Zhang Yu's clothes were rather plain, and his appearance was honest and sincere, making his words far more credible than Lin Hai's.
The Zhao couple didn't doubt Zhang Yu's words. If Lin Hai were from Jiabao Real Estate Agency, even if the house truly had problems, would he dare to say such a thing? Only a competitor would do that.
Ma Xiaofen nodded, glanced at Lin Hai, and said coldly, "Unfair competition these days is really serious, they've even come to their doorstep."
This clearly showed she didn't believe Lin Hai. After all, Ma Xiaofen had already seen the house with her own eyes; the situation Lin Hai described was nowhere to be found.
Lin Hai became even more anxious, saying, "I'm telling the truth, that house is really uninhabitable. Although I'm from the real estate agency across the street, I'm... a straightforward person, I say what I mean. If you don't believe me, we can go there and stay a while, check it out properly. If it's different from what I said, I... I..."
He was too anxious to make any believable promises.
"What are you talking about?" Zhang Yu suddenly asked.
"What right do you have to talk to me like that!" Lin Hai snapped. He continued, "If it's different from what I said, you can tell me what to do, and I'll do it!"
Ma Xiaofen hadn't seen anything strange in the house, but her husband, Zhao Guangjian, had. Seeing Lin Hai's confident assurances, Zhao Guangjian became a little uneasy and really wanted to go back and check again.
So Zhao Guangjian said, "Since you're so sure, let's go back and take a look together. But let me be clear from the start: although I'm not a particularly capable person, just a junior editor at the Zhenhai Evening News, if you dare to mess with us, I'll publish your agency's unfair competition in the newspaper and see what you do then! Look, this is my work ID!"
He then pulled out his work ID, confirming he was indeed an editor at the Zhenhai Evening News.
"Okay!" Lin Hai nodded in agreement.
He was very confident about the house, so he wasn't afraid at all.
However, Yang Ying was a little nervous, afraid that Lin Hai would ruin the deal that was almost done.
At this moment, Zhang Yu said confidently, "Then let's go take a look now!"
"Okay, let's go now." Ma Xiaofen stood up.
Seeing Zhang Yu like this, Yang Ying couldn't help but feel resentful, thinking he was too impulsive and should try to explain to the client and get the deal signed first. Now that things have gone this far, once we see the house, and with Lin Hai being so persuasive, it'll probably all fall through.
But it's too late now, and there's no other way. She could only say, "Let's go then. Xiao Yu, come help me, I'll go myself this time. Su Hong, you stay here and watch the door."
Zhang Yu helped Yang Ying out the door and into Zhao Guangjian's car. Lin Hai had his own car, which followed behind Zhao Guangjian, all heading to Yinhe Jiayuan.
In the car, Yang Ying was very nervous. Although countless people had seen this house, and none had sold, she was used to it and didn't expect it to sell. But this time was different. She desperately needed money, and more importantly, she couldn't bear Lin Hai's humiliation.
She lacked confidence; her right hand clenched into a tight fist, her palm sweating profusely.
Arriving at Yinhe Jiayuan, the group took the elevator to the 20th floor. Standing in front of apartment 2006, Yang Ying became even more nervous. A smug smile spread across Lin Hai's face.
With a click, Zhang Yu opened the door. Zhao Guangjian and his wife went in first, followed closely by Lin Hai, but he froze the moment he stepped inside.
Previously, he couldn't stay in the room for even a few seconds, but now, there was no suffocating or stuffy feeling; instead, it was refreshingly cool.
"This…" Lin Hai stared in disbelief, unable to comprehend what he was seeing. Had he gone to the wrong place? Impossible, he'd been here more than once.
Zhang Yu helped Yang Ying in last. Yang Ying had thought it would be stuffy and make her dizzy, but nothing happened.
"Huh?" She looked around in surprise. The room was empty and unchanged.
A surge of joy welled up within her, and she immediately perked up, saying, "Mr. Zhao, Ms. Ma, you've seen the situation here now, haven't you? The phenomenon Lin Hai described simply doesn't exist. It's pure alarmist talk, unfair competition, and an attempt to frame our agency."
Ma Xiaofen glared at Lin Hai, angrily saying, "You people are truly despicable!"
Lin Hai looked embarrassed, forcing a smile, and said, "It was really what I described before, but I don't know what happened today, it's really strange!"
"Strange my foot! Your heart is twisted! Honey, tomorrow when you go to work, write about their agency's unfair competition and make sure their behavior is in the newspaper. Let's see if they dare to do it again!" Ma Xiaofen exclaimed indignantly.
She was also a kind-hearted person, and given that Yang Ying was a woman and Zhang Yu seemed like an honest young man, Lin Hai's disruptive behavior at the agency was clearly bullying. She had already disliked him then, and now that she was certain of the situation, she naturally wanted to speak up for Yang Ying.
"No problem, I'll have their agency report it tomorrow!" Zhao Guangjian said.
"No, no, no…" Lin Hai panicked. If this got published, it would be labeled unfair competition, ruining the agency's reputation, and Hou Xingcai would curse him to death.
"Don't give me that. Didn't you say before that if what you said wasn't true, you could do whatever you wanted? My husband also said he would definitely uphold justice!" Ma Xiaofen said firmly.
Yang Ying felt a surge of satisfaction. As for why the house had changed, she didn't know. However, she thought it was very likely related to Zhang Yu. Could it be that changing the location of the fish in the shop really changed their luck?
"Brother, sister… um… please don't publish it in the newspaper… if you want to buy this house, then buy it… you're buying a new house, so you still need to renovate, right? Um… I'll give you 50,000 yuan for the renovation, what do you think…" Lin Hai was desperate and, in his panic, came up with this idea.
Upon hearing that they would be given 50,000 yuan for renovations, Zhao Guangjian and his wife were immediately intrigued. They exchanged a glance and nodded.
Ma Xiaofen immediately held out her hand, saying, "Okay, give me the money!"
"Sure, sure..." Lin Hai quickly took out the money; Hou Xingcai had given him 100,000 yuan that day, which he still had on him.
He took out the money, all in 100-yuan bills, counted out 500 bills and handed them to Ma Xiaofen, then said, "We're even now!"
"We're even!" Ma Xiaofen nodded.
Lin Hai really didn't want to stay in this awful place any longer, so he turned and left.
Ma Xiaofen took out 10,000 yuan and handed it to Yang Ying, saying, "This is our deposit. Back at the agency, we'll sign the contract, and the purchase and transfer of ownership will be tomorrow."
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