"Good afternoon, this is Yang Xiao."
"Oh, Mr. Yang?! What is it you're calling about?"
The voice on the other line was that of an elderly man.
"I'm sorry to pull this on short notice, but I will be moving out of my apartment today. Can I have my deposit money wired to my account?"
There was a short pause, before the elderly man chose to answer Yang Xiao.
"Mr. Yang, this is too sudden! You didn't give enough notice ahead regarding your plan to move out! You will have to forfeit 50 percent of your deposit money!"
"What?!! 50 percent?! You can't do this to me Mr. Lau! I have never owed a single rent since I moved in, why would you say that you would not give me my full deposit money?!"
Disbelief colored the voice of Yang Xiao as he heard what he presumed to be a ridiculous suggestion coming from his landlord.
