Chapter 1177 Accompanying Gu Dongxing to Buy a House (3)

Mengyu was used to being in charge at home, and upon hearing the old woman’s words, she remembered that she was accompanying Gu Dongxing to buy a house, not buying it herself. She hurriedly looked at Gu Dongxing to rectify the situation: "What do you think of this courtyard?"

Gu Dongxing actually enjoyed her taking charge for him: "You decide." Seeing Mengyu still looking at him, he added: "I think it’s okay." Realizing this courtyard was close to Yang’an Alley, he said, "Alright, let’s buy it."

The old woman finally smiled: "Since you’ve decided to buy, the sooner, the better, of course."

Mengyu pulled out the contract and said: "How do you find this contract? If there are no objections, fill it out, sign your name, and make a fingerprint. After signing, I can pay five thousand yuan as a deposit first, and once the procedures are completed, I’ll pay the balance."

This was a standard contract she had prepared in advance, with address, area, and price to be filled in.

Gu Dongxing was surprised that she even brought a contract.

The old woman looked startled: "You’re not planning on investigating this house’s situation?"

Upon hearing this, Mengyu and the others realized there might be some trouble involved.

Mengyu and others exchanged looks, and Mengyu frowned, asking: "This house is yours, right?"

The old woman confirmed confidently: "Of course, it’s mine. If it wasn’t, could I bring it up for sale?"

"Is the house solely owned by you, giving you the right to sell it?" Mengyu asked again.

"Certainly," the old woman answered firmly.

"If that’s the case, what’s there to worry about?" Mengyu asked.

Mengyu truly wasn’t concerned; last year when purchasing at Yang’an Alley, even Ma Dapang and her ruffian brother seemed formidable, but they were no match for her and were driven away.

The old woman saw Mengyu wasn’t worried despite her reminder, and given her own genuine need to sell the house and join her daughter, she thought Mengyu could indeed handle her ungrateful son.

But Gu Dongxing didn’t want any lingering trouble: "What issues does this house have? Speak out."

Seeing Gu Dongxing’s scrutinizing gaze, the old woman sighed.

"Alright, I do think it’s better to clarify with you.

This courtyard was my dowry when I married into the Luo Family. When I entered the Luo Family, my husband was twelve years older than me; both of us were on our second marriage, and I had no children, but my husband already had a son named Luo Guo. After marrying into the Luo Family, I gave birth to a daughter named Luo Jia.

During the Cultural Revolution, we were labeled as undesirable elements and sent down; Luo Guo’s family distanced themselves from us, but Luo Jia refused to separate and followed us to the countryside.

In order to decisively cut ties with us, Luo Guo donated this courtyard and secured a unit apartment for his family through his workplace. After the house was surrendered, several worker families were assigned to live in it.

Luo Jia followed us to the countryside and ended up marrying a rural youth.

The year before last, my husband and I were rehabilitated, and I went to the property office with the title deed to claim that this courtyard was originally my dowry house, and it was not my intention when Luo Guo donated it. The office, after verification, returned the courtyard to me.

I wanted to bring my daughter over, but she was unwilling to leave her husband and children, so I had to give up.

Upon hearing of our rehabilitation and the return of the courtyard, Luo Guo came to apologize, saying: ’Dad, Auntie, this courtyard is so big, we can’t even occupy all these rooms, but we can stay close to take care of you. Besides, we were originally living here, and now coming back is just like your rehabilitation, it’s merely restoring previous rights.’