bayedsolid Chapter 126 It's foolish not to make money when you can.
Chapter 126 It's foolish not to make money when you can.
Stepping out of the hotel, she gazed at the bustling streets, her thoughts swirling for a while before finally taking out her phone and sending Feng Jiashu a message: "Sorry, I went to bed early last night and only just saw your message."
Then I took a car and went to the small supermarket.
After wandering around the small supermarket and finding nothing of interest, she was walking out when a salesman handing out flyers for real estate on the roadside pulled her to look at a new housing development nearby.
Knowing that her daughter was planning to buy a house soon, she thought it was time to start preparing. So she sent her daughter a message: "Xiaomei, I'm looking at an apartment complex near my little supermarket. The description sounds pretty good. Do you have time to come and take a look?"
The message was sent and a reply was received immediately: "Mom, housing prices are too high right now. Let's wait a bit; they'll probably drop."
He Qiaoyun was completely bewildered by the reply and asked in confusion, "Didn't I criticize your two brothers last time, saying that you're buying a house now because it's a necessity, and you don't care about the price?"
Xu Hemei: [I've changed my mind again. I'm thinking of waiting another two years.]
He Qiaoyun stared at the message, her brows furrowed, and suddenly asked, "Did Fei Chi and Xiu Cheng say something to you, or did your father hear something and come looking for you?"
Xu Hemei on the other end of the screen felt a pang of guilt and it took her a while to type out: "No, it's just that I feel the pressure of being a mortgage slave is too much. I want to live a more relaxed life. Besides, I've already applied to my advisor to take the doctoral entrance exam next year. How will I pay the mortgage with the meager stipend during my doctoral studies? And I also have daily expenses."
This explanation sounded perfectly plausible, but He Qiaoyun still had doubts.
Two weeks ago, her plan was this: choose a house that wasn't too expensive, make a down payment of 70-80% of her savings, and she would have several hundred thousand yuan left. This would be enough to pay off her mortgage during her PhD studies. After graduating, she would continue working, and the mortgage wouldn't be a problem...
Why did he suddenly change his mind? It's so hard to understand the minds of young people these days.
"Sister? What did your daughter say? Is she still coming or not?"
As she was deep in thought, the salesman interrupted her. She snapped out of her reverie and gave an awkward smile. "She changed her mind. I'm so sorry."
The salesman's face showed a hint of disappointment, then he said, "Ma'am, how about you pretend to be a customer, go in and take a look around, and I'll give you fifty yuan, okay?"
Fifty yuan is still money. It would be foolish not to make money. If we go in with him for a walk, we can earn back the taxi fare. He Qiaoyun immediately agreed, "Okay."
My luck is off the charts; money just comes knocking on my door when I'm just strolling around.
The young man immediately smiled and said, "Sister, I'll take you inside."
After entering, she registered at the front desk, and then a consultant came and led her inside with a smile.
After touring the model apartment, He Qiaoyun asked so many detailed questions, even about the orientation of the apartment, feng shui, and wall demolition during renovations, that the consultant thought she was genuinely interested in buying a house and immediately added her on WeChat.
Before leaving, He Qiaoyun took several apartment layout flyers, which puzzled even the salesman.
After leaving the sales center, the young man added her on WeChat, transferred fifty yuan to her, and casually asked, "Sister, you're asking such detailed questions, your daughter really wants to buy a house, right?"
He Qiaoyun accepted the money for filling the venue and said, "I'm not quite sure yet. If you need it, I can give you my WeChat. Your apartment layout is pretty good, the location is also good, and it's close to the hospital."
The young man beamed and said, "Okay."
Before she knew it, it was already noon. He Qiaoyun randomly went into a restaurant, ordered her food, took a picture of the apartment layout from the flyer, and sent it to her daughter. She also added a message: "That guy just gave me fifty yuan to pretend to be a customer for him. The apartment layouts in this development look pretty good. I'm sending them to you so you can take a look."
The message was sent, and after the food arrived, I received a perfunctory reply: "Hmm, I'll think about it."
He Qiaoyun put down her phone, pondered for a moment, and suddenly had a sudden realization.
Thinking about it, it makes sense. Having that money in hand does give people a sense of security and freedom, but being a mortgage slave means working yourself to the bone to earn money. For example, I would rather rent than buy a house and take out a loan.
After lunch, she started worrying again about where to stay for the night.
She didn't want to go back to the villa and see Feng Jiashu and Ruan Shu being all lovey-dovey, but her things were still in the villa.
If she stayed in a cheap hotel, she wouldn't dare use the washing machine that had been abused by so many people, and the hotel didn't have a place to dry her clothes, so she had to go back to the villa to get her things.
So she hailed a taxi.
When they returned to the villa, it was the hottest part of the afternoon. As soon as they got out of the car, Butler Xu came out to greet them, "Sister Qiaoyun, you're back."
She smiled faintly and said, "Yes."
Butler Xu asked with concern, "Where did you go yesterday? You didn't come back all night."
The three servants, along with the driver, spent the entire night analyzing the situation, all suspecting that He Qiaoyun was intentionally giving way to Ruan Shu. With such a difficult and unruly woman like Ruan Shu, their good days were over...
She forced a smile and said, "I went out with friends yesterday, and when I got tired, I just found a hotel to rest at."
Housekeeper Xu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Staying in a hotel is such a waste of money. Next time you can just call me and I'll have the driver pick you up."
He Qiaoyun just smiled and didn't respond. After changing her shoes, she went upstairs.
When Ruan Shu saw He Qiaoyun return, she quickly followed her upstairs and called out to her, "Why are you back again?"
He Qiaoyun turned around and said emotionlessly, "I paid the rent, so I can come back whenever I want."
Ruan Shu thought of the 18 million six-month rent that Feng Jiashu had mentioned last night and couldn't help but ask, "Rent? How much rent did you pay?"
He Qiaoyun didn't really want to respond to her, but instead said, "I'm very tired and need to rest."
After saying that, she took out her keys, opened the door, and went inside.
The room was peaceful and quiet, and the comfortable atmosphere helped her relieve her fatigue. She changed her clothes and lay down on the bed to rest.
As I lay there, drowsiness crept in, and I unconsciously closed my eyes.
In her confused state, one little voice in her head reminded her to pack her things and leave, while another little voice said, "You've already paid the rent, why are you leaving...?"
In the end, the latter won, and she fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up again, a bright red sunset was already hanging outside the window. After sleeping too much, my whole body felt relaxed, and I couldn't muster any energy.
She lay there for a while before getting up and checking the time; it was already six o'clock in the evening.
Feng Jiashu should be home from get off work by now...
Even so, she still took out her suitcase.
Just as I was about to start packing my clothes, there was a knock on the door.
"Qiaoyun, it's me."
Feng Jiashu's voice came from outside the door.
He Qiaoyun hesitated for a moment, then put down the clothes in her hands, opened the door, and put away her polite smile as she greeted him, "You were looking for me?"
Looking at her indifferent and aloof smile, Feng Jiashu felt very unhappy. He asked, "Where did you go last night when you didn't come back?"