Chapter 125 - 125: A Familiar Smile

"We're relocation households. We come to see the house," said Sophia.

The sales lady frowned slightly. She could not get a commission from contracts signed by relocation households. Of course, she was not very enthusiastic.

"These are house types. Please have a look." She threw them a file.

Sophia took the file and flipped it over. "This is just part of it, right?"

The file only had house types in one building. There were eight buildings in the Green Community. Obviously, this file couldn't cover all house types.

The sales lady didn't even give them a look, "Isn't one apartment enough for you to live in?"

Sophia was unhappy with her attitude, but she didn't want to argue with her. "I want to see other house types and think about it." She said patiently.

Before she finished talking, the sales lady suddenly stood up with a smile on her face. "Sir, are you here to see houses? We have a variety of household types to choose from. Would you like to have a look?"

When she said, she carried out a large stack of files and put them on the table.

Sophia was a little angry. The sales lady went to receive other customers before she finished her work here.

She turned and saw a familiar smile.

It was from Albert.

Kate was also very angry. Although they were demolition households, choosing a house was their legitimate right. Why should this sales lady look down on them?

When she turned back, she froze.

"You're…" Kate's eyes lit, "Mr. Pearson?"

Albert recognized Kate at a glance and went to her. "Mrs. Green. Long time no see."

Sophia had seen a picture of Albert at home before and knew that Kate had taught him. It had been a long time ago. Kate had a good eye and recognized Albert at a glance.

Albert had not changed much since middle school. He was just thinner and more mature.

The two sat down and talked about things in middle school.

"You were a good boy then. You studied well and never made trouble. It's just that..." Kate smiled, "A lot of girls come to you after class. It affected our class. Gave me a headache."

Albert looked up at Sophia and waved his hand at once. "No, no. There must be something wrong. No one ever looked for me."

The sales lady stood on the side, wondering what to do. The two she had just looked down started a good talk with the well-dressed gentleman. She specialized in all kinds of brands and was very good at identifying people from the brands of their clothes. This gentleman's suit was custom-made. It should cost twenty thousand dollars.

But the mother and daughter were dressed in cheap clothes, which cost about twenty dollars each. Besides, they were relocation households. The sales lady, of course, looked down on them.

But she didn't expect this woman to be the gentleman's teacher. This was awkward.

"Well… Please have a look at these houses." The sales lady immediately changed her face, and gallantly took a pile of files, "And these…"

She turned, poured three glasses of water, and put them on the table. "Please!"

Kate took the files and looked at them seriously.

"The eleventh and twelfth floors are good. The lighting is good. And they are quite clean."

Kate finally picked one and signed the contract.

After signing the contract, the sales lady asked Albert, "Would you like to buy a house, too, sir?"

Albert shook his head, "No."

The sales lady was shocked.

She was busy for nothing.

Albert's car was parked outside. He offered to send Kate and Sophia home in his car. After sending them home, he got in the car.

Ryan was very proud, "Mr. Pearson, I did a good job this time, did I? I happen to know the developer, so I knew they would come to pick houses. I'm so smart, am I? Should you give me a bonus?"

"That saleslady… Fire her." Albert interrupted him.

"But the buildings are not Pearson's. Would it be too much for you to fire someone else's staff?" Said Ryan.

"Then make them Pearson's."

"Well… what do you want to do with this property? Sell it to others? That's kind of troublesome."

"They will be our staff quarters," Albert said calmly.

Ryan's hands shook, and his voice trembled. "Sir, I... I'm also your staff. Old staff!"

Albert's lips curled up. "By the way, keep the one across from Green's." He added.

***

According to the contract, the house would be delivered by the end of the year. The buildings Sophia lived in would be torn down after the New Year.

For the other apartment in ordinary residential areas, Kate had not chosen yet. She planned to pick one in a few more days.

Residents in the community were also on the move, looking for their desired housing, and many had signed the contract. One of Sophia's neighbors moved very quickly. The apartment they chose was an early built building that had been delivered. After signing the contract, they started to move the next day.

When Sophia came home at noon, she saw Kate helping the neighbor move. The family had lived there for more than a decade. There were lots of trivial things in the house. It was kind of troublesome to pack these things. As their neighbor, Kate went to help.

Sophia also entered and said, "What can I do for you, Mrs. Martha?"

Mrs. Martha was packing clothes. When she heard Sophia speak, she poked her head out. "Oh, Sophia… Could you help me pack up what I can sell on the balcony and put them into a sack? They are all unwanted. I will take them to the collection depot and sell them out."

"Yeah." Sophia stepped out onto the balcony.

It was a mess on the balcony. Mrs. Martha had packed all the useful things in cartons and took them away. There were only some old things left.

Mrs. Martha found a pair of labor gloves for Sophia to wear and asked her to pack things that could be sold and leave others behind.

The collection depot recovered paper, plastic, iron, etc.. Sophia checked the things one by one and put them in different sacks so that they could be easily weighed.