Chapter 198 Let’s buy a house now!
The discussion with Xia Shu actually did not have too many twists and turns. The reason was that Li Changhe did not understand legislation. He was a student of economics, not law.

He simply told Xia Shu some cases of business loopholes in patents that he had thought of, and Xia Shu took notes.

These opinions will ultimately be used as a reference, but Li Changhe does not know whether the loopholes will be filled.

The establishment of a legal system is always a comprehensive consideration of various aspects and the time span is calculated in years.

Historically, the draft of this patent law began in 79 and was finally completed in 84. It is unknown how many revisions and corrections it went through in the meantime.

All Li Changhe could do was to express some of the opinions he knew. As for what the final result would be, he had no way of predicting it.

On the way back in the car, while the two bosses were there, Li Changhe quickly expressed his needs.

"Mr. Liao, Director Lu, I want to consult you about something."

"I have exchanged so many foreign exchange certificates this time. Do you think I can buy a house in Huayuan Village Overseas Chinese Apartments?"

"The main thing is that I'm married to my lover now, and it's not a good idea to live at home all the time. We're both students, and we can't enjoy government housing. Can we buy a house in the Overseas Chinese Apartments while we have foreign exchange now?"

After hearing what Li Changhe said, Director Lu said to Old Liao: "This is a young man who wants to live with his wife!"

"Young people understand that they prefer to be alone and don't like to live with their parents."

"And there are indeed vacant houses at the Overseas Chinese Apartments. You can buy them with foreign exchange coupons."

"I'll say hello to Xiao Liang when I get back and ask him to take you there!"

"But you can buy it, but the price is not discounted. It's based on the price set by the government!"

Mr. Liao said with a smile.

It’s hard to say about other houses, but for the Overseas Chinese Apartments, their Overseas Chinese Affairs Office does have the authority.

After all, their Overseas Chinese Affairs Office is responsible for many affairs of overseas Chinese, which naturally includes housing.

"Thank you, Mr. Liao."

Li Changhe was very excited when he received a positive answer.

It’s been two years since I returned to this era, and I’m finally able to own my own house. It’s not easy.

"It's okay. You guys have made so much money. Why shouldn't we sell it? The Overseas Chinese Apartments were built for overseas Chinese and to earn foreign exchange."

“It doesn’t matter who you sell it to!”

Due to the changes in recent years, the Overseas Chinese Apartments are actually in a downturn, and the Overseas Chinese Office has a lot of vacant rooms.

Although many overseas Chinese have returned to China in the past two years, not many have been settled in Beijing. Most of them have been settled in nearby southern China.

When they returned to Director Liao's office, Li Changhe also got out and did not continue walking with Director Lu's car.

Buying a house is a big deal, you can’t wait.

Seeing Li Changhe like this, Mr. Liao shook his head.

"Small beam"

"Hey!"

Secretary Liang from the office next door came over immediately.

"Director, what's the matter?"

"Xiao Liang, you also know Chang He. He plans to buy a suite at the Overseas Chinese Apartment. Please help him go through the process."

"Well, go with him to get the foreign exchange certificates first, and give him a certificate."

Director Liao was very thoughtful and even helped Li Changhe to exchange foreign currency.

"Okay, then I'll take Changhe over there now?"

"Go ahead and ask the office to arrange a car for you. It's not safe to ride a bicycle for such a large sum of money."

Director Liao also provided convenience to Li Changhe.

"Thank you Mr. Liao"

"Go ahead, buy them quickly, and it will be considered as contributing foreign exchange to the country."

Director Liao waved to Li Changhe and returned to his office.

"Changhe, let's go. I'll take you to get foreign exchange first."

"By the way, did you bring the remittance slip?"

"Bring it!"

Li Changhe then took a jeep with Secretary Liang and went to the Bank of China first.

When the bank staff saw the wire transfer slip that Li Changhe took out, they were stunned.

A telegraphic transfer of millions of Hong Kong dollars?
"Comrade, wait a moment. I have to go get our director."

The staff at the counter certainly didn't dare to handle such a large remittance slip, so they quickly called their director over.

"Comrade, is this wire transfer slip yours?"

"Hello, I am the secretary of Director Liao of our XX Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. This is my ID. I am here with Comrade Li Changhe to handle the foreign exchange transfer order. This is the certificate issued to him by our Overseas Chinese Affairs Office."

At this time, it was Secretary Liang's turn to appear.

Upon hearing Secretary Liang's background, the director's face changed. He then looked at the certificate Secretary Liang handed over and found that it was indeed stamped with the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office's seal.

What else is there to say?

"Since you have the certificate, there will be no problem. I will process it for Comrade Li Changhe right away."

Soon, Li Changhe saw his foreign exchange coupons, which were actually no different from the RMB and were beautifully printed. It was said that the font on them was written by Guo Moruo.

The face value is the same as that of RMB, the difference is that there are additional large denominations of 50 yuan and 100 yuan.

The current largest denomination of RMB is only 10 yuan, which is the currently popular Great Unity.

One million Hong Kong dollars can be exchanged for 100 RMB. Because there are foreign exchange coupons with a face value of yuan, although the money is in several thick stacks, it is not a lot.

But even so, the bank counting staff carefully checked it several times and then handed it to Li Changhe.

"Well, Comrade Changhe, we have special suitcases here, would you like one?" "They are purely imported from foreign countries, and they cost 200 yuan each at foreign exchange certificates. It's very cost-effective. With all the money you have, you can put it all in one suitcase."

Director Wang then enthusiastically recommended Li Changhe.

Banks also have the task of earning foreign exchange!
Li Changhe took a look and found that the type he recommended was actually the cash box that often appeared in Hong Kong movies. One box could hold about 100 million in cash.

"Okay, let's have one!"

Li Changhe actually had a suitcase in the car, but it was too big and didn't look as pretty as the cash box.

"okay!"

Director Wang immediately brought Li Changhe a cash box with a card lock.

Li Changhe took out two 100-yuan foreign exchange coupons and handed them over.

It's hard to estimate the price of this thing, mainly because it's rare.

After putting more than 300,000 foreign exchange certificates into the cash box, Li Changhe carried them out with Secretary Liang.

"Then let's go to the Overseas Chinese Apartments?"

After getting in the car, Secretary Liang asked Li Changhe.

Li Changhe smiled and nodded: "Of course, to be honest, I can't wait."

I will have my own house soon, why shouldn’t I be anxious?

Afterwards, the two men came to the Overseas Chinese Apartment. The Overseas Chinese Apartment at that time was actually not much different from the residential areas in later generations.

This place was actually designed by the famous Chinese architect Mr. Hua Lanhong. He designed many buildings in Beijing in those days, including the Children's Hospital, the Jianguomen Interchange Bridge, etc., and of course, this community.

The entire apartment actually has four types of apartments, divided into A, B, C, and D, which are two-bedroom, three-bedroom, and four-bedroom apartments.

(I also saw some people on Weibo saying that there are super-large apartments with five to eleven bedrooms, but I didn’t find any information, so I didn’t use this statement.)
"There aren't many houses left here. Two-bedroom houses are basically all sold out, but there are still some three-bedroom and four-bedroom houses. Which one do you want?"

Secretary Liang asked Li Changhe curiously.

"There's another fourth bedroom? Which floor is it on?"

Li Changhe asked with a smile, he would definitely choose the bigger one.

"There is a four-bedroom apartment on the top floor, with an area of ​​about 166 square meters."

"If you are interested, we can go and have a look!"

"sure!"

Li Changhe and Secretary Liang quickly found the person in charge of the apartment, got the key from him, and went to the top floor.

It is said to be the top floor, but in fact it is only the fourth floor.

After entering the house, it was indeed a spacious house.

There is no such thing as a common area these days. 166 square meters means a real 166 square meters. Each of the four bedrooms has a large space, and the living room is even more spacious.

"There's a staircase here that leads to the little loft upstairs, and outside is a big terrace with lots of space."

Secretary Liang then spoke to Li Changhe.

The two people came to the rooftop. The attic was not big, but the terrace in front was indeed spacious.

If this were in the future, it could definitely be used as a sunroom.

"Good, this is it!"

Li Changhe decided on it decisively because it was large and spacious and also had a terrace where he could grill and eat.

"Okay, let's go through the formalities, and then you just pay the money and get the key."

The two people went downstairs and went to register their information to get the keys.

As for the money and procedures, they can be handled by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.

After returning to the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Secretary Liang began to take Li Changhe to pay the money.

Because the country has not started real estate reform for many years, the official price of this apartment has not increased.

The price per square meter was set at that time, and it is still the same price now.

Li Changhe's 166-square-meter house costs a little over yuan.

Of course, this can only be purchased with foreign exchange coupons, not RMB.

As for what happened privately, it’s hard to say. Li Changhe felt that someone must have been doing the deal privately.

After getting the receipt and paying the money, Li Changhe was given a house ownership certificate. All of this was done at the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.

This is also the advantage of this era. Due to the special nature of the Overseas Chinese Apartments, many things do not need to go through various departments, and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office can handle it all.

After getting the certificate, Li Changhe put it into the cash box with a smile.

Next, I went home to tell my wife the good news.

"Well, I'll send a car to take you back."

"Otherwise it won't be safe for you to carry this box."

Secretary Liang also tried to be a good person at this time and sent a car to take Li Changhe back to the family compound.

After taking the bus back to the staff quarters, Li Changhe walked home happily.

When I got home, I found Zhu Lin and Gong Xue were both at home.

"You're all at home. That's great. I have good news to tell you."

Seeing Zhu Lin at home, Li Changhe said with a smile.

After hearing what Li Changhe said, a smile appeared on Zhu Lin's face.

"What a coincidence, Xiaoxue and I also have good news to tell you!"

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