HLnovel Chapter 43 No Money
Chapter 43 No Money
"How much do you sell this land for per mu?" Deng Xiuzhen asked.
“A few days ago someone bought my relative’s land for 2,000 yuan per mu. My land is a bit more remote than his, so I’ll sell it to you for 1,800 yuan,” Zhu Laoqi replied.
"1,800 yuan per mu, six mu would be 10,800 yuan," Deng Xiuzhen calculated in her mind. She had originally only planned to buy those few houses, but unexpectedly, Zhu Laoqi could sell her six mu of land. She wanted to buy it, but her family only had a little over 10,000 yuan in total, and she would have to spend more than 10,000 yuan to buy the land.
It's almost the end of the year, and with such a short time until next year, it's impossible to save up much money. And next year, numbness will be rampant in Pucheng, making it very difficult to earn money from numbness. They won't just lack money to do business next year, they might even struggle to make ends meet.
Moreover, she genuinely didn't know exactly which year the development of Jucai Mountain began.
"How about I take you to take a look?" Deng Xiuzhen remained silent, and Zhu Laoqi assumed she thought it was too expensive and didn't want to buy it. He was planning to open an electronics store but was short of funds and was currently raising money.
Some people advised him to take out a loan, and he was tempted, but after asking about the interest rate, he immediately backed out: what if the business didn't go well, then all the money he made would go towards paying the interest, and all his hard work would just be for the bank's benefit, which was really not worth it.
Instead of borrowing money with interest, it's better to borrow from relatives and friends, or sell some things.
So when he heard that someone wanted to buy his house, he immediately agreed. He even brought up selling the land just now, just to raise the money.
"Okay, let's go take a look." Deng Xiuzhen wanted to go and see. If the location wasn't good, she wouldn't buy it. After all, making money from that place was for the future, and she still needed to eat and make a living now.
Deng Xiuzhen drove the readily available moped, so she got there quickly.
Upon arriving at their destination, Zhu Laoqi pointed out the land to Deng Xiuzhen. Deng Xiuzhen immediately made up her mind: Buy it! We must buy it!
She really didn't expect that Zhu Laoqi's family's fields were not all near the house, but in several places, and some of those places were later the center of that area, definitely a bustling commercial area!
If you buy now, you'll not only get a house when the property is demolished, but also a shop. In addition, some of the compensation will be deposited in the bank. You'll definitely become a demolition rich kid!
If you can become a nouveau riche through land expropriation and win without effort, why work so hard?
Deng Xiuzhen was dreaming of getting rich effortlessly, forgetting that the land wasn't even hers yet, and that the land's owner was still right next to her.
Zhu Laoqi was getting anxious: Was she going to buy it or not? If she thought it was too expensive, she could have negotiated the price. What did it mean that she was just standing there in a daze without saying anything?
"Do you want this land or not? If you do, we can discuss the price." That's how business is; whoever is in a hurry lowers their value. Old Zhu was in a rush to get money to open his shop, so he had no choice but to concede.
"I definitely want it, but I feel it's a bit too expensive, and I can't come up with that much money right now." In her previous life, Deng Xiuzhen had been in business for most of her life, so bargaining was child's play for her.
Deng Xiuzhen was good at bargaining, and Zhu Laoqi was eager to sell the land to raise money. In the end, the price was negotiated down to 1,600 yuan per mu, with the house, the yard in front of the house, and the vegetable garden next to it all going for 200 yuan. The total was 9,800 yuan.
The two signed a contract and agreed to bring money and documents to complete the formalities in the afternoon.
At noon, Deng Xiuzhen went home for lunch and didn't mention the land purchase at all. In the afternoon, Qin Yanlin went to run errands in Mamu, while Deng Xiuzhen went with Zhu Laoqi to complete the formalities. The formalities not only went through the land management office but also had the village sign off. Only then did Deng Xiuzhen pay the money and happily go home with the completed formalities.
The deal regarding Qin Yanlin opening an electronics store has been almost finalized. The store owner agreed to let him pay the rent quarterly. Moreover, the lease is for three years, and the contract stipulates that the owner cannot suddenly terminate the lease or raise the rent during this period.
My friend has already contacted the appliance factory. Once everything is ready, he will pay a portion of the money, and they will deliver the appliances to him so his appliance store can open.
"Xiuzhen, I've discussed it with someone and we're going to open an electronics store." Qin Yanlin told Deng Xiuzhen when they came back for dinner that evening.
"Huh?" Deng Xiuzhen was startled. After returning home, she thought about how to tell Qin Yanlin about buying the land, but no matter how she thought about it, it didn't seem appropriate, since Qin Yanlin was strongly opposed to it.
So they decided to hold off for now and wait until the family could save up some money so that Qin Yanlin could find a new way out.
Perhaps later, when Qin Yanlin is less angry, I can talk to him again.
But who would have thought that Qin Yanlin would open a shop now! Opening a shop requires money, and the family's money had already been used to buy land, so where would they get the money?
"Xiuzhen, don't worry, selling electrical appliances will definitely make money," Qin Yanlin said.
Deng Xiuzhen lowered her head and remained silent. She knew that selling electrical appliances could make money, but it was very tiring. Moreover, compared to buying land, it wasn't making money at all; it was just working herself to the bone.
But she dared not speak, because she had no way to explain these things, let alone convince Qin Yanlin that the land could appreciate in value, and by many times.
“Xiuzhen, it’s not that I don’t support your idea, it’s just that the house and the land are too remote, they’re not worth much.” Qin Yanlin patiently persuaded, thinking that Deng Xiuzhen was still unhappy about buying the land, so he remained silent.
Deng Xiuzhen didn't know what to say, so she could only remain silent.
"I've already made all the arrangements. We'll sign the rental agreement tomorrow, then go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to complete the formalities. After that, I'll pay part of the payment for the goods, and Qiu Shan will help me deliver the appliances..."
"Yanlin, I'm afraid your business is not going to succeed." Deng Xiuzhen felt that no matter how difficult it was to say, she had to say it, otherwise, given Qin Yanlin's personality, he would definitely go to sign the contract and pay the rent tomorrow. Then he would find out that the money was gone.
"Xiuzhen, don't be angry. The business I'm talking about can really be done, and it can really make money!" Qin Yanlin patiently persuaded her. He thought that Deng Xiuzhen was just not supporting him in selling electrical appliances, or perhaps she was angry with him because he hadn't let her buy the land.
"Yanlin, we're out of money now, you really can't do business anymore." Deng Xiuzhen said this with a sense of relief. She could say whatever she wanted, scold whatever she wanted, throw a tantrum whatever she wanted.
"What? No money? Where's the money?" Qin Yanlin jumped up.
"The money bought the land," Deng Xiuzhen said calmly.
"Bought land? What kind of land? Just the land for the house?" Qin Yanlin felt a little relieved. It was alright that he hadn't been scammed or lost all his money, so it was still acceptable.
Go ahead and buy it. After all, it's only a few hundred yuan. I can still run my own business.
"Not only that, I also bought six acres of land, which cost 9,800 yuan." Deng Xiuzhen was like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water, not caring what Qin Yanlin thought, she just lowered her head and said everything that needed to be said.
"You...you..." Qin Yanlin pointed at Deng Xiuzhen, unable to utter a single word. The fire in his heart was like a volcano about to erupt, but what could he do to her? Hit her? Scold her? And then what? Then the money was still gone, still gone forever!
With a loud bang, Qin Yanlin slammed the door shut and left. Deng Xiuzhen looked up at the swaying door, somewhat stunned: in both her lives, this was the first time Qin Yanlin had acted like this. Qin Yanlin was gentle and kind, extremely good to her and the children, and would never lose his temper with them, much less break things.