Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 87: Does one Slap Make a Sound?
"What did you say?! Watch your mouth!" Zhu Zirui snapped angrily. The people around them turned their sharp and stern gazes toward the woman, making her gulp and turn pale. Yet, she still felt indignant and refused to back down.
"I... I didn’t say anything wrong," she stammered.
"What do you mean, you didn’t say anything wrong? You didn’t properly discipline your son, and he got his head filled with impure thoughts after seeing a girl. Now you’re throwing dirty water on me? Do you think I have a good temper?" Su Yijia released her grip on the wheelchair and took a few steps forward, clearly showing her intention to confront the woman physically.
Normally, this woman wouldn’t be afraid, but there were two burly men nearby now, and she was worried not only about herself but also about her son getting hurt. She had no choice but to swallow her pride.
"I just thought that it takes two to tango..." she muttered.
"Smack!" Su Yijia slapped the young man across the face. In their stunned silence, she raised her chin proudly and glared at the woman.
"Do you think this slap made a sound? If it didn’t, should I make you listen to another one?" she threatened.
"Ah!!! Are you crazy?" the woman screamed and rushed forward to protect her son, hugging him tightly.
Su Yijia shrugged, "Do you think you can throw dirty water on me without consequences? I have a husband right here, and if you dare to be so disgusting, it’s only because we’re showing some respect for this house that we’re not pinning you down and giving you a good beating."
"What?!"
Gao Huabin and Zhu Zirui both shouted in astonishment. Even the woman and the young man beside her looked at Su Yijia in disbelief. Could this woman be truly insane?! They had just had a big quarrel, and she still wanted to buy their house?
"What? Don’t want to sell anymore? Are you sure you won’t sell it to me? Do you think someone else will buy your house in the short term?" Su Yijia raised an eyebrow, exuding a sense of triumph as if she had complete control over the situation.
Just a moment ago, her son had mentioned something about a job, which meant he had found an opportunity to purchase a four-level worker’s job. These jobs were not easy to come by, and they were both expensive and scarce. If they delayed, someone else might snatch it up.
"Sell! Of course, I want to sell, but 1,800 is absolutely impossible," the woman said firmly, suppressing the anger in her heart.
Even though she was nearly infuriated, money was still the top priority for their family right now. She was willing to endure some grievances if it meant they could secure the job quickly.
"Tsk!" Su Yijia clicked her tongue in disdain. Originally, she had no intention of buying it for 1,800; not even an extra penny. However, now she was willing to take a slight loss.
"Other courtyards, larger and better than yours, are only around 2,500 yuan, and they are even open to negotiation. Most of them can be bought for around 2,300 yuan. Your courtyard is much worse than others’, yet you want it to be more expensive?" Su Yijia complained impatiently.
She knew the market well, thanks to her sister who had spoken highly of the Qin family’s courtyard when she was trying to impress the original host. Her sister had claimed that the Qin family’s courtyard was large and excellent, worth at least 3,000 yuan, while other courtyards were only worth around 2,000 yuan. This exaggeration had painted the Qin family in a positive light and belittled the original host, making her seem lucky to marry Qin Mingcheng. Her sister had even insinuated that Qin Mingcheng liked the original host, and Qin’s mother was a lenient mother-in-law who wouldn’t interfere in their marriage. If the original host missed this opportunity, she wouldn’t find such a good match again. These subtle manipulations had pushed the original host into a position of self-doubt and gratitude.
It was no wonder she had ended up in such a miserable situation in the end.
"2,100," the woman hesitated and gritted her teeth to name her price. She knew exactly why her house was inferior.
For the past half year, she had struggled to even rent it out, let alone sell it. She had thought she could use her persuasion skills to deceive someone, but she hadn’t expected the other party to be so sharp and decisive.
"1,900," Su Yijia pushed the price down again without much discussion.
The woman considered for a moment before reluctantly saying, "Let’s meet in the middle, 2,000! It’s a round number."
"Okay," Su Yijia agreed without further haggling. An extra hundred here or there wouldn’t make much of a difference.
"Let’s sign an agreement. I’ll give you a hundred as a deposit, and we’ll meet at the Housing Management Office tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock," Su Yijia said as she took out a pen and notebook from her bag.
The woman had initially been worried, but now she put those concerns aside. They signed the agreement, and without bothering about the mother and son, they left the courtyard and headed to another house on the adjacent street.
Once they were far away, Zhu Zirui couldn’t help but ask, "Sister-in-law, you had such an unpleasant argument with that family, why did you still buy their house?"
"I bought their house for 2,000 yuan so that they will regret it later," Su Yijia said with a wicked smile.
Her words puzzled them even more.
Su Yijia thought for a moment before explaining, "They probably intended to sell their house to buy a job, which means they don’t have much money. When I buy their house, renovate it beautifully, they’ll definitely feel bitter when they see it. Moreover, the property prices will definitely increase in the future. After a few years, they’ll realize that their house has become even more expensive, and that will make them even more miserable. Although they would have sold it to someone else even if I hadn’t bought it, what will make them truly miserable is seeing someone else enjoying it. But if I buy it, I’ll be the one who makes them miserable."
In the next two years, although property prices didn’t fluctuate much, by the end of 1979, when Hu City and Kyoto opened up, property prices in both cities would experience a significant increase. While it wouldn’t be as extreme as twenty years later, it was expected to double at the very least from the current levels.
"True!" Both Gao Huabin and Zhu Zirui had twitching corners of their mouths, and for a moment, they didn’t know what to say to her.
Was she good at scheming? Calculating? Or just petty? 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Zhu Zirui was worried that his clever sister-in-law might have willingly married their eldest brother because she had her own ulterior motives, rather than true affection.
However, the next day, when they accompanied Su Yijia to complete the property transfer procedures, Zhu Zirui began to doubt his suspicions. Yesterday, in addition to the first house, Su Yijia had also set her sights on a more elegant courtyard across the street. Although both properties were the same size, the second one appeared to have been better cared for by its owners.
It had the typical architectural style of the 1920s and 1930s, and due to its luxurious interior decoration, the owners had covered it with newspapers to avoid any hassle. However, since they were selling the property, they had removed all the newspapers.
The asking price for this property was also 2,500 yuan, but this time, Su Yijia didn’t negotiate and immediately agreed to the price.
