Free Web NovelChapter 34: Chapter 34: Thoroughly Stunned
"Xiaofeng, where are you planning to buy a house?" Yang Ming asked as he drove out of Xia Gang Street.
"Let’s go to First-class District," Lu Feng said.
"Okay." Yang Ming nodded and focused on driving.
Chen Fen, however, was once again surprised.
First-class District was the county’s newest residential complex. It had an excellent location, and its facilities and landscaping were the best in the county.
However, its property values were also the highest in the county. It was said that a fully furnished apartment cost 20,000 per square meter.
Soon, Yang Ming drove to the sales center of First-class District.
A price of 20,000 per square meter was terrifying for a county-level city, but at the same time, property in Youcheng wasn’t lacking for buyers. In fact, it was in high demand.
This was, in fact, a distorted phenomenon—a strange miracle born from a society where marriage negotiations hinged on property ownership.
You could say that many parents worked hard their entire lives just to be able to buy a house for their child when they got married.
Often, the parents’ ability to provide a home became a deciding factor in whether their son could find a wife and preserve his relationship.
Otherwise, in a place like Youcheng where the average salary was 4,000, how many members of the younger generation could afford to buy a house on their own when they reached marriageable age?
They got out of the car.
Lu Feng led Yang Qingxue by the hand into the First-class District sales center. The moment they stepped inside, they were struck by the magnificent decor. After all, a place selling the most expensive properties in the county couldn’t afford to look cheap.
To be honest, in a county town where the average salary was 4,000, a property price of 20,000 per square meter was truly a bit outrageous. That was why First-class District was also known as the "rich man’s neighborhood" of Youcheng.
Otherwise, for properties in Youcheng priced over 10,000, most families could manage it if they gritted their teeth and tightened their belts.
But a price of 20,000 was something most families simply couldn’t afford, no matter how much they scrimped and saved.
When she saw Lu Feng’s party enter, a sales agent in a business suit came forward to greet them. "Welcome, everyone. I’m Li Xin, and it would be my pleasure to assist you."
Lu Feng got straight to the point. "Do you have any fully furnished apartments in a minimalist style? It’s what my girlfriend prefers."
A fully furnished apartment was one that was already decorated, saving the buyer the trouble of renovating it themselves. Furthermore, the furnished units at First-class District were all highly rated, and crucially, each one had a unique design.
This was because First-class District was the first project in Youcheng from a city-based real estate company, which intended to set a new standard. They had clearly put a great deal of effort into it.
Many people claim that fully furnished apartments are full of pitfalls, such as guaranteed excessive formaldehyde levels, shoddy materials, or that the "fine" in "fine furnishings" is a euphemism for a bottomless pit...
What most people don’t realize, however, is that you can run into even more traps when renovating yourself. In fact, the claims above are mostly spread by people in the renovation industry. Otherwise, how would they earn money from clients while also getting a kickback from material suppliers?
Of course, this isn’t an absolute rule. It’s a matter of "to each their own."
Anyway, if it exists, there must be a reason for it.
When Yang Qingxue heard Lu Feng’s words, she looked at him, her heart filled with happiness.
’She had only mentioned in passing to Lu Feng that she liked a minimalist style. She never thought he’d actually remember.’
Hearing Lu Feng’s words, Li Xin immediately said, "Sir, for minimalist-style furnished apartments, we only have one 120-square-meter model left. However, its location is the best of them all."
"Take us to see the actual apartment," Lu Feng said decisively.
"Of course, sir," Li Xin replied, her face beaming.
’A lot of people have come to look at apartments today, but he’s the first one to be so direct about seeing a unit. I just wonder if he’ll actually close the deal.’
Youcheng was, after all, a small place with an average salary of 4,000. For an apartment at 20,000 per square meter, 120 square meters would cost 2.4 million. A couple would have to save for twenty-five years. Even with a 30% down payment, they would still have to save for about eight years.
And that was assuming they didn’t spend a single cent on food or other expenses. The mortgage payments themselves would be an even greater pressure.
...
Lu Feng and Yang Qingxue followed Fang Xin into First-class District.
Chen Fen had gone completely silent by this point.
’He really isn’t joking,’ she realized. ’He’s actually going to buy a house.’
Lin Jiajia felt it too, a look of growing disbelief on her face.
The minimalist-style furnished apartment that Li Xin had mentioned was on the 11th floor.
It was, indeed, a textbook example of minimalist design.
The renovations had also been done with great care; the layout of the main hall and rooms was very pleasing to the eye.
After a quick tour, during which he heard Yang Qingxue praise the apartment several times, Lu Feng turned directly to Fang Xin and said, "Manager Fang, I’ll take this apartment."
Buying a home is like that. When you’re short on cash, you have to nitpick, look at countless listings, and still struggle to find one that feels right. When you have money, you can go to a high-end complex, and it’s much easier to find something you love at first glance.
"Ah... Sir, are you sure you’re buying it?" Fang Xin was suddenly delighted.
’I just finished the tour and was wondering how to tactfully bring up the deposit,’ she thought. ’I never expected him to be so decisive. I don’t even have to make a sales pitch.’
’Honestly, I could use a few more clients like him.’
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「Not long after.」
The group returned to the sales center.
Li Xin respectfully invited the group to sit down, then asked, "Mr. Lu, will you be paying in full or financing the apartment? We can provide application services for mortgages from various banks."
"In full," Lu Feng said again.
"Alright, one moment, Mr. Lu!" Li Xin said, surprised. In a county town like Youcheng, very few people bought a property in First-class District with a full cash payment.
’This Mr. Lu looks so young, yet he seems incredibly wealthy.’ The thought made her glance instinctively at Yang Qingxue.
’Clearly, this girl must be the luckiest in all of Youcheng, right?’
’Otherwise, you’d be hard-pressed to find a boyfriend like him in all of Youcheng, even if you searched high and low.’
Li Xin quickly took out the contract and handed it to Lu Feng.
Lu Feng glanced at the contract and signed his name.
And with that, the deal for the apartment was settled.
After that, Lu Feng swiped his card to pay.
Li Xin’s team would handle the property transfer and other procedures. Because he was paying in full, Lu Feng only needed to go to the Housing Management Bureau at the very end to sign and pick up the deed.
As for Chen Fen, she opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but not a single word came out.
’Lu Feng had truly exceeded her expectations. He’d paid in full for a car worth over a million, and now he was paying in full for an apartment worth over two million.’
’How could anyone possibly make money so quickly in a place like Youcheng?’
This made her worry. After all, most ways to make money that fast were dubious.
Lin Jiajia, however, had complicated feelings. She was so dazed she seemed to be sleepwalking.
’Before, when she saw her best friend with a boyfriend like Lu Feng, she had tried time and again to talk her out of it. She truly didn’t want to see her best friend suffer.’
’But now she was discovering that nothing was as she’d imagined. She felt a pang of envy, even jealousy.’
After leaving the sales center, Yang Qingxue finally couldn’t help but loop her arm through Lu Feng’s and ask curiously, "Lu Feng, where did you get so much money?"
’She felt a weight lift off her shoulders. Now Mom won’t object to me and Lu Feng anymore.’
Chen Fen and Lin Jiajia were also drawn in by the question, extremely curious themselves.
Especially Chen Fen. She wasn’t a fool. She knew it wasn’t easy to make money in this society. No matter what business one was in in Youcheng, it was impossible to earn so much money so quickly.
She even suspected Lu Feng might be involved in something illegal, which was the source of her worry.
’If that were true, even with his car and apartment, she would never let her daughter walk into a disaster.’
Lu Feng, however, just smiled and said to Yang Qingxue, "I opened a tea house called Qingfeng Tea House. It’s quite profitable. I’ll take you all to see it."
’He was actually quite glad he’d bought the tea house,’ he thought. ’It really was the perfect cover.’
Yang Ming was still waiting outside.
After Lu Feng got into the car with Yang Qingxue and the others, he had Yang Ming drive to Qingfeng Tea House.
But when they arrived outside Qingfeng Tea House, Yang Qingxue and Lin Jiajia were completely stunned, and they stared at each other dumbly.
This was especially true for Yang Qingxue.
They naturally remembered that this was the tea house that had set off such loud firecrackers before. At that time, a large crowd had gathered there.
At the time, Jiajia had joked that this tea house was probably opened by some kind of gang boss, and she had even said that she wouldn’t want it even if it were given to her for free.
’But the owner of this tea house is Lu Feng?’
Lu Feng, however, pulled Yang Qingxue into the tea house and at the same time said to Chen Fen, "Auntie, this is the tea house I opened!"
This scene caused the two tea hostesses in the main hall to glance over.
Yang Qingxue, Chen Fen, and Lin Jiajia looked around at everything in the tea house with curiosity.
The tea house looked high-end and grand at a glance, and it was very spacious.
"Xiaoluo, can this tea house of yours really make that much money?" Chen Fen asked, still skeptical.
But before Lu Feng could answer, a middle-aged man in a sharp suit happened to walk in and immediately asked, "Is there any Qingfeng Tea left?"
One of the tea hostesses immediately went forward to greet him. "Sir, we still have Qingfeng Tea. How many boxes would you like?"
"Give me ten boxes!" the middle-aged man said at once.
"Right away, sir. Please wait a moment." The hostess excitedly took box after box of tea from a nearby cabinet, her face about to break into a huge smile.
’After all, she’d be getting another 7,500 in commission.’
After the tea hostess brought out the tea, she immediately said, "Sir, ten boxes of Qingfeng Tea will be 75,000!"
"Mm! Help me carry it to my car!" The middle-aged man nodded and took out his phone to pay by scanning a code. It was a gift for a major client, after all. Now that the deal was done, this amount of money was nothing to him.
This scene, however, left Chen Fen, Yang Qingxue, and Lin Jiajia standing there, completely dumbfounded.
After all, spending nearly 80,000 on tea in one go was truly beyond their imagination. Besides, they had heard that tea was an extremely lucrative business with very high profit margins.
’So how much profit was Lu Feng making on this one order?’ freewebnσvel.cøm
Chen Fen, especially, felt like she had just asked an incredibly stupid question.
Ten boxes of tea for 75,000, so one box was 7,500. freewebnovёl.ƈom
’Her monthly salary wasn’t even that high.’
