Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 214: No. in the country, Donghu New Village

The call was from Uncle Chai in Yangcheng. Du Shaojie once said that he wanted to buy a storefront, and now he has the opportunity.

Du Shaojie didn't hesitate at all and decided to go there in person.

After hanging up, he thought about it and went to find Liang Meiqin first. Since the other party was determined to develop in the south, why not take this opportunity to go together and see, he could still help.

He would not feel comfortable letting a girl go out on her own.

After hearing what she said, Liang Meiqin couldn't help laughing: "That's great, I've already talked to my family about this, and they agree to let me go out and try my luck for a few years."

"Okay, I'll go get a letter of introduction and book a plane ticket now."

Du Shaojie is also a man of action and immediately prepared to go to the bureau.

Liang Meiqin stopped him and said, "Shaojie, my eyes have almost recovered. I want to see more scenery. How about we take the train to Yangcheng?"

Du Shaojie thought about it and decided that there was still plenty of time, so he nodded and agreed.

There was no problem with the letter of introduction and the train ticket. There was a ticket agency at Guangyuan Hotel, and he bought two hard sleeper tickets.

At dinner, he told Wang Yuxiu that he was going to Yangcheng the day after tomorrow. Wang Yuxiu was fine, but Xiaoya was a little unhappy, after all, her brother was going out more and more now.

"Brother, my summer vacation is coming soon, and you didn't even bother to take me out to see the world."

"Xiaoya, you will take the college entrance examination next year. When you go to college, you will have two holidays a year. I guarantee you will sit on the train until you vomit. So, I promise you that after the college entrance examination, I will take you on a trip."

Du Shaojie coaxed his sister, and after dinner, when Wang Yuxiu wasn't paying attention, he secretly gave Xiaoya 50 yuan.

He doesn't need to worry about Xiaoya's studies, but as the youngest in the family, she is a little spoiled. But this is not a big problem, it will be fine when she starts to get in touch with society.

the next day.

Du Shaojie went to inspect all the stores. In fact, there was nothing much to explain. All the stores operated normally whether he was there or not.

When he got home, he simply packed his belongings. There was nothing much to bring with him, so he brought some dried fruits and local specialties for Director Luo, Uncle Chai and others, a full box, which he could then check in by train.

Liang Meiqin did not mention Du Shaojie about work. She only told her family that she had a friend in Shenzhen who could help make arrangements when she arrived there.

Liang's father and mother thought that their daughter's comrades were in Shenzhen, so they didn't ask any more questions.

When the day came, Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin boarded the train heading south quietly without letting anyone see them off.

"Meiqin, you can't re-enter the system in your situation. You can only work outside the system. It depends on what you want to do. With Director Cai's face, it should be no problem for you to join a joint venture."

It is boring to take a train for several days and nights. You will get tired of the scenery outside the window.

The two of them spent most of their time chatting, eating melon seeds and peanuts. They finished the few pieces of [Dezhou Braised Chicken] they brought with them in two days because they were afraid they would go bad if left for too long.

He changed trains in Dazheng, where he didn't know anyone, and couldn't buy a sleeper ticket. But Du Shaojie had a solution. After getting on the train, he went to find the conductor and spent an extra 50 yuan to get the matter settled.

After arriving in Yangcheng and walking out of the train station, Liang Meiqi suddenly felt a little confused.

In fact, no matter who faces an uncertain future, they will feel anxious, worried, or even afraid.

"Don't worry, I will settle you down before I leave."

Du Shaojie took Liang Meiqin, picked up their checked luggage, and headed straight to Uncle Chai's house.

They found a hotel near the old street and booked two rooms. After washing up, they went to visit Uncle Chai with some local specialties in their hands.

"Ajie, you are so lucky. Lao Zheng wanted to sell the shop and told me first. I told him not to sell it to anyone else but to Chef Du."

Uncle Chai was right, this was just a coincidence.

If Mr. and Mrs. Zheng had not decided to go abroad, they would never have sold their house and store.

Du Shaojie immediately grasped another important piece of information and asked, "Uncle Chai, are you saying that Uncle Zheng's house is also for sale?"

"Yes, his house has a big yard and a three-story building, which was built a few years ago. Why, are you interested in his house too? That's great, you can buy the yard and the storefront together, maybe Lao Zheng can give you a discount."

Uncle Chai thought Du Shaojie only wanted to buy a storefront, so he didn't mention the house before.

Now that he saw that the other party was also interested in buying the house, he couldn't help but smile. For Lao Zheng, selling both the house and the storefront at once would save him a lot of trouble.

"I am interested, but I wonder when Uncle Zheng will be back?"

"Old Zheng should be ready soon, maybe in the next two days. Don't worry, just go around and take a rest when you get here."

Uncle Chai thought of the dishes Du Shaojie cooked and his mouth was watering.

He was eager to finalize the store issue as soon as possible, and when the time comes, he would definitely ask Chef Du to show off his skills.

Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin sat for a while, then stood up and said goodbye.

The two of them went to eat first, and then had a good sleep after returning to the hotel. Sitting on the train for several days and nights, even in a sleeper berth, would make one feel very tired.

evening.

They went to find Xiaomei, who happened to be on vacation and was already packing her luggage.

"Brother, Sister Meiqin." Du Xiaomei looked at the two of them in surprise and shook her head: "If you had come two days later, I would have left."

"I'm here to do some things this time. You go back and I'll go back when I'm done." When Du Shaojie learned that his sister had made an appointment with some classmates to go together, he gave up the idea of ​​booking a plane ticket for her.

He then took his sister and Liang Meiqin to a restaurant and had a seafood feast. The Northwest was too far away, and with the logistics efficiency of the day, it was absolutely impossible to eat fresh seafood.

"Xiaomei, I won't see you off when you leave. See you when I get back."

"Xiaomei, I will either stay in Guangzhou or Shenzhen in the future. We will have many opportunities to meet. See you later."

After dinner, Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin sent Du Xiaomei back to school.

After that, we will definitely be busy with our own things and basically have no time to meet again.

The next day.

Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin went to see Dr. Wu early in the morning.

Dr. Wu was quite polite and personally re-examined Liang Meiqin. The results were gratifying: her vision in both eyes had recovered to 1.2, and her optic nerve responses were normal.

"According to our doctors' standards, vision of 1.0-1.5 is considered normal. Congratulations, you have completely recovered. In the future, pay attention to eye hygiene and don't let your eyes get too tired. You can also stop taking the nerve nourishing medication."

"Thank you, Dr. Wu. Do you have time to come out and sit with me tomorrow night?"

"Master Du, you are always so polite. I have time tomorrow, after 6:30 in the evening."

"Then let's go to the same restaurant as last time at 7 o'clock tomorrow night. See you there."

Afterwards, Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin said goodbye to Dr. Wu and walked out of the hospital.

This result was expected, but after the doctor's confirmation, the last stone in their hearts fell to the ground.

The two people were in a good mood walking on the street, feeling that today's sunshine was brighter than usual.

"Sir, Miss, do you want to buy a house? The first commercial housing estate in the city has ready-made houses for sale. If you are interested, go and have a look."

As they walked, they met a girl handing out advertisements.

The girl was no more than 20 years old and was quite talkative. She also stuffed a page of advertising paper into the hands of the two men.

Du Shaojie took a subconscious look and saw the words "Donghu New Village". These words brought back his memories. He knew something about this community.

Donghu New Village, as the first commercial housing community in China, is well-known not only locally but also abroad.

As one of the first pilot projects for housing reform, Donghu New Village was developed and constructed by Yangcheng with Hong Kong capital. It is also the first community in China to introduce "property management".

In 1979, the local government and Hong Kong [Baojiang Development Co., Ltd.] signed an agreement on the project, and Baojiang invested HK$3600 million (approximately RMB 1080 million) in construction.

Currently, 1 yuan is approximately equal to 3.33 Hong Kong dollars. A price inversion is a matter for the future.

东湖新村对外销售的价格是2500~2600港元/平方米，对内的销售价格是700元/平方米。也就是说一套100平的房子售价为7万元，价格蛮贵的。

Since the two of them had nothing to do, they went to Donghu New Village to look at houses.

Donghu New Village is next to Donghu Park and has a good location. The buildings were quite trendy at that time, but there was no elevator and you had to climb stairs to go up and down.

Du Shaojie didn't think it was very good, but Liang Meiqin was staring at it with eyes wide open.

In Liang Meiqin's eyes, this community is simply the epitome of "high-end", it's perfect.

Du Shaojie called the sales manager and asked, "Can you give me a discount on this price?"

"There's not much room for price. I can make the decision and let you pick a good floor without raising the price."

"Okay, let's sign the contract first, I'll pay the deposit, and I'll pay later."

"No problem, no problem, the boss is really straightforward, I will prepare the contract right away."

Seeing that Liang Meiqin liked this place very much, Du Shaojie decided to buy an apartment immediately without any hesitation.

Anyway, he likes real estate. In his previous life, he was almost driven crazy by mortgage loans, but now he has no such worries and can buy whatever he wants.

"Shaojie, are you really buying it?"

Liang Meiqin was afraid that the other party would make impulse purchases, so she pulled Du Shaojie aside and asked him in a low voice.

"Otherwise, a house of more than 90 square meters is so spacious, and there is no public area."

Du Shaojie said that he was very clear-headed. The 90-square-meter house in Donghu New Village was equivalent to a 120-square-meter house in the future, and he would definitely not regret buying it.

Liang Meiqin said nothing more.

Du Shaojie brought 10 yuan with him this time. After all, he came here to buy a storefront, but he didn't expect that the money would be used here first.

He saved the money on the day of his arrival. After signing the contract and paying a deposit of 500 yuan, he went to the savings bank to withdraw 7 yuan and came back to pay the money again.

It's really inconvenient not to have a bank card, not to mention that even deposits and withdrawals are impossible these days.

On the way back, Liang Meiqin was always vigilant.

The public security is not good nowadays. If someone is targeting you, it is really dangerous. However, Liang Meiqin is a former soldier, so she is very vigilant, but she is not afraid.

(End of this chapter)