Chapter 1703 Buying a House

After all, Joan was still young and couldn't fully understand the complex feelings of the countess, but when it came to "real estate", he suddenly remembered something.

After the fall of Linyuan Castle this summer, Hailaer was forced to return to Freeport to escape the flames of war under the urging of a letter from her adoptive father. Not long after, Audrey and Holden were also recalled to Bethlehem by the Canaan royal family. The only tenant in Mrs. Anderson's house.

Not long ago, Mrs. Anderson specifically asked Joan if she would continue to rent her house next year.

When Qiao An said that he would renew the lease, the old woman seemed a little embarrassed.

Joan has lived in this house for two years, got used to the environment here, and doesn't want to change easily, besides, she has received a lot of care from the landlady in the past two years. The group of cats and dogs she raised had formed a deep relationship, so she asked her if there was something on her mind.

Mrs. Anderson did have one trouble. Her son Bob is pursuing the daughter of a congressman. The girl fell in love with the young and handsome Bob at first sight, but her congressman's father is very indifferent to his daughter's ideal man. A small cavalry sergeant with no future in sight.

A young man like Bob aspires to enter the upper class but has no capital worth mentioning. Marriage is his only hope to change his destiny.

Whether it is for love or to seize the opportunity of class leap, he has to try to change his shabby image in the eyes of his lover's parents.

To this end, Bob, like other young men in a similar situation in this era, wanted to spend money on an officer's title, as a decoration.

Bob didn't have a single copper savings in his hand, so he could only run to his mother for help.

Mrs. Anderson saved an annuity for retirement, but even if she took out the money, it was not enough to satisfy her son's appetite. She had no choice but to consider selling her own mansion to collect enough 5,000 duga to buy her son a captain's rank.

Joan remembered that when George Vasa mentioned that he also bought a captain's title when he first joined the army, it cost 4,000 gold duga at that time.

However, that was already ten years ago. Considering the difference in prices between the North and the South and the inflation in the past ten years, Joan felt that it was quite a bargain to spend 5,000 Gold Duga to buy a captain's rank.

Mrs. Anderson's old house, in this year when the war has not yet completely subsided, it is a bit difficult to sell it for 5,000 gold duga.

But as Mrs. Josephine said, with the conclusion of the peace treaty, Midgard City regained its prosperity, and real estate prices will inevitably rise. Although Mrs. Anderson's house looks old, it occupies a good location on the university campus. It is spacious and comfortable to live in. If it is listed for sale next year, you will not be able to buy it for 5,000 Gold Duga.

Thinking about it this way, Joan felt that buying this house with his own money was a good choice, whether it was for the purpose of making profits from investment, or to help the landlord's wife in an emergency.

After hearing his plan, Mrs. Josephine also thought it was a good deal.

"That house is near the university, and the location is good. Even if you don't consider it from an investment point of view, it's good to buy it for yourself. After all, you are almost at the age of starting a family and starting a business. You must have a home of your own."

Joan made up her mind, said goodbye to the countess, went back to the apartment to find Mrs. Anderson, and asked her if she still planned to sell the house.

Mrs. Anderson nodded, looking worried at the group of cats running around in the kitchen.

After selling the ancestral home, she would have to rent a small furnished apartment, which was barely enough for her own living, but she didn't have room for so many cats and dogs.

The pets at home are either given away, or they can only be cruelly let them wander on the streets.

What Mrs. Anderson is most worried about is "Qiuqiu". Other young cats and dogs may still be able to make a living on their own. He has long since lost his heroic appearance as a "mouse catching expert" when he was young, and he may not be able to survive on the streets.

"Dr. Vader, when you find a new house, can you adopt 'Qiuqiu'? Otherwise, I'm really worried about this old cat." Mrs. Anderson couldn't help the corners of her eyes getting wet as she spoke.

Joan turned around and picked up Master "Qiuqiu", put it on her knee and stroked it, raised her head and said to Mrs. Anderson: "If you really want to sell this house, you can sell it to someone else anyway, why not sell it to me."

"Dr. Vader, aren't you making fun of me, an old woman?" Mrs. Anderson looked at the young student in disbelief.

Joan said nothing, touched his pocket, took out the check he had prepared in advance, and handed it over.

Mrs. Anderson took it over and saw that the 5,000 gold duo was a lot of money, and she was so moved that her hands trembled.

"Dr. Vader, thank you so much, this really helped me a lot!"

Qiao An shook his head and said that you are welcome, after a little thought, he made another suggestion: "You are already old, I am afraid you are not used to renting a house outside, anyway, I can't take care of such a big house with so many cats and dogs by myself. Why don't you continue to live here in the future and still treat this house as your own home."

Mrs. Anderson wiped her tears happily, and offered to be Joan's housekeeper in the future, and all the housework such as washing and cooking would be handed over to her, which would be regarded as compensation for the rent.

In this way, Mrs. Anderson and Joann still live under the same roof as before. The only change is that Joann has become the legal owner of the house, and Mrs. Anderson has become his housekeeper. As long as she wants, she can live here forever Go down and take care of your life.

If Joann hadn't offered to buy a house, Mrs. Anderson wouldn't have known how rich he was. She still hasn't figured out how a young man who is still studying in college and has no rich relatives in his family can take out 5,000 gold casually. What about Duga's huge sum of money?

Joan didn't explain much about it. Now he can be regarded as a man with a net worth of one million, and 5,000 gold Dujia is nothing at all.

However, three years ago, he was still worrying about raising 3,000 gold Dujia tuition fees. He tried every means to work and earn money. In the end, he sold his grandfather’s black oak tree to make up for the tuition fees. .

In order to thank Joanne for his generosity, Mrs. Anderson specially prepared a sumptuous dinner and brought her son Bob Anderson to thank Joanne in person.

Bob is indeed a good-looking talent, and his vision is much better than that of his mother. He immediately recognized "Dr. Vader" as the young mage next to Marshal Sigmont, and his status was even higher than that of his immediate boss, Lieutenant Colonel Henry James. Of course, when I was pleasantly surprised, I had to hug this "thigh" tightly, and called Qiao An a master mage, and asked him to help introduce a few military officer friends.

Joan also wanted to have a good relationship with Bob Anderson, but unfortunately he had nothing to talk to this man, so he left the table after a few words to socialize, and went back to his bedroom upstairs to study spells.