Chapter 45:
The term "haunted house" was something only people in the real estate industry had heard of.
Of course, it didn't mean the house was actually haunted by ghosts. It simply meant someone had died in it.
Houses like these were usually avoided like the plague by regular buyers. Because of that, salespeople almost never mixed the documents for haunted houses with normal properties. They had no intention of selling them anyway.
After all, no one wanted to spend money on a house where someone had died.
So when the beautiful saleswoman heard Tang Yu's question, her reaction was so extreme.
"Mr. Tang… are you… joking with me?" The saleswoman came back to her senses and tried to cover her embarrassment with a smile.
These three were so young—how could they possibly want a haunted house?
Before Tang Yu could answer the saleswoman, Hu Tao's eyes lit up. She grabbed Tang Yu's hand excitedly: "Tang Yu, does a haunted house really have ghosts?!"
Beautiful saleswoman: "...."
"I'm not joking," Tang Yu said, gently scraping Hu Tao's nose. He turned back to the saleswoman before answering Hu Tao: "It's not a house with actual ghosts—it's a house where someone died, and not from natural causes."
"Oh!" Hu Tao pouted, looking a little disappointed.
She had thought a haunted house would actually have ghosts!
After receiving Tang Yu's confirmation, the saleswoman still found it hard to believe.
But the facts were right in front of her—she couldn't deny it.
"Since you know about haunted houses, it means you already understand this side of things," the saleswoman said seriously, looking at Tang Yu. "I do have one haunted house here. It's also a standalone villa, 5 mu (≈3.3 acres), priced at 20 million yuan."
Only 20 million for 5 mu?
When Tang Yu's trio heard this price, their eyes instantly lit up.
"Where is the villa?" Hu Tao asked the saleswoman.
She wasn't even afraid of real ghosts, so naturally she wouldn't fear a house where someone had died.
"Mm, it's on the edge of Mother Hen Mountain in southern Shanghai," the saleswoman replied.
"Mother Hen Mountain?" Tang Yu said: "The one where the owner was broken into by thieves and dismembered?"
The saleswoman nodded: "Yes, that's the one."
Tang Yu fell into thought.
Ever since he decided to buy a house, he had looked up a lot of information about standalone villas online.
Later, he learned about the existence of haunted houses.
And among standalone villas in Shanghai, there was only one haunted one: the villa on Mother Hen Mountain.
Ten years ago, the owner of that villa moved in with his wife and daughter. While the family was celebrating in the courtyard, a group of thieves broke in to rob them. When they were discovered, the thieves went all out—first raping the wife and daughter, then dismembering the owner and burying him in the villa's garden.
The case only came to light a month later.
At the time, the news caused a huge sensation.
The incident became known as the Mother Hen Mountain Murder Case.
"Any discount?" Tang Yu asked the saleswoman seriously.
"Yes!" The saleswoman didn't beat around the bush: "I can give you a 3 million yuan discount. And if you really buy it, you can also get a loan."
With a 3 million discount, that brought it down to 17 million yuan.
"We can buy it," Hu Tao nodded, looking toward Tang Yu.
Silver Wolf added: "Considering current real estate prices, we're only making profit. Of course, reselling it later would be difficult."
The saleswoman explained: "Haunted houses are hard to resell, which is why almost no one dares buy them. That's also why the price is so low." "You've thought it through? If you sign the contract and then back out, don't blame me for enforcing the terms."
The customer is always right, of course— but some ugly truths still needed to be said upfront.
Tang Yu nodded: "Don't worry. We're buying it precisely because it's haunted."
Seeing Tang Yu's mind was made up, the saleswoman was secretly delighted. Selling a haunted house actually earned her more commission than a normal one.
"Then when do you want to inspect the house?" the saleswoman asked. "After inspection, we sign the contract and pay. Will you pay in installments or in full?"
"Installments," Tang Yu said.
Although he currently had the ability to pay in full, loans were loans—he could keep the cash for bigger things.
After this house purchase, Tang Yu realized money was still extremely important.
So, a new idea formed in his mind: make money like crazy.
And which industry made money the fastest? Gaming, naturally.
In this world, there was still no Genshin Impact.
This was his chance to make a fortune.
Once he had enough capital, Tang Yu would acquire a game company and turn it into this world's miHoYo.
"Alright!" The saleswoman nodded. "Inspection requires a 500,000 yuan deposit. After paying, you can inspect anytime."
"If you're not satisfied and don't want to buy, the deposit will be fully refunded."
"Done!" Tang Yu paid the deposit without hesitation.
Afterward, the saleswoman handed him a set of keys.
"Right now?" she asked Tang Yu.
Before Tang Yu could answer, Hu Tao spoke: "We'll go at night. You can't see much during the day!"
Beautiful saleswoman: "....."
Sweat appeared faintly on her forehead!
Didn't these 2D girls fear ghosts?
"At night… I'll be off work, and that place…" The saleswoman looked at Hu Tao, stammering, unable to finish.
Off work was just an excuse— she really didn't want to go to that creepy place at night.
Tang Yu naturally saw through the saleswoman's thoughts. He looked at her: "We'll inspect it ourselves."
Hearing this, the saleswoman looked like she had been granted amnesty.
Afterward, Tang Yu's trio got up to leave.
The saleswoman walked them to the door.
Just then, the two fat aunts happened to walk in.
The moment they saw Tang Yu, their eyes widened. They blocked the trio's path:
"You little punk—what did you do to us last night?"
The two aunts were furious!
Tang Yu told them to run and apologize, and they actually did. There had to be something supernatural involved.
They had to get answers, or they wouldn't rest easy.
Tang Yu had no intention of dealing with these stubborn aunts. He took Hu Tao and Silver Wolf's hands and walked around them, heading forward.
"Stop right there!" Seeing this, the two aunts shouted at Tang Yu's back.
Tang Yu stopped, turned around, and gave a devilish smile. He looked at the two aunts and said: "Looks like you still don't know you're wrong. Go run 10 kilometers and shout that you're old hens."
Hu Tao: "..."
Silver Wolf: "..."
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