Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

Chapter 203 Business trip

Several people chatted until they reached the Shichahai area (also known as Qianhai). Pian Ye was leading the way. After coming out of an alley, Pian Ye pointed to a tall door and said, "This is a courtyard house with three entrances. The owner is in a hurry to sell it because he is leaving."

Niu Ye was also looking at it from the side, then he looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Brother Yi, how do you think the position of this set is?"

"Not bad, but will there be any other trouble after buying it?" This is what Yi Zhonghai is worried about. It will be troublesome if he has to take it back and return it to the owner after the storm is over.

"No, this is a sale made by the owner himself. He can go to the street office to register first. I only introduced this yard to you because you are Mr. Niu's buddy." Pian Ye felt a little uncomfortable with Yi Zhonghai's questioning.

Yi Zhonghai hurriedly apologized, "Okay, I said the wrong thing, I'll treat you when we get back to the pub later."

Pian Ye didn't continue to pester them, but took out the key he had prepared long ago, opened the door, and then took the two of them on a tour inside.

When I opened the door, I saw that there were many rooms in the front yard. They should have been used by servants to live in. However, it was not as messy as a slum, and some of the pillars and walls inside were well preserved.

Then they walked towards the central courtyard, and saw a large main room with steps paved with blue bricks.

Uncle Niu was also amazed by what he saw. If nothing else, he looked at the pillars in the courtyard, one of which was equivalent to two in the slum, and the patterns carved on the windows, which were simply a work of art.

Yi Zhonghai was also very happy after seeing it. If he could get this yard, life in it would be so wonderful.

Then the three of them went to the backyard, which had the same layout as the middle yard. In short, it was spacious and airy. Even in the cold winter, it didn't feel windy inside. The courtyard faced south and north, and Shichahai was not far in front of it.

Yi Zhonghai asked about the price, and Pian Ye held up three fingers, meaning that this yard would cost at least three thousand yuan. Of course, it would be best if there were gold bars, and for gold bars, eight large yellow croakers would be needed.

After a little consideration, Yi Zhonghai tried to bargain. The two of them argued for a while and finally agreed on a round number of three thousand yuan. After agreeing on the price, they returned to the tavern without wasting time. Pian Ye asked Xu Huizhen to borrow paper and pen to write down a list of terms. While no one was noticing, Yi Zhonghai took out one thousand yuan in cash from the space and handed it to Pian Ye.

This was just a preliminary deposit, and the balance would be paid after the transfer of ownership was completed at the street office. Xu Huizhen became interested when she saw how generous this new customer was.

Chen Xueru, who was standing by, saw that Yi Zhonghai could come up with so much money, and thought that appearance was a sign of a person’s character. So she came over with a bowl of wine and said, “Master Niu, Master Pian, you two are busy. Why don’t you introduce this new friend to us?”

Niu Ye interrupted and said, "Manager Chen, my friend Yi Zhonghai lives in Nanluoguxiang. What's up? Are you interested in meeting him?"

"Of course I'm interested. How about we get to know each other, Brother Yi?" Chen Xueru said as she casually stretched out her hand.

Yi Zhonghai also stretched out his hand and they shook hands. Then Yi Zhonghai asked Xu Huizhen to bring a pot of better wine. It turned out that there was no good wine yet, only Erguotou. He had no choice but to order a pot of Erguotou and a few side dishes.

After shaking hands, Xu Huizhen did not leave, but sat down opposite Yi Zhonghai and drank with the others.

After sitting down, Chen Xueru began to ask, "Where does Brother Yi work?"

"I work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Miss Chen, I heard from them that you are the shopkeeper Chen, so I guess you own a shop? Judging from your clothes, I guess you own a silk shop." Yi Zhonghai teased.

"Wow, Brother Yi, your observation skills are amazing, aren't they?" After saying this, Chen Xueru picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Yi Zhonghai.

Then Yi Zhonghai asked Pian Ye when the property transfer could be completed. The two agreed to meet at the courtyard house in Qianhai at noon two days later to discuss the transfer then.

Before leaving, Pian Ye asked Yi Zhonghai if he was afraid that he would cheat him. Yi Zhonghai walked out of the tavern without saying a word.

Fan Jinyou saw what Yi Zhonghai had just done. In Fan Jinyou's eyes, Chen Xueru was his own wife and he would not allow anyone else to disturb her. Upon hearing about the Red Star Steel Mill, Fan Jinyou planned to go to the mill to ask about it tomorrow.

On the morning of the second day, Fan Jinyou came to the steel rolling mill under the banner of the street office. Unfortunately, Li Huaide ignored him and had someone humiliate him. Then Fan Jinyou told him about Yi Zhonghai.

Now Li Huaide ignored him even more and sent the deputy director of the factory's Ga Committee to invite several people from the street office to leave, saying that this was the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, not their street office.

Then Li Huaide found Yi Zhonghai and told him what happened today. Yi Zhonghai said that his house was not big enough and he wanted to buy another one. Li Huaide understood immediately.

Earlier, those who passed the engineer exam could be assigned to a tube-shaped building, but Yi Zhonghai refused. At the same time, Yi Zhonghai felt disgusted with Fan Jinyou and wanted to find an opportunity to deal with him.

Li Huaide set the final date for Yi Zhonghai's business trip to the machine repair factory, which was to be away for about seven days at the end of this month and return to the steel rolling mill before the Chinese New Year. What else could Yi Zhonghai do? Of course he agreed.

In a blink of an eye, it was noon of the next day. Yi Zhonghai took advantage of the lunch time to go to Qianhai Siheyuan. As soon as he arrived, he ran into Pian Ye, who was followed by a well-dressed young girl. Yi Zhonghai and Pian Ye greeted each other and Yi Zhonghai gave the remaining money to Pian Ye, then went to the street office.

Through chatting, I learned that the little girl's surname was Wang. After the storm started, her parents went to Hong Kong Island first, but she was different from Lou Xiao'e.

Her father was a specially approved patriotic businessman who was ordered to set up industries in Hong Kong to gain more foreign exchange for the country, so Lou Xiao'e could not compare with her.

"Are you two here to handle the property transfer procedures?" The street office of Wentong Hutong asked Yi Zhonghai and Miss Wang.

"Well, my family has no money to pay the debt, so I had to give him the house." After saying this, Miss Wang signed her name on the document.

Yi Zhonghai also wrote his name on it, and from then on the ownership of the house belonged to Yi Zhonghai. However, this matter could not be made public, otherwise it would be forced to be rented out to people who had no houses, as housing in Beijing was in short supply.

Fortunately, Pian Ye is familiar with the street office in this area so nothing happened, otherwise the street office would have set their sights on your house.

After coming out, Yi Zhonghai wanted to invite Pian Ye to the pub for a gathering in the evening, but Pian Ye waved his hand and said that he couldn't drink recently and had no time to wait until after the New Year.

Afterwards, Yi Zhonghai invited him and Niu Ye to his house for dinner in the evening. Pian Ye thought about it for a while and agreed, but he couldn't tell his cousin.