Yesterday, went to check out the HongKou area where Audrey's friend has a house for sale. We walked around the neighbourhood. Yeah, totally Chinese. The undiscovered country by foreigners. And totally chaotic. But as we stepped into the lane, it was calm and quiet. Will post photos later. Just behind this lane was the wet market, meat, veggies, fish, fruits, you name it, pretty had them. Also there were two huge trucks just came in from JieJiang with the back full of watermelons! Yes! The price, RMB 1.00 per kg. That was cheap compared to the supermarket where we are living. One thing about this area, there is NO, repeat NO Western influence. A gym, yeah. My wife as usual was very optimistic about seeing one here. Me, on the other hand, not so sure. The demographics, the "Chinese-sy" area. And even if there were one close by, I don't think it will be of a quality that we accustom to. The one Audrey's friend managed was in another "Chinese only" area. The place was a dive. (Note: Today we went to Hyatt on the Bund to check out the membership, RMB48,000 per couple! Ouch. Not necessary. Our current gym membership at the Marriott is RMB27,000 per couple.)
Today, we again walked around the same neighbourhood with Audrey's friend. And looked into the house. Well... We are putting an offer in with her. Just left a message. RMB4.5Mil. It's a 4-story house. If this works out, Canadian guests are welcome; lots of room.
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