Chapter 30: Siheyuan Acquired
After receiving the royalties, Liu Hongmin immediately found Zou Shifang and went to Shichahai.
The Siheyuan is near Jianyuan, north of Prince Gong's Mansion. The location is very good, only a hundred meters away from Shichahai, and you can see Jingshan when you look up. The only bad thing is that it is far from Peking University, nearly thirty miles away. It is no problem to ride a bicycle in the summer, but it is freezing in the winter. Therefore, even if Liu Hongmin bought it, he would not come to live here during school, it would be a waste of time.
Of course, he wouldn't be able to live in the house for a few years after buying it. After all, he would have to renovate it and add a lot of things without changing the overall framework.
For specific situations, it is necessary to ask someone to take a look and then determine the final construction method based on his needs.
The most urgent task at the moment is to buy this courtyard house.
The owner of the courtyard house is young and has been influenced by the trend of going abroad. He wants to go to the United States to make a living.
"I plan to work hard abroad for 20 to 30 years, and then return home to buy a house for retirement."
Hearing this, Liu Hongmin really wanted to tell him: You'd better not come back. With the little money you earn, you may not even be able to afford a house.
"Brother Wu, if you have this determination, you will definitely succeed."
Zou Shifang agrees with the landlord's words, "If I didn't miss my parents, I might go to study abroad, make a lot of money in the United States, and then come back to live in a few years."
After getting Zou Shifang's approval, the homeowner became more determined and signed the contract readily.
Liu Hongmin looked at the two people who sympathized with each other and complained in his heart: Two idiots.
If Zou Shifang was just trying to please the landlord, Liu Hongmin would not have given such an evaluation. This guy has really been thinking about studying abroad recently. If Liu Hongmin hadn't tried his best to stop him, I'm afraid he would have already attended the English study meeting for those students who were preparing to study abroad.
The craze for studying abroad has triggered a craze for English. For students who will suffer from the poison of English in the future, disaster will begin from this time.
At first, it was just a spontaneous initiative of the students. The government also encouraged students to study abroad so that they could learn advanced foreign experience and serve the country after returning home. Therefore, it was decided to upgrade English to a major subject, which affected those students who did not want to study abroad or could not study abroad. This has lasted for 40 years and will continue to affect them in the future.
Zou Shifang and the landlord got along better and better. He told the landlord many of his ideas about studying abroad, and the landlord was overjoyed. In order to obtain the "true scriptures", the landlord accompanied them to the community and the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau to change the name of the household owner, thus completing the transfer of ownership.
However, the homeowner will need to stay for about a month because his visa will not take effect until then.
Liu Hongmin gave all the Hong Kong dollars he had just received to the landlord. It would be more convenient for the landlord to exchange Hong Kong dollars for US dollars after he went abroad. This was the only thing he could do to help the landlord, and he could not help with the rest.
Wish him good luck!
That night, the two stayed in the guest room of the courtyard. The former owner of the house personally cooked for Liu Hongmin, the current owner, and his cooking skills were pretty good.
"Brother Wu, with your cooking skills, you can open a restaurant in the United States and make a fortune."
The owner, Brother Wu, didn't take Liu Hongmin's words seriously. "Hey, what skills do I have? I just made it myself. America is a developed country. What delicious food have I not eaten?"
Liu Hongmin smiled and didn't persuade him any further.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, there has been a sudden trend that everything in the United States is good. Not only is the air sweet, but even junk food has become synonymous with good food after entering the country. After the Beijing store opened, it immediately became the most popular store in the entire capital, with a constant flow of people every day and making a lot of money.
Zou Shifang thought for a moment and said, "It's strange, when it comes to American food, we don't seem to have any idea about it. We can't even remember the name of a dish."
Liu Hongmin laughed, "They don't have any delicious food, it's strange that you can come up with the name of the dish." "Impossible!" Brother Wu retorted, "American turkey is very famous. They eat turkey during Christmas. Christmas is the Spring Festival in the United States. Eating turkey is just like eating dumplings for us. Turkey must be delicious."
Zou Shifang clapped his hands, "Brother Wu is right, turkey is indeed an American delicacy. Hongmin, please don't pretend to know something you don't, okay?"
Liu Hongmin raised his lips, "Really? When you go to the United States someday, you'll know after trying it yourself."
Brother Wu was also firm, "No need, I will go try the turkey when I get to the United States, and then I will write to you and tell you."
"Brother Wu, you are so righteous!"
The two clinked their glasses and took a sip, leaving Liu Hongmin aside. It was obvious that Liu Hongmin's words just now made the two very dissatisfied.
Liu Hongmin didn't care and just drank. In this era, many people study abroad. In addition to the economic gap, they also lack cultural confidence. They always think that China is not as good as foreign countries. Everything from foreign countries is regarded as the standard, and everything from China is discarded.
Because of this we almost abolished Chinese characters, because of this we lost the walls of the capital, because of this we have countless Han people...
After waking up the next day, Zou Shifang said goodbye to Brother Wu reluctantly before returning to school with Liu Hongmin.
"Hongmin, this house is really nice!"
Liu Hongmin glanced at him and said, "Brother Wu is even better!"
Zou Shifang grinned, "Hongmin, what are you talking about? I talked to him so much just to help you!"
"is it?"
Zou Shifang took a few steps and caught up with Liu Hongmin, explaining: "What if I said yesterday that going abroad is not good and he regretted it?"
"Then don't buy it!" Liu Hongmin said lightly.
Zou Shifang felt a little guilty, as he had not given up the idea of going abroad. However, Liu Hongmin was not optimistic about his studying abroad, so he was very conflicted.
I don't know when Liu Hongmin, who is nine years younger than him, became his backbone. It may have started after the publication of "My Brothers and Sisters" when Liu Hongmin became a well-known writer. People always believe in famous people.
It is also possible that when Liu Hongmin earned a lot of royalties, people were also convinced of rich people.
No matter what, Zou Shifang felt that what Liu Hongmin said made sense, and he might suffer if he didn't listen, so he was shaken from studying abroad.
What did Liu Hongmin say at that time?
correct!
"Why would you stay in school as a philosophy major? Even if you come back from studying abroad, won't you still be dealing with words? You might as well transfer to the Chinese department and learn how to write novels!"
Although the words are a bit rough, the truth is correct. In this era, which profession dealing with words is more respected than writers? If you write well, making money is a matter of convenience. Look at Liu Hongmin, who made more than 20,000 yuan in a year and a half. Everyone is envious of him.
(End of this chapter)
