Chapter 1430 - 1429: Shuiyu Buys a House

Chapter 1430: Chapter 1429: Shuiyu Buys a House

Chapter 1429: Shuiyu Buys a House

In the end, Mengyu spent five thousand yuan to buy this little rural courtyard. The reason it was two thousand more than the previous yard was because this one came with a 100-square-meter vegetable plot.

Of course, Mengyu also felt a bit of compensation for this family who followed Meng Mu’s example, or else this rural courtyard would be no more than about three thousand five hundred.

Shuiyu laughed: Master told me to buy a house, and she bought one first.

At the same time, she silently sighed at her Master’s kind heart, as this house was bought to shelter stray children.

After visiting several places, Shuiyu’s mother wasn’t satisfied until she found a small courtyard not far from the county high school. Since it’s a bit of a distance from the county seat, this one is a bit out too, but it’s also a rural courtyard.

However, this one is south of the county, closer to the urban area, hence the family asked for five thousand.

Shuiyu wasn’t quite happy: "Mom, this yard isn’t in the county, it’s not convenient for living."

Lin Mei, however, said: "This yard has a backyard; it’s great for growing vegetables and raising chickens. What’s inconvenient about that? Moreover, this courtyard is right by the roadside, just a two-minute walk to the high school. There are more than a thousand students at county high. I can set up a stall at our doorstep to sell snacks and make some money off the high schoolers, and that would be enough to get by."

Mengyu admired Lin Mei’s thinking. The homeowner also knew his courtyard was in a good location, which is why he asked for a high price. However, if he knew this area would become part of the urban district and the county high school would become the city’s 16th middle school, and the house became a school district property, he would probably regret it.

"This yard is nice, let’s buy it first."

Seeing that Master agreed, Shuiyu bought it.

This courtyard is an independent building, and because the homeowner isn’t of rural household status, he has managed to get a property certificate.

Since transferring ownership costs money, the homeowner strongly resisted the transfer, saying rural people transact properties simply by signing an agreement.

Even Lin Mei wanted to let it be, but Mengyu insisted on the transfer: "You just don’t want to pay the transfer fee, right? Shuiyu will cover that."

The homeowner, seeing the buyer’s insistence, could only proceed with the transfer.

After buying this school district house, Ah Xin asked Mengyu, "Master, do we still need to look at the remaining houses?"

Mengyu said, "Of course, we need to look. At this moment, houses are very cheap. Now that there’s been reform and opening up, land will become a scarce resource in the future, and houses will only get more expensive.

Ah Xin, think about it. Now that rural lands are contracted to the individual households and farmers are free to move, the private economy has become a supplement to the public ownership. More and more rural people will pour into the cities to make money, and when they earn enough, they will want to settle in the cities. Where will they live?

So, in the next 20 to 30 years, urban house prices will keep rising. The courtyard Shuiyu bought today for five thousand, it could be worth fifty thousand or even hundreds of thousands in the future!"

Ah Xin was first shocked, then thoughtful. "Master, apart from collecting antiques, could we try doing something else?"

Mengyu knew she had opened another path for Ah Xin’s ideas.

She nodded: "Whatever you want to do, go do it boldly. Master will support you. Master believes you can achieve great things. Even if you fail, it’s no big deal. Consider it tuition. If you lack funds, just tell Master. Whatever amount you need, Master will provide.

Moreover, Master won’t give you a salary. From now on, ten percent of the company’s profit will be your annual salary. Of course, the six percent share you hold in the antique company isn’t included."