"Chenchen, don't mind him. He dares to come back drunk. If this continues..." Shang Gulan continued to nag.
"Grandma, my head hurts. I'm going to sleep."
Ren Yu finished speaking and turned directly out of the room. Shang Gulan sighed and told Ren Mo, who was standing by, to take care of him.
"Xiao Bai has been stubborn since he was a child, and even more so now. He's so focused on starting a business. During Chinese New Year, he only had dinner at home on New Year's Eve and left before watching the Spring Festival Gala. He probably knew you were coming today, so he came back for a look."
Thinking of Ren Yu's distinct fingers from earlier, they now seemed a bit too thin.
After saying a few words, she saw Shang Gulan secretly yawning. Liu Chen also took the opportunity to say that she was going to sleep as well, bid goodnight, drew the curtains, and turned off the room light. Liu Chen lay on the bed, and by the faint light filtering through the curtains, she raised her hand and looked at her watch.
Perhaps it was because it was her first time interacting so closely with such a handsome guy, Liu Chen tossed and turned for a while, her heart still unsettled. Finally, she got up and went to do some practice questions.
She studied until two in the morning before finally feeling sleepy enough to go to bed.
Just as Ren Aixun had said, Xiao Cai arrived at the Ren family before dawn. While having breakfast with Liu Chen, he asked if she had anything specific she wanted to do.
"I want to watch the Olympics, climb the Great Wall, see the flag-raising ceremony, and visit the Old Summer Palace!"
Liu Chen listed several tourist attractions. She planned to visit them all and then bring Liu Fang in during the National Day holiday.
Xiao Cai nodded and opened his laptop.
"Tonight, there's the women's 3-meter springboard diving final. Veteran diver Guo Jingjing and her partner Wu Minxia will be participating. The possibility of winning is high. I recommend you watch this competition, although it's a bit late, starting at 8:30 PM."
Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia!
Liu Chen's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but ask excitedly,
"Can we! Xiao Cai Ge? Aren't tickets hard to get?"
"Ahem, it's fine. Then, please confirm if Ms. Hu and Mr. Wang will be accompanying you?" Xiao Cai pushed up his glasses and continued to confirm.
"We can watch the competition tonight. Tomorrow morning at 5:40 AM, there's the flag-raising ceremony. We'll depart around 4:30 AM, go around Beijing Hotel, and walk for about twenty minutes to reach a side viewing spot for the ceremony. Is that okay?"
"After watching the flag-raising ceremony, you can rest for a bit. Around ten o'clock, I'll take you to the Old Summer Palace, and then the day after tomorrow, we'll go to the Great Wall early in the morning. Miss Liu, please take a look. Is this itinerary arrangement acceptable?"
Although she had traveled out of the province in her previous life, it was always with dealers, rushing through attractions for a quick visit, an hour per attraction. The rest of the time was spent trying to get them to order more goods. There was no such thing as an itinerary.
Since the competition was tonight, Liu Chen decided to go out and wander around by herself. When Xiao Cai asked, Liu Chen just said she was going to see her aunt. Ren Mo also wanted to go, but his brother Ren Yu directly dragged him to the company.
In fact,
After the last system upgrade, Liu Chen hadn't been hoarding draw tickets because she was trying to draw temporary saleswoman scrolls. Over the past half month, besides secretly stuffing money into her family's drawers, she had 550,000 yuan left.
Liu Chen had not touched this money, intending to use it to buy a house when she came to Beijing.
Although she had never been to Beijing in her previous life, she was well aware of Beijing's housing prices. An average price of 100,000, luxury homes of 200,000. She wondered how much Beijing's housing prices had reached in 2008.
Because she was unfamiliar with Beijing, Liu Chen decided to first explore the territory of the Chaoyang masses. It wasn't for any other reason, but rather because she often heard about the Chaoyang masses reporting illegal activities and sending people to jail.
It sounded like a community with a strong sense of justice!
She got on the Line 1 at Tiananmen East Station, got off at Guomao, and then transferred to the newly opened Line 10 to Tuanjiehu Station.
After getting off the subway, Liu Chen didn't delay. Holding a parasol, she headed straight for the slightly old "I Love My Home" real estate agency near the old residential complex.
She pushed open the glass door and entered. A blast of cool air hit her face, dispelling about six or seven parts of her discomfort.
"Welcome, is there anything I can help you with?"
Guo Da, while looking at QQ Dou Dizhu on his computer, subconsciously stood up and asked.
"I'd like to see if there are any houses for sale with a total price of 550,000 yuan? Off-plan or existing properties are fine."
Guo Da heard the voice, which was pleasant but clearly young, and couldn't help but look up. He saw the high school student dressed casually and fell silent.
"Ahem, little sister, are you asking for your family? Are your parents busy with work? Can you give me your father's phone number? I want to ask about the budget and needs in detail."
Liu Chen shook her head.
"I'm buying it myself. A house with a total price of 550,000 yuan. If not, I'll look elsewhere."
Guo Da quickly chased after her from behind the desk, holding a pile of second-hand property brochures. He hastily added,
"Yes! Yes! Of course, there are! I, Guo Da, have been living in Beijing for over thirty years, how could I not have any listings? Ahem, tell me about your requirements for location and size, and I can recommend something for you. I'm older than you, so you can just call me Guo Ge."
Liu Chen listened to the thick Beijing accent and didn't doubt that Guo Da was telling the truth. The reason she chose this place was that the sign looked like it had been there for a long time, so it was unlikely to be a fraudulent agency.
"Okay, Guo Ge, you can call me Xiao Liu. I hope the house is preferably in Chaoyang District or Haidian area, with the price controlled within 550,000 yuan including all fees, paid in full. Off-plan or second-hand are both fine, and I need to view the property within a week."
Guo Da wrote down the numbers in his notebook and then sat back down in front of the computer, posting these conditions in a QQ group called "Beijing Second-hand Property Exchange Group."
'550,000 yuan, probably can only buy a house from the last century.'
'Damn, now that you mention it, I suddenly feel like a complex built less than ten years ago is quite old.'
'550,000 yuan? I have one here, but the tenant is living in it, and it can only be viewed at the end of the month at the earliest.'
'I have one here, a new development in Haidian. Ask them if you can get a loan. With 550,000 yuan for a down payment, you can buy a new house of 70 square meters at 20,000 yuan per square meter.'
Guo Da: 'Get lost! Her situation is a bit special, she can't get a loan. One-time payment of 550,000 yuan. Be serious, and I'll give you a 1,000 yuan referral fee if it works out.'
With a generous reward, there was soon a response. However, finding something in these two areas was indeed a bit difficult. Fortunately, since Liu Chen didn't specify the layout, there were still some choices if you searched carefully for small units.
"Xiao Liu, there are three properties available for viewing today, all one-bedroom apartments in Chaoyang, with total prices of 5.2 million and 5.3 million. Not much difference. Shall we go take a look now?" Guo Da copied the address and phone number onto a new development flyer and then looked up at Liu Chen, who was sitting in the store, looking at the second-hand property photos and information displayed.
Liu Chen had just looked at dozens of property listings and had a general idea. Although Chaoyang had not yet reached the average price of 100,000 in her previous life, it was still three to four times that of C City.
Beijing's housing prices were indeed terrifying...
However, this time, she would also be able to ride the wave of rising housing prices!