OFR – Chapter 39 The House Sales Lady.

After purchasing 10 square meters of the personal plot, Mu Bai started cutting and planting seedlings. Since the cuttings were small, he managed to plant dozens of them from just three mother plants.

After planting, Mu Bai used the last of his network currency to exchange for a bottle of basic nutrient solution and added a drop to each seedling. Since the personal plot lacked the powerful effects of the planting slots, the seedlings might not survive without the nutrient solution.

With the space’s time rate set at 10 times faster, Mu Bai estimated that the seedlings would be able to take root within two or three days.

Once everything was set, Mu Bai decided he was done and left the magical space with a thought. Checking his phone, he realized it was already 11 a.m.

Besides checking the time, Mu Bai noticed a message notification on QQ from Zhizhi Xing. Opening it, he found a message sent over two hours ago:

Zhizhi Xing: “Dear, did you receive the jade? Are you satisfied? If there’s anything wrong, feel free to let me know!”

It seemed she had contacted him shortly after the courier had delivered the package, which made Mu Bai feel that she was indeed a very attentive online seller.

He replied, “Yes, I got it, and it’s quite nice. I’ll be buying more jade from you in the future.”

Just a few seconds after sending his message, Zhizhi Xing responded instantly: “Dear, I’m so glad you liked it! Next time you buy jade, I’ll give you the New Year’s discount again. Could you confirm receipt and give me a five-star review? Once you do, I’ll refund the discount.”

“Okay,” Mu Bai replied.

Realizing he hadn’t yet confirmed receipt, he logged into Taobao, confirmed the delivery, and casually left a positive review. As for the promised discount refund, Mu Bai wasn’t too concerned about it.

After leaving Taobao, Mu Bai thought it was time to change his living situation.

Now that he had over 7 million yuan in his bank account, it was more than enough to buy a decent house in Nanjing. 

The housing prices in Nanjing, aside from the prime locations, averaged around 20,000 to 30,000 yuan per square meter, which was relatively affordable compared to other first- and second-tier cities.

With this in mind, Mu Bai decided to start his search for a house online instead of visiting real estate offices, thinking it would save him the trouble of wandering around aimlessly.

He opened his browser and logged into 58.com, a platform he had used before.

Upon entering the site, he switched to the real estate section. The website prompted: “Your current city is Nanjing. Would you like to switch?”

Mu Bai clicked “yes,” and the page refreshed to display various listings.

He began browsing through the properties, hoping to find a suitable home.

【Pengzhou Licheng, 28,000 yuan/sq. meter. Location: 300 meters east of Baiyun Hotel, North District, Nanjing. Multiple layouts available. Contact via phone: 128******** or WeChat: jk5***.】

【Paris Impression, 27,800 yuan/sq. meter. Location: No. 268, Eastlong Road, XC District, Nanjing. Contact via phone: 0212-58***** or enterprise QQ: 528*****.】

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58.com was a reputable site, so the property listings were generally reliable and came with contact details, which made it more convenient than physically visiting the sales offices.

After about 30 minutes of browsing, Mu Bai found a house in the Shui Mo Lin Ju community in the northern district that caught his attention.

This property was fully renovated with most of the furniture already in place, suggesting that someone had previously purchased it for personal use but decided to resell it through the developer’s sales office for unknown reasons.

Besides the advantage of being move-in ready, the community itself was quiet and peaceful.

“Alright, this is the one,” Mu Bai decided after some thought. He glanced at the sales contact on WeChat and proceeded to add the person.

The contact was a female salesperson named Jiang Wenwen, whose profile picture was of a pretty girl dressed somewhat provocatively.

Mu Bai didn’t pay much attention to that and simply sent a message expressing his interest in purchasing a home.

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It was nearing noon, and the weather was pleasant. Bright sunlight shone over Nanjing, bringing a comfortable warmth to the early winter day.

In a high-end office building in the northern district of Nanjing, many well-dressed saleswomen were busy chasing after their targets to boost their sales figures.

At a desk near the window sat a young woman in her early twenties, with a sweet and innocent face and a well-proportioned figure. She was resting her head on the table, taking a nap.

Her name was Jiang Wenwen, a girl from the countryside who had come to the city to work. She was only 20 years old but had been in real estate sales for two years already.

The real estate sales industry was highly competitive, and there was a monthly elimination system in place, meaning that the sales agent with the worst performance each month would be fired by the company.

When she first started, Jiang Wenwen was always near the bottom. Fortunately, her cousin, who had helped her get the job, was a sales manager, which allowed her to stay with the company.

However, what really secured her position and even led to her promotion to a senior salesperson was her performance.

While real estate sales agents often appeared glamorous, especially in first- and second-tier cities where they could earn over ten thousand yuan per month, Jiang Wenwen had learned in her two years in the industry that it wasn’t as prestigious as it seemed.

Each sales department had dozens of agents, most of whom were pretty young women, and over 80% of them were single—for obvious reasons.

Especially in their sales department.

Most homebuyers preferred to purchase homes in the city center, but the Shui Mo Lin Ju community was located near the suburbs and had a higher price than many downtown properties. This meant fewer buyers for that area, which was why sales agents in their department earned a higher commission.

The commission rate was 0.7%, which was considered quite high in the real estate industry.

This meant that for each 3-4 million yuan home sold in Shui Mo Lin Ju, the sales agent could earn a commission of 20-30,000 yuan!

With such high commissions, it wasn’t uncommon for saleswomen to go to questionable lengths to close deals.

After all, with enough money, you could have whatever you wanted.

Jiang Wenwen was no exception. Her exhaustion now was due to staying up late with two clients the previous night, but the five-figure commission made it all worthwhile.

“Ding-dong!”

The sound of a WeChat notification woke Jiang Wenwen from her nap. Rubbing her eyes, she glanced at her phone.

“Huh? A potential buyer?”

It was a friend request on WeChat from Mu Bai. Seeing his message about wanting to purchase a home, Jiang Wenwen immediately accepted the request and perked up, ready to welcome a new client.