Mahesh watched Jasmine's expression. He immediately understood that she liked it. He knew exactly that when it came to buying a house or furniture or household items in a progressive household, females had upper hand over the males. Since Jasmine liked it, the deal would be finalized. "So what do you think, Zain Bhai?", he asked with pretentious courtesy.
Zain smiled shyly, gazing at Jasmine with loving eyes. "We liked it. The house is perfect for us. If you don't mind, let's finalize the deal today itself.", he said. Usha Tai was disappointed but she still had one more weapon with her - the rent price. " Nothing is over yet. Once they get to know about the price, they will only say no.", she thought. Mahesh beamed in happiness. "Ok! Before finalizing the deal, do you have any price in mind?", he asked excitedly. "We told you our price before looking for rent.", Zain said while Jasmine nudged his hand. She didn't expect Zain to jump in too soon for finalizing the deal. She thought of discussing about it for a day and then coming back. She also wanted to know how much they were charging for the rent. She had discussed this before to Zain that they would ask for the price first then discuss about it and then come back later. Now they will never get to bargain about the price.
"Oh yeah I remembered. It was Rs 20000.", Mahesh said. Zain looked surprised. He hadn't mentioned an exact price. He had just mentioned the range between Rs 10000 and Rs 20000. "Tai, you have no problem for Rs 20000 per month as rent, no?" Mahesh asked. Tai thought deeply. She had listed the rent price as Rs.15000 per month and she was going to get Rs.5000 extra. Mahesh had given guarantee that he would get them to pay the rent regularly. But she didn't trust him. He would forget about it as soon as the deal is finalized.
" The price is fine. But I need a writing in a paper that the rent will be paid regularly. Then only I will agree.", she said firmly. Jasmine was disappointed with turn of events. She knew this would happen. Zain was too naive. He should have let her taken the charge. "Everything is mentioned in the document. You don't worry about it, Tai. Nowadays everything included clauses related to price is mentioned in the document. Where will they go without paying you rent? Anyway, you are staying downstairs. So they will not escape.", he said. Zain and Jasmine stared at him in anger. "I was joking, Zain Bhai. Don't take seriously." he said.
Tai was still not convinced. "I need to know one more thing.", she said. Mahesh was already getting frustrated with her constant questioning. "Are they couple? If they are couple, they need to prove they are married with marriage certificate. I don't want any unmarried couple in my house." Jasmine and Zain stared at each other. They were couple but not married. They had just started dating since few months. They planned to understand each other by living in together because almost all their friends were doing that and they thought they should try too. "Hmm.. We are..", Zain tried to speak but was immediately interrupted by Mahesh. "They are brother and sister. Don't worry, Tai. You are overthinking." Mahesh said.
Zain wanted to punch Mahesh for this lie. He could have told that they were married. It was easy to get a fake certificate. He looked at Jasmine. It was evident from her face. She didn't like it. "Ok! They do seem like one.", Usha Tai said, burning more fuel to Jasmine's anger. She hated it. "I don't want any wrong things going in my house. Mahesh, I want this mentioned in the clause. I don't want any lafda (fights) in my house.", Tai continued. Mahesh nodded his head. "Tai, you have any more clause. Just mention it in piece of paper and I will put that in the document.", he said ironically.
(To be continued)
Zain smiled shyly, gazing at Jasmine with loving eyes. "We liked it. The house is perfect for us. If you don't mind, let's finalize the deal today itself.", he said. Usha Tai was disappointed but she still had one more weapon with her - the rent price. " Nothing is over yet. Once they get to know about the price, they will only say no.", she thought. Mahesh beamed in happiness. "Ok! Before finalizing the deal, do you have any price in mind?", he asked excitedly. "We told you our price before looking for rent.", Zain said while Jasmine nudged his hand. She didn't expect Zain to jump in too soon for finalizing the deal. She thought of discussing about it for a day and then coming back. She also wanted to know how much they were charging for the rent. She had discussed this before to Zain that they would ask for the price first then discuss about it and then come back later. Now they will never get to bargain about the price.
"Oh yeah I remembered. It was Rs 20000.", Mahesh said. Zain looked surprised. He hadn't mentioned an exact price. He had just mentioned the range between Rs 10000 and Rs 20000. "Tai, you have no problem for Rs 20000 per month as rent, no?" Mahesh asked. Tai thought deeply. She had listed the rent price as Rs.15000 per month and she was going to get Rs.5000 extra. Mahesh had given guarantee that he would get them to pay the rent regularly. But she didn't trust him. He would forget about it as soon as the deal is finalized.
" The price is fine. But I need a writing in a paper that the rent will be paid regularly. Then only I will agree.", she said firmly. Jasmine was disappointed with turn of events. She knew this would happen. Zain was too naive. He should have let her taken the charge. "Everything is mentioned in the document. You don't worry about it, Tai. Nowadays everything included clauses related to price is mentioned in the document. Where will they go without paying you rent? Anyway, you are staying downstairs. So they will not escape.", he said. Zain and Jasmine stared at him in anger. "I was joking, Zain Bhai. Don't take seriously." he said.
Tai was still not convinced. "I need to know one more thing.", she said. Mahesh was already getting frustrated with her constant questioning. "Are they couple? If they are couple, they need to prove they are married with marriage certificate. I don't want any unmarried couple in my house." Jasmine and Zain stared at each other. They were couple but not married. They had just started dating since few months. They planned to understand each other by living in together because almost all their friends were doing that and they thought they should try too. "Hmm.. We are..", Zain tried to speak but was immediately interrupted by Mahesh. "They are brother and sister. Don't worry, Tai. You are overthinking." Mahesh said.
Zain wanted to punch Mahesh for this lie. He could have told that they were married. It was easy to get a fake certificate. He looked at Jasmine. It was evident from her face. She didn't like it. "Ok! They do seem like one.", Usha Tai said, burning more fuel to Jasmine's anger. She hated it. "I don't want any wrong things going in my house. Mahesh, I want this mentioned in the clause. I don't want any lafda (fights) in my house.", Tai continued. Mahesh nodded his head. "Tai, you have any more clause. Just mention it in piece of paper and I will put that in the document.", he said ironically.
(To be continued)
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