Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 81

“After paying the down payment, I’ll be eating dirt,” Lin Mengting pouted, putting on a pitiful, teary-eyed expression.

Unfortunately, nobody was buying it.

“Yeah, right. You’re our company’s top saleswoman, earning high commissions every month, and you still dare to cry poor in front of us!”

“Exactly, and you also earn thousands in royalties each month. You’re way better off than us who can only earn salaries!”

“Speaking of royalties, Lin Mengting, last time you only treated your department to afternoon tea. That’s not fair!”

…

“I’ll treat everyone to milk tea later,” Lin Mengting quickly offered, making a pleading gesture and winking at everyone, hinting that if they continued, the saleswoman who had been ignored might really cry.

Sun Lina, who was quite familiar with Lin Mengting, immediately laughed and said, “You said it, no backing out!”

“I won’t!” Lin Mengting nodded. Using a few cups of milk tea to build good relationships with her colleagues was a small price to pay. Not to mention, the information these girls casually mentioned in their conversations suggested that they were either from influential families, had excellent backgrounds, or were sharp and intelligent. Befriending such girls would not only achieve the goal of “proximity to red” but also expand her social circle further!

“Have you chosen your floor plan?”

“Are you planning to decide today?” Everyone looked surprised, including the saleswoman, who had little hope but now eyed Lin Mengting with a peculiar look.

They all knew the saying, “compare three before you buy.” People would shop around before buying clothes or jewelry, let alone a major purchase like a house!

“If it’s suitable, I should decide now,” Lin Mengting replied, returning a puzzled look. “You don’t plan to visit several other places, do you? That would be too tiring!”

In July, S City issued “yellow high-temperature warnings” daily. If not for her job as a saleswoman, Lin Mengting wouldn’t leave her air-conditioned office!

“Didn’t you just say this community is in the city center, has a great location, excellent facilities, and is perfect for living?”

“Besides, the community is close to both the company and the adult education college. Once I move in, commuting to work and school will be very convenient!”

…

Everyone looked at each other, and finally, Sun Lina, trusting a strange feeling she had about Lin Mengting’s good luck, gritted her teeth and said, “I’ll buy a one-bedroom apartment!”

“I’ll take a studio apartment.”

“I’ll go home and discuss it with my parents and see if I can borrow some money to buy a two-bedroom apartment.”

…

People often follow the crowd.

Once Lin Mengting and Sun Lina made their choices, more than half of the other girls decided to sign contracts on the spot. The remaining girls, planning to consult their parents and elders, had a confident air that suggested they would soon follow suit.

…

What just happened?

After Lin Mengting and her group left, the young saleswoman who had been pushed forward was surrounded by her colleagues.

“Little Li, you got lucky!”

“Right, you just started at the company and landed such a big deal!”

“Today’s young girls are incredible!”

“Indeed, that girl didn’t even blink when she handed over her bank card and swiped three thousand yuan!”

“Sigh, where do you think that girl got so much money? Family? Her own earnings? Or a friend?”

Here, “friend” carried a hint of ambiguous meaning.

…

Lin Mengting didn’t know about the discussions at the sales office, and even if she did, she wouldn’t care.

“Lin Mengting, you’re the only one brave enough to choose such a mortgage plan,” Sun Lina said, sipping her milk tea and lightly biting the black pearls, her gaze at Lin Mengting filled with admiration even she hadn’t noticed.

“I’m the type who won’t move forward without a goal or some pressure. If I don’t set a target and create some pressure, I won’t make progress. In the future, even if it’s just to pay the monthly mortgage, I’ll work hard.”

Despite her words, Lin Mengting’s arched brows and bright smile showed her true joy and excitement.

A twenty-year loan with a monthly payment of four thousand yuan.

In this era, this number was an unreachable figure for many.

But who could have imagined that three to five years later, a three-bedroom apartment with a four-thousand-yuan monthly payment would be impossible to find?

So, for Lin Mengting, this price was like “buying cabbage”!

“You’re already working so hard. If you work even harder, what will the men do?!” As a receptionist at a large company, Sun Lina’s job was mainly to greet guests, answer calls, and handle some miscellaneous tasks.

But it was precisely because of this that she was more aware of the company’s “gossip news” than anyone else!

For example, Lin Mengting had been with the company for less than six months and had already crushed many veteran salespeople and left the company’s highly-paid sales elites far behind. She was slowly catching up to Qian Zhiyuan, who was highly regarded by the company’s executives!

How could the company’s top brass not have high expectations for someone like Lin Mengting?!

“In fact, you could ask the company for an advance on your salary, which would reduce the loan amount and the interest you have to pay.” While this typically applied to senior staff hired from Hong Kong, exceptions could be made for top performers like Lin Mengting.

Lin Mengting was stunned for a moment but quickly responded with an even brighter smile. “Pressure creates motivation. The greater the pressure, the more it will push me to my limits.”

In the past few months, Lin Mengting had become familiar with Sun Lina through frequent interactions, but their relationship hadn’t reached the level where Sun Lina would reveal such information.

Regardless of Sun Lina’s reasons for sharing this news, Lin Mengting appreciated the gesture.

“I plan to buy more houses in the future.”

Sun Lina, just about to feel pleased that Lin Mengting understood her intentions, looked bewildered at Lin Mengting’s next words, “You’re going to buy more houses?”

A single house loan could already drive someone to desperation, barely scraping by. The thought of managing two or three house loans seemed unimaginable and utterly dire!

“I’ll consider it if a good opportunity arises,” Lin Mengting said vaguely before chatting with Sun Lina, her future neighbor, about other topics.

Yes, Sun Lina had chosen to be neighbors with Lin Mengting when selecting her apartment!