It was getting late, and everyone had had enough fun, so they all went to sleep. This was the first time I slept in the same bed with Brick, and I was awakened in the middle of the night by his loud snoring and grinding of teeth. I was shocked, wondering how his roommates could tolerate him to survive. I kicked him twice to calm him down temporarily, and I took this opportunity to go to sleep quickly. But not long after, his voice started again, so I kicked him twice again, and I spent the whole night half asleep and half awake.

The next morning, Brick got up early. Exercising every morning is his compulsory course. After Brick left, I was finally able to sleep soundly and enjoy this sunny morning. Not long after I fell asleep, I was woken up again. When I opened my eyes, Xia Xue, Taozi, and Bai Qing were standing by the bed, pointing at me and laughing. I didn't know what they were laughing at, so I could only look at them in confusion. Taozi was kind to me and took a mirror to show me. Then I found that there was a mouse painted on my face. Brick was so bored that he could do such a thing. But seeing them happy, I laughed too.

At this moment, Xia Xue's mother passed by the door and said with a stern face: "What are you doing? He hasn't gotten up yet. Respect yourselves!"

Xia Xue and the others were so scared that they ran out quickly. My heart was pounding, and I quickly put on my clothes and pants. When I went out, Xia Xue's mother had already gone downstairs. Xia Xue and the others were still standing at the door laughing. I stood in the corridor, breathing in the fresh air, and the golden light was shining all over the world. Zhuantou also came back from outside, his naked upper body was sweaty, and there was a towel hanging around his neck. We were standing on the second floor, and the view was quite wide, at least we could see the nearby area. Then I found that the surroundings were much emptier than the last time I came here. Many places were ruins, and many bulldozers rumbled back and forth.

"What's going on?"

"Demolition." Xia Xue said, "This place is close to the city center, and it should have been demolished a long time ago. We have just reached an agreement on the terms and construction has begun. In the future, a tall building will be built here, and every household will receive good compensation."

I then remembered that the last time I came here with Ye Zhan, every household indeed had the word "demolition" on their walls, so I joked, "Your house is so big, you must be able to get a good compensation, right? Little rich woman, please support me!"

Unexpectedly, when she said this, Xia Xue's eyes dimmed and she said softly, "This yard is the hard work of my grandfather. He spent a lot of effort to build it, and it was something he was proud of all his life. Now he is old, and this is his final resting place. Although it is outdated and dilapidated, he said he would never tear it down, no matter how much money he was offered!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the side room below suddenly opened, and a gray-haired old man walked out slowly with a cane. The skin on his face looked like a wind-dried rock wall, and it was obvious that he was very old. Xia Xue shouted, "Grandpa!"

The old man raised his head, looked carefully, and finally recognized Xia Xue. A smile broke out on his wrinkled face.

"When did you come?"

"Last night." Xia Xue said as she walked downstairs, and the rest of us followed quickly.

We went downstairs and came to Grandpa Xia Xue. When I saw this old man, I couldn't help but stand in awe. It might be related to his temperament. I concluded that this old man must be a cultural master who is well-versed in history and the present. Xia Xue introduced us to her grandfather one by one. When she introduced me, she proudly took my arm and said with a smile: "Grandpa, this is my boyfriend Wang Hao!"

Grandpa Xia Xue looked at me, smiled again, nodded and said, "Okay, you are a handsome man, when will you get married?"

Xia Xue blushed and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't even graduated from college yet."

Grandpa Xia Xue chatted with us for a few words, then walked unsteadily to another room. Through the window, I vaguely saw several large bookcases inside, which were naturally filled with all kinds of books, which confirmed my previous guess. However, I didn't expect that Grandpa Xia Xue was so old, but he still maintained the habit of reading every day, which really made me feel ashamed.

Continuing the previous topic, I asked, "If your grandfather doesn't agree to demolish it, what about the others?"

Xia Xue said: "My whole family is centered around my grandfather. As long as he doesn't want to, we won't want to either. So, until now, my family hasn't signed the contract, but the families around us have signed one after another. As a result, my family has become a nail house, and some inexplicable people come to harass us in the middle of the night, throwing stones, pretending to scream like ghosts, etc."

I got mad when I heard that, and said angrily, "Is there such a thing?! Leave it to me and Brick, we can't kill them!"

Brick was still washing his hands. He jumped out immediately after hearing this. His hair was still dripping wet. He also shouted, "Kill who! Kill who?!"

Xia Xue chuckled and said, "No need, that was in the past. Ever since we got those two wolfhounds, no one dares to come and harass us anymore. After all, this is a society ruled by law, so they don't dare to be too rampant. The house is ours, and they can demolish it if they don't want to!"

I looked back at the dog cage in the corner. The two black dogs seemed to have treated us as their own, so they hadn't barked since then. It turned out that this was the purpose of keeping dogs at Xia Xue's grandmother's house. I looked at this ancient blue brick courtyard and felt that it was so beautiful that it was like a fairyland. If I were the owner of this courtyard, I would not want anyone to demolish it.

After all, I have been in the real estate business, and I know that the underworld often colludes with the black and white. When the underworld does something, they don't care about the rule of law. The means they use are as despicable as they can be. So I said, "If you are determined not to demolish it, then tell your family to be careful. If there is any situation, call me immediately. Don't fight with those people."

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