Room Selection

"What about that three-bedroom layout? How much per square meter?"

Yang Xiulian hesitated for a moment and asked again.

"The three-bedroom is 4,600 per square meter, and with the New Year's Day promotion, it's 4,400 per square meter."

The sales agent replied.

"Can we go into the Complex to take a look?"

Chen Mo stepped forward and asked directly.

"Yes, but the ones in the Complex only have basic renovations. Looking inside the Complex isn't as polished as the model unit."

"No problem. I just want to see what the layout in the Complex is like. If there are no issues, I might just buy it."

"Then which layout would you like to see, sir?"

The sales agent's eyes lit up.

"Just this four-bedroom layout will do."

Chen Mo swept his gaze over the four-bedroom model unit. Although the three-bedroom layout had three Rooms, each Room was a bit small, and it would feel crowded to live in.

This four-bedroom had much larger Rooms overall, plus a complimentary balcony of about 10 square meters.

He was definitely going to choose this four-bedroom one.

"Alright, sir, I'll take you over there now."

The sales agent nodded and led the way.

"Chen Mo!"

Just as Chen Mo was about to follow, he felt his clothes being pulled.

He turned around and saw his mother signaling him with her eyes.

"What's wrong, Mom?"

Chen Mo asked, puzzled.

"Chen Mo, isn't this four-bedroom one too expensive? It's going to be over 700,000. It's a bit over budget."

His mother glanced at the sales agent in front and whispered.

"It's fine, Mom. I have money. I'm a leader at the company now, and my performance this year was good. With bonuses and dividends, I made over 1 million in salary this year, so buying this house is no problem."

Chen Mo said with a smile.

His personal assets now totaled over 2.7 million. Buying a 160-square-meter house in this county, where housing prices are relatively low, was absolutely no problem.

"You earned that much!"

Yang Xiulian was surprised to hear this. She hadn't expected her son to be so successful, already earning a million a year.

She quickly recovered.

"Chen Mo, even if you earn a lot, there's no need to spend like this. You should save a bit. After buying the house, you won't have much left. Your father and I have saved some money, so you don't need to use your own."

"No need, Mom. It's not like I won't be earning money this year. Maybe I'll earn even more. So don't worry about the house. Keep the money you and Dad earned for yourselves; buy whatever you want."

Chen Mo said this and followed the sales agent.

Yang Xiulian and Chen Jingrui exchanged a glance, sighed one after another, and followed.

However, there was undisguised gratification in their eyes.

Their son was truly successful!

Soon, they entered the Complex and arrived in front of a building.

Chen Mo took a quick look. The landscaping of the entire Complex was quite good. There were two rows of six Western-style houses in the front, and two rows of six high-rise buildings in the back.

The Western-style houses faced south, so the lighting would basically not be affected.

"Please come this way, sir."

The sales agent led the way into a Western-style house and entered the elevator.

"Sir, this is the actual layout. Overall, it's no different from the model unit. It's just that the renovation here doesn't include appliances, furniture, and other items; you'll need to purchase those yourself."

Chen Mo walked around the Room after hearing this. The sales agent was right; the structure of the entire Room was no different from the model unit.

The renovation of the entire Room was just simple hardfitting, and the style was also modern.

He just needed to purchase some furniture and appliances, and he could basically move in.

"Hmm, how many of this layout are currently available, and on which floors?"

Chen Mo turned to look at the sales agent.

"Sir, there weren't many of this layout built, only 12 units, all on the 5th and 6th floors of each building, with the 6th floor being the top floor. Currently, there are three units left: the 5th floor of Building 4, the 5th floor of Building 2, and the 6th-floor top unit of Building 6."

"But the 6th-floor top unit has a rooftop terrace, which is about 120 square meters. If you purchase the top floor, you need to pay an extra 100,000."

The sales agent explained the current situation.

"Can I take a look at the rooftop terrace?"

"Yes, we are currently in Building 6, so we can just go straight to the top floor."

Soon, they arrived at the top floor.

Chen Mo looked around. The top floor area was indeed very large, but at the moment it was just a flat roof with no other structures.

"Can this top floor be renovated?"

"It can be renovated, provided you don't damage the roof or add taller structures on top. Of course, building a single-story sunroom or a small swimming pool is no problem. However, if the added structure causes the roof to leak, the developer will not be responsible."

Listening to the sales agent's explanation, Chen Mo nodded slightly.

Being able to add a sunroom was enough. His idea was to add a 20-30 square meter sunroom on the top floor.

As for the rest of the area, his mother liked flowers and plants, so she could plant them on the top floor. He could also build a small pergola and place a lounge chair, a stone table, and the like.

When his parents got older, they could also do some simple activities on the top floor. Overall, it was quite good.

"Alright, I'll take this top-floor layout. Can we process the paperwork today?"

Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction and turned to look at the sales agent.

"Yes, sir. Are you planning to pay in full or take out a loan?"

The sales agent looked pleasantly surprised. She hadn't expected to get such a big order on the first day of work in the new year.

"Full payment!"

"Alright, sir. To process the paperwork, we need to go to the sales office."

"Hmm, lead the way."

Chen Mo nodded.

On the way, Yang Xiulian quickly caught up with Chen Mo.

"Chen Mo, buying the fifth floor is fine. The top floor requires an extra 100,000. There's not much use for us to have the top floor."

Chen Mo felt very helpless when he heard his mother's words.

His parents had been frugal all their lives. Although life was better now and the family had some savings, their concept of spending money had not changed.

In their view, if you can save, you should save. During this time, he had tried to persuade his parents not to be so frugal anymore.

But there was no change at all; his parents would continue to live as they always had. He couldn't do anything about that.

He could only change it slowly himself, and this house was one step in that change.

He couldn't change his parents' consumption habits immediately, so he could only take it slow and subtly change his parents' living environment and lifestyle.

A good home was the first step. When his parents slowly got used to living in a big house, that would be a change.

"Mom, I really like that rooftop. I plan to build a sunroom, which might come in handy when I come home in the future."

Chen Mo said calmly.

Rather than trying to make his parents accept the top floor, it was easier to let them know that he liked it, making it easier for them to accept.