Chen Xiufen heard this and looked a bit anxious, "Young man, you promised me you would buy my house. You can't go back on your word."
She didn't care whose house among their group would be chosen; she only cared that her own house could be sold.
The night before last, she had already called her son, telling him to go directly to the construction site to view the properties, and the money would be available in a few days.
If Liu Yifeng didn't buy her house at this point, it would be difficult to explain to her son.
Liu Yifeng smiled, "Don't worry, I'm a man of my word, and I won't go back on it."
With Liu Yifeng's assurance, Chen Xiufen finally felt relieved.
Afterward, everyone eagerly urged Liu Yifeng and the others to come and see their houses.
Some people even started fighting amongst themselves to win over Liu Yifeng and his group.
Seeing this, Liu Yifeng quickly stopped them, "Everyone, stop! If you keep fighting, we won't buy a single house."
As expected, this threat worked. Those who were fighting immediately ceased, though their eyes were still filled with hostility towards each other.
After today's events, it would likely be impossible for them to return to their previous relationships.
"Yifeng, with so many people wanting us to see their houses, I'm afraid we won't be able to finish in two days. Let's think of a more convenient method!" Liu Kaichen said.
"Indeed, it's too time-consuming to visit each house one by one," Wan Hui echoed with a nod.
When he first got out of the car, he had been startled by so many people.
They were here to buy houses, yes, but they weren't here for wholesale purchases. They couldn't afford so many houses.
Although Su Wanru didn't say anything, she shared the same sentiment. Visiting each house one by one was clearly not feasible.
Fortunately, Liu Yifeng had a backup plan. He smiled and said, "Just watch."
After speaking, he turned his gaze to the crowd and said loudly, "I assume you all know that your houses are not easy to sell. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been listed with real estate agents for years without a single sale.
The only reason we are buying houses here is because they are cheap.
If you are in a hurry to sell your houses, you must meet our requirements.
If you don't meet our requirements, you will naturally not be considered."
As soon as he spoke, the scene fell silent. Everyone was afraid their houses wouldn't meet the standards.
Liu Yifeng's words were only meant to create a sense of urgency, letting them know that selling their houses was not an easy task.
Later, they would make various concessions to sell their houses.
Chen Xiufen asked on behalf of everyone, "What are the requirements you young people are talking about?"
She wasn't worried about Liu Yifeng having any unreasonable demands, as he had already promised to buy both of her houses.
Liu Yifeng didn't speak. Instead, he turned and went to his car. He opened the door and took out a stack of forms from the passenger seat.
"These are forms I printed at the copy shop. All the requirements are on them. You just need to fill in the real data according to the form.
Our requirements are actually not complicated.
It's simply about who has the better location and larger area, and then comparing your prices. Whichever has the lower price, we will buy."
Wan Hui and the others listened to Liu Yifeng's words and couldn't help but admire his sharp mind. Why hadn't they thought of this?
Others, upon hearing this, said worriedly, "Then how can we be sure you're really buying our houses?"
"As long as you meet our requirements, we can sign the contract on the spot and give you a deposit.
After the ownership transfer, we will settle the remaining payment," Liu Yifeng replied.
These people were worried that they wouldn't buy, but he was worried they wouldn't sell!
Seeing that they could receive a deposit on the spot, the crowd finally believed that these people were genuinely planning to buy houses there.
They immediately snatched the forms from Liu Yifeng and rushed home to fill them out.
Liu Yifeng and the others were squeezed so much that they were sweating profusely. It was too crazy.
Even Su Wanru and the others were not spared; the three of them almost tripped.
Liu Kaichen looked at their frenzied actions and couldn't help but say, "This is their home where they've lived for over twenty years, yet they're so eager to sell. Isn't it said that people are sentimental creatures?"
"Sentimentality is a luxury for those who are short on money. For the wealthy, it's a form of sentiment!" Liu Yifeng said.
Liu Kaichen still couldn't understand, "But they were too exaggerated just now. They almost fought again for a form. They looked at us like we were ATMs."
"We are indeed their ATMs. Living in this place is not something ordinary people can endure."
Just on the way here, Su Wanru had surveyed the surrounding environment. It could only be described as dirty and chaotic.
The garbage on the ground looked like it hadn't been cleaned for a week, and the trash cans were piled high with trash, not much better than the old city.
The old city at least had a large waste treatment plant a few kilometers away, and the sanitation within the community was cleaned daily.
But here, there was garbage everywhere, and the walls of the houses were plastered with advertisements.
The utility poles were also covered in stamps.
Anyone who didn't know might think they had walked into a slum. It was then understandable why these people were so desperate to sell their houses.
However, how did Liu Yifeng intuitively know that this place would be demolished and redeveloped?
But since she had followed him, she had no intention of returning empty-handed.
She had never invested in real estate before. This time, she would consider it a learning experience.
After everyone received their forms, they eagerly returned to their homes.
They could have filled them out outside, but Liu Yifeng had stipulated that whoever offered the lowest price would get the sale.
Therefore, they couldn't let others see their bottom line, otherwise, others would definitely offer a price slightly lower than theirs, resulting in a loss.
As for the other information, it was nothing more than their names, phone numbers, house numbers, and area.
And the bank card for transactions. They just needed to fill these in truthfully.
But the most troublesome part was the price. They didn't know what prices others would offer.
If they set it too high, they definitely wouldn't be accepted. If they set it too low compared to others, they would lose out.
After much thought, they finally wrote down a price, hoping to be chosen.
"Yifeng, this method of having them fill out forms will save us a lot of money," Kaichen said excitedly.
He didn't have much money to begin with and was worried that he might not even be able to buy two houses. Now, it seemed that worry was completely unnecessary.
The few of them sat in Chen Xiufen's yard, waiting for everyone to finish filling out the forms and bring them back.
After about ten minutes, people started to bring back their filled forms and hand them to Liu Yifeng.
When the three of them saw the different prices offered by different people, their smiles widened.
It was all because of Liu Yifeng's statement that he would buy from whoever offered the lowest price.
This led to prices that were lower and lower. They had never seen such low prices for houses in their lives.
And by buying the best located houses at the lowest prices, and then receiving the highest demolition compensation during the redevelopment, they could earn two to three times the price.
When put like this, it didn't seem like much.
But let's say Liu Yifeng sold a property for five million here. If the profit was only twice, that would be ten million. If it was three times, it would be fifteen million.
Fifteen million, what a concept! At least 95% of the people in the entire country would never earn that much in their lifetime.
And Liu Yifeng had earned it in just two months. One could feel the terror of it.
If Liu Yifeng hadn't been limited by cash, he could have bought at least a hundred houses alone. After all, there were no purchase restriction policies yet.
In just half an hour, everyone had submitted their forms.
Seeing the thick stack, Liu Yifeng distributed them to the other three to tally.