Zhang Tao and Li Shan were both stunned. They looked at each other, each suspecting they had misheard.
The woman looked at Zhang Tao with a somewhat displeased expression. “Song Yunfei? Doesn’t she work here? I already contacted her before. Is she not at work yet?”
Zhang Tao’s expression changed repeatedly—quite a spectacle.
He had just fired her earlier, and now a major client had arrived, specifically asking for Song Yunfei by name.
That little girl—why didn’t she say so earlier!
After a brief moment of awkwardness, Zhang Tao waved his hand and pushed Li Shan aside.
He put on a fawning smile and spoke first: “Oh, Xiao Song? She went out to visit a client and hasn’t come back yet. I’ll call her right now to ask her to return. May I ask how I should address you?”
The woman replied, “My name is Li Miao. Just tell her directly—she’ll know.”
“Alright, alright. Miss Li, please go rest in the VIP room for a bit. I’ll call Xiao Song.”
Li Miao smiled and nodded, then followed Zhang Tao upstairs.
After settling Li Miao, Zhang Tao rushed back to his office and took out his phone to call Song Yunfei.
By then, Song Yunfei had just arrived home. The air conditioner had been on for less than two minutes when Zhang Tao’s call came in.
She suddenly sat up from the sofa, alarm bells ringing in her mind. This guy wouldn’t be trying to back out of the 500 yuan, would he?
After the call connected, before Song Yunfei could speak, Zhang Tao’s somewhat ingratiating voice came through.
“Xiao Song, where are you?”
Hearing his tone, Song Yunfei got goosebumps all over. “I’m eating. What’s up? Has my salary been credited?”
“…Well, there’s a client here named Li Miao. Do you know her?”
Song Yunfei paused mid-bite with her chopsticks.
What Li Miao had said about coming to buy a house earlier was just a polite remark—she didn’t expect her to actually show up, and at such a coincidence.
She had just started eating and hadn’t even taken a few bites.
She also knew what Zhang Tao was about to say. Calm and unhurried, she replied, “I know her. She mentioned she wanted to buy a house before. Since she’s here, Manager Zhang, you should take good care of her. She’s a big client.”
Zhang Tao fell silent. He hadn’t expected Song Yunfei to be completely indifferent to this client.
Now he was in a bind.
After struggling for quite a while, Zhang Tao finally said, “She’s specifically asking for you. How about you come back for a bit?”
“But you’ve already fired me. I’m no longer an employee of Jinlong. If I come back, wouldn’t that make things difficult for you, Manager Zhang?”
Hearing her use his earlier words to corner him, Zhang Tao felt both amused and frustrated.
Forcing a smile, he patiently persuaded her, “Just come back first. Once the contract is signed, your commission won’t be missing. Weren’t you working just to earn money? Come back, get your commission—why go against money? Whether you stay or leave after that, you can decide for yourself.”
Song Yunfei was obviously interested in the commission, otherwise she wouldn’t be wasting time talking to him.
She knew Li Miao was here to buy houses because of Chu Jinhan’s influence, so there was no need to worry about Zhang Tao or Li Shan snatching the deal. That’s why she remained so calm.
Since Zhang Tao had just fired her, she wasn’t going to return so easily either.
Song Yunfei sighed deliberately and said, “Sigh… I just paid rent and barely have money left for meals. How could I wait until the commission is paid? I’ve already found a daily-paid job.”
“…”
Zhang Tao wasn’t stupid. He certainly didn’t believe her nonsense—she was clearly negotiating.
Thinking of how Li Miao had said she intended to buy several units, he gritted his teeth and said, “It’s not a big deal. If you come back and close this deal, I’ll personally give you 4,000 yuan. That should be enough for your expenses, right?”
Song Yunfei asked suspiciously, “You won’t deduct it from my commission, will you?”
“You see, what do you take me for? Do you think I care about a mere 4,000 yuan?”
Song Yunfei then asked again, “And what about Manager Liu?”
Zhang Tao had gone all in. “Don’t worry. If you close such a big deal, the company has no reason to fire you. If he dares bring it up again, I’ll go directly to Manager Feng to complain about him!”
Having said that, Song Yunfei couldn’t keep playing hard to get. If she pushed too far, neither side would benefit.
After thinking for a moment, she finally relented. “Alright then… I don’t have money for a taxi. Manager Zhang, how about you transfer the 4,000 to me first?”
“Hurry and come back! Once the contract is signed, I’ll transfer it immediately.”
By the end, Zhang Tao almost gritted his teeth as he spoke—the urgency in his voice was unmistakable.
If the deal was signed, everything would be perfect. If it wasn’t, not to mention 4,000 yuan—even 0.4 yuan wouldn’t be given!
“Alright, I’m on my way!” Song Yunfei grinned and hung up the phone.
She quickly slurped a couple of bites of noodles, paid the bill, and then picked up the plastic bag from earlier before heading back.
In fact, Song Yunfei hadn’t gone far at all—she had just been at a noodle shop across from the sales office.
Within a few minutes, she arrived back at the sales office and once again received Li Shan’s hostile glare.
Zhang Tao, afraid the two might get into a conflict, hurried over, grabbed Song Yunfei by the arm, and pulled her toward the VIP room.
“Hurry up, the client is already getting impatient!”
Only after pulling her to the door did Zhang Tao let go. He knocked, and the two of them entered together.
Inside, a familiar figure was indeed seated there.
Song Yunfei quickly stepped forward and greeted Li Miao. “Miss Li, sorry about that. I was out earlier and didn’t know you had arrived. Why didn’t you give me a call in advance?”
Li Miao smiled, put down the brochure in her hand, and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “I just happened to pass by and remembered this, so I decided to handle it.”
Song Yunfei nodded. “I see.”
With Zhang Tao’s gesture, Song Yunfei walked over, picked up the brochure on the table, and asked, “Miss Li, have you looked through these? Do you have any developments you’re interested in?”
Li Miao said casually, “I’ve looked at them, but I didn’t really understand them. You can recommend something to me. I’m buying these for my grandparents. I think they’re too idle, so I want to buy properties and rent them out, so they can collect rent instead of going out every day to pick up scrap.”
Song Yunfei’s mouth twitched. Wealthy people really had peculiar hobbies.
“Then how many units are you planning to buy?”
Li Miao thought for a moment. “I don’t want them to work too hard, so let’s start with ten units.”
Song Yunfei took a deep breath. Now she finally understood why Zhang Tao was willing to spend money to call her back.
This was a huge client.
Suppressing her excitement, Song Yunfei sat down across from her. “Alright, I’ll take a look for you.”
However, Li Miao waved her hand. “No need to look further. Just find the development closest to my grandparents’ place and give me the contract to sign. I still have things to do later.”
“… …”
After dealing with so many difficult and eccentric clients, this was the first time she had encountered such a straightforward one—and she actually felt a bit unaccustomed to it.
“Ah, you’re not going to visit the properties?”
“No need. Too much trouble. I trust you.”
“Then… alright.”
Song Yunfei took out all the materials and selected the development closest to her grandparents’ home.
Li Miao was truly decisive—she didn’t even look and immediately agreed to sign the contract.
This made Zhang Tao extremely happy. He immediately went to print the contract himself.
In this small city, property prices weren’t high, and since these weren’t premium units, one apartment cost around 700,000 to 800,000 yuan. But buying ten units meant a total of about 8 million yuan.
Song Yunfei would receive a 2% commission, which amounted to about 160,000 yuan.
On top of that, she had exceeded her target, earning an additional 2,000 yuan bonus per unit, plus various miscellaneous subsidies.
So once the deal was signed, she would earn at least 180,000 yuan.
Song Yunfei was so excited she felt like crying.
After nearly a month of work, she had finally sold a property—and she was likely the fastest among all new hires.
Even though it was thanks to Chu Jinhan.
Still, she couldn’t help but acknowledge the importance of connections and resources.
Chu Jinhan had merely shown up, yet it led to such a large deal.
It was hard to imagine what kind of world he came from.
When she was reading about it, she didn’t feel much—it was just a string of cold text in her eyes, something she could only imagine, or sometimes not even imagine at all.
But now that she had experienced it firsthand, Song Yunfei truly realized how vast the gap between them really was.
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