Adding the renovation costs, the price of this self-owned house should be around two hundred and twenty to two hundred and thirty thousand. With a size of one hundred and thirty-eight square meters, the total price would be around three million.
The down payment should be at least six hundred thousand.
Adding various taxes and fees, Chen Wei needs to prepare at least seven hundred thousand.
He earned a little over a hundred and five thousand US dollars this month, with a net commission of a little over four hundred and seventy thousand Chinese yuan. With four trading days left this month, if nothing unexpected happens, he should have no problem getting seventy thousand next month.
Chen Wei quickly calculated in his mind, then said to Xiao Ru, "I'm a little short on cash right now. I'll have to wait until next week or the week after to gather enough for the down payment. How about this..."
"Oh, that's not a problem because this house is for self-use, unlike newly opened houses with payment deadlines. You can come to complete the formalities whenever you're ready, just give me a call before you come."
Xiao Ru quickly assured.
"That's great then."
Chen Wei felt relieved.
If he could have an extra month, he might not even need a loan.
Of course, delaying for too long wouldn't be reasonable. Once he receives his salary next month, he'll probably just get a loan to buy it.
Chen Wei had decided to buy this one. He took about ten photos inside and outside the house with his phone, sent them to Xu Lili, and briefly explained the situation.
Then he told her that he would buy this one first and then, after saving some money, he would buy another one in the east side of the city.
In no time, Xu Lili replied:
"Buying this one is fine, but it must be under my name."
Without much thought, Chen Wei replied:
"Okay, when the time comes, I'll put your name on it too."
Xu Lili replied again:
"What I mean is, only write my name!"
Chen Wei frowned upon seeing this message.
Only write Xu Lili's name!
This request was a bit excessive!
What if she broke up with him? Then he'd lose everything!
Chen Wei thought for a moment and replied:
"It's okay to only write your name, but we have to get married first."
Once they got married, the house would belong to both of them as marital property, so it wouldn't matter whose name it was in.
This time, Xu Lili didn't reply but called directly.
Chen Wei looked at Xiao Ru standing by the door and walked into the courtyard to answer the phone.
"Chen Wei, I'll ask you one question, are you going to write it or not?"
In the phone, Xu Lili's voice sounded cold.
"Lili, don't be unreasonable!"
Chen Wei suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice.
"Am I being unreasonable? You say I'm being unreasonable? I asked you to buy in the east, but you went to the central district! Fine, if you prefer the central district, I can accept it. But when I asked you to buy in City Garden, what did you do? You ended up going to Water Clear and Wood Flour! Why didn't you just buy in the north of the city? Do you know how far Water Clear and Wood Flour is from where I work? How long I have to spend on the bus every day? Have you ever considered my feelings?"
Xu Lili questioned over the phone.
"I told you, we can buy a car, and besides, we won't be living here for long. I'll be able to buy a house in the east soon."
Chen Wei patiently explained.
"Huh, Chen Wei, do you think I'm a three-year-old kid? You can't even afford a house in City Garden, and you're talking about buying a house in the east? When? In a million years? I've wasted so many years on you, do you want me to waste a few more? Let me tell you, Chen Wei, if you still have a little conscience, then write my name, it's my compensation for so many years of suffering with you. Otherwise, you can write whoever you want."
After saying this, Xu Lili hung up the phone directly.
Chen Wei stood still for a long time before calming down his anger.
When did Xu Lili become like this?
Was it still worth continuing this relationship?
The usually decisive Chen Wei was now hesitating when faced with this question.
He stood there, lost in thought, looking into the distance.
In the room, Xiao Ru was sneakily peering from behind the balcony door, looking strange.
Xu Lili's voice on the phone just now was very loud, and even from several meters away, Xiao Ru could hear clearly.
The woman on the phone should be Chen Wei's girlfriend. She kept saying how she had suffered with Chen Wei, and how he couldn't afford houses in the east or City Garden, so he could only come here to buy.
Xiao Ru really wanted to argue with the woman: What's wrong with our houses here? Even the better ones are two or three million!
If Chen Wei can afford to buy a house here, he can definitely afford a house in City Garden!
Moreover, from Chen Wei's attire, taking public transportation back and forth, and needing to gather the down payment, it's evident that Chen Wei's financial situation is just average.
But judging from the way the CEO treats him, his relationship with Chen Wei is definitely not ordinary.
If they were just regular friends, would the CEO get so angry for him? Would he sell a self-owned house to him?
But if they weren't just regular friends, then what kind of friends were they?
The more Xiao Ru thought about it, the more puzzled she became.