"What do you mean? Even if I can't sell this house, I won't sell it at a low price. I thought you were a pretty honest young girl, but I didn't expect you to be thinking about taking advantage of me!" The woman rolled her eyes.
"As I just said, I won't haggle. I have 15,000 yuan on hand, and I'd like to discuss with you about this. It can be used as a deposit, not included in the 300,000 yuan. I'll pay you back the 300,000 yuan within a year. How about that?"
"What did you say? Hahaha..." The woman clapped her hands as if she had heard a joke: "Young lady, you're really making me laugh. Isn't this like trying to get something for nothing? You think I'd believe you just because you say so? What if I'm far away overseas and you don't give me the money? Where am I supposed to complain? This is really funny! Bah!"
Seeing that the negotiation was not going to work out, Jiang Wanqing frowned, then quickly smiled and walked to the door, where she stood.
"The reason your house isn't selling isn't just because the price is too high, right? When we came in, you mistook us for study tour participants, which means people come here often, not for economic purposes. But things are changing every day now. What if it gets requisitioned..."
"What...what do you know! I'll get paid even if they requisition me!"
“Yes, we will, but the definition of your house isn’t very clear, is it? Or rather, you can negotiate the price with ordinary people, but with…” Jiang Wanqing pointed upwards: “It’s not that easy, is it?”
The woman nervously twisted her fingers; Jiang Wanqing had clearly struck a nerve.
"So what if that's the case? If you can't come up with the money, there's no point in discussing anything!"
“I told you, give me a year and I will definitely pay you back in full. You can take this 15,000 as a deposit.”
Jiang Wanqing took the money out of her bag and stuffed it into the woman's hand, looking at her.
Just then, several voices came from the backyard, some young and some old.
“We’ve been here several times, and we’ve only discovered the tip of the iceberg of the cultural value of this house. It would be great if we could come back regularly to study and observe it in the future…”
"We could contact the museum about that..."
"Just submit a report."
...
These words unsurprisingly reached their ears. The woman swallowed hard and accepted the 15,000.
"Let me make this clear first: you must pay me the full 300,000 yuan over the next year. As for any losses to the house during this period, you will have to bear them yourself. Do you still want to buy it?"
"purchase!"
"Okay, then I'll trust you this once. Give me your contact information, and we'll sign the contract."
"Thank you, sister."
"No need to thank me. We're just discussing the matter at hand. Since you've already guessed what will happen, just don't come looking for me if you're stuck with this situation. You still have to pay me."
"That's for sure."
After the two finished talking and came out of the small room, Molly hurriedly ran over and asked Jiang Wanqing.
"Has an agreement been reached?"
Seeing that the woman's expression was not very happy, Zheng Yuan wanted to comfort Jiang Wanqing.
“Buying a house is a big deal. It’s normal if you can’t afford it the first time. We can look at other places.”
"This young lady is really capable. You can inspect the house. If there are no problems, we'll proceed with the formalities." The woman glanced at them and then continued directing the workers to move things.
"You...you...you've made a deal!"
Molly jumped up, clutching her arm, stammering in surprise. Zheng Yuan, standing to the side, clenched his fists, his eyes swirling with emotion.
How could she have won her over so easily? She just came from the countryside; even if she's smart, she shouldn't have gotten away with it so easily when it comes to money.
"Comrade Wanqing, what did you say to the landlord?"
"It's nothing, just being honest and persuading people with reason." She said a few perfunctory words, then changed the subject, saying, "Let's go take a look at this house too."
“Great! I’ve wanted to visit this kind of old building for a long time, and I’m so glad to see it today thanks to Wanqing.”
Zheng Yuan followed behind them with an unusual expression...
The three of them were walking from the front hall to the backyard when they ran into a group of students on a study tour. There were about a dozen of them. They were about to walk around them when a familiar voice called out to them.
"Jiang Wanqing, what are you doing here!"
"Teacher Guo? What a coincidence." Jiang Wanqing said with a forced smile.
Guo Xueyun's eyes swept over Zheng Yuan, as if she were plotting something.
"What are you looking at? You're allowed to come, but we're not? What kind of teacher is this, so aggressive?"
Molly already disliked her, and now that Jiang Wanqing had confirmed the house purchase, she felt even more confident.
"Are you here for study tours too? I haven't heard that other colleges have any study tour arrangements today."
"We're not on a study tour, you'd be terrified if I told you," Molly muttered.
"What did you say?"
Jiang Wanqing pressed Molly's hand and shook her head. This matter was not completely settled yet, and it was best to be careful in front of outsiders.
She said we were just passing by and came in for a look, and told us to make ourselves at home.
After saying that, she led her people inside, avoiding Guo Xueyun and her group.
This chance encounter was truly strange, even giving one the feeling of being haunted by a ghost. This was true for Jiang Wanqing, and it was also what Guo Xueyun thought.
She ignored the other teachers and classmates, shuffling out in her little leather shoes, found the landlord, and spoke in an imperious tone.
"What are they here for?"
Upon hearing this harsh question, the woman scoffed, clearly displeased.
"Who do you think you are, talking to me like that? Do you really think this is your territory? At least people paid for my house, and you come in for a free tour without paying a penny and then act all high and mighty with me?"
"What did you say? Who's buying a house!"
Guo Xueyun was so startled that she tried to grab the female landlord's hand, but the woman dodged away.
"Hey, hey, hey, talk is talk, don't get physical with me! We're both women, how come there's such a big difference? Are you jealous of that young girl?"
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