He Nan had asked the crucial question.
Shen Mianmian was afraid that if she told the truth, He Nan would oppose her buying the ominous house, but if she didn’t, he would definitely find out later. After thinking it over, she decided to speak up.
"Big Brother He, the house belongs to Gu Jianli’s family. He committed suicide by drinking pesticide a while ago. His family feels the house has bad vibes and wants to sell it..."
"You want to buy an ominous house?" He Nan frowned at her.
"Yeah." Shen Mianmian nodded and blurted out, "Their house is not bad, the location is okay too, and I think the feng shui there is good."
He Nan couldn’t help but laugh.
It was the first time he had heard that a house where someone had just died had good feng shui.
Shen Mianmian also felt that her statement was a bit far-fetched and hastily corrected herself, "Big Brother He, actually, let me tell you the truth! I’m not planning to live there myself. I just think it’s in a good location, and recently, the property prices in Licheng have been rising quickly. In a few years, when people forget that someone died there, or if someone doesn’t care about that, buying the house could make me a big profit. It’s not good for a young girl like me to have so much cash on hand, it’s better to buy a property and wait for its value to increase."
She definitely couldn’t mention that the area would be expropriated in a few years. The matter of being reborn was too mystical; others would think she was insane. Shen Mianmian had never planned to disclose this.
Her statement about waiting for the property to appreciate was half-true, half-false, but still somewhat credible.
He Nan was silent for a little while, seemingly analyzing the truth behind her words and considering the house’s value. Shen Mianmian didn’t dare interrupt him and kept her mind busy.
She was constantly pondering what reasons she could use to convince Big Brother He if he objected.
Perhaps another ten seconds or so passed when he suddenly asked, "How much do you plan to pay for it?" Official source ıs 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩
Shen Mianmian’s eyes lit up. Did this mean Big Brother He wasn’t opposed to the idea?
Unable to contain her excitement, she said, "Because it’s an ominous house, it definitely can’t compare with the surrounding property prices. I plan to offer at most twenty percent lower than the surrounding prices, no more than twenty-two thousand."
That house’s current price was around thirty thousand. With Wang Erfeng’s nature, she definitely wouldn’t reduce the price voluntarily; she’d try to deceive people who didn’t know about it.
With current attitudes, people in the know would not consider buying it. If she didn’t buy it, the property was bound to be stuck with Wang Erfeng. In a few years, when the state expropriated the land, Wang Erfeng would still get her money.
She had to buy that house before the news of the state expropriation broke.
Thinking of this, she added, "Big Brother He, I have a sneaky idea that could help us get the house for a low price."
"Oh?" He Nan raised an eyebrow.
Shen Mianmian revealed a sly smile, "First, we find a few people to view the house and each offers an increasingly lower price. Then, we suddenly present a not-too-outrageous low offer. Naturally, they’ll sell to us."
This tactic was essentially psychological warfare.
A low price to highlight a higher one.
It was a somewhat unscrupulous method, and she didn’t know if Big Brother He, the big boss, would be willing to use it.
"Not a bad idea," He Nan said, the corners of his mouth curving slightly.
Shen Mianmian was pleased, "Big Brother He, don’t you think this method is rather underhanded? I thought you would object to it."
After all, Big Brother He used to be a soldier, an upright person. He shouldn’t stoop to such tactics, right?
He Nan replied, "It’s a normal business strategy. If I can’t even accept this, how can I conduct business?"