The days of being a cat in Japan

After a quick discussion, the two sisters-in-law of the Fujimoto family took the litter of cats at home and drove out against the cold wind and autumn rain.

God is still saving face. During the time when Ms. Etsuko was drinking tea and talking, the rain outside actually began to gradually decrease, and it changed from moderate rain to light rain again.

Because it was bought for her mother to live in, the house that Etsuko was interested in was not far from Mr. Fujimoto's home, and it was fairly close to the shop they ran.

But Etsuko went first to the agency that was in charge of selling the house.

After [-] minutes of driving, Etsuko's SUV stopped at the door of a chain big brand intermediary company, and the sister-in-law and sister-in-law with umbrellas got out of the car.

In addition to holding an umbrella by herself, Etsuko also held a fat raccoon cat in her arms.

The big black cat and the little black cat, who were unwilling to be carried away, walked beside Mrs. Fujimoto.

In order to prevent the cats at home from being exposed to the rain, Mrs. Rie did not forget to tilt the umbrella she was holding towards the cats when she was walking.

Two people and three cats appeared in the intermediary company in such a strange shape.

It can be seen that the staff here should be very familiar with Etsuko. After seeing her push the door in, a young staff member immediately came up to greet her and said, "Miss Anne Fujimoto, you are here this time for the sake of the park next to her." The house?"

Etsuko Fujimoto put away the umbrella and replied: "Yes, my family is here with me this time, and we want to take another look at the house."

The reception staff quickly glanced around Mrs. Rie and the cats when they heard the words. Mrs. Fujimoto was easy to understand, but why did the guest bring three cats to see the house?

However, as the reception staff of a well-known brand, they have received strict pre-job training before taking up the job.

So although it was strange why the guest came to the cat to see the house, the reception staff still said with a smile: "No problem, Ms. Fujimoto, I will arrange someone to take you there immediately."

While they were talking, the real estate agent in charge of Etsuko's house purchase came over and took his client away from the reception staff.

Compared with the receptionist who has only worked for a short time, this real estate agent in his 30s who has been working for almost ten years is obviously well-informed.

He is not at all curious about the cats brought by clients, because after working for so many years, he has basically met any weird clients, and he has long been familiar with them.

After all, compared with other objects, real estate can be regarded as the most valuable property of an ordinary person or an ordinary family, so it is understandable no matter how much it is valued.

Except for people who are not short of money and have a particularly straightforward personality, every time this real estate agent sells a house, he has to run back and forth with the client at least seven or eight times.

What is it like to bring a cat? In his career, this gentleman has also met people who brought an onmyoji to see the good and bad luck of the house, brought a dozen relatives and friends to give advice, and even met people who came here with an urn He said that he wanted his deceased relatives to see it too, so he would express his opinion to himself in a dream at night.

So cats are really nothing, at least they are still a living thing.

Anyone who has experience in buying a house knows that even if it is a house you like, don't immediately decide to buy it.

You have to come and look at the house during the day, night, and rainy days, and make a rational decision after fully understanding the surrounding conditions.

When the real estate agent came out with Mrs. Fujimoto, Miss Etsuko and the cats, the rain that had been raining outside for most of the day finally stopped.

The broker of the car keys and house keys asked his clients, "Two ladies, please be my car. The few of us plus a cat can drive in one car."

Mrs. Fujimoto, who had been bored in the store all day because of the rain, asked, "Excuse me, is that house far from here? If not, can we walk there? I sat in the store all morning, I want to move around."

Miss Etsuko heard the words and said: "It's not very far, it only takes [-] minutes to walk."

So the few people who discussed it decided to walk there.

Although the rain had stopped, the ground was still wet. The raccoon cat didn't want to get its paws wet, so it simply jumped on the black cat's shoulders and couldn't get off.

Meow, the cat has already completed the task of running fast for half an hour today, so don't walk slowly for 10 minutes.

So the well-informed real estate agent saw a big black cat carrying a raccoon cat and a small black cat walking beside them.

Rao asked himself if he was not surprised, and the manager was still surprised after watching it once, but why does this picture feel so familiar?

After thinking about it carefully, the manager remembered that the big black cat and the raccoon cat on its back seemed to be the pair of star cats in their county.

So Ms. Fujimoto is the owner of this pair of star cats?

If so, it would be really great, he can concentrate on choosing a suitable house for Ms. Fujimoto without worrying about her purchasing power.

After walking for twenty minutes, the group and the cats arrived at the address of the house that Etsuko had chosen earlier.

From the outside, this is a very typical small second floor of a small single-family house in a small Japanese town. The pointed house looks like it has an attic, and there is a small yard surrounded by tree walls outside.

Open the gate of the yard with a key, and the real estate agent who walked in first habitually introduced to the clients behind him: "The age of this house is not very long, only eight years. The previous owner I cherish it very much, and it has been well repaired and taken care of. The reason for selling it is because I want to immigrate abroad, and he is reluctant to sell it without such a comfortable house.”

While he was talking, everyone stepped through the gate and walked into the yard one after another. They saw that the yard was indeed as the manager introduced, and it was carefully taken care of.

After opening the door, the agent took out shoe covers and distributed them to his clients. Etsuko took out a tissue and wiped the cats' paws before he led the way into the room.

Probably because I didn't think about coming back after going abroad, so there is nothing left in the house except for some basic decorations that cannot be moved away.

Mr. Broker, who is very skilled in business, showed his clients a few glances, and then began to introduce: "The dedicated area of ​​this house is 52 ping, including the small yard outside. The indoor area is about 40 ping, one of which is The space on the first floor is the living room, dining room, kitchen, toilet and shower room. The second floor has four bedrooms with an area of ​​more than four square meters each. There is also a small attic above the second floor, which is not in the special area. It was expanded later by the Lord, and the visual estimate is about 7 pings, and you can transform it into any purpose according to your preferences."

The unit of measurement for the area of ​​a house in Japan is the ping, and one ping is about 3 square meters.

Following the introduction of the real estate agent, everyone began to slowly check in the house.

In the beginning, everyone could follow in the footsteps of the real estate agent to look at the house together, but after meeting their favorite locations one after another, everyone who stopped to take a closer look quickly scattered in every corner of the house.

This is especially true for the raccoon cat who is running around excitedly in the new house on the little plum blossom.

Meow, the location here is good, you can put a long sofa for the cat to lie on comfortably.

Well, the kitchen is also very spacious, so Mrs. Fujimoto must be willing to come in and cook all kinds of dishes.

Hey, the rooms on the second floor are not bad. Although the area is small, the layout is very cohesive. The most important thing is that all the Fujimoto family can live here.

Haha, the cat mouth habit of this extended attic, the whole side is covered with floor-to-ceiling thick glass, it must be very pleasant to take a sun bath here.

The more he thought about it, the happier the raccoon cat was running around in the room, meowing so excitedly that the real estate agent who brought the guests over to see the house couldn't help but look sideways.

Mr. Broker thought: I heard that cats can psychic, especially black cats, and I don’t know if this rumor is true.

If it was what the three guys brought by the guest saw, why did the other two have no reaction, only the fat cat was so happy that it was almost dancing in the room.

More than half an hour later, the two sisters-in-law and the litter of cats of the Fujimoto family reunited in the living room on the first floor. It could be seen that apart from the two black cats who had no special requirements on where to live, the other cats were interested in This house is very satisfactory.

Miss Etsuko and Mrs. Rie met and whispered together, and then Etsuko Fujimoto said to the agent: "We are quite satisfied with this house, please find a time to make an appointment with the owner. Let’s talk about specific matters.”

The agent said that there was no problem, but he still reminded: "Miss Fujimoto, if you are satisfied, there is no problem in continuing the discussion. But the owner of this house once made an emphatic explanation when entrusting us with the house, saying It is the price of the house that is marked. The owner said that everything can be negotiated, but if you are not satisfied with the price, then you don’t need to ask him to come here.”

Generally speaking, the homeowner just said in advance that he would not lower the price, and accepted the price before negotiating other things.

Etsuko heard the words and said: "I know, we accept this price, please contact the owner."

The agent laughed when he heard the words, because according to his experience, as long as the buyer and the seller reach an agreement on the price, the business can be negotiated [-]% of the time, so his commission is promising.

On the one hand, the commission is in hand, and on the other hand, they have found a satisfactory house. Just when the two came out of the house, talking and laughing together, an accident that no one thought of appeared.

Looking at her brother who was standing outside the gate with a wry smile and her mother who was staring at her, the shrewd Etsuko Fujimoto was completely dumbfounded this time.