Just as the deal was about to be closed and the sales achievement seemed to be within reach, Shen Nanyi suddenly burst into tears, interrupting the transaction. The salesgirl's mood soured.
"Would you two like to come with me to the VIP room?"
Seeing that Shen Nanyi's cries were getting louder and more people were looking over, the salesgirl tried her best to maintain a professional smile and sweetly reminded them.
Gently comforting Shen Nanyi, Zhao Shuyan also felt a bit embarrassed. Without objecting, she apologized to those around, then carried Shen Nanyi to the VIP room.
Holding Shen Nanyi in her arms, Zhao Shuyan seemed to think of something, but wasn't quite sure. Making an excuse that she was going to breast - feed Shen Nanyi, she told Shen Yi not to sign the contract yet before leaving.
The sales achievement that was almost in hand had to be postponed. The smile on the salesgirl's face was about to fade, but she still led Shen Yi to the VIP room.
On the other side, Zhao Shuyan carried Ling Xiaoxiao into a separate room, which was specially prepared for breastfeeding mothers.
"Nanyi, are you not satisfied with this house?"
Holding Shen Nanyi, Zhao Shuyan spoke softly, staring intently at the change in Shen Nanyi's expression.
Although it might seem strange to others to ask such a question to a few - month - old baby, Zhao Shuyan truly believed that her daughter was different from others.
"My, my name."
At this crucial moment and with no one around, Shen Nanyi stammered, trying to keep her words as concise as possible.
The room fell into a long silence. The only thing in Zhao Shuyan's mind was what Shen Nanyi had just said.
Her daughter was not even five months old, yet she could talk?
Zhao Shuyan's mood was extremely complex. After the initial surprise came fear. She quickly covered Shen Nanyi's mouth tightly and nervously looked around, afraid that someone would come in and take Shen Nanyi away as a monster.
Although Shen Nanyi had a mature mind, her body was still very fragile. Suddenly being covered by Zhao Shuyan like this, she had trouble breathing.
With her watery eyes looking at Zhao Shuyan and her small body struggling constantly, if Zhao Shuyan continued to cover her mouth, she might not live to see the next day.
After a while, Zhao Shuyan finally let go of Shen Nanyi. Finally able to breathe fresh air again, Shen Nanyi took two deep breaths.
Since Zhao Shuyan had such a strong reaction just because she said a few words, it was better for her not to speak. She could only look at Zhao Shuyan with her big watery eyes.
In the VIP room, the salesgirl was chatting happily with Shen Yi. She still wanted to sign the deal as soon as possible. She knew that delays could cause problems, as she had seen many such cases.
"Our community is one of the top - notch high - end communities in the vicinity. The surrounding facilities are very complete. There's a bilingual kindergarten in the community with excellent teaching staff."
It had to be said that the salesgirl had sharp observation skills. She could tell at a glance who was the most important person in Shen Yi's family.
Shen Yi was tempted by what the salesgirl said. He was a bit hesitant and kept telling himself to wait for Zhao Shuyan.
Fortunately, after a while, Zhao Shuyan came back with Shen Nanyi in her arms. On closer inspection, one could tell that Zhao Shuyan's expression was a bit strange.
"We definitely want to buy the house. I'd like to ask if we can put our daughter's name on the property deed."
On the way back, Zhao Shuyan still couldn't calm down. When she spoke, she would look at Shen Nanyi from time to time and put her hand in front of Shen Nanyi's mouth, ready to cover it at any time.
As long as Shen Nanyi dared to speak, she would immediately cover her mouth. She couldn't let anyone know that Shen Nanyi could already talk.
The salesgirl was a bit surprised and instinctively looked at Shen Yi to see the male master's opinion.
She had seen many cases of putting a child's name on the property deed, but she had never seen anyone buy a house for such a young child.
Without any hesitation, Shen Yi nodded, indicating that he had no objections. Most of the money for the new house was actually from Shen Nanyi. Moreover, he thought it was perfectly fine to buy a house for his daughter. His daughter deserved the best.
"We can add the baby's name, but since the baby is a minor and has no ability to bear debt, we can only put all three of your names on it. Is that okay with you?"
Fortunately, the salesgirl had seen many strange situations, like someone buying a house for their ex - wife but putting their current wife's name on it. So, in comparison, buying a house for one's own child seemed quite normal.
"… Okay."
After understanding the situation, Zhao Shuyan knew there was no other way for the time being and could only agree. She looked at Shen Nanyi in her arms with some worry.
No one could describe Shen Nanyi's current mood. She probably wanted to knock herself out.
The situation couldn't be changed. The contract for the old house had already been filled out. Shen Nanyi wasn't stupid enough to continue to stop it. The whole family couldn't sleep on the street.
What Shen Nanyi felt sad about was that she could have happily completed her task ahead of schedule, but now the task couldn't be completed and the money was gone. Could there be anything more miserable than this?
Looking around pitifully, Shen Nanyi almost burst into tears again.
Seeing that Shen Nanyi was about to cry again, the salesgirl quickly took out a lollipop from her pocket and handed it to Shen Nanyi.
In her eyes, kids always liked such things.
For an ordinary child, it would have been fine, but Shen Nanyi was special. One couldn't compare Shen Nanyi with an ordinary child.
Originally, Shen Nanyi had been holding back her tears, but seeing the salesgirl approaching, she was reminded of her sad situation again. She couldn't hold back her tears and they fell one by one. She looked even more pitiful.
"Baby, it's okay. When you grow up, Mom and Dad will transfer the house to your name, okay?"
Gently wiping away Shen Nanyi's tears, Zhao Shuyan comforted her softly, feeling a bit guilty.
If the couple had worked harder and saved more money before, they could have put the house in Shen Nanyi's name.
Shen Nanyi was already feeling miserable. After hearing what Zhao Shuyan said, she couldn't hold back her tears and cried again.
When would she reach adulthood? The task wouldn't wait!
Having lived for several lifetimes, Shen Nanyi had never been wronged because of money. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. She cried heart - rendingly.
After struggling in the capital for so long, buying a bigger house should have been a happy thing, but Shen Nanyi couldn't be happy at all. She even felt a bit desperate.
The adults had tried all the methods they could think of, but the more Shen Nanyi cried, the louder she got. Several times, she almost stopped breathing. Shen Yi was so anxious that he paced back and forth. This was the first time he had seen Shen Nanyi so sad. It was as if grief was flowing backwards in a river. His heart felt like it was being pricked by needles.
"Baby, stop crying. Uncle will take you to the antique market later, okay?"
Seeing Shen Nanyi crying like this, Zhao Qishan didn't know how to comfort the child and just said something casually.
The extremely sad Shen Nanyi suddenly stopped crying. She looked up at Zhao Qishan, thinking that she might be saved.