Chapter 6 Viewing the House
Liu Nanshan and Gu Xuelan were not asleep yet, so they read it together and were silent for a while.
Liu Wangxue was full of expectation and asked: "Mom and Dad, what do you think?"
Liu Nanshan didn't want to dampen his daughter's interest, thinking that she just wanted to buy a house: "My daughter, if you really If you want to buy a house, your mother and I will put it together. At worst, we can sell our current house, which will be enough to pay for a house in the city. It’s so shabby that it’s not worth it.”
Gu Xuelan also thought so: “Besides. , this Qiushui Town is in Wannan Province, right? It’s so far away, and I’m not familiar with the place. I don’t know what the folk customs are like.”
"Mom and Dad, I don't want to buy a house," Liu Wangxue said, "I just want to change my lifestyle. We don't invest, so buying something so expensive and carrying a mortgage loan will be so tiring!
< br>Look, this house has two bedrooms. Our family can live in it. Let’s live together. This small yard is quite big. When the time comes, part of it will be converted into a sunroom, and part of it will be used to grow vegetables, such as cucumbers, eggplants, and tomatoes. There will also be a grape trellis in the corner of the yard.”
And this. The yard faces south and gets sunlight from morning to night. Think about it, you can enjoy the coolness under the grape trellis in summer, keep warm in the sun room in winter, read a book, drink tea, feed the cat, play with the birds, and eat home-grown vegetables. How pleasant it is! "
Liu Nanshan was moved, and helped his daughter to persuade Gu Xuelan, who was still hesitating: "We are both at this age, and it doesn't matter where we live. It's rare for my daughter to like it, so why not go and have a look first? ? "
Liu Wangxue hugged Gu Xuelan's arm and said coquettishly: "Yes, Mom, let's go take a look first and then decide whether to buy it or not, okay? ”
Gu Xuelan didn't believe such a cheap house: "Are you sure this person is not a liar? There are a lot of online scams now."
In order to appease Gu Xuelan, the father and daughter unanimously decided to arrive in Qiushui Town two days in advance. , first check the local situation for yourself, if it is not good, then come back.
Gu Xuelan reluctantly agreed, and Liu Wangxue added Xu Qingsong’s contact information and agreed on a time to view the house.
After a day and night of soft sleeper arrival in the city, she found the minibus to Qiushui Town based on the traffic information provided by Xu Qingsong. Liu Wangxue specifically asked the driver, and the route happened to pass by the hotel she had booked.
It was already noon after checking in. Liu Wangxue stopped by the front desk to ask which restaurant was delicious, and chose a beef noodle restaurant based on the recommendation.
The noodles are as wide as the pad of your thumb, long and chewy. The beef and brisket are stewed to a fragrant and tender texture, and paired with the golden-brown mille-feuille pancake, it's extremely satisfying.
In the past two days, Liu Wangxue walked around the neighborhood with her parents, found the community where the suite was located, and got familiar with the surrounding area.
I also went to the Wutong Avenue and met a young man filming a video. Liu Wangxue recognized him at a glance. It was Xu Qingsong.
She did not go over to say hello, but took her parents in another direction.
Next to Wutong Avenue is a middle school. On Saturday, only the third-year junior high school students and the third-year high school students were in class. School had just finished and they were coming out in groups. The food stall at the school entrance was immediately surrounded. Full.
After Xu Qingsong finished filming, he took off his phone to play back and check. His eyes were immediately attracted by the girl in the shot - high ponytail, tight short sleeves, overalls with Martin boots, and the trousers were tucked into the boots, making her figure look slender and beautiful. And rustling.
He pulled back the progress bar and fixed it on Liu Wangxue's profile. The more he looked at it, the more he had a guess in his mind. So I sat directly on the roadside and searched for the live broadcast and recording of "Xu Piaopiao".
Before going to bed at night, Liu Wangxue sat cross-legged on the bed and asked her parents: "What do you think of this place?"
Gu Xuelan put a mask on her face and kept her facial movements in check when speaking: " The restaurants on the street are quite clean, the environment is good, quiet and comfortable, and the air is fresh.”
Liu Nanshan changed the channel with the remote control: “I think it’s pretty good too. The people around me are warm and generous, and the life is good.” It’s also convenient, but the traffic is not very good, so you need a car.”
Liu Wangxue nodded and said deliberately: "If I live here, I have to drive my car over."
Liu Nanshan disagreed: "Your car is too ostentatious. I see it on the street here." Most of them are battery-powered cars. If you want to drive one, you should switch to my car. It’s a second-hand Chery. It’s cheap.” He can drive it somewhere, and he can also buy a small battery, which he can use when buying groceries or going to a supermarket."
Liu Wangxue looked happy: "So, the second elder has agreed to buy a house here? "
Gu Xuelan looked at the time, took off the mask, and her voice returned to normal: "That's not the case. We'll see the house tomorrow." Liu Wangxue stretched out her hand and gestured "OK".
The appointment with Xu Qingsong was at 9 o'clock in the morning, and we would meet at the gate of that community.
The family of three had breakfast and walked over.
From a distance, I saw a young man leaning against the wall with his head down checking his mobile phone. He seemed to feel something, and looked up, with a raised eyebrow and a handsome smile.
He trotted towards Liu Wangxue. He had short, fresh hair and three-dimensional facial features. He was wearing a T-shirt, overalls, Martin boots, and the trousers were also tucked into the boots. He looked like a replica of Liu Wangxue’s body yesterday, clean and neat. Handsome.
"Catkins?"
Liu Wangxue: "Xu Qingsong?"
"Yes, these two?"
Liu Wangxue introduced: "My parents."
"Uncle and aunt are so young, I thought they were your friends."
It's not an exaggeration. Liu Wangxue's parents look really young, and she herself doesn't look 28 years old at all. Instead, she looks like a college student in her early 20s, as fresh as a green onion.
One sentence of praise made all three people laugh.
Xu Qingsong took the initiative to reach out his hand and shook Liu Nanshan's hand, "Uncle and aunt just call me Xiao Xu."
The unit where this house is located is relatively close to the inside, but the community is not Xu Qingsong led the three of them inside, and they arrived in a short while.
Xu Qingsong took out the key and opened the door. What he saw was water on the ground. When he heard it, there was a rushing sound.
Gu Xuelan's brows immediately frowned. She was not optimistic about the old house.
Liu Wangxue held her mother's arm and leaned forward to look inside: "Did the water pipe burst?"
"It was fine when I came to check yesterday. "Xu Qingsong said, "Uncle and aunt, please wait a moment, I will go in and take a look."
After a while, the sound of water was still coming, and Liu Nanshan couldn't stand anymore and wanted to go in to help.
Gu Xuelan stretched out her hand to stop her: "Don't go in, your shoes will get wet soon."
"It's okay, Xiao Xu may have never been exposed to this and doesn't understand."
Liu Nanshan stepped into the water and saw Xu Qingsong in the kitchen trying to block the water pipe.
"Blocking is useless, you have to close the valve."
Xu Qingsong turned his head, a little embarrassed: "Uncle, why did you come in? The valve is broken, the thread is sliding, and it cannot be screwed on."< br>
Liu Nanshan worked as a contractor when he was young and knew all about water and electricity lines. He usually repaired the household work himself.
"Then we have to turn off the main gate." After saying this, Liu Nanshan turned around and went out. The main gate in this kind of old community is usually on the landing of the stairs. He went up and found it. When he turned it here, the broken pipe in the kitchen disappeared. Gradually there was no more water.
(End of this chapter)