80: Encountering a snob again

Shen Xi's family quickly arrived at the sales office.

Seeing the family of three's attire, many eager sales associates instantly lost their enthusiasm, not even bothering to greet them.

These subtle actions were, of course, all noticed by Shen Xi.

He couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating laugh. It seemed he would have to buy some better clothes in the future to avoid such snobbish situations.

"Hello, I want to buy a house. Please assign me a sales associate."

Shen Xi spoke up first.

But still, no one was willing to get up and come over.

In the eyes of this group of snobs, with Shen Xi's family's attire, it was impossible for them to afford a house, so there was no need to waste their time and energy.

"I need a sales associate!"

Shen Xi's Face darkened slightly.

He could understand them not actively greeting him; it was human nature.

But he had explicitly asked for one. Even for Face, they should have sent a sales associate to deal with him!

Is this how they do business?

"Oh, oh, oh, where did this bumpkin come from, daring to come to the sales office?"

"Why don't you take a good look at yourself in the mirror? Do you even deserve to come to a high-end place like ours?"

"The pre-sale price for a single house here is tens of millions, and now it has been speculated up to five hundred million. Can you afford it?"

"Let alone five hundred million, he might not even have five thousand yuan."

The sales associates spoke in a cacophony, not hiding their disdain for Shen Xi.

Hearing this, Shen Xi's Face grew darker and darker.

One must know, he had just publicly killed Kong Wen's men; how could he endure such indignity in front of these sales associates?

Seeing that Shen Xi was about to explode, a sales associate, sensing the impending trouble, directed her gaze at a girl who had just emerged from the restroom.

"Xiao Wen, we have a customer. Don't say I don't look out for you; this one's all yours."

This sales associate intended to shift the problem, handing Shen Xi over to the girl.

Hearing this, the sales associate named Xiao Wen was a bit surprised.

Usually, when customers arrived, these sales associates would scramble to get to them, as the commission for selling one house was over a hundred thousand yuan.

Why would they be so generous today as to willingly give a customer to her?

However, when Xiao Wen clearly saw Shen Xi's attire, she understood their intention.

It turned out to be a customer who couldn't afford a house, no wonder they were so kindly giving him to her.

Xiao Wen smiled helplessly but wasn't snobbish.

She approached Shen Xi, offering a professional smile: "Sir, how may I help you?"

Looking at Xiao Wen, and seeing that her attitude was completely different from the other snobs, Shen Xi replied kindly, "I plan to buy a house, with a budget of within five billion."

During his training in Zhu Feng City, Shen Xi had made a fortune, already accumulating over four billion. Coupled with the fact that Li Chengfeng and his group had recently collected a batch of heavenly spirit stones and given them to Ye Zirou, who had already transferred the money, Shen Xi's savings had long since surpassed five billion.

Hiss!

Five billion!

The sales associates present couldn't help but gasp.

Their property was not in the Inner City's central area, but rather on the outskirts. Because of this, a typical house only cost a few hundred million or a little over a billion.

Five billion, this was enough to buy the most luxurious house in this development.

This was a huge deal!

This made some sales associates a bit restless.

But the next second, an untimely voice sounded, dispelling everyone's thoughts.

The one who spoke was the sales associate who had voluntarily given Shen Xi to Xiao Wen: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you don't even bother to draft your lies. You open and close your mouth with five billion. If you have so much money, why don't you buy two decent outfits to wear, alright?"

"Coming out to show off, you haven't even tidied yourself up, and you still think you can fool us?"

As soon as these words came out, the sales associates quickly realized.

That's right, if Shen Xi was really that rich, would he still wear street vendor clothes?

Even if he liked to be low-key and wear street vendor clothes, what about the two old people behind him?

They were clearly his parents!

Would someone so rich let their parents also wear street vendor clothes?

This was clearly just showing off.

Realizing this, the sales associates looked at Shen Xi with not only contempt but also a hint of disdain.

They wondered which idiot had their brain kicked by a donkey to dare to come to the sales office and put on airs.

"Heh heh, I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless. Five billion? Why not say five hundred billion?"

"Hahahaha, don't expose him, I still want to see how much longer he can keep up the act!"

"Are you here as a group to scam free food and drinks?"

"Don't say it, don't say it, there really is such a possibility. Everyone knows that when you come to the sales office to look at houses, we can provide free lunch."

"It seems like it's almost mealtime in half an hour, right? This family of three really knows how to time their arrival."

Sarcasm and disdain filled the air.

Shen Xi couldn't help but frown, but he didn't argue.

For him, these voices were just flies buzzing.

Xiao Wen was not affected by the others and patiently explained, "Sir, this must be your first time buying a house, right?"

Shen Xi nodded.

Xiao Wen then continued, "Then sir, you probably don't know the rules for buying a house in the Inner City. First, in addition to paying the house price, you also need to report the number of people who will be residing there."

Shen Xi asked in confusion, "Report the number of residents?"

Xiao Wen continued, "Yes! Why do we buy houses in the Inner City? Everyone knows it clearly, isn't it because the Inner City is safe? We want to live in the Inner City and receive protection."

"Because of this, there are regulations from above that, in addition to the house price, you also have to pay a fee per person, and depending on the area you live in, the per-person fee is also completely different. For example, in our property, because it is on the outskirts of the Inner City, one person only needs to pay fifty thousand per month."

"Of course, every house has a free quota for residents. If you buy a house in the five billion price range, then you have five free resident quotas. But if the number of residents exceeds five, you will have to pay an additional fee."

Hearing this, Shen Xi finally understood how difficult it was to settle in the Inner City.

In addition to the house price, he actually had to pay other fees every month.

In other words... protection fees?

"My family of three will be living there, and also... there should be a few more people!"

Shen Xi thought of Pang Zi, his childhood friend.

Now that he had the ability, bringing Pang Zi's family to the Inner City was a small matter, easily done.

After all, with the beast tide approaching, he didn't want anything to happen to Pang Zi's family.