Hu Licking Dog called to tell Chen Yan that he had settled the compensation for the collapsing house after the earthquake with the owner.
The owner, finding rebuilding too troublesome, asked for a cash compensation of three hundred thousand yuan.
Hu Shangke told Chen Yan that although this price wasn't the lowest they could get, it was still fairly reasonable.
The house was an old flat in a remote area, and not very large. Even if it was sold, it would only fetch about two hundred thousand.
If Chen Yan wasn't satisfied with this price, Hu Licking Dog said he could continue to negotiate and potentially bring it down another thirty to fifty thousand. But any lower would be unlikely.
Chen Yan thought for a moment and then said, "No need to negotiate further, three hundred thousand is fine."
Actually, this matter was a stroke of bad luck for the owner.
That house could not be compensated by the government for earthquake damage...
