Chapter 107 The 107th Day of Not Running Away The 107th Day of Not Running Away...

Chapter 107 The 107th Day of Not Running Away The 107th Day of Not Running Away...

Deng Chaotian and his team arrived the next day with their finance and legal representatives to sign the contract.

They also asked the general manager of a nearby bank to come and help; otherwise, for a sum of more than ten million yuan to be transferred directly like this, it would have to go through layers of review.

"What do you think about the renovation costs, Xiao Chen?" Deng Chaotian looked at Chen Bozheng with a smile. "We don't want it to be like those prefab apartments, but the standard should be similar. You'll be in charge of all the hard furnishings, and you'll also have to cover the air conditioning and TV. Give me a price."

Chen Bo scratched his head: "Mr. Deng, let's be frank. I spent 20,000 yuan to renovate that apartment, but since we're doing large-scale renovations, we can definitely negotiate a lower price. So, I'll ask around later, and we'll only make 300 yuan profit per apartment from you. That's not much, is it?"

"That's one good thing about Xiao Chen—he's honest."

The old man stroked his beard and said with a chuckle yesterday.

The old lady smiled broadly and patted Chen Bozheng on the shoulder, "Young Chen, you're so capable and promising at such a young age. Are you married yet?"

Chen Bo pulled the necklace off his neck. "I'm married. I've been married to my wife for two years now."

Because he was constantly running around construction sites and had to fill in for people whenever needed, he didn't dare wear his wedding ring on his finger for fear of losing it. So he bought a black string and strung the ring on it.

The old lady looked regretful: "What a pity. I was thinking of introducing you to someone. My niece is quite a catch. Although she's not highly educated, she's very capable."

Chen Bo laughed it off, ignoring the comment.

Afraid of an awkward silence, Liang Wenxuan smiled and said, "Ms. Wu, that's not right. There are so many single men here, and Xiaohua and I are both single. Why don't you introduce us to someone?"

Grandma Wu glanced at Liang Wenxuan and Hua Lingfeng, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Never mind, I was just joking."

Liang Wenxuan's smile froze.

Hua Lingfeng's lips twitched.

Deng Chaotian didn't take this little incident seriously and said to Chen Bozheng, "We've already transferred the money to you and signed the contract. You'd better build the house properly. We're counting on the rent from this place to support our retirement."

Chen Bozheng hurriedly said, "Don't worry, you can send someone to check at any time. If there is any problem with the building materials, you can do whatever you want with them."

"That's a bit crude, but I believe you're not the kind of person who would resort to trickery or deception."

Deng Chaotian gave Chen Bozheng a thumbs up, "I don't need to send anyone to check. I have a friend in the building materials business. I know exactly what you're buying. Young man, I have high hopes for your community. Keep up the good work."

Deng Chaotian patted Chen Bozheng on the shoulder, his eyes showing admiration.

Chen Bo was seeing them off when their cars, several Mercedes and BMWs, were parked on the sidewalk outside, a testament to their power and influence.

The driver hurriedly got out of the car and opened the door. As Deng Chaotian got in, he suddenly stopped and said to Chen Bozheng, "By the way, please also hurry up with the matter of us asking you to buy back the houses sold in that building. You know, we are not short of money, but we hate trouble. With this whole building in our hands, it will be easy and convenient to manage."

"I know, don't worry."

Chen Bozheng agreed.

Deng Chaotian then got into the car and left with the others.

The crowd watched the convoy of luxury cars gradually disappear into the distance until even their exhaust fumes were no longer visible before turning back.

Life is truly ever-changing.

Before yesterday, everyone was worried about the houses in the community being sold due to malicious bidding, but today, an entire building of houses was sold in one go.

Although there are still more than seventy units left unsold, they can now say that they have no worries at all, because they have completely broken even.

Back in his office, Liang Wenxuan sat down, still somewhat dazed. He couldn't help but ask, "Did we really make over ten million today?"

Chen Bo was checking the client information for buying houses when he heard this. Without looking up, he said, "How could it be fake? The money is all in our company account. However, my idea is that if everyone is not short of money, we can leave this money for now and settle the accounts after all the houses are sold."

"Of course, of course!"

Liang Wenxuan was so happy he couldn't stop smiling.

He noticed that Hua Lingfeng looked a little down and asked with concern, "Xiao Hua, what's wrong? Are you unhappy? We've made so much money!"

Hua Lingfeng said, "I'm not unhappy, I'm puzzled. It's understandable that old lady Wu looked down on you, but why did she look down on me?"

Liang Wenxuan's eyes widened, his eyes like a bull's. "What do you mean it's okay for me to look down on you? What's wrong with me?"

Hua Lingfeng chuckled, "Brother Liang, look at your big belly. You're divorced with a child, and you're not young anymore. Isn't it normal that people don't like you?"

Liang Wenxuan touched his face: "Bullshit, am I that bad?"

"I don't know. I'm not much older than Brother Chen, and I'm younger and more educated than him. Brother Chen, I don't mean anything by it, but I do have an edge over you in this respect. Why does that old lady look down on me?"

Hua Lingfeng said, puzzled.

Lin Ting walked over and poured tea for everyone: "Is that even a question? Look how handsome President Chen is, like a male actor. Of course, the old lady's niece likes handsome guys too."

The crowd looked at each other.

Hua Lingfeng rushed over to Chen Bozheng, grabbing him by the neck with both hands. "So, you rely on your looks to make a living, and you've outshone us all."

Everyone was joking and playing around, and because the pressure was gone, they were all in a great mood. Even the monks were watching and laughing.

Chen Bozheng said, "Stop playing around and get down to business. We've sold about ten houses here. Everyone, make four phone calls to contact people and ask if they're willing to sell."

"Is that even a question? Who wouldn't want to pick up a thousand or two for free?"

Hua Lingfeng said with great enthusiasm.

"Ring ring, ring ring—"

Both Grandpa Sun and Grandpa Cai received phone calls.

Both families were taken aback by this.

After hanging up the phone, Grandpa Sun went out to find Grandpa Cai, just in time to find Grandpa Cai and his wife, Grandma Zhang, eating noodles with soybean paste and discussing something inside the house.

In their courtyard, only Grandpa Sun and Grandpa Cai's families could afford to install telephones. Grandpa Sun's family were both employed and didn't lack money. Grandpa Cai's family, on the other hand, got a telephone because of Grandma Zhang. Grandma Zhang used to be a middle school English teacher and spoke fluent English. With the opening up of the country to the outside world, many organizations needed translators, and Grandma Zhang was chosen. She often received calls from other organizations to help out. Their school leaders were also quite shrewd and paid for a telephone to be installed in Grandma Zhang's house.

"Hey, eating?"

Grandpa Sun greeted him.

Aunt Zhang stood up and said, "Brother Sun is here. Have you eaten? There are still noodles in the pot."

Grandpa Sun waved his hand, holding a pair of ornamental walnuts in his hand, "No need to bother, there's no one at home today. My wife went to Dongdan Market with them to join the fun, and I just ate a bowl of dumplings."

As he spoke, he pulled up a chair and sat down. "Did your family receive a call from Jingyun Residential Area?"

Grandpa Cai and Grandma Zhang exchanged a glance.

Grandpa Cai slurped up a mouthful of noodles, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and asked, "So, you guys got it too?"

"That's right, you're also going to pay an extra 200 to buy it back?" Grandpa Sun leaned forward. Although his family wasn't short of money, no one would turn down money.

That's still over ten thousand.

Grandpa Cai said, "I figured if we sell it, we'll sell it. We won't lose anything anyway. They promised to have the bank transfer the money to our savings account on the spot."

Aunt Zhang disagreed, putting down her chopsticks and saying, "If you ask me, I won't sell it."

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Sun looked at Grandma Zhang and asked, "Sister, what do you mean by that?"

Because Aunt Zhang often accompanied many unit leaders to meet foreign guests, Grandpa Sun felt that Aunt Zhang was no ordinary person, and therefore respected her a lot.

Aunt Zhang said, "Let's think about it. Why would someone suddenly buy the house for no reason? Besides, when you asked people why the house was more expensive than the ones next door, what did they say then? Didn't they try to stall you? Now they've suddenly changed their tune. I think that house might really be going to go up in price."

Price increase?!

Grandpa Sun sat up straight immediately. "It hasn't been that long, and I haven't heard any news."

Aunt Zhang chuckled and said succinctly, "Brother Sun, think about it. We're just ordinary folks. If we all received the news, would we even get the benefits?"

Aunt Zhang's words, though crude, are true.

Countless rumors circulate in Beijing throughout the year, but how many of them are actually true?

Those who truly have inside information are unwilling to tell others. Why would they let outsiders benefit from such a lucrative opportunity if they don't take advantage of it themselves?

Grandpa Sun fell into thought. He originally thought this was a good thing. He got the money back and even made a profit, so it was like he didn't lose money.

Use this money to buy a house in the Jingyang residential area next door; you can buy more than ten square meters there.

But after Aunt Zhang said that, Grandpa Sun hesitated.

So, are you planning to sell or not?

Grandpa Cai and Grandma Zhang exchanged a glance.

Grandpa Cai said, "Let's think about it carefully. After all, it's a house, and we need to think it through."

Grandpa Sun also said, "Yes, I'll wait for the children to come back and discuss it with them."

Grandpa Sun didn't get home until late at night.

As soon as he got home, his youngest son heard about it and immediately exclaimed happily, "What a wonderful thing! Dad, I always said our family would be very lucky this year. Look, we just got more than 20,000 yuan for free! We're really rich! We can live a life of luxury this year!"

Grandpa Sun's eldest son disagreed, saying, "Dad, if you ask me, Aunt Zhang is very knowledgeable and worldly-wise. What does it mean that they suddenly gave us so much money for free?"

His youngest daughter was sarcastic, saying, "It just means they're idiots."

The eldest son was both amused and exasperated. He slapped his daughter on the head and said, "Stop talking nonsense. The seller is always more shrewd than the buyer. If they didn't have the ability to make money, how could they sell a house? If you ask me, that house must be worth a lot of money, which is why they want to buy it!"