Chapter 52: The Final Transaction with Wang Shanshan

Having agreed on the price with Cao Kun, Wang Shanshan immediately steered the conversation to the next phase.

"Now that the price is settled, let's talk about how many hours of girlfriend time you want to buy."

Ten thousand yuan for eight hours was merely the unit price; it wasn't the total value of the transaction.

If Cao Kun only bought ten thousand yuan worth of girlfriend time, Wang Shanshan wouldn't even bother continuing the negotiation.

After all, ten thousand yuan would hardly make a dent in her hefty university tuition fees, and she still wouldn't have enough to cover her college expenses.

Cao Kun knew this as well, which meant this was destined to be much more than a ten-thousand-yuan deal.

Facing Wang Shanshan's question, Cao Kun lit another cigarette. He thought for a moment before tossing the question back to her.

"Never mind, you tell me. How many hours of girlfriend time do you want to sell?"

Seeing Cao Kun throw the ball back into her court, Wang Shanshan didn't stand on ceremony and began calculating seriously.

Tuition at Haicheng University was over twenty thousand yuan a year. Add living expenses, accommodation, routine cosmetics, and decent clothes, and the annual total would easily come to fifty or sixty thousand.

Moreover, that amount would only afford a rather ordinary lifestyle—while she wouldn't have to suffer hardships, she wouldn't enjoy any luxuries either.

If she wanted a comfortable, well-off college life, she would need to add a bit more on top of that baseline.

At least another twenty thousand.

An annual budget of eighty thousand yuan would allow her to live a comfortable and pleasant life in college.

And eighty thousand a year for four years came out to a staggering three hundred and twenty thousand!

Hiss...

After arriving at this figure, Wang Shanshan couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath.

Such a huge sum of money!

Would Cao Kun really agree to such a large amount?

After all, three hundred and twenty thousand!

That was truly no small sum!

However, if she didn't get Cao Kun to hand over the money all at once, what would she do if he changed his mind later and refused to engage in this kind of transaction anymore? Where would she go to get the money?

Therefore, for the sake of security, she had to secure the entire four years of college expenses in one go.

As for whether Cao Kun would agree, everything was open to negotiation!

In any case, he had to buy at least two hundred and forty thousand yuan worth of girlfriend time.

Two hundred and forty thousand meant sixty thousand a year, which was the absolute bare minimum college budget she had calculated. She couldn't possibly lower her terms any further.

With this in mind, Wang Shanshan looked at Cao Kun and said, "What do you think of three hundred and twenty thousand? Can you buy three hundred and twenty thousand yuan worth of girlfriend time all at once?"

Her tone carried a very distinct air of negotiation.

After all, she figured that three hundred and twenty thousand was a massive amount for Cao Kun as well.

To Wang Shanshan's surprise, however, the expression on Cao Kun's face didn't change at all.

In fact, with just a slight nod, he agreed.

"No problem. I'll buy three hundredizations—uh, three hundred and twenty thousand yuan worth of girlfriend time from you then. WeChat or bank card?"

Astonished that Cao Kun agreed so readily, Wang Shanshan instantly felt a twinge of regret, wishing she had asked him to buy more.

After all, an extra ten thousand yuan only added another eight hours, something that would pass in the blink of an eye.

Still, Wang Shanshan merely thought about it and didn't push him to buy more.

She was worried that showing such a greedy and insatiable demeanor might cause Cao Kun to change his mind.

Therefore, three hundred and twenty thousand it was; she would lock it down first.

Besides, it wasn't like they could only do this once. If he wanted to buy more in the future, she could continue selling to him.

Of course, the probability of that was rather slim.

Because three hundred and twenty thousand yuan would buy a full two hundred and fifty-six hours of girlfriend time from her.

That worked out to over a thousand yuan per hour.

Instead of spending money so foolishly, one might as well just date a regular girlfriend in college—no matter how many hours it was, it wouldn't cost a single cent.

Thus, this was basically a one-off deal.

Five minutes later!

Looking at the text message notification on her phone confirming a bank deposit of three hundred and twenty thousand yuan, Wang Shanshan finally felt completely at ease.

With this money, she wouldn't have any other financial worries for the four years of her university life.

Next, Wang Shanshan and Cao Kun added a few conditions and restrictions to the transaction.

First and foremost was that once the agreement was reached, neither party was allowed to go back on their word under any circumstances.

In other words, starting from now, the three hundred and twenty thousand yuan belonged to Wang Shanshan, while Cao Kun possessed two hundred and fifty-six hours of girlfriend time.

No matter which of them wanted to renege or terminate the deal, it was not allowed!

The transaction had to be fulfilled completely!

On this point, both of them shared the exact same thought.

Because Wang Shanshan worried that Cao Kun might back out and demand his money back.

And Cao Kun was equally concerned that Wang Shanshan might renege and reclaim the two hundred and fifty-six hours of girlfriend time she had sold him.

Secondly, there were some miscellaneous clauses.

For instance: whenever Cao Kun wanted to use his girlfriend time, it had to be convenient for Wang Shanshan.

He couldn't just summon her while she was right in the middle of a class.

Furthermore, their relationship could not be made public; they had to maintain their respective images on campus and in the eyes of their classmates.

Additionally, neither of them was allowed to interfere in the other's romantic endeavors.

That meant if Cao Kun dated someone else in college, Wang Shanshan couldn't interfere, and if Wang Shanshan found a boyfriend, Cao Kun couldn't interfere either.

Apart from these, there were various minor details.

In short, the two of them spent nearly an hour discussing and finalizing all these terms and conditions.

And the very first thing Cao Kun did after the discussion ended was make Wang Shanshan put her hair up in twin ponytails...

At 6:00 PM!

Humming a cheerful little tune, Cao Kun stepped out of his house.

After staying indoors for the entire day, his mood had become delightfully light.

Descending from the upstairs apartment, Cao Kun took out his phone and directly dialed Liu Yuling, a real estate agent in Haicheng.

As soon as the call connected, before Cao Kun could even speak, Liu Yuling's excited voice rang out.

"Five times! It has already multiplied by a full five times! Cao Kun, you are going to make a absolute fortune! The properties you bought have already appreciated by fivefold!"

Hearing Liu Yuling's thrilled voice, the corners of Cao Kun's lips curved upward.

Only five times, and she was already making such a fuss?

He had to remember that the area he bought into was slated to be the very center of the future Yundong Special Zone, where starting prices would easily reach two to three hundred thousand yuan per square meter.

The news about the Yundong Special Zone had only broken today, so people's heads were still spinning.

In just two more days!

Once everyone calmed down and started analyzing the topography of the Yundong District, that would be when the properties in Cao Kun's hands would truly flex their muscle.

Because by then, anyone who wasn't blind could see that with no room to expand westward, and northern and southern expansion restricted, the zone could only develop eastward.

And with eastward expansion, the previously most remote eastern suburb of Yundong District would suddenly become the core center of the future Yundong Special Zone!

When that time came, the properties in Cao Kun's hands would at least multiply a dozen times!

Twenty times or more was entirely possible!