“Son, I support your decision to divorce!” Wang Shumei said angrily inside the house. “I’ve never seen such a barbaric family.”
Lin Zhigao nodded in agreement. “Exactly! What kind of people are the Chen family? Let that woman surnamed Shi stay locked up for a few days and reflect properly. Now that our family has money, what kind of girl can’t you find?”
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Seeing that his parents were still fuming, Lin Fan smiled and comforted them, “Don’t be angry anymore. It’s actually a good thing we saw their true colors early.”
In his previous life, Lin Fan had been too kind, always yielding, which only made the Chen family more and more unrestrained. Now that he had been given a second chance, he would never allow the same thing to happen again.
Thinking of this, Lin Fan suddenly said, “Dad, Mom, you’re not young anymore. I’ll take you to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow.”
He still clearly remembered how, in his previous life, a tumor had grown in his father’s left kidney. Because it was discovered too late, the entire kidney had to be removed. The doctor had said that if it had been found even six months to a year earlier, the tumor could have been removed before it grew larger, and the kidney could have been saved.
Now that fate had given him another chance, Lin Fan would never let such a thing happen again.
“Why go for a check-up when everything’s fine?” Lin Zhigao waved it off. “My body is perfectly healthy.”
People of their generation had little awareness of regular health examinations. By the time symptoms appeared, the best treatment window was often already gone.
But Lin Fan insisted, “No, this time you have to listen to me. From now on, you’ll go for a check-up every year.”
He had already made up his mind… no matter what, he would take his parents for a medical examination, even if he had to drag them there by force.
This time, Wang Shumei sided with her son. “Old man, just listen to Xiaofan. This is his way of showing his care. Besides, our family is doing well now, we can afford it.”
Unable to argue against both of them, Lin Zhigao could only nod in agreement.
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Early the next morning, Lin Zhigao excitedly told Lin Fan that the lottery center had transferred the prize money.
1.6 million yuan!
The whole family was naturally overjoyed. Once the house transfer was completed the next day, they could immediately go across the street and start buying a new home.
After returning from the hospital check-up, Lin Fan helped his parents pack up their belongings. They were scheduled to complete the property transfer on Monday, so they had to move everything out as soon as possible.
Fortunately, Wang Shumei had already packed most things the day before. Many pieces of furniture didn’t need to be moved either… firstly, they had promised to leave them for the buyers so they could move in directly, and secondly, Lin Fan’s place already had ready-made furniture. This story is hosted at g.com.
Even so, Wang Shumei still packed over a dozen bags. There was no helping it… older people tended to be sentimental. They couldn’t bear to throw this away, nor leave that behind.
The three of them worked the entire afternoon before finally finishing the move.
Just as they were resting on the sofa, Lin Fan received a call from the real estate agent.
It turned out that Lin Fan had already asked the agent to look for suitable properties in the residential complex across the street. The agent had indeed found two units whose owner was eager to sell, both requiring full payment. Most importantly, both properties belonged to the same seller.
Hearing this, Lin Fan felt a surge of excitement.
Full payment? Two properties from the same owner? And eager to sell?
Wasn’t that the perfect opportunity to bargain hard?
It seemed even fate was helping him make money.
He immediately said he would go view the properties the next day and told the agent to make sure to reserve them for him.
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Early the next morning, Lin Fan took his parents to the real estate transaction center. It was the day they had agreed to complete the transfer.
The process went smoothly, and everything was finished in less than two hours.
Lin Zhigao’s phone soon received the payment… 650,000 yuan.
Adding the previous 100,000 yuan deposit, the total came to 750,000 yuan.
With the money secured, Lin Fan finally felt at ease. At the very least, if they liked the properties across the street, they could pay the deposit immediately.
That afternoon, Lin Fan and his family went straight to the neighboring residential complex.
The complex was called Jincheng Garden. Although it was only separated from his parents’ previous community by a single road, the housing prices differed by about 1,000 yuan per square meter.
The main reason was that this was a resettlement housing area. In terms of construction quality and community facilities, it was somewhat inferior. Most of the residents were elderly.
However, none of that mattered to Lin Fan… after all, the area was set for demolition in just one month.
The agent who received them was named Xiao Mei, a pretty woman in her mid-twenties. She wore a neat professional outfit and always carried a faint smile on her face.
According to Xiao Mei’s introduction, the man was a property speculator who owned several houses in the area.
The two apartments in this complex had previously been rented out. Recently, however, he suddenly decided to sell them. It was said that some of his properties elsewhere had become unfinished projects, and he could no longer keep up with his loans, forcing him to sell part of his holdings to save himself.
So he was a property speculator…
After hearing this, Lin Fan felt somewhat relieved.
At first, he had felt a trace of guilt about buying a house that was about to be demolished, but upon learning that the owner was a speculator, that guilt vanished completely.
The high housing prices in the country were largely due to people like these speculators.
Now that he had the chance to profit at their expense, he naturally wouldn’t miss it.
He even wondered what kind of expression the man would have when he found out a month later that the house he had just sold was being demolished.
The viewing process went very smoothly. The seller was indeed eager to sell. The two apartments totaled 210 square meters, and after a series of aggressive negotiations by Lin Fan, the final deal was settled at 1.8 million yuan… about 200,000 yuan below market price.
Lin Zhigao immediately transferred a 200,000 yuan deposit, and both parties agreed to go to the real estate transaction center the next day to complete the transfer. Such a good opportunity couldn’t be allowed to slip away.
Lin Fan quickly calculated their finances. They had about 2.4 million yuan in total cash. After spending 1.8 million yuan, they would still have 600,000 yuan left.
He needed to find a way to invest that remaining 600,000 yuan.
He then asked, “Are there any other properties for sale in this complex? Around 600,000 yuan at market price?”
Xiao Mei checked on her tablet and replied, “There aren’t any suitable ones at that price. The remaining seven or eight listings are all three-bedroom units over 90 square meters.”
Hearing this, Lin Fan couldn’t help but shake his head in disappointment.
The demolition was scheduled for next month. Waiting for another suitable property to appear seemed unlikely.
It was a pity that the 600,000 yuan couldn’t generate more money.
Just as Lin Fan was considering other investment options, Xiao Mei leaned in mysteriously and asked, “Mr. Lin, are you buying these properties for personal use or investment?”
Noticing the hidden meaning in her words, Lin Fan asked curiously, “Why do you ask?”