latelenovela Chapter 471 Hong Kong Businessmen
Chapter 471 Hong Kong Businessmen
Huang Ling naturally knew about that piece of land; Zhuang Chaoying had asked Director Wang to purchase it for 400,000 yuan.
Her eyes lit up. "Chaoying, since land is so valuable, do you think we should buy another piece in Kyoto and keep it?"
Zhuang Chaoying reached out and gently pinched her cheek.
“Buying land isn’t easy. We don’t have any connections in this area, so we can’t get inside information about land sales. Let’s see how things go after we get to Kyoto. I’ll have to trouble Mom and Dad to look after Yuyao for the next few days. Can Song Ying manage the after-school care center by herself?”
Huang Ling thought for a moment. "Aunt Li is retired now and has nothing to do at home, so I'll ask her to come and help out for a few days."
"Okay, that's settled."
Zhuang Chaoying nodded in agreement.
After the two reached an agreement, Huang Ling immediately went upstairs to start packing her luggage.
As she packed her clothes and belongings, she reminded her parents to take care of Xiaoyuyao while she was packing. She also spoke with Song Ying, asking her to put in extra effort at the after-school care center.
After everything was arranged, the two embarked on their journey, first going to Shanghai to pick up their train tickets, and then heading straight to Kyoto.
After a long and arduous journey, we finally arrived in Kyoto.
They arrived at their own courtyard house, and because it had been uninhabited for so long, a musty smell wafted out as soon as they opened the door.
Zhuang Chaoying walked towards the main room and began to heat the kang (a heated brick bed) to dry out the dampness in the room and make it warmer and more comfortable.
Huang Ling walked into the huge two-courtyard house, her expression the same as when Tu Nan and Wan Shu first came here – one of shock.
Hearing about it and seeing it with your own eyes are two completely different things. According to Chao Ying, she had no idea what it was like until she saw it for the first time. She realized how big the second courtyard really was.
She looked around, asking incredulously, "Chaoying, is this really our yard? It's so big?"
Zhuang Chaoying looked at her and smiled affirmatively. "Ours."
She excitedly put her luggage on the kang (a heated brick bed) and jumped onto Chaoying.
Fortunately, he was physically strong, like a koala carrying him. He supported Ah Ling's bottom with one hand and wiped the dust in the room with the other. After a while, she couldn't hold on any longer, and the two of them started cleaning together.
In winter, after cleaning the house, we went to Donglaishun for hot pot.
As evening fell, Huang Ling lay on the warm kang (a heated brick bed), and everything was so new and exciting to her.
It was her first time sleeping on a kang (a heated brick bed). Her back felt the warmth of the kang, but her face was chilled by the cold air in the room.
She unconsciously moved closer to Chaoying. "Chaoying, this feels like a dream, pinch me."
Zhuang Chaoying affectionately reached out and pulled A-Ling closer to her, carefully covering her arms with the blanket, and then pinched her hard.
"Ouch, ouch! Zhuang Chaoying told you to pinch me, but you really pinched me hard!" Huang Ling winced in pain and raised her hand to hit him.
Zhuang Chaoying leaned closer, smiling, and said, "Pinch me too, I'm thick-skinned and not afraid."
The warm kang (heated brick bed) makes people sleep very soundly, but it can also easily cause dry mouth and throat.
Since it was her first time living in a heated kang bed, Zhuang Chaoying was unaware that she would need to add more coal in the middle of the night to maintain the temperature of the kang.
As time went by, the temperature of the heated kang (a traditional brick bed) gradually dropped, and the room became cold.
The two, still asleep, instinctively clung to each other, drawing warmth from one another.
Zhuang Chaoying vaguely felt the chill, but he was too lazy to get up and check what was wrong or why the room wasn't warm. He comforted himself: It's okay, we Suzhou people are upright and can get through this.
And so, the two of them snuggled together on the gradually cooling kang (heated brick bed), spending this special night in a state between sleep and wakefulness.
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At this moment, by the pond in Bagou Village, Zhuang Chaoying, Huang Ling, Director Wang, the village chief of Bagou Village, and three Hong Kong businessmen were present.
This land is located in the Wanliu area.
The village head of Bagou Village gave a warm introduction.
"Hello Mr. Liu, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Zhuang Chaoying, the user of this land, and this is his wife, Ms. Huang Ling."
Hong Kong businessman Liu Jialiang extended his hand, speaking with a strong Hong Kong accent.
"Alright, Mr. Zhuang and Mrs. Huang, good. You should understand why we called you here. We really like this piece of land."
Zhuang Chaoying shook hands with him and replied with a smile, "Understood, this land can be sold!"
Liu Jialiang was secretly pleased with himself for not expecting the man to agree so readily.
The highest price his group offered for the land was 100,000 yuan per mu, but he always thought these mainlanders were naive and easy to fool.
He previously quoted the group 50,000 yuan per mu and the local villagers 10,000 yuan per mu. The villagers were very grateful, and the village chief would invite them out to have fun every day.
Although the 40,000 yuan difference per mu can't all go into my pocket—I have to bribe people at all levels—about half of it actually ends up in my pocket.
He bought the land from other farmers in the village for 10,000 yuan per mu, and those people couldn't wait to sign contracts on the spot. He thought that Mr. Zhuang was probably the same as the others.
"Good, Zhuang Sheng, that's really powerful! In standard Mandarin, it's exhilarating!"
Liu Jialiang had a big smile on his face, as if victory was assured.
Listening to his broken Mandarin, everyone roughly understood what he meant.
Liu Jialiang waved his hand, signaling the two secretaries behind him to bring out the contract that had been prepared in advance.
"Then we'll offer the same price as everyone else, 10,000 yuan per mu. We'll collect the land, sign the contract, and I'm all about integrity. The money will arrive right away. For me, this is nothing."
He had already anticipated this, and the two of them had gone to see Master Wang before they arrived.
I learned from Director Wang that this land was planned to be developed into a high-end residential area, with the Third Ring Road to be completed before 1992. The developer would sell it for at least 5,000 to 6,000 yuan per square meter.
Zhuang Chaoying knew perfectly well that the price offered by the Hong Kong businessman was far below the actual value of the land, and he would not be easily fooled.
Zhuang Chaoying smiled slightly, already having made up her mind, and prepared to have a good exchange with this Hong Kong businessman.
Huang Ling watched all this from the side and understood Chao Ying's thoughts.
She was still a little nervous, after all, it was her first time facing this, and she was afraid that if she asked for such a high price, they wouldn't accept her.
She stood close to Chao Ying.
Zhuang Chaoying instantly understood Director Wang's implication: ordinary people get 10,000 yuan per mu for their land, but for her land, she had to get a reasonable price, at least 10,000 yuan per mu more than Director Wang.
He quickly calculated in his mind, his eyes unconsciously glancing towards Director Wang.
Director Wang seemed to notice Xiao Zhuang's gaze, slowly took a puff of his cigarette, and gently exhaled a smoke ring, saying something seemingly casually.
"Xiao Zhuang, you can tell me what you want. Boss Li is very powerful."
Yes, that's right.
Hong Kong businessman Liu Jialiang echoed his sentiments, but in his heart he was thinking about acquiring the land at a low price as soon as possible.