Chapter 1182 Accompanying Gu Dongxing to Buy a House (VIII)

Cao Laojiu felt something was wrong: "But, on this contract—"

It clearly stated on the contract that ten percent of the deposit would be paid upon signing.

"Alright." Gu Dongxing spoke up: "You’ve seen my fiancée’s bankbook just now, we wouldn’t cheat you out of this money. As long as you can produce the property title, we’ll pay you this deposit. Once the transfer process is completed, the remaining payment will be sent to you.

That’s the way it is; you find the property title, and we pay you. If you can’t produce the title, this yard is here, and we can’t take it away, you lose nothing. Right?"

Cao Laojiu couldn’t help but nod: "Right, right, right."

Gu Dongxing said to Mengyu: "Let’s go!"

Le Shui was about to say something but saw the look Mengyu gave and followed behind the two of them.

After they walked quite far, Cao Laojiu suddenly remembered an issue. He was planning to take deposits for this yard and then claim he couldn’t find the property title, swallowing the deposit.

If worst came to worst, he would send someone to impersonate the property owner, leaving the other party unable to protest.

But now, the contract was signed, and he hadn’t collected a single penny as a deposit. What was he supposed to do?

The four of them left the yard, and Mengyu immediately handed the contract to Le Shan: "You investigate the property owner’s situation. Le Shui, let’s continue walking."

Le Shui apologized to Mengyu: "Eldest Lady, I didn’t thoroughly check the situation before bringing you here. I’m sorry." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Mengyu glanced at Le Shui: "Hmm, remember this lesson. When handling affairs, don’t just deal with the immediate issues; use more divergent thinking. Just like when I asked you to find a house. Upon finding one, you must fully investigate the house’s specific location, size, price, and also understand the owner’s situation and their reasons for selling.

If you had investigated why the seller was selling, you would have known the person selling the house was a swindler."

Le Shui was shocked: "Eldest Lady, how can you be sure that the seller, Cao Laojiu, is a swindler? And—"

And if you know the seller is a swindler, why would you still sign a contract with him?

Gu Dongxing couldn’t hold back: "Is that really a question? That Cao Laojiu looked so sleazy and spoke so crudely. How could he possibly own such a quaint yard?"

Le Shui suddenly understood: Yes, only a person with a refined character would arrange their living space so elegantly, and a crude, sleazy person could hardly have the taste to decorate a yard like that.

"I knew something felt off about Cao Laojiu being out of place with that yard. Turns out, he wasn’t the owner but just a lodger and swindler."

Afterwards, the three of them went to see the other five yards Le Shui found, two of which were in Beijing. Mengyu bought them both. The three-entry courtyard was registered under her name, Nan Mengyu, while the two-entry courtyard was under Gu Minxing’s name—as if preparing a dowry for Gu Minxing in advance.

The other three, although not in the city center, were quite nice, all within East and West Districts. As long as someone was willing to sell, Mengyu dared to buy them all. Regarding the buyer’s name, Mengyu used a pseudonym, all with the surname Nan, and registered this fake name at the property.

Anyhow, with Le De taking advantage of the Nan Family’s prestige to handle affairs, things proceeded swiftly, and they didn’t even need to show a household registration booklet to finalize it, letting Mengyu experience the benefits of an aristocratic family.

Gu Dongxing patted Mengyu’s head: "Why did you buy so many courtyards? Can you live in them all?"

Mengyu tilted her head: "I said, can’t I buy them to become a landlady?"