Chapter 38 Caught on the Spot
Looking at a house is a very metaphysical thing.
Because it depends a lot on appearance.
Sometimes, the house you see seems to be fine, but you just don’t like it.
Sometimes, the house doesn’t seem to be that good, but you just want to live in it for some unknown reason.
Chen Yan and Yu Qiaoqiao encountered the former situation.
After looking around at office buildings, they all seemed pretty good. But for some reason, they always felt like something was missing...
Real estate agents are used to this kind of situation. It is normal for a customer to spend a week looking around before deciding on a house.
So, patience is what a qualified agent should do.
Soon, I looked around the houses.
Chen Yan and Yu Qiaoqiao looked at each other and shook their heads.
The real estate agent smiled and said, "It's okay. We still have one last place."
"If this one doesn't work, I'll go back tonight and help you choose. I'll send you a message on WeChat and we'll continue looking tomorrow."
Chen Yan nodded, "Okay. Thank you for your hard work."
Soon, the three of them walked to the last office building.
The last office building is located in Jinmao Tower, only an 8-minute walk from Yuqindao University and Chen Yan’s residence, making travel very convenient.
The only problem is that this is a high-end office building, and the owner has done some fine renovations, which makes the price very high.
Other office buildings generally charge 2 to 3 yuan per square meter per day, but he directly asked for 6 yuan.
This office is 150 square meters, so the monthly rent is 27,000 yuan.
Small companies cannot afford the rent, and large companies do not value such a small office space, so it remains vacant and cannot be rented out.
Arriving at the Jinmao Tower, Chen Yan looked up at the towering building and nodded slightly , feeling it was pretty good.
Looking at the white-collar workers in suits coming and going, the overall office atmosphere feels good.
As you step into the building, you will see that it is luxuriously decorated. With six elevators going up and down, the atmosphere of the building immediately stands out.
After entering the elevator and pressing the 18th floor button, the three of them arrived at the office area.
After exiting the elevator and turning right, they walked 20 meters and arrived at the office.
I rang the doorbell and a man's voice came from inside, "I'm coming. I'm coming."
As he was speaking, a fat, cheerful middle-aged man with short hair came trotting out.
After opening the glass curtain door, a middle-aged man came out with a smile, "You are here to see the house, right? Come, this way..."
He was halfway through his words when he froze there.
Chen Yan was originally chatting quietly with Yu Qiaoqiao about the pros and cons of several office buildings. When he heard the landlord's greeting, he looked up and... froze there.
After a while, two screams were heard in the corridor.
"Chen kid?"
"Uncle Liu?!"
Yu Qiaoqiao and the real estate agent looked at the two curiously.
Do these two people know each other?
Why does it sound so surprised?
Just as they were curious, the middle-aged man called Uncle Liu finally came back to his senses. He looked at Chen Yan and smiled, "Chen boy, so it's you who wants to rent a house?"
After saying that, his gaze fell on Yu Qiaoqiao again and looked her up and down.
Then he quickly moved to Chen Yan, with a hint of "Tsk tsk tsk, there's something wrong with you" expression on his face.
Chen Yan said with embarrassment, "Yes, Uncle Liu, we are the ones who want to rent it."
The real estate agent asked, "Um. Uncle Liu, you guys..."
Uncle Liu walked over with a smile, patted Chen Yan's shoulder heavily, and said to the real estate agent, "This is my nephew. We are from the same village. His father is my childhood friend. I have watched him grow up naked."
Yu Qiaoqiao: ...
Real estate agent: ...
After saying that, Uncle Liu looked at Chen Yan, smiling until his eyes narrowed, "Not bad, kid. Your dad tells me every day that you stay at home and do nothing , but I didn't expect you would even like a house."
"My house is not cheap. You dare to look at it. It seems that I am quite confident."
Chen Yan: …
When seeing this elder who has watched him grow up since childhood, Chen Yan really has no temper.
after all……
He is the one who can remember a series of embarrassing things about you, such as wetting the bed at the age of two, falling into a pit at the age of three, almost drowning in the river at the age of four, and running away from home with the girl next door at the age of five.
So Chen Yan smiled awkwardly and said, "No, no. I'm just ."
Uncle Liu patted Chen Yan's shoulder and said, "We are all family, why are you pretending?"
"I watched you grow up, how could I not know your personality?"
"If you didn't make seven or eight plans and were sure of success, would you dare to rent such an expensive house?"
After that, he said, "Okay, go in and take a look."
"We are all family, just take a look, I'll give you a 50% discount."
Upon hearing what Uncle Liu said, Chen Yan's eyes lit up immediately, "Are you serious?"
Uncle Liu said with a smile , "What's so fake about this? When you become rich, don't forget to bring me two bottles of good wine for the New Year."
Chen Yan smiled so hard that his mouth opened wide. "Definitely no problem!"
After saying that, he wanted to immediately take Yu Qiaoqiao and the others into the office area to look at the house.
However, as soon as he reached the door, Chen Yan immediately retreated.
He ran to Uncle Liu and whispered, "Uncle Liu, don't tell my dad about me coming to see your house."
Uncle Liu laughed and said, "Don't worry. It won't happen. Your dad is an old fogey and doesn't know shit. I will definitely stand on your side!"
Only then did Chen Yan feel relieved and went to look at the house with Yu Qiaoqiao.
but……
What he didn’t know was…
The moment he walked in, Uncle Liu took out his cell phone with a sly smile, pressed his thick fingers on the phone for a while, and "whoosh" sent a WeChat message.
[Old Chen, please bring me that bottle of Moutai you have hidden for many years. Otherwise I won’t tell you what I saw!!]
After a moment, Lao Chen replied, "Eat shit."
Uncle Liu: ...
…
I have to say that Uncle Liu's office building is really good. Whether it is the location, decoration, or area, it is very much in line with Chen Yan's wishes.
The 150-square-meter space has two offices, a conference room, and more than a dozen workstations. It is open, bright, and grand in general.
Apart from being a bit expensive, there are no disadvantages.
And this shortcoming is no longer a shortcoming after Uncle Liu cut it in half.
So Chen Yan readily rented this office space.
Uncle Liu was not surprised by Chen Yan's choice. This kid has been cunning since he was a child. If he didn't choose it even though he offered a friendly price, then there must be something fishy going on.
Now that the matter has been settled and we are all family, nothing should go wrong, right?
What he didn't expect was that before signing the contract, Chen Yan actually took out his mobile phone to take pictures of the entire office area.
Chen Yan's actions not only stunned Uncle Liu, but also the real estate agent.
