Chapter 319: Hey, how much was an elevator again? (Seeking monthly votes)

Everyone in the hallway fell silent; at this moment, the middle-aged woman with her grandson actually switched into spectator mode.

It was clear that after Zhou Yi finished this sentence, Xia Ziyan looked at Wang Wucheng beside her; it was obvious, she didn't say a word, but this already represented a certain meaning.

However, Wang Wucheng hesitated for a moment before saying, "That... Manager Zhou, why don't you let me apologize to you on her behalf? She was indeed a bit anxious just now."

Zhou Yi shook his head, still looking at Xia Ziyan, and said, "It's just an apology. Because this is the Monitoring I installed, and I don't owe anyone anything. It's not like just because I installed the Monitoring and you need it now, I must give it to you!"

This actually couldn't be said that way, because if it involved some relatively important matters, such as a Criminal Case or an investigation by relevant departments, then he would need to cooperate unconditionally.

But right now, let alone the fact that this doesn't even count as a civil dispute, even if it were a civil dispute, providing you with the Monitoring Record is not an obligation!

As far as he was concerned, his impression of this woman had never been good; before, she was price-gouging, and now, what she said gave people the feeling that it was as if everyone owed her something.

Sorry, maybe your husband will spoil you in every way, but out in society, I won't care about that; we will handle things as they should be handled!

Hearing this, Wang Wucheng could only give a bitter smile, turned his head to look at Xia Ziyan, and truly didn't know what to do.

Because he knew Xia Ziyan very well; the other party had always had a rather high-strung temperament.

However, Xia Ziyan withdrew her gaze, her face expressionless, and looking at Zhou Yi, she finally said, "That... Manager Zhou, I am very sorry, I shouldn't have spoken like that just now."

This young woman actually apologized; that meant it was fine. Zhou Yi always kept his word and directly displayed the Monitoring clip he had already pulled up.

Xia Ziyan took Zhou Yi's phone and faced the screen toward the middle-aged woman in front, then said, "See that? I didn't touch a single finger of your grandson, but rather your grandson kicked me; is that clear enough?"

The middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment, probably not expecting the other party to actually have Monitoring. This person was also sick in the head; why install Monitoring there?

She looked back at her little grandson; at this moment, the little brat had already put on the appearance of a well-behaved baby.

People say you can see a person's future at seven and their old age at eight; this saying has no scientific basis, but sometimes it is truly apt.

A person's character can be seen at seven or eight years old; some people are just deceptive, deceptive from a young age, while others are honest souls from childhood, the kind who wouldn't let out a fart even if you hit them with eight sticks.

And what can change this situation is upbringing.

It was just very obvious that the middle-aged woman clearly didn't want to blame her grandson too much right now.

"Didn't you also grab him and yell? How old is he? He was just being playful; why did you have to grab him and yell like that?"

"But he pressed all the buttons for the Elevator downstairs! It's early in the morning, everyone is in a hurry to get to work!"

"How old are you and how old is he? Why are you bickering with him about this? Wouldn't it have been enough to tell him to change it? If you're in a hurry for work, can't you walk down?"

Seeing that Xia Ziyan was already flushed with anger, Zhou Yi shook his head. The combat power of a middle-aged woman at a time like this is invincible; having experienced Xu Yufeng, Zhou Mouren was already very experienced.

There is no need to reason, because you can no longer reason with them.

Sure enough, both sides started arguing again, and looking at the posture, there was already a trend toward physical confrontation.

"Stop arguing, find Property Management, I'll call Property Management!" Wang Wucheng shouted from the side.

It was lively; it was truly very lively now, but Zhou Yi looked to the side with a strange expression. That neighbor who missed his morning bus was watching the excitement with great delight; he was just so happy.

After considering it, Zhou Yi spoke up: "That... brother, you missed the bus earlier because of this brat, right?"

The neighbor nodded and said, "Yeah, what about it?"

Zhou Yi let the other party look at the 400,000-value watch on his wrist, then said, "Actually, it's nothing, just as a neighbor, I want to remind you that you are probably already... late."

Huh... huh?

The man, whose face had been flushed red from the excitement of watching the show, suddenly froze, looked at the watch, and said, "It's nine-thirty?"

"Yes."

"F*ck!!! I'm late!!!"

The other two people nearby also woke up as if from a dream, including Xia Ziyan, who was exchanging insults about each other's families with the middle-aged woman; she also suddenly realized that the reason she had yelled at the little brat was because he had made everyone late.

But now, it seemed like she was late herself...

"You wait, I'm telling you, this isn't over!" Xia Ziyan left behind a sentence and hurried off to wait for the Elevator.

Wang Wucheng followed behind, seemingly saying something, but was directly yelled at.

"Don't follow me! You didn't help me when I encountered a problem, and you still have something to say? If you don't want to live this life, then don't!"

Zhou Yi, behind them, rubbed his nose; how did it escalate to the point of divorce so easily?

But to be fair, his personal suggestion was that this Wang Wucheng and his wife Xia Ziyan were not very well-matched; by now, it could basically be said that the marriage was maintained entirely by Wang Wucheng's compromises.

But marriage is long.

Why do we always say that there must be equality in a relationship and it absolutely cannot be one-sided? It is because marriage is long; you might pay for a year or two, but can you pay for a lifetime without asking for anything in return?

And marriage requires both people to compromise; it requires the efforts of both people to reach the end.

For some reason, Zhou Mouren started thinking at this moment that he absolutely must not find a girl with a bad temper; those girls should be left to men with gentle personalities.

With his own temper, if he really found one, there was a high probability they would be arguing every day.

It was just that he suddenly thought of Lawyer Fang's previous suggestion: if you really can't find a suitable one, just make do with Zhou Xinran; anyway, you both are keen on sending people inside, which is just so harmonious.

Zhou Xinran... stop joking; he felt he had no common language with Zhou Cainiao, and besides, the other party had a secondary account called Mengnan Zhou.

Isn't there a saying that goes, there are only wrong names, no wrong nicknames.

Finally looking at the middle-aged woman and the little brat, Zhou Yi didn't speak; no arguing, he didn't want to argue at all right now.

He had already tried to persuade them, and the person said they would educate the child well, so what else could he say?

Sigh, after thinking for a long time, it seemed he was late too.

Walking downstairs, he happened to run into Manager He from Property Management halfway.

"You're asking me about the situation upstairs? It's that kid from the 2002 family; he presses the Elevator buttons randomly, and he also likes to block the Elevator with a small stool at the entrance. In short, it's still quite dangerous."

Manager He in front nodded: "Sigh, Mr. Zhou, you say these things, but we in Property Management are truly in a difficult position; it's troublesome. If he doesn't manage his kid, and something happens, it's always our Property Management's responsibility. We can't possibly guard it every day."

This point was indeed true, and Zhou Yi agreed; even when Manager Xue was there, he agreed. In many matters, Property Management really had no way to act.

After all, they have no law enforcement power; you can only offer suggestions, and whether others listen or not is their business.

The reason he confronted the previous Property Management was purely because Manager Xue and Manager Xu were too disgusting and didn't do their jobs.

So Zhou Yi quickly stated his suggestion.

"Install Monitoring at every Elevator entrance? That's too late; Property Management has a set of procedures, and even if I were the Manager, I couldn't just do whatever I wanted."

Manager was a bit hesitant, but quickly said, "However, installing one or two first is no problem. Just as you said, one must be prepared for danger in times of safety."

After finishing the serious business, Zhou Yi went to the Company, and Manager began installing the Monitoring.

Zhou Yi arrived at the Company and finished his tasks like a routine procedure, then the office door was knocked, and Chu Lan walked in, looking at Zhou Yi and saying:

"General Manager Zhou, I have already sent the relevant materials regarding the house viewing you mentioned to your email. I wonder if you have looked at them?"

Already sent? Zhou Yi hurriedly opened his email and gave an awkward smile: "I've been a bit busy and haven't gotten around to it, I'll look now, I'll look right now."

Taking the opportunity while Zhou Yi looked at the materials, Chu Lan explained the situation she had encountered, and finally asked: "General Manager Zhou, I've been confused by what they said too. You say, if we find another agent and can buy that house for a cheaper price, does that count as Skipping the Agent?"

Zhou Yi also began to feel confused; this kind of professional Civil Law regulation really isn't something one can just think up on the spot.

After thinking about it, he still called Lawyer Fang and turned on the speakerphone by the way.

The phone rang a few times and connected quickly, and Lawyer Fang's voice sounded: "Hey Zhou Yi, why are you looking for me? Oh right, regarding what you asked me last time about how to kill someone without triggering the Criminal Law, after my careful consideration, there are roughly the following methods..."

Chu Lan: "???"

Is the topic the boss talks about with his lawyer every day always this explosive?

Did I enter the wrong Company? Is it too late to resign now...

Zhou Yi looked awkward and hurriedly said: "That, Lawyer Fang, it's not very convenient for me here, cough cough, I have a matter to ask you."

After all, they were on the same wavelength; Lawyer Fang on the other end understood in a second, and his voice quickly became serious.

Although he was also very serious when he said that earlier, so serious that Chu Lan almost thought the two of them were really going to do it.

"What is it?"

"It's like this, I'm planning to buy a house recently, and I found an agent, and now they say..."

It was mainly about the legal regulations regarding Skipping the Agent.

Lawyer Fang on the other end laughed: "Hi, it's a problem with the agent side. Let me tell you, ever since the Civil Code was promulgated, many agents started issuing those regulations and kept 'Skipping the Agent' on their lips. It's just as you said, as long as they take you to see the house, you must buy it through them, otherwise it's Skipping the Agent."

"This is purely them thinking too much!"

Lawyer Fang gave a very clear definition.

"This is actually the difference between the profession of an agent and how others understand it, or we can say, in the agency industry, many people's inner thought is that housing information is the most precious thing!"

Lawyer Fang was speaking eloquently, and Zhou Yi and Chu Lan were both listening very carefully. This is Lawyer Fang's very brilliant skill: he can explain a convoluted legal regulation in simple terms.

Naturally, this is also Lawyer Fang's consistent standard; the things he writes must be understandable even to a Legal Blind, that is what makes them good.

After all, the law is something that must face society; using a bunch of professional jargon doesn't actually show your professionalism. Making professional things understandable to ordinary people, that is what's called professional!

This involves the essence of an agent, or what an agent is actually supposed to do.

A good agent can make you feel worry-free throughout the whole process, where you don't have to do anything and everything is handled for you.

This is the core issue of an agent; is their service just taking you to look at houses?

You have to know, current agents aren't just looking at that little bit of errand money; they all take commissions based on points.

A normal three percent commission, for a five-million-yuan house, calculate for yourself how much this agency fee can reach.

So much money can't be earned all of a sudden, anyone would be furious, it has nothing to do with anything else, it's just because of profit.

Saying this isn't saying that an agent can't collect this money, but rather that wanting to earn so much money just based on an information gap is definitely unreasonable!

Agency service is a series of services starting from the house viewing; your service must keep up. Bargaining, this is clearly also a service.

"Don't forget, you are a consumer, and consumers have the right to free choice. Compare three shops, this shop sells the goods cheaper, so I choose this shop. This is the right to free choice, no one can say anything to you!"

And "Skipping the Agent," why does the Civil Code regulate this thing? Its core is to punish what? It's very simple, it punishes the "dishonesty" of the home buyer!

"Dishonesty?" Zhou Yi was a bit confused, and Chu Lan beside him suddenly said: "Teacher Fang, I roughly understand what you mean."

Now it was Lawyer Fang's turn on the other end to be dumbfounded: "Zhou Yi, you actually have another woman beside you?"

"It's the newly hired Public Relations Director of the Company, helping me buy a house. Lawyer Fang, please continue."

"This brings us to a cliché: analyze specific problems specifically. We say that in agency service, if a person didn't want to pay this agency fee in the first place and chose to bypass the agent to buy the house privately, then that is Skipping the Agent, there's nothing to say about that."

"But, if they wanted to pay the agency fee, but because the first agent who took them to view the house was incompetent, or wanted to pocket the price difference, etc., they couldn't reach the price in their heart, and the second agent could do it, then they choose the second agent and pay the agency fee, they are honest in the whole activity!"

"Of course, I'm being quite general. Anyway, in plain language, don't worry about these things. As long as you aren't intentionally trying to find an agent but not wanting to pay the agency fee, then it's fine."

The phone hung up, and Lawyer Fang didn't say another word. Zhou Yi finally understood a little.

And Chu Lan also felt that this problem that had been bothering her was finally a bit clear. Making such a choice is definitely fine legally. If you feel the previous agent was also hardworking in taking you to see the house, you can give some travel expenses; that is in the realm of morality.

Even if you don't give anything at all, they can't say anything.

"Alright General Manager Zhou, then I'm relieved. Other agents also have viewing services for this house, and there are many quotes. You can go see the house when you have time."

Chu Lan left in a rush, and Zhou Yi made an appointment with her to go see the house with a new agent early tomorrow morning, and talk about the price by the way.

Then for now, let's go home first, and conveniently send the consultation fee to Lawyer Fang's side.

A day passed quickly, and the next morning, Zhou Mouren woke up early again because someone was calling him.

"Manager Chu... oh no, Director Chu, what time is it? Oh, it's eight o'clock. Just come up when you arrive. What? The Elevator won't move?"

Zhou Mouren, who was already in an extremely bad mood because of waking up so early, became even more irritable, but this anger couldn't be directed at Chu Lan, so he could only put on his clothes and walk upstairs.

Of course, equipment like the Sports Camera all had to be prepared.

It's just that his head was still aching, because facing this kind of situation, it seems there really isn't any particularly good way.

Even if he, Zhou Mouren, is a cheater.

So, he still had to find Property Management first, and while going upstairs, he called Manager first.

After going up to the twentieth floor and looking, sure enough, that small stool was still placed there, causing the Elevator to not be able to close at all.

Without a word, he went up and started knocking on the door. This time, the person who opened the door was a middle-aged man, also sleepy-eyed, shouting in his mouth: "Who is it? It's early in the morning, are you sick or what!"

His temper was bad, but Zhou Yi's temper was even worse.

"Your family is the one who's sick! Can you manage your kid? Is it only your family that can use the Elevator early in the morning?" Zhou Yi's roar was even louder, and he pointed at the Elevator entrance next to him.

That middle-aged man looked at the Elevator entrance and said: "So what? That wasn't caused by my family."

And behind him, that brat and the middle-aged woman had already walked out.

At the Elevator entrance, because the Elevator had been stuck on the twentieth floor without moving, people kept walking up.

Upon seeing this situation, they also started cursing that it was immoral.

The middle-aged person's family was naturally indignant and soon cursed back.

"I can't be bothered to say whose family did this, and I won't say anything more to you; I've already notified Property Management, and now I'm calling the police, so you can go argue with them," Zhou Yi said directly when faced with this standoff.

"Go ahead and call them, my child is just a bit mischievous, so what, can the police come and take the child away? It's really funny, isn't it just that the Elevator is a little late, can't you lot take the Elevator next to it?"

Zhou Yi was just about to say something when suddenly, he heard an inexplicable sound, and looking back, the Elevator that should have been operating normally had stopped working for some unknown reason.

He then turned his head to look at the middle-aged person opposite him and said as if to himself, "Eh, how much does an Elevator cost again?"

Midnight... Requiem Chapter, I promised the big boss an explosive update, but I ended up being called out to have dinner with a client in the evening, so there was no help for it, I could only stay up late to write after getting back, I hope... the big boss won't blame me. Thanks to Wen Chi and Dang De Xuezi, these two big brothers, for their tips, thank you, I hope I don't fall asleep at the Company tomorrow morning..

A friendly recommendation for a book,

(End of this chapter)