Lin Ying was extremely satisfied with the Phoenix City District; the lax management, low occupancy rate, and the fact that anyone could run around the community randomly—all these shortcomings were seen as advantages by her.
Canceling surveillance cameras, adding more green spaces, maintaining fish in the swimming pool for Master Fox's amusement—this would be the best possible situation.
Additionally, through conversations with the sales agents, Lin Ying gradually understood the composition of the community's residents.
Phoenix City primarily served the new aristocrats of Xiqi and the old teachers from the College of Agriculture.
The current poor service quality was completely due to the fact that the community had just opened, and the relevant personnel were undergoing training. Soon they would officially start working.
Of course, Lin Ying only listened casually to what the sales agents said.
Back when real estate was popular, the Lin family had invested in real estate before. Now Lin Holdings still had several real estate companies and transformed property companies under its wing.
A management fee of 1.5 yuan per square meter wouldn't fill the future management blueprint the sales agents described for the community, even including elevator advertising and engineering department revenue, plus fees for external renovation companies.
Aside from property earnings, they could provide six rotating security guards, four water and electricity workers, maintain community cleanliness, and offer quarterly pest control and greenery maintenance.
Lin Ying was aware of the inside story and understood that the sales agents were drawing a rosy picture for her.
But those matters weren't important; purchasing a house here for Master Fox was purely for the sake of convenience.
Master Fox needed an address for online shopping, right?
He also needed a place to entertain friends, or to return for a late-night snack, and to store rarely used miscellaneous items.
Like a large hammer, the Fish Catcher, or glue.
As long as these requirements were met, Lin Ying didn't mind paying for the convenience.
"Whimpering whimpering..."
Arriving at the 720-square meter mansion, Ansheng showed a knowing expression. The so-called 720-square meter mansion just meant choosing the top floor of a building, combining four units into one, with the added bonus of a self-built rooftop, master-child parking spaces, and a roughly fifty-square meter storage room beside a parking space.
Excluding bay windows and balconies, the actual usable area was only more than 500 square meters.
Nevertheless, this was the largest Ansheng had ever seen.
Realizing more than 500 square meters of actual area without spending over thirty million in Jiule City was unthinkable.
In his previous life upon graduating, Ansheng endured hard labor, managing to buy an apartment near Jiule City, with a floor area of 150 square meters, forcibly shared with over 30 to nearly 40 square meters deducted for common spaces.
"A decade of hard labor is not as good as one year of being a fox, and one year of being a fox is not as good as hugging Sister Lin Fu for a month."
"If only I knew... Sister Lin Fu is the way!" Ansheng mused with a sigh.
"Even more than 500 square meters, the fox and I shall enjoy."
"I just wonder if Ah Qing will skin my fox hide after she finds out." Ansheng laughed as he roamed around the house, with Lin Ying and He Ying leisurely following behind, accompanying the little fox in his exploration.
Meanwhile, Lin Bingyun, upon confirming Miss Lin and Master Fox's intent to purchase, started discussing price as well as homeowner repair funds, allowing the opposite party to haggle.
Lin Bingyun also began to examine the entire house, deciding what needed to be removed and what needed to be acquired anew; at the very least, the refrigerator had to be replaced.
However, since it was only going to be used for a year, there wasn't a need to worry about after-sales service; selecting a model that could connect with a filter and automatically produce ice for Master Fox's daily use was enough.
Liebherr's capabilities were up to standard, its reputation and circulation were high, and when uninstalled it could be resold as a second hand.
Housekeeper Lin began surveying his territory, planning the design layout in his mind, considering new furniture, thinking about how to save time while ensuring quality and quantity, achieving things in an exceptional manner at the lowest price.
The house hadn't even been purchased yet.
Lin Bingyun was already contemplating how to sell the house in the future to maximize profit.
As for the investment the sales agents mentioned, given the surrounding natural ecological reserve, what kind of value could it appreciate?
...
"This place is really unfriendly to me."
Upon receiving the house's bargaining price list, the day's activities concluded, and He Ying led the group to a locally famous noodle shop to experience local cuisine.
Ansheng gazed at the noodle dishes and let out a sigh.
He harbored no prejudice against noodles, but as a fox now, consuming large amounts of noodles wasn't suitable for him.
While it felt a bit inelegant,
Ansheng had experimented personally; with a pure meat diet paired with vegetables, going to the bathroom the next day was incredibly smooth and perfect, leaving no marks on tissue paper.
It could be described as the "most perfect restroom experience."
But when consuming too many carbohydrates, the next day's bathroom experience was far from perfect, akin to diarrhea, mere tissues wouldn't suffice.
In such situations, Ansheng typically had to run to the faucet, lift his fox rear, and wash with water.
Otherwise... his white fur would suffer a terrible fate.
Listening to Master Fox's sighs, Lin Ying seized the opportunity of wiping his mouth to softly inquire:
"Master Fox... are you worried about the Spirit Beast hidden within the bell tower?"
"If you're worried about it being surrounded by many, we can negotiate with the Security Bureau ahead of time."
As night fell into darkness, Lin Ying was no longer a novice in the field, having a considerable understanding of knowledge about Spirit Beasts and certain experiments, naturally being aware that Spirit Beasts couldn't coexist once they met.
Ansheng glanced at the opposite side of the roundtable, where He Ying was reporting work progress while wearing a Bluetooth headset, and said:
"No need to fuss over that spirit beast lacking civility; Ansheng just found a fully charged chainsaw in the greenbelt while exiting the community, even if the handy big hammer hasn't been delivered yet, Ansheng can transform into a new energy Spirit Beast and battle that spirit beast for three hundred rounds, the chainsaw lacks regard for other spirit beasts' butts... "
"Ansheng is merely pondering whether by ingesting large quantities of noodles and chili, will it first dry out Ansheng's big mouth and then inflame my posterior?"
Hearing the slightly coarse words in a tender child's voice babbling away, Lin Ying couldn't help but be taken aback.
"Master Fox... where did you get a chainsaw? I didn't see you pick up a chainsaw. Where is the chainsaw placed?"
Lin Ying carried Master Fox throughout the outing, never putting him down outside the house, even when tired, passing Master Fox to Lin Bingyun's arms, ensuring Master Fox never left her sight.
So... where did Master Fox get a chainsaw?
"I stored it in the Mercedes trunk!" Master Fox proudly raised his head and said:
"When we left, my tail accidentally brushed against the chainsaw chain and got caught; I hastily stowed it in the trunk."
Lin Ying was utterly shocked then burst into laughter, completely unexpecting this twist from Master Fox.
Seeing his excited little expression, it was clearly not an accident, but rather like a child obtaining a new toy.
"Master Fox, behaving such a way isn't fit for a master; you should carry the demeanor of one. If you want something, you can ask me, as there is now a local express delivery service."
"Randomly picking non-personal offerings isn't appropriate; those might be offerings meant for other masters."
"We'll return it later, and I'll buy you a brand-new one, high-powered, vibrating loudly."