Chapter 318: Unreasonable against unreasonable, who wins? (Seeking monthly votes)

Chu Lan was able to reach the position of senior public relations manager, so she certainly had the competence, but facing the current situation, she felt a bit helpless.

Originally, the talks with this agency's Manager had been going quite well; the house was truly to her liking in terms of both location and conditions, being close to the Company and having all the conveniences for daily life.

The Small Residential District environment was also good, which should be enough to satisfy President Zhou.

As for herself, she planned to buy a smaller unit in this Small Residential District; there was no helping it, Chu Lan herself didn't have that much money.

It was just that the price felt a little expensive, so she thought about negotiating with the agency to bring the price down a bit, and then learn about the other details of the house.

Actually, when it came to this point, the other party's attitude was still acceptable, only saying that this price could not be lowered any further because it was a fixed price.

And so, at this moment, Chu Lan thought that this price was much higher than the listing price on the website; if you can't negotiate it down, then I will find someone else to come and negotiate this price down.

Because this house is not exclusively yours alone.

Or, with the agency present, one could talk directly to the landlord; after all, there is a listing price, and since you are now so much higher than the listing price and won't budge a penny, I naturally feel it is too high.

Furthermore, regarding the specific situation of the house, this agency knew nothing, whether there was a mortgage or if it was being rented out, they were unclear.

However, not knowing which of her words was wrong, suddenly the agency's Ge Jingli on the other side became furious, directly saying, "Are you trying to engage in Skipping the Agent!"

Chu Lan was completely dumbfounded; she retorted that nothing had even been decided yet, and if you feel you provided a service by showing the house, then I can just pay you the fee for the showing.

I can't even contact the landlord, so how did this get dragged into Skipping the Agent?

Precisely because she had dealt with agencies before, Chu Lan considered herself quite familiar with the process; the agency she used in the Imperial Capital also showed her houses, but they never said that just because I showed you, you must buy this house through me.

Unless it is that kind of exclusive agency, where a contract is signed before the showing, stating that this is exclusive, and if you let me show it to you, you cannot buy this house through private means.

Chu Lan felt that kind of thing could barely be justified, but as it turned out, this agency seemed extremely sensitive to the phrase "change someone else to negotiate the price"!

One sentence directly detonated the other party.

"We can't be unreasonable, can we? That other agency just sent me a message saying they could also take me to see the house; this isn't yours, I am completely reasonable and legal, how is this Skipping the Agent?"

Chu Lan said there.

"Being reasonable, are we? Then do you know that the Civil Code now has a provision? You found me first, so you must buy this house through me; not going through me is Skipping the Agent!"

Chu Lan: "o((⊙﹏⊙))o"

Is it possible that there are agencies here in Jingzhou that interpret the Civil Code this way?

Although Manager Chu had a big heart, she also had a brain; she couldn't say she understood the Civil Law, but at least she knew a little, and this understanding that whoever you find first must be the one you buy the house through is absolutely wrong.

The agency provides brokerage services; the agency fee earned comes partly from the housing information in their hands, and partly from the service!

This is a very important point; this service doesn't mean that just because you took someone to see the house, it's called service; it includes a series of services for buying a house!

Then the problem arises: does buying and selling a house actually have to guarantee a first-come, first-served principle?

Even a fool knows that when buying things, one can compare three shops; this guy just fixed it dead.

"You telling me about this Civil Code now makes me feel like you're teasing me; do you yourself think this is reasonable? I found you first, so I must go through you? As a consumer, I don't even have the right to choose?"

Chu Lan continued.

Ge Jingli didn't speak, and a middle-aged man in a suit walked over from the side to smooth things over: "This lady, don't be too agitated; you see, we in the agency business don't have it easy either."

"Running around for housing sources every day, relying on this information in our hands to earn some hard-earned money, truly braving the wind and rain; you just open your mouth and say let someone else negotiate, if this succeeds, what happens to our hard work all day? You tell me, does this count as Skipping the Agent?"

Seeing Chu Lan looking at him without speaking, the middle-aged man added: "Oh right, I am the store manager here, my surname is Chen."

"Store Manager Chen, right? Let's not talk about whether it's easy or not; you brave the wind and rain, and I also brave the wind and rain to earn some money, but everything must be reasonable; your price is indeed high, so I must buy at this high price?"

"Opening and closing your mouth to say I want to engage in Skipping the Agent, is this what you call Skipping the Agent?"

Ge Jingli didn't speak, keeping a sullen face; Store Manager Chen only said: "In any case, I will also state that if you continue to insist, then we will certainly do what we have to do."

Chu Lan turned and left; braving the wind and rain, as if anyone's money is easy to earn; she previously worked in PR at Qiyi Company, was that money easy to earn?

PR, after all, is when an enterprise cannot solve a problem, but can refine the specific problem down to an individual, and then as long as the other party doesn't bring up this problem, it's equivalent to there being no problem.

Then one can say, the main parties involved aren't making a fuss anymore, why are you onlookers so agitated?

The key is, she is a bit confused now; what exactly is the situation with Skipping the Agent, and at what level is it called Skipping the Agent?

Editing the specific situation into an email, Chu Lan sent it directly to Zhou Yi's inbox.

This is what any workplace person with a little experience would do; WeChat, if something happens, would be difficult to use as evidence, but email is different.

In the workplace, one must leave a trail for everything one does; this is also Chu Lan's creed, and she wouldn't cut corners just because this boss has a good reputation.

The necessary procedures must be followed.

Chu Lan thought very well, but didn't expect that Zhou Mouren doesn't check his inbox very often...

And most importantly, he was fuming inside.

Time had already reached the morning of the next day; Zhou Yi was woken up by all kinds of noises outside.

Morning grumpiness, many people have it, especially when woken up while in a deep sleep, the heart pounding wildly, that feeling, one really wants to kill!

As a result, after going out, he discovered the noise was coming from the Elevator, as if his neighbors were saying something, and the volume was quite loud.

"What's going on, early in the morning." Zhou Yi walked over and asked casually.

Because of the previous matter with Xu Yufeng, having rented the houses of everyone upstairs and downstairs, Zhou Yi was very familiar with these neighbors, so he was very relaxed.

Opposite were the couple Xia Ziyan and Wang Wucheng, who had previously decided to go to a farmhouse resort but then regretted it after seeing others staying in a five-star hotel; seeing it was Zhou Yi, Wang Wucheng explained: "President Zhou, I don't know whose child this is, early in the morning, pressing every single button in the Elevator!"

Another neighbor nearby said: "You say we all have to go to work in the morning, this makes waiting for the Elevator take a long time, and it has to stop at every floor; up to now, it's stopped at the twentieth floor and won't move. I've already missed my bus."

Many office workers actually have their own habitual times, especially some people with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder; they must catch that bus that arrives on time every day.

As a result of this delay, they missed it.

There was no child nearby; it was said they started running the stairs again, having to press every floor; this overflowing energy made adults feel dumbfounded just looking at it.

Just now everyone was discussing going up to take a look, and just as they were about to go, Zhou Yi came out.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a little brat running up from downstairs; he recognized him at a glance, it was indeed that child from their family on the twentieth floor.

Only this time, before Zhou Yi could speak, Xia Ziyan couldn't hold back anymore, went up and roared: "Whose family are you from? Do you have any upbringing? Stand still for me!"

Uh... Zhou Mouren had already stepped out but pulled his foot back; with someone with strong combat power, there was no need for him, Zhou Yi, to step up.

Now there is only one problem that needs to be solved, and that is, between an unreasonable woman and the mysterious bond between a middle-aged woman and a brat, which one is stronger?

The brat looked very bold; facing Xia Ziyan's roar, he didn't say a word, then immediately came up and kicked her, catching the completely unprepared Xia Ziyan off balance.

"Bear children" don't just pull pranks; they commit many malicious acts, like kicking people for no reason on the bus or pushing people for no reason on the street.

There are even those who specifically target pregnant women with big bellies to push them.

The reason this has become a problem now is not just because of various media reports; after all, with this kind of creature, you only know how repulsive they are once you encounter one yourself.

Xia Ziyan also seemed a bit slow to react to the fact that the other party would actually resort to physical action, but before she and the Wang Wucheng beside her could roar, the brat had already slipped away and run upstairs.

Children actually know that if they cause trouble, they should hurry home; their parents will definitely resolve it anyway.

On this side, Zhou Mouren had already started counting silently in his mouth: "1, 2, 3, engage..."

"Wang Wucheng, what are you doing? I got hit and you're just watching? Now that we're married, you don't care anymore, right?"

Beside her, Wang Wucheng, who had been stunned because things happened so fast that he hadn't reacted, was dumbfounded. How... how could this be blamed on him?

"It's not that, I just didn't react in time, and we can go find his family now."

"Making excuses again, right? 'Didn't react in time'—when I went up just now, why didn't you help? If you had gone up, would I still have been kicked by that kid? You just don't care anymore!"

This made Liu Nainai, who was standing nearby, unable to watch any longer. She stepped forward and advised: "No need to quarrel. You are newlyweds; Xiao Wang is right, just go find his family and ask."

Other neighbors were also there advising, and finally, Xia Ziyan stopped. Wang Wucheng stood there looking disgraced, his expression very ugly; after all, quarreling inside the house is one thing, but being scolded directly in public without being given any face is another matter entirely.

At this moment, Zhou Yi finally stood out and said: "I saw that kid yesterday; he is the child of our neighbor on the twentieth floor. Yesterday, he used a small stool to block the Elevator."

Now everyone finally found a target, and then they walked toward the twentieth floor together.

As soon as they arrived on the twentieth floor, they saw that same middle-aged woman from yesterday rushing out in a panic.

Seeing the group come up, she directly dragged the brat behind her out and said: "Who hit you? Point them out! I don't believe we can't reason this out!"

Zhou Yi: "..." I suppose this was to be expected.

The kid came up and pointed right at Xia Ziyan, and then the middle-aged woman opposite opened fire.

"So it was you who hit my Pengpeng? He's just a child, did he provoke you? You hit him?"

Even though Ms. Xia herself belonged to the type of person who is unreasonable, she was so angered by the other party at this moment that she wanted to vomit blood.

"How can you talk like that? It was your child who hit me, you know? He just kicked me, look, the footprint is still there!"

After finishing, she looked at Wang Wucheng beside her and said: "You're not saying anything, right? You're just going to watch me get bullied, right?"

Wang Wucheng stepped forward and said: "Ma'am, let's calm down first. It is true that your child kicked my wife; these neighbors all just saw it."

He was calm, but the middle-aged woman opposite was not.

"My child kicked your wife? How old is he and how old is your wife? And with so many people here, why did he kick your wife and not someone else?"

"Your wife hit my grandson, and now you're coming here to play the villain who sues first, right?"

Wang Wucheng's temperament originally belonged to the softer kind, but he was getting a bit angry now too.

"Who is playing the villain who sues first? Your child pressed every button in the Elevator, my wife said a few words to him, and he kicked her directly. Nobody touched a single finger of his, okay?"

"What's wrong? Are you saying my grandson is lying on purpose? How old is he? Would he lie? You grown adults are bickering with a child?"

"Children don't lie? He is lying! Nobody touched him!"

There is no need to describe what followed; both sides had already progressed to the point of greeting each other with some special vocabulary.

The main force was still Xia Ziyan, because her husband didn't really know how to argue; he just kept repeating the same few sentences over and over.

Wonderful, truly wonderful!

Zhou Mouren almost wanted to applaud. Sure enough, the old saying is right: if it's not happening to you, it's just entertainment; onlookers are never afraid of things being too chaotic.

Before, when he was having trouble with Xu Yufeng, many people were actually holding the mindset of watching the show, but no one expected him to be so serious about it.

Now the tables have turned, and he finally experienced the feeling this couple had when they were watching his show earlier.

Arguing like this wouldn't lead to a result. Zhou Yi thought for a moment and stepped forward: "How about this, you guys stop arguing for a moment. I remember I installed a Camera outside my door before; why don't we pull up the Monitoring and take a look?"

This Camera was installed earlier for Xu Yufeng; after all, relying on his own recording wasn't quite sufficient.

Huh? The few people who were arguing all turned their heads in unison. Xia Ziyan shouted directly: "You have Monitoring and you didn't say so earlier? Is it fun watching us make fools of ourselves?"

Once the words were out, Xia Ziyan felt a bit of regret, because in her eyes, Zhou Yi was not a good person.

He was so serious, and he would file a Lawsuit or make a complaint at the drop of a hat, so she didn't dare to yell at this "bad guy" in her eyes.

Wang Wucheng beside her hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "That, Mr. Zhou, Ziyan is just a bit anxious. How can we see that Monitoring of yours now?"

Zhou Yi pulled out his phone leisurely: "It's right here on my phone, but, have your wife apologize to me; otherwise, I will not provide you with the Monitoring."

The update is here. This bit about the agent really isn't about creating conflict for the sake of conflict. Indeed, many agents are very sensitive about "Skipping the Agent," and their understanding is truly problematic. If you don't believe it, you can try it; many agents really feel that as long as you found them, you must buy through them, otherwise it's "Skipping the Agent"...

Thanks to Wen Chi, Ivan Braginsky, Fat Cat Story, Book Friend 2019, Mambo, Eleven Heavens, thanks to the brothers for the tips.

Also, the group exploded and was banned... Lao Jiu has nothing to say. For brothers who want to join, join the other group. I said not to talk about those topics, but you insisted on talking... I will manage it more strictly in the future. If you say it, you're out, otherwise I'm afraid one day I'll be dragged in by everyone...

(End of this chapter)