Chapter 1184 Buying a House for Parents

It was early April, and there was still a whole month left before the end of this quota cycle.

Shi Lei calculated the amount of consumption himself.

Thirty percent of non-income-generating investments had been completely consumed, and twenty percent of city dungeon consumption was no problem. Shi Lei had not yet carried out ten percent of collection-related consumption.

However, this was also a very simple matter. With Shi Lei's current wealth and status, it would not be too difficult to find a collection of about 10 million.

As for the remaining 40 million, Shi Lei's daily expenses in these two months were still relatively large.

During this period, he went to Myanmar once, Yulong once, Chuncheng twice, Rio de Janeiro once, and later accompanied Song Miaomiao to London. The expenses spent on the journey alone exceeded 10 million.

There were still 30 million left, which had to be used up within a month, and the challenge was actually quite big.

From before the Chinese New Year to now, Shi Lei had experienced more than two months of chaos, three of which even tested his life and death. Shi Lei should calm down and arrange his consumption for the next month.

In fact, it was only 30 million, and Shi Lei could buy a yacht, but considering that he would have to face new city dungeon tasks when he reached level 5 in the future. Shi Lei decided to put the yacht and private jet matters off until after level 5.

Since Song Miaomiao also went to London, Shi Lei was the only one left in Wu Dongjiudachu's huge villa.

Although he had three girlfriends, he was now a lonely man. Recently, apart from the ferryman who was still missing, there was nothing else for Shi Lei to worry about, which made Shi Lei feel a little lonely and cold.

He silently bought a gift for Sun Yiyi, Wei Xingyue and Song Miaomiao. Of course, he couldn't hand it over to them personally, but even if he bought a limited edition luxury bag, it would only be a drop in the bucket for the amount he was facing now, and it wouldn't consume much at all.

When he was bored, Shi Lei went to Xicheng to visit his parents. After Shi Zhongping retired early and came to the company to help, he quickly got started. Now, he has a bit of an entrepreneurial style.

Seeing that his parents were still living in a rented apartment, Shi Lei had an idea to buy a house for his parents.

After asking, he found that the housing prices in Xicheng were not proportional to the average income of the city. Compared with the surrounding cities, the housing prices in Xicheng were so low that it was difficult to understand.

Wu Dong's average income was actually similar to that of Xicheng, and even slightly lower than that of Xicheng compared to the income in the city area. However, Wu Dong's housing prices in the city center were doubled.

In Kuncheng, not far from Xicheng, the housing prices in the city center were even higher than Wu Dong's.

After careful selection, Shi Lei finally found an old house for sale in the city center. This old house has a history of nearly a hundred years and exists as a protected building near the most prosperous pedestrian street in the city center.

It is very close to Shi Zhongping and Gao Yan's company, and it only takes about ten minutes to walk to the company.

After asking for the price, Shi Lei was very satisfied. The price of this old house reached 23 million.

It stands to reason that such an old house with a Ming and Qing style, covering an area of ​​more than one mu and with two entrances and two exits, would not be so cheap even in Xicheng.

The intermediary told Shi Lei that the reason why this house was so cheap was that it was a protected ancient building required by the government. Although it was a private house, the owner was not allowed to demolish and renovate it privately, and the government would make appropriate allocations every year to ensure the maintenance of this house. Therefore, there are special restrictions on the owner who took over in many aspects.

Shi Lei took his parents to this house for a walk. Shi Zhongping and Gao Yan both fell deeply in love with this quiet and lively house in the bustling city. Shi Lei also told them about the various restrictions of this house. Although Shi Zhongping and Gao Yan felt a little troublesome, they still couldn't resist the attraction of this house to them.

So, Shi Lei met with the owner and asked about the more specific situation of this house.

Finally, I learned that this house was registered with the cultural department of Xicheng. Every year, the Cultural Bureau will allocate 400,000 yuan to this house for renovation. However, the actual expenditure is almost 800,000 yuan per year.

"Mr. Shi, I dare not hide these from you. According to the current situation, if you take over this house, you will need to spend an additional 400,000 yuan on renovation every year. Otherwise, to be honest, with more than an acre of land in the city center, it is impossible to spend more than 20 million yuan. Moreover, the cultural department also has extremely strict requirements for interior decoration. If I hadn't negotiated with them again and again, according to the cultural department, they would not even allow me to install air conditioners."

Shi Lei was stunned, and then cast his eyes on the roof and walls.

The house owner also noticed Shi Lei's doubts and explained: "But it's pretty good now, everything has been resolved. To be honest, in order to install the air conditioner without damaging the original structure of the house, I specially hired someone from the Imperial Capital We hired experts from ancient architecture to design the building, and ultimately spent more than 2 million to ensure the installation of air conditioners without causing any damage to the building itself. You can look around and see that all the air conditioning ducts are laid in Xinjia. During the renovation, the connecting pipes between the outdoor unit and the indoor unit did not damage the original brick and wood structure. "

Shi Lei then nodded and said, "I'm just saying it's strange. I clearly saw the air conditioner... Haha, old sir, you really took the trouble."

The landlord sighed and added: "To be honest, I can still afford the annual expenses of 400,000 yuan. If I were not old and my children were living abroad, and they wanted to take me over, I would still be able to afford it." I feel a bit reluctant to part with this house. After all, our family has lived in this house for four generations. I can tell the location of every brick and tile, even every flower and plant, with my eyes closed. The key is that this house cannot be rented out or left empty. After all, it needs to be maintained to a certain extent every year. After long discussions with Director Zhang of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, they are unable to buy my house, so I can only sell it. This is the last resort.”

Shi Lei smiled and said, "Is it our duty to protect such ancient buildings?"

"If Mr. Shi thinks so, that's the best thing. For specific situations, if you decide to buy, Director Zhang of the Cultural Affairs Bureau will definitely communicate with you in advance. If it weren't for such trouble, to be honest, this The house has been sold for a long time."

"Old sir, you have already mentioned this, so I won't say more. I am very willing to take over this house, and I can accept the basic problems. Who told my parents to like this house? What? I also hope that when they get older, they can live in such a winding and secluded environment. Then please contact the cultural department and see when to make an appointment, and we can learn more about the situation. learn."

The homeowner was a little excited. Before Shi Lei, no less than ten people had come to see the house. But when they heard that this house was in such trouble, they all basically backed down.

Shi Lei was the only one who really showed intention to buy.

"Mr. Shi, are you really sure?" The homeowner stood up.

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