roccoschili Chapter 154 The big house that 2 entered
Chapter 154 The big house that 2 entered
Professor Liu exchanged pleasantries with the couple and began to introduce each other.
"Mr. Li, let me introduce to you. This is my colleague, Ms. Mary, who was a lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages at Beijing University. The other is her husband David, who is from the United States on the other side of the ocean."
"Mary, these two are Mr. Li Cunxi and his wife Bai Xiaoyan who want to buy a house."
"Happy to meet."
Li Cunxi took the initiative to extend his hand.
Mary, however, had no intention of shaking hands. She raised her head and asked, "Are you overseas Chinese?"
In her eyes, people from the Long Kingdom cannot afford to buy their own houses.
"Dragon country people."
Li Cunxi retracted his hand calmly.
Mary frowned and said directly to her husband in English: "These two should be poor people from the Dragon Kingdom. I'm afraid they can't afford the price we want."
"Then let them get lost. I don't have time to greet unnecessary people."
David's face was filled with impatience.
"You have to give Liu some face and go through the motions."
After Mary finished speaking, she still said to Li Cunxi in that condescending tone: "Let's look at the house first and then discuss the price."
"it is good."
Li Cunxi pretended not to hear the other party's conversation.
It seemed that Mary didn't see them get out of the car.
But even if they saw it, given the way the other party looks down on their own people, they would think they borrowed the bus to show off.
This is also good. The other party thinks he has no money, but it is actually easier to negotiate the price.
The couple led the way.
Bai Xiaoyan secretly asked Professor Liu: "Professor Liu, I seem to have heard some bad words about what they just said. Do they have some opinions about us and don't want to sell to us?"
Her English is very average. She can barely understand some written documents. However, in speaking and listening, she can only listen to some very slow conversations. Once the other party speaks at a normal speed and the speaking time is extended, she will not understand it at all. .
Professor Liu spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "I don't understand a word of English, but don't worry, they will definitely sell this house. You can look at the house with peace of mind. When we finally negotiate the price, I will help you negotiate the price."
"Ok."
Bai Xiaoyan held her husband's hand and followed Mary and his wife.
Walk to the middle of the alley.
Mary stopped, pointed to a gate and said, "This is it."
"Is it the golden pillar gate?"
Li Cunxi only looked at the gate and knew that the yard was huge.
"What is the golden pillar gate?"
Bai Xiaoyan asked.
Professor Liu explained with a smile: "In ancient times, there were strict hierarchies, so the styles of doors were also divided according to class. Below the prince, there were six types of gates, the highest of which was called Guangliang Gate, which was generally built only by extremely high-ranking officials. The second It is the Golden Pillar Gate, also called the Manzi Gate, which was built by wealthy merchants in ancient times."
"I see."
After Bai Xiaoyan listened, she looked at her husband with admiration: "Husband, you even know this, you are so knowledgeable."
Mary sneered and said: "These things are just feudal dross. They are nothing compared to Western architectural art. What's there to show off?"
"Miss Mary, I think you are wrong. How can we say that the 3000-year-old classical beauty of our Dragon Kingdom is just rubbish?"
Bai Xiaoyan couldn't help but argue.
"Madam, you don't have to argue with me. We are basically on the same level in height and vision. Once you have been to the other side of the ocean and seen the scenery there, you will know how boring and fascinating the people and culture of the Dragon Kingdom are. Bored."
Mary's attitude is that everyone is drunk and I am alone.
Bai Xiaoyan was furious and wanted to defend herself, but Li Cunxi pulled her and shook her head slightly.
We have different values, and it is difficult to tell the winner. In the end, we quarreled, but they ended up unhappy and each of us was angry.
Bai Xiaoyan bit her lip and said nothing.
Li Cunxi changed the subject: "Why don't we look at the house first."
"Okay, let's look at the house. You are so rare in Dragon Kingdom culture, so this house will definitely suit your needs, but at this price, I don't know if you can afford it."
Mary said, pushing open the door.
Bai Xiaoyan curled her lips, sincerely displeased with the woman in front of her.
If it weren't for the difficulty of finding a courtyard house, she would have dragged her husband away long ago.
Everyone enters the house.
There is a separate wall in front of the door, carved with some flowers and plants. This wall is generally called a hidden wall, so that the sight of people passing by the door will be blocked by the wall, so as not to reveal privacy.
Pass the hidden wall, walk through two vertical arches, and enter a small courtyard. There is a row of houses called inverted houses. In ancient times, they were generally used to accommodate servants or guests. Since there was only a north window, the lighting was average.
There is another gate in the middle, with a lotus bud shape and decorated hanging lotus pillars, so the gate is also called the hanging lotus gate. In the middle is a carved beam and a painted landscape archway.
There is an ancient saying that goes without leaving the main door, and the second door does not mean the second door.
Mary pushed open again and went inside.
The crowd followed.
After entering, it suddenly became clear that in the wide yard, there was a crabapple tree and some trees as decorations.
Li Cunxi glanced at it and nodded. The layout of the three rooms and five rooms was exactly symmetrical about the central axis.
However, this square, that is, the north room, is obviously larger. It is at least more than 40 square meters, which is much larger than the ordinary courtyard. In addition, the two left and right wing rooms add up to more than 40 square meters, so this courtyard is much wider than the ordinary courtyard. few.
As for the east and west wing rooms, they are actually not small, at least more than thirty square meters, which is as big as the house of Lao Bai's house.
"I wonder if you two are satisfied with this house?"
Mary urged impatiently.
Li Cunxi looked at his wife.
He originally thought it would be a courtyard with three entrances, but he didn't expect it to be a courtyard with two entrances in the end. However, the advantage was that the three rooms in the main house were very large, so he could buy it.
Bai Xiaoyan nodded slightly.
She likes ancient buildings the most. Both the corridors and the bricks and tiles here are still in their original state, and they are very clean and very nice.
"Miss Mary, can I see the three main rooms?"
Li Cunxi is more cautious. It is not a small amount of money to buy a house, so he should pay attention to everything carefully and it is not too late to discuss the price.
Mary complained in English: "People from the Dragon Country are trouble."
Bai Xiaoyan frowned.
It was difficult for her to understand the long dialogue, which was spoken too fast, but she could still understand such short sentences.
"calm down."
Li Cunxi whispered.
Bai Xiaoyan nodded slightly, but then was stunned again.
Her husband asked her to calm down, maybe he also understood Mary’s complaints.
But my husband hasn’t learned English for long, so his basic skills are worse than hers.
Mary opened the east wing and urged, "Hurry up and take a look. By the way, don't touch the paintings inside. These are all my husband's hard work."
"Ok."
Li Cunxi continued to walk in hand in hand with his wife.
The east wing was also cleaned spotlessly, and decorated with wooden floors, beams, and wooden screens. It was repainted and looked brand new.
As for the furnishings in the house, it is very simple, with an Eight Immortals table and a few Taishi chairs, which is very empty.
But what people are concerned about is the oil paintings on the wall. They are all portraits. The protagonists should be Mary and her husband. However, the painter cannot be complimented.
At most, it is at the level of students, or business enthusiasts.
Professor Liu deliberately walked up to Li Cunxi and reminded him in a low voice: "Be careful what you say."
He knew that Li Cunxi was a master of oil painting, and he also knew that David's painting skills were actually average.
But David and his wife were unaware of this. As for their friends, they all politely held David's paintings. This made David very inflated and thought that his oil painting skills were unparalleled in the Dragon Kingdom. Its right.
Mary loved her husband very much, and her identification with her husband's paintings was almost pathological, and she did not allow others to criticize the paintings at all.
"know."
Li Cunxi smiled slightly.
In fact, he is not really interested in oil painting. He studied oil painting in his previous life, just because he didn't want to forget the appearance of his wife and daughter.