Chapter 2247
Yi Zhonghai's Goal Achieved
Soon, news spread throughout the alley that He Guoqiang was going to buy the entire courtyard house.
At the same time, news also spread that the house would be more valuable the last one to be sold.
Those who were planning to sell their houses were caught in a dilemma.
They don't want to live in the courtyard house anymore and want to sell the house. But they're worried that if they sell it too early, they'll lose money.
Some people instinctively returned to the courtyard to inquire about the news.
"Uncle, I heard that He Guoqiang is going to buy all the houses in our courtyard?"
Yan Bugui replied as agreed: "I've heard that too. Those rich people don't like living in the same courtyard as others."
If they're going to buy, they'll definitely buy the whole yard.
"Just look at Sha Zhu and you'll understand."
They hadn't seen He Yuzhu for a long time, but they still knew quite a bit about him.
They all knew that He Yuzhu had started buying courtyard houses a long time ago, and he bought entire courtyard houses at once.
"So, are you planning to sell your house?"
Yan Bugui shook his head: "You won't get poor from eating or dressing, but you will get poor if you don't plan ahead."
My family only has these few houses, so I'll buy one and live there.
My family won't sell. Even if you kill me, I won't sell.
"Really not selling? I heard He Guoqiang is offering a high price."
Yan Bugui said with a disdainful look, "I will absolutely not sell unless the house price doubles."
What I mean is, no matter what, I'm not selling the house, you understand?
"understand."
Yan Bugui's statement that housing prices would double made it clear to everyone that he was definitely waiting for house prices to rise.
Yan Bugui continued, "You understand. I'm too old to move, so I won't sell the house."
"You're different. You don't live in the courtyard, so keeping the house is a waste. You might as well sell it and use the money to buy a new one."
The more Yan Bugui said this, the more suspicious others became.
No one dared to come over and ask Yi Zhonghai questions.
Some people also wanted to ask Liu Haizhong.
Before even reaching Liu Haizhong's house, they overheard Liu Haizhong and his second aunt discussing something.
"Why don't we sell our house and buy a new one across from Guangqi's? That way we'll live close to him, and he won't ignore us."
Liu Haizhong snorted: "What's your hurry? Haven't you heard people say that the final stage of a house sale is all about money?"
The second aunt said, "He Guoqiang isn't stupid. Do you think he'd offer a high price?"
Liu Haizhong said smugly, "You just don't understand."
He spent so much money to buy all the houses in our compound.
In the end, only one house remained unsold.
Do you think he's willing to give up?
Auntie Er thought for a while and said, "Of course they wouldn't be willing to give up. They've already taken ninety-nine steps, and there's only one step left. Who would be willing to give up?"
Liu Haizhong smiled and said, "That's right. That's exactly the point."
Let him buy all the other people's houses first, and then we'll be left with ours.
If he doesn't give up then, he'll have to pay a high price.
"Aren't you afraid he'll do something drastic to us?" Auntie Er asked worriedly.
The people outside, who had initially believed Liu Haizhong's words, perked up their ears again upon hearing this.
He Guoqiang is not someone who can be easily threatened.
So he began to doubt Liu Haizhong's words.
Liu Haizhong said confidently, "I've already discussed it with Lao Yi and Lao Yan."
The three of us will join forces then.
If he can do something drastic to one person, can he also do something drastic to all of us?
With so many of us in trouble, he definitely can't escape.
So, we don't need to be afraid.
The problem now is that they tricked the people in the courtyard into selling the houses to He Guoqiang.
The more money He Guoqiang spends in our facility, the less willing he is to give up.
Those eavesdropping outside now had no more suspicions.
He firmly believed that the three old men were being used as cannon fodder.
He left angrily, intending to tell the news to others.
Little did he know that after he left, Liu Haizhong opened the door and smiled smugly. This was a plan they had discussed long ago.
The next day, people with houses in the courtyard appeared in the courtyard.
Yi Zhonghai then began his performance: "If you want to sell houses, then sell them quickly."
After the house is sold, other people can move in.
Such a big courtyard, and it's empty with just a few of us living there. We still have to put in a lot of effort to clean it.
"We're too old for that."
Everyone knows that Yi Zhonghai is the most opposed to selling houses.
Now, Yi Zhonghai is acting completely out of character, urging them to sell their houses. This is highly unusual.
What was originally a 70% doubt immediately became a 100%.
"Uncle, we never said we were going to sell the house."
"Yes, we never said we were going to sell the house."
“This is our ancestral home, we will not sell it.”
Yi Zhonghai said angrily, "There are so many people in Beijing who don't own houses. You occupy these houses but don't live in them. That's too selfish."
"It's our own house; we can sell it if we want, or we can stay put if we don't."
What does this have to do with selfishness?
"Exactly. You're not trying to force us to sell our houses so you can raise the prices, are you?"
We're not stupid.
Yi Zhonghai angrily retorted: "You're talking nonsense. I absolutely did not have that idea."
If you don't want to sell the house, then move back in.
Moving back is impossible.
Living outside is much more comfortable than living in a courtyard house.
Seeing that no one answered, Yi Zhonghai became even angrier: "You're neither moving nor selling. What exactly do you want?"
I'm telling you, the three of us old men have already gone to the neighborhood committee and reported what happened in the courtyard.
You occupy the house but don't live in it, so the whole yard is abandoned.
The neighborhood committee will be talking to you soon.
Some slow-thinking people were even frightened. They were afraid that Yi Zhonghai would use the neighborhood committee to force them to sell their houses.
Some of the more astute among them seriously doubted Yi Zhonghai's motives.
They became even more convinced that Yi Zhonghai and his associates wanted to sell them in order to increase the price of their own houses.
They had been bullied by Yi Zhonghai's three uncles their whole lives, and they would never suffer again.
The situation remained deadlocked.
Some people want to buy houses, but those who already own houses insist on not selling.
Yi Zhonghai didn't sit idle; he forced these people to come back and clean the yard.
All of this was interpreted as an attempt to force them to sell their houses.
Those who own houses are increasingly convinced of the rumors.
He Guoqiang received the news and informed Xu Damao.
"Mr. Xu, now I finally understand why you hate those people so much when you mention them."
Those people are utter scoundrels; all they do is cause trouble.
Xu Damao never expected that Yi Zhonghai and his group would do something like this.
He originally planned to gradually buy up all the other people's houses, but now that's impossible.
No matter how rich he is, he won't let those bastards in the courtyard take advantage of him.
"That's how they've always been. They're always thinking about taking advantage of others, and they're never willing to give anything in return."
Do you think it's easy for me to earn money? Why should those bastards benefit from it?
He Guoqiang said, "We definitely can't let them get away with it. If we give the money to the beggars outside, they'll thank us."
If you give them money, they'll only complain that it's not enough.
Xu Damao nodded: "That's right. Even if I give them all my assets, they won't say a good word about me."
He Guoqiang asked in a low voice, "If you really want a courtyard house, I can think of a way."
Xu Damao glanced at him warily, then shook his head: "I have money, I can buy any kind of house."
There's no need to do that.
If they want the house, let them have it.
Just ignore them. (End of Chapter)