The sales office was bustling with people, and Guo Xuyang was attending to a client. It was a beautiful woman, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. She had already visited three times but hadn't made a decision to buy. Guo Xuyang wanted to push harder and close this deal to meet his sales target for the month. If he didn't make a sale soon, he'd genuinely be out of a job. Finding work was tough, and he truly wanted to stay.
"Ms. Lin, there are still three units of this layout available. Can you decide today?" Guo Xuyang asked.
"I'll take another look," Lin Zixuan replied.
It wasn't that she didn't want to buy; it was just that she really didn't have enough money. Her salary was over twenty thousand yuan a month, and after rent, living expenses, and transportation, she had less than twenty thousand left. Although she had saved for two or three years, she was still a little short of the down payment.
"Is it the layout you don't like, or is there another reason? If you don't like this layout, we also have units that are north-south facing with large balconies and small bedrooms. After all, bedrooms are just for resting; a bit bigger or smaller doesn't matter, but the living room must be large. Relatively speaking, we spend much more time in the living room every day," Guo Xuyang rambled on.
"This house is very good, but I'm still a bit short on funds for the down payment," Lin Zixuan said.
"Is that so? How about this?" Guo Xuyang pondered. "Could you tell me how much you're short, and I'll ask the manager if we can offer you a discount?"
"I'm short by a hundred thousand," Lin Zixuan replied.
One hundred thousand yuan was neither a lot nor a little. At current housing prices, it could only buy seven or eight square meters of space, not even enough for a common area. But for Guo Xuyang, a hundred thousand yuan was more than his annual basic salary.
"Please wait a moment, I'll go ask the manager. See if we can reduce the upfront payment and let you cover the rest with a loan. Are you planning to use a commercial loan or a provident fund loan?"
Guo Xuyang needed to understand which type of loan she intended to use before deciding if he could reduce the upfront payment. For their sales office, commercial bank loans typically offered generous rebates. Provident fund loans, on the other hand, were from a fixed few institutions with low interest rates and were popular among homebuyers, but they didn't offer much benefit to the sales office.
"I plan to use a provident fund loan," Lin Zixuan replied.
"Provident fund? Alright. I'll go ask the manager. Please wait a moment." Guo Xuyang quickly went upstairs to ask the manager.
"Don't, don't do that, Manager. It's not good if someone sees," Xiao Yun's voice came from the manager's office.
Xiao Yun was the goddess in Guo Xuyang's heart – full-chested, curvaceous with long legs, and over 1.7 meters tall, with a typical melon-seed face. She was a salesperson on his team and the top seller last month. He had heard others say that Xiao Yun relied on her beauty to lure clients into buying, as her clients were all big bosses who bought large villas.
Guo Xuyang couldn't stand people who criticized what they couldn't have. When someone achieved success, people attributed it to connections or selling their bodies. He really didn't understand what these people were thinking. Did belittling others make them feel superior? In the workplace, achievements were what mattered. If you performed, you were a star; if you didn't, you had to work harder. If you couldn't cut it, you packed your bags and left. This place didn't keep idlers.
Interrupting the manager's "good time" now would be asking for trouble. However, seeing his goddess being bullied like this and pretending not to notice wasn't Guo Xuyang's style.
He pretended to be in a hurry and pushed open the manager's door: "Manager, I have a client down here..."
"Get lost," the manager roared.
Anyone whose good time was interrupted wouldn't be in a good mood.
Guo Xuyang saw Xiao Yun hastily stand up from the sofa, adjust her clothes, and flee the room in a panic. He stood at the doorway with his eyes focused on his nose and his nose on his heart, not looking at Xiao Yun at all.
"Come in. What is it?" The manager, ***, asked impatiently.
"A client downstairs has taken a liking to our two-bedroom, two-living room unit. However, they are short by a hundred thousand yuan for the down payment. Could you possibly be flexible and let her complete the procedures first? She can cover the rest with a loan?" Guo Xuyang said quickly.
"Two bedrooms, two living rooms? The one that's over eighty square meters? Isn't that only a little over a million yuan? If you can't afford the down payment, why are you buying a house?" *** glanced at Guo Xuyang and said. "You haven't sold a single unit this month, have you? It's been three months. If you don't have any sales this month, you can pack your bags and leave."
"Please, Manager, have mercy and help your brother out. Your brother will always follow your lead, be at your beck and call, and would die without complaint," Guo Xuyang pleaded.
"Just now..." ***'s lips curled upwards.
"Just now? You were busy handling business in the office just now," Guo Xuyang quickly replied.
"Hmm. Alright, take the client downstairs to complete the procedures," *** said.
Guo Xuyang eagerly scurried out. With this deal, he had managed to survive the month.
Before he even reached downstairs, Xiao Yun stopped him.
"Yangzi, thank you just now!" Xiao Yun said.
"Hmm? What are you talking about?" Guo Xuyang dared not admit anything.
"You, hmph. Slippery," Xiao Yun stomped her foot.
"I still need to hurry and process the client's paperwork. Talk to you later." Guo Xuyang quickly made his escape. The goddess was good, but she couldn't be eaten or drunk. Surviving was fundamental.
In this day and age, goddesses also needed to be supported. You could only eat as much as you could digest. Goddesses weren't easy to support; don't do anything foolish, or you might end up losing more than you gained.
When Guo Xuyang arrived downstairs, Lin Zixuan was sitting bored in the reception area, flipping through a magazine. The afternoon sun shone on her, like a halo, emitting a sacred light. This sight stunned Guo Xuyang.
Although he had attended to her a few times before, he had never realized how beautiful Lin Zixuan was. Bright teeth, long hair cascading down her shoulders, and a fitted trench coat exuded a woman's intellectual beauty.
"You're back? Is it okay?" Lin Zixuan asked, feeling a little embarrassed as Guo Xuyang stared at her intently.
"Ah? Oh. The manager agreed. If you agree, we can proceed with the paperwork now," Guo Xuyang said quickly.
"Really? That's great, thank you," Lin Zixuan said happily.
This was a great relief to her. Although the eighty-plus square meter apartment wasn't large, it was more than enough for two people.
Guo Xuyang took her to complete the property purchase procedures, signed the purchase contract, and asked her to take time to go to the bank to process the loan, after which he would hand over the apartment keys to her.
Lin Zixuan agreed, put the purchase contract into her bag, and stood up to bid Guo Xuyang farewell.
Guo Xuyang had completed his task for the month and was also very happy. He escorted Lin Zixuan to the door and happened to see Xiao Yun preparing to leave.