The next day.
early morning!
Yu Lin and his girlfriend rushed to the headquarters of You Real Estate, but when they arrived at the headquarters, they were stunned.
It's something I should say but can't:
As the leading real estate agency in Songjiang, You Real Estate's headquarters is quite grand and impressive.
The entrance to the five-story building is quite impressive!
Four large characters were written on it:
[U-Real Estate]
There were many staff members rushing around below, and their appearance didn't seem like they were about to abscond.
See here.
Yu Lin straightened his back: "Look... I told you, would a real estate company as big as You Real Estate just run away like that? Does this look like a company about to run away? Just the annual rent for this headquarters alone is so much, not to mention the salaries of the staff at the hundreds of stores. Do you really care about our 200,000 yuan down payment?"
He said it was incredibly satisfying.
Last night, he almost got scolded to death by his girlfriend, who kept complaining that he shouldn't have put the money in the intermediary's account.
If the real estate agent runs away, they will lose their down payment of 200,000 yuan. 200,000 yuan! For an ordinary person in 2014, this is simply bankrupt. And that is the case: this 200,000 yuan was scraped together by Yu Lin's family by selling everything they owned. If the house purchase fails and the money is taken away, the marriage will definitely not happen, and his parents will most likely be so upset that they will have a serious illness. He couldn't sleep all night yesterday, and he still had to pretend that everything was fine and comfort his girlfriend.
Seeing that everything was normal at the headquarters of You Real Estate, he breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that the sky had become brighter, the air had become fresher, and he could straighten his back.
One side.
His girlfriend also put her arm around his: "You're blaming me now? I was just worried, wasn't I? For our future, you know?"
Yu Lin: "Then let's go... let's go home!"
Girlfriend: "But I still feel uneasy. We're already here, let's go ask how far things are going, and when we can move in... I'm anxious..."
Yu Lin: "Why are you making such a fuss? And worrying?"
My girlfriend pleaded sweetly, "Want to go? Want to go?"
Yu Lin: "Alright, alright, let's have a day of peace!"
The two quickly went to the headquarters of You Real Estate and asked the receptionist about the progress of their application as soon as they entered the lobby.
Receptionist: "We are a large company, and we have our own procedures for handling cases. You can consult your clerk for specific steps."
Yu Lin: "Okay, thank you." He was about to leave with his girlfriend, but she persisted, asking, "Is your boss, Chen Yu, here?"
Receptionist: "I have no comment on that."
Girlfriend: "So, do you know what those comments were saying online last night?"
Receptionist: No comment!
Girlfriend: "Everyone online says that the proper procedure for buying a house is not to leave the down payment with the real estate agent. Why are you holding onto our down payment? We now demand that we withdraw our down payment. If needed, we can deposit it into the bank at any time, or we can transfer it directly to the homeowner."
Receptionist: "I'm sorry! I'm not responsible for these things. Go to the finance department."
The girlfriend dragged a reluctant Yu Lin to the finance department, where he received the following reply:
"I'm sorry, our company has its own policies! We can't provide the down payment... If you have no other questions, please leave."
Girlfriend: "We absolutely deserve our down payment back. Why shouldn't we get it back? We want to keep it ourselves..."
For some reason, even though You Real Estate was perfectly normal, she still felt uneasy.
Yu Lin: "Da Mei, stop making a scene..."
Girlfriend: "What am I making a fuss about? I just want my money back so I can feel at ease..."
Yu Lin: "They have their own rules."
Girlfriend: "What rule? I saw online that the down payment should normally be given to the homeowner or to a bank for supervision. It's unreasonable to put it in the hands of a real estate agent."
Yu Lin: "Everyone else puts them like this... what could possibly happen..."
Girlfriend: "Why are you siding with them? Didn't we agree on this before we came?"
Yu Lin: "Didn't you say something bad was going to happen? Nothing's happened yet, so why keep making a scene? It's so embarrassing."
Girlfriend: "I don't care about losing face, I just want my down payment to be sent to me directly or handed over to the bank for escrow..."
In response to this.
The finance department summoned the director.
The director looked at Yu Lin and his companion with a serious expression: "We clearly stated in our original contract that you two are now asking for the down payment? This is not in accordance with the rules."
"Hurry up and leave! We'll process your case as soon as possible. If you disrupt our work here, we won't be so polite. We'll treat your case as a problem case, which is perfectly reasonable."
"By then..."
"Nobody knows when your case will be completed..."
Listen to his threatening words.
Yu Lin, looking frightened, waved his hands, "We didn't mean that, we'll leave now..." He then pulled his girlfriend, "Da Mei, let's go! Don't make a scene here..."
Da Mei: "Do you think this is just being unreasonable?"
Yu Lin: "Isn't that right? They've already agreed to expedite it for us... What more do you want..."
Da Mei: "I don't care! I'm not leaving until you give me my down payment... You're all lying... Why won't you give me my down payment? Give me my down payment..."
Yu Lin: "Shut up! Da Mei! If you keep making a scene, I'll really get angry..."
Da Mei: "You..."
Yu Lin: "What do you mean, 'you...'"
The two started arguing.
Finally, the director cited Yu Lin's feelings as the reason:
"Okay... I think you're a sensible person. I'll call the processing department in a bit and ask them to expedite it for you. One month! I guarantee your paperwork will be completed within a month, okay?"
"Are you still worried that our You Real Estate cares about your down payment? Our headquarters alone has an annual rent of two million, why would we care about your two hundred thousand? We are simply acting as intermediaries for two companies according to the agreement, ensuring the interests of both parties."
"If you insist on a down payment, that will definitely delay the application process by several months."
Hear this.
Yu Lin straightened his back even more. After exchanging a few polite words with the director, he pulled Da Mei away. Although Da Mei was still unwilling, she had no choice but to follow. As they walked, Yu Lin continued to scold her:
"What did I tell you when I came here: 'If I hadn't told you, the real estate companies would be fine,' you wouldn't have believed me..."
"It's just 200,000? They have no class whatsoever..."
"If you keep making a scene like this, what about my reputation? You can do whatever you want at home, but you have to give me face in public, you know that..."
"Just tell me whether this is right or wrong..."
"I'm asking you if you're wrong or not..."
...
Just when the director of You Real Estate thought it was over, and just as Yu and Lin were about to leave the headquarters.
Then I saw...
Suddenly, a cacophony of angry shouts erupted from downstairs at headquarters...