Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 31 - 30 College Entrance Exam Migration, College Will Start Soon
Seeing his excited younger sister, Li Yuan actually felt a bit excited himself.
Buying a house in Modu had been an obsession of his in his previous life. After graduating from college, since he was a decent catch, he had vengefully jumped into several relationships. For various reasons, however, none of them had worked out. The biggest reason was his inability to buy a house in Modu.
Those with permanent property have lasting confidence. In a cosmopolitan city like Modu, it was very difficult for an average person to bear the daily rise in housing prices. After suffering a series of setbacks, he finally made the decision to return to his hometown.
"Mom, Dad, Zixia, tomorrow let’s explore the area. We’ll visit the Modu Zoo and Water World, and go see the sea..."
Li Zixia was especially excited. "Yes, yes! I’ve never seen the sea before."
「Three days later」
The family of four, after three days of eating, drinking, and having fun in Modu, returned to the real estate center. They finally obtained that little red book they’d been dreaming of, putting the matter of buying the house to rest.
Li Heng and Xia Qin regarded the property deed as a treasure, scrutinizing it again and again. They were overjoyed and felt deeply proud of Li Yuan. To be able to buy a house in Modu made their family the first among the one or two hundred households in Li Family Village. If not bringing honor to their ancestors, it was at least a huge boost to their social standing.
"Yuan, now that the house is bought, do you and Zixia need to move your household registrations over?"
Li Yuan nodded. He didn’t actually harbor much nostalgia for his hometown. Having spent several decades there between his past and present lives, leaving his household registration there was pointless. As for Li Zixia, it was even more so. Only by transferring her household registration could she achieve the goal of being an "exam migrant."
Li Yuan smiled. "Mom, Dad, it’s not just Zixia and me. Your household registrations can be moved here too."
When Li Heng heard this, he was quite displeased, huffing a few times. "Why should we move our registrations here? If we do, what will happen to the more than six acres of land back home?"
"Having a house is all that’s needed to transfer our registration. At most, we might have to spend a little money on a scalper. Just leave it to me," Li Yuan said confidently. "As for the six acres back home, we can let my eldest uncle and his family farm it for now. It’s not like that land is going to be redeveloped in the next few decades. Dad, don’t worry."
He was inwardly speechless. What was there to say? Those few acres are hardly worth anything and can’t be sold. At best, they bring in a net profit of about a thousand yuan per acre a year. As for the homestead and the ancestral grave, I worked within the system in my past life. How could I not know how these things work? It’s normal for farmers to be deeply attached to their ancestral land.
"Mom, Dad, Zixia and I will be staying in Modu to build our futures. Once the registration is transferred, the land back home is still ours. You two don’t have to go to the northeast anymore, either. Just wait until I buy more houses, and you can become a landlord and landlady, just collecting rent every month."
Xia Qin glared at Li Yuan and scoffed, "A landlady? Pfft! That sounds awful. Your dad and I are only forty. We can’t just do nothing and retire in Modu. There will be plenty of expenses in the future, and we can’t rely on you for everything. Writing books isn’t easy."
Li Heng chimed in, "Your mom’s right. Spending money is easy, but earning it is hard. Even though we have some money now, we still need to be frugal. Once you graduate from college and get a stable job as a civil servant in Modu, we’ll be able to rest easy."
Li Yuan was even more speechless. I’ve been reborn. Only a fool would take the civil service exam.
"Mom, Dad, just listen to me. From now on, you can just enjoy a comfortable life. If you really get restless, I’ll open a shop for you, like a supermarket, a bubble tea shop, a KFC, or something..." Li Yuan finished, then shot a meaningful look at Li Zixia. As the treasured daughter, she was the best at coaxing their parents.
Li Zixia made an "OK" gesture. "Don’t worry, brother, leave it to me!"
「In a teahouse」
Li Yuan had arranged another meeting with Manager Wang.
"Mr. Li, it’s good to see you. I’ve been eagerly awaiting your call," Manager Wang said very politely. He was ecstatic, knowing his opportunity had arrived.
Li Yuan didn’t beat around the bush. "Show me your other high-quality property listings."
Manager Wang was well-prepared, taking a stack of colorful brochures from his briefcase. "Mr. Li, these are all properties located around Daxia University. Most of them are in the school district, with areas over 100 square meters and excellent floors and locations. There’s also one in a villa district. It has two basement levels and three floors above ground, a private garden and garage, and an above-ground construction area of 800 square meters..."
Manager Wang already saw Li Yuan as a nouveau riche client and was recommending only the highest-quality units.
Li Yuan flipped through the brochures. They seemed acceptable, and he especially liked the villa. However, it was very expensive, with a price of around 30,000 yuan per square meter, putting the total cost at over 30 million.
It’s a shame I can’t afford it now. In the future, even two hundred million wouldn’t be enough to buy it.
In Modu, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold, detached villas like this would only become more expensive, especially ones near the river and a university. They had huge potential for appreciation.
"Can this villa be mortgaged?" Li Yuan asked.
Manager Wang shook his head. "Mr. Li, the seller of this villa only accepts payment in full. You could pay the full amount, complete the ownership transfer, and then take out a loan from the bank to repay yourself..."
Li Yuan frowned. That sounds like too much trouble. I don’t have that much cash, and even if I used the Jinxiu Villas property as collateral, it wouldn’t be nearly enough. Besides, if I sink all my money into buying property, I won’t have any capital left to start a business.
In the end, Li Yuan spent over 11 million yuan and paid in full for six properties around Daxia University.
Three were unfinished shells, and three were fully furnished. The unfinished ones were all three-bedroom apartments, priced at just over 10,000 yuan per square meter. He planned to sell them in a few years once property values went up.
The three furnished properties were large, four-bedroom apartments, similar to his place in Jinxiu Villas, each around 160 square meters. One of them was also in Jinxiu Villas—another east-facing unit, just in a different building. It could be rented out.
These six properties are my real estate assets, all under my name. Even if my future business ventures fail, I’ll still be able to live a comfortable life. That’s precisely why I didn’t take out loans to buy them. You always have to leave yourself a way out, right?
Another week passed. Li Yuan received the six property deeds, which he stored in a safe at his home in Jinxiu Villas. Meanwhile, his parents had already returned to their hometown to handle the household registration transfer.
「In the blink of an eye」
It was early September. After spending some money and pulling a few strings, Li Zixia was officially enrolled as a freshman at Xia High School, acquiring her student registration in Modu.
As the start of the semester drew closer, Li Yuan eagerly anticipated his new college days. This would be a completely different experience. Although he had attended university in his past life, he had missed out on many beautiful sights because of Bai Weixi.
Beautiful and mature senior girls, gentle and cute junior girls, and the sexy and charming counselors...
That night, Li Yuan was chatting online with "Love Eating Cilantro," the manager of his reader group. This manager was very dedicated, organizing activities daily across five different reader groups and helping Li Yuan connect with other authors. She often initiated chats with him, and her lively personality made him feel like they were in an online romance.
Love Eating Cilantro typed, "Xia Hua, we’re starting school soon! [excited.jpg]"
Li Yuan replied, "I’m starting school soon too. I’m kind of looking forward to it."
Love Eating Cilantro’s next message popped up. "Xia Hua, can you tell me which city you’re in? [shy.jpg]"
"Why do you ask?" Li Yuan typed back.
"Xia Hua, brother, pleeease just tell me? Pretty please? I can grant you one small request in return, you know."
Li Yuan flatly refused, "Forget it. I don’t feel like saying."
"Xia Hua, I can tip you a Silver League!"
Li Yuan remained unmoved. Does she think a single Silver League can buy me? Am I that kind of person?
"I’m attending university in Modu!"
"Wow, Xia Hua, you’re really in Modu! That’s great, I’m in Modu too! Excited?"
Li Yuan really wanted to ask, Where’s my Silver League?
Before he could type, another message arrived. "Xia Hua, the Silver League has been tipped already."
Li Yuan checked his author dashboard. Sure enough, a Silver League tip had appeared.
"Thank you, little rich girl!"
"Xia Hua, if you tell me which university you’re at, I can tip you a Gold Meng!"
