Chapter 437: Buying a House in Sijiucheng

Qi Tongwei no longer paid any mind to Liang Lu, and he handed over all relevant Student Union work to his deputy, returning to his life of a four-point-one-line routine.

Unless his appearance was absolutely necessary, Qi Tongwei, this Student Union President, had become almost invisible.

Liang Lu, seeing that someone else came to deliver documents every time, understood Qi Tongwei's intentions; she sneered inwardly but didn't care, thinking he would be humbled once he was truly assigned to the Judicial Office.

When that time came, she would make Qi Tongwei profess his love in public one way or another; otherwise, it wouldn't be enough to punish him, and it would also make up for her own past regrets.

Qi Tongwei was completely unaware of this, though of course, now that he had Zhang Ping'an to back him up, he wouldn't be afraid even if he knew.

"Tongwei, do you want to continue your studies? You aren't old yet, you could completely study for another three years as a graduate student."

"This... Teacher Gao, let me consider it."

"Fine, in any case, you would be the last batch of graduate students I take on."

At this time, Gao Yuliang already had thoughts of entering politics; according to his plan, after the nineties, everything would tend toward stability, and he would be thirty-five, in the prime of his life.

Moreover, he currently had no mentor; he studied law and politics, so the best people to recommend him would be leaders in charge of law and politics.

The most suitable targets in the school were the parents of Chen Yang and Liang Lu, but it was difficult for him to bring this up himself; he had to go through the wife route.

Of course, this matter could not be rushed; he could accept abandoning academia for politics within five years.

"Yuliang, why not just say something to your brother-in-law?"

The brother-in-law in Wu Huifen's mouth was none other than Lu Yike's father, the husband of Judge Wu who loved making sweet rice balls.

"No need, my brother-in-law is in the military, which is different from local Shizhengfu departments; interfering too much would be counterproductive."

"This matter cannot be forced either; we will take it one step at a time."

Although Gao Yuliang had thoughts of entering politics now, they were not strong, and the sentiments of a scholar still held the upper hand.

"Alright."

Qi Tongwei was still hesitating on his end; he also wanted to learn from Gao Yuliang for two more years, and he hadn't finished reading the books in the Handong University Library yet.

But he was also a bit conflicted; having studied for so many years, he wanted to start working early, and for a moment, he couldn't make up his mind.

"Godfather..." Qi Tongwei directly sought help from his godfather, Zhang Ping'an.

"Hmm... this depends on you; studying for two more years gives you a higher starting point, and your future development will go further."

"It's also fine if you want to graduate; having a few more years of work experience has its pros and cons, but I lean more toward the former, mainly because you aren't old."

Qi Tongwei was twenty-two now; in three years he would only be twenty-five, and by then he would be more mature, with more choices.

"Mm, Godfather, I understand."

"By the way, Godfather, I want to buy two houses in Sijiucheng; do you have any connections?"

"Oh? Houses in Sijiucheng aren't cheap."

Zhang Ping'an didn't think Qi Tongwei's scholarship could afford houses.

"Hehe, Godfather, I earned quite a bit by reselling Treasury Bonds this year; I've already bought three houses across from the school, and I still have over a million in my hands now, that should be enough, right?"

"Good lad, you were even able to discover this business opportunity."

Zhang Ping'an truly hadn't expected that Qi Tongwei could discover the big bug of this era, the Treasury Bonds; even he had forgotten about it.

"Hehe, I heard the information by chance when I was working in Modu, and I kept an eye on it afterward; then, as soon as trading opened this year, I used my summer vacation to flip them back and forth and earned a million."

"After school started, I partnered with people in the village; I was responsible for remote command and they did the actual operations, and that's how I earned another million-plus."

"Not bad; if your ambitions weren't elsewhere, I would have wanted you to come work at the company."

"I'll keep an eye out for the house purchase for you; since you have the money, let's buy four two-courtyard Siheyuan."

"Four? Godfather, what do I need so many houses for? Ah, investment?"

"Hahaha, I'll give it to you for being quick-witted; that's right, Sijiucheng is the capital, so housing prices are bound to rise in the future; buying two extra won't be a loss."

"I estimate four won't even cost twenty thousand; adding in the costs for repairs and renovations, twenty-five thousand is plenty."

"Come over during winter break; you can handle the procedures directly then, and when you graduate and start working, you can just come over and live there."

"Mm, okay, thank you, Godfather."

Qi Tongwei's worldview had already changed quite a bit under the impact of two big shots; he could foresee that there was no hope of getting a good job assignment at school, so for now, he could only rely on his godfather.

"Silly lad, we'll talk when you come over during winter break."

"Mm, okay."

It seemed Qi Tongwei had already been beaten down by society; in the past, he would never have agreed so directly, and he would have had to struggle with his own ability one way or another first.

The next day, Qi Tongwei arrived at Gao Yuliang's office and directly signed up for his graduate program.

"Hahaha, good, our master and disciple can spend another three years together."

Gao Yuliang valued Qi Tongwei highly, not just because of his grades and ability, but even more so because of Qi Tongwei's way of handling affairs and his innate empathy.

"Teacher Gao, I am very happy to be able to listen to your teachings for another three years by your side."

"Hahaha, good."

Time quickly arrived at winter break, and Qi Tongwei took the local specialties he had bought early in the morning and flew directly to Sijiucheng.

After getting off the plane, he excitedly took a taxi to the Zhang residence; he couldn't wait to see his Siheyuan.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Coming. Tongwei? You're here to see the houses, right? Your godfather has already scouted out five for you; shall I have Wei'an take you to see them?"

"Godmother, I'm not in a hurry; I'll wait until Godfather returns."

"That's fine too. Wei'an, have a good chat with your brother Tongwei."

"Okay, Mother."

Wei'an was nineteen this year and was also in university, studying Business Administration at Qingbei.

At noon, Zhang Ping'an returned and saw Qi Tongwei; knowing the lad was impatient, he didn't delay.

"You all eat; I'll take Tongwei out to grab a bite at the entrance of the hutong, seeing the houses is more important."

"Godfather, I'm not in a hurry."

"Alright, there are no outsiders here, let's go."

"Oh, okay."

The two rode their Bicycles one after the other, ate some donkey meat burgers at the entrance of the alley, and then went to the first courtyard.

"Tongwei, take a look, how is it? Although this one is a bit dilapidated, its advantage is that it's cheap; it's less than thirty thousand, so even if you tear it down and rebuild it, you wouldn't lose money, and you could also rewire the electricity."

"It will be convenient to use furniture and appliances then. This one is relatively new and has a larger area for the same price, asking forty thousand, and there's also this one..."

In less than an hour, the two of them had finished touring five residences, and Qi Tongwei was very moved by what he heard.

"Godfather, why don't I take them all? Anyway, money is useless if it just stays in my hands and doesn't circulate."

"That works. If you just wait two years, the price of these Siheyuan will at least double."

"You wait here, I'll call Lao Lei, and let's try to get the paperwork finished this afternoon."

"Okay, Godfather, I'll listen to you. I'll go withdraw some money first."

"Fine."

"Lao Lei, we want all five courtyards you held back. Hurry up and bring your people over, let's get the paperwork processed."

"Alright, General Manager Zhang, I'll be there right away."

Lao Lei had already passed his craft down to Xiao Lei, and he now spent his days working as an intermediary, earning quite a bit from the one percent commission.

Zhang Ping'an was his big client, and he had collected tens of thousands just in brokerage fees.

Soon, Qi Tongwei and the Style-Lei arrived one after the other, and they completed the transaction directly with money in one hand and the property in the other.

"Tongwei, if you have any ideas about how to renovate, just tell Lao Lei; he is an expert in this field."

"Hahaha, General Manager Zhang, you flatter me."