Rich people were hard to figure out. He'd spent a fortune buying two luxury homes just to add someone on VX?
That train of thought... was simply incomprehensible.
Dong Linlin's mind was a mess, but she didn't have time to think it over. She immediately pulled out her phone, opened VX's scanner, and scanned Li Xian's QR code.
"Beep~~" VX added him successfully.
Li Xian glanced at his phone and nodded with satisfaction, then opened the system mission panel to check his progress.
[Mission (1): She asks for your VX. Completed. Time taken: 5 minutes 48 seconds.] [Mission: I think you want to ask me out. Progress (1/2).]
He'd taken care of the first little mission, and Li Xian immediately felt much more relaxed. The system was always springing these sudden surprises on him. He was starting to wonder if he ought to keep a bottle of quick-acting heart pills on hand.
Damn system, did it have to make things this exciting every time? Push me too far, and I'll stop doing your missions.
Li Xian grumbled to himself, then turned his attention back to the contract.
Seeing this, Dong Linlin said warmly, "Mr. Li, shall we take a look at the contract first?"
"Sure, I'll have a look. You can calculate the price for me." Li Xian casually picked up the contract and flipped through a few pages, without paying much attention.
Hearing him ask for the price, Dong Linlin thought for a moment, then gave him a heads-up. "The two units you chose on the 31st floor, A and B, are the best apartments in Building 16, so their price per square meter is higher than that of the other floors."
"Mm... I know all that. Just calculate the price for me." Li Xian nodded.
He knew a little about the real estate market. Prices varied from floor to floor in every building; it was an unspoken rule in the industry. For example, lower floors had the saying, "golden third, silver fourth." He couldn't be bothered to ask what each floor of a high-rise cost, anyway. It wasn't like he was short on money.
Hearing Li Xian, Dong Linlin relaxed and immediately replied, "All right, please wait a moment."
She then gave a glance to Zhang Wen behind her. Zhang Wen understood at once and grabbed a calculator, punching in the numbers.
It took only a dozen seconds to calculate the price of the two luxury homes.
"Mr. Li, the two units you're buying on the 31st floor, A and B, are 282 and 360 square meters respectively, at 38,500 per square meter. The total price for both is 24.71 million..." Dong Linlin paused and looked at Li Xian. Seeing that he had nothing to say, she continued, "We'll give you two parking spaces, worth 600,000. If you need a loan, we also offer related services..."
"It's not that expensive..." Li Xian muttered. "I don't need a loan. I'll pay in full."
Before Dong Linlin had even finished speaking, Zhang Wen had already calculated the price. Dong Linlin glanced at it and said, "After the discount, the price is 23.48 million."
Li Xian wasn't about to calculate it all over again himself. He nodded and said, "All right. Let's go pay."
He'd been decisive from beginning to end, as if he were buying a head of cabbage.
In the eyes of the women around him, his image rose considerably. He was no longer an ordinary fat guy, but a fat guy who shone like gold.
After speaking, Li Xian stood up, ready to pay.
Dong Linlin said apologetically, "Mr. Li, I'm sorry to ask, but we need to verify your eligibility to buy a home before signing the contract. Don't worry, though. It's just a formality, and we'll help you sort out any problems."
"Heh... I thought it was something serious." Li Xian smiled, took his ID card out of his wallet, and handed it to Dong Linlin. "I'm a local. There shouldn't be any restrictions on me buying two homes, right?"
"No problem, no problem."
When Li Xian was in college, he'd transferred his household registration here in accordance with the policy. He'd thought being a Bin City resident wouldn't be of any use, but it turned out to save him quite a bit of trouble.
Still, purchase restrictions were no trouble for the rich. If you had no money, your status didn't matter.
Before signing the contract and paying, Li Xian checked his balance. Of the ten million he'd originally had in his account, just over 9.66 million remained.
Without realizing it, he'd spent more than 300,000 in just over a day. The Presidential Suite had cost over 240,000 after the discount, the two Alienware gaming laptops had cost 47,998, and the three iPhones had cost 20,664. He couldn't even keep track of all the other miscellaneous expenses. He still needed to buy himself some decent clothes.
He went to the finance office.
Using the excuse he'd prepared earlier, Li Xian said, "I may need some time to transfer my funds. Could I pay part of it today and make up the rest in a few days?"
"Of course, Mr. Li. You can pay the deposit first..."
"No need to go to that trouble. Just add a payment clause to the contract. I'll make up the rest within half a month." Li Xian waved his hand, thinking, If I don't spend all this money, the system won't pay me. Where am I supposed to get the rest of the money?
Swish, swish, swish~~~
After quickly signing the contract, Li Xian took out his bank card and swiped it, then entered his password. He paid five million first. As soon as the payment went through, the bank called to confirm it.
He explained to the bank that he'd made the purchase himself, then continued paying.
But before entering his password, Li Xian opened the system inventory and used the [Shopping Random Discount Card] he'd drawn earlier.
[Shopping Random Discount Card activated. Discount for this purchase: 9.9% off.] [Total spending: 4.66 million. Rebate: 46,600.]
"Holy crap... I'm seriously unlucky."
Li Xian suddenly swore, startling Dong Linlin beside him. "Mr. Li, what's wrong? Are you dissatisfied with our service...?"
"It's nothing to do with you..." Li Xian's expression turned grim. Dong Linlin didn't dare say anything more and stood quietly to one side, wondering if she'd neglected some part of the service and offended him.
She had no idea Li Xian was at odds with his system dad again.
Damn system, get out here! How can you be this shameless?
Can't you take a joke?
It's just a lousy discount card, and you're still rigging things against me.
Li Xian cursed furiously in his mind. He'd assumed the system would keep pretending to be frozen, but to his surprise, it suddenly let out a "ding."
[Because the host triggered the one-in-ten-thousand chance of the discount card, a special Skill Card has been awarded.] [Special Skill Card: Unlucky Bodyguard (Has a certain chance of affecting the luck of others or yourself. Skill cooldown: 10 days.)]
Holy crap, a Skill Card!
What kind of thing was this? It could affect someone else's luck, but it could affect his, too.
A thousand enemies down, eight hundred of his own men lost?
When two brave warriors met, the stronger one won. Either you died, or I did?
It actually sounded kind of interesting.
Li Xian's expression gradually improved. Either way, the Skill Card was free, so he might as well take it. The skill seemed a little useless, but it suited his straightforward personality.
Just do it. Who was afraid of whom?
"Mr. Li, are you all right?"
Seeing Li Xian standing there in a daze, his expression shifting back and forth, Dong Linlin couldn't help asking.
Li Xian rubbed his handsome, chubby face and grinned. "Do you have the keys? I'd like to go see my homes."
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