Chapter 250 Lease

Zhu Lan and Zhu Qingyan followed the man out of the door. Zhu Qingyan recalled Zhu Lan's expression just now, which seemed to be a little strange.

But what's wrong?

Zhu Qingyan's mind raced and he soon became alert.

Zhu Lan must be worried about her safety. Two girls, herself and a strange man, followed to an unfamiliar house. What if they ran into human traffickers or something?

Zhu Qingyan subconsciously reached out and touched his waist, and soon calmed down.

But soon, Zhu Qingyan's concerns were dispelled. The Ya people led them all the way east, walking along the wide and busy main streets, without any suspicious behavior.

"It's the house in front." The broker pointed forward and said.

Zhu Qingyan looked around and thought that if the other party had any conspiracy, they should have found a relatively secluded place. However, there were many people coming and going in front of the house. There were not only several official residences nearby, but even two streets away was the Jingzhao government office.

Even if there are criminals, they would not choose to commit crimes in such a place.

I wish Qingyan more peace of mind.

"Ladies, please come in."

The man took out the key, opened the door outside, and walked in first.

Zhu Lan looked calm. She lifted her skirt, stepped over the threshold and walked straight in. Zhu Qingyan followed behind her.

The house was not very big. One could see the whole house from the gate. The layout was very clear. Every blade of grass and every tree was exactly the same as in the painting.

"What do you think? I'm right, aren't I? Our store operates with integrity and there is absolutely no such thing as bullying customers." The broker said, and calmly urged the two to sign the lease.

Zhu Lan's eyes wandered around the courtyard for a while, and he asked casually, "This house is indeed good. Bring me the deed, and we'll sign it after we confirm it."

"Ahem." The man's eyes flickered for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. "The deed... is naturally in the hands of my distant relative."

Zhu Lan looked at him with a half-smile, "No hurry, find someone and we can wait."

"He...is not in the capital these days. You guys sign the lease first, and we'll exchange the money and the goods. When he comes back in a few days, he'll show you the lease."

Zhu Qingyan, no matter how inexperienced he was, reacted at this point and immediately said, "You don't even have a land deed, how can we pay?"

The broker raised his voice and yelled, "Girls, what do you mean by this? Are you afraid that I will cheat you? You all saw it just now. I didn't agree to the offer of five taels of silver.

I rejected such a big deal because you two are girls. It would be too unkind of you to go back on your word now. It doesn't make sense!"

The man kept yelling, but Zhu Lan knew that he was shouting so loudly just to cover up his guilty conscience.

Zhu Qingyan's face turned cold and he pulled Zhu Lan to leave. But when he turned around, he found that the courtyard door that was originally open was closed, and there was another person in the courtyard without knowing when.

It was the man who was willing to pay five taels of silver every month.

Zhu Qingyan narrowed his eyes, feeling angry, "So you two are in the same group."

The man stopped pretending and sneered, "So what if we are in the same group? You have to rent this yard today, whether you want to or not!"

As he spoke, he showed the lease again in front of the two of them.

Zhu Qingyan had been in a hurry to rent the yard before, and he didn't even read the terms of the lease carefully. Now that he had taken a closer look, he was immediately glad that he had listened to Zhu Lan and didn't sign it immediately.

The lease stated that once the lease was signed, the agreed rent had to be paid within two days. For each day of payment late, an additional 1% of the total rent would be charged as liquidated damages.

Next to this sentence is a line of small words, which states that Fudi Dental Clinic will deliver the right to use the house within one month after receiving the rent.

That is to say, after the lease is signed, the rent must be paid in full before the key to the house can be obtained. If the rent is paid late, a high penalty will be incurred. If the rent is not paid, the Fudi Yahang can take the lease directly to the government and collect the principal and interest.

When they received the money, according to the agreement in the small print on the lease, the brokerage only needed to deliver the house within one month. This also meant that once the other party got the money, they would close the shop and run away, and then reopen under a different name and location after the storm died down, making it very difficult for the government to track them down.

"You are a black shop!" Zhu Qingyan shouted angrily.

"Stop talking nonsense. Sign the lease and I'll let you out." The broker shook the paper in his hand and took out a piece of ink from somewhere.

Zhu Qingyan snatched the lease, tore it into pieces, and threw it into the air.

The broker was not angry. He took out another copy from his arms with a smile and said, "Tear it up. I'll take as many as you want. Ladies, I advise you to sign it obediently."

As he said this, the broker pointed at his accomplice who was blocking the door, "Otherwise I'll ask him to do it and force the two of you to put your handprints on it. How rude, isn't it?"

"You're dreaming!"

"If you don't accept my toast, I'll punish you." The broker smiled coldly and said to his accomplice, "Go!"

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Half an hour later, a burst of urgent drum sounds were heard outside the Jingzhao government office.

The guarantor was kneeling outside the yamen with a bruised face and nose, while his accomplices were wiping their tears and beating the drum vigorously to report the incident.

Behind the two of them, Zhu Lan was wearing a plain dress, standing with her arms folded, a playful look in her eyes.

Zhu Qingyan put one hand on his waist and asked Liu, who had been put back to his waist, "Knock harder, didn't you eat?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The accomplice was so scared that he immediately started beating the drum even harder.

After so many years of being a gangster, today I finally failed. This little girl looked weak and gentle, but I didn't expect that she had a weapon hidden on her body and was so good at fighting!

Soon, the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture was opened, and the official inside walked out with a sullen face, "Who is beating the drum to complain?"

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the face of the kneeling dentist, "Do you have a grievance?"

Ya Ren was about to cry. He nodded subconsciously, then shook his head vigorously, "No, no, no, it's not the villain! It's... it's these two girls..."

The official glanced at Zhu Lan and the other two and asked them to come in.