Chapter 508: Chapter 240: The Scariest Thing Is When a Friend Suddenly Cares Too Much!

In online novels about wealthy protagonists.

The male lead casually shopping at the mall can easily spend hundreds of thousands on clothes.

Watches in the hundreds of thousands are not quite up to par, while million-dollar Nautiluses are more common.

Spending millions on Porsches, Ferraris, and tens of millions on luxury homes is done without batting an eye.

Tipping female streamers in live broadcasts often involves tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

If you don’t have a fortune of tens of billions, readers think you’re a low-status protagonist.

But in reality, in a small county like Ping County.

The average person only takes home two to three thousand a month.

After daily expenses, saving 1,500 a month would be considered very frugal.

Even for a top real estate agent like Yuan Mengqi, if she works hard, she can make seven to eight thousand a month.

Occasionally, with a stroke of luck, she might experience what it’s like to earn over ten thousand a month.

But over the course of a year, saving more than 50,000 is not easy.

The gap between online fiction and reality is indeed vast.

At least in the eight years Yuan Mengqi has been in the industry,

she’s never encountered someone like Jiang Tao, who outright wants to buy 20 properties!

A couple of years ago, she was lucky enough to meet a suddenly famous social media star who got rich overnight and bought two houses from her at once.

That month, with salary and commission combined, she made over 50,000, making her coworkers green with envy.

Since then, she hasn’t had that kind of luck again.

Just now, Jiang Tao casually mentioned wanting to buy 20 properties.

Even in developments like Shun Ning Prefecture where prices have hit rock bottom.

Buying 20 properties is still a sizable amount.

It would cost six to seven million at least!

Those who know would understand Jiang Tao is buying property, while those who don’t might think he’s buying 20 pancakes!

In today’s stagnant real estate market.

It’s rare to see someone like Jiang Tao buying 20 properties at once!

No wonder Yuan Mengqi was so surprised she lost her composure twice.

"Squad Leader Yuan, are you taking revenge on me for beating up your ex-boyfriend back then?"

Jiang Tao joked with Yuan Mengqi while wiping the coffee off his face.

"No, no, and you did the right thing! You were too gentle back then."

Mentioning her ex, who should strictly be called a former husband, brought an inexplicable disgust.

Yuan Mengqi’s ex vividly illustrated "when trouble comes, each bird flies its own way."

When her brother got into trouble and her mother was diagnosed with a serious illness, her husband immediately asked for a divorce.

When she needed help the most, her husband poured a bucket of cold water on her, making her heartache intolerably cold!

There were no arguments, no unreasonable demands.

After the cooling-off period, they divorced peacefully.

They divided their assets according to the agreed terms, ensuring no one took advantage of the other.

"Jiang Tao, properties in Shun Ning Prefecture are like a hot potato. They’re easy to take over, but hard to sell again."

"Are you sure you want to buy them? And so many at once."

Yuan Mengqi didn’t want to talk more about her ex, so she redirected the topic back to Jiang Tao’s property purchase.

"Yes, and I want the largest units."

"As Buffett said, ’Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.’ I want to take a gamble this time."

Jiang Tao didn’t elaborate on his motive for buying property in Shun Ning Prefecture, only touching on it briefly.

He was mindful that he couldn’t share information from the Daily Intelligence System with anyone.

"As a salesperson for Yicheng Real Estate, I’m happy to see you purchase properties here. The more you buy, the more I earn."

"But as an old classmate, I still urge you to reconsider. The water runs deep in the Shun Ning Prefecture project." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Yuan Mengqi wasn’t blinded by the profit from selling 20 homes. With sincere eyes, she urged Jiang Tao again.

"In the end, it’s old classmates who consider things from my perspective, but I’ve really decided this time."

Jiang Tao’s sentiments towards Yuan Mengqi improved after hearing her advice.

No wonder she triggered the special mission [Long Live Friendship].

Squad Leader Yuan really is someone you can connect with!

Seeing Jiang Tao’s determined demeanor, Yuan Mengqi asked, somewhat curious:

"You didn’t get some insider information, did you?"

"Hahaha, not at all. You’re giving me too much credit, old classmate. I don’t have such great abilities."

Jiang Tao laughed it off, quickly denying it.

Brother Tongzi’s intelligence couldn’t be shared with anyone, not even close family members like Xu Li and his parents.

That’s why he kept the purchase a secret from Xu Li and others, opting to approach Yuan Mengqi himself through the agency.

But whatever assumptions people made about his property buying, he couldn’t control.

Fortunately, the system’s demands on confidentiality weren’t that stringent.

It wouldn’t condemn Jiang Tao for leaking information just based on others’ speculations.

Of course, Yuan Mengqi was just asking casually, without much thought, let alone planning to follow suit.

Indeed, even though properties in Shun Ning Fufu were cheap, each one still cost three to four hundred thousand.

She was already penniless from her mother’s medical bills and had over 30,000 in credit card debt.

Even if she knew property prices would rise, she couldn’t afford them.

"So, are you sure you want to buy 20 units?"

Yuan Mengqi asked Jiang Tao once more to confirm.

When she’s in dire need of cash, such a promising deal was hard to push away.