Chapter 30 The courtyard is obtained
After receiving the royalties, Liu Hongmin immediately found Zou Shifang and went to Shichahai.
The Siheyuan is near Jianyuan, to the north of Prince Gong’s Mansion. The location is very good, only more than 100 meters away from Shichahai, and you can see Jingshan when you look up. The only bad thing is that it is quite far from Beijing University, nearly thirty miles away. There is no problem riding a bicycle in the summer, but it can freeze to death in the winter. Therefore, even if he bought it, Liu Hongmin would not come to live there during school. It would be a waste of time.
Of course, after buying it, he won't be able to live in it within a few years. After all, he wanted to renovate it, and it would add a lot without changing the big frame.
For the specific situation, you need to ask someone to look at it and determine the final construction method according to his needs.
The most urgent task now is to buy this courtyard house.
The owner of the courtyard is young. He has been affected by the craze of going abroad and wants to go to the United States to make a career.
“I plan to work abroad for twenty or thirty years, and then return to China to buy a house for retirement.”
Hearing this, Liu Hongmin wanted to tell him: You’d better not come back, just make your own money With that little money, I might not even be able to afford a house.
"Brother Wu, if you have this determination, you will definitely succeed."
Zou Shifang agreed very much with what the landlord said, "If I hadn't been reluctant to leave my parents, maybe I would have gone to study abroad, make a lot of money in the United States, and come back to live in a few years."
With Zou Shifang's approval, Fang The Lord became more determined in his thoughts and signed the contract readily.
Liu Hongmin looked at the two people who cherished each other and vomited in his heart: two fools.
If Zou Shifang was just trying to cater to the landlord, Liu Hongmin would not give such an evaluation. This guy has really been thinking about studying abroad recently. If Liu Hongmin hadn't tried his best to stop him, I'm afraid this guy would have already attended an English learning meeting for students who were preparing to study abroad.
Going abroad has sparked a craze for English. This is when the disaster begins for students who will suffer from the abuse of English in the future.
In the beginning, it was just a initiative of students. The higher-ups also encouraged students to study abroad so that they could learn from advanced foreign experience and serve the country after returning home. Therefore, the decision was made to upgrade English to the main subject, which affected students who did not want to study abroad or could not study abroad. This has been implicated for forty years, and it will continue to be implicated in the future.
The more Zou Shifang chatted with the landlord, the more speculative he became. He told the landlord many of his ideas about studying abroad, and the landlord felt like a treasure. In order to obtain the "True Sutra", the homeowner accompanied them to the Bureau of Community, Housing and Urban-Rural Development, changed the name of the household head, and the transfer was completed.
However, the owner will need to stay for about a month because his visa will not take effect until then.
Liu Hongmin gave all the Hong Kong dollars he just received to the homeowner. After the homeowner goes abroad, it will be more convenient to exchange Hong Kong dollars for US dollars. This was the only thing he could do to help the homeowner, and there was nothing else he could do.
Wish him good luck!
That night, the two stayed in the guest room in the courtyard. The former owner of the house, the house owner, personally cooked to entertain the current owner, Liu Hongmin. Not to mention, the house owner's cooking skills were quite good.
“Brother Wu, with your skills, you can make a lot of money by opening a restaurant in the United States.”
The landlord, Brother Wu, did not take Liu Hongmin’s words seriously, “Hey, What skills do I have, I just make them on my own. The United States is a developed country, what kind of delicious food have you never tasted?
Since China and the United States officially established diplomatic relations, there has suddenly been a trend that everything is good for the United States. Not only is the air sweet, but even junk food has become synonymous with delicious food since it entered the country. After the Beijing store opened, it immediately became the most popular store in the entire capital. There was a constant flow of people every day and a lot of money was made.
Zou Shifang thought for a moment, "It's strange to say that when it comes to American food, we don't seem to have any idea, and we can't even think of the name of a dish."
Liu Hongmin laughed, " They don’t have delicious food. It’s weird that you can come up with the name of the dish.” “Impossible!” Brother Wu retorted: “Turkey in the United States is very famous. They all eat turkey during Christmas. During the Spring Festival in the United States, eating turkey is just like eating dumplings. Turkey must be delicious."
Zou Shifang slapped her hands, "Brother Wu is right, turkey is indeed an American delicacy. "Hongmin, don't pretend to understand, okay?"
Liu Hongmin raised his lips, "Really? You will know after you try it yourself."
Brother Wu was also adamant, "No, after I arrive in the United States, I will try turkey and I will write to you then."
"Brother Wu, you are so generous!"
The two clinked glasses and took a sip, then threw Liu Hongmin aside. Obviously, what Liu Hongmin just said made the two of them very dissatisfied.
Liu Hongmin didn't care and drank alone. There are many people studying abroad in this era. In addition to the economic gap, there is also a lack of cultural self-confidence. They always think that China is inferior to foreign countries. They regard everything abroad as a model and discard everything domestic as worn-out shoes.
Because of this we almost abolished Chinese characters, because of this we lost the city wall of the capital, because of this we have countless Han bastards...
When they woke up the next day, Zou Shifang and Wu After the eldest brother said goodbye, he returned to school with Liu Hongmin.
"Hongmin, this house is really nice!"
Liu Hongmin glanced at him, "Brother Wu is even better!"
Zou Shifang grinned, "Hongmin , what are you talking about? I didn’t talk to him so much just to help you!”
“Really?”
Zou Shifang made several moves and caught up with Liu Hongmin, explaining: "What if I said it was not good to go abroad yesterday and he regretted it?"
"Then don't buy it!" Liu Hongmin said lightly.
Zou Shifang felt guilty. He had not given up the idea of going abroad. But Liu Hongmin was not optimistic about his studying abroad, so he was very confused.
I don’t know when it started, but Liu Hongmin, who was nine years younger than him, became his backbone. It may be that after the publication of "My Brothers and Sisters", Liu Hongmin became a slightly famous writer. People are always convinced by famous people.
It is also possible that when Liu Hongmin earned a large amount of royalties, people were also convinced of rich people.
No matter what, Zou Shifang felt that what Liu Hongmin said was very reasonable. If he didn't listen, he might suffer a loss, so he wavered in his heart to study abroad.
What did Liu Hongmin say at that time?
That’s right!
“You’re a philosophy major, why don’t you just stay here? Even if you come back from studying abroad, won’t you still be dealing with words? If you don’t have the time, you might as well transfer to the Chinese Department and learn how to write novels!”
Although the words are a bit rough, the truth is correct. In this day and age, which profession that deals with words is more respected than being a writer? If you write well, making money is easy. Look at Liu Hongmin. He has earned more than 20,000 yuan in a year and a half. I envy him to death.
(End of this chapter)