Chapter 74

After Gangge left in the evening, Su Xiaofan thought for a while and then called Zhao Zhengshan.

Living in this society inevitably means socializing, and relationships are built up step by step.

For example, if Su Xiaofan wanted to buy a house from Luochuan Real Estate, finding Zhao Zhengshan would definitely get him a discount.

In the past, Su Xiaofan might have just gone and bought it without owing anyone a favor.

But now, Su Xiaofan's thinking had changed. Sometimes, owing a favor is the foundation for further interaction.

Sure enough, Zhao Zhengshan was very pleased when he received Su Xiaofan's call.

Since he didn't often participate in the family's business activities, he said he would call Su Xiaofan back later.

A few minutes later, Zhao Zhengshan called back.

The next day, Zhao Zhengshan would accompany Su Xiaofan to look at the houses, and they would discuss the price after he made a choice.

The next day, Su Xiaofan got up a bit earlier. After having breakfast with Zheng Dagang, who came to pick him up at eight, they headed straight for the Luochuan Real Estate project near Jinghu Lake.

Jinghu Lake was about an hour's drive from the city center, and they arrived at ten in the morning.

"Xiaosu, you didn't even look for me when you came back."

Zhao Zhengshan was already waiting there. He appreciated this young friend who shared his interests and had great luck.

"Uncle Zhao, whenever I look for you, it's never a good thing," Su Xiaofan said with a wry smile. "I just got out of the hospital last month, and I don't want to go back there. By the way, let me introduce you, this is my brother Gang."

"You little rascal, you can't find me unless you go to the hospital," Zhao Zhengshan laughed. "Gangzi, I've heard about you from Xiaosu. Let's go inside and sit down. Just tell me which house you like."

Although he didn't participate in the company's operations, Zhao Zhengshan still had shares in Luochuan Real Estate, so the staff didn't dare to be negligent.

The sales manager personally led them to the model display area.

Knowing that Su Xiaofan wanted to buy a villa, Zhao Zhengshan directly instructed the manager, "Xiaoliu, introduce the villa situation."

"Sure, Mr. Zhao. In our Jinghu Lake villa area, there are a total of sixty-eight villas, all built around the lake."

"The distance between each villa is over two hundred meters, ensuring excellent privacy."

"There are two types of villas: one with a construction area of 482 square meters and another with 680 square meters, each with different garden sizes."

The sales manager provided a detailed introduction, and Luochuan Real Estate had put a lot of effort into developing the Jinghu Lake villas.

Luochuan Real Estate hired specialized designers to design the entire villa area, aiming to create the first-class villa community in Luochuan.

Just looking at the model wasn't enough, so Su Xiaofan said, "Let's go to the site and take a look."

The sales center had a sightseeing vehicle, and they all got in and drove into the community.

The area was indeed large, with a significant distance between the villas, lush greenery everywhere, and a very pleasant environment.

Each villa was cleverly hidden among the greenery.

"Mr. Su, the sixth villa is the best in the community," Manager Liu said, stopping the car by the roadside. "This villa covers three acres, with a construction area of 680 square meters, two underground floors, and two above-ground floors, including an elevator shaft, but the owner needs to install the elevator themselves."

"Hmm, your design is very unique," Su Xiaofan said as he got out of the car. He noticed that the entrance to the villa's courtyard was a wooden gate, followed by a seven to eight-meter-long wooden corridor covered with green plants.

At the end of the corridor, you couldn't see the main door of the villa; you had to turn a corner, ensuring excellent privacy.

Next to the wooden gate was a separate garage with a roller shutter door, and you could also enter the villa directly from the garage.

Walking into the villa's courtyard, Su Xiaofan found an artificial rock garden in the backyard with a stream flowing through it.

In the pond below the rock garden, over ten koi fish swam, clearly fed regularly.

Inside the villa, the first floor had a spacious living room, two bedrooms, one for the elderly and one for the maid.

The second floor also had two bedrooms, a large master bedroom, a smaller children's room, and a spacious study.

From the balcony of the second-floor study, you could clearly see Jinghu Lake, even the ripples on the water.

The ecology of Jinghu Lake was excellent, with water birds occasionally skimming the surface and ducks swimming around.

After enjoying the view from the second floor, Manager Liu led Su Xiaofan and the others down to the basement.

The first basement floor was semi-open, similar to Uncle Jing's villa, suitable for a gym and a home theater.

The second basement floor was a completely enclosed space, much smaller at only eighty square meters. According to Manager Liu, it could be used as a cellar.

"Here, you can follow Uncle Jing's example and create a place to store antiques," Su Xiaofan immediately liked the second basement floor.

With a few modifications and a hidden entrance, it could serve as a natural safe.

"Xiaofan, I think this is a good choice," Zheng Dagang said, pulling Su Xiaofan aside after they left the villa.

"The space is large, and the second basement floor can store the antiques you collect. This place is much safer than where you live now."

Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan were on the same page. In his view, those million-dollar antiques should be stored in a secure, secluded place like a villa.

"Then let's buy it," Su Xiaofan nodded, also liking the villa.

The only drawback was its distance from the city, making it unsuitable for daily commuters, as it would take several hours to travel each day.

But for Su Xiaofan, this wasn't a problem.

He didn't need to visit the antique market every day and would mostly stay here to practice his cultivation techniques.

"How about it, Mr. Su, have you decided?"

Seeing Su Xiaofan and Zheng Dagang return, Manager Liu asked.

"Manager Liu, the villa is great, but the location is too remote, over ten kilometers from the new district..."

Zheng Dagang naturally took the lead in negotiating, while Su Xiaofan and Zhao Zhengshan would make the final decision.

"It's precisely because it's remote that it's cheaper. But if the new district develops, the price of these villas will definitely rise."

Manager Liu didn't try to persuade them, as he was dealing with the second son of the Zhao family.

"The new district developing? Who knows when that will happen," Zheng Dagang said with a frown.

The villa was indeed good, but its remote location made it unsuitable even for retirement, as there were no hospitals nearby.

"Xiaosu, are you really thinking of buying it?"

Zhao Zhengshan, not a businessman, only realized after several rounds of negotiation between Zheng Dagang and Manager Liu.

"Yes, Uncle Zhao. The company will buy it, and I'll move in," Su Xiaofan nodded. "I prefer a quiet place, and I think this is suitable."

After seeing Uncle Jing's large villa in Yanjing, Su Xiaofan felt this villa was a real bargain.

The land area was similar to the one in Yanjing, but the price was less than one-tenth, well within his current financial means.

"Alright, no need to haggle. I'll give you a price, sixty percent of the company's selling price!"

Zhao Zhengshan said, "I don't participate in the company's operations, but I can choose two houses from all the properties the company develops. This one is sold to you."

"Uncle Zhao, this... this is too cheap, it's not right."

Hearing Zhao Zhengshan's offer, Su Xiaofan was taken aback.

Buying a house isn't like buying cabbage in the market; a damaged cabbage can be discounted, but a newly built house has no damage.

Zhao Zhengshan's sixty percent discount was equivalent to a discount of over three million, a significant amount.

"There's nothing wrong with it."

Zhao Zhengshan smiled, "I have too many houses under my name. To cash out quickly, I need to sell them at a lower price.

You don't need to feel like you're taking advantage of me. When you have time, take me to the market to find a good deal; that's better than anything."

Zhao Zhengshan said this, but he was still giving a significant favor. Otherwise, he could have entrusted the sales center to sell the house at a ninety percent discount, which would have been easy to sell.

"Alright, if Uncle Zhao says so, let's do it your way."

Su Xiaofan didn't fuss. After buying the house, he would need a significant amount for renovation, and the company account only had twenty million, so he needed to be frugal.

But Su Xiaofan also remembered the favor. Since Zhao Zhengshan liked calligraphy and paintings, he would find a valuable piece and give it to him later.

"Great, let's go to the sales center, and I'll help you with the paperwork."

Although the house wasn't sold through him, Manager Liu would handle the specific tasks.

The group returned to the sales center, and Zheng Dagang, as the CEO of Fanren Hall, took care of the contract signing and payment.

At noon, Su Xiaofan treated Zhao Zhengshan to a meal, discussing the good deals in Yanjing and agreeing to go to the antique market the next day before parting ways.

After dropping Su Xiaofan off, Zheng Dagang went upstairs to fetch the eight rare ancient coins, planning to drive to Yanjing early the next morning.

"Xiaofan, it feels like a dream these past few days."

Zheng Dagang found the recent events quite extraordinary. Not long ago, he and Su Xiaofan were just street vendors in the antique market.

But in just a month or two, they had started a company, bought a car and a house.

More importantly, Zheng Dagang had just made a deal worth twenty million, and he could finally celebrate his newfound success.

"Brother Gang, we're just getting started. We haven't even auctioned the ancient coins yet."

Su Xiaofan thought for a moment and took out the Zabzaya wooden bowl, saying, "Let's also entrust this item to the auction house, with a reserve price of no less than ten million!"

Originally, Su Xiaofan felt that the twenty million in his account was enough.

But today, the house alone cost five million, and the renovation would likely cost another seven to eight million.

The rare meteorite was expensive on the international market, and leaving only over ten million to buy it made Su Xiaofan feel uneasy.