EBE Chapter 472 My First Flying Experience: Smoking, Drinking, and Watching Flight Attendants Dance
Chapter 472 My First Flying Experience: Smoking, Drinking, and Watching Flight Attendants Dance
Zhuang Chaoying's gaze was firm as she held up one finger.
"I want one million."
Director Wang was secretly pleased. He knew that Zhuang Chaoying was not a cowardly person. They had previously discussed countermeasures with the village chief of Bagou Village and Zhuang Chaoying in private.
If the price of one million can be negotiated, Zhuang Chaoying will get eight hundred thousand, and he and the village chief will each get one hundred thousand. This is a good deal.
Upon hearing the price, Liu Jialiang's eyes widened in disbelief.
He never expected that Zhuang Sheng would be so greedy as to ask for a million. Did he know the highest price the company was willing to offer?
He subconsciously glanced back at his followers, and frowned at the innocent look in that man's eyes as he quickly pledged his loyalty.
Liu Jialiang tried to use delaying tactics to make the greedy Zhuang Sheng change his mind.
"Zhuang Sheng, don't be too greedy. I'll give you two days to think it over. Ten thousand yuan is more than enough."
Zhuang Chaoying simply smiled slightly and spoke slowly.
"I'm not in a hurry, Mr. Liu. This land is just sitting there anyway, so I don't mind. I'm just worried that you'll be anxious. Besides, I won't be staying in Kyoto for long, so I won't be giving you much time, Mr. Liu."
He knew in his heart that he held a certain degree of initiative, that the value of the land was undeniable, and that the Hong Kong businessman would eventually compromise.
Seeing Zhuang Chaoying's resolute attitude, Liu Jialiang snorted coldly, then drove off with his men, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Just as Director Wang predicted, the head office was pushing for it, and every day it was delayed meant less money to be made. In the end, the land was sold for one million.
Zhuang Chaoying successfully obtained 800,000 yuan, which was double the 400,000 yuan he initially paid for the land. This was a pretty good result. He knew in his heart that although Director Wang might have taken a lot of benefits from it, at least he was reliable and would get things done if he was paid, which made him a hundred times better than many other people.
The most excited person was Huang Ling, who could hardly believe that there was 800,000 yuan in the little notebook in her hand.
She thought to herself, if all of these were taken out, how high and how many stacks would they be? The scene would definitely be spectacular.
Her eyes were filled with admiration when she looked at Chao Ying. This man had once again surprised her, showing her more possibilities in life and allowing her to live a life she never dared to imagine before.
When they returned to Shanghai from Kyoto, Director Wang specially wrote them a letter of introduction to purchase plane tickets.
The two bought plane tickets directly, a first-class ticket for 355 yuan. This was Ah Ling's first time flying, and she was very curious.
At this moment, the flight attendant came over. "Sir, madam, what would you like to drink? We have Coke, coffee, water, and also Hua brand cigarettes and Maotai."
[System, is it legal to drink alcohol on a plane now?]
[In response to the host, yes, in the 1970s and 80s, passengers flying with Air China could receive a free 110ml bottle of Moutai. Starting in 1985, due to the price increase of Moutai, only one cup was provided.]
Class is such a convenient thing! Who would have thought that you could smoke, drink, watch flight attendants dance, have gourmet chefs preparing food on the spot, and even enjoy Kyoto roast duck on an airplane?
These guys really know how to enjoy themselves! No, I can't start cursing myself too!
"Chao Ying, since we're already here, let's try everything!"
Okay, adhering to the principle that Chinese people are already here, by the time the two of them got off the plane, they were already burping from eating and feeling a little dizzy.
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As time quietly entered the 1990s, the city developed rapidly, and the issue of insufficient housing became a hot topic of discussion.
We sent a group of children who came for lunch away at noon.
As usual, Song Ying and Huang Ling chatted while eating, and the topic naturally turned to the house.
Listening to the news on TV: "Shanghai is discussing the development of the Pudong New Area..."
She put down the bowl and chopsticks she was eating from. "Sister Ling, everyone says, 'I'd rather have a bed in Puxi than an apartment in Pudong.' You said Tu Nan is building high-rises in Pudong, but why is the news about Pudong's development only just being broadcast on TV now?"
Huang Ling has three children in Shanghai, and she is very concerned about the situation there, patiently explaining things to them.
"In the past, it was just about urban expansion and building residential areas. Now it's different. The higher-ups are planning to create a new financial district, and develop it into an economic special zone like Shenzhen."
Upon hearing this, Song Ying's eyes widened in surprise. "Sister Ling, I didn't realize you knew so much about the situation in Shanghai."
Huang Ling joked, "Don't talk about me, you're the same."
After thinking about it carefully, Song Ying realized that it was indeed true.
She used to have no interest in the news at all, but now, in order to learn more about the city's development, she watches the news with Wu Feng, often from beginning to end.
Song Ying then asked, "Sister Ling, did Teacher Zhuang say when we're going to buy a house in Shanghai?"
She swallowed the food in her mouth. "Let's wait and see. Chaoying said the economic situation wasn't very good last year, so let's wait and see. Song Ying, don't rush it. After all, only a minority of people are buying houses now, so we don't need to be too anxious."
In April 1990, Zhuang Chaoying, along with Huang Ling, followed real estate agents and traveled through various new villages in Shanghai in search of a suitable house.
They visited Quyang New Village, Tianlin New Village and Yanji New Village in succession.
After discussing it, Zhuang Chaoying and A Ling considered that Tu Nan was about to graduate and he seemed to want to work directly at Tongji University's design institute. Wan Shu would most likely also work at the design institute. Although the future was not yet completely certain, from the perspective of convenience, they still wanted to choose a place close to the design institute.
After comparing several options, they found two houses they liked in Quyang New Village.
The location is very convenient; it only takes ten minutes by bus to get to the design institute.
The two of them had their eye on houses purchased from residents who had been relocated due to land expropriation; both were small two-bedroom apartments of just over 50 square meters.
Although the highest housing price in Shanghai reached 2,300 yuan in 1989, that referred to private villas. For residential buildings like this, a price of around 1,000 yuan is considered high.
As early as 1984, the government proposed policies to encourage private home purchases and renovations, while also promoting the subsidized sale of public housing. However, this policy of selling public housing has not yet been fully implemented nationwide.
He inquired about the real estate market through the system and learned that the prices of public housing and houses in new villages would not fluctuate much for nearly ten years until the end of the 1990s, while the prices of old villas continued to rise.
Yesterday, the real estate agent took them to see two villas on Huaihai Road. He really liked them, and the price was really good, 2,300 yuan per square meter. Although they have some money now, it's still quite a large sum of money to come up with all at once.
Now that Tu Nan is about to graduate, as parents, we still need to consider their situation. They are already married, and we can't let them still live in the dormitory, causing the couple to be separated.
He was financially able to afford it and decided to buy a house for his child's future.
After all, a life supported by others is much better than a child struggling for years and still not being able to buy a house.
In the end, they decided to buy three small two-bedroom apartments in Quyang New Village, spending a total of 163,000 yuan.
One of the apartments was registered under the names of Tu Nan and Wan Shu, another under the name of Xiao Ting, and the third was for Peng Fei to live in.
Xiaoting will graduate next year. Whether she plans to pursue postgraduate studies or stay in Shanghai to work, every girl should have a stable place to live.
Even if Xiaoting gets married and doesn't live here anymore, the house can still be rented out. For Xiaoting, this place will always be her secret base.
Pengfei has been raised by them for so many years, they've long treated him like their own son. Besides, the family isn't short of 50,000 or 60,000 yuan, so they just bought it.
Lin Gong and Song Ying naturally participated in the house selection process as well. They also bought a house for Lin Dongzhe, which cost 54,000 yuan.