Xiaoju pulled her hand away from Sister Zhang and said, "Sister Zhang, I may only be a sales assistant, but I have my own basic working principles. I will greet any customer who comes in, regardless of whether they are rich or not! Sister Zhang, I still have customers to attend to, so I can't help you!"
In fact, Xiaoju was a newcomer who hadn't sold a single apartment in her entire first week on the job. Veteran employees like Sister Zhang had good connections, and most people who came to buy properties were introduced by others to see Sister Zhang.
"Hmph, Xiaoju, don't live to regret this!" Sister Zhang sneered, then cast a disdainful look at Ye Lingtian and his group and muttered, "Broke losers!"
Sister Zhang had a yellowish complexion, a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and a naturally mean-spirited face.
"Sister Zhang, how can you say that? They are guests after all!" Xiaoju protested on their behalf.
"What? They're just a bunch of broke losers, aren't people allowed to say so?" Sister Zhang said dismissively.
She made no effort to conceal her words, and the Ouyang family overheard them, their expressions instantly turning icy. Madam Wan Feng had a principle of leaving others alone unless they bothered her; but if anyone crossed her, she would certainly retaliate. She immediately demanded with displeasure, "What did you say? Say it again!"
"Ha! Did I say something wrong? Just look at your shabby appearance—do you even look like you can afford an apartment?"
"People who look good are all alike, but ugly people come in all sorts of weird shapes and sizes." Ouyang Yanan glanced at Sister Zhang and remarked.
Realizing that Ouyang Yanan was calling her ugly, Sister Zhang flew into a rage, snapping, "What did you say?!"
The Ouyang family indeed was not wealthy. Their clothes were simple and inexpensive, bearing no designer labels and accompanied by no precious jewelry.
"Enough, Sister Zhang! We are staff, and they are customers!" Xiaoju's temper flared as well. Seeing the crowd gathering, she knew it was not the time to make a scene, so she quickly turned, bowed to Ye Lingtian's group, and said, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, it's our fault. Let me take you to see the apartments right now!"
"What is there to see? Let's go, let's try somewhere else. There are plenty of good apartments!" Ouyang Rui said angrily.
"Xiao Zhang, what's going on here?" It turned out that Sister Zhang's customer had heard the commotion and walked over to inquire.
"Oh, General Manager Li, it's nothing. Just a bunch of people who can't afford an apartment coming here to stir up trouble!" Sister Zhang instantly changed her expression, flattering him ingratiatingly.
The man called General Manager Li had small eyes and a wide face, and his appearance left much to be desired.
"Oh! Is that so? Hehe, well, if they don't have any money, you should still show them around so they can feast their eyes and broaden their horizons. Let me know if you need any help!" General Manager Li swept his gaze over Ye Lingtian's group and said indifferently.
"Your name is Xiaoju, right? Could you please show us around the apartments of about 150 square meters? Preferably on the 6th floor," Ye Lingtian said, looking at Xiaoju.
"Ah! Okay, okay! Please follow me! There happen to be two apartments left on the sixth floor, I'll take you right up to see them!" Xiaoju said.
Ye Lingtian said to the Ouyang family, "Let's go, let's take a look at the apartment first!"
"Mhm!" They prepared to head upstairs.
"Wait a minute!" Who would have thought that General Manager Li would block Ye Lingtian's path and speak up!
"What are you doing?" Ouyang Yanan could no longer hold back; she had been wanting to lose her temper for a while.
General Manager Li raised his eyes to look at Ouyang Yanan. Well, this young lady was truly exquisite!
"Ahem! It's nothing much, it's just that looking at you lot, you clearly can't afford to buy an apartment anyway! Don't waste the sales assistant's time!" General Manager Li said self-righteously.
"Hehe, meddling like a dog catching mice!" Yanan had no desire to deal with such a self-righteous person!
"Let's go, let's look at the apartment first. If it's suitable, we'll buy it! If not, we'll go somewhere else!" Ouyang Yanan said to her family.
"Say that again!" General Manager Li asked with a face full of anger.
Just as Ouyang Yanan was about to curse, Ye Lingtian said calmly, "Are you this General Manager Li? I see that your brow is darkened by bad luck—you've probably been having a hard time of it these past few months, haven't you? You'd better be careful in the next day or two!" With that, Ye Lingtian led the Ouyang family upstairs to view the apartments!
He left behind a horrified General Manager Li. He indeed hadn't been having a smooth time lately; several contracts he had signed had been canceled, resulting in losses of millions.
Sister Zhang said, "General Manager Li, are you alright? Don't listen to a liar like that; he was definitely just trying to scare you to vent his anger! Don't take it to heart."
"Let's go back."
"Ah? General Manager Li, you haven't paid yet! General Manager Li..." General Manager Li had already gotten into his car and left.
With a look of disgust, Sister Zhang muttered, "Hmph, what rotten luck. The duck at our lips flew away. It's all the fault of those broke losers, such bad juju!"
Meanwhile, just a kilometer after General Manager Li's car drove out, it collided head-on with a cement truck, leaving his fate unknown...
Ouyang Yanan and the others followed Xiaoju to the sixth floor. There were four households on each floor, and the hallway was two meters wide. Yanan checked the door numbers: 601, 602, 603, and 606. As for why there was no 604, it was because of bad luck; properties like this generally avoided the number four. Furthermore, 603 and 606 were vacant.
Yanan said, "Let's look at 606."
Xiaoju smiled and replied, "Alright!"
Opening the front door revealed a spacious living room with very wide floor-to-ceiling windows. The living room faced the sun directly, providing excellent lighting! To the lower left of the living room were the dining room and kitchen. Along the hallway on the left side of the living room were four bedrooms and a bathroom. The master bedroom also had its own bathroom. The bedrooms were all quite spacious and well-lit! Yanan thought this apartment was very nice.
Ouyang Yanan asked, "Dad, Mom, what do you think of this apartment?"
Madam Wan Feng nodded and said, "I think it's pretty good!"
"This one has great lighting and is very spacious," Ouyang Fan said.
"This one is fine, good layout."
"Second sister, I think it's great too!"
Ye Lingtian agreed, "The feng shui of this apartment is also good! It faces the sun, and the layout is very sensible!"
"Then let's take this one!" Ouyang Yanan turned to Xiaoju and said.
"Just this one? Then will you be paying the down payment or..." Xiaoju asked cautiously.
"Pay in full! Take a look at how much this apartment costs, and make sure property ownership certificates and things like that are available, right?" Ouyang Yanan said.
"In, in full! Uh! Don't worry, the ownership certificate is available, it is, but it will take half a day!" Xiaoju said nervously! In truth, she had also assumed the Ouyang family had no money to buy an apartment.
"As long as it's available, we'll take this one! Let's go downstairs to pay!" Ouyang Yanan said.
"Alright!" Xiaoju said with a smile. She immediately made a phone call: "Hello! Boss, we have customers here who want to buy an apartment, and they are paying in full..."
When they went back downstairs to the cashier, the saleswoman named Sister Zhang was no longer in the sales hall. Standing at the cashier counter were a female cashier and a middle-aged man, who must have been the real estate developer's boss.
The middle-aged man walked forward with a smile and greeted them, "Hello, I am Zhang Shaofu, the boss here. I heard from Xiaoju that you want to buy an apartment today?"
Ye Lingtian stepped forward and said, "Yes! We've taken a fancy to 606 and want to pay in full! However, your employee here didn't seem very welcoming to us and even tried to drive us away."
"There's such a thing?" Zhang Shaofu immediately turned to Xiaoju to inquire.
"It was like this..." Xiaoju explained the events that had just taken place to Zhang Shaofu!
"So that's how it was!" Zhang Shaofu turned to the Ouyang family and said, "I am truly sorry. It is our fault. I am often not here, and poor management has led to such vicious professional ethics among my company's staff. I deeply apologize for Xiao Zhang's actions, and I will severely punish her to give you a satisfactory answer!"
"I don't think a person like that is suited to work here," Ouyang Yanan said indifferently.
Zhang Shaofu thought for a moment and said, "Yes, such an employee is indeed a rotten apple and is truly not fit to stay here. How about this? To show our apology, our property price is 4,888 yuan per square meter, but we will charge you 4,488 yuan per square meter. In addition, we will cover the water and electricity fees as well. What do you think?"
"Well, I am also someone who separates public matters from private ones. Since you are so straightforward, Boss, I am more than happy to oblige! Let's do that! Figure out how much the total is," Yanan nodded and said.
"Alright. Xiao Liu, calculate and see how much the total comes to," Zhang Shaofu instructed the cashier.
"Yes, Boss!" Xiao Liu replied.
"Everyone, please come over here for some tea," Zhang Shaofu invited. With that, he led the group to the rest area to have tea while they waited.
After a short while, Xiao Liu brought the receipts over and said, "Hello, 153 square meters multiplied by 4,488 yuan per square meter equals... plus the major repair fund and deposit, coming to a total of... Would you like to pay in cash or by card?"
"Card!" Ouyang Yanan said as she took out her bank card!
"Alright, Miss Ouyang, please come with me," Xiao Liu said.
While making the payment, Ouyang Yanan took advantage of the moment when her family was in the rest area and whispered to Zhang Shaofu, who had accompanied them: "Boss Zhang, put my parents' names, Ouyang Fan and Wan Feng, on the property ownership certificate!"
Zhang Shaofu said with surprise, "Young lady, but you're the one paying for this. If the apartment you buy is put in your parents' names, it might cause disputes among your siblings later on! You should still look out for yourself!" Working in this industry, he naturally understood these pros and cons.
Knowing that Zhang Shaofu was giving her well-intentioned advice, Ouyang Yanan felt a trace of goodwill toward him.
Ouyang Yanan said indifferently, "It's fine. This was bought for my parents in the first place, and as for my siblings, they won't have those kinds of thoughts. Just do it this way."
Zhang Shaofu held a deep admiration for Ouyang Yanan, nodded, and said, "Miss Ouyang is truly filial."
After the payment was completed, Zhang Shaofu politely said to the Ouyang family, "I've already sent someone to process the property ownership certificate; it can be ready in about an hour! Do you have anyone lined up for the interior decoration? If not, I can recommend someone."
"No need, we've already arranged it! Just get the water and electricity sorted out for us as soon as possible," Ye Lingtian chimed in.
"Alright! I'll go arrange for people to handle it right away, and it will be done within two days! We'll be in touch then," Zhang Shaofu agreed. When making the payment, Ouyang Yanan had left her contact number.
Before leaving, Zhang Shaofu looked at the Ouyang couple and said meaningfully, "Mr. Ouyang, you are truly blessed to have raised such a good daughter!" With that, he walked out before the Ouyang couple could reply.
"..."
The Ouyang couple didn't understand why Zhang Shaofu had suddenly said such a thing. A year after their second daughter, Ouyang Yanan, lost contact, Madam Wan Feng accidentally opened the property ownership certificate and finally understood what Zhang Shaofu had meant before he left!
After Zhang Shaofu left, Ouyang Yanan looked at Ye Lingtian and asked, "What you said just now about the people for the renovation..."
Ye Lingtian smiled and said, "I happen to know someone. He does a good job with interior renovations, and his prices are very reasonable! You can rest easy leaving it to him."
Ouyang Fan expressed his gratitude: "Mhm, Xiaotian, then I'll leave the renovation matters to you."
"No problem, Uncle!" Ye Lingtian said with a smile.