Chapter 281: Entrusting Wu Youzhi

"Comrade An, my courtyard is right next to Lao Er's; can they be sold together?" the eldest son asked.

If the courtyard in this village could sell for one thousand yuan, he would wake up laughing in his dreams.

"I need to see the courtyard first, and if you are the homeowner, your wife and you will both need to sign," An Yinan said, never one to turn away business.

The courtyards here would be worth a fortune in the future; she hadn't originally planned to collect so many, but since people were delivering them to her hands, she would be doing herself a disservice if she didn't accept.

"Let's go take a look," the old man said, taking the keys, and the group went directly to Lao Er's house first.

This courtyard had never been lived in; the house was very new, and there were several vegetable plots inside the yard. Although the weather was cold now, the plots had already been tidied up, just waiting for spring to sow seeds.

An Yinan actually liked this courtyard very much; if she were to live in it herself, this courtyard would be enough. Although it wasn't too big, it was perfectly sufficient for her to live in. Of all these courtyards, this was the one she liked the most.

"I've seen it. If you are both willing to sell, we can go directly to the village office to get the certification and register in a while," An Yinan said.

The old man nodded; although he was reluctant, this courtyard was the only thing he could leave for his children.

At this moment, the eldest son asked, "Comrade, would you like to go see my courtyard?"

An Yinan and Wu Youzhi exchanged a glance, and then the two of them went to the courtyard next door.

The old man had built the two courtyards together, so the layout was more or less the same, but this courtyard was much more dilapidated. Perhaps because no one had lived there for too long, the yard was covered in dust, and the rooms were also full of dirt; it was clear that no one had cleaned them for a long time.

"The key to this courtyard has always been in the eldest son's hands, and it's been left for too long," the old man said, reminiscing.

The eldest son also felt a bit embarrassed. Ever since he got married, the old man had transferred the house to him. Although they didn't live there, they had always kept the key in their hands, as his wife was afraid the old man would favor Lao Er.

He hadn't expected the two courtyards to be so different.

An Yinan walked around once and gained an understanding of the layout.

"I can't offer that much for this courtyard," An Yinan said bluntly.

These two courtyards weren't very big. She could offer one thousand for the previous one because the house was very new, the yard was well-maintained, and it could be moved into immediately.

But for this courtyard, she would still need to find people to renovate it before it could be lived in, so the price would have to be lowered.

Besides, she never had much patience for children who weren't filial.

As a child, filial piety is paramount.

This filial piety means being filial, not blind obedience.

Yet, it was clear that this eldest son was not a filial person, and his family ties with the old man were also very distant.

"How much can you give?" the eldest son asked nervously.

"Eight hundred. I need to repair the house and find people to tidy up the yard; I have to pay for all of these costs myself. You can think about it," An Yinan said without reservation, pointing it out directly.

The eldest son was now full of regret; his selfish attitude at the time had caused the house to lose two hundred yuan. Two hundred yuan—that was more than half a year's wages for him.

Lao Er hadn't started a family yet, and the group went to the village office.

The busiest place today was undoubtedly the village office; usually, there was nothing going on all day, but today they had been busy all day long.

"Sign here," An Yinan said.

The old man and Lao Er signed readily, and the eldest son also signed through gritted teeth.

"Go to the Housing Management Bureau tomorrow," An Yinan instructed as well.

At this moment, the eldest son stood up and said, "I'll sell too."

An Yinan looked at him, "I don't have time to wait for people."

She had already spent a lot of time here today and didn't want to wait around for one or two courtyards now.

"She'll be here right away," the eldest son said.

He had just called his wife, and as soon as she heard, she hurried over.

"Ten minutes," An Yinan said, sitting in the village office without saying anything more. She had originally only wanted to buy near Beijing University, but thinking that she was going into the clothing industry and that university students would be a good source of customers, could she take advantage of the low housing prices now to buy a few courtyards near various universities?

Hurrying as fast as she could, the eldest daughter-in-law finally arrived; it was a very cold day, yet she was running with sweat on her forehead.

"We'll sell the house," the eldest daughter-in-law said through gritted teeth.

She just felt pained over those two hundred yuan, but keeping it was useless, so it was better to turn it into cash.

An Yinan didn't say anything else, and the people at the village office quickly wrote up the documents and had both parties sign.

An Yinan left the village with the signed papers.

Before leaving the village, An Yinan had Yun Shu distribute cigarettes to the people who had helped at the village office; although they weren't a good brand, it was enough to handle the social niceties.

Wu Youzhi still hadn't recovered; the paper in his hand felt so light, yet his heart felt a bit heavy—five hundred yuan.

"I will go directly to the Housing Management Bureau tomorrow; you just need to prepare the contracts in advance."

"By the way, find me a storefront near Qingmu University; if there are cheap courtyards, you can agree to those too."

"The same goes for near the Dance Academy and the Film Academy," An Yinan instructed, sentence by sentence.

"Follow the same procedures as we did for Beijing University; you should have an idea about the pricing by now. I'm troubling you with this."

"If it's done, there will be a generous reward," An Yinan really didn't have much time to arrange these matters herself.

Looking at houses and arguing with those people was too much of a waste of her time.

She was prepared to hand it over to Wu Youzhi, with Yun Shu making the final confirmation.

She only needed to go sign and pay.

This way, she could free up a large amount of time to do other things.

"By the way, in this region, this region, and this region, help me find storefronts. Two-story storefronts are best, no limit on the quantity," An Yinan said, circling three regions on the map before handing it to Wu Youzhi.

Wu Youzhi was stunned. He had already been very surprised when An Yinan bought two courtyards without blinking an eye at the beginning.

But seeing the trend of An Yinan buying courtyards today, was this perhaps just the beginning?

"Help me select the storefronts, schedule them for viewing on one day, and confirm the property rights issues in advance," An Yinan instructed.

Wu Youzhi nodded. Compared to the five hundred yuan he had spent, An Yinan's bet was much heavier.

"Yun Shu," An Yinan looked at Yun Shu.

Yun Shu quietly slipped a paper packet to Wu Youzhi, in which An Yinan had wrapped fifty yuan.

Fifty yuan is not much, but it is indeed the monthly salary of an average person.

Wu Youzhi tried to push it back, but Yun Shu used a bit of force and pushed it right back, "It's from my Leader for you, just keep it; I'll have to trouble you to take care of things in the future."

Wu Youzhi had limited strength and really couldn't push it back.

An Yinan returned to the Yun Family; for the days ahead, she planned to design a series of clothes, as she had a clear idea of future trends—she might not be clear on other history, but she knew the history of fashion like the back of her hand.

"You're back?" Liu Xicai's face immediately lit up with a smile when she saw An Yinan return.

Being able to see her sweet daughter at home made all the day's hard work worth it.