The asking price for such a villa is 13.88 million, which is far beyond Rao Yuqiu's budget.
Although Rao Yuqiu likes it, he still has some concerns: "Son, this house is too big! It can accommodate 10 people. Our family only has four people."
Lu Cheng said: "That's it! It has a spacious basement. I'm going to do some crafts, which may cause noise. The basement can isolate the noise."
"With such a large space, in winter, the heating bill alone will cost a lot of money. You also have to pay property taxes, which is another huge sum of money!"
This is 2027, and property tax has begun to be collected at an annual rate of 0.8%.
For example, this villa is priced at 13.88 million yuan. According to the local government's assessment, the basic value is 12 million yuan. 0.8% is 96,000 yuan. So much tax must be paid every year. On average, it is 8,000 yuan per month.
Therefore, Rao Yuqiu felt a little distressed: "It is better to live in our small house. The house is small and the tax rate is low."
Lu Cheng smiled and said, "Mom, you can keep the small house. I bought this house, okay?"
"Son, do you have that much money?"
"Mom, please give me some money first. I will auction the bracelet later and return the money to you."
So Rao Yuqiu remained silent. She knew that her son had made 5 million yuan by selling a bracelet to Zhang Yuehua. If the rest of the bracelets were sent to auction, the price would not be lower than this amount. In other words, jade is so expensive these days that two bracelets can buy this villa.
Lu Cheng smiled and said: "If you have money, you have to consume. If you don't consume, you can't boost GDP. We can only contribute to the country."
"Since you like it, then buy it. In a few years, when you get married, it will be your wedding room."
"Mom, I'm only 22 years old, it's still early."
"When do you want to get married?"
"You have to wait until you are twenty-seven or eighty-years-old."
"It was only five years and it's coming very quickly."
With the help of agent Hao Yunlai, the house transaction was completed quickly.
Then it needs to be renovated, and it is expected that you will not be able to move in until after New Year's Day in 2 months.
Lu Cheng thought to himself: "No matter what, I have finally accomplished something big." Since there is no independent yard, it is becoming more and more inconvenient to practice Qigong. If you go to the mountains at night, you will easily be regarded as a criminal.
Then it was quiet for two days.
Lu Cheng continued to practice, and the "Frog in the Well" and "Carrying the Cauldron" went hand in hand.
That night, while he was lifting barbells in the gym, he found someone outside looking through the crack of the door.
So he put down the barbell, walked over, opened the door, and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Standing at the door was a muscular man, not tall, with a half-inch crew cut and muscles all over his body. However, he looked quite young, at least 45 years old. He stared and said, "Why are you looking at me?"
"Try again."
"Take a look, just take a look... Ahem, little brother, don't get me wrong, I am Zhao Mengxiong, the owner of this gym. I heard my girl mention you many times and praise you like a flower! She said that you are not only a marathon champion, but also You can lift a 200 kilogram barbell, so I came to see who you are. Haha, don't be angry, don't be angry!"
"Who is your girl?"
"It's Zhao Ying."
"Oh, it turns out to be the curator. It's late at night, come here and have a sneak peek!"
"Haha, little brother, if I look at it from a distance, I can tell that the weight of those barbell plates you added is more than 200 kilograms! Can you let me get closer and see how much it is? I can see that you don't have a lot of muscles on your body. Why can you lift such a heavy barbell? You make me very curious!"
"No, you can't go in. I'm afraid of scaring you."
"Haha, I used to be on the national weightlifting team. I have connections with weightlifting competition centers at the provincial and municipal levels. I have acquaintances even in the national team. How about I recommend it to you? Since you have such strong strength, why What if you don’t participate in a formal competition?”
Lu Cheng waved his hand: "No, the national weightlifting team is full of talents. They can win the Olympic championship with or without me. Why should I join in the fun? If I have that spare time, I might as well practice track and field! After all, track and field is the weakness of the yellow race."
Zhao Mengxiong had an apologetic smile on his face and said, "Little brother, I see that your lifting posture is not standard and you can easily hurt yourself. Do you want me to give you free training?"
"No, I'm just having fun."
"Hey, you really don't want to participate in a formal competition? The Olympic trials will be held in the spring next year. As long as I make a recommendation for you, you will be eligible to participate. Think about it, the Olympic stadium is full of attention, raising the national flag and playing the national anthem, how beautiful it is! "
"Don't persuade me. I know that there is a quota limit for Olympic weightlifting. Each country can only have 8 athletes. If I go up, can't I crowd others out? I have been practicing weightlifting for many years... Ahem, it's boring. It’s boring!”
"Young man, let me in! I'll chat with you and make friends. What's the point of standing at the door?"
"No need to go in. If you have nothing to do, go and guide the young people over there. My training block is over for today!"
Zhao Mengxiong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "In that case, forget it, I won't disturb your exercise."
Lu Cheng closed the door, practiced for another quarter of an hour, removed the barbell plates, and then went home.
The more Zhao Mengxiong thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He turned around and told his daughter: "Find someone to quietly install a pinhole camera in a hidden corner of the VIP room. I want to see what he is playing with!"
Zhao Ying rolled her eyes at him: "Dad, we installed a camera, what if we are discovered?"
"What does it have to do with being discovered? This is a gym, not a hotel."
"Is it really a camera?"
"install!"
So, two days later, Zhao Mengxiong saw the video of Lu Cheng exercising. For a total of an hour, Lu Cheng lifted a 500 kilogram barbell and never put it down!
After reading it, Zhao Mengxiong was stunned for a long time, his eyes were dull, his face was pale, he smoked a few cigarettes, and then he came back to his senses! Later, he simply deleted the video! Immediately afterwards, the pinhole camera was also dismantled!
Zhao Ying was very puzzled: "Dad, what's wrong with you? Now you install it and then you dismantle it. Isn't it a waste of money?"
Zhao Mengxiong sighed and said: "You have also seen the video, remember to keep your mouth shut and don't tell outsiders! If Lu Cheng lifts a 200 kilogram barbell, I can recommend him and even spread it around, praising him as a hero; but he lifted He weighed 500 kilograms! And it lasted for such a long time, what is this? It can only be said to be a monster! I don’t want to cause trouble! I’m scared! No wonder he can knock down Bai Mingshan with one punch! If he used it against me, one finger would enough!"
Zhao Ying said: "Dad, I think Lu Cheng is good. He is strong but not ostentatious. He is very stylish and not rude."
Zhao Mengxiong nodded: "Well, the more this happens, the more careful you have to be. He is not an ordinary person. How can the golden scales be a thing in the pond? They will turn into dragons when encountering a storm!"
