As An Eight Year Old, I Went Into Financial Management Behind My Parents Back - Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Waiting for the Appreciation

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Who would have thought that eight-year-old Lance could say such a thing? He even had a relaxed expression on his face after saying that.

This imposing manner did not seem like something a child could have.

The salesperson was stunned for a few seconds before she forced herself to come back to her senses. She smiled apologetically at Lance and said, “Little kid, this is against the rules. I’m sorry.”

Without hesitation, Lance held up three fingers.

“What about three houses?”

Three houses. The benefits generated were enough to tempt the salesperson.

But Lance was only an eight-year-old now. Who would believe a child?

The salesperson was helpless and just took it as a child’s joke.

The salesperson did not reply. When Fred regained his senses, he also felt that Lance was fooling around.

Although Lance had earned five million yuan, this was a bit too high profile.

Fred walked over to Lance and said to him, “Lance, don’t be so conspicuous. Besides, there’s no point in buying so many houses.”

Fred had kept a low profile all his life. How could he suddenly change?

He felt that it was a waste of money for Lance to buy three houses in one go.

When Fred’s words fell into his ears, Lance knew that he subconsciously wanted to refuse to buy three houses because he did not understand the benefits behind it. He thought that Lance just wanted to show off to his neighbor.

Or, he thought it was just something a child said without much thought.

“Let’s not buy it. Children just say things for…”

Before he could say the word “fun,” Lance stopped Fred.

“Daddy, I want to buy.”

“You’ll regret it if you don’t buy. The house here is good enough.”

Simple as it was, these two simple sentences revealed great determination.

Being stopped by Lance here, Fred felt embarrassed.

He had never kept a high-profile before, and he did not understand the purpose of buying so many houses. He intended to refuse, but looking into Lance’s round eyes, he hesitated.

His son was a genius kid praised by netizens.

Fred and Helen had tested whether Lance could handle high school content and found out that Lance did not lie. In that case, should he give 100% trust to Lance, who was smart enough?

“If you can’t buy it, stop bragging. Three houses? Your assets can barely afford a bathroom.”

“Not everyone has a good son. Since your son is so disobedient, you should teach him well. Otherwise, will he have a promising future?”

Before Fred, who had just come to his senses, could say anything, the neighbor couldn’t wait to start mocking him.

She saw Fred’s hesitation and misunderstood that he didn’t have the money to buy houses, and that he was embarrassed by the child’s playful words.

How could she let go of such an opportunity to show off?

Seeing this, Fred frowned.

He was indeed low-key, but it was not that he did not have a temper. This neighbor had repeatedly provoked him and belittled his well-behaved son. Even the most honest person had to fight back eventually.

Coincidentally, he intended to agree with his son’s idea.

“We’ve decided to buy three houses and we can sign the contract now,” Fred said seriously.

His expression was serious. He did not seem to be joking.

“Sir, you won’t regret choosing our neighborhood!”

“Please wait a moment. I’ll prepare it for everyone now.”

The salesperson almost burst out laughing when she saw this scene. She quickly handed the warm water to Fred and took good care of this big client, completely forgetting about the auntie wearing gold and silver.

At the same time, Lance was extremely satisfied.

Fortunately, Fred listened to him. This time, he was guaranteed to make a profit.

Moreover, he killed two birds with one stone. It was also a satisfying blow to the neighbor who looked down on him, and liked to show off. Well done!

“…?”

On the other side, Fred’s neighbor fell into silence.

He bought three houses just like that? Without careful consideration?

Most importantly, among the houses purchased by Fred’s family, there was one that she had her eye on!

The last glimmer of hope held by the neighbor was brutally extinguished when Fred took out his card.

The house that was within reach is now gone?

Most importantly, she intended to buy this house for her son. How could she, who had always liked to take advantage of others, suffer losses?

The neighbor’s brain worked quickly to come up with a good plan.

Just as the Fred family was about to leave the sales office after paying and briefly looking at the houses with the salesperson, the neighbor hurriedly went up to them and called out.

“Mr. Fred, Ms. Helen!”

What kind of tricks is she up to now? thought Lance upon hearing the sound.

Before he could figure it out, the neighbor caught up and began to speak.

“We’ve been neighbors for so many years, so there must be some goodwill between us. Since you’ve bought the house I had my eye on, I won’t hold it against you.”

That expression, she must want something from us, Lance narrowed his eyes.

Sure enough, the neighbor’s smile widened the next moment, even revealing eight teeth.

“Since we have a good relationship, I’ll be frank.”

“I’m still within this community and have taken a fancy to a new house. However, the price is higher than the previous one. I’m thinking of borrowing some money from you. What do you think?”

“Don’t worry, my son is very successful, and we both have credibility. As the saying goes, i if one borrows and pays back, it’s not difficult to borrow again! I’ll definitely return this money!”

As soon as the neighbor finished speaking, Lance thought she was weird.

Her skin was too thick!

Just now, she had arrogantly said that they were poor and did not deserve to buy a house. Now that she had witnessed their family’s financial resources, she began to “moral blackmail” them and wanted to borrow money from them?

It would be strange if they lend her the money!

Lance and his parents exchanged glances. After confirming that he was thinking the same thing as them, Lance crossed his arms and responded coldly.

“Madam, isn’t your son outstanding? Then why did you ask for a loan from our family when you could ask your son for it? It would be much simpler.”

Lance’s neighbor was instantly speechless.

Her son actually had a stable job. If she had bought the house she was looking at earlier, it would have still been within her budget. However, if she chose another house that she liked, the budget would definitely be insufficient!

If she had known, she wouldn’t have bragged so much.

The neighbor was instantly chagrined.

She stammered and tried to say something else. Lance slowly opened his mouth and said, “My parents will definitely not lend you money. That’s for sure. Now, our family is going to look at the houses. Is there anything else?”

With Lance’s words, no matter how thick-skinned the neighbor was, she could only keep quiet and step back silently.

The obstacle disappeared and Fred and Helen silently gave him a thumbs up. Lance smiled.

Their family could finally visit the houses.

…

The salesperson led them to view the houses, and after looking at three apartments, the family was satisfied with all of them.

While the salesperson rattled on about the structure of the houses to Fred and Helen, Lance stood in an inconspicuous position, myriad of thoughts in his mind.

His age was now the most inconvenient thing for him.

The age of eight made it very inconvenient for him to do many things, and he could not get support easily for anything he did.

Fortunately, this time his parents supported him and chose to buy the houses at his insistence.

Now that they had the houses, they could just wait for the prices to increase and make a killing!

However, after buying these three houses, there was not much left of the five million yuan. He had to change his mindset and choose a different way to make money.

While Lance was thinking, he saw the lottery station across the street through the French windows of the house.

Lottery ticket?

This was a profitable one.

Having the system in hand, he could buy lottery tickets and that would be a sure-fire way to win!