Chapter 247 The 100,000 Passbook
This car was Chen Hao's biggest asset.
Now, he was actually going to give it away to his friend.
Chen Hao, why are you being so pretentious?!
Jiang Ranran initially had a favorable impression of Chen Hao, however now she couldn't help but feel annoyed. She acted as if the car belonged to her.
To be honest, Jiang Ranran actually regarded Chen Hao as her boyfriend at certain emotional moments.
However now... Sigh! She really did not want to talk about it.
"Chen Hao, how can you do this? This is your brand new car, so how can you give it to me just like that? I only have 700,000 on my hands. Since you bought this car with 2 million, hence I will buy it from you for 1.8 million. However, I can only return you the rest of the money after I manage to sell this car."
"Then, make it 700,000 then."
Chen Hao laughed bitterly. He knew that if he really did give his car to Li Xiao for free, Li Xiao definitely would not want it.
However, how could Chen Hao's G-wagon compensate for the things that happened in the past?
"Don't worry about it, Li Xiao. I will explain things to you later. Make it 700,000 then and let's sign the contract."
Chen Hao patted Li Xiao on the shoulder.
On the other hand, Li Xiao did not say anything further, because he thought to himself that he would return the rest of the money to Chen Hao after he sold the car. It did not matter whether there was a contract or not.
Just like that, Chen Hao signed the contract and sold off his car under Jiang Ranran's shocked look, coupled with Lin Dong's smirk.
Then, he followed through on the agreement and helped Jiang Weidong out by donating 500,000.
He was left with 200,000.
"Lin Dong, Ranran, my cousin is a real estate agent. They are open today, and they haven't gotten off work yet. Since Chen Hao wants to buy a house, we can head over to my cousin's place then. Let me give her a call. 200,000 should barely cover the down payment," one of the girls amongst Jiang Ranran's two female friends who came here together with Lin Dong and her said with a smile.
"Ok then!"
Jiang Ranran nodded her head casually.
With that, Chen Hao would become a poor man. Other than a house and a mortgage loan, he did not have anything else.
His time in the spotlight was over. He was done for.
On the other hand, the reason that Chen Hao had agreed to give his car away and even donate some money to Jiang Weidong was to help his father return a favor and not for anything else.
If it was up to him, he would never have bothered about a person like Jiang Weidong.
At that moment, he heard Jiang Ranran's friend talk about the neighborhood that her cousin was selling. It had a pretty good location, and Chen Hao happened to be planning to buy some properties in Ping An County to be used as accommodation for some senior executives.
The original plan was to buy an entire building and convert it into a staff dormitory, but now, he could go there by himself to take a look and reserve one of the properties there first. It wasn't a major issue. Hence, after bidding his farewell to Li Xiao, he followed them there.
It was quite a simple procedure to buy a house.
He just needed to choose one property, pay the down payment and sign a contract. Then, he just needed to wait for the bank to approve the mortgage loan.
"My dear cousin and Lin Dong, I am so grateful to you all. It's late now, so please stay behind. I will treat the four of you to supper. Haha, I will treat you all today." At this moment, the girl's cousin said happily to the four of them.
As for Chen Hao, he was standing at the side with the purchase agreement. It was reasonable to say that he was a customer, and that was his money.
Even if she wanted to treat them, he should be included as well.
In the end, this salesperson actually ignored him!
Haha, of course he was ignored. One look at Chen Hao and you knew that he was an unlearned person. So, there was no reason for a salesperson to try to curry favor with him. As long as she managed to sel the house to him, she could just ignore him.
"That won't do. There is no way that we are allowing you to treat us today. Think about it guys, what's the grand occasion today? Chen Hao finally bought a house! Of course, supper is on him." Lin Dong was so happy that he laughed heartily.
"That's right, Chen Hao. We have been following you around from 7pm and it is almost 11pm now. Moreover, you managed to purchase a house with our help. Let me tell you this, you would not be able to get this kind of price if it wasn't for my connections. You can dream on," said that girl with contempt.
"By the way, I will pay for supper tonight. Just eat whatever you want. However, let's keep the expenses at 10,000!" said Lin Dong with a smile at the moment.
"Huh? Chen Hao is treating us, so why do you need to fork out the money, Dong?"
"Everybody might not know this but I owed Chen Hao 10,000. Hence I am treating you all on his behalf. Then, the IOU can be waived."
Lin Dong thought to himself, No way am I letting you get back your 10,000!
I rather treat the guests than return it to you.
"Ok then, let's go. I am getting off work soon."
The salesperson was happy as well.
At this moment, Jiang Ranran's mobile phone rang.
It was Jiang Weidong.
"What is happening here? Didn't I ask him to donate at least 800,000, and I will arrange a job for him? Why is it only 500,000?"
"Father, he only sold his car for 700,000. He sold it to one of his friends."
"You stupid girl! He only donated 500,000, so I can only give him a token of appreciation. As for the job, I can only think of a way later. Hmph!" Jiang Weidong said coldly before he hung up the phone. "Chen Hao, my father said..."
At this moment, Jiang Ranran looked at Chen Hao with embarrassment and told him that he might need to wait for the job.
Chen Hao smiled indifferently. "I understand. You don't have to help me find a job anymore. As for supper, you guys can go ahead by yourselves. I don't plan on going anymore. Farewell."
With that, he threw out Lin Dong's IOU from his pockets and walked away immediately.
When Chen Hao came out, he did not know why, but he wasn't as angry as he was compared to the past when they ridiculed him.
After all, they did not belong to the same world as he was.
On the other hand, he had given the Jiang family some financial assistance first in order to tide them over this financial crisis. Then, he also donated some money to Jiang Weidong. In a manner of speaking, he had already returned the favor that his father owed, no matter how big it was.
He had paid for his father's debts. So now, they were even.
As for the future of the Jiang family, he did not have to bother about it anymore.
So, why should he go and have a meal with Jiang Ranran and the rest of them?!
That night, Chen Hao went back to his hotel room to sleep.
It was only 7am in the morning when his phone rang.
It turned out to be Li Xiao.
"Chen Hao, are you awake? If you are free, come to my shop. I will ask my wife to make some breakfast for you. I have something to tell you as well. Your car has been sold, so come here first, alright?" said Li Xiao through the phone.
Yesterday night, when Li Xiao knew that Chen Hao was strapped for cash, he pulled some strings with some of his colleagues in order to find a buyer for Chen Hao as soon as possible.
On the other hand, Chen Hao definitely missed Li Xiao. To be honest, if Li Xiao had not called him today, he would have gone to find Li Xiao himself.
Even before returning to Ping An County, Chen Hao had him on his mind.
After washing and getting dressed, he went to Li Xiao's used car dealership straightaway.
"Chen Hao, you are really lucky. Yesterday night, one of my friends found a buyer for me. Haha, I sold it for 850,000. According to our agreement, I will give you 1.1 million. It's all thanks to you that I manage to earn 50,000 out of thin air.!"
When Chen Hao reached the car shop, Li Xiao dragged Chen Hao into a room and locked the door. Then he said those things to Chen Hao in a mysterious manner.
With that, he took out the check and tried to give it to Chen Hao.
Of course, Chen Hao refused to take it.
In addition to that, it was still unknown whether Li Xiao did make any money out of it.
Just when they were shoving the check at each other...
"Li Xiao, open the door now. Damn it, tell me where did my 100,000 passbook go to?"
Su Ting who ran out from the kitchen was pounding on the door while screaming at Li Xiao.