Chapter 12: Gigolo life it’s quite sweet
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With a screech, Parker stopped the car in front of a small western-style house’s garage.
This caught the attention of the middle-aged person who was watering the flowers next door.
Soon a handsome man and a beautiful woman got out of the car. It was Josh and Margaret.
Just looking at this couple, the middle-aged person’s face looked a bit strange.
Although Josh and Margaret matched each other in appearance, Josh’s face still had some childishness, indicating that he was not very old.
In contrast, Margaret was a mature woman.
In addition, Josh’s clothing was not bad, but it wasn’t anything special. It was a coat belonging to the working-class worth around ten dollars. According to the theory, he couldn’t afford a house in this area.
In comparison, Margaret’s fur coat was worth several hundred dollars at least.
The middle-aged person couldn’t help but become interested in this couple who didn’t seem to match each other very well.
After all, based on the current situation, they might become his neighbors.
On the other side, Josh, who had just gotten out of the car, seemed to sense something and subconsciously turned his head, coinciding with the middle-aged person’s gaze.
The middle-aged person smiled and nodded, and although Josh was a little surprised, he still politely nodded back in greeting.
Then he turned his attention back to the house in front of him.
This was a standard American-style two-story small western-style house, and its exterior style was no different from what would be common in future America.
The only difference was probably in the interior facilities and decoration.
“How do you feel? Do you like it?” Margaret asked beside him.
“It’s a very nice house, but it should be too expensive, right?” Josh asked subconsciously. Although he had expected that the houses Margaret would show him wouldn’t be bad, seeing the actual thing still exceeded his expectations.
Because this style of Western-style house was very common in future America, but in this era, it was considered high-end.
Moreover, the size of this house was very large, and although he hadn’t seen the back yet, just from the front, the area of this house was probably no less than 500 square meters.
In addition, there were also sizable yards both in the front and back of the house.
So Josh suddenly felt that his money might not be enough.
“Don’t worry, it’s not expensive, only $500, and it will be yours!” Margaret said with a smile.
Upon hearing this price, Josie couldn’t help but twitch her mouth. This woman was really treating him like a child and trying to coax him.
“Um, okay, the actual price is… well, $1,000… well, $2,000. Do you have enough money?” Seeing Josh’s expression, Margaret knew that the price she called out was too fake, so she quickly changed her mind and said carefully.
“Mrs. Wendys, you don’t have to do this. I’m not as tight on money as you think.”
“Okay, okay, $4,000. That was the selling price when this neighborhood was first built. You can’t negotiate anymore.” Seeing that Josh’s tone was a bit harsh, Margaret had to compromise, but she bit the price firmly. “Otherwise, you’re not treating me as a friend.”
Hearing this number, Josh nodded. This price was finally reasonable.
Of course, Josh also knew this price was much lower than the actual price. Still, seeing Margaret’s expression, the other party might get angry if he didn’t accept this goodwill.
“Okay, at this price. But I have to return and get the money before paying you!” Josh said.
“The money is not urgent. You can give it to me anytime. Let’s go inside and see the decoration first. Tell me if you don’t like it, and I’ll find someone to decorate it for you.” Seeing that Josh didn’t negotiate further, Margaret finally showed a satisfied smile and pulled Josh into the house.
Fortunately, the yard was large enough and far enough away, so the conversation between the two was not overheard by the middle-aged man next door who was watering his plants. Otherwise, he would have been so angry that he might have vomited blood.”
Margaret’s final demand of $4,000 was not a lie. This neighborhood’s selling price was only $4,000 when it was first built.
However, you first need to know when this neighborhood was built.
It was 1934, just after the Great Depression.
The prices at that time are incomparable to now.
The middle-aged man and his family also moved here only last year. For a house of the same size, he spent a full $12,000.
After Josh entered the house, he found that he had underestimated the value of this house.
The decoration inside the house, although not luxurious, was extremely delicate.
Appliances such as radios, refrigerators, and telephones were all available.
Josh even saw air conditioning and television!!!
In the United States, refrigerators were popularized quite early and reached 85% in the early 1940s, so it did not surprise Josh.
However, air conditioning and television are different.
Although they were invented around the same time, especially air conditioning was 20 years earlier than television and refrigerators.
But due to technical reasons, air conditioning and television in the United States have still considered luxury items before World War II, and they were not widely available in ordinary households until after the war.
So on this day in 1943, these two appliances were still considered luxury items.
“How do you feel? Is the decoration acceptable?” Margaret asked with some anticipation, seeing Josh’s fascination.
“It’s great, so great that I can’t even describe it in words,” Josh said seriously.
This was completely sincere from Josh, without any falsehood.
After all, in his previous life in China’s terrifying real estate market in the 21st century, he had tried hard for half of his life. He only managed to buy a property of about 150 square meters with the help of his parents.
Hmm, this help refers to the kind where parents bear 80% of the cost.
And he still spent more than two million yuan on it.
Even more disgusting is that there were 30 square meters of public space in those 150 square meters.
Just thinking about it, Josh couldn’t help but want to hang some Hong Kong real estate developers on electric poles.
“If you like it, the bedding in the room is all new. You can stay here today. But transportation may not be very convenient here, so you still need a car. I have connections and can get you a new car. Oh, you don’t have a driver’s license yet, right? I’ll accompany you to get one later,” Margaret said incessantly.
Looking at Margaret’s serious instructions, Josh suddenly felt emotional. Life is unpredictable. A week ago, he was still wondering how to fill his stomach first, and now he was living in such a luxurious residence.
So now you’re just a gigolo, living off a rich woman, right?
But honestly, this ‘gigolo’ life… it’s quite sweet.
Chapter 12: Gigolo life it’s quite sweet
_
With a screech, Parker stopped the car in front of a small western-style house’s garage.
This caught the attention of the middle-aged person who was watering the flowers next door.
Soon a handsome man and a beautiful woman got out of the car. It was Josh and Margaret.
Just looking at this couple, the middle-aged person’s face looked a bit strange.
Although Josh and Margaret matched each other in appearance, Josh’s face still had some childishness, indicating that he was not very old.
In contrast, Margaret was a mature woman.
In addition, Josh’s clothing was not bad, but it wasn’t anything special. It was a coat belonging to the working-class worth around ten dollars. According to the theory, he couldn’t afford a house in this area.
In comparison, Margaret’s fur coat was worth several hundred dollars at least.
The middle-aged person couldn’t help but become interested in this couple who didn’t seem to match each other very well.
After all, based on the current situation, they might become his neighbors.
On the other side, Josh, who had just gotten out of the car, seemed to sense something and subconsciously turned his head, coinciding with the middle-aged person’s gaze.
The middle-aged person smiled and nodded, and although Josh was a little surprised, he still politely nodded back in greeting.
Then he turned his attention back to the house in front of him.
This was a standard American-style two-story small western-style house, and its exterior style was no different from what would be common in future America.
The only difference was probably in the interior facilities and decoration.
“How do you feel? Do you like it?” Margaret asked beside him.
“It’s a very nice house, but it should be too expensive, right?” Josh asked subconsciously. Although he had expected that the houses Margaret would show him wouldn’t be bad, seeing the actual thing still exceeded his expectations.
Because this style of Western-style house was very common in future America, but in this era, it was considered high-end.
Moreover, the size of this house was very large, and although he hadn’t seen the back yet, just from the front, the area of this house was probably no less than 500 square meters.
In addition, there were also sizable yards both in the front and back of the house.
So Josh suddenly felt that his money might not be enough.
“Don’t worry, it’s not expensive, only $500, and it will be yours!” Margaret said with a smile.
Upon hearing this price, Josie couldn’t help but twitch her mouth. This woman was really treating him like a child and trying to coax him.
“Um, okay, the actual price is… well, $1,000… well, $2,000. Do you have enough money?” Seeing Josh’s expression, Margaret knew that the price she called out was too fake, so she quickly changed her mind and said carefully.
“Mrs. Wendys, you don’t have to do this. I’m not as tight on money as you think.”
“Okay, okay, $4,000. That was the selling price when this neighborhood was first built. You can’t negotiate anymore.” Seeing that Josh’s tone was a bit harsh, Margaret had to compromise, but she bit the price firmly. “Otherwise, you’re not treating me as a friend.”
Hearing this number, Josh nodded. This price was finally reasonable.
Of course, Josh also knew this price was much lower than the actual price. Still, seeing Margaret’s expression, the other party might get angry if he didn’t accept this goodwill.
“Okay, at this price. But I have to return and get the money before paying you!” Josh said.
“The money is not urgent. You can give it to me anytime. Let’s go inside and see the decoration first. Tell me if you don’t like it, and I’ll find someone to decorate it for you.” Seeing that Josh didn’t negotiate further, Margaret finally showed a satisfied smile and pulled Josh into the house.
Fortunately, the yard was large enough and far enough away, so the conversation between the two was not overheard by the middle-aged man next door who was watering his plants. Otherwise, he would have been so angry that he might have vomited blood.”
Margaret’s final demand of $4,000 was not a lie. This neighborhood’s selling price was only $4,000 when it was first built.
However, you first need to know when this neighborhood was built.
It was 1934, just after the Great Depression.
The prices at that time are incomparable to now.
The middle-aged man and his family also moved here only last year. For a house of the same size, he spent a full $12,000.
After Josh entered the house, he found that he had underestimated the value of this house.
The decoration inside the house, although not luxurious, was extremely delicate.
Appliances such as radios, refrigerators, and telephones were all available.
Josh even saw air conditioning and television!!!
In the United States, refrigerators were popularized quite early and reached 85% in the early 1940s, so it did not surprise Josh.
However, air conditioning and television are different.
Although they were invented around the same time, especially air conditioning was 20 years earlier than television and refrigerators.
But due to technical reasons, air conditioning and television in the United States have still considered luxury items before World War II, and they were not widely available in ordinary households until after the war.
So on this day in 1943, these two appliances were still considered luxury items.
“How do you feel? Is the decoration acceptable?” Margaret asked with some anticipation, seeing Josh’s fascination.
“It’s great, so great that I can’t even describe it in words,” Josh said seriously.
This was completely sincere from Josh, without any falsehood.
After all, in his previous life in China’s terrifying real estate market in the 21st century, he had tried hard for half of his life. He only managed to buy a property of about 150 square meters with the help of his parents.
Hmm, this help refers to the kind where parents bear 80% of the cost.
And he still spent more than two million yuan on it.
Even more disgusting is that there were 30 square meters of public space in those 150 square meters.
Just thinking about it, Josh couldn’t help but want to hang some Hong Kong real estate developers on electric poles.
“If you like it, the bedding in the room is all new. You can stay here today. But transportation may not be very convenient here, so you still need a car. I have connections and can get you a new car. Oh, you don’t have a driver’s license yet, right? I’ll accompany you to get one later,” Margaret said incessantly.
Looking at Margaret’s serious instructions, Josh suddenly felt emotional. Life is unpredictable. A week ago, he was still wondering how to fill his stomach first, and now he was living in such a luxurious residence.
So now you’re just a gigolo, living off a rich woman, right?
But honestly, this ‘gigolo’ life… it’s quite sweet.
