Zhou Ming went to the TV station to take three days off the next day, and then came to Qiao's house to pick up Qiao Sanli. At this time, Qiao Zuwang rarely showed his old father's kind smile.
"Zhou Ming, where should we go next?" Qiao Sanli looked up at Zhou Ming shyly and asked.
"Of course I go to the agency to choose a house first." Zhou Ming looked at Qiao Sanli and explained with a smile.
"good."
"Sanli, can I discuss something with you?" Zhou Ming suddenly looked at Qiao Sanli and said.
"Ah? What's the matter?" Qiao Sanli looked up at Zhou Ming with a surprised face.
"Can you call me Brother Ming from now on?"
"Well, Brother Ming."
"Hey, let's go! Let's go buy a house." At this time, Zhou Ming happily grabbed Qiao Sanli's hand and decided in his heart that he would never let go in this life.
And her hand was suddenly tightly grasped by Zhou Ming. Qiao Sanli was naturally shy and wanted to break away, but feeling Zhou Ming's strong hands gave her a sense of security like that of an older brother.
Then Zhou Ming and Qiao Sanli came to a real estate agency and carefully searched the advertising boards.
The clerk of the agency naturally looked at the two people with bright eyes. It was obvious that they were a pair of lovers who were about to get married.
A clerk quickly ran up and asked with a smile, "Are you two going to buy a house?"
"Yes! The new house must be more than three bedrooms, at least 100 square meters, and must be located in the city center." Zhou Ming stated all his conditions straightforwardly.
"Sir, three-bedroom apartments over 100 square meters are rare. Most of them are family buildings of government agencies. How can they be sold to outsiders?" After hearing Zhou Ming's clear request, the real estate agent became embarrassed.
"Yes! Then let's take another look." Zhou Ming was not a person who liked to be entangled, so he immediately took Qiao Sanli's hand and wanted to switch to another company.
"Sir, don't worry! We also have many high-quality private houses and small western-style buildings in our store. You can definitely buy one." The real estate agent at this time immediately introduced other properties.
"Small foreign-style building?"
"That's right! There happens to be a 230-square-meter two-story western-style building near the Jinling Hotel in Xinjiekou. The owner of the small western-style building is about to immigrate to the United States, so he thought of selling this house."
"Okay! Then show us this small western-style building."
"Brother Ming, a small western-style building of more than 200 square meters is too big. Let's not go look at it." At this time, Qiao Sanli, who was standing by, immediately wanted to hold back the impulsive Zhou Ming.
"It's okay! If it's suitable, buy it. It will be able to accommodate us when we have more children in the future."
"..." When Zhou Ming suddenly mentioned the child, Qiao Sanli couldn't help but blush.
At this time, the real estate agent also saw that it was Zhou Ming who made the decision, and he looked like he was not short of money, so he immediately became more enthusiastic.
Soon the three of them came to what the real estate agent called a small foreign-style building. Zhou Ming knew from the first glance at the architectural style that it was a building from before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it was probably unlikely to be demolished in the future.
The real estate agent walked up the steps to the door, rang the doorbell in front of the simple and elegant door of the small foreign-style building, and soon the door was opened from the inside.
A very elegant middle-aged woman looked at the real estate agent, then at Zhou Ming and Qiao Sanli at the foot of the steps, and then looked at the real estate agent in confusion and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Hello, Ms. Chu! I am Xiao Liu from Aijia Real Estate. This is my business card." The real estate agent immediately handed over his business card and said.
"Oh? Are you bringing guests to see the house?"
"Yes!"
"Well, come in! Remember to change your shoes." When the landlady let Zhou Ming and the others into the room, she also told them not to forget to change their shoes.
Zhou Ming and Qiao Sanli didn't feel any displeasure. Instead, they walked into the door without any hesitation and changed into disposable slippers on the shoe cabinet next to the door.
Looking at the large number of disposable slippers on the shoe cabinet, it is obvious that the hostess prepares them for the guests who want to see the house. It can be seen that the hostess is also very attentive.
"My house was built in 46 years. At that time, I hired the famous French architectural designer Mr. Polka to design it. It also underwent extensive maintenance and decoration some time ago."
"Ms. Chu, I wonder how much your house sells for?"
"Four thousand per square meter. There are 230 square meters above and below. The total is 892,000. If you sincerely want it, just give it 890,000."
"This price is too expensive! You must know that the current housing prices in Nanjing are only two thousand to three thousand per square meter, and high-end residences can only exceed 3,500 square meters at most."
"Haha, it seems that this gentleman has come prepared?"
"Ms. Chu, my surname is Zhou. I am an employee of Nanjing TV Station. I will get married to my girlfriend recently. I was not planning to buy such a big house. I also heard from the real estate agent that your house is very good."
"In this case, I see that you are also a cheerful person. The one-time price of 850,000 yuan, including new decoration, furniture and appliances, is still a good deal."
"Ms. Chu, I can only pay up to 800,000 yuan in cash."
"Eight hundred thousand is not enough! How can you make such a counteroffer? You just cut off more than 90,000 yuan from me."
"Ms. Chu, you might as well think about it again. If you think about it, you can contact the real estate agent." At this time, Zhou Ming was not too eager, and he was not ready to skip the intermediary company and trade directly.
"This..." At this time, the female landlord, Ms. Chu, was a little embarrassed, because it was rare to see such a happy house buyer, "Forget it! It's only 800,000, but you need to pay the agency fee."
"Brother Liu, how much is your agency fee?" Zhou Ming was almost overjoyed at this time, but he still looked at the real estate agent with a embarrassed look on his face and asked.
"Haha, not much! That's one thousandth."
"So much? That means you have to pay an agency fee of 8,000 yuan."
"Yes! Our agency will handle the most important transfer procedures and real estate certificate processing, so the eight thousand yuan is definitely worth it."
"Okay! Then do as Ms. Chu said."
"Great! Let's go to the housing management office to go through the formalities now." Ms. Chu, the landlady at this time, immediately said in surprise.
"Ms. Chu, are you in such a hurry?" Zhou Ming was a little surprised at this time.
"To tell you the truth, my immigrant visa to the United States has been issued a long time ago, and my family in the United States has been waiting impatiently for a long time."
"Oh? It looks like Ms. Chu is not planning to return to China in the future?"
"Why are you coming back? The United States is much more developed."
"That's true! Then let's go to the housing management office to go through the procedures now."
"Brother Ming, is it too hasty? Should we go back and think about it?"
"No! Buying this house will save us a lot of trouble."
"..."
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