mtlumby2d Chapter 254 Taken advantage of
Chapter 254 Taken advantage of
"Dad! Where will we live if we move out?" Gu Wei was anxious. She didn't want to live on the streets anymore. She had been living this hard life for more than half a year.
Gu Yunze winked at her, asking her to be patient, and then said:
"Since we are going to divide the family property, please ask the neighbors and the government to be witnesses so that there will be no more property disputes in the future."
Originally, the clan leader was to be asked to come forward to divide the family, but now the Gu family has just been rehabilitated and most of the clan members have not returned to Beijing yet.
Gu Yunze also wanted to separate from the first wife as soon as possible, so that he wouldn't have to be sneaky and could sell the farm and shops openly.
As for the ancestral house, wouldn't Gu Yuan not live long? In the future, when the Gu family lost the man and his daughter married off, he would only have a widowed sister-in-law. It would be easy for him to take back the house.
Gu Yunze immediately invited someone to write a letter of separation and have it signed and sealed.
Then he walked out of the Gu Mansion with his wives, concubines and children.
He didn't bring anything with him when he came back, as all his property had been stolen by thieves. Apart from a stack of real estate deeds in his arms, he had nothing else to move, so he only carried a few small bags.
When the imperial servants saw this, they did not dare to make a decision and sent someone to the palace to report.
After leaving Gu's house, Gu Wei said unhappily:
"Dad, where are we going to live now?"
Gu Yunze said proudly:
"Wei'er, don't worry. Dad has a bunch of real estate deeds. Are you worried about not being able to find a good place to live? Look at this shop on Huazheng Street. It has two floors and a yard at the back. It's not far away. Let's settle here first. When I sell some of these shops and farms, I can buy a big house, bigger than Gu's house. I guarantee that you will live a life of luxury and even enter the palace with honor."
Gu Wei's complexion improved.
The family went to the shop on Huazheng Street. The seal on the shop door had been removed, but it had not been open for a long time.
Li directed the two concubines to clean. Gu Chao was still injured and could only lie down. Gu Yunze went out to sell the shop.
When he arrived at the dental office, Gu Yunze first took out five shops and asked people to estimate their prices.
After the shopkeeper looked at it, he said:
"I can buy all five of your shops. The total is 10,000 taels."
Gu Yunze frowned and said:
"Do you think I'm easy to deceive? These shops are in good locations. They used to be restaurants and silk shops. Which one of them is not worth five or six thousand taels?"
There are so many officials in the capital, so Gu Yunze calls himself "this official". The owner of the pawnshop is not afraid of him, after all, he also has a backer.
"Sir, you also said that was in the past. Now most of these shops have been closed for half a year. One or two have been rented out by the Ministry of Revenue. Business is also very depressed and they are not as valuable as before."
The owner of the pawnshop has been deeply involved in the real estate industry in Beijing for many years and is very familiar with these shops. He had previously thought of using his connections to find someone in the Ministry of Revenue to buy them at a low price, but before he could do so, the Gu family was vindicated.
"It can't be that different, right?!" Gu Yunze was unwilling.
The shopkeeper said coldly:
"Then go look somewhere else."
Gu Yunze felt very humiliated after being turned down by a businessman from the dental clinic. He snorted angrily and turned away.
There are many dental clinics in Beijing, and you can always find one with good taste.
As soon as I went out, I saw a wealthy businessman with several followers coming over. One of the followers nodded and said:
"Master, when we go to Beijing this time, how many shops do we plan to buy?"
The rich businessman had a big gold chain around his neck and held a glittering golden fan in his hand, which was actually carved out of gold. He also had several emerald green rings on his fingers. His whole body exuded one word: rich!
"The more the better. If you come across a good shop, don't worry about the price, just buy them all!"
Gu Yunze's eyes lit up and he hurried forward to stop the rich businessman.
"My dear, please stay. Do you want to buy a shop?"
The rich businessman tapped his palm with his golden fan, raised his chin to the sky, and said arrogantly:
"Why, do you want to sell your shop? Don't bother me if you have a worthless small shop. If you only have one or two rooms, don't bother me either."
"Yes, I have a shop. It is definitely not small, and I have many rooms. I wonder if you would like to talk about it?"
The wealthy businessman looked Gu Yunze up and down.
"Is this true? Are you a liar?"
Gu Yunze said in an official manner:
"I am Gu Yunze, a fifth-rank imperial secretary appointed by the imperial court. How could I deceive you? If you don't believe me, I will take you to see the shop right now."
As he spoke, he took out the deeds of five shops from his arms.
"So you are an official. OK, then I will go with you to take a look," said the rich businessman.
Gu Yunze thought to himself that it seemed difficult for an official to fool the locals, after all, the owners of those shops were basically either rich or noble.
But it is still very effective in scaring outsiders.
These shops are not too far away and can be reached on foot.
After reading it, the rich businessman showed a satisfied smile.
"Yes, I want all these shops. Please name a price, sir!"
Gu Yunze was delighted.
"These shops are all in good locations, and the total price is thirty thousand taels of silver. What do you think?"
The rich businessman said unhappily:
"Sir, this is not very kind of you. Although this is my first time doing business in the capital, you should not treat me as a fool! I also have more than a hundred shops in Jiangnan, and the prices are much cheaper than this."
Gu Yunze thought to himself, this is really a big fat sheep. He was afraid that the rich businessman would not buy it, so he hurriedly said:
"This is the capital, so it's naturally more expensive than Jiangnan. If you really want to buy it, please give me a sincere price."
Rich businessman said:
"The most I can offer is twenty thousand taels. If you are willing, I will pay you immediately after we sign the contract."
Gu Yunze was delighted, this was double the price given by the dental office, almost the price half a year ago.
It turns out that it is easy to cheat rich businessmen from other places who are stupid and have a lot of money.
But he still pretended to be hesitant, and finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay, let me make friends with you. Twenty thousand taels, deal!"
The rich businessman smiled and bowed:
"Since you are so straightforward, let's go to the government office to transfer the contract."
Gu Yunze looked at the sky and said:
"Oh, don't worry. It's already noon. Why don't we find a restaurant? I'll host you and treat you to a meal. I'll also discuss some big business with you."
"I just like big business, how can I let you spend money? I'll treat you to a meal! Let's go!" The rich businessman waved a fan and walked into a nearby restaurant with Gu Yunze and asked for a private room.
The two of them toasted each other for a while, and Gu Yunze made the rich businessman very happy. In the end, except for the shop where he was staying temporarily, he sold all the shops and farms he owned to the rich businessman.
The wealthy businessman readily agreed and signed a contract on the spot, buying all of them for 300,000 taels of silver. After the meal, the two went to the government office to handle the paperwork.
The two men looked at each other with a smile, like good brothers, but they were cursing each other in their hearts at the same time: Idiot!