Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 654 - 655 Sister Like Mother 72_1

Chapter 654: Chapter 655 Sister Like Mother 72_1

Zhao Lei was shocked upon hearing the news. What, the price had risen so much in half a year?

He knew that property prices were rising, but he had not expected them to soar so crazily.

"It’s really insane," Zhao Lei sighed deeply, "do you think the property prices in Capital City will continue to rise?"

As soon as Huang Man heard this question from Zhao Lei, she immediately understood that he must have noticed something.

"What do you think?" Even if Father Zhao had not taught Zhao Lei, or to put it another way, had been somewhat restraining towards him.

But some things are truly etched into one’s bones.

"They will definitely rise."

"Now the state doesn’t allocate jobs to university graduates; everyone must find their employer, and many choose to stay in big cities for their careers."

Big cities have more opportunities, where one can better utilize their abilities, earn more money—in short, everyone has their thoughts and pursuits.

"More people flocking to big cities will surely drive up property prices."

Zhao Lei had already had some thoughts on this matter, but he hadn’t completely made up his mind just yet.

"I’ve made up my mind, I have money in hand, and apart from leaving it in the bank, I don’t know what else to do with it."

Even if he wanted to make his money grow, to expand his capital, he had Father Zhao above him, and the people he knew, others knew as well.

Zhao Lei was aware of his current capability and knew that going against Father Zhao would definitely not end well for him, and it might even breed resentment.

The best solution, of course, would be somewhere beyond the reach of Father Zhao’s influence.

"That said, if I buy a house, could it be registered under your name?" Zhao Lei always carried his money with him, and he had his ID card, so buying a house would certainly be easy.

Upon reflection, he decided that if he were to buy a house, it absolutely could not be registered under his own name.

As for Mother Zhao, he had never considered her; the house being under her name would definitely lead to Father Zhao finding out.

What? Zhao Lei buying a house, and wanting to register it in her name, startled Huang Man, who didn’t understand the reasoning behind his actions.

"I don’t want my parents to know how much money I have in my name."

"Although they hope I won’t control substantial funds and spend recklessly."

"In my eyes, it’s their surveillance, their wariness of me."

"My mother may have only me as her son, but sometimes a little coaxing, a moment of heat..."

Through the years of interactions, Zhao Lei had come to understand Mother Zhao’s temperament, and there were some matters he still needed to guard against carefully.

Huang Man knew Mother Zhao’s character; as a son who could even guard against his own mother, "If you trust me, of course, there’s no problem."

"If I can’t even trust you, who do you think I can trust?" Zhao Lei said bitterly. If possible, he wouldn’t want things to be this way.

Alright, she was someone just as distressed as he was, "I will write you an IOU."

"Then use the house as collateral if you’re unwilling to return it, transfer it at three times the market value."

While trust was valuable, Huang Man still felt she needed to consider things more for Zhao Lei.

Zhao Lei hadn’t expected Huang Man to do this, "No need, no need, I already took the initiative because I trust you."

"I know," Huang Man interrupted Zhao Lei, "but some things, how should I put it, are not just as I wish them to be."

"Especially about Huang Xin’s matter." To be honest, learning about Huang Xin’s death had really shocked Huang Man.

That annoying and despicable ingrate was living well for a long time, and unexpectedly, he passed away early this time.

"No one knows what comes first: accidents or tomorrow, and if something happens to me, with my mom’s character, they would definitely not recognize any IOUs and would only think about striking it rich."

"With this notarization, you’ll be provided with the greatest assurance."

"Right, I also need to hire a lawyer. If I were to pass away, all assets under my name, after deducting personal expenses, would be donated."

Even if Zhao Mei was her relative, the primary heir, she would never give her the chance to make money.

Thinking of this, Huang Man quickly took action to arrange the formalities with the lawyer.

Zhao Lei looked at the anxious Huang Man and couldn’t help but laugh, "It seems you really hate your mom and them."

"Yes, I really do hate them, I truly hate them."

"Especially when I think about how hard I work to make money, racking my brains just to make a bit of money, and in the end, all that money just ends up in their pockets."

She couldn’t bear to imagine such a scene. Just thinking about it made her shudder, "No, I must not forget this."

"Even if I pass away before them, I want to show them that they really, really once came so close to being rich."

Just picturing Zhao Mei’s deformed faces made Huang Man’s heart extraordinarily excited.

"Forget it, I’d rather not see such a scene, better to live well."

Zhao Lei truly couldn’t imagine the scene if Huang Man were to pass away, "We all need to live well."

"To totally shock those who look down on us, thinking we’re worthless."

Well, it’s not just about Huang Man. Even he gets extremely excited thinking about such scenarios.

"Let’s go buy a house, and then could you help me out with overseeing the renovation?" Once a house is bought, it naturally can’t be left idle. Even though property values will rise, you can’t miss out on rental income.

"My future startup fund will rely on this." Zhao Lei knew that Father Zhao had an idea and knew more or less how much money he had.

Once he started his business, Father Zhao would definitely start to scheme, and he needed to prepare enough money.

"Oh yes, have you considered playing the stock market?" He remembered the news conveyed in a phone call when he was last with Father Zhao.

Stock trading? Huang Man certainly knew about this, "Are you sure the information is accurate?"

"I’m not saying your dad is setting a trap for you, but maybe someone else is setting a trap for him?"

"Your dad has people who could help monitor the stock market. Between the two of us, who will watch the market—you or me?"

Nowadays, to operate in the stock market, you have to go to a brokerage office; it’s not as simple as just having a computer and internet to trade stocks anytime, anywhere.

"The stock market is highly volatile; even if we had pagers showing real-time stock information, by the time we get there, the opportunity might already be gone."

"Let’s stick to buying houses," Huang Man advised.

Zhao Lei thought about it and agreed; neither he nor Huang Man would probably have the time to constantly monitor the stock market.

"Let’s just buy houses honestly," buying houses was relatively stable.

"And your dad won’t even know that you’ve opened a stock trading account."

"Neither you nor I are really suited for opening a stock trading account." Wasn’t this just exposing their net worth?

If Zhao Mei and the others found out, Huang Man truly couldn’t dare to imagine what a mess her life would become.