Chapter 732 — Don't You Ever Treat Me Like That Again

"Xiao Yi, Yun'er, what do you two think? Which floor plan should we go for?" Tang's mother was at a loss now too. Picking the building had been easy enough - on the scale model, it was plain at a glance which spots were good and which weren't. The building she'd settled on was one of the better-located ones without being too pricey, and on that point she and Tang Zhi had seen eye to eye.

The trouble was that this one building alone offered several different floor plans, and which layout to take, which floor to choose - all of it had to be discussed.

Tang's mother had come in high spirits, certain that buying a home was simple: pick one, hand over the money. But standing here now, she realized it wasn't so simple after all - at the very least, her eyes were starting to glaze over.

Every floor had its own advantages! The ground floor could be turned into a shop someday; the second and third were easy to reach once you got on in years; the fourth and fifth were the golden floors; and the sixth and seventh were cheaper with a better view...

It really was an impossible choice!

"How about a three-bedroom with a living room?" Wei Zhao glanced over the floor-plan chart, then suggested, "This unit here looks pretty good, doesn't it?"

Seeing that Tang's mother couldn't make up her mind, Wei Zhao simply offered his recommendation.

"That works, let's take this unit then. They're all 120 square meters here - isn't that a bit big?" Tang's mother was afraid a bigger home would mean a bigger price.

"Auntie, if you like this unit, you'd better act fast - there's only one left on the third floor, and all the others are already sold!" the saleswoman said. "You can see how good this layout is - everyone's judgment can't be wrong!"

"What! Only the third floor left?" Tang's mother was startled, a flutter of nerves rising in her chest. This place sold that fast? For a moment she wanted to settle on it right then, yet she still couldn't bring herself to decide - this was a major decision, and in her whole life she had never had to make one.

"Let's just take the third floor. The light's decent, and it's easy to get up and down, isn't it?" Wei Zhao said with a smile.

"Uh... the third floor it is, then. We'll take this one!" Tang's mother nodded. "Can we go see the actual unit?"

"Of course, no problem at all. Please follow me!" The saleswoman nodded, then called out to the other customers nearby: "Anyone else who'd like to see the quality of the finished units? I'm heading over now - come along if you want to join!"

"We'll go too!" That balding President Wu from before came over with his little mistress in tow, his face full of haughty pride.

With so many eyes upon them, he wasn't afraid of Wei Zhao anymore. There were plenty of security guards here - surely Wei Zhao wouldn't dare start a fight? And if he did, he'd make sure the man paid dearly! With his own power in Songshan City reaching both the black and white worlds, could he not crush a kid in a van?

Seeing that balding President Wu joining the commotion, Wei Zhao paid him no mind, only letting a faint sneer play at the corner of his mouth. If the man wanted to tag along and look, let him - there was no reason to shoo away someone who'd come here to hand Fatty Lai his money.

The group left the sales office with the saleswoman and climbed into a little electric cart used for getting around the development. Balding President Wu let his lecherous eyes slide over Tang Zhi, then shot Wei Zhao a jealous look, thinking to himself: a girl this beautiful, and she's ended up in the clutches of this penniless brat - what a waste, heaven must be blind!

Then he looked at the little mistress beside him, clearly several notches below the other girl! Comparing people really was enough to make you die of frustration. If Tang Zhi were his mistress, never mind this apartment - he'd buy her a villa too!

Balding President Wu mulled over how he might show off his means in front of Tang Zhi in a moment. It had to be said, the man had a sharp eye for people: he'd spotted that Tang Zhi's mother was a textbook money-grubber. If he dangled enough profit in front of her, surely Tang's mother would wear her daughter down until she went along with him!

So as long as he showed enough strength, and made that little bastard Wei Zhao eat dirt, he needn't fear he wouldn't win the beauty in the end!

At the thought, Balding President Wu was delighted, and the hand wrapped around his mistress began to wander. The mistress, a flirtatious sort herself, started gasping and cooing right there on the cart, making the saleswoman and Tang Zhi blush to the ears! What was wrong with this man? Had he no shame? If he wanted to grope, grope at home - why do it here?

Wei Zhao gave Tang Zhi's hand a squeeze and smiled faintly. Tang Zhi flushed even deeper, shot him a glare, and murmured, "Don't you ever treat me like that again!"

"Ha... you're nothing like her. That woman at the balding man's side - he's only playing with her." Wei Zhao saw it plainly enough.

"So then, with me, you're not just playing around?" Tang Zhi felt a stir of nerves. She'd long known the answer in her heart, yet the eldest Miss, Shen Yushu, Guan Xin, and even Qiu Lingshan and the rest of her rivals always left her unsettled.

"With you, I'll be finished playing and it still won't count as done." Wei Zhao laughed.

"You're awful, saying such horrid things!" Tang Zhi had gotten the answer she wanted, and she pouted with a touch of coy reproach.

Bald Manager Wu watched Wei Zhao and Tang Zhi billing and cooing up front, and his eyes burned with envy. Damn it, he simply had to get his hands on that girl!

Tang's mother's head was full of visions of the apartment. She paid no attention to the sounds of the bald Manager Wu flirting with his little mistress, nor did she hear the whispers between her daughter and Wei Zhao. Her mind was entirely on the surroundings of the development and the apartments themselves!

There was a residential complex this beautiful? Tang's mother stared wide-eyed at the landscaped grounds! It was a hundred times, a thousand times better than the shantytown they'd come from! There were little parks, pavilions, an artificial lake - and the buildings were truly lovely! If she could live in a place like this someday, wouldn't she instantly become one of the rich, the upper crust?

"Here we are, this is the one!" The saleswoman brought the electric cart to a stop in front of a handsome residential building.

"Wow, it's gorgeous!" Tang's mother gazed at the building before her, liking it more and more. "You can even see the park below from up there? That's really something!"

"That's right, which is why this building has been selling fast, and this large floor plan is in high demand too! All that's left now is the third floor. If you like it, you'd best sign the contract right away - otherwise someone else may snap it up any moment!" The saleswoman nodded as she spoke.

Hearing this, Tang's mother felt a flicker of anxiety. She nodded. "Then let's go up and take a look first!"

"Darling, it's so pretty here. Buy it for me, won't you?" The little mistress, who had been silent all this time, now spoke up, coaxing the bald Manager Wu.

"Of course, of course - if you like it, I'll buy it for you! Anything you want, I'll give it to you!" Bald Manager Wu said with great swagger. He wanted Tang's mother and Tang Zhi to see what real means looked like - that following him meant living the high life, with everything one could ask for!