After discussing it, Lin Yu and his group finally decided to buy the houses here. Moreover, they were quite ambitious and wanted to buy the largest restaurant.
"I've made a reservation at this restaurant for a friend. They'll be arriving in three days. Would you mind if I paid the deposit for them?"
Nan Qu hesitated; she couldn't make that decision herself.
However, Nanqu's hesitation seemed to the group as a sign that the restaurant was a problem, with many people looking at it and others unwilling to make a reservation.
Lin Yu gritted his teeth and took out a jade pendant: "This jade pendant is priceless. Buying this restaurant is definitely no problem. Use this jade pendant as a deposit. If we don't bring the money in three days, this jade pendant can be used as payment for the restaurant, is that alright?"
Nan Qu took the money and looked at it: "It's not that great, is it? It's priceless?" Then her jade pendant must be worth a country.
The girl named A-Li standing next to Lin Yu said, "Do you even know what this jade pendant is? It's made from top-grade jadeite, a rare find in the world, and it's a tribute from all nations!"
Nan Qu feigned realization: "Oh? It's tribute?"
Ah Li then realized she had misspoke, and Lin Yu, who was standing to the side, explained with a smile, "My father has some dealings with the government."
Nan Qu didn't care whether they were江湖人士 (jianghu figures) or 御廷人 (court officials): "Since you've decided to buy, then choose a place first. I'll mark it here for you, so that someone else won't have to buy it later."
"That's fine too."
As they were talking, the person the registrar had found for Nanqu returned.
The man paused for a moment, looking at the large crowd, before asking, "Excuse me, which one is Miss Nan?"
Nan Qu gestured, "Well, don't worry about me for now. Go find your clerk and tell him that a few big sheep have arrived here—oh, no, I mean, a big client who wants to buy the biggest restaurant in the city. Tell him to come over right away."
The constable was a bit dumbfounded and speechless. No, even though you are the wealthy man the registrar mentioned, you are not so powerful that you can order the constables around, are you?
Seeing that the constable was not moving, Nan Qu said with a hint of exasperation, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
By the time the constables realized what was happening, they were already on their way.
Although he was a little annoyed that he had listened to her, since he had come all this way, what if what this person said was true? He could at least consider it a merit.
After the constables left, Nan Qu felt that everyone behind her was staring at her. She didn't need to look to know they felt she had tricked them.
"Aren't you the registrar?"
The girl named A-Li was the first to lose her temper: "You're not the registrar, so why are you saying so much? You're just wasting our time."
Nan Qu shrugged: "I didn't say I was, and how is this a waste of your time? The house is real, and it is indeed available for purchase. Besides, am I wrong? Qianlong City is bound to develop, and now is the best time to buy. If you buy now, the house will definitely appreciate in value."
Lin Yu, who was standing to the side, asked, "May I ask what you are doing here, young lady?"
Nan Qu smiled and said, "I'm the owner of those two houses that have already been sold. Nice to meet you!"
Lin Yu smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then we are destined to meet."
As soon as he finished speaking, the registrar rushed in from outside: "Who wants to buy that restaurant?"
Nan Qu said, "It's not just the restaurant; these gentlemen also want to buy several houses. Look, they're all here. You can just help them with the paperwork."
The registrar stared at the floor plan Nan Qu handed him for a moment, then couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, this map is ingenious! It clearly shows the layout of the houses in Qianlong City. Moreover, it marks which houses have been sold and which haven't. Most importantly, it makes it easy to see which street each house is on, making it very convenient to introduce to people."
Whose picture is this?
The registrar then looked at Lin Yu and the others. Nan Qu rolled her eyes: "There's no young master, but there is one fairy. This picture was drawn by this fairy!"
After Nan Qu finished speaking, Lin Yu laughed and said to A Li, "Aren't you ashamed?"
What's there to be ashamed of, Nan Qu? If she were in the cultivation world, that's what everyone would call her, okay?
There's no point in reasoning with these people.
The registrar looked at Nan Qu in disbelief: "This, this was actually painted by Miss Nan? My apologies, I was blind and did not know that you were a person of great talent."
Nanqu deliberately misinterpreted the situation, saying, "You know I'm very wealthy, don't you? Isn't my jade pendant enough proof that I'm rich?"
The registrar chuckled: "Miss Nan is quite humorous."
Nan Qu shrugged again and said, "Well, the people who are picking me up have arrived. I'm leaving now. The rest is up to you."
The registrar glanced at Nan Qu gratefully. If it weren't for her, they wouldn't have had the money to buy supplies. Now, she had even helped sell a few houses, which brought life back to the city.
Nan Qu was riding in the carriage, and after a few steps, she would be jolted. Finally, she couldn't resist climbing out of the carriage and sitting next to the driver, a position commonly known as the "co-driver".
Looking at this bumpy road, I didn't feel anything when I was walking here, but now that I'm in a horse-drawn carriage, it's really noticeable, it's so bumpy.
The saying goes, "To get rich, build roads first." It seems that Qianlong City has a long way to go.
She has reason to suspect that the previous restaurant owner didn't leave because he was afraid of the pandemic, but because he was losing money.
As Nanqu requested, the car first went to the small inn she had bought. She bought it based on a painting and didn't know how different the inn was from the real thing.
The driver was an experienced driver and very familiar with Qianlong City. He probably used to work for someone's family, but his previous employer left, and he chose to stay.
"We've arrived, Miss Nan. Come this way. There's a small boat here. Your inn is over there; you'll need to take the boat to get there."
Looking at the oasis on the lake, Nanqu thought it was a lonely grave if she didn't know better.
Are you sure it's there? Could there be a mistake?
The driver said, "No, there's only one inn in this area, there's no mistake."
Nan Qu just chuckled. She wondered why the registrar had that "I will never let you suffer a loss" look on his face. It turned out he was selling her a whole lake.
"Never mind, we're already here."
Nan Qu arrived at the island in a small boat, swaying gently, and fell silent once again.
"How long has this inn been abandoned?"
The driver even did some calculations before saying, "It's probably been about twenty years. I don't understand why Miss Nan would buy such a place. I'm afraid not many people can actually get here."
Nan Qu chuckled: "I don't understand why I bought this place either."
She was truly grateful to the registrar!
The kind of intense, gritted-teeth kind!
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