Chapter 933

The two went to Zhong Ming Lake. In the car, Xu Haimin told Su Xinghui that the person selling the house today was a friend of his at the Industrial and Commercial Bank. Their bank had recently built dormitories, and he had been allocated an apartment. Because it was a bank dormitory, the conditions were quite good, and the area was large—the whole apartment had three bedrooms and one living room, over 160 square meters—so his whole family had moved there.

After he moved, the private house he originally lived in became vacant. It had been vacant for more than half a year. Su Xinghui had entrusted Xu Haimin to help him inquire about private houses by Zhong Ming Lake, and Xu Haimin had found this friend and asked if he was selling the house. Naturally, he wanted to sell it.

These days, living in an apartment was much more stylish than living in a single-story house. He didn't feel there was any use in keeping this private house, and the money from the sale could be used to buy some good furniture and appliances.

Xu Haimin had long called Su Xinghui to tell him about this, but Su Xinghui had been quite busy, and on top of that, he didn't have much money on hand, so he hadn't gone to see the house. Now that he had sold his paintings and had money, he had pulled Xu Haimin along to see the house.

Before long, Xu Haimin drove the car to Zhong Ming Lake and stopped in front of a private house. He called out "Old Gao," and heard someone answer from inside the house. A middle-aged man in his forties came out. As soon as he saw Xu Haimin, he said happily: "Xu Zong is here! Come in quickly."

Xu Haimin took Su Xinghui into the courtyard and introduced him to Su Xinghui: "This is Gao Qiyuan, Deputy Section Chief of the Savings and Remittance Section of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, and also the owner of this private house."

Xu Haimin then introduced Su Xinghui to Gao Qiyuan: "This is Su Xinghui, the Township Head of Pengjiawan Township, and his father is Su Wenjun, Deputy Dean of the County People's Hospital."

Gao Qiyuan quickly extended his right hand and said: "So it's Township Head Su. I've long heard of you. I've even seen your father for medical treatment; he is a good doctor."

Su Xinghui said: "Thank you, Section Chief Gao."

Gao Qiyuan said: "You're welcome. Are you the one who wants to buy my house? Then let's go in and take a look."

Gao Qiyuan went into the house first. Su Xinghui looked around the courtyard. This courtyard was about thirty or forty square meters—not large, but not small either. There were a few trees planted in the courtyard, full of fallen leaves.

And this house was quite dilapidated; the outer walls were covered in mottled marks, and the wall plaster was peeling off severely. It looked like it had quite a history.

However, the area of this house was not small; visually, the building area was at least over a hundred square meters. Moreover, the location was good—right on the north bank of Zhong Ming Lake. There were some other private houses nearby, and further west was the office building and dormitory building of the Fisheries Bureau. It wasn't considered remote. In another year or two, the Shangjun county seat would inevitably develop toward the north bank of Zhong Ming Lake, and by then, it would become lively here.

Su Xinghui still remembered that in his previous life, many residential communities were developed on the north bank of Zhong Ming Lake, all using the concept of lake-view housing. And in his previous life, a very capable County Party Committee Secretary built a Zhong Ming Lake Park about two hundred meters east of this private house, which greatly improved the environment and grade here, making the lake-view houses here the most expensive residential area in all of Shangjun County.

By that time, the price of this private house would rise to an astronomical figure.

After looking for a moment, Su Xinghui walked into the house. The house was very messy, scattered with trash left over after moving. Gao Qiyuan said with some embarrassment: "Sorry, Xu Zong, Township Head Su. I originally said I would come to clean up, but I didn't expect you to come so quickly."

Su Xinghui said: "It's fine. I'm looking at the house; as long as the house is fine, it's okay."

Gao Qiyuan nodded and said: "Then Township Head Su, feel free to look around."

Su Xinghui walked around the house. The layout of this house was the old-fashioned type: as soon as you entered the door, there was a main room; on both sides of the main room were two symmetrical bedrooms; and after entering through a door behind the main room, there was another bedroom. The kitchen was outside—a small room built separately was the kitchen—and there was no bathroom.

This was very normal. Houses of this era were decades old; no one would build a bathroom inside the house because the toilets nowadays were the old-fashioned kind. If you built them inside the house, wouldn't it stink to high heaven? They all used public toilets outside.

Of course, this old-fashioned layout was not a problem for Su Xinghui. Since he had bought it and wasn't short on money, he would just spend money to rebuild the house. Naturally, the bathroom and shower room would also be built inside the house; using the toilet outside was too inconvenient.

Gao Qiyuan didn't have much confidence in his heart. In his view, his private house was old, the layout was backward, and the condition of the house was also very poor—especially after being vacant for half a year, the house looked very dilapidated. He felt that with Su Xinghui's status, he probably wouldn't like it.

Su Xinghui was expressionless as he looked at the house inside and out, front and back. He asked Gao Qiyuan: "Section Chief Gao, what price are you planning to sell this house for?"

Gao Qiyuan hesitated for a moment before saying: "Township Head Su, I won't ask for much. You give me thirty thousand yuan."

Su Xinghui looked at Xu Haimin. Xu Haimin knowingly said to Gao Qiyuan: "Old Gao, this price you're asking is a bit insincere. This house of yours is at least thirty years old, right? The wall plaster has peeled off like this, and the bricks on the wall are a bit rotten. If Township Head Su buys this house, he will have to spend at least ten thousand yuan to renovate it before it can be lived in."

Gao Qiyuan also knew that his asking price of thirty thousand yuan was a bit high. He hesitated for a long time before saying: "Then twenty-five thousand. This price should be very fair."

Xu Haimin wanted to say something else, but Su Xinghui said: "Fine, Section Chief Gao, twenty-five thousand it is. When shall we go to the Real Estate Management Office to handle the transfer procedures?"

Gao Qiyuan was overjoyed. Actually, twenty-five thousand wasn't his psychological price; he would have been willing to lower it by another one or two thousand yuan. But Su Xinghui had actually agreed, and his happiness was beyond words. He gave a thumbs up and said: "Township Head Su is generous! To handle the transfer procedures, any time is fine."

Su Xinghui said: "Then let's go handle it today."

Xu Haimin drove the car, taking Gao Qiyuan and Su Xinghui, and had them go home separately to get their various documents, then went to the Real Estate Management Office together. Xu Haimin was well-connected at the Real Estate Management Office, and Su Xinghui was now a big celebrity in Shangjun County. When the people at the Real Estate Management Office heard it was him buying a house, they couldn't have been more enthusiastic. They used the fastest procedures to help the two handle the transfer, and thus, Su Xinghui became the owner of this private house.

After the transfer procedures were handled, Gao Qiyuan shook hands with Su Xinghui enthusiastically to thank him, then left first.