What's wrong with this lawyer?!-Chapter 616 - 196: You wanted 200,000 back, but I ended up taking 400,000. You don’t mind, right?_3

And now, to his surprise, they were actually calling him!

The others quickly fell silent as Lv Ziyang activated the speakerphone on his mobile phone and said, "Hello..."

"Hi, Mr. Lv, this is Wang Rui from Ya Shi. Are you free at the moment?"

"I’m not busy. What do you need? Get to the point."

On the other end, Wang Rui from the sales department forced back a sense of shame and said, "You mentioned before that you wanted to cancel the house purchase and the pre-sale agreement. Normally, in such cases, the deposit wouldn’t be refundable."

"I’ve made an application for you. You kept asking me about this, and I have no problem with it; the process was indeed underway. After all, the return of the money required the approval of the head office, as per company policy."

"After investigation, the head office took into consideration your situation and the need for the money, they’ve replied today that they’ve approved it, and you can have your two hundred thousand back."

"But you must understand, this refund is in light of your family’s situation, so we’ll need to sign a confidentiality agreement. You can’t post about it online or tell other property owners..."

Wang Rui across was still speaking, obviously looking for a way to step down gracefully.

However, on this end, the Lv family was already becoming excited.

"We, we can really get it refunded?" Lv Ziyang’s wife said with a mixture of excitement on her face.

Though it wasn’t quite as Lawyer Tang had said—no "begging" on their part was involved—it was clear that there was an issue, and Lawyer Tang was so capable!

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"Hurry up and agree! What are you waiting for? We have a chance to get it back now!" Lv Ziyang’s mother said anxiously.

His father and wife didn’t speak, but their eager expressions conveyed the same message to Lv Ziyang.

They just wanted the deposit back, and now that the company had agreed to refund it, they definitely should accept the offer straight away, lest they didn’t know what might happen next.

Yet, Lv Ziyang hesitated and said, "Well... Let me think about it and discuss it with my family first."

Wang Rui on the other end sounded perplexed, "But why? What’s there to discuss? You’ve been wanting to get your deposit back all along, and now the company has finally approved it. You shouldn’t delay and should come to complete the procedures quickly."

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"What if you wait and the leadership changes their mind? Then you may not be able to get a penny back!"

Wang Rui was more annoyed than puzzled, feeling the company had already shown him enough respect. "We agreed to refund your two hundred thousand, and yet you’re talking about needing to discuss it? What’s there to discuss?"

Lv Ziyang’s family was getting anxious and were about to speak again, but they were stopped.

"Still, it needs to be discussed, so let’s leave it at that for now. I’m hanging up."

After he hung up, Lv Ziyang’s mother could not help but shout, "What are you doing? Why didn’t you agree? They said they would refund the two hundred thousand!"

His wife, Xiaojuan, also chimed in, "Yeah, they’re saying that if you hesitate, what if the leaders change their minds? What are you waiting for? What’s there to discuss?"

Faced with his family’s questioning, Lv Ziyang brought out the contract he had signed with Tang Fangjing, "Have you all forgotten the contract I signed with Tang Fangjing?"

"He specifically told me that he would be leading the case, and I can’t privately agree to any settlement from the other party. If I do, I would have to pay the legal fee, which will amount to eighty thousand!"

In the heat of the argument, his wife couldn’t help but retort, "If he says eighty thousand, then eighty thousand it is? Out of two hundred thousand, he just opens his mouth and takes eighty?"

Lv Ziyang almost laughed out of exasperation, "Wife, it’s a contract, after all, and he’s one of the country’s top lawyers. We’ve signed it. Haven’t we learned our lesson from the purchase agreement we signed before that made the deposit non-refundable?"

"What will we do if he sues us? Who will be our lawyer then?"

It really was a bit frustrating for him. His parents growing up as farmers might not understand legal matters, but his wife was a genuine university graduate, yet she could say such a thing.

The previous lesson had already proven that contracts must not be signed carelessly. Once you’ve signed, it’s legally binding!

His wife fell silent. In truth, she wanted to suggest that since they were former classmates, they could offer him some money later on, but upon reflection, she decided against it.

Lv Ziyang paused then continued, "Dad, Mom, please don’t interfere with this. Xiaojuan, I know your parents are also anxious, but we can’t rush this."

"Out of the blue, just the day before yesterday, they sent us a demand letter saying they wouldn’t refund the deposit if we didn’t sign the contract, and now suddenly they’re willing to refund it. Surely it’s because Tang Fangjing did something. You don’t believe their nonsense, do you? That woman had already blocked me!"

Truth be told, Lv Ziyang hadn’t been so astute before; he was a tech nerd and never had much interest in these matters.

But after going through the deposit incident, he realized that even as a tech nerd, you need to understand a bit of this stuff, just to avoid being scammed one day.

Having been blocked before and now suddenly getting a call out of the blue, claiming she helped with the application—she had to be fooling ghosts.

"So what are you saying, that we refuse?" his wife asked again.

"Just tell them we’ve already hired a lawyer, and for anything, they should contact our lawyer," he replied.

It felt quite satisfying to leave something unsaid, simply letting the words hang in the air...

His wife and parents didn’t say another word, and Lv Ziyang redialed Wang Rui’s number, "Hello, I have discussed it with my family, and we’ve got a lawyer. Whatever it is, talk to our lawyer; he will decide."