"What are you doing, what are you doing, you two behaving unusually nice. Come on, whatâs special about today?"
Su Ling chuckled from the side, but said nothing.
Yin Peibai glanced at Su Ling and cleared his throat, "We indeed have something to ask of you."
Lin Wan snorted, "Among us, isnât it unnecessary to beg? Just say whatâs up."
Yin Peibai immediately sat down next to Lin Wan with a grin, "Your office space isnât fully rented yet, right? Can you save a floor for me?"
Lin Wan looked at Yin Peibai in surprise. Since when was she this generous? "What do you need a whole floor for?"
"My Saozi, she left the factory and is planning to start her own. But she doesnât have much capital at the start, so she turned to me. I donât have the space, so I have to ask you."
Lin Wan understood, raising an eyebrow, "So how much rent does your Saozi plan to pay me?"
Yin Peibai was conflicted, finally showing a grim face and holding up two fingers.
Lin Wan didnât understand, but Su Ling beside her laughed, "She means sheâll pay you for two months first."
"Ah, not even a deposit?"
Yin Peibai nodded embarrassedly.
"Yin Peibai, weâve made quite a lot over the years. Canât you invest a bit to help your Saozi rather than squeezing me?"
"Ah, my dear sister, Iâm telling you, all my moneyâs gone into buying houses and land. I only have ten thousand left, which I gave to my Saozi."
"Wow, that much money, and you spent it all on houses and land?" Over the years, she must have made at least a hundred thousand.
"Ah, wasnât it you who told me to invest when I had money? I work in a government planning unit, so I know where thereâs potential for profit. Iâve bought several pieces of land and seven or eight houses. Han Fu mentioned that the quadrangles in Capital City are good, so I got one over there too. That courtyard was expensive, tsk tsk, it cost a lot."
"Wait a minute, youâve spent all the money youâve earned these years on land and houses?" Lin Wan was utterly surprised, she didnât mean for her to invest everything.
"Why, whatâs wrong?" Su Ling asked, puzzled from the side.
Lin Wan looked at Su Ling and patted her chest, knowing without asking that Su Ling had invested quite a bit too.
"My goodness, I meant that when you have extra money, you can buy a few more properties to increase value, but I didnât mean for you to invest everything, ladies. Canât you not twist the meaning?"
"Xiao Wan, thatâs not fair, you can invest but we canât? Look, youâve got a large space, several houses here, and didnât you buy several in Z City too? We saw you buying aggressively, so we followed suit. Youâre our role model now," Su Ling said, perplexedly.
Lin Wan, for a moment, was at a loss for words, "I... I... I said extra money. Of course, buying houses can increase value, but to see them multiply, you have to wait a long time, ten to twenty years. You also need to be moderate and keep some cash on hand."
"I was wondering what was wrong, gave me a fright. I kept some money, didnât I leave ten thousand? Normally, Han Fu and I earn enough from our salaries for expenses. Who knew my Saozi would suddenly want to go independent? My brother and Saozi knew I had money and wanted to borrow twenty thousand from me. Itâs not for nothing, they consider it as me buying a share. Wouldnât I be embarrassed? If I said I didnât have money, my brother and Saozi would think Iâm pretending. If I deliberately donât lend to them, itâll hurt our feelings. If I lend, well... I really canât take it out. So I told my brother the truth, gave them ten thousand first, but Iâll help with the factory deal. Thatâs why Iâm here looking for you."
Lin Wan didnât speak, "Su Ling, how many did you buy?"
"Not that many, I just bought back the old Liu family residence, got two houses and two pieces of land here. Followed Su Ling and bought one in Capital City."
Lin Wan held her forehead, embarrassed, the quadrangles in Capital are expensive.
"Everything should have a limit; you shouldnât invest blindly and excessively." While advising them, Lin Wan hadnât even thought of buying land herself in Capital City.
"Got it, got it. Iâve learned a lesson from this, I wonât invest all of it next time," Yin Peibai nodded in agreement.
Su Ling did too.
"For the space, bring your Saozi to look at it another day. Currently, thereâs a whole floor available. See if itâs enough. If itâs difficult, just owe it for now and pay me once you make a profit."
"No need, weâve got two monthsâ worth. Xiao Wan, thank you so much," Yin Peibai said, hugging Lin Wan in a burst of âcuteness.â