Walking into the garden, Hanyue suddenly felt a little worried. From the outside, this place looked like an ordinary residential area. It didn't feel big, but after entering, she realized how unreliable she was. Although it couldn't compare to the General's Mansion, it was still a small garden with a large area of greenery. There were fake mountains, ponds, and pavilions. How could she buy such a house?
"Miss Hanyue, this way please!" Barkley reminded her when he saw her stop.
"Oh, okay." Now, she could only bite the bullet and go in. Forget it, it wasn't the first or second time she had been embarrassed. She would just treat it as her experience. Hanyue was only left with psychological comfort.
After turning two corners, Barkley stopped and said to Hanyue,"Young Lady, wait here for a moment. I will inform Young Master.”
"Alright, I'm fine."
Han Yue looked around. This place was like a bamboo forest. If it wasn't for the building in front of her, she would really think that she was in the wild. However, she had to admit that she was quite satisfied with this place. She just didn't know what kind of person the owner of this place was. Would she be able to pay in installments?
"Miss Hanyue!" Just as Hanyue was lost in her thoughts, she heard a familiar voice. However, the surprise in the voice was…fake!
"It's you? Lin Chen." Han Yue didn't expect to meet him. "Why are you here?"
"Miss, this is the owner of this courtyard.”Barkley quickly explained.
"Are you the owner of this place?"
"Doesn't it look like it?"
" No, I just didn't expect it." Hanyue rubbed her ears in embarrassment.
"Hehe, are we going to talk outside?”Lin Chen could not help but tease her when he saw her embarrassed expression.
"Uh, this seems to be your territory, right? I just didn't react for a moment. It's you, the owner, who neglected it, not me!”Han Yue immediately retorted.
"Haha, I'm happy talking to you. It's my negligence. Please come in!”Lin Chen moved his body aside and made a gesture of invitation.
"Then, I'll obey.”
Barkley served the tea and left.
"Why did you think of buying a house?" Lin Chen was a little puzzled. He had investigated her before. She seemed to be an orphan and was brought into the residence by the old madam. It was rare for a girl to buy a house. Although he felt that he could not look at her with the eyes of a secular woman, he could not help but want to ask the reason.
"I want to have my own home. Although I don't have to worry about food and accommodation in the General's Estate now, I'm always living under someone else's roof. Besides, with my personality, I might be chased out one day. I have to leave a way out for myself, right?”Han Yue said half-truthfully.
"I heard that the old madam treats you well. Maybe she will find you a good family in the future, or someone will be willing to support you?”Lin Chen probed.
"Tsk, relying on men? It's better to find a nunnery and become a monk." Han Yue said disdainfully.
"Why? Don't all girls want to find a good family?”
"If you blindly rely on others, they will only treat you as an accessory. When they like you, they will treat you as a treasure. When they don't like you, you are even worse than grass. Besides, I don't intend to include the word 'dumped' in my dictionary.”
"Although some of the words you said are not very clear, your thoughts are really unique!”Lin Chen felt that he had discovered a treasure.
"Hey, let's not talk about me. How much is your house?”Hanyue couldn't wait to find out if she was fated to have a house.
"If you really want it, why not give it to you?”Anyway, he didn't care about the money.
" No." Hanyue frowned. Although she would be a fool not to take advantage of him, she had her own principles." Tell me the price. If I can't afford it now, just let me pay in installments."”
" I'm just joking, don't take it to heart." Lin Chen realized that his words were thoughtless. Hanyue wasn't an ordinary woman. That was why he couldn't let go, right? "Five thousand taels."
Snow lowered her head and thought for a moment. If it was 5,000 taels, she would still have 4,000 taels left. If she wanted to start a business, she didn't know if it would be enough. She had just arrived in this world and wasn't familiar with the business world here. Although she had read a lot of economics books under her mother's coercion and had some understanding of company operations, in another world, the business here definitely wouldn't be as developed as in that world. Could the knowledge she knew be applied in this world? Could this world accept it? Aiya, so annoying! Hanyue scratched her head in frustration.
"What's wrong? Is the price I asked for too high?" Lin Chen did not know what was wrong with him. Seeing her upset look, he felt inexplicably stifled.
"What? " No, no." Hanyue shook her head." I just want to earn money. Besides, I extorted 10,000 taels from you. I have to find a way to return it to you."”
"No need. I paid for the entrance fee. How can I ask for more?"
"You don't have to say anything else. Just treat this money as a loan from me. When I have the ability, I will return it to you. If I don't know you, I will have a clear conscience. Since we are friends now, I don't have such thick skin.”
"Alright, then I'll ask you for a debt at any time!”Perhaps this was an excuse to make things better for her.
"Hey, you can't take advantage of the situation. I'm still poor.”Hanyue quickly reminded him. Although she had promised to return the money, she didn't have the ability to do so now.
"It's okay. You can pay me back slowly." 'It's even better if I can't finish it in a lifetime,' Lin Chen secretly added in his heart.
"By the way, do you know that the merchant in the capital has a good reputation?”Han Yue suddenly asked.
"Good reputation? Other than gold and silver, there was only Wang Han. Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"Aiya, how could I have forgotten about him? To be honest, I should also go and see Yun Xiang and talk about cooperation.”Hanyue was relieved. She didn't have the standards of this society, but she could find a partner!
"Cooperation? Cooperate with what?" Did she have any strange thoughts again?
"Oh, I'm not sure yet. Let's talk about it after we ask Wang Han. Oh right, you said five thousand taels of silver, right?”Hanyue wasn't sure what she could do, but she had to settle down first.
" Uh," Lin Chen could not keep up with her thoughts." Yes, but as long as you promise me one condition, I can give you half."”
" Tell me about it." As long as it wasn't too much, he could consider it. How many buns could he buy with 2,000 taels of silver? He hadn't eaten in the morning and was really hungry now.
"There are a few other houses in this courtyard besides this attic. If you are willing to keep this house for me so that I can stay here for a few days when I want to, I will give you half of it.”Lin Chen knew that this was not polite, but he still couldn't help but want to stay where she was.
"Is that all?" Han Yue asked in disbelief.
"Yes! You can consider it." Lin Chen said expectantly.
"There's no need to think about it,"
"You don't agree?"
"No, I agree with you.”Wasn't it just like renting a house together? It wasn't like he hadn't seen it before. Besides, he wasn't at a disadvantage.
"Alright, now, other than this house, everything here is yours. I'll treat you to a meal. After dinner, go to the yamen to handle the handover procedures.”Lin Chen suggested.
"Of course, but it's still my treat. I know you've already given me such a big discount. How can I be stingy? I'm sincere.”
"Alright." Lin Chen naturally wouldn't reject her. All he wanted was to have a meal with her.
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