Chapter 29: 29. House Hunting (Seeking collections, seeking recommendation tickets!)

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Meng, I have found a few properties. Shall we go take a look first?" Meng Xin said with a smile.

Zhang Ran nodded, signaling for her to lead the way.

Because Meng Mingxuan was driving a sports car, Liu Lu could only ride her electric scooter; the place was not very far, a journey of about seven or eight minutes.

"This residential complex is called Azure Garden. The first phase was delivered eight years ago, and the second phase was delivered three years ago. The property management and environment of the complex are quite good; it is famous in our vicinity," Meng Xin introduced the situation to the two men while walking.

Zhang Ran looked at the environment inside the complex and it was indeed quite good.

"Is this the first phase or the second phase?" Zhang Ran asked, pointing at a building on the ground floor with a courtyard.

"This is the first phase. The houses in the first phase all have courtyards on the ground floor, and they also come with a basement.

The basement here is not just a little bit big; it is as large as the ground floor area, but it is not calculated in the property certificate, so the unit price is also a bit more expensive," Meng Xin explained.

Zhang Ran nodded. He preferred the environment of the first phase, but he did not say much else, deciding to look some more.

As for Meng Mingxuan, he just watched from the side and did not express any opinion. He did not look highly upon a complex like this; after all, the environment he had lived in since childhood could not be compared to this.

When they arrived at the second phase, Zhang Ran took a look. The environment was no different from the first phase, as they were in the same complex after all, but the ground floor of the second phase did not have gardens.

"The house we are looking at is on the fifth floor. The lighting is excellent, and the layout is also very good—138 square meters, three bedrooms, two living rooms, and two bathrooms, with a balcony area included as a bonus," Meng Xin introduced the situation of the house.

"This house was just renovated and is very much in line with Mr. Zhang's requirements," Meng Xin said while observing the reactions of Zhang Ran and Meng Mingxuan.

Once they entered the house, Zhang Ran and Meng Mingxuan frowned at the same time.

The house was indeed very beautiful, and the renovation was also just completed, very new, and the furniture and such were all complete; it would not be an exaggeration to say one could move in directly with just a suitcase.

But whether it was Zhang Ran or Meng Mingxuan, both immediately saw the problem: the smell in this house was truly too strong; it should have been renovated for no more than a week.

Meng Xin saw their expressions, and her heart tightened instantly.

However, neither Zhang Ran nor Meng Mingxuan spoke; they just looked around.

Just as Meng Mingxuan could not help but want to speak, Meng Xin beat him to it and said: "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Meng, to be honest with you, this house was bought and renovated by our company."

Seeing that Zhang Ran and the others seemed to have figured something out, Meng Xin hurriedly began to remedy the situation. She had not told the full truth earlier precisely for this moment.

In sales, a sharp eye is the most important thing. Meng Xin was able to become the regional sales champion, so her discernment was naturally not bad.

This house was bought by their company at a low price, then renovated by themselves, and sold by themselves.

This way, they could make money from three aspects: one was the price difference of the house, one was the agency fee, and the other was the cost of the renovation.

Don't look at how good their renovation looked; the materials inside were not good materials.

And if you didn't notice the problem, then the subsequent procedures would not have any problems either, because the property rights of this house were still with the original owner. Subsequent transfers and such would be normal transfers, and no extra taxes would need to be paid.

After Meng Xin finished introducing the situation, she said: "At first, when I heard that Mr. Zhang wanted to buy one that was already renovated, I thought of this house.

Mr. Zhang, please rest assured, the taxes on the house are normal taxes, and there are no problems with the property rights. If any problems arise regarding the property rights, you can come directly to our company to find me."

Meng Xin still wanted to push this house as hard as she could, because if this house were sold, her commission would be very high.

Although she knew that the possibility of this house being sold now was very low, she did not want to just give up like that.

Zhang Ran looked at her and said: "Let's look at others."

The meaning of these words was that he did not like this house, which Meng Xin naturally understood.

Meng Mingxuan was here this time just as a companion and did not express any opinion; at most, he would chat with Zhang Ran about some interesting things.

For the rest of the day, Meng Xin took Zhang Ran and the others to see about four or five houses, but none of them reached the level of Zhang Ran's satisfaction.

Just as Zhang Ran was looking at houses, Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu were also worrying about the matter of a house.

Hospital.

Liu Lu sat at the nurse's station, picked up a pen, and began to calculate, writing and drawing many numbers on it.

"Sister, what are you calculating?" Wang Jiajia asked curiously.

Liu Lu sighed and said: "What else could I be calculating? Of course, it's money."

"Sister, if you are short of money, tell me. Although I don't have much savings, I still have ten or twenty thousand," Wang Jiajia said very generously.

Although Wang Jiajia's family conditions were not particularly wealthy, she had never lacked food or clothing since she was a child, so she did not care much about money.

Especially since she started working in society, Liu Lu had taken good care of her, so she was not stingy when it came to money.

Liu Lu sighed and said: "It's not that I'm short of money, but our family needs to change houses, and we will have to add a large amount of expenses every month."

Speaking of this, Liu Lu felt worried. In fact, it was not just Zhang Ran who felt that the house was too small and that five people living here was a bit awkward and uncomfortable; she and Zhang Sicheng also felt it.

So, two days ago, they began to discuss the matter of changing houses. What they were thinking of was, of course, not buying a house, but renting one.

At the very least, they had to rent a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment, preferably with two bathrooms, so that it could be a little better.

But in this way, their monthly rent expenses would increase by a large amount.

So Liu Lu had been worrying for the past two days, constantly calculating whether her and Zhang Sicheng's salaries and other aspects of the family could reduce some expenses.

As for letting Zhang Ran move out to live on his own, she did not have this idea for the time being. Although Zhang Ran would definitely need to move out in the future, in Liu Lu's thinking, it would take at least a year or two.

It would only be possible once Zhang Ran had adapted to this era, had his own job, and had a harmonious relationship with Zhang Sicheng and the others.

And to change this situation, the only way was to change houses. This expense was actually quite large for the couple.

However, Wang Jiajia clearly misunderstood Liu Lu's meaning and exclaimed in surprise: "Sister, are you going to buy a house?"

Her voice was a bit loud, causing many nurses who were free at the moment to gather around and start chattering. Most of them did not have houses either, so they were quite concerned about this aspect.

Liu Lu did not expect Wang Jiajia to understand it like this, and the voice was so loud; being surrounded by a group of people, she suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.