The Wizard's Journey Begins in a Courtyard House

Chapter 81 House Handover

After being questioned by the three aunties, Li Qin, Zhou Xing, and Master Sun arrived at the backyard without any problems.

The backyard is now mainly inhabited by four families;

They were the deaf old lady in the main house, Liu Haizhong's family in the east wing, Xu Fugui's family in the west wing, and a family living in a side room on the east side of the main house.

Now, with Li Qin added, there are five households in the backyard.

The deaf elderly woman usually spends most of her time in her room;

He said he was old and had difficulty walking, but Li Qin knew that although he was old, he was in exceptionally good health.

Especially when banging on people's windows or hitting them with a cane, he is incredibly agile.

However, at this stage, the deaf old lady has not offended Li Qin yet, so he has no intention of exposing her.

The remaining Liu Haizhong family;

At this time, Liu Haizhong was still working at the steel rolling mill. His eldest son, Liu Guangqi, was in junior high school, while his other two sons, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, were already in elementary school.

Also not at home.

In other words, at this time, only the second aunt was left in the Liu family.

As for Xu Fugui's family, their situation was similar to that of the Liu family;

Only Xu Damao's mother was at home.

Xu Fugui and Xu Damao both worked at the steel rolling mill. They were either at the factory or on assignments to show movies in the countryside.

As for Xu Damao's younger sister, Xu Xiaoling, she has also reached school age.

As for the remaining family living in the east wing, there were actually only three people in the family: a couple and a child.

The husband also works at a steel rolling mill, while the wife stays at home taking care of the children.

It was precisely because of this that Li Qin, Zhou Xing, and Master Sun did not encounter anyone as they walked to Li Qin's west wing room.

"These two houses have never been allocated or rented out, so the keys have always been in the hands of the neighborhood committee."

Zhou Xing took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and directly unlocked the locks on the two side rooms.

As the door was pushed open, a musty, stale smell immediately wafted out.

Zhou Xing and Master Sun hadn't reacted yet, but Li Qin had been living in the back room for several days and had already gotten used to the environment of this era.

Therefore, it did not show any unusual color.

"Li Qin, please check these two rooms carefully. Once you've confirmed there are no problems, sign your name here to complete the handover of the property."

Zhou Xing voluntarily moved aside to make way for the entrance.

Although Li Qin didn't really care about this matter, he still had to do the necessary pretense.

Therefore, they did not refuse.

However, he did not go directly into the room, but turned to Master Sun beside him and said;

"Master Sun, we still need you to work on these two houses. Let's go in and take a look together."

Master Sun naturally wouldn't refuse and immediately nodded.

The two entered the room together.

Logically, these two rooms should contain some basic furniture, such as beds, tables, and stools...

Even the old ones will have some blemishes.

But when Li Qin entered the room, he found that both rooms were completely empty.

Apart from the dust filling the room, there was absolutely nothing else there.

A look of surprise flashed in Li Qin's eyes.

Another surprise was Zhou Xing, who was walking at the very end.

He had already seen the information about those two rooms, and he had it in his hands right now.

The information clearly states that these two rooms used to contain some items, but now they are all gone.

Where did that thing go?

Could it have been stolen?

This was the first thing Zhou Xing thought of.

But then I felt something was amiss, because the things in the room were all old and barely usable.

It's nothing special, and even if a thief wanted to steal something, they wouldn't bother with this "junk".

Zhou Xing quickly said to Li Qin;

"Li Qin, something's not right. The information clearly states that there should be some basic furniture in these two rooms."

Everything's gone now; it must have been stolen. Should we go out first and then go back and tell Director Wang?

After Li Qin completed the house purchase procedures, these two rooms and their contents were, strictly speaking, already Li Qin's property.

Now the things are gone.

Moreover, the room was previously managed by the neighborhood committee, so the responsibility for the loss of property fell on the neighborhood committee.

This kind of thing can be big or small.

Everything depends on what Li Qin, the master, says.

Zhou Xing didn't know the true identities of the residents in this courtyard, so he couldn't imagine who would steal some nearly ruined furniture.

But as soon as Li Qin heard Zhou Xing's words, he immediately guessed the truth.

However, he does not intend to pursue the matter further.

One reason is that this is, after all, a small matter, and even if it escalates, it won't have a substantial impact on the people living in the courtyard.

Another reason is that he doesn't like the original furniture in the room.

Even if it wasn't stolen, he would find a chance to throw it all away.

"Brother Zhou, forget it. They're all unimportant things. If they're lost, they're gone. I can just replace them with new ones once the house is renovated."

Zhou Xing, whose expression had been rather unpleasant, immediately relaxed when he heard that Li Qin did not intend to pursue the matter.

Li Qin carefully inspected the two rooms and found that although many things inside were old, they were still sturdy.

The main structure is fine; it just needs to be redesigned and renovated.

This pleased him quite a bit.

"Brother Zhou, I've checked both rooms, and there are no problems. You can sign now."

Li Qin walked up to Zhou Xing.

Zhou Xing nodded and immediately took out the house handover confirmation.

Li Qin signed his name on it with a wave of his hand.

After finishing his work, Zhou Xing didn't linger. After exchanging a few polite words, he left directly.

He didn't even immediately agree to Li Qin's invitation to dinner.

Of course, Zhou Xing was also embarrassed because some things in the room were missing.

After seeing Zhou Xing off, Li Qin and Master Sun went into two separate rooms again.

"Boss, how do you plan to decorate these two rooms?"

After observing the two rooms, Master Sun has gained an understanding of Li Qin's situation. Now it's up to Li Qin to decide what to do.

Li Qin stroked his chin, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

The two rooms are actually about the same size, both around 25 square meters, which adds up to 50 square meters.

To live comfortably inside, you must plan the space accordingly.

First of all, a living room and a dining room are essential.

However, due to the limited room size, these elements can be combined.

This is also the most common practice in this era.

Secondly, there needs to be two bedrooms.

Although Li Qin was unsure whether he would get married in the future, considering that he was not opposed to marriage, one bedroom was definitely not enough.

Finally, he also wanted to partition off a study room.

As for the kitchen, there's no need to worry, as it can be built on the open space outside the room.

He originally wanted to partition off an area in the room to use as a bathroom.

But that would be too conspicuous, so I had to give up the idea.