I Want to Buy a House
“This document is entrusted to you.” Director Li placed the document in his hand solemnly into Su Xiaotian’s.
He never imagined that he would end up asking an underage girl to take on this translation job.
Although he already knew Su Xiaotian had the capability, Director Li couldn't help himself.
“Student Su, time is tight, and the accuracy requirement is high. You must be cautious and more cautious, careful and more careful!”
Su Xiaotian nodded solemnly as well, “I understand the gravity of the situation, Director Li. Please rest assured, I will complete the task on time, with quality and quantity guaranteed!”
Seeing Su Xiaotian’s serious demeanor, Director Li felt much more at ease.
“Director Li, I understand the importance of this document and know how significant the losses to the country would be if there were translation errors!”
Director Li was surprised that Su Xiaotian, at such a young age, could say such a thing.
This child was truly sensible.
At this moment, Director Li felt even more strongly that a disciple of Chi Ge was indeed a disciple of Chi Ge, unlike others.
After signing the contract with Director Li, Su Xiaotian took the document and headed home.
On the way, Su Xiaotian carefully protected the document, fearing any accidents.
Fortunately, she arrived home safely.
When Su Xiaotian announced that she had obtained the translation document, almost everyone couldn’t believe it.
Yet, they also felt it wasn’t entirely unbelievable, as Su Xiaotian had always been the most incredible person, hadn’t she?
From that day on, Su Xiaotian began her life of meticulously translating the document.
She had to attend school during the day, and with many eyes and ears at school, Su Xiaotian dared not bring the document there.
The only time available for translation was at night.
To ensure the translation was as perfect as possible, Su Xiaotian could only stay up late every night.
Yu Ruiyuan, seeing Su Xiaotian’s deteriorating complexion after only three days, felt immense heartache.
“Xiaotian, can we give up this job? Look at you, you’ve become so gaunt in just three days. It pains me to see it!”
“Godmother, it’s alright. I’m young. I’ll be fine after resting for a couple of days once the translation is finished.”
After three days, Su Xiaotian had only translated about one-third of the document.
Director Li had set a deadline of ten days, and Su Xiaotian felt this pace was about right.
“Xiaotian, if you need money, your godmother will give it to you.”
As her only granddaughter, even if it was a goddaughter, Yu Ruiyuan treated her as her own.
Su Xiaotian smiled and, holding Yu Ruiyuan’s hand, swayed it as she said, “Godmother, I have money, really.”
“If you have money, why are you working so hard to earn it!”
Yu Ruiyuan clearly didn’t believe Su Xiaotian’s words.
To have a little child worrying about earning money, she wouldn’t believe it if she said it wasn’t because she was short of money.
“Godmother, I have saved up some money and plan to save a bit more to buy a siheyuan.”
Su Xiaotian didn’t intend to keep the matter of buying a house a secret for too long. Eventually, people would know, so it was better to reveal it now.
“What?” Yu Ruiyuan asked disbelievingly.
“Godmother, I just want to buy a house. You see, with our whole family, we can’t always be bothering you.”
“You child, are you keeping score with your godmother? What kind of relationship do we have?”
“That’s different. Relationship is relationship, and life is life. Godmother, please don’t worry, I already have quite a bit of money!”
Su Xiaotian earnestly guaranteed that she indeed had a considerable amount of money.
In addition to the income from selling ingredients during this period, Su Xiaotian had also inadvertently identified two small antiques, which she then sold, earning a little money.
Combined with what she had saved all along, she had around twenty thousand yuan.
This sum was not insignificant in this era.
Twenty thousand yuan was enough to buy a siheyuan if one wasn’t too picky, but Su Xiaotian wanted to prepare a bit more money to have choices.
“How much money can a little child like you have?” Yu Ruiyuan didn’t believe Su Xiaotian actually had money.
She knew the Su family’s situation.
Let alone a child like Xiaotian not having money to buy a house, even the elders of the Su family probably couldn’t come up with a large sum of money to buy a house.
Su Xiaotian leaned closer to Yu Ruiyuan’s ear and whispered a number.
Yu Ruiyuan gasped aloud.
“What did you say?”
“Grandma Yu, it’s true. You heard correctly. This is how much money I have.”
As Su Xiaotian spoke, she felt a hint of regret. If it weren’t for the sheer number of influential people in Beijing, preventing her from finding hidden gems, she would have made a fortune with her skills. How could she have only found two small antiques, and those were the truly worthless ones?
“Xiaotian, tell Grandma, where did you get this money?” Yu Ruiyuan asked anxiously.
Could it be that this child had done something illegal or immoral?
Su Xiaotian then briefly explained how she had accidentally discovered antiques and sold them.
Yu Ruiyuan was surprised that Su Xiaotian had such a skill to appraise antiques.
“You child, you’re so daring. What if they were fakes? Wouldn’t you have lost money?”
Yu Ruiyuan glared at Su Xiaotian reproachfully. She was such a well-behaved child, why was she so bold?
“Godmother, no. I bought it from a roadside stall for a few yuan.”
For something that cost a few yuan, even if she had misidentified it, the loss wouldn’t be significant.
But Su Xiaotian, relying on the little knowledge she had learned from books, had actually discerned the authenticity and made a small profit.
Hearing this, Yu Ruiyuan didn’t say much more.
As Su Xiaotian had said, for a few yuan, it wasn’t worth fussing over. Even if she had misjudged, it was just like losing a few yuan.
“Xiaotian, what kind of house are you planning to buy?”
Yu Ruiyuan began to consider whether she should sell one of her own houses to Su Xiaotian at a discount.
If she told the old man about this, it should be acceptable, right?
Su Xiaotian clearly sensed Yu Ruiyuan’s intention and quickly said, “Godmother, please don’t think about giving me your house. I don’t want it. I don’t even want it if you sell it to me cheaply.”
One should be grateful, but the person being thanked should not endlessly take advantage of that gratitude.
“Xiaotian, your money is enough to buy a siheyuan in Beijing, but it’s a bit short for a good one.”
Su Xiaotian nodded, “That’s why I’m still working hard to earn money. In these ten days, I can earn a thousand yuan.”
What she didn’t say was that a thousand yuan was just a starting point. If she did this job well, similar business opportunities would come knocking in the future.
Earning money through some text-based work was faster than other methods.
Yu Ruiyuan nodded upon hearing this, “That’s not a bad point. Your grandmother and the others work hard at the restaurant all day, and their earnings might not even be as much as yours.”
The figure Yu Ruiyuan mentioned was calculated after deducting costs.
She didn’t know that the fresh shrimp, fish, and even fresh fruits and vegetables at the restaurant were all provided by Su Xiaotian, at a very low friendly price, so the restaurant’s costs were not high.