14: Chapter 14 The Home Buying Scandal
"How... how much?"
Jiang He snatched the phone away, staring at the ridiculous string of numbers on the screen.
Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands... millions?
He shouted the last part, his voice cracking and changing pitch.
Bai Luoyao, who had been quietly eating her porridge, suddenly smiled and said, "I thought... you weren't interested in money anymore?"
Yesterday, the final valuation given by the Bai Group was 5.5 million.
The finance department had finished the transfer.
She had reminded Jiang He to check for the transfer as soon as she went online.
In the end, he had simply said it wasn't necessary.
At the time, she thought his outlook on money had changed.
Looking at him now, it wasn't that; as long as the number was exaggerated enough, he was still the same person and hadn't changed at all.
Longteng Real Estate, Shang City.
Mother Jiang appeared a bit ill at ease, clutching Jiang He's arm.
It had taken a lot of persuasion this morning to explain the source of the money to Mother Jiang.
She didn't believe it at first, until Bai Luoyao revealed her identity.
Learning that these two girls were actually daughters of the Bai Group, Mother Jiang was startled.
But after seeing her son's handsome face...
Everything became perfectly natural. What was wrong with living off a woman?
If you have the ability, why don't you try it too?
"Hello, are you here to buy a house or just to look around?"
"Ah? I—my son is buying a house," Mother Jiang said.
The saleswoman turned to look at Jiang He.
She instantly lost interest; he was dressed head-to-toe in fake brands from Pinduoduo.
At first, seeing how elegantly and beautifully the Bai sisters were dressed, she thought she had a real customer.
As it turned out, he was just a poor kid.
The saleswoman turned away irritably and shouted, "Xiao Li, come over and attend to these customers."
"Okay, Ms. Zhao."
A saleswoman named Xiao Li walked over.
Just as she passed Ms. Zhao, the latter whispered, "Just introduce them to a few small units and be done with it; they can't afford anything."
Xiao Li smiled without answering her, walked up to Jiang He, and said politely:
"Sir, which type of unit would you like to see?"
Jiang He had noticed that scene just now.
He was fuming inside.
He was here to spend money, not to be looked down upon.
He pointed at the housing complex model and shouted, raising his voice, "I want to buy a big one."
"Ah? Sir, do you want to look at the villas?"
"Yes, exactly, the villas."
At this point, Ms. Zhao, who hadn't gone far, returned and said with a smirk:
"Villas? Young man, take my advice, this isn't the place for you to show off. Do you know how much a villa costs? Even if you sold yourself, it might not be enough for the down payment."
"Excuse me? Which eye of yours saw me showing off?"
"Alright, stop pretending. I know your type—you like to bring girls here to make wishes, saying you'll buy them a big house once you make money, just to trick them into bed. I've seen plenty of scumbags like you. Now get out, don't waste our staff's time."
Mother Jiang's face turned pale, and she gripped Jiang He's hand tightly. "Son... let's go... we won't buy it... Mom doesn't need a big house anymore."
The Bai sisters, who had been standing behind him all along, chose to remain silent.
It wasn't that they were cold; at first, Xiao Xue had wanted to step forward and help Jiang He vent his anger.
But she was stopped by Bai Luoyao.
She wanted to see how Jiang He would handle this situation.
The man before her was becoming more and more interesting to her.
Jiang He was furious. "Who do you think you are? How dare you look down on people? Get your manager over here, I want to file a complaint against you."
No sooner had he spoken than...
A middle-aged man wearing a sharp navy blue suit with his hair meticulously combed walked over.
"What's going on? Making such a ruckus, what is this!"
Ms. Zhao immediately put on a victimized expression and rushed to complain.
She said Jiang He had brought girls here just to show off.
Claiming he couldn't afford a house at all and mentioning he was wearing fake brands.
She said he was insistently shouting about seeing the villas.
"Wasn't I just afraid he'd waste our staff's time?"
"I just wanted him to leave, but then he wanted to complain about me?"
Slap!
Ms. Zhao's cheek instantly became red and swollen.
The manager was so angry his voice trembled. "Is this how I usually teach you to treat customers?"
It wasn't that this manager thought highly of Jiang He.
Rather, he had seen the Bai sisters behind him.
Longteng Group was merely a small company under the Bai Group.
Half a year ago, he had the honor of going to Magic City for a meeting and had seen Bai Luoyao.
He had intended to go up and greet her, but she made a 'shh' gesture toward him.
He understood instantly; anyone who could reach the position of manager was as sharp as a tack.
Someone who could have the two young misses of the family accompany him to go house hunting? Could he be an ordinary person?
Having been slapped, Ms. Zhao was furious but didn't dare speak out.
She turned and vented her rage on Jiang He. "You little brat, go ahead and buy it then! If you don't buy it today, I'll skin you alive!"
Jiang He didn't bother with her and looked at Xiao Li. "Introduce me to your best, largest, and most expensive units."
"Ah? The most expensive?"
Now Xiao Li was in a difficult position. The company had regulations that viewing those properties required a capital verification.
"What are you waiting for? Didn't you hear the customer say he wants to see the most expensive ones?" the manager reminded her.
"But Manager, doesn't our company have..."
"Have what? If I tell you to show him, show him. Go get the keys."
Having received the manager's permission, Xiao Li hurried to get the keys.
Suddenly Ms. Zhao shouted, "No, according to company regulations, viewing those three houses in Yujing Garden requires capital verification."
"I said he can see them, so he can. Get lost!" the manager shouted.
But Jiang He waved his hand. "Forget it, let's do it by the rules. We can do the capital verification."
Ms. Zhao laughed loudly. "Good, good, good, you said it. You're finished, kid. Let me tell you, Yujing Garden isn't something you can afford to look at just because you have a few tens or hundreds of thousands in your card. I'll see how you handle this in a moment."
She was even beginning to calculate in her mind that once Jiang He's money proved insufficient, she would start fanning the flames, get the manager to cause trouble for him, and finally have him dragged out and beaten.
Jiang He handed over his bank card. The manager took it and turned to get the capital verification equipment.
"Kid, it's not too late to regret it now. As long as you kneel and apologize to me, I promise I won't make things hard for you later," Ms. Zhao mocked.
Soon, the manager ran back with Xiao Li.
"Respected Mr. Jiang, here is your card, please keep it safe. You are fully qualified to purchase property in Yujing Garden. I apologize to you for my employee's rude behavior just now."
Jiang He nodded, took the card, and tucked it into his pocket.
"Impossible, how could he be qualified?"
Slap! Another blow.
"Zhao Na, you're fired. Now get out of here immediately."
"I'm fired? No, I don't agree! I'm the top salesperson, my monthly performance is over a hundred thousand, you can't fire me!"
Over a hundred thousand? Performance?
Jiang He chuckled to himself, then said, "Alright, settle your internal matters yourselves, don't delay my house viewing."
"Yes, yes, yes, you're right. Xiao Li, hurry and take Mr. Jiang to see the houses."
Before leaving, Jiang He turned to look at Ms. Zhao and asked, "Don't you want to come and see? In case I really can't afford it later, you can continue to make things hard for me."
Ms. Zhao was stunned for a second, then she actually followed them.