Chapter 30: 30. The Pressure on Sicheng and His Wife

"Oh, Liu Lu, are you looking to buy a house too? Which residential complex are you planning on? Why don't you just buy in our complex? Although it's a bit far, the environment there is very good, and the price isn't expensive either—forty-two thousand per ping," Sun Lin said with a beaming smile.

Her family had just bought a house a while ago, which was the thing she was most proud of, and she didn't get along well with Liu Lu in general; although they couldn't be called enemies, they were not on the same wavelength.

Sun Lin also knew a little about the situation at Liu Lu's home and knew she couldn't afford a house in their area at all; this was a blatant display of showing off.

When Liu Lu heard this, her expression naturally became a bit unpleasant, but she still suppressed the discomfort in her heart and explained, "Everyone misunderstood. I'm not buying a house, but renting one. There isn't enough space at home now, so I want to change to a larger house to rent."

As soon as these words were out, Sun Lin became even more smug and pretended to be very 'regretful' as she said, "So that was a misunderstanding. Actually, you could also rent in our area; that way, when my husband drops me off at work, he could just give you a ride."

Listening to Sun Lin's words that sounded like they were for her own good, Liu Lu couldn't help but feel her temper rising, but before she could flare up, Wang Jiajia on the side spoke up, "Sister Sun, how much money do you have left after buying your house? I've noticed you haven't bought many clothes lately, and you basically eat in the cafeteria every day. Look at your complexion; it's not good. You shouldn't ruin your health just to save money."

Sun Lin's expression turned ugly after being retorted like that, and she was about to counterattack in a huff, but the people around them quickly started making small talk to steer the topic away.

After all, they were all colleagues, and it was just a matter of not seeing eye to eye and a few minor frictions; there was no need to make things look too ugly.

After everyone had left, Wang Jiajia said apologetically to Liu Lu, "Sister, I'm sorry, it's my fault."

Liu Lu smiled reluctantly and said, "It's fine, it has nothing to do with you."

Liu Lu didn't want to bring up this topic anymore, so she quickly changed the subject, "By the way, when are you planning to go take those photos for which you asked to borrow my necklace?"

"Tomorrow. I've already told the head nurse. This time, it's a master photographer my best friend went to great lengths to invite; they say he's won quite a few awards," Wang Jiajia said, becoming excited as she spoke of this.

She had spent a fortune this time, all just to be able to take a few good-looking photos.

Liu Lu said, "Alright then, I'll bring the necklace tomorrow morning, and you can come to the hospital to get it."

"Sister, you're the best to me," Wang Jiajia said happily, immediately hugging Liu Lu.

Sword King Game Company.

At this moment, Sicheng was also worried; he wasn't just worried about the house, but even more so about his job.

It was now basically certain that their company was going to go bankrupt, because there had been panic in the company for some time, and many people had started looking for other jobs, but the company's boss had never come out to reassure them, which already spoke volumes.

Now was the time when their family needed money the most; if he were to lose his job, Sicheng wouldn't know how to face his wife.

The pressure of life had increased once again due to the sudden appearance of Zhang Ran. Sicheng didn't complain about anything; he just felt sorry for his wife and felt self-reproach for his own incompetence.

Therefore, he had been looking for another job these past few days, and he hadn't dared to mention this matter to Liu Lu.

"Master, have you found a new job yet?" Wu Ying quietly came to Sicheng's side and asked in a low voice.

Sicheng sighed and said, "I haven't. Jobs are so hard to find right now; where can I find a suitable one on such short notice?"

"I heard that Team Leader Zhao found a new company, and they are quite short of people. Now, everyone is privately going to ask Team Leader Zhao for help," Wu Ying whispered.

He actually knew that Sicheng and Zhao Yu didn't get along. To tell the truth, the matter was simple: it was just that when Zhao Yu first came to the company, he was quite capable, but he had always been suppressed by Sicheng, an old employee.

Added to that was the fact that Sicheng only had a high school diploma, which was something Zhao Yu found very hard to accept, so even after Zhao Yu was promoted, the two of them often had conflicts over the years.

Sicheng also knew this news. Originally, he felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart, but now that he thought about it, it was nothing. Wasn't it just being humble and submissive? Wasn't it just admitting defeat?

In the face of the pressure of family life, what did these things count for?

"I know. I'll see if I can treat him to a meal tomorrow. What about you? What are you going to do?" Sicheng asked.

Hearing Sicheng say this, Wu Ying sighed, knowing that he had admitted defeat and that Sicheng must be feeling very uncomfortable right now.

"I'm not in a hurry. Anyway, I only just graduated not long ago, and it's almost the New Year. I'll leave whenever the company goes bankrupt, and then I'll just go home for the New Year and figure things out next year," Wu Ying said in a relaxed manner.

This was the benefit of being young; there was no pressure, and there was no need to consider too much.

Zhang Ran did not know about the situation with Liu Lu and Sicheng, and he didn't intend to rush to tell them; he would wait until the house was finalized.

After finishing the last house, Zhang Ran sent Meng Mingxuan away and then went to pick up the two little ones from school.

As for Meng Xin, she returned to the store and sat in her seat, listless.

"Meng Xin, how is it? Is there any hope?" a colleague asked curiously.

"Sigh, they didn't like it. The client saw what was up with the house from our company at first glance. Luckily, I reacted quickly, otherwise, they probably would have left right away. This client is a bit difficult to deal with," Meng Xin sighed.

"That's true. Clients like this, who don't have much money themselves but have a rich second-generation classmate or friend, are the hardest to deal with. They can't afford the good ones, and they don't like the slightly worse ones. If it really doesn't work out, just give up," the colleague suggested.

Meng Xin actually agreed with this statement; clients like this, who have high standards but no money in their hands, are the most difficult to handle.

"I'll follow up for a few more days and see how it goes. If it really doesn't work, then so be it." Meng Xin didn't intend to give up just like that; she would persist a little longer and see the situation.

Immediately, she cheered herself up and started looking for new listings again. This time, her goal was clearer; she could see that Zhang Ran was quite satisfied with the houses in the first phase of Azure Garden, so she locked her target on that area first.

If she really couldn't find a suitable one, she would look at other cheaper ones.

Very quickly, she found a house in Azure Garden. It was on the first floor, and the area was quite large, 143 ping. That wasn't the key point; the key point was the two-story basement, plus a one-hundred-ping garden.

Meng Xin just made a rough note of it, intending to use it as a house-viewing count; she didn't plan to push this one as the main option. She wanted to find one similar to this, but with a price definitely much cheaper than this one. After all, although the basement and garden didn't count toward the property certificate area, they were factored into the price.

By making a slight comparison like this, it should be able to greatly increase the success rate.