Chapter 23 Buying a Property and Throwing It Away
"Heavy rainfall from the typhoon triggered landslides. In Sau Mau Ping, Kowloon, a landfill slope collapsed, killing 19 people and injuring more than 20 others!"
After reading this news, Lin Yi gasped. This typhoon does not directly hurt many people, but the complications are quite serious!
At the same time, he was also relieved. On the shanty side, there is no news, which is good news. It seems that the warning worked, and it was not in vain. As for whether this will change the future, Lin Yi can't care about it.
Land, sea and air transportation have been restored. As soon as Professor Zhang flew back, he called to thank him: "Your gift, the laboratory has already received it. In the future, they will fight less, and I will be able to worry less!"
Lin Yi was invited to eat again, but this time, he was not polite. There is something that needs to be discussed with the professor.
The patent fee was 1.5 million, and Lin Yi originally went to the pawnshop to redeem the Buddha treasure first.
However, when redeemed early, the interest of 28,000 yuan cannot be less! The mortgage loan is 200,000 yuan, with a term of four months, and an annualized interest rate of 42%!
High interest is only one aspect, the key is that in these years, the money is not hairy! 28,000 is equal to 3 cars. Just a few days ago, he was counting the grains of rice with his fingers, can he not be in pain now?
It was too much of a loss to redeem it in advance, and Lin Yi temporarily extinguished his thoughts.
The house he rented, if it was sold, several people would be kicked out. So while you have money at hand, it's best to solve the problem first. A big house of more than 200 square meters, his 1.5 million Hong Kong paper, I don't know if it's enough?
At the dinner table, Professor Zhang offered tea, and Lin Yi hurriedly said goodbye.
"I read Phelan's offer, and the instrument is not expensive, why don't you apply for it?"
"Since there is already one, it will definitely be difficult to apply again. HKU is not short of money, but the funding system is like this, and it is impossible to give it all to the Department of Chemistry. So, I still want to thank you. ”
After the kind words, Lin Yi asked about the matter,
Professor Zhang kindly reminded: "The people who visited the house before were disgusted with the bad feng shui because they didn't have a pond!"
Lin Yi didn't care: "I don't believe in feng shui. It's a school district, with a park next to it and not far from the port, so it's a great place to live. I just don't know how much, can I afford it?"
The other party said the details: "The construction area, 2,300 square feet, the market price is about 700,000." The old bear is in a hurry to sell, and he can get a discount. Let's round it up, 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, what do you think?"
Buying oversized items, Lin Yi couldn't have been unprepared. Although there was an economic crisis, it was really a reserve price, so I immediately agreed.
After eating, signing the contract, I finally solved my mind.
There are still 4 million in the bank, but the 500,000 real estate, Lin Yi looked at it and felt down-to-earth. It has only been 20 days since I came to Hong Kong, and I have such an achievement, of course, I am full of confidence!
And Professor Zhang, who fulfilled his friend's entrustment, looked at Lin Yi more pleasing to the eye. So kindly advised: "During the Anti-Japanese War, you locked up your uncle's house, and more than 100 people died." His elder brother, seeing that you are innocent, kind, young and promising, he likes it in his heart. ”
The other party clicked until now, but Lin Yi understood. He has his current achievements, and Uncle Guan has contributed a lot. This typhoon has just left, so you should go over and take a look.
Chinese smoke, drink and tea, Uncle Guan likes health, Lin Yi only chose tea, felt that the gift was too light, and bought this album again.
However, the scene of the snack street made him stunned.
A telephone pole smashed Lin Yi's destination and collapsed the house. Uncle Guan stood on the street, frowning and waiting for rescue.
"Are you hurt all the time?"
"It's all right, it's just that the house is completely destroyed. ”
"It's been a day since the rainstorm, and no one has come to clean up?"
"A lonely old man, people may not be too lazy to pay attention to me!"
Although Uncle Guan was complaining, his brows relaxed. Lin Yi's gift came at an inopportune time, but it made people feel warm.
He took the album and said optimistically: "This Hong Kong, ordinary people, don't give books." Hong Kong people are good at gambling, and books are lost, but the old man likes it!"
Looking at this veteran of the Anti-Japanese War, Lin Yi blurted out: "Before the house is repaired, you can live with me?"
The old man was not hypocritical, and agreed: "Okay, my old comrades-in-arms, all of them are black-faced and ruthless, if I fall into the past, I don't know what kind of damage will become?"
Uncle Guan threw up his sleeves and left, Li Yi pointed to the room and asked, "There are still calligraphy and paintings in it, don't you care about it?"
Pointing out the danger of the telephone pole, the old man said freely: "Let's go, don't care." The old doesn't go, the new doesn't!"
The shack area of Fulai Estate is not far from the snack street. Since Lin Yi was nearby, he planned to stop by to take a look.
Sure enough, as he expected, a mudslide also broke out on the hillside of the warning. The shack was not submerged, but smashed to pieces.
At this time, a reporter got out of the car and came over to interview: "Miraculous things happened here! After the mudslide broke out, the residents here were unscathed! But on the other side of Xiumaoping, there was a tragedy of 19 dead and 20 injured!"
After filming the hillside, the camera turned around, the camera was pointed at Lin Yi, and the reporter handed over the microphone: "Hello sir, may I ask the residents here, are you familiar with them, how they escaped, if you know the reason, can you introduce it to us?"
The first time he was interviewed, Lin Yi was a little excited. But he didn't want to publicize the matter of saving people. However, he has popularized the principle of camping site selection.
Hearing the 'vegetation conservation', the reporter showed concern and began to chase after him. The barrage of questions made Lin Yi difficult to resist. He made a pee escape and fled directly into the wilderness.
After leaving the scene, Uncle Guan laughed straightforwardly, and then lined up with Lin Yi and praised loudly: "You have done good deeds without leaving a name, it seems that although you are young, your cultivation is very good." When you first came here, I showed you the way. You saved such a person, and you helped me build a few floating slaughterhouses!"
A guest came to the house, and the four bedrooms were just full.
The temperament of the little monk is the favorite of Uncle Guan, so as long as he is free, he will teach him the classics of Chinese culture.
More obscure Buddhist scriptures can be gnawed down generously, and he is even more handy in half-literate and half-white Chinese studies.
The old man got a family, and the young man got a lesson. This old and young really complement each other!
On their side, they were laughing and laughing, but Lin Yi's side was frowning.
His novels have already written 100,000 words. You don't need to accumulate too much for newspaper serialization. Therefore, his manuscript has already been delivered.
He has already tried all the publishing houses with large circulation, but the result is that they are all rejected!
"The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", Huang Yi's classic, was abandoned!
One editor replied: "The idea is good, the writing is too bad, I hope to work harder." ”
In other words, Huang Yi has no problem, Lin Yi has a problem. So when he saw this, he was red-faced, and he couldn't wait to plunge into the typhoon!