Buying a House

"Shen Ze, where are you? Are you coming home today?" The next morning around nine o'clock, Shen Ze was woken up by Lin Fengxia's phone call.

"Mom, what's wrong? I finally got to sleep in."

"Your sister said you had time today, and your dad and I were thinking of taking you to look at houses. But you didn't say a word. You said you had a dinner party last night. Fine, you had a dinner party, and it's okay if you didn't come home. Why did you suddenly disappear?" Lin Fengxia complained.

"What do you mean 'no news'? Didn't I tell you not to wait for me? I'm staying at a hotel. Aren't you at work? What are you looking at?"

"What are you looking at? We know you've been busy and haven't had time before. You finally have a free day today, but instead of doing anything productive, you're not coming home. Tell Mom the truth, are you seeing someone outside?"

"Mom, I'm single now, where am I supposed to find a partner?" If you asked me yesterday, Shen Ze wouldn't have dared to contradict Lin Fengxia, but now that you're asking, it means I'm single.

However, it's understandable why Lin Fengxia asked this question today. Before, when he lived with Tan Songyun, he always had a good reason for not coming home, and he was also busy. His relationship with Tan Songyun was almost like being single, so naturally no one would suspect anything. But last night, he suddenly said he wouldn't come home, so it's normal for people to be suspicious.

"Alright, which hotel are you at? Get up quickly. Since you're free today, let's go check out some apartments and decide on one soon. Stop dawdling." Lin Fengxia hung up the phone after saying that, not giving Shen Ze any time to refuse, although Shen Ze didn't intend to refuse anyway.

After a quick wash, I waited a while, and then the driver came to pick me up. We went to Joy City to pick up my parents. They said they were going to look at apartments today, but they didn't close the shop; it would remain open as usual.

"How far have we progressed? Has my sister gone to see it yet?" Shen Ze asked on the way.

"I've seen them all, except you. You stayed at home for so long before filming, and you didn't even think about going to see them. Otherwise, we would have bought them by now," Lin Fengxia said.

"The money hadn't arrived in your account yet, so you couldn't pay even if you made a reservation. By the way, we've looked at this place quite a few times, and the landlord doesn't seem to mind." Although he was just being lazy, Shen Ze spoke with conviction. After the box office revenue was distributed, the accounts had to be settled before it could be used. "Dislike what? I just contacted someone, and they readily agreed and will be here soon. Those of us who look at it the most are the ones who genuinely want to buy it; it's not like they can't tell."

Sure enough, it's really close. It only took about twenty minutes to get to Guangqu Jinmao Mansion. A man and a woman in suits were waiting outside the gate of the community. They were from the property management. If you didn't know better, you might think they were selling apartments. But they weren't that far off. They were doing business for the landlord. The landlord wouldn't be here for a while. They were going to introduce the apartment to them first, mainly to Shen Ze.

"This is Building 6, and that's Building 8. The entire building is top-tier, with several units of quite nice layouts. The other buildings, except for the second-to-top floor which is considered top-tier, are mostly upscale apartments. Watch your step." Shen Ze and his parents followed the two people, listening to their introduction.

"These buildings are also the choice of many of Mr. Shen Ze's companions." Shen Ze was recognized, of course; he knew beforehand, but this was his first time here.

"That's good. Hmm, not this one, but Building 8?" Shen Ze looked at Building 6 and was a little surprised. These two people were emphasizing these two king-of-the-hill buildings, and he thought they were referring to these two buildings. How come they just passed by them?

"We're looking at Building No. 7," Lin Fengxia said, somewhat helplessly. She had told her son before, but he probably just let it go in one ear and out the other.

"Okay." Shen Ze didn't mind.

"Building 7 is also the first choice for many people in our community. It's the first apartment type they would choose. Although it's not the best apartment type in Buildings 6 and 8, it's still a classic ingot-shaped apartment with good ventilation from north to south..." When they arrived at the sixteenth floor, Shen Ze followed their introduction and looked around the room.

This house looks like it's never been lived in before. It was delivered fully furnished, but there's no sofa bed or other furniture. The original owner bought it to increase its value, and now it's time to sell.

However, if that's the case, Shen Ze wouldn't have any objections. After all, it's really not a good feeling to spend a lot of money to live in a second-hand house.

However, there is still one drawback. Shen Ze was thinking of buying a bigger house, preferably one that would allow Da Huang to run around freely. But although this house is much bigger than the one they are currently renting, it still looks different from what you imagined. It is still too small, especially when you know the size of the house.

As for the interior decoration, it had a mixed Chinese and European feel, especially in several bedrooms, where the floors were all dark reddish solid wood. To be honest, it didn't suit Shen Ze's personal aesthetic, but that didn't matter, it wasn't like it couldn't be changed. "Mom, what's going on? When I was looking at the floor plans, weren't there houses that were 380 or 390 square meters? How come I saw one that's only 200 square meters? I was wondering why it wasn't much bigger than the one we live in now?" Shen Ze whispered to Lin Fengxia.

"We arrived late, so there weren't many options to begin with. Besides, we think this house is enough. It's over 280 square meters. Even if you have three or five children, you can still live comfortably," Lin Fengxia said.

"Didn't I say find a bigger house, one where Dahuang can run around freely? Aren't there any houses with yards left?"

"This building is really gone."

"Why do you insist on this building?" Shen Ze discovered the blind spot.

"Building 7 has a good location and the best view. It's right next to Buildings 6 and 8. Apart from those two top-tier units, this building is the best choice in terms of location. For the same price, you should definitely choose this building," Lin Fengxia said matter-of-factly.

"So, there are actually apartments in Buildings 6 and 8, right? Didn't you see?" Shen Ze said helplessly. He hadn't bought the apartments for himself; he had only done so to put his parents at ease, which was why he had deliberately ignored them.

"We all think it's not worth it. You know, the same penthouse unit on the 17th or 18th floor of Building 7 is at least 15,000 yuan cheaper per bottle. Goodness, no wonder it's not sold out." Lin Fengxia added a complaint.

Shen Ze understood. Ultimately, it all came down to the price. What else was there to say? It seemed he had to make a decision. Otherwise, his parents and sister would be worried about the money. It made sense; if they didn't know if they could make money in the future, they would naturally be more frugal. Shen Ze's withdrawal of 100 million yuan didn't mean he would have to spend it all on a house.

"Sorry I'm late. You're Shen Ze, right? I'm a big fan of yours. Could you sign an autograph for me later?" The landlord arrived late while they were chatting.