“Lara, are you off tomorrow?”
In the car, Jacob asked Lara.
“I am off; it’s a double weekend this week.”
Lara doesn’t have double weekends every week; sometimes, she has to go out for interviews on weekends.
“There’s a parent-child sports day at Macy Kindergarten tomorrow. If you have time, why not join us?”
“Uh, tomorrow?” A look of hesitation flashed across Lara’s face.
“If you have other plans, then forget it.”
Jacob waved his hand lightly. The reason he brought this up was mainly to avoid disappointing Macy too much, as most parents would likely attend the sports day. Previously, Kyra had specifically told him that it would be best if Macy’s mother could be there.
But Jacob naturally couldn’t ask Karen, so Lara, who has the best relationship with Macy, became the best choice.
“My roommate Vivian and I rented a place outside and planned to move tomorrow morning, but I can arrange the moving time for the afternoon since we don’t have much stuff anyway.”
Lara quickly came up with a solution. She and Vivian originally planned to move in the morning and then shop at a nearby supermarket in the afternoon. If they moved in the afternoon, they could do the shopping in the evening or on Sunday.
“Then how about this: you come to the parent-child sports day in the morning, and I’ll help you move in the afternoon. If there isn’t much luggage, we won’t need to hire a moving company; it would be a waste of money,” Jacob suggested.
“Okay, I’ll let Vivian know.”
Lara and Vivian were moving out of their school dormitory, so they didn’t have much stuff. Jacob’s car could easily fit everything. In fact, she had wanted to mention the moving to Jacob earlier but was afraid of bothering him.
“Alright, it’s settled then.”
Jacob nodded, while in his mind, he was considering whether he should also change houses. He currently had over 800,000 in his bank account, enough to buy a small apartment in Coastville outright.
However, given the speed at which his wealth was increasing, it seemed unnecessary. If he waited a bit longer, he could definitely afford to buy a larger house outright.
Ding! Triggered a time-limited task: [Wealthy Man’s Real Estate]
As a wealthy man, you should own your property globally. Take the first step towards home ownership!
Task content: Purchase a property that belongs to you within today.
Task reward: One real estate blind box.
Just as Jacob was contemplating whether to buy a house, the system made the decision for him.
Although he didn’t know what a “real estate blind box” could yield, based on the literal understanding, it should be a set of property.
In other words, if he bought a house, the system would gift him another one.
This buy-one-get-one-free deal must be taken advantage of! After dropping Lara off at her workplace, Jacob headed straight to a nearby real estate agency.
Since it was a time-limited task, time was of the essence, so Jacob’s only principle for buying a house this time was one word: fast!
“Sir, are you looking to rent or buy?”
At this moment, the real estate agency had just opened. A girl in work clothes was sweeping the floor. Upon seeing a customer enter, she quickly put down her broom.
“Buying a house, budget of 800,000, full payment, and I need to complete the transaction today!”
Jacob stated his demands in one breath.
“Sir, please have a seat.”
The girl was slightly taken aback and quickly invited Jacob to sit down.
Currently, the real estate market was quite sluggish, and houses were very hard to sell, especially in their store’s location, which consisted of old neighborhoods with average school districts. Therefore, the transaction volume was very low, and most of the clients they dealt with were looking to rent, making buyers like Jacob quite rare.
Moreover, the fact that he succinctly stated his requirements made him a prime client.
“May I ask your surname, sir?”
The girl handed Jacob a glass of water and politely inquired.
“No need for formality, my surname is Deby.”
“Hello, Mr. Deby, my name is Juliet Roats, you can just call me Xiao Wang.”
Juliet smiled as she sat down at the computer across from Jacob and introduced, “Here’s the thing: with your budget of 800,000, you can choose either a large one-bedroom or a small two-bedroom. Which type of layout do you prefer?”
“Two bedrooms, I guess.”
As Macy was growing up, she needed her own room, so buying a two-bedroom would also be suitable for living.
“If that’s the case, there happens to be a 65-square-meter two-bedroom for sale in the nearby Zoko Community, listed at 830,000, which fits your budget perfectly, Mr. Deby.”
While speaking, Juliet operated the computer, and soon the images of the house she mentioned appeared on the screen.
“Mr. Deby, this house was renovated three years ago, so compared to other old houses, its decoration style is quite new. Also, don’t be fooled by its 65 square meters; this type of old house has no shared area, so the usable area is equivalent to over 80 square meters of a new house.”
