Chapter 62: The Storm of Buying a House

  "Two elderly people have waited for a long time, I just finished a meeting, please sit down, if there's anything you'd like to report, I'll take care of it properly as the district head." Yang Qian warmly received the two elderly petitioners.

  The old man seemed to be the head of the household and spoke on behalf of both, "Director Yang, you must help us two homeless old things."

  Yang Qian listened to their account with a warm smile, and it turned out that because a company entering the Fuhai Industrial Park was about to start construction, they directly lifted the two "nail households" along with their belongings onto the street. The old couple had already been living in a nearby house that hadn't been demolished for a while. The company also asked them to go and collect the demolition fee, but they felt that even if they collected the demolition fee and relocation allowance, it would take some time before they could move into the resettlement houses that were still under construction. Moreover, they had never signed an agreement to relocate, so taking the money would make it impossible for them to reason with these ruthless companies.

  All the leaders' minds are roughly the same, "Two old people, have you been to Qinghe government? And their park management committee?" Whoever hears this knows that the leader is thinking, if they can push it out, they will push it out, and if they can press it down, they will press it down.

  The old man also heard that Yang Jie wanted to hand over the reflection of the two of them to be handled below, "Director Yang, if it can be solved below, would we come to bother you? Go to the town, the town said that the demolition and relocation of this land was handed over to the Big Head Cabbage Company, they don't care; ask the management committee, we looked at the departments of the management committee, and there wasn't one that handled demolition and relocation. I think, it's still necessary to find the government, if the town government doesn't work then go to the district, the district petition office has also been to, their response is to let us go to the Big Head Cabbage Company to receive money, we all see through it, they are all in cahoots. Now we can only beg for the great heavens to take charge for us."

  Yang Qian listened and felt that these two old men were coming for the money, "Two elderly people, it's like this, you can go to that company first to get the money. Our district is currently applying to the city and province to raise the standard of demolition compensation. Once approved, from last year on, each household will be supplemented with new standards, and there is no problem with the money."

  The old man knew that Director Yang had misunderstood, thinking they wanted more money, so he explained that the reason they were being stubborn was not for the sake of money. They had lived there for two generations and it held emotional significance; they simply did not want to move away. Now that they were childless, all they wanted was to live a peaceful life in that place until the end of their days.

  Yang Xian thought that the house had already been demolished, and they didn't want money, so what did they want to do. After asking repeatedly several times, he finally learned of the two old men's request: fairness.

  "In order to resolve the matter properly and maintain his own authority as district head, Yang finally set a deadline. 'So, two elderly gentlemen, I will clarify the whole situation within ten days, notify you of the results within a month, and ensure that every penny owed to you is paid in full. I guarantee here that the outcome will satisfy you.'"

  Two elderly people heard that the district head had made his attitude clear and also gave a time limit, so they decided to come here a month later to hear the result. Yang Qian was born into an agricultural family and is very concerned about peasant problems. In order to show his own populist side, he arranged for a small car from the district government to send the two elderly people back.

  Yang Qian was alone in the office, there were many things he didn't dare to tell the two elderly people too clearly, for example, this demolition is a government behavior, why would it be organized and implemented by an enterprise, and the money is also issued by the enterprise...

  Yang immediately arranged for his secretary to investigate the matter and, if necessary, called in Qinghe's party secretary and the district petition office leader to discuss it in detail.

  Chen Gong finally bought a 70-square-meter two-bedroom apartment with the accompaniment of Song Huiyun this weekend. After spending a whole day looking at six houses, they chose this one under Song Huiyun's careful analysis. Moreover, it is only a ten-minute drive from Song Huiyun's residential area.

  Chen Gong is not good at designing and decorating this house. Song Huiyun patted her chest and said to leave it to her, pointing here and saying what kind of electrical appliances to install, pointing there and saying what furniture to put, feeling as if she had treated this place as her and Chen Gong's home.

  "Chen Gong, is it all set up here? Can I come over?" Song Huiyun asked Chen Gong.

  Is this also a problem? But Song Huiyun helped herself like that, and it was still that kind of relationship. She smiled, "You're welcome anytime."

  Song Huiyun stared straight at Chen Gong, "Then I can spend the night here too?"

  This question really stumped Chen Gong, because this house thing will definitely let Wei Shuqin know, although Wei Shuqin's family is in Fuhai City, but it's inevitable that she'll come to Xinjiang often, and whether there's another woman in this house, she might be able to observe it.

  Chen Gong remained silent for a while, and it was Song Huiyun who broke the silence, "Just kidding, I thought of you, so come to my place."

  Chen Gong nodded, and Song Jie indeed understood his thoughts, but he still felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart. Wasn't this treating Song Jie as an outsider? She could see through his emotions like an open book.

  Chen Gongzheng wanted to say something to comfort Song Huiyun, but it was Song Huiyun who spoke up first, "You don't have to look so troubled, things are already good as they are, I'm very happy."

  After the two men finished studying the house, they went out of the building and came to the sales office at the main entrance.

  A saleswoman came up to greet them, originally intending to take the two of them to see the house and persuade them at the same time. However, she was rejected by the two of them. "How about it, sirs? The orientation, lighting, and layout of that house are all very good. And now there's a promotion going on - if you pay in full at once, you can get a free underground parking space worth several thousand yuan per square meter."

  This is also a means of allowing people who buy houses to also buy an underground parking space, but this requires a wealthy owner who can pay the full amount at once.

  Chen Gong inquired about the price of the house with a parking space. If paid in full at once, including the parking space, it would cost 430,000 yuan. Chen Gong was a straightforward person, "When can I sign the contract? I'll pay in full at once."

  The sales lady naturally likes this kind of generous person, and paying in one go also saves a lot of trouble with formalities. "You two will definitely not regret it, the house you've chosen is really suitable for you as a couple."

  Chen Gong's face turned slightly red after hearing that, while Song Huiyun didn't seem to react much, only smiling lightly.

  Men under the age of thirty, wanting to pay off their housing loan in one go is almost impossible. Even if such a situation arises, it would be with the whole family present, including the elderly. If there are no elderly people around, who else can you rely on?

  A man and a woman seven or eight years older than him were together, showing a very intimate feeling. Next to them, two men wearing real estate consultant uniforms looked at them for a long time. A tall man observed that Song Huiyun's temperament, appearance, and charm were all top-notch, and he muttered strangely, "Do you think sister-brother love is popular now?"

  Another guy replied, "What's with the sister-brother romance, that's outdated. Now it's called sis-con."

  "Oh, now there are so many types of sister control, loli control, and big sister control, and there are also many men who eat soft rice." The two of them said with a smile.

  Chen Gong and Song Huiyun heard the two men's discussion, their faces suddenly darkened. Chen Gong took a step forward, "Don't you two think your words are somewhat excessive?" Chen Gong stared at them fiercely.

  The tall man who sparked the topic didn't show weakness either, "Huh, that's strange, you weren't mentioned, yet you automatically took it upon yourself to respond."

  Chen Gong didn't want to make a big deal out of it either, so he just lectured them on reason, telling the two salespeople that customers' private matters had nothing to do with them, and asked them to focus on their own work and not interfere in things that were none of their business.

  The tall man no longer paid attention to Chen Gong, walked to the front desk, "Little Liu, which suite did they book? Let me take a look at the bill."

  The salesgirl just now handed over the paper, "Manager Su, it's a elevator in Building 2, Unit 1, 11th floor." It turned out that this tall man was also a manager.

  After reading it, Manager Su turned to Chen Gong, his tone became stern, "Little Liu, come here!"

  Xiao Liu immediately ran out from the front desk and walked to the front of several people. Manager Su continued, "How can you make mistakes at work so frequently? You must apologize to these two people right away. Didn't someone already book this house yesterday? How could you still sell it again? Your working attitude is very dangerous. Who will take responsibility for this? Ah, what do you have to say?"

  Xiao Liu didn't dare to speak out, feeling wronged in her heart. When was this house sold? It clearly hadn't been sold. Forget it, she'd just be a "scapegoat" and follow the leader's words. Although Su Manager was only the deputy manager of the sales department, he still had the power to replace someone. Xiao Liu also saw the conflict between them, it seemed that Su Manager didn't want to sell the house to these two people.

  Chen Gong and Song Huiyun also understood the meaning of Manager Su. Song Huiyun was a high-ranking leader, how could she tolerate a small manager like you doing evil things here? "Manager, we only look at the facts. If this house has indeed been sold, we don't want any compensation, nor do we want to make things difficult for Little Liu. She's just a working-class person who doesn't have it easy. But if you let us know that this house hasn't actually been sold, then I'll have no choice but to report this to your superiors."

  Manager Su laughed and said, "Oh, beautiful girl, you're still arguing with me? I've already sold it, so it's sold. Don't go looking for our leader, they don't have time to deal with you."

  Song Huiyun also became forceful, "I am from the Xinqiao District Committee, please ask the sales department manager or the real estate company leader to come, I will talk to them. Your deputy manager position may not be qualified."

  Manager Su was furious after hearing that, daring to say that his deputy manager's position is not high. "What district committee municipal committee, there are tens of millions of civil servants in Huaxia country, do I have to kowtow and offer tea to any staff member who comes? What about you, a district committee, tell you, we're not just a sales company, we're a subsidiary of a real estate company, our boss is a big shot in Fuhai."

  Because he had looked at six houses in one day, Chen Gong really didn't notice who the developer of this building was. Subconsciously, his eyes scanned around and he suddenly exclaimed, "This is also developed by her company!"