Chapter 152 Preparing to Buy a House
Chapter 152 Preparing to Buy a House
On the deck, the makeup artist dried Ling Xia's hair. This time, Ling Xia didn't wear the blue sequined fishtail dress, but instead changed into a white princess dress. She had exquisite makeup on her face, her hair was styled into a bun, and she wore a diamond crown. She looked exactly like Snow White, pure and beautiful, noble and elegant.
Tian Tian was stunned by Ling Xia's beauty.
Previously, Ling Xia's style was all about being glamorous and charming, but this time, Ling Xia is as beautiful as a gentle breeze blowing from the ocean, refreshing and dreamlike. The golden sunlight on the sea shines on Ling Xia, giving her a golden glow.
The woman stood alone on the deck with a calm expression, a smile on her lips as she looked at the sunlight on the sea. The sunlight was a little dazzling, so she squinted as she looked into the distance.
She must have seen something, because a slight smile appeared on her beautiful lips.
"Ok!"
The director shouted, and the people around him snapped out of their daze. Xia's wonderful performance had captivated them, and they had forgotten that they were being filmed.
As soon as the director yelled "Cut!", Sister Zhao immediately squeezed from behind to stand next to him. The director was watching the playback on camera and nervously asked, "Director, what do you think?"
The commercial director looked at Ling Xiagang in the camera with satisfaction and said, "Her name is Ling Xia?"
"Yes."
"She is really good. She has the characteristics of an oriental beauty and can accurately capture the camera's attention. She is a natural actress."
Ling Xia spent 3 days filming and 2 days sightseeing in Provence before officially ending her Provence trip.
Lingxia's home is in the North District of City B. Because her parents are both teachers, they bought a house that is a 10-minute walk from the school. Now, more than 20 years have passed, and the community has become an old building. However, the location is good, and many homeowners have rented out their old houses. So now, many young people rent here.
The plane slowly landed in City B. After leaving the airport, Lingxia parted ways with Sister Zhao and the others, and driver Lao Li took Lingxia home.
Upon arriving in the northern part of the city, looking out the car window at the familiar yet unfamiliar restaurants and convenience stores, memories from her childhood instantly flooded Ling Xia's mind. Ling Xia wondered if she had truly become Ling Xia now. Perhaps she already was.
This city holds the memories of the original owner and also contains all of Xia's childhood memories.
When Lingxia arrived home, the door was locked.
It was Friday, and Lingxia's parents hadn't come home from get off work yet. Lingxia took out her keys from her bag and opened the door.
The house was the same as always. Lingxia took her suitcase inside and tidied up the room first.
After tidying up her clothes, Lingxia picked up a mask, intending to go to the market to buy some vegetables and cook for her parents while they were out.
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When Ling Xia's parents got home from work, they planned to just grab a quick bite at home. But as they approached the door, they smelled a delicious aroma through the crack in the door and exchanged a glance.
Upon opening the door, they looked into the kitchen without even taking off their shoes. Inside, they saw a busy young woman constantly stirring and flipping food in a pan with a spatula.
The father immediately put down his bag, went into the kitchen, and took the spatula to stir-fry.
The kitchen range hood was so loud that Xia didn't hear the sound of the lock being opened at all.
Seeing the person who came, she exclaimed in surprise, "Dad!" Then she turned around and saw her mother standing at the kitchen door. Ling Xia ran over and hugged her, "Mom!"
The mother patted her daughter's back happily, but said with some dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you let us know you were coming back today? We could have bought some groceries."
Ling Xia said coquettishly, "Isn't this a surprise for you? And I've already bought the groceries." Pointing to the dishes already cooked on the table, she said, "Look, I've already cooked two dishes. Where are the other two?"
At this point, Dad had already cooked the vegetables in the pot and started to put them on a plate.
Walking up to the mother and daughter, he said, "Yes, including mine, that's three dishes already. I'll just make a cold dish and then we can eat."
Braised pork ribs with potatoes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, shredded pork with garlic sauce, and a cold dish.
The four dishes, one meat and one vegetable, were just enough for three people.
During the meal, Lingxia started preparing for buying a house. She mentioned that the kitchen range hood wasn't working well. She said, "Today I was in a hurry while cooking, and it was very noisy. Moreover, it smoked very slowly, and I was choked while cooking. How can you all stand it when you cook?"
Your father frowned and replied, "Really? I don't think it happened when I was cooking. It's probably because you don't cook often. I'll have a renovation worker check it out tomorrow."
Dad, you're so frugal. You can make do with anything.
"I wanted to wash a couple of pieces of clothing, but the washing machine seemed to be malfunctioning, it kept buzzing. And the electric frying pan has been used for a long time, the inside is all blackened," Ling Xia kept picking at the flaws.
After thinking about it, the mother said, "It does seem so. Our family has lived here for over 20 years, and a lot of the furniture is quite old. We really should replace it."
Ling Xia immediately told her parents what she wanted to say.
"On my way back, I saw a residential complex called Xingyue in the city center. The advertisements for it are huge. They've been selling units there for the past few days. If we're free tomorrow, let's go to the sales office and join the fun."
My mother-in-law took a bite of her food and said, "I know about the Xingyue residential complex. I've heard people in our complex talking about it lately. They say it's opening for sale this month, and it's limited by license plate number, so you might not be able to buy a unit even if you have the money. They advertise it every day, and a lot of young people are going there to look at the apartments. Apparently, the location is good and the transportation is convenient. Right now, it's still one unit per family." Hearing this, my mother-in-law was also a little tempted.
When Lingxia heard her mother say this, she saw an opportunity and said, "Tomorrow is your day off, so let's go to that building together, take a look, broaden our horizons, and appreciate it."
The mother added two more pieces of pork ribs to the woman's plate, saying, "That's fine, you can go and join in the fun this weekend if you're free."
After dinner, Ling Xia hid in his room and texted Tian Tian. Today he was going to take his parents to see an apartment in Xingyue Community. He had found a salesperson at a mobile sales point to accompany them.
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The next day.
When Lingxia got up and walked into the living room, she saw her parents dressed in very formal clothes, as if they were going to a wedding, having breakfast at the dining table.
When they saw that Li Xia was only wearing ordinary denim clothes, they immediately told their daughter to go back and change. "These days, salespeople only start selling you good houses based on your clothes. Do you think anyone will treat you well dressed like this?"
Although Ling Xia is very pretty, she looks like a college student.
Ling Xia retorted, "Mom, I'm a public figure. Do you think I should wear very flashy clothes to walk the runway, and then the next day's news would be that actress Ling Xia bought an apartment in a certain residential complex?"
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