I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 367 Buy a Big House

After dinner, several people sat in the reception room on the first floor to kill time.

Xia Qingdai sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace, listening to Miss Bai reading French to sharpen her ears. Caroline and old Mrs. Owen continued to weave the silk flowers they had not finished.

As for Owen, he sat at the small desk in the corner, writing a letter to his uncle's family. His cousins ​​had mentioned in their previous letters that they would come to Fucui Villa after Christmas, so the date would not be too far away.

The only sound echoing in the entire reception room was Miss Bai's rhythmic reading voice, which made the night seem even quieter.

Xia Qingdai did not stay on the first floor for too long. After Miss Bai finished reading an article by Rousseau, she stood up, said good night to everyone, and went straight upstairs.

Mary, who was waiting in the lounge, saw Xia Qingdai return to her room, and hurriedly followed her into the cloakroom, helped her take off her coat, changed into soft and silky mulberry silk lantern-sleeved pajamas, and then helped her go to bed.

As Xia Qingdai's personal maid, Mary's job became easier after September this year, because Xia Qingdai was only at home two days a week. When she was away, Mary had a lot of free time.

Xia Qingdai, who had just woken up, was not sleepy, but she did not return to the modern era immediately. Instead, she lay on the soft bed in the ancient castle and breathed deeply the power of faith.

Because of habit, everyone had a prayer routine before going to bed. With a calm mind, Xia Qingdai was able to not waste a single bit of the smoke and absorb it all.

This feeling of fullness in the dantian is more comfortable than a massage or fumigation with medicine.

Feeling the true energy transformed from the power of faith flowing through her meridians, Xia Qingdai felt that her five senses and six consciousnesses had reached a new level.

This was not an illusion, because soon she really heard her brother's voice, as if calling her to get up.

Xia Qingdai thought about it and turned back to the small modern room. She put on a coral fleece nightgown, opened the door, looked at Xia Shanglu at the door and said, "What's the matter? Can't I sleep in on the weekend?"

Xia Shanglu stretched out his finger and gently tapped Xia Qingdai's forehead: "What time is it? You're still sleeping. Have you forgotten what you said two days ago?"

"Oh, it hurts." Xia Qingdai covered her forehead and took a step back. She glared at her brother and then she remembered the important matter.

"Oh, I remember now. You're going to look at a house, right? Wait for me, I'll change my clothes right away!" After saying that, Xia Qingdai slammed the door shut, took out her going-out clothes and put them on.

A few days ago, she sold the sculpture of Jean-Antoine Udon as she wished, and received more than 240 million after tax. The brother and sister made an appointment to go to see the house with the agent at the weekend.

The money from selling the sculpture, plus the money from selling songs, the small amount of money earned from selling skirts, plus Xia Shanglu's savings over the years, all added up to more than five million, which was enough to buy a good house in Jiangcheng.

Therefore, today they are going to look at three apartments in three communities, make comparisons and then make a decision.

They all chose apartments near the subway, which are definitely farther away from West Lake than the old buildings we have now, but the community is new and the transportation is convenient, so there is nothing wrong with it.

One of them is in the same community as Xu Yan, Liang Lao and Yan Shixian. Of course, it is only the smallest 125-square-meter apartment in the community, but it costs at least million. This is because the housing prices have fallen after the epidemic. If it were two years ago, it would not be enough.

Of the three houses Xia Qingdai has seen, this is the one she likes the most.

Being close to her classmate's home is secondary. To be honest, even if they become neighbors, they probably won't visit each other very often. The more important reason is that it is close to Liang Lao's Chinese medicine clinic, and there is a subway that goes directly to Jiangda University and the police station where her brother works, which is very convenient for the brother and sister.

"Brother, why don't we choose this one?" Xia Qingdai looked up at Xia Shanglu and said.

"Isn't this a bit too extravagant?" Xia Shanglu scratched his head, feeling a bit troubled. Although the money in his hand was more than enough for the down payment, it would be a pain to pay back a loan of several million.

Xia Qingdai waved her hand and said, "Brother, don't worry. I promise to write another hit song before the winter vacation! Let's not choose the equal principal and interest loan, which has less pressure. Let's choose the equal principal loan method, which can reduce a little interest and make it convenient for us to repay in advance. What's more, you can borrow a large part of your provident fund, which can be directly deducted from your provident fund, without any pressure."

"Good guy, you have already thought about it all." Xia Shanglu smiled. This guy doesn't look like the kind of person who needs him to knock on the door and wake him up in the morning to come out and look at the house. It's obvious that he has already planned it out.

Xia Qingdai snorted: "Of course, it's such an important matter, how can I not think about it in advance!"

The two were discussing in a low voice in front of the agent, and seemed very willing to make the deal.

In order to facilitate the deal and get the commission, the agent praised the house desperately: "Little sister, big brother, if you think the price is right, you can really hurry up and book it. Two years ago, it was 11 yuan per square meter! Now the landlord is in a hurry to sell it because of business failure, so he lowered the price so much. If you want to buy a house of the same grade in the community, you can't buy it at this price!"

Xia Qingdai and Xia Shanglu exchanged glances, and the latter decided, "Okay, let's order this set. Tell the landlord that all the things here must be left to us, so we don't have to install them all over again."

"No problem!" the agent promised excitedly, "I promise to help you convince the landlord. The decoration here is good, and the landlord decorated it according to the standard of self-residence. You can see that the cabinets are all customized with solid wood, which is very high-end and safe, and there is absolutely no need to worry about formaldehyde exceeding the standard. The key is that because business is difficult to do, the landlord decorated the house and left it to air out the odor, and he sold it for cash before he had time to move in. For you, it's like a new house, you can move in with your luggage after the transfer."

"Okay, then you can talk to the landlord." Xia Shanglu said, "Send me the contract template. If there is no problem, we will sign it this afternoon."

"Ok! Ok! Brother, wait a minute, I'll call the landlord right now." After saying this, the agent went to the balcony with his mobile phone.

As soon as he opened the glass sliding door of the balcony, Xia Qingdai and her brother could no longer hear his phone call. The soundproofing was excellent, and the two siblings became more and more satisfied.

About 5 minutes later, the agent opened the sliding door again and returned to the living room. He said to the two people with a big smile, "The landlord didn't even move the sofa and electrical appliances. He gave them all to you. How about that? Not bad, right? Look at his refrigerator and washing machine. They are all high-end Casarte models. The central air conditioner is also a Daikin brand. They are all under warranty. It can save you a lot of trouble."

The agent talked a lot about the advantages of the house, and at this time Xia Shanglu started to be picky, mainly in order to bargain for the price.

He had already done a lot of research on the three houses he saw today before he brought his sister Xia Qingdai to see them. After all, he had been planning to buy a house for a long time, and after comparing them, this one was indeed the most suitable.

This is the best one in terms of the property in the community, the surrounding environment and the traffic conditions.

In addition to the external conditions, he was also familiar with the sewerage, water, electricity, noise, etc. inside the house because he had visited it more than once.