Married to a mechanic, she shocked the world-Chapter 44 - 041 Kicking Myself Now_1
Chapter 44: 041: Kicking Myself Now_1
Chapter 44: 041: Kicking Myself Now_1
South Street is now a 5A scenic area.
The subway is about to be built.
A high-speed train station.
It has gone from a remote suburb to a bustling scenic area overnight.
Starting yesterday, Su Garden Ancient Town received over 6,000 visitors, and experts predict from various ticketing platforms that the daily number of tourists in South Street will range between 15,000 and 25,000.
The news had barely been announced when the price of shops in South Street soared from a few thousand per square meter to 36,000 yuan per square meter, and even ordinary residences hit 13,000 yuan per square meter.
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The 400-plus square meter shops on South Street, which no one cared about at 800,000 yuan per set, now surged to over 8 million yuan almost overnight, making many people rich in their sleep!
And.
This is just the beginning.
The real estate prices in South Street will continue to skyrocket until it becomes difficult to find available properties.
As she finished speaking, the landlord added, “Mrs. Ma, our contract is due in a couple of months, right? Do you want to renew the lease? If you do, the rent will definitely have to be adjusted according to the market. Let me know in advance if you don’t want to rent.”
Based on the current situation, a two-story shop would rent for at least thirty to forty thousand a month.
Upon finishing, the landlord hung up the phone.
Hearing this, Ma Xiaolan was dumbstruck, her face pale, clutching her phone without being able to react for a long time.
She never expected things to turn out exactly as Lin Wu had said!
She was even more surprised.
That South Street, this little rundown place, could also develop.
What to do now?
In the past, it was the landlord who pleaded with her to renew the lease for a few more years, and she couldn’t be bothered with the rent. Now tables turned.
How the wheel of fortune turns.
Now it was her turn to plead with the landlord.
Ma Xiaolan’s heart was indescribably uncomfortable.
Seeing her sister silent, Ma Dawen anxiously asked, “Sis, what did the landlord say?”
Ma Xiaolan tried to calm herself down and looked at her brother, “The, the landlord said he won’t sell, not even for eight million. He also mentioned raising the price after the contract expires…”
No one knew how much Ma Xiaolan regretted.
She regretted not listening to Lin Wu.
She regretted even more that she had not bought a shop when she learned that Lin Wu was buying one!
If she had bought one as well, she wouldn’t be facing the landlord’s scorn now.
Ma Dawen frowned slightly, “Sis, don’t worry. Not everyone watches the news. Why don’t we go to an agent now to see if we can find a shop to buy at a low price or to rent long-term?”
After all, the news had just come out; how could anyone react so quickly?
“Okay!” Ma Xiaolan immediately dropped the spatula and told her staff, before hurriedly following her brother’s steps.
But…
The two ran through all the agencies on South Street and could not find a single shop priced below 36,000 yuan per square meter, and even for that price, the developers and secondary landlords were not willing to sell.
Wu Qiang also got the news immediately and ran back to inform his wife.
He Meili was drinking water when she heard this, and the cup dropped to the ground, “What?”
How could this be sounding like a dream?
Just last night when closing up and heading home, a real estate agent had called her, asking if she wanted to buy a shop for 800,000 yuan a set.
Wu Qiang repeated what he had just said.
“Now, the two-story small shops all over South Street have risen to 30,000 a month, and the price of buildings soared to 36,000 yuan per square meter!”
Hearing this, He Meili’s eyes widened in disbelief, “Is, is this news reliable?”
“It’s already on the news, what do you think?” Wu Qiang continued, “I also just called Lingling and her friends, Lingling said she just got the news.”
Lingling is their niece, working in the tourism bureau.
Hearing this, He Meili took a deep breath; no wonder she felt that there were more and more tourists on South Street lately, she thought it was an illusion!
It wasn’t an illusion.
It was real.
He Meili struggled to calm herself down and looked at Wu Qiang, “Then let’s hurry to the agency right now, while the prices haven’t completely skyrocketed, and quickly buy a shop!”
Even if it means borrowing money, we must buy!
The current housing price on South Street is only thirty-six thousand per square meter, and who knows, it might be forty-six thousand tomorrow.
What booming tourist attraction doesn’t have housing prices in the six figures?
“It’s too late,” Wu Qiang frowned slightly, “Now every real estate agency is packed with people, but they are all only renting, not selling.”
Nobody is a fool.
With the current daily changes, housing prices will surely get higher in the future. Renting out will definitely earn more than selling.
Hearing this, He Meili almost fainted on the spot.
Everything was normal just yesterday.
How did it turn out like this today?
“If only we had listened to Xiao Wu’s advice and bought a shop with them!” By the end, He Meili sighed deeply.
Now she was full of regret.
But this world has everything.
The only thing missing is a cure for regret.
Wu Qiang also sighed, “Who would have thought the situation would change so abruptly?”
As he finished speaking, Wu Qiang looked at He Meili and continued, “But we’re already a lot luckier than most people! We at least renewed our lease for three years before the changes took place! You know, nearly all the merchants on this street rent every three months.”
Based on the current monthly rent of thirty thousand, renting for three years would cost 1.08 million in rent!
And they only spent 360 thousand to rent for three years!
They saved over seven hundred thousand.
In these three years, even if they didn’t do any business and just sublet the shop, they could make a clear profit of seven hundred thousand!
Furthermore, this is under the condition that the rent doesn’t increase for the next three years. Given the current situation, a small shop with over four hundred square meters on two floors will definitely cost more than thirty thousand a month.
By then, they could earn even more.
Thinking of this, He Meili’s heart felt much better, “You’re right, I’m not sure about others, but Ma Xiaolan from Zhang Ji Restaurant was making fun of Xiao Wu’s family at that time!”
And now, karma has come.
Wu Qiang squinted, “It’s Xiao Wu who is far-sighted— not only did she rent for five years, but she also got her aunt to buy a shop!”
“Exactly!” He Meili looked at Wu Qiang and then said, “You go buy some fruit, I’ll go see Xiao Wu later.”
“Okay,” Wu Qiang nodded.
This matter really does deserve a proper thank you to Lin Wu.
Before long, Wu Qiang brought the fruit back, and He Meili carried the fruit to Beauty Chant.
Lin Guixiang was upstairs learning how to operate the fully automatic equipment with Lin Wu.
Zhao Cuinong was greeting customers on the first floor.
“Hello, the Immortal Phoenix is sold out for today, please come earlier tomorrow.”
“How could it be sold out so fast?” the young girl exclaimed in surprise.
It was only one in the afternoon!
Zhao Cuinong smiled and said, “There have been a bit more customers these past two days, no worries, I’ll give you some samples for now.”
“That’s fine then!”
After sending off the customer, Zhao Cuinong turned to He Meili, “Sister He, how come you have time to come over now?”
One o’clock was the peak period for the clothing store right after lunch break.
He Meili looked at Zhao Cuinong, “Where’s Xiao Wu?”
“Upstairs.”
Zhao Cuinong smiled and said, “You looking for her for something important?”
“Something important! A really big deal!” He Meili continued, “I need to properly thank her!”
“Thank her for what?” Zhao Cuinong looked puzzled.
Seeing Zhao Cuinong’s calm face, He Meili widened her eyes, “You don’t know yet?”
