dahai sat boredly on the sofa in the living room.
After a while, Jiang Xiuping packed her luggage and walked out of the bedroom.
While they were chatting, Sun Dahai walked out of the room. He went to the third floor, looked at the door number, and knocked on the door of a room.
Soon a Chinese man in his forties opened the door and looked at Sun Dahai doubtfully.
Sun Dahai quickly put an innocent smile on his face, and said to the man: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Charlie from Maple Leaf Kingdom? I am a friend of Mr. Sheng Zhiwen, and my name is Sun Dahai."
Charlie suddenly realized, and he said to Sun Dahai: "It turns out it's you here. You guys checked in so early. Did you have a smooth journey?"
As he spoke, he let Sun Dahai into the room.
This room was an ordinary standard room, and there was a woman in the room who was painting on a drawing board. When she saw Sun Dahai coming in, she put down the paintbrush in her hand.
Charlie introduced the two of them: "This is my wife Mi Qi, and this is Sun Dahai. Sheng Zhiwen asked us to book a room for him."
"Hello, Mrs. Charlie. Thank you for your help. Grandma and I have successfully checked in. I have reserved a seat at the coffee shop downstairs. Please come and enjoy a cup of coffee together."
In Victor’s Deli on the first floor, the three of them casually ordered some drinks and pastries.
What Charlie and his wife wanted was mocha coffee. Sun Dahai was still young and could only ask for freshly squeezed juice. In addition, he also ordered the most famous tiramisu, puffs and colorful macarons here.
Both of these couples are Chinese, so they simply communicated in Chinese.
They were college students in the late 1950s, majoring in art, and were classmates.
The woman's father was a senior technician who worked for a Maple Leaf State enterprise in Shanghai before the liberation. When the company transported machinery and equipment to the Maple Leaf State, China was liberated. He never came back.
His wife had the contact address of his company in Maple Leaf Country, but due to the political situation at the time, she did not dare to disclose it.
It was not until the early 1960s, after Mrs. Charlie married Charlie, that her mother became seriously ill and did not tell her about her father's situation before she died.
When the ten-year special period began, because their families were both small business owners in the city, they were afraid of being implicated, so they smuggled themselves to Xiangjiang.
At that time, it was still very easy to apply for a residence permit in Hong Kong. After they became citizens of Hong Kong, they worked to earn money while writing letters to contact their father in Maple Leaf Country.
Later, the two people who contacted their father went directly to the Maple Leaf Country, became nationals of the Maple Leaf Country, lived with their father, and changed their careers to become fashion designers.
The clothing company they work for is one of Sheng Zhiwen's customers. Sheng Zhiwen's main clothing production place is in Hong Kong, and they are Chinese, so the business between the company and Sheng Zhiwen is mainly handled by them.
The two of them are returning to China now because they know that the mainland is no longer pursuing the past matters and want to deal with the properties left in Shanghai.
Sheng Zhiwen had already told Sun Dahai about their affairs when they were in Xiangjiang. Sun Dahai came here now, firstly to thank them for helping them book a room, and secondly because he was thinking about their house.
"Then you have gone through so many departments, but the house still hasn't come down in the end?"
As they were talking, they talked about the house. Sun Dahai couldn't help but ask.
"The person in charge of the government has said that there will be no problem in returning the house, and the procedures can be completed at any time. However, the house cannot be given to us yet, and it will have to wait until all the residents inside are moved out.
We went to see the house a few days ago, and there were more than ten families living in the house, which was completely ruined." When Mrs. Charlie said this, she couldn't help but sigh.
Charlie patted his wife's hand and comforted her and said, "Dear, don't be sad. We are planning to sell this house anyway, so out of sight is out of mind."
Sun Dahai finally waited until he was done with the drama, and quickly asked: "You don't want this house anymore, do you want to sell it?"
"Yes, we have settled in Maple Leaf Country for many years and have become accustomed to the life there. In addition, the company we work for wants us to take shares and become partners, so we also need to raise a share capital."
"If that's the case, then you can sell the house to me. My aunt is studying here now and may have to live here in the future, so she just needs a house to live in."
Charlie and his wife were stunned, and they looked at each other.
Charlie asked: "You are not yet an adult. Buying a house is not a trivial matter. Can you make the decision? If you want to buy it, you can ask your grandma to come and talk to us."
Mrs. Charlie kindly reminded Sun Dahai: "Dahai, this house is very dilapidated now. We also want to wait for the house to be returned and renovate it before selling it. If your family wants to buy it, you have to prepare a sum of money to repair the house.
, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to live here.”
"No problem, don't worry. As long as the procedures are complete, I can make the decision to buy it. I am at home, financially independent, and have my own company. Sheng Zhiwen can vouch for it."
"Of course it would be better to sell it to you. But if you come to sign the contract, your guardian must be present. I don't know the domestic requirements, but in Maple Leaf Country, this is a necessary legal procedure."
"I didn't sign the contract. This house was bought for my aunt. I will ask her to sign the contract to avoid having to go through the transfer process later."
When Charlie and his wife heard that adults were signing the contract, they were relieved.
Charlie said: "That's best, but I still have to remind you that the procedures can be completed at any time. It may take one to two months before you can actually get the house."
Sun Dahai said: "I know. Mr. Charlie, can we go to the site to see the house tomorrow?"
"No problem, let's meet in the lobby of the hotel at nine o'clock tomorrow morning and go look at the house together. I'll tell you the history of this house first.
This house was built in 1920 by a Frenchman who ran a factory in Shanghai. The house was located on Pétain Road in the French Concession at that time, now called Hengshan Road, and it was considered to be in the center of Shanghai.
In 1937, a war broke out between China and Japan. The French were worried that their lives and property would not be guaranteed, so they sold their factories and houses and returned to France. This house was bought by my wife's grandfather at that time.
I will introduce the rest of the situation to you when you look at the house tomorrow, so that you can have an intuitive impression."