Rebirth of the Villainess: Young Master Lu’s Wicked Wife

The next day, Su Xiaofei indeed found her best friend furrowing as Xi Qian read the notice that she had received that morning. It was a letter of intention to buy her property at a slightly higher market price by a private development company.

Su Xiaofei paid attention to Xi Qian's face, knowing fully well that her best friend was confused and felt lost at the same time. It wouldn't be easy for Xi Qian to let go of her house, knowing how important it was to her.

"What is it, Qian?" She asked, feigning ignorance over the matter.

"Look, Feifei. Someone dropped this in my mailbox this morning, but I don't know what it means." Xi Qian replied, passing the letter towards Su Xiaofei.

Although Xi Qian could be considered smart compared to her peers, she had little to no knowledge when it came to legal matters such as this.

"I think it is what it is, Qian. They are willing to purchase the lot as well as the house you live in right now at a fair price. Have you mentioned this to anyone, especially to your parents?"

Xi Qian shook her head. What talk? Her parents seemed to have already forgotten that they had a daughter, now that they have their own families to tend to. Her meager monthly allowance arrived late sometimes, and she couldn't be bothered to give them a call and ask for more.

Xi Qian was thankful that Aunty Liu was regularly preparing their lunchboxes, so her meal expenses were considerably reduced in the past weeks, allowing her to save a little more than her usual budget.

"No. I feel like they wouldn't help me at all."

Su Xiaofei was pleased with her best friend's answer. They would be able to settle this easily, as long as her parents didn't find out about the sale of the property, but first…

"Qian, do you want to sell it? Considering that they are willing to purchase it at a slightly higher market price, I guess that it is important for them to acquire that property. With the amount you'll be getting from it, it should be enough to secure your tuition fee for med school."

Xi Qian heaved a deep breath and leaned on her seat. Of course, she knew that. It was just that the house and the lot was something she inherited from her deceased grandmother, and she had so many good memories in that house. It was normal for her to hold sentimental value in that place.

Still, what Su Xiaofei just said was right. She wouldn't have to worry about her tuition and lodging with that amount while attending med school. How can she not know how expensive the degree she was aiming for?

There was no way that her parents would help her to pay her tuition fees as they had already declared before that she only needed to finish high school, then she would be on her own. If she sold the house, she could avoid working while attending med school, but it was also clear that it was hard for her to let it go.

"I'm not sure what to do, Feifei. I also want to keep the house, but I'm also aware that I'm on an extremely tight budget." She confessed to her best friend.

Thankfully, most of their classmates had already left to go home, while Lu Qingfeng had a scheduled practice with the basketball team, so only the two of them remained.

"I'm not versed in this kind of talks and business too, Qian." Su Xiaofei chuckled. "Why don't we wait for Xiao Feng and ask him for his opinion."

Xi Qian didn't want to seek Lu Qingfeng's help, but among the three of them, he was the smartest one and had experience in dealing with business transactions. So she begrudgingly agreed and waited with Su Xiaofei for Lu Qingfeng to finish his practice.

"Feifei, what is it? You want to show me something?" Lu Qingfeng asked, when he arrived at the classroom, where Su Xiaofei and Xi Qian were waiting.

"Come here and help us, Xiao Feng. This came in Qian's mailbox this morning." Su Xiaofei said, allowing the young man to read the contents of the letter.

"It doesn't sound so bad. The location of your house must be a critical part of their planning, so they are willing to spend more compared to others." Lu Qingfeng commented, then glanced at Xi Qian. "You don't want to sell it?"

"I'm actually considering keeping it." Xi Qian admitted.

After all, that was where she grew up and made happy memories with her grandmother, the one who raised her when she was abandoned by her own parents.

"Xi Qian, I don't mean to be mean or anything… but keeping your house would cost you more in the state it is in." Lu Qingfeng said nonchalantly. He saw Xi Qian flinch from his words, but she needed to understand her situation and her options.

"As for the development company, they might give you trouble in the future just to force you to sell it at a lower price. You have to understand your bottom line and cut off the losses before it drags you down." He continued.

"What do I do then?" Xi Qian frowned, but she couldn't refute Lu Qingfeng's claims. Keeping the house and restoring it would cost her a lot of money, something that she was lacking at this very moment.

"Secure the copies of the original title of the property first, then seek a professional's help to appraise the actual price of your house. Only then we can think of how much compensation you could ask the development company to pay you.. Since you are already at legal age, naturally, you don't need the consent of your parents to sell it if it's already under your name, but if it isn't, then you have a problem if they contest it in court."