Buy a Few More Parking Spaces

After the two of them chatted idly for more than ten minutes, Gu Xiaoman finally returned carrying a stack of white contracts.

Seeing the contracts in Gu Xiaoman's hands, Su Yang exclaimed in shock, "That many?"

"Yes. After all, buying a home is one of the major events in life, so the more detailed the contract, the better."

As she spoke, Gu Xiaoman placed the contracts on the table and began explaining each place where Su Yang needed to sign.

Twenty minutes later, Su Yang finally finished signing the thick stack of contractual details. He had to sign in all sorts of places and even leave his fingerprints.

"My hand's gone numb." Su Yang shook his hand, picked up the coffee on the table, and took a sip.

He suddenly thought of something and looked at Gu Xiaoman, who was burying herself in organizing the contracts. "By the way, Sister Xiao Man, you said earlier that buying a house came with a parking space, right?"

"Yes. What about it?"

"Besides that one, I want to buy a few more. What's the parking-space ratio here?"

"You want to buy a few more?" Gu Xiaoman repeated. Then she immediately understood. Someone as wealthy as Su Yang definitely had more than one car, so buying multiple parking spaces was perfectly normal.

She smiled and said, "The parking-space ratio in our development is one to three. Each space costs two hundred thousand yuan, and its property-rights term is the same as the house's—seventy years."

"Excluding the one included with the house, you can buy three more parking spaces."

"Fine, then. I was planning to buy four."

"Damn, do you have that many cars?" Zhao Mengrou couldn't help swearing.

"No. I only have that one for now, but I might buy more in the future. The more parking spaces, the better."

"Alright, alright. Rich people really are different. That kind of confidence... Hey, us poor folks will never understand it~"

Gu Xiaoman covered her mouth and chuckled at the two of them. "Actually, it doesn't matter that much. If you really end up with too many cars, you can rent parking spaces later."

"That works too. I'll buy three for now."

At four in the afternoon, Su Yang finally finished all the procedures.

He leaned back against the sofa and let out a long sigh. "It's finally done. I'm exhausted. Buying a house is way more tiring than buying vegetables!"

Zhao Mengrou rolled her eyes at him. "Please stop humblebragging."

"I really am tired. It's my first time buying a house, and I didn't know anything. Who would've thought it would take this long?"

"Still, it's finally over." As she spoke, he looked toward Zhao Mengrou and smiled. "Sis, are you busy tonight?"

"What are you planning?" Zhao Mengrou pretended to be cautious and shifted a little farther away.

"What do you mean, what am I planning? I'm inviting you to dinner, and maybe a few drinks. It'd be strange not to drink on such a happy occasion. You're one of the few friends I have in Haicheng, and the first person I thought of inviting to celebrate after buying a house was you."

Zhao Mengrou sat back down beside Su Yang and smiled. "Fine, fine. Since you put it that way, I'll risk my life to accompany you."

"Is it really that exaggerated? It's not like I can eat you."

"You'd better not!" As she spoke, she waved a small fist in front of Su Yang.

"Then should we invite Xiao Man too?"

"Sure, but we don't know her that well yet. I don't know if she'd be willing."

Zhao Mengrou snickered. "She definitely will. Don't let her serious work persona fool you. She's completely different in private. What she likes most is eating, singing, and drinking."

Su Yang thought, A contrast in personality? Nice. I like it.

"Then let's invite her?"

"Sure. Otherwise, with just the two of us, it'll look like I'm secretly meeting you." Zhao Mengrou teased him with a laugh.

"Then I'll tell her when she comes over."

Ding! Zhao Mengrou's favorability toward the host has increased to 60 (Trust). The host has been awarded one McLaren Senna fragment. Collect five fragments to exchange for one limited-edition McLaren Senna worth 23 million yuan.

Whoa! A McLaren Senna?

Su Yang shuddered violently, his heart bursting with excitement. Wouldn't driving a supercar worth over twenty million yuan be much more explosive than a 911 Turbo S? But then he suddenly thought of something.

Wait... What the hell is this collecting fragments thing? Am I playing a game?

Still, collecting five shouldn't take too long. It's not too bad.

Due to Zhao Mengrou's favorability toward the host increasing substantially, the host has received an additional 500,000 yuan. The funds have been transferred to the host's bank account.

Ding! The host is in an excellent mood after purchasing the first house of his life and is thoroughly enjoying himself. Reward: 3 million yuan. The funds have been transferred to the host's account.

Holy crap, holy crap! Three million?!

Su Yang had never expected to receive so much cash after buying a house. It was practically the equivalent of the system giving him a fifty-percent-off housing coupon.

Su Yang closed his eyes and pretended to rest, but in reality, he was calming his excitement.

Two minutes later, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't signed in today and immediately called out in his mind.

System, sign me in!

Ding! Today's sign-in was successful. Fifty thousand yuan has been transferred to the host's account.

Not bad, not bad. Let me check my current attributes.

Host: Su Yang

Age: 24

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 73 kg

Appearance: 88

Physique: 75

Figure: 90

Charm: 90

Skills: Body Management Master, Professional Race Car Driver Skill, Golden Kidney Physique

Bound targets: Zhao Mengrou (Favorability: 60), Lu Yun (Favorability: 45), Lin Yiyi (Favorability: 0), Gu Xiaoman (Favorability: 15)

Balance: yuan

Gu Xiaoman's favorability has gone up too. It's already fifteen? If I can go out to eat and have a few drinks with her today, there's a good chance it'll break twenty, or even reach thirty or forty.

"What are you smiling about?" Zhao Mengrou looked at Su Yang, who was squinting with a smile on his face.

Su Yang shook his head and looked at Zhao Mengrou. "Nothing. Dealing with all this paperwork wore me out, so I'm resting for a bit."

"Xiao Man is here. Go talk to her."

"Okay!"

Gu Xiaoman walked toward them with several folders in her hands and a smile on her face.

"All done. Everything's been taken care of. Here's your housing purchase contract, property certificate, home inspection report, full-payment invoice, and two keys."

Su Yang took the pile of items and looked through them before asking, "Great. When will I get the property certificate?"

"The certificate will be processed within ninety working days from the date the contract was signed. You don't need to worry. I'll notify you when it's ready."

"Alright. Then there's nothing else, right?"

"Yes, that's everything."

Su Yang nodded with a slight smile. "Okay. Um, Sister Xiao Man, when do you get off work?"

"Me?" Gu Xiaoman raised her right hand and glanced at her watch. "Soon. I get off at five-thirty. Why?"

"I'm planning to treat you two beautiful ladies to dinner and drinks as a token of my thanks."

Gu Xiaoman raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Didn't you say you'd personally cook for us after you moved in?"

"I did, but that's for after I move in. Today is the first time I've bought a house in my life, so I want to celebrate. How about it? Are you free later?"

Gu Xiaoman glanced at Zhao Mengrou. The two exchanged a smile. "Sure. Once I get off work, I'm all alone anyway. Why wouldn't I go for a free meal?"

"Great! Then it's settled. It's almost time for you to get off work, so we'll wait here for you."

"Alright. You two sit here and rest for a while. I'll go back to the office."

"Okay~"

More than an hour soon passed. At five-thirty, Gu Xiaoman appeared right on time.

She had already changed out of her work clothes and into her own casual outfit.

She wore a black off-the-shoulder, waist-cinching dress. A slender platinum necklace rested against her fair neck, and she carried a small black Chanel handbag.

On her feet were a pair of black high heels. Her ponytail had been undone, leaving her hair cascading down her back in large waves. Her lips were painted a vivid red, making her look incredibly sexy.

She walked toward the two people sitting in the lounge area. "We can go now."

"Wow, Sister Xiao Man, that outfit really brings out your elegance. You're practically goddess-level!" Su Yang stood up with shining eyes and gave Gu Xiaoman a thumbs-up.

Seeing this, Gu Xiaoman put on a bashful smile. "Really? I never know what to wear every day."

"With your figure and looks, what wouldn't look good on you? You could wear anything."

Zhao Mengrou rolled her eyes at those words. "When did you become such a smooth talker?"

"I'm praising you sincerely. How is that being smooth? I'm a very honest person."

"Sure, sure." With an exasperated look, Zhao Mengrou walked over to Gu Xiaoman, linked arms with her, and led the way outside.

"Wait for me!" Su Yang grabbed the pile of things on the table and hurried after them.