Mrs. Jing found herself outnumbered. Her adversary, Director Yu Caini, was clearly well-prepared, employing a dual strategy of feigning pitiableness and leveraging her authority.
"For now, let's not sell. I need to discuss it with my husband," Mrs. Jing said. Under pressure from her superiors, she decided to avoid a direct confrontation for the time being; refusing outright would mean risking her job.
An official one level higher can crush you; moreover, Yu Caini had powerful backers.
"Think about it, Su Lanzi. Property prices are dropping sharply. You never know, in a couple of days, even downtown properties might stop trading," said a bald, potbellied middle-aged man, blowing smoke rings that filled the room with haze. He was Section Chief Liu Ke Yuan.
In the apocalypse, property and cars had lost their value, and Jing Shu hadn't planned on selling at an exorbitant price just to scam someone.
