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  Why is Gaston not interested in buying the villa in the beginning?             or Why was Gaston not interested in buying the Villa?                 

Answer:

                  Gaston knows that Jeanne doesn't want to buy the villa for them. Instead she wants to buy the villa for her parents. Gaston thinks that Jeanne's parents along with her sister's children would occupy it for most of the year. Hence, he was averse to the idea of buying the villa.