novelraw Chapter 486 - 287: Strengthening Law Enforcement Through Technology
Chapter 486 - 287: Strengthening Law Enforcement Through Technology
This dream was deeply imprinted in his bones.
To put it simply, he was afraid of being poor.
Originally, when Li Xiang had 15 million coming in last time, he wanted to buy a house. But at that time, the guidance team was just about to set off for Nanchong, so the matter was delayed. Now that he’s back, buying a house naturally needed to be on the agenda.
Previously, Li Ting had said he could help him with the talent plan, offering preferential policies to buy cheaper houses. Now he’s not planning to wait anymore.
With 50 million in hand, he won’t argue for spots with others.
"Alright then, I’ll go with you tomorrow."
Lin Feifei also supported buying the house.
For women, buying a house is equivalent to financial management; every woman has the heart for managing finances.
"I’m hungry."
"Give me a kiss."
"I’m really hungry."
"Then I’ll heat up the food. You put on some clothes and come out to eat."
"Bring the bowl here, I’m weak on my legs."
They had just been playing wildly for a bit, exhausting a lot of energy, and now they were hungry. Li Xiang was feeling slightly better, with a little more stamina than normal.
Feifei seemed to be a bit fragile, always on the losing side of the tussle, eventually becoming completely defenseless.
After saying this, Lin Feifei buried her head in the blanket, not daring to look at Li Xiang.
"Fine, the service must reach the stomach."
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The next morning, Li Xiang took Lin Feifei to look at some property.
He wasn’t very familiar with the housing market in the provincial capital. But suddenly remembering Sun Zhidong’s father had recently bought him a house here, he decided to call him.
"Dongzi, what are you up to?"
"Early morning, guess what? Morning is for planning the day. What else could I be doing? Exercising, of course."
On the other end, Sun Zhidong’s voice came through, panting.
"Stop exercising and come help me look at houses."
"What? Are you planning to buy a house? I’m not in Jinghai now!"
Sun Zhidong thought Li Xiang wanted to buy a house in Jinghai and asked him to help check the place.
"Who said it was in Jinghai? Didn’t your dad help you buy a house here recently? How’s the market now? I’m thinking about getting one too?"
"Buying in the provincial capital? You got enough for the down payment?"
"Got it."
"What’s your budget?"
"No budget."
"How can I help you without knowing your budget? Right, you have Lin Feifei."
Sun Zhidong suddenly realized why Li Xiang had no budget—it was because he has a singer wife. Who needs a budget then?
Suddenly, he felt a bit envious of Li Xiang.
Li Xiang used to envy him for having a good dad, now he envies Li Xiang for having such a wonderful wife.
"Wait for me."
Little Mei: "Hey~ Where are you going? I..."
Before Sun Zhidong hung up the phone, Li Xiang faintly heard Little Mei’s voice in the background.
"Did I interrupt his workout?"
"Weren’t you the one who told him to stop exercising?" Lin Feifei gave Li Xiang a look.
"I thought it was that kind of exercise. He used to have a habit of morning runs. Who knew he was doing that kind of workout? I would’ve let him continue if I’d known; it’s so awkward now."
"Why not call him, let him finish and then come over?"
"Forget it, not pressuring him is the best form of protection."
They waited for half an hour before Sun Zhidong arrived in his BMW.
Little Mei was also in the car, but her resentful eyes looked as if she wanted to eat someone when she saw Li Xiang.
Li Xiang acted like he didn’t notice and enthusiastically said to Sun Zhidong, "Let’s go check out the house. Where did you buy it? We can be neighbors in the future."
"Great, if you’d told me we’d be neighbors, you could have just come over. We wouldn’t have hurriedly rushed over here."
"Exactly," Little Mei, sitting in the car, agreed.
Li Xiang awkwardly rubbed his nose: "I didn’t know, thought you were running. Let’s go, go, let’s check out the houses."
The place Sun Zhidong bought was not far from the provincial hall, a newly developed real estate with an average price of 65,000 per square meter.
Sun Zhidong initially worried that Li Xiang couldn’t afford it, but upon seeing Lin Feifei stand by his side, he understood why Li Xiang was so bold now.
Sun Zhidong looked at Li Xiang with a chuckle and said, "There’s a reason we can become brothers."
"How so?"
"One relying on a daddy, the other on a wife, haha!"
Li Xiang was taken aback. Initially not understanding what he meant, it dawned on him Sun Zhidong thought Lin Feifei was the one financing the house.
But seeing Sun Zhidong laugh foolishly, Li Xiang didn’t bother correcting him.
Let him continue envying.
"Sir, are you here to look at houses?"
At the sales center, the receptionist quickly recognized Sun Zhidong, who bought a house from her just two months ago.
He was very straightforward, only took a quick look at the layout and signed the contract immediately.
Now seeing him and his girlfriend bring another couple to look at houses, their buying intention seemed very strong. This sale was likely going smoothly.
"Yes, here to look. You’ve got a nice environment."
"Sir, you’ve come to the right place. Our Wanlong Yuefu is located in the most developed economic corridor of the provincial development zone, backed by 5,000 mu of botanical gardens, with city waterways flowing beside it, offering a beautiful surrounding environment, convenient transportation, mature facilities, and many high-end communities."
The sales lady guided Li Xiang toward a map area, introducing the surrounding facilities.
"This is the foreign language school, only five minutes by car. Very convenient, and you won’t have to worry about your child’s education in the future."
"Let me take you to see the model house."
Wanlong Yuefu was relatively expensive compared to nearby communities, but being costly had its advantages.
Firstly, the environment was indeed very good, with greenery layered in depth, somewhat reminiscent of Suzhou gardens. The community had a winding stream with koi swimming around.
Even in winter, there were some frost-resistant flowers in bloom.
"Our community’s floriculture has only 21 days without blooms out of 365 days a year; otherwise, you can see flowers blooming in our community year-round."
Seeing Li Xiang admiring some unknown flower species, the sales lady promptly introduced them, demonstrating her impeccable business skills.
Upon entering the model house, staff handed shoe covers to them to go inside.
"This is the B layout, with an area of 146 square meters. It’s a south-facing three-room design, a good layout with excellent lighting."
Sun Zhidong bought this type of unit, so the sales lady didn’t showcase other layouts, starting with this one instead.
"Not bad, Feifei, how do you find this house?"
"It’s pretty good, very close to your workplace. You won’t have to wake up too early for work in the future. Plus, it’s a school district for foreign languages, I’m quite satisfied."
Once the money is spent well, it’s natural to find the house pleasing everywhere you look.
Li Xiang couldn’t find anything wrong, so he asked, "Are there any ready-to-move-in units?"
"Yes, our phase one project is complete and available for delivery. We currently have three 146-square-meter units: Room 1402 in Building 7, Room 2002 in Building 9, and the top floor of Building 11. The top floor comes with a terrace that you can convert into a sunroom."
"Dongzi, which building are you in?"
"I’m in Building 10, also the top floor, hahaha, planning to set up a sunroom too."
"Okay, I’ll take the 11th building, maybe we can wave at each other from our rooftops."
"Just like that... you’ve decided?" Li Xiang’s decisiveness surprised the sales lady.
This pair truly shared the same mindset, quick to buy just by looking at the place, liking it, then signing.
"What’s wrong? Can’t buy it?"
"No, no, let’s go to the lounge for some tea while I prep the contract."
As they moved to the lounge, the sales lady instructed the staff to hurry and serve tea, while she, unable to contain her joy, went off to prepare the contract.
Other sales colleagues, seeing how easily she fixed a deal, were instantly envious. They knew the commission for selling houses is about three percent, meaning this deal would earn around thirty thousand.
"Sir, here’s the contract. How would you like to pay? Do you need loan services? Now the bank interest rates are very low, loans are quite favorable."
Li Xiang looked at Lin Feifei. The money from selling the license was in a specific account managed by Lin Feifei’s studio.
"No loans needed, just give me your company’s account, and I’ll have my finances do a direct transfer."
"Wow, you’re paying a million cash for the house?"
Seeing Lin Feifei ready to pay in full, Sun Zhidong was taken aback. Someone able to provide a million in cash must have assets over a hundred million.
Even the house his father bought him was through installment payments, unable to take out a million in cash all at once.
Raising an eyebrow at Sun Zhidong’s reaction, Li Xiang asked curiously, "Aren’t you?"
In his mind, Sun Zhidong’s family was extremely wealthy.