My courtyard shelter

On April 11, Xu Dong took his suitcase and boarded the high-speed train to Yanjing. Fortunately, his previous job also required frequent business trips, so Yang Lina did not doubt it.

After getting off the high-speed train, Xu Dong went to several real estate agencies in succession, but could not find a suitable house.

This cannot be blamed on the agency. It is really that Xu Dong's requirements for the house are too harsh.

First of all, the house must be a courtyard house, and the location should preferably be within the Third Ring Road. The suburbs are not considered. This alone eliminated 99% of the houses on the market;

Secondly, the courtyard house must have a basement, and the larger the basement, the better.

After searching for a week, he still found nothing. Just when Xu Dong was about to lower his requirements, "Anjujia" finally sent good news.

Xu Dong rushed to the location of the new house without stopping. The location of the courtyard house was pretty good, close to the East Third Ring Road, and the surrounding supporting facilities were complete.

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This time, Manager Wang personally came to "Anjujia", and it seems that the other party is very confident.

"Mr. Wang, I have to trouble you again." Xu Dong stepped forward and said politely, and then handed the other party a cigarette.

Manager Wang took the cigarette, but did not smoke it. Instead, he hung it on his ear and replied: "No trouble, this is our job!"

After a few pleasantries, the three of them came to the door of a traditional courtyard.

"Mr. Xu, this is it. The couple of the owners plan to go abroad to join their children in the near future. The house was just released this morning." Manager Wang pointed to the courtyard wall and introduced.

"Which country are you going to?" Xu Dong suddenly became interested.

In a few months, there will be a great catastrophe. There will be more turmoil abroad than at home. In the next ten years, at least 70% of the countries will be removed from the list.

"California." Manager Wang's tone was full of yearning.

"The living conditions there are still good, but the security may not be very good in the future." Xu Dong said with a double meaning.

Generally speaking, there is the world police blocking the south of Canada, and the area itself is vast and sparsely populated.

Even after the catastrophe, the chance of survival is still quite high, provided that no one will take advantage of the fire to rob.

"Uh..."

Getting back to the point, Xu Dong looked at the courtyard in front of him. The house was very delicately decorated, with an antique steel door, and many brick carvings on the door head and the bottom of the courtyard wall. It was obvious that a lot of thought was spent on it.

"Can I go in and take a look?" Xu Dong asked.

"Of course." Manager Wang said and motioned to his assistant to open the door.

As the door opened, the first thing that caught Xu Dong's eyes was a small rockery that was not very tall, which served as a screen wall. At the bottom of the rockery was a stone bowl with a diameter of about 5 meters.

There were some water plants in the middle of the stone bowl, and two or three beautifully colored goldfish were wandering in the middle of the water plants. The fish bodies were about as long as fingers, and they looked leisurely and comfortable.

Xu Dong couldn't help but exclaimed, "There are mountains and water, and the small scenery is quite complete!"

"Of course." Manager Wang explained with a smile: "The old couple who own the house are both university professors, so their taste must be good."

Xu Dong nodded and continued to observe.

The overall area of ​​the courtyard is not very large, it should not exceed 400 square meters, with blue bricks paved on the ground and houses on all sides.

In addition to the rockery and stone bowls in the yard, there is also a wooden grape trellis covered with vines in the corner, and under the grape trellis is a set of dark stone tables and stone benches.

In addition, there are various potted plants around the yard, all of which are some common flowers, plants and trees, among which a peony flower blooms the most colorfully.

"Mr. Wang, how big is the area here?" Xu Dong asked casually.

Manager Wang took out his notebook, glanced at it and replied:

"The courtyard was built in 2001, with a concrete frame structure, covering an area of ​​370 square meters and a construction area of ​​1,210 square meters.

The north side is the main building, with two floors, eight rooms and two living rooms; the east side is the kitchen and dining room, next to the rockery; the west side is an independent bathroom;

As for the south side, there are the main gate, the gatehouse and the garage, and the garage has an independent entrance and exit."

Xu Dong felt that this area was just enough to accommodate the whole family, and it was not too conspicuous.

Next, Manager Wang took Xu Dong to visit each room carefully.

Overall, the decoration is very good, with complete furniture and appliances, and it is the kind that you can move in with your luggage.

Back in the yard again, Xu Dong suddenly asked: "Mr. Wang, where is the basement? Why can't I see the entrance?"

Manager Wang did not answer immediately, but pointed to the garage, "The garage is the entrance to the basement. It is very cleverly designed, right?"

Xu Dong's face was full of question marks. The three of them came to the back door of the garage together. Manager Wang pressed the electronic lock, and the back door of the garage instantly opened from the middle like an elevator door.

Xu Dong suddenly realized: "It turns out to be a car elevator, and it opens both front and back. The car can actually drive directly through the elevator into the yard."

"There are two floors in the basement. In order to save space and facilitate the entry and exit of vehicles, this design was made." Manager Wang explained.

The three of them quickly arrived at the underground ground floor through the elevator. The assistant turned on the lights and ventilation equipment, and the entire basement suddenly became bright.

"The size of the basement is exactly the same as the area of ​​the courtyard house. Both floors are 370 square meters, with a height of 5 meters, and the space is very spacious." Manager Wang introduced casually.

Xu Dong smiled, obviously very satisfied, and Manager Wang continued to introduce:

"The main function of the underground first floor is to serve as an entertainment venue. Look, there is a gym, a chess and card room, an audio-visual room, and a small basketball court. Playing badminton and tennis is also possible."

"What is this?" Xu Dong suddenly pointed to a row of machines and asked.

"Uh, it should be a backup generator. Judging from the model, it burns diesel."

"Can it still start?"

"It probably needs to be repaired. It looks like it hasn't been used for a long time."

Xu Dong didn't ask any more questions. He walked around roughly and then came to the underground second floor. The entire underground second floor was empty, with only a few load-bearing columns standing there.

Without Manager Wang's introduction, Xu Dong could tell at a glance that this was the real garage, because rows of parking spaces were drawn on the ground.

However, the parking spaces only occupied a small space, and the other areas were completely idle.

...

After the house viewing, Xu Dong followed Manager Wang to the meeting room of "Anjujia" again, and the next step was price negotiation.

"Mr. Wang, I won't be so pretentious. I am very satisfied with the house. As long as the price is right, I can contact the owner to sign the contract tomorrow." Xu Dong didn't want to waste time, so he got straight to the point.

Manager Wang smiled, the commission for this Siheyuan was quite a lot, and it was worth it for him to come in person.

"Mr. Xu, don't worry, the price is absolutely fair..."

"How much is the other party's offer?" Xu Dong asked directly.

"The owner has both certificates and the offer is 1.2 billion, and the taxes and fees are shared equally by both parties. But I estimate that 0.5 billion should be enough."

Xu Dong's mouth twitched slightly, "The price is high. Yanjing just included bungalows in the purchase restriction last month. The price of Siheyuan has fallen sharply recently!"

"Mr. Xu, high-end properties like Siheyuan have always been in short supply, especially those with basements. It's a rare opportunity." Manager Wang persuaded.

Xu Dong was too lazy to bargain and just gave a price: "100 million. If it works, we'll sign the contract tomorrow. If not, I'll look at other houses."

Manager Wang was overjoyed. 100 million was completely above the price the owner wanted, but he still pretended to be embarrassed. "I can help persuade him. Whether it works depends on fate."

Xu Dong stood up and nodded, "Then I'll wait for your good news, Mr. Wang."

...

That night, Xu Dong received a call from Manager Wang, and it was good news.

Although the price was a bit high, in order to avoid more trouble, he signed a purchase contract with the owner as quickly as possible.

Xu Dong prepaid 100,000 yuan as a deposit for this transaction. The two agreed to pay the full amount of the house in one lump sum in June. If the contract is overdue, it will be invalid and the deposit will not be refunded.