What Is a Down Payment?

Hearing this, Zhao Mengrou adjusted the bangs on her face. "N-no, it's nothing. It's a little hot."

"Is that so? I think so too."

Gu Xiaoman glanced at the two of them, smiled, and said, "We've finished looking at every part of this layout. Let's go outside first."

"Okay."

The three of them arrived in the living room, and Gu Xiaoman asked, "What do you think, Su Yang? Are you satisfied?"

"Mm, not bad. So far, I'm quite satisfied. Let's go take a look at the 355-square-meter one too."

"Sure, let's go."

After another ten-odd minutes, the three of them walked out of the 355-square-meter house.

Su Yang didn't like this one as much. Although it was considerably larger than the 300-square-meter one, he felt that the layout was somewhat scattered.

It wasn't compact, and it lacked the warmth of a home.

"We've looked at both layouts. Which one do you like?" Zhao Mengrou glanced at Su Yang.

"I'm leaning more toward the 300-square-meter one. It's a moderate size, and the layout is good too. What about you?"

"Me?" Zhao Mengrou pointed at herself. "I... I like the 300-square-meter one too, but I'm not the one buying it. My opinion isn't important."

Su Yang smiled and looked at Gu Xiaoman. "Which floors still have units available?"

"Let's go back to the Sales Office first. I'll check."

The three of them quickly returned to the Sales Office. After checking on her tablet, Gu Xiaoman said, "There are still units available on the third, fourth, seventh, eighth, fifteenth, and eighteenth floors."

"Okay, I'll buy it. The 300-square-meter layout, on the eighth floor!"

"Huh? You've decided just like that?" Gu Xiaoman and Zhao Mengrou were both somewhat surprised. Neither of them had expected Su Yang to make a decision so quickly.

"Are you sure you want to buy it?"

"Otherwise, why would I look at it? Just for fun? If it suits me, I'll buy it." Su Yang smiled faintly.

"Uh, all right. I'll check the current discounts for you."

After hearing Su Yang confirm his decision, Gu Xiaoman's expression became much more cordial than before.

After all, a house like this cost several million yuan. She could earn quite a substantial commission from selling one, so anyone would become more cordial.

Two minutes later, Gu Xiaoman looked at Su Yang and said, "The listed price for the 300-square-meter layout is per square meter. With the current promotional discount, it comes to . I can apply to reduce it to . Would that work for you?"

"That's more than enough! I'm definitely making you my friend!" Su Yang said gratefully as he reached out and shook Gu Xiaoman's hand.

In fact, he didn't care whether there was a discount or not. It would merely mean spending a little less money.

That amount of money was still easy for him to obtain. However, since she had given him a discount, he had to show some reaction. After all, she was Zhao Mengrou's friend.

"And you two sisters have been so good to me. I have to treat you to a meal. No—for the sake of showing my sincerity, once I move into my new home, I'll personally cook a feast for both of you."

Su Yang looked at the two of them with complete sincerity.

"You... You're serious?" Zhao Mengrou asked with wide eyes.

"Of course! If it weren't for you, would I have gotten to know Xiaoman? And if it weren't for Xiaoman, would I have gotten such a big discount?"

Su Yang spoke with great emotion. "So I have to treat you both, and it has to be me personally buying the ingredients and cooking. That's the only way to show my sincerity."

Zhao Mengrou and Gu Xiaoman exchanged a glance, then turned to look at the impassioned Su Yang. For a moment, they were both a little dazed.

"All right. Once you move in, we'll definitely come," Zhao Mengrou said with a smile.

"Good! Then let's hurry up and pay. I can hardly wait!" Su Yang said excitedly as he stood up.

"Why did you suddenly get so excited?"

"How could I not be excited? This is my first house in Haicheng, my new home, my harbor of happiness. How could I not be excited?"

"Uh, shall we handle the home-purchase procedures now?" Gu Xiaoman looked up at Su Yang and asked.

"Sure. Let's do it now."

"Okay, calm down first. I'll calculate it for you."

As Gu Xiaoman spoke, she picked up the calculator on the table. After glancing at Su Yang, she said, "The price per square meter for the 300-square-meter layout is 21,000 yuan, making the total price 6.3 million yuan."

"Calculating the down payment at thirty percent, you'll need to pay . This amount may be a little large. Would you like to pay the full amount or take out a loan?"

As she spoke, Gu Xiaoman rapidly pressed the calculator's buttons.

After Gu Xiaoman finished speaking, Su Yang grinned. "What is a down payment?"

"Uh... You don't know what a down payment is?" Gu Xiaoman was rendered speechless by Su Yang's question.

Zhao Mengrou was also somewhat startled as she looked at Su Yang. "You don't even know what a down payment is, and you came to buy a house?"

Looking at their expressions, Su Yang gave a smug smile. "Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't finished speaking. What I mean is, what is a down payment? Do I need one? I'll pay in full!"

"Ah!!"

The two women froze, standing there with their mouths open.

However, Gu Xiaoman quickly returned to normal. Having risen to the position of sales manager, she had seen quite a few wealthy people.

Let alone six million yuan, she had even encountered people who paid several tens of millions in full.

However, those people were generally successful individuals in their thirties or forties, or even fifties.

What surprised her was that Su Yang was so young yet could produce nearly six million yuan all at once. She hadn't expected that at all.

"You... You're paying in full? Six million three hundred thousand yuan in full? Are you sure?" Zhao Mengrou asked in a daze.

"Of course I'm sure. I don't like the feeling of owing money. If I don't buy, I won't buy. But if I do buy, I'll pay in full."

"Why do I feel like that sounded a little like you were showing off?"

"I'm telling the truth. I'm just this kind of person. You do what you're capable of doing. I still have several million yuan in cash. Of course, I can't compare with those billionaires, but I'm doing all right."

"What you just said makes me want to punch you!" Zhao Mengrou glared at Su Yang through clenched teeth.

Su Yang chuckled and raised his eyebrows at Zhao Mengrou.

Gu Xiaoman smiled at this moment. "Then I'll go get the Housing Purchase Contract now. Please wait a moment."

"Okay. If I pay today, when can I move in?"

Gu Xiaoman stood up and thought for a moment. "The earliest would probably be the day after tomorrow. After we finish processing everything, our staff will conduct a thorough inspection of the house, then give it a complete cleaning."

"So the earliest would still be the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, got it."

Gu Xiaoman nodded and turned to get the Housing Purchase Contract.

At this moment, Zhao Mengrou sat down beside Su Yang and asked, still uncertain, "Are you really paying in full?"

"Of course I am. Do you think I don't have that much money?"

Zhao Mengrou looked Su Yang up and down before frowning. "The main thing is, you're only twenty-four. I can't quite imagine that you're actually this wealthy."

Su Yang raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled. "I'm technically a rich second generation. I also earned some money myself. Half of it was given to me by my family."

"No wonder. I told you before that you were a rich second generation, but you refused to admit it."

"Then when you rented my place before, did you have some enemy in your family, and now that the matter's been resolved, you've reclaimed your identity?"

"Uh, no, it wasn't like that. Your imagination is way too wild. Where would I get some enemy? This isn't a television drama."

"Then I really don't understand. You're so rich, yet you lived in a tiny one-bedroom apartment for more than a year."

"Just consider it experiencing life."

"All right." After hearing this, Zhao Mengrou stopped asking.

However, her feelings toward Su Yang had changed somewhat again.

She knew exactly what this feeling was. After all, she wasn't young anymore, nor was she some naive teenage girl.

She understood the emotions in her heart very clearly.

Although she and Su Yang hadn't met many times before, for some reason, she had begun developing feelings for him as a man since yesterday.

However, considering that Su Yang was four years younger than her, while also being handsome and wealthy, she understood her own position very clearly.

Someone like Su Yang was destined not to be her true love.