“You’ll understand if you look around more. It’s not that complicated… But Luo Hao, if you don’t want to go, I won’t insist. You have filming tomorrow, right?”
Wen Ying had a smile on her face. Although she said she wanted to invite Luo Hao to help Shui Mingyue view properties, she also cut off his path to joining.
At this point, Shui Mingyue had not yet noticed Luo Hao’s low mood. She naturally continued the conversation. “Luo Hao does have filming tomorrow. We’ll go ourselves.”
What could Luo Hao say? He could only say he indeed could not get away.
Once the topic of buying property came up, everyone’s conversation shifted to it.
Li Mengjiao was a carefree type who left everything to others. Whether to buy a house or where, her parents would handle it. Anyway, the money she earned as a celebrity all went to the family. Before she made money as a star, her parents had lived well. There was no reason that now she earned money, the family would not arrange things properly.
Peng Guoqing similarly did not care. The houses his mother Zhu Xiao bought were for him. If worst came to worst, he could wait to inherit from his father.
Wang Shuang wanted to care… Never mind. Running the blog was good. Buy when he earned money.
Apart from Wen Ying having foresight, among the table, Mu Fan had the most practical experience. Mu Fan strongly agreed with Shui Mingyue converting the money from selling adaptation rights into property. He huddled with Shui Mingyue sharing many insights.
Which areas’ properties to buy, what kind of real estate had the most appreciation potential. Mu Fan had his own research.
When Mu Fan talked about creation, Luo Hao could not join in.
When Mu Fan discussed buying property and investment, Luo Hao could join even less.
Wen Ying had the ability to prevent Luo Hao from feeling left out, but she did not intervene.
When Mu Fan mentioned the future development of several districts in Modu, Shui Mingyue listened intently. Wen Ying suddenly turned to ask Luo Hao, “Luo Hao, what do you think of what Mu Fan said?”
“… I don’t understand. You should listen to Mu Fan.”
Luo Hao truly did not understand, which made him very unhappy.
Luo Hao could not integrate into Shui Mingyue’s circle of friends.
These people were polite on the surface, yet had an indescribable air of superiority.
Luo Hao’s mood was low… Shui Mingyue only somewhat noticed it by the end of the meal.
Why was Luo Hao unhappy?
Clearly, everyone had been very considerate towards him.
Before Shui Mingyue could think deeply, Wen Ying dragged her away. “We’re viewing properties tomorrow. Coming from the crew would be too troublesome. Stay in the city tonight, okay?”
Shui Mingyue turned to look at Luo Hao. He nodded. “I can stay at school and return to the crew tomorrow.”
Wen Ying wanted to be inseparable from Shui Mingyue. Li Mengjiao, fearing Wen Ying would forget her with a new friend, also wanted to stick close.
Once the girls left, the remaining four men looked at each other.
Peng Guoqing cleared his throat lightly. “Brother, how are you getting back to school? Do you want us to give you a ride?”
“No need. I’ll take a taxi.”
Luo Hao hailed a cab at the roadside and left. He clearly did not want to deepen ties with the three.
Peng Guoqing curled his lip. He had not seen much ability, but the guy was quite proud. Just a pretty boy!
Even a straight man like Wang Shuang could see something was off.
“Wen Ying doesn’t like this Luo Hao?”
Wen Ying was straightforward and rarely treated others this way.
Of course, Wang Shuang would not blame Wen Ying for it. This was his first time meeting Luo Hao today. If Wen Ying disliked him, it must be because Luo Hao had major issues.
Peng Guoqing laughed and asked in return, “What do you think?”
Wang Shuang rolled his eyes. “I think she doesn’t like him.”
Except for Shui Mingyue, everyone could see Wen Ying disliked Luo Hao.
Peng Guoqing and Wang Shuang were fine. They did not kick him while he was down. If Pang Jinglong had been there tonight, he probably would have stepped on Luo Hao a few times. He Zhen was transferring the company back domestically, busy as hell. As a member of the startup team, Pang Jinglong had been called to help.
Mu Fan said ambiguously, “He’s not the type Wen Ying likes.”
Peng Guoqing glared. Luo Hao isn’t Wen Ying’s type, and neither are you!
Peng Guoqing calculated the time difference and reported tonight’s dinner to Xie Qian.
What Wen Ying did tonight was very similar to how Peng Guoqing and others had deliberately broken up Xie Tang and Yan Yuchuan back then.
The difference was that Peng Guoqing and Tai Wu had done it openly, while Wen Ying did it covertly.
Peng Guoqing’s eyes were opened tonight. He had not expected Wen Ying to also use such subtle, sarcastic words… Peng Guoqing felt a bit aggrieved. Luo Hao and Shui Mingyue were not well-matched, just as Yan Yuchuan and Xie Tang were not. For similar things, why could Wen Ying do it, but he could not back then?
Xie Qian was on the other side of the Pacific, his heart biased there too. “How can you and Wen Ying be the same? You humiliated Yan Yuchuan. Wen Ying was perfectly polite to Luo Hao.”
Were they different?
Peng Guoqing did not dare argue with Xie Qian, but inwardly felt the two matters were essentially the same.
How strange.
This was really not like Wen Ying’s style.
Although Luo Hao seemed to have only good looks and no depth, as long as Shui Mingyue liked him, Wen Ying should not meddle.
Unless Luo Hao had something wrong that Wen Ying already knew, but Shui Mingyue did not.
Peng Guoqing muttered, “If you say they’re different, then they’re different. I can’t argue with you. By the way, since Jiaxin bought the adaptation rights to eleven of Shui Mingyue’s novels, could we…”
Peng Guoqing wanted to persuade Xie Qian to have Jiaxin adapt the older woman-younger man novel first.
Despite Peng Guoqing hyping Shui Mingyue’s book to the skies, Xie Qian remained unmoved. “Write down these reasons one by one and submit them to my cousin-in-law. He’ll bring them up for discussion in the company meeting. If your project proposal is well-written, Jiaxin will adapt this one first. If not, do I need to say more?”
“Sigh, I get it. Don’t say more.”
Life was simply too hard.
To film a drama, write a proposal. To get pocket money, write a plan.
Peng Guoqing grabbed his hair vigorously. “I can definitely write it!”
Even Wang Shuang had proper work now. Peng Guoqing did not want to lag too far behind.
Why did Shui Mingyue’s older woman-younger man novel resonate so much with Peng Guoqing?
Because Shui Mingyue captured the biggest obstacle in such romances: a boy claiming maturity does not count as mature. True maturity is when everyone around feels it. Similarly, only when the boy becomes mature can the “older sister” see him as a potential romantic partner, not just a little brother.
Peng Guoqing’s heart and eyes were full of Sister Xie Tang.
Whether Sister Xie Tang had him in her heart, Peng Guoqing dared not think.
At school, senior Hang Xiaowen had her heart full of Peng Guoqing, pursuing him relentlessly and annoying him greatly.
On Sunday morning, Peng Guoqing played ball with classmates. Hang Xiaowen bought several bottles of water and waited by the court. During halftime, she handed water and towels to Peng Guoqing and his teammates.
Teammates pushed and teased. Peng Guoqing rolled his eyes. “Senior, you’re not even using student union or club excuses anymore?”
Hang Xiaowen smiled and nodded. “I’m a senior now. I’ve stepped down from the student union where needed, and clubs aren’t necessary anymore.”
Though everyone teased, Hang Xiaowen did not confess directly. Handing water and towels without specifying for Peng Guoqing left him fuming with no outlet.
This weekend, Peng Guoqing had planned to stay quietly at school. Hang Xiaowen was too annoying. He did not want to see this green tea at lunch. He left before finishing the game.
Blocked by green tea at school, better to go office at Jiaxin and think how to convince Jiang Youjia to adapt Shui Mingyue’s older woman-younger man novel first!
Actually, Xie Qian’s heart was not that biased.
Compared to an annoyance like Hang Xiaowen, Wen Ying was a hundred times cuter!
…
Wen Ying’s nose itched a bit.
She rubbed it and continued accompanying Shui Mingyue to view properties.
Yao Xiaojia truly gave her all recommending listings to Shui Mingyue.
With Wen Ying as the “insider” tipping her off, Yao Xiaojia’s recommendations easily hit Shui Mingyue’s preferences. After viewing all day, Shui Mingyue tentatively decided.
Yao Xiaojia glanced at Wen Ying and reminded Shui Mingyue, “The prime shops you’ve seen are very sought after. They haven’t been officially listed yet. Once the news spreads, they’ll be snapped up quickly…”
Not only did Jiang Youjia seem like a copyright scammer, Yao Xiaojia also acted just like a property agent scammer.
If not for Wen Ying’s recommendation, Shui Mingyue would have turned and left without a word. Now, having personally seen the foot traffic at the storefronts, she believed Yao Xiaojia was not lying.
Wealthy people nationwide were flocking to first-tier cities. If Shui Mingyue did not act fast, such prime storefronts would indeed be bought by others.
Shui Mingyue was satisfied with the storefronts, but her funds were insufficient.
Wen Ying egged her on from the side. “How about paying some deposit first to lock these prime shops?”
Shui Mingyue was tempted. “I wonder how much deposit is needed?”
“I can negotiate the deposit for you, but you should know the difference between ‘deposit’ and ‘reservation fee’. The former is non-refundable once paid.”
Yao Xiaojia quoted a figure. Wen Ying, fearing Shui Mingyue lacked cash, offered to lend money.
Shui Mingyue was touched. “No need, Xiaoyu. The money for shops hasn’t arrived yet, but I have enough for the deposit. The publisher advanced royalties for my new book.”
That was perfect!
Wen Ying hid her joy. “Do you want to discuss with your family? After all, it’s a major matter spending over ten million at once.”
Shui Mingyue did have that intention.
When it came to eye for storefronts, she felt she could not match her mother’s.
Wen Ying helped speak well of Shui Mingyue. Yao Xiaojia reluctantly agreed. “One day. I can hold them for you one more day. Beyond that, other agents will definitely release news of these prime shops.”
“Good. One day it is. I’ll have my family take the earliest flight to Modu tomorrow.”
With Shui Mingyue having her parents fly over tomorrow, she naturally would not return to the crew tonight and stayed at the same hotel as last night.
Wen Ying, however, had to return to school.
Yao Xiaojia said she was going the same way and got in the same taxi as Wen Ying.
Wen Ying sincerely praised, “You’re truly born for this job. Very impressive.”
Yao Xiaojia was embarrassed. “No one is born holding the rice bowl steady. Persisting in this field is thanks to your support.”
Yao Xiaojia’s current clients were not only those introduced by Wen Ying, but that did not diminish her gratitude.
Without Wen Ying helping her close deals, she would have switched careers long ago, perhaps even left Modu.
Now, Yao Xiaojia shyly told Wen Ying she had used earnings from two years as an agent in Modu to make down payments on two small apartments.
Yao Xiaojia sincerely reminded Wen Ying, “Miss Wen, I’m really not deceiving your friend. See, even we agents can earn money. That shows how hot Modu’s property market is… If you have spare cash and want to buy more, I’ll definitely find the best listings for you.”
