Chapter 726: Chapter 24: The Cannon Fodder Best Friend of the Tragic Romance Heroine (24)
If she were to play a villain, she could scare eight kids to tears in a second.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t scare Jiang Lai.
On the contrary, she liked seeing that kind of look in others’ eyes.
The look that couldn’t stand her but couldn’t take her down either.
"So, are you buying or not? There’s a lot of people waiting."
"Seven million is too much! You’re raising the price too high without any conscience!"
Jiang Lai sighed.
"Negotiating with you is too troublesome."
By this time, the price below had already been called up to ten million.
A rather exaggerated but not too outrageous price.
Seeing Jiang Lai about to leave, Jiang Zhi still clung tightly to her bag.
"Seven million, I’ll buy for seven million!"
"Eight million."
"Jiang Lai!! Don’t go too far!! What do you take me for?! A fool for you to slaughter?!"
Jiang Lai looked at him with a smile.
"So, are you buying or not?"
Jiang Zhi stared at her, pupils trembling, sweating all over, and in the midst of all the noise, he roared out.
"Fine! Eight million it is!! I’ll take it, don’t sell it to them!"
"Oh... I’m losing two million on this... oh well, what are relatives for?
Oh, by the way, I only accept full payment."
As she spoke, Jiang Lai said seriously.
"I’ll give you seven days, eight million upfront, or I can’t guarantee who this property will belong to."
"Seven days?! You want me to rob a bank?!"
"I don’t care if you rob a bank or sell your kidney, as long as you meet the seven-day deadline, otherwise, I’ll just have to reluctantly earn another two million."
Having said that, Jiang Lai directly took a loudspeaker from beside the fruit stall and shouted outside.
"Anyone wanting to grab the booking privilege, can leave their contact info. Sorry for the trouble, everyone."
Among the crowd, there was one who kept insisting on buying it today, Jiang Lai looked at him with great difficulty, and then comforted him.
"No worries, in seven days I’ll get back to you."
The intense demand made the reporters who came to cover the family dispute switch to discussing social phenomena on-site.
The crowd dispersed, Jiang Lai got in her car and drove away.
After the commotion, Jiang Zhi stood in a daze looking at the supermarket in front of him.
This supermarket, he grew up in it, always took it for granted it was his, but now he has to scramble for it with a bunch of people.
Suddenly he felt a heavy stone pressing on his chest, at this moment, he missed Cai Xian more than ever.
If he were obedient and sensible, as good at coaxing people as Jiang Lai, would he have been the one Cai Xian favored?
"Jiang Zhi! You’re crazy! You’ve gone completely mad!!"
Wang Lili kept hitting Jiang Zhi’s shoulder.
"This was yours to begin with! You still want to pay for it? How is that reasonable anywhere in this world?!
Go now, go find Cai Xian, find her! I’ve never heard of leaving the entire house to the daughter!
Jiang Lai is just an illegitimate child!!"
"Shut up!!"
Jiang Zhi felt like his head was going to explode.
His mind was still furiously calculating; an eight-million-dollar supermarket could be sold quickly for ten million, maybe even twelve if he held on for a few days, and he’d at least make three or four million.
Although he was insanely jealous of Jiang Lai being able to get eight million for nothing, his priority was still to secure the property.
Returning home, Jiang Lai was the only one left in the large house.
She was used to living alone, so she didn’t mind these things. After returning home, she took a shower, ordered takeout, set the food on the table, chugged some beer from the fridge, and just as she was about to pick up her chopsticks, the doorbell rang.
Opening the door, she saw Lu Zhixing standing outside with a finely packaged, upscale box in hand, dressed in a white shirt and trousers, under his gold-rimmed glasses, his light eyes were calm.
"Aunt Cai told me you like Japanese food, I saw a place on my way back from work and brought some for you, not sure if it suits your taste."
The original owner liked Japanese food.
Jiang Lai wasn’t particularly interested in these, but once the box was opened, the meticulously presented dishes upped her appetite from three to five.
Changing his shoes and coming in, Lu Zhixing directly sat across from Jiang Lai, arranged her food, and then quietly watched her.
Jiang Lai glanced at him.
"Have you eaten?"
"No."
"There are chopsticks in the fridge, help yourself."
And so, under the creamy white light, the siblings ate silently.
Both of them weren’t great at chatting, but sitting together, the atmosphere wasn’t awkwardly silent.
Perhaps it was because many of their habits were similar, but sitting together for the first time, it felt like they had known each other for years.
After dinner, Lu Zhixing got up to clear the tableware, not giving Jiang Lai the chance to do it and just told her to rest.
With everything cleaned up, Lu Zhixing told Jiang Lai to rest well, then left through the door.
Before leaving, he even took the trash outside her door with him.
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When Zhao Zhaozhao got to the sales office, everyone was looking at her with a hint of scrutiny and apprehension in their eyes.
This look made her feel slightly uneasy inside, but outwardly, she remained calm.
A normally quiet colleague gave her a careful, cautious smile, which even had a touch of flattery.
"Good morning."
"Good morning."
On her way in, three people had already greeted her.
Including even the usually arrogant person with connections, and the finance manager who never leaves the office.
These people, usually the elites here.
In this glamorous place, there’s a strict hierarchy.
The lowest tier is those who got in fresh out of university, no connections, no background, only able to blend in at the sales office.
Next are those like Zhao Zhaozhao, with good looks and protection from direct superiors, even if there’s not much room for advancement, they make good sales at the sales office.
Then there are those with connections, sent from head office to experience life for a year or two before being transferred back.
Those with connections are also tiered.
Overall, people at Zhao Zhaozhao’s level have the hardest time getting by.
The ones below her look down on her for cozying up to the boss, while the ones above don’t regard her at all.
But now, everything changed.
With just a simple word from Fu Lihan, she was instantly elevated to the level of those with connections in the eyes of those with connections.
This change made Zhao Zhaozhao deeply appreciate the importance of power and status.
She used to look down on all of this but now feels that everything exists for a reason.
If others can enjoy privileges, why shouldn’t she?
With this thought, Zhao Zhaozhao calmed down and graciously accepted everyone’s regard.
At noon, there’s a tradition in the sales office of buying drinks for colleagues.
But typically, only those with connections do this because when they do, people won’t talk behind their backs about them showing off.
Today, while everyone was eating in the cafeteria, a delivery guy came to the door and shouted.
"Miss Zhao’s fifteen coffees, where should I put them?"
