Chapter 306: The Hat is Too Big, the Head is Too Small (First Update)

Lanting Xuan decided not to continue this topic with Wei Dongyan.
She went to see houses with him and the real estate agent.
Over the next week, they traveled to several places, but were not very satisfied.
Although the villa has a relatively large area, it is actually just a duplex with multiple floors, and the privacy is not as good as she imagined.
Although there is a balcony and a yard, the front and back of the house are all occupied by other residents. It would be better to live in a top-floor duplex in a high-rise building, at least you don't have to greet neighbors on all sides every day.
This style of house, neither too high nor too low, neither too big nor too small, is not to Lan Tingxuan's taste.
Wei Dongyan doesn't like it either.
After looking at stacked villas for a week, the two decided to buy a big flat in the third ring, with a similar price and closer to Lan Hongxing and Liu Xian.
On Friday, Lan Tingxuan and Wei Dongyan both planned to make an appointment with a real estate agent to visit a large duplex located on the Third Ring Road. The agent called them and said excitedly, "Mr. Wei, Miss Lan, I have a very good property in my hand! It's a genuine villa! Detached villa! Located at the foot of Xiangye Mountain! 4A scenic area! Convenient transportation and the best school district!"
Lan Tingxuan: "..."
How could she afford such a nice house in such a great location?
The houses beneath Xiangye Mountain are all detached villas, with a starting price of at least six figures.
No, she can afford it, but she will have to sell all her invested assets to barely make it.
She declined politely and said, "This is such a nice house, but I'm afraid I don't have the financial means for it. You should find someone else."
The real estate agent quickly said, "Didn't you want to buy a townhouse? The price is similar to a townhouse! How could you not afford it?!"
"... Is it similar to a villa?" Lan Tingxuan thought he had misheard.
Outside the Fifth Ring Road, a villa could cost at most a little over ten million yuan, and Lan Tingxuan could easily afford to buy two with full payment.
But at the foothills of Fragrant Leaf Mountain, a standalone villa would require a minimum goal: one hundred million yuan.
How is it possible to have such a big difference?
"Exactly! The homeowner told me the bottom price, and when I looked at it, it was similar to your budget, just a few million more and it will be enough!" The real estate agent urged enthusiastically.
"So cheap? Is that house a haunted house?" Lan Tingxuan thought for a while and could only come up with this reason.
"A detached villa in such a prime location, selling for the price of a stacked villa outside the Fifth Ring Road, must have some issues with the house itself."
The real estate agent almost burst out laughing and said, "Why would I recommend a murder house to you? Am I still in business? If there is a downside, the only thing certain about this property is that it is unfinished with no renovations. But for you guys, that's not a problem! Enough talk, aren't you coming to view the house today? Just come along, even if you don't buy it, consider it a trip to Xiangye Mountain."
Lan Tingxuan tugged on the corner of her lips, thinking to herself, "Who would go to Fragrant Leaf Mountain in this freezing weather?"
It's not like it's autumn and you can go see the red leaves.
She glanced at Wei Dongyan, seeking his opinion with her eyes.
Wei Dongyan heard it on the side.
He nodded towards her.
Since Wei Dongyan also wanted to go and see, Lan Tingxuan agreed and said, "We are about to go out, why don't we go now?"
"No problem! I'll wait right here!" the real estate agent said, gesturing to the elderly man beside him, indicating that everything was taken care of.
This elderly man was none other than Ruǎn Wēilián.
He was wearing a long down coat from Canada Goose, with fur gloves on his hands and leaning on a cane, wandering inside that unfinished single-family villa.
He sighed and said, "I bought this house twenty years ago, never thought it would appreciate to its current price."
He bought it back then and left it as it is without ever renovating it because he never planned to live here.
A man who seemed to be an assistant to Ruan William said with a pained expression, "A house worth billions, and it's being sold for less than twenty million...Mr. Ruan, I thought you never did any loss-making business."
He spoke English, but that real estate agent understood everything and thought to himself, "This person's skills are not good...."
That's not how you calculate the account.
Since this old man sold several billion worth of properties for less than twenty million, it means he must be getting something in exchange that is worth several billion.
Ruan Weilian didn't explain either, smiling and saying, "Don't be so stingy, houses worth billions have been given away for free before. I bought this one for just over one million yuan at the time, and being able to sell it for twenty million yuan is already a huge profit."
His assistant felt toothache and stopped talking.
After a while, the real estate agent received a phone call and said, "The person who wants to see the house is here, do you want to avoid them first?"
Ruan William nodded and led his people out through the back door.
Behind this standalone villa is also a small courtyard, with a courtyard wall built to surround the backyard, emphasizing privacy.
When Lan Tingxuan and Wei Dongyan arrived, Ruan William and his subordinates had already left, leaving only the real estate agent waiting here.
He enthusiastically led them upstairs and downstairs, showing them around every corner, constantly saying, "Although this house was built twenty years ago, it has never been renovated. It has always been in its original state, which means that this house is not much different from a new one! You can decorate it yourself and make it to your liking!"
"How about this? Is buying this kind of house for less than twenty million yuan better than a townhouse?"
Lanting Xuan and Weidong Yan looked up and down, front and back, and said it's impossible not to be tempted.
Firstly, the geographical location of this house is unique.
It faces north and south, and not far in front of the house, there is a clear lake, like a mirror, embedded in the midst of dense forests.
The mountains behind the house are hidden, and the view is unobstructed.
Lanting Xuan even suspected that when he got up in the morning and looked out of the window, he could see the clouds steaming, just like in a fairyland.
The house has a very spacious land area, with the main building covering 500 square meters, plus front and back yards, making the entire land over an acre.
What's more important is that this house is not the common northern courtyard style seen in Xiangye Mountain villa, but a modified southern garden architecture.
If it is renovated well, it can become a protected cultural relic.
Such a good house, as long as it's under 20 million?
Even if Lan Tingxuan likes this house, he doesn't dare to take over.
The hat is too big and her head is too small to wear it.
If forcefully worn, it will block the way ahead and cause a car accident.
If the car is destroyed, people will die.
Lanting Xuan can still distinguish between the important and the trivial.
After looking around, she said to the real estate agent, "Thank you for your kind offer, but I don't want to buy this house."
The real estate agent's eyes nearly popped out of his head as he exclaimed, "No! Want! To! Buy?! Say that again?! This house is so great, I would even borrow money to buy it!"
Even if you don't live in it, you can sell it for ten times the profit.
Is it dumb or not?!
Lanting Xuan's face remained calm as he calmly said, "Yeah, with such a great price, you can definitely buy it yourself and then resell it for an immediate ten times profit."
The agent didn't expect Lan Tingxuan to hit the nail on the head and couldn't help blushing, stuttering, "Miss Lan, you must be joking. How is that possible?"
In fact, he was thinking that if it wasn't for the homeowner specifically wanting to sell to this girl, he would have taken out a loan himself to buy this house!
哪里轮到这姑娘在这里推三阻四呢？
兰亭暄不再多说，对卫东言点了点头，说：“那我们回去吧，还是去三环看大平层。”
As soon as the agent heard, he perked up and said, "Can the two of you take a step aside to talk?"
Lan Tingxuan and Wei Dongyan exchanged a glance and followed the agent to his car.
He was driving a Japanese-made Camry, and the space inside was quite cramped.
Wei Dongyan and Lan Tingxuan were both squeezed in the back seat.
The agent sat in the front passenger seat and turned back, speaking in a low voice, "I can tell that both of you are extraordinary individuals, and I admire your noble character. I would like to discuss a business deal with both of you."
"What kind of business? I said we're not buying this house," Lan Tingxuan asked curiously, "Do you think we are business people?"
The agent quickly replied, "You misunderstand. It's like this. Let me confirm first, are you truly deciding not to buy this house?"
Lanting Xuan nodded: "Of course, as an agent, don't you know the inside story?"
"It's precisely because I'm an agent that I want to negotiate this deal with you!" The agent became excited, "To tell you the truth, the reason this house is being sold so cheaply is because the owner insisted on selling it to you!"
Lanting Xuan couldn't help but be amazed even though he tried to remain calm, "You want to sell it to me? Who is it? Could it be someone I know?"
"I don't know about that, all I know is that the person is a wealthy big boss who returned from overseas. He's especially impressive and, indeed, very rich. He bought this house twenty years ago but has never lived in it, not even bothered with any renovations. However, even though no one lives here, it is regularly maintained; otherwise, after twenty years of wind and rain, this house wouldn't even be suitable for habitation."
The real estate agent continued, saying, "I'm thinking, if you don't buy it, I'll pay for it, and you can handle it for me. Help me secure this property, and I'll give you a 10% commission. How about that?!—You just need to sign a document, and you'll make a profit of two million!"
Lantiexuan only believed it when she saw that someone had pointed out to sell the house at a low price to her.
Who on earth is this person?
Lantiexuan pondered and began to draw out the words of the real estate agent: "You say the homeowner specifically wanted to sell it to me? I don't believe it. What kind of homeowner is this? How old are they? Someone who could afford such a house twenty years ago must not be an ordinary person."
The real estate agent said, "I can't tell you who he is, but I can definitely say that he is an investor. It is rumored that he is a big boss of a private equity fund overseas and has been in the investment industry for over twenty years. Can someone like that not have a lot of money?"
Are you an investor? Or a private equity tycoon?
Lan Tingxuan and Wei Dongyan almost simultaneously thought of a person: William Ruan.
Lan Tingxuan immediately pretended to be curious and excitedly said, "Is that person elderly, with even his eyebrows turning white?"
"Yeah, you know each other?" The real estate agent started to feel a bit uncomfortable. If these people knew each other and he went ahead with this, it might even result in his license being revoked.
Lanting Xuan's eyes shifted and she asked, "Do you know him? I'm just curious. Is he from the seaside city?"
At this point, the real estate agent was surprised and said, "You actually know him?!"
Confirmed.
It must be William Nguyen.
Why did he sell the property to her at such a low price?
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Good morning, everyone.
Second update at 7 p.m. in the evening.