My Courtyard Refuge

Three Siheyuan

On April 11, Xu Dong took the high-speed train to Yanjing with his suitcase. Fortunately, his previous job also required frequent business trips, so Yang Lina didn’t doubt it.

After getting off the high-speed rail, Xu Dong went to several real estate agencies one after another, but he couldn’t find a suitable house.

This can’t be blamed on other people’s familyIt’s because Xu Dong’s requirements for housing resources are too strict.

First of all, the house must be a courtyard house, and the location is preferably within the third ring road, and the suburbs are not considered. This alone eliminates 99% of the listings on the market;

Secondly, the quadrangle should have a basement, and the bigger the basement, the better.

After searching like this for a week, he still found nothing. Just when Xu Dong was about to lower his requirements, good news finally came from “Anjujia”.

Xu Dong rushed to the location of the new house without stopping. The location of the courtyard house is not bad, close to the East Third Ring Road, and the surrounding supporting facilities are complete.

“Anjujia” is actually Manager Wang himself this time, and it seems that the other party has a lot of confidence.

“Mr. Wang, I’m going to trouble you again.” Xu Dong stepped forward and said politely, then handed him a cigarette.

Manager Wang took the cigarette, but instead of smoking it, he hung it on his ear and replied, “No trouble, this is our job!”

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the three of them came to the gate of a traditional courtyard.

“Mr. Xu, this is the place. The owner and his wife plan to go abroad to seek refuge with their children. The house just came out this morning.” Manager Wang introduced, pointing to the courtyard wall.

“Which country are you going to?” Xu Dong suddenly became interested.

In a few months, there will be a great catastrophe, and there will be more turmoil abroad than at home. In the next ten years, at least 70% of the countries will be removed from the list.

“Jia Ma Da.” Manager Wang’s tone was full of yearning.

“The living conditions over there… are pretty good, but the law and order may not be very good in the future.” Xu Dong said with a pun.

Generally speaking, the south of Kama University is blocked by the World Police, and the land itself is sparsely populated.

Even after the great catastrophe, the chances of surviving are still quite high, provided that they will not be robbed by others.

“Uh……”

Closer to home, Xu Dong looked at the courtyard in front of him. The house was neatly tidied up, with an antique steel gate, and a lot of brick carvings were used on the gate and the bottom of the courtyard wall. It took a lot of thought to see it.

“Can I go in and have a look?” Xu Dong asked.

“Of course.” After finishing speaking, Manager Wang signaled his assistant to open the door.

With the opening of the gate, the first thing Xu Dong sees is a small rockery that is not tall, which acts as a screen wall. At the bottom of the rockery is a stone bowl with a diameter of about 1.5 meters.

There are some aquatic plants dotted in the middle of the stone bowl, and two or three goldfishes with beautiful colors are wandering among the aquatic plants. The body of the fish is about as long as a finger, looking leisurely.

Xu Dong couldn’t help but let out a “Huh”, and praised: “There are mountains and waters, and the small scenery is quite complete!”

“Of course.” Manager Wang explained with a smile: “The landlord and his wife are both university professors, so they must have good taste.”

Xu Dong nodded and continued to observe.

The overall area of ​​the courtyard is not very large, it should not exceed 400 square meters, the floor is paved with blue bricks, and there are houses on all sides.

In addition to the rockery and stone bowls in the yard, there is a wooden trellis covered with vines in the corner, and a set of dark stone tables and benches under the trellis.

In addition, around the yard, there are also various potted plants, all of which are some common flowers and trees, and one of the peony flowers is the most colorful.

“President Wang, how big is the area here?” Xu Dong asked casually.

Manager Wang took out his notebook, glanced at it and replied:

“The courtyard house was built in 2001, with a concrete frame structure, covering an area of ​​370 square meters and a building area of ​​1010 square meters.

The north side is the main body of the building, with upper and lower floors, a total of eight rooms and two halls; the east side is the kitchen and dining room, next to the rockery; the west side is the independent bathroom;

As for the south side, they are the gate, the gatehouse and the garage. The garage has an independent entrance. ”

Xu Dong felt that this area was just enough to accommodate the whole family, and it wasn’t too conspicuous.

Next, Manager Wang took Xu Dong to visit each room carefully.

Overall, the decoration is very good, the furniture and appliances are complete, and it belongs to the kind that can be moved in with a bag.

Back in the courtyard again, Xu Dong suddenly asked: “Mr. Wang, where is the basement? Why didn’t I see the entrance?”

Manager Wang didn’t answer right away, but pointed to the garage, “The garage is the entrance to the basement, isn’t the design clever?”

Xu Dong had question marks all over his face, and the three of them came to the back door of the garage together. Manager Wang pressed the electronic lock, and the back door of the garage instantly opened from the middle like an elevator door.

Xu Dong suddenly realized: “It turns out that the elevator is used for cars, and it can be opened both front and rear. The car can actually pass through the elevator and drive directly into the yard.”

“The basement has two floors. In order to save space and facilitate the entry and exit of vehicles, this design was made.” Manager Wang specially explained.

The three of them quickly arrived at the basement floor through the elevator. The assistant girl turned on the lights and ventilation equipment, and immediately the whole basement was brightened.

“The size of the basement is exactly the same as the area of ​​the courtyard house. The two floors are 370 square meters, with a ceiling height of 4.2 meters. The space is very spacious.” Manager Wang introduced.

Xu Dong smiled and was obviously very satisfied. Manager Wang continued to introduce:

“The main function of the negative floor is as an entertainment place,You see, there is a gymnasium, a chess room, a video room, and a small basketball court. You can also play badminton and tennis. ”

“What is this?” Xu Dong suddenly asked, pointing to a row of machines.

“Uh, it should be a backup generator. It looks like it burns diesel.”

“Can it still be activated?”

“I guess it needs to be overhauled. It looks like it hasn’t been used for a long time.”

Xu Dong didn’t ask any more questions, and walked around for a while, and then came to the second floor. The whole second floor was empty, only a few load-bearing columns stood there.

Without Manager Wang’s introduction, Xu Dong could tell at a glance that this was the real garage, because rows of parking spaces were drawn on the ground.

===Section 3===

However, the parking space only occupies a small space, and other areas are completely idle.

…

After viewing the house, Xu Dong followed Manager Wang to the meeting room of “Anju Home” again, and the next step was price negotiation.

“Mr. Wang, I’m not lying. I’m very satisfied with the house. As long as the price is right, I can contact the owner to sign the contract tomorrow.” Not wanting to waste time, Xu Dong got straight to the point.

Manager Wang almost narrowed his eyes with a smile. The commission of this courtyard house is quite a lot, and it is not in vain for him to end it himself.

“Mr. Xu, don’t worry, the price is absolutely fair…”

“How much is the other party asking for?” Xu Dong asked directly.

“The homeowner has both certificates, and the asking price is 112 million, and the taxes and fees are shared equally. But I estimate that 105 million should be able to win.”

The corner of Xu Dong’s mouth twitched slightly, “The price is too high. Last month, Yanjing put bungalows into the purchase restriction. Recently, the prices of courtyard houses have fallen sharply!”

“Mr. Xu, the supply of high-end properties like courtyard houses has always been in short supply, especially those with basements. It’s a rare opportunity.” Manager Wang persuaded.

Xu Dong didn’t bother to haggle any more, so he just called out a one-hundred million price: “100 million, if it’s ok, I’ll sign the contract tomorrow; if it’s not, I’ll look at other listings.”

Manager Wang was very happy, 100 million, which is completely above the owner’s psychological price, but he still pretended to be embarrassed, “I can help persuade, whether it can be done or not depends on fate.”

Xu Dong stood up and nodded, “Then I’ll wait for good news from Mr. Wang.”

…

That night, Xu Dong received a call from Manager Wang, which was really good news.

Although the price was a bit inflated, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, Xu Dong quickly signed a purchase contract with the homeowner.

Xu Dong paid 100,000 yuan in advance as a deposit for this transaction, and Shuangfei agreed to pay the full amount of the house payment in June in one lump sum. If the overdue contract is void, the deposit will not be refunded.