"Paying in installments?" Stille touched her visibly swollen belly, thought for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, that was indeed an idea Xu Yi suggested to President Cruz. Why? Are you tempted?"
Akali glanced at Avita and nodded. "Yes, I think it's a great idea. Look, if we spread the payments over ten years, we only need to pay five hundred gold coins a year. Avita and I currently earn around eight hundred to a thousand gold coins a year, so we can easily afford it."
"That's true." Stille turned to Avita. "What do you think?"
Avita frowned slightly, looking troubled.
"Although our current annual income is enough to cover five hundred gold coins, we... can't be certain we'll earn this much every year. If something happens and we can't afford the remaining payments, the agreement says the Amli Merchant Guild will repossess the house, and they won't refund our money."
"What are you so worried about?" Akali snorted. "Are you worried we'll lose our jobs? Or do you think the Xinfei Merchant Guild will go bankrupt?"
Avita gave Akali a helpless look. This girl had actually mentioned the Xinfei Merchant Guild going bankrupt right in front of Stille. She really had no filter.
Stille did not mind at all. Instead, she smiled. "I don't think you need to worry about that. Every time I ask Xu Yi about your work at the guild, he praises you both highly. Unless you resign yourselves, I don't think he'd ever dismiss you. As for the Xinfei Merchant Guild going bankrupt... although I can't make any guarantees, I have confidence in it. Not only will it stay in business, it'll keep growing stronger."
"See? Even Stille says so. Why don't we make up our minds?" Akali eagerly urged Avita. "Just think, once we buy