For ordinary people, buying a house is a major event in life. To Lin Hao, however, it was no different from buying clothes.
Su Qingwei's father's friend had arrived. He was a round-faced middle-aged man named Yu Dahai.
Yu Dahai asked, "Who wants to buy a house?"
Su Qingwei pointed at Lin Hao and said, "Uncle Yu, Lin Hao wants to buy a house."
Yu Dahai sized up Lin Hao for a while. Unable to see any sign that he was wealthy, he asked, "Lin Hao, how are you planning to handle the down payment? Will you take out a loan, or handle it yourself?"
Lin Hao then said something astonishing: "Uncle Yu, I'm buying a house outright."
"What! You want to buy a house outright?"
Yu Dahai was stunned and could not recover for a long time. He could hardly believe that a young man had said those words.
"Yes."
Lin Hao nodded.
"How much money do you have?"
Yu Dahai asked.
Lin Hao replied, "Enough, anyway. I want a house larger than one hundred square meters but smaller than two hundred."
After considering it, Lin Hao decided against a house that was too large. His mom was the only one usually at home, and if he did not live there, a large house would be inconvenient.
Yu Dahai rubbed his head and said, "All right, I'll take you to have a look. Don't let us find out later that you don't have enough money."
Fang Zhanpeng fell silent. It was his first time witnessing such a scene. He had expected buying a house to happen many years after graduating from university.
But Lin Hao?
He had not even entered university, yet he was already going to buy a house?
Were Rich Older Women that wealthy?
For a moment, Fang Zhanpeng stared at Lin Hao's face, envying his handsome features and his ability to make a living through his Physical attractiveness.
He wanted to be Living off a Woman too, but unfortunately, he looked ordinary and could not compare with Lin Hao.
The Four of Them went to a nearby residential complex. All the complexes were Upscale Residential Complexes, newly built and still quite new.
Yu Dahai introduced it: "This is Jiali Residence. It costs five thousand per square meter!"
They entered the house and inspected the surrounding conditions.
The house they were viewing measured 120 square meters and cost six hundred thousand when Buying a house outright.
Lin Hao discovered that the house had three bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom. The layouts here were all of this style.
Fang Zhanpeng glanced around and said, "The lighting here isn't good enough."
Lin Hao said, "Let's look somewhere else."
Su Qingwei stood with both eyes behind her back and asked, "Why?"
Lin Hao gave his reason: "My mom said that rooms without sunlight are bad. Living in them makes it easy to get sick."
Yu Dahai said solemnly, "This is already one of the cheaper options nearby. If we keep looking, the prices will rise. These are the best-grade houses in Guicheng."
"I know."
Lin Hao did not care in the slightest. He had plenty of money.
Yu Dahai glanced at him, but the young man's face revealed nothing. He did not seem worried about money at all.
Yu Dahai could not help wondering: Was Lin Hao truly this wealthy?
They continued viewing houses and headed toward better residential complexes.
"This is Zihua pavilion. The price is seven thousand per square meter!"
"I'm not satisfied. Next."
"This is Starcourt Residence. The price is eight thousand per square meter. The complex has comprehensive sports facilities, and living here can help you maintain your health."
"This is also the best residential complex in Guicheng, bar none!"
Given the circumstances, Starcourt Residence was the best house Lin Hao could buy.
Lin Hao saw that the buildings here had excellent lighting. Each stood alone, with elevators connecting the floors. No factories or schools stood nearby. Lush trees shaded the quiet, secluded surroundings.
The houses here also had three bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom. The lighting and ventilation were both excellent.
Lin Hao was satisfied at last. "Good, we'll take this one."
Fang Zhanpeng grew anxious for Lin Hao and pulled him aside. "Lin Hao, this place costs eight thousand per square meter, and the house is 128 square meters. Think this through carefully!"
Yu Dahai asked again, "Can we afford this, Lin Hao?"
Lin Hao patted his chest and said confidently, "Don't worry. I have enough money to buy one outright."
Su Qingwei calculated the cost. The house was worth one million, beyond the means of an ordinary person.
Guicheng had fewer than two hundred houses costing one million. Villas were included in that figure.
In other words, houses costing more than one million were rare.
After reaching an agreement, they went to the property sales office.
The sales manager sized up Lin Hao and asked, "Brother Lin Hao, did you bring your household registration booklet?"
Lin Hao said, "I did."
He took out the household registration booklet and arranged for the homeowner to be his mom, Ye Huilian.
The sales manager asked again, "will you transfer the one million?"
Lin Hao replied, "Yes."
Amid everyone's shock, Lin Hao completed the transfer, sending over one million.
For major transactions such as buying a house, banks had a special fast-track channel.
The one million Lin Hao transferred reached the account within minutes.
The property sales manager handled the procedures and wished he could see Lin Hao's balance, but he could not. "Brother Lin Hao, you really are wealthy!"
Lin Hao waited patiently while staff processed the Property Ownership Certificate as an emergency.
Nearby, Su Qingwei, Fang Zhanpeng, and Yu Dahai sat in the reception hall, enjoying the air conditioning.
Fang Zhanpeng exclaimed, "He really bought it—a one million house! Miss Su, would you consider becoming Lin Hao's Girlfriend?"
Su Qingwei sat with her back straight and her long legs pressed together, her posture modest and ladylike. She smiled and said, "I gave up Qinghua University so that I could buy a house like Lin Hao."
"Holy crap, holy crap!"
Fang Zhanpeng remembered and widened both eyes. "If you attend Jinling University, the scholarship definitely won't be small. You could easily get several hundred thousand. So it turns out I'm the mortal!"
Yu Dahai exclaimed, "Are young people nowadays all this crazy?"
More than an hour later, Lin Hao received the house keys and Property Ownership Certificate with satisfaction, then collected his belongings.
Lin Hao had received the Property Ownership Certificate, so the Quest from the System was complete!
As they left the Property Sales Office, Fang Zhanpeng put an arm around Lin Hao's shoulder and asked, "Lin Hao, why did you buy a house?"
Lin Hao did not hide the reason. He told them, "My mom's birthday is coming up, so I bought her a house as a birthday present."
"Good heavens."
"Your mom is so fortunate!"
Fang Zhanpeng jumped up and said, "What an extravagant gift! This year's birthday present is a house. Will there be an even better gift next year?"
Since the conversation had reached this point, Lin Hao said, "Of course. When my mom's birthday comes, can the two of you come to my house?"
"Sure."
"No problem."
As Lin Hao's friends, Su Qingwei and Fang Zhanpeng agreed. They wanted to see Lin Hao's mom's reaction when she received the Property Ownership Certificate. It would be spectacular.
Yu Dahai would receive a commission from the Property Sales Office for recommending a house to Lin Hao, so he had not worked for nothing.
After buying the house, the four of them went to have lunch together.
Ye Huilian called Lin Hao. "You little rascal, aren't you coming home for dinner?"
Lin Hao laughed and said, "mom, I already ate outside. You eat by yourself."
"Hmph."
"You're not coming back for dinner, yet you got my hopes up. Honestly."
Ye Huilian could not help complaining.
After Lin Hao hung up, he saw that Su Qingwei and Fang Zhanpeng were both laughing.
Lin Hao had secretly bought a house for Ye Huilian, which made the situation amusing.
Fang Zhanpeng rubbed his hands and said, "When I have money, I'll do the same. But my parents are both rough people. Aside from hitting me, all they know how to do is hit me."
"Hahahaha!"
Yu Dahai laughed and said, "Young man, take it easy."
Fang Zhanpeng brought the conversation back on topic. "Lin Hao, why don't you buy a house for yourself?"
Su Qingwei supported her slender waist with one hand and smiled. "Lin Hao, can you buy a house for yourself?"
In response, Lin Hao put down his bowl and chopsticks. "If I told you I already had a house, would you believe me?"
"No."
"Don't even think about fooling us."
"Do you think we have never seen the world? Where would you get that much money?"
All three wore expressions of complete disbelief.
Lin Hao told them, "My house isn't here. It's in Jinling, which is why I have to attend university in jinling."
"Jinling? Impossible! Housing prices in Jinling can reach fifty thousand, with an average of ten thousand. Guicheng cannot compare. One is an Eighteenth-Tier City, while the other is a Near First-Tier City."
Seeing that he could not convince them, Lin Hao stopped explaining. Time would prove everything anyway.
Su Qingwei's long eyelashes fluttered, and suspicion flashed in her eyes. Could this guy be telling the truth?
At the same time.
Xu Yanyu returned home and had lunch with her family.
Xu Yanyu's father said, "Yanyu, don't be unhappy. Dad plans to save money and buy you a house when you graduate from university."
Xu Yanyu looked pleasantly surprised. "Dad, is that true?"
"Yes."
"Dad, thank you."
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