After three hours of bumpy journey, the carriage finally arrived at Su Xiu's destination.
A huge manor in London.
This was only natural.
After all, it was extremely difficult to build a manor in London.
Of course, even if Su Xiu really did exist, he would not buy it.
After all, the reason he bought the manor was to get away from Fog City.
"Oh, Su! My friend!"
As soon as Su Xiu got out of the car, Bill immediately gave him an excited hug.
At the same time, he handed Su Xiu a piece of paper.
"You've worked hard, Bill."
Su Xiu smiled and returned his hug. He took the note and glanced at it.
"Su."
Bill led Su Xiu into the manor and introduced him politely," This manor covers an area of 1,200 acres. In this area, there was only one manor of this size!”
"It looks pretty good."
Su Xiu looked around and nodded in satisfaction.
At the entrance of the manor was a baroque-style castle-style mansion built in the middle of the 17th century.
Its history wasn't too long, and the one who built it was only a nouveau riche noble.
Now that the family had declined, the heir of the family had fallen to the point where he had to sell his ancestral home to survive.
However, it could be seen that this manor was built with care.
"Humph."
Cecilia snorted, proudly raising her snow-white neck." What is this? It was not even half the size of Blenheim Palace.”
"The owner of the manor is only a baron. It can't be compared to a duke's mansion.”
Bill smiled bitterly. Of course, he knew the identity of this young lady.
Although he was not the first in line to the throne, he was not someone he could afford to offend as a duke.
Moreover…
This manor was indeed incomparable to Blenheim Palace, which was the manor of the Churchills!
Some people even said that Blenheim Palace was more luxurious than Buckingham Palace.
Although it was a little exaggerated, it was enough to show how luxurious Blenheim Palace was.
Therefore, even though Cecilia belittled him, he could only smile awkwardly.
"Su."
" In fact, according to the market price, it's impossible to buy this manor for more than 20,000 pounds.”
"However, after my efforts, I reached an agreement with the owner of the manor. You only need 24,000 pounds to own this luxurious manor!”
"Although it's not as good as Blenheim Palace, the price and the area are already very good.”
"Alright, Cecilia."
Su Xiu smiled and comforted the two." Although Blenheim Palace is good, it is not our home. Although this manor was a little small, it was at least cheap, right?”
"It's not cheap either."
Cecilia didn't say anything else, but she still mumbled.
24,000 pounds!
She had only managed to scrape together 30,000 pounds after buying the house.
In the end, Su Xiu spent more than 20,000 yuan to buy a manor. Was that necessary?
"Su, this way."
Bill led the way through the porch, and the painted living room came into view.
In the living room, there was a middle-aged man in a suit.
From the looks of it, he seemed to be the owner of this manor.
"Mr. Smith, let me introduce you.”
Bill smiled and introduced politely," This is Mr. White Edmund, the fifth Baron Emmond. He is also the owner and manager of Emmond Manor.”
After a pause, Bill continued," Sir Edmond, this is Mr. Suthew. He's interested in buying your manor.”
"People from China?"
Edmond raised his chin, the contempt in his eyes unconcealed.
"Sir Edmond, watch your words. You are a noble!”
Bill's expression changed slightly, and he immediately berated the other party for being rude.
As the most powerful country in the world, it was only natural that some people would have a contemptuous and arrogant attitude towards other countries.
However…
Bill was a businessman.
He knew that as a businessman, he should treat everyone equally.
Anyone who could bring him benefits.
It was obvious.
In his eyes, Su Xiu could bring him more potential benefits than the baron in front of him.
"I am indeed a citizen of China. Is there a problem?”
Su Xiu stopped Bill and asked with a smile.
"No, I haven't."
" No!" Edmond denied, but the contempt in his eyes was still undisguised." As a British noble, I treat all foreigners equally, even if they are Chinese.”
"How about this? Since you're interested in buying the manor, I'll give you some discounts. I'll sell the manor to you for 50,000 pounds.”
"Fifty thousand pounds?"
Su Xiu narrowed his eyes.
It seemed like this 'Sir Edmond' was treating him like a fat sheep.
"Sir Edmond!"
Bill's expression changed drastically, and his gaze became unfriendly.
You promised me twenty-four thousand pounds, but you actually changed your mind at the last minute.
Moreover, it had directly doubled!
What would Su Xiu think of him?
Sir Edmond didn't know what Bill was thinking, so he only extended five fingers.
It meant that he was willing to raise the middleman fee to 5,000 pounds.
This way, both of them could earn more money, and the other party had no reason to refuse.
After all, Bill was a businessman, and these greedy businessmen only cared about profits.
Presumably, he wouldn't refuse to help him scam this fat sheep from the East.
However, this was not something he had planned for a long time.
It was only because he saw that the buyer of the manor was an easterner.
However, he was not worried that the other party would reject him.
After all, this was Great Britain.
No matter how lonely he was, he was still a British aristocrat!
However, he had overestimated his own value.
" Are you crazy?!"
Cecilia said angrily," We agreed on twenty-four thousand pounds. You actually asked for fifty thousand pounds?”
He was just a Baron, why did he dare to extort money so openly?
"Su!"
Bill's expression was extremely gloomy as he said in a deep voice," I'm really sorry for letting you see such a joke. However, you don't have to worry. He's not the only noble who's interested in selling his manor near London. There's no need to look at this manor. I'll bring you to see other places in a few days.”
"Bill?"
Sir Edmond widened his eyes in disbelief.
He would never have thought that Bill, a merchant, would not support a noble like him. Instead, he would bow down to that damned Easterner!
Damn it, was his head kicked by a donkey?!
"Other places? Why do you want to see other places?"
Su Xiu suddenly chuckled." I think this place is quite good. Let's buy this manor."”
Bill's expression changed slightly, but he did not say anything.
Sir Edmond's expression changed, but when he heard Su Xiu's words, he could not help but feel relieved.
At the same time, he felt even more disdain for Su Xiu. As expected of a weak Chinese.
"Hmph, 50,000 pounds is definitely worth it. Don't be ungrateful.”
Edmond's attitude became more and more arrogant, as if he would not sell it without 50,000 pounds.
"No, no, no."
Su Xiu waved a finger." I don't think it's worth that much, so I won't pay 50,000 pounds for it."”
"Then how much can you offer?"
Edmond frowned. The 50,000 pounds was a last-minute idea.
If he couldn't sell it for 50,000 pounds, he wouldn't lose out if he could sell it for more than 40,000 pounds.
" Fifteen thousand pounds."
Su Xiu gave his bid with a smile.
" Are you crazy?!"
Edmond's eyes widened as he roared in anger," Fifteen thousand pounds? You're asking for an exorbitant price! Don't even think about it. I will never sell the manor to you!”
"15,000 pounds for a manor is a little low.”
Looking at the furious Edmond, Su Xiu said unhurriedly," However, I think it's a good deal to buy your life, Sir.”
"What do you mean?"
Edmond's expression changed drastically.
"As far as I know."
Su Xiu said slowly," Sir Edmond, you owe a huge sum of money recently. If I remember correctly, the repayment date is in a few days. If he couldn't pay the money back by then, did Sir know what kind of ending he would face?”
The arrogant Emmond instantly turned ashen.
Indeed, he owed a terrible debt.
Those damn gangs had set him up and made him borrow a loan shark.
By now, the interest on this loan had multiplied by several times.
Although he was a noble, his ancestors had already given him everything he needed.
The only legacy left behind was this manor.
Therefore, he could only think of selling his ancestral home as soon as possible.
This was also the reason why his manor was so cheap.
Because those who could afford a manor had their own manor, there was no need to buy his manor.
In order to make up for the loan shark he owed as soon as possible, he could only keep lowering the price.
Otherwise, how could such a large old manor be sold for a mere 24,000 pounds?
There were only a few days left before the final repayment deadline.
If he couldn't raise enough money in the next few days, those people would really kill him!
"This is impossible!"
Edmond gritted his teeth and said," I'll sell the manor to you for 24,000 pounds!”
"Wouldn't it have been better if we had done this earlier?"
Bill looked at Edmond with pity.
However, he did not have any sympathy in his heart. Originally, this transaction could have been completed smoothly.
The other party had brought this upon himself.
" Fifteen thousand pounds."
Su Xiu didn't even look at him and said lightly," It's up to you whether you want to sell it or not.”
Anyway, he wasn't the one who would be hacked to death in a few days because he couldn't pay his debts. It was up to him whether he bought it or not.
Anyway, the money was in his hands. At most, he would stay in London for a few more days.
He just had to wait for Bill to contact the sellers of the other manors.
"I, I…"
Emmond's face was filled with unwillingness and humiliation, but his heart was filled with regret.
Why was he greedy for that bit?
If he wasn't greedy, wouldn't he be able to get 24,000 pounds?
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