Seeing that Su Ruyi was only trying to decline, Ba Yuchi was so anxious that he was about to kneel down again: "Doctor Su, do you want me to kneel down for a long time before you agree?"

One of them forced the property on her, while the other pleaded and begged. Qi Yasheng also tried her best to persuade her. In the end, the two of them dragged Su Ruyi directly to the housing management office and changed the name on the property deed.

Throughout the entire process, the two cooperated perfectly, leaving Su Ruyi with no chance to fight back!

The two finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the three big characters "Su Ruyi" on the property deed.

After the property deed was changed, Qi Yasheng breathed a sigh of relief, and her tone became lighter: "Dr. Su, shall we help you move your luggage from the cadre guesthouse? You can also go and see where the house is! We've already cleaned the house!"

Before Su Ruyi could react, she was pulled into the car.

Qi Yasheng drove Su Ruyi and Ba Yuchi directly to the gate of this "courtyard house".

The double vermilion doors are nearly three meters high, with gleaming brass studs and a dismounting stone in front of them!

Su Ruyi took two steps back.

This... is not a courtyard house at all.

This is clearly—a royal palace!

At this moment, Su Ruyi suddenly remembered the Beijing educated youth that Guan Guoping had been associating with back in Haicheng...

How did I say it again?

She said her father was a prince who lived in a royal palace!

That was a fishhook meant to fool a fool, but now... Ba Yuchi has actually given away a royal palace to me!

Ba Yuchi laughed and said, "This place used to be called the Mountain Spring Prince's Mansion, and this street was called Listening to the Spring Street! In the past, the people could always hear the sound of the spring water inside the mansion—but now the spring inside the mansion has dried up."

As he spoke, he personally unlocked the heavy padlock on the door, handed the bunch of brass keys to Su Ruyi, and carefully explained to her which key opened which door: "Although I have sealed three doors, there are still three gates in this courtyard, one at the front, one at the back, and one on the west side. If you feel it is not safe, you can seal the west gate as well!"

Su Ruyi pushed open the door and went in. After passing the screen wall painted with landscape patterns, she gasped again – this was truly a genuine royal palace!

Not only does it have three courtyards (front, middle, and back) and four gates (east, west, south, and north), but it also has artificial hills, pavilions, waterside terraces, and connecting corridors!

Su Ruyi couldn't help but recall how Qi Yasheng had been so secretive earlier, refusing to let her see the property deed.

Yes, if Su Ruyi had known it was a courtyard like this, how could she have dared to accept it?

Su Ruyi silently probed her space with her divine sense and counted her savings.

After being reborn, the miscellaneous money collected only amounted to a mere 100,000 yuan!

Such a large princely mansion must be worth at least 50,000 yuan on the market, right?

Su Ruyi grabbed Ba Yuchi's arm: "Mr. Ba, I really like this courtyard, thank you very much, but please listen to me—I can't accept your courtyard for nothing, I'm willing to buy it!"

"Buy it?" Qi Yasheng exclaimed in surprise. "Dr. Su, do you know how much this courtyard costs?"

Su Ruyi nodded and said, "I still have some money on hand, Mr. Ba. Please name a price. I can only live in peace if I buy this courtyard. Otherwise, I will have to return it to you."

Qi Yasheng chimed in, "Dr. Su, it's not that I look down on you, but this courtyard... costs tens of thousands!"

Ba Yuchi said, "I won't sell! I'll only give it away, not sell it! What does this courtyard amount to in terms of saving my life?"

Su Ruyi took out the property deed that had been stuffed into her bag: "Then I have no choice but to return the property deed to you!"

After saying that, she made a move to leave.

"Wait! Doctor Su, wait for me! Don't go! I'll sell it, I'll sell it!" Ba Yuchi stamped his foot, "Then I'll... sell it to you for ten thousand! I'll sell it to you for ten thousand!"

Now it was Qi Yasheng's turn to be surprised: "Teacher, what is this? Didn't we agree that it was a gift?"

Ba Yuchi laughed and said:

"I now understand what kind of person Doctor Su is—back then there was no question about it!"

Didn't you guys say yesterday that you were short of research funding?

Ya Sheng, you said the shortfall is 10,000 yuan, right?

It's highly unlikely that the higher authorities will approve funding now.

Since Dr. Su is willing to sponsor us to do this good deed, she will naturally be credited with a share of the merit once the project is completed!

This is a good thing!

Su Ruyi nodded and smiled, "This courtyard costs more than ten thousand, I..."

"I won't listen! Just ten thousand!" Ba Yuchi covered his ears. "Otherwise, I won't take a single penny!"

Su Ruyi had no choice but to compromise: "Then... I'll take advantage of you. I'll withdraw the ten thousand yuan tomorrow and deliver it to your home!"

"No, no! Give it directly to Ya Sheng."

Ba Yuchi waved his hands repeatedly.

I don't get involved in money matters!

Ya-sheng, you'll be in charge of the funding for this project!

Also, could you improve our food a little?

At least three meals a day, and one of them should have some meat!

This is high-intensity mental work, which requires protein to sustain us!

All three of them laughed.

After Ba Yuchi and Qi Yasheng left, Su Ruyi strolled alone in the large courtyard.

The yard has indeed just been cleaned.

Although it is late autumn, even fallen leaves are rare.

Pushing open the doors to the rooms, everything was neat and tidy, with tables and chairs that had just been wiped clean.

In the largest bedroom in the front hall, a complete set of bedding had already been laid out, and it still exuded the unique scent of new cotton.

It seems that this was something Ba Yuchi and Qi Yasheng had prepared for themselves.

Even personal items such as kettles and washbasins were prepared in an orderly manner.

A warm feeling welled up in Su Ruyi's heart.

She picked up the kettle, which was full of slightly warm water.

She picked up the upside-down glass on the table and poured more than half a glass of water into it.

She sat on the mahogany chair and took small sips.

This... can be considered a serendipitous encounter, or even a remarkable story.

only……

The thought that Xia Tianxiu was still in Beijing, still in the Qi family compound, and that she might have brought Su Yin with her, made Su Ruyi feel irritable.

Finding the real Qiao Tianyue remains a thorny issue.

With over 300 villages, how long will it take her to investigate?

Summer Xiu definitely remembers it more clearly than she does. Maybe she should start with Summer Xiu; that would be the right thing to do?

The next morning, Qi Yasheng arrived as promised.

After the bank opened, Su Ruyi put together 10,000 yuan from her savings book and deposited it directly into Qi Yasheng's account.

Qi Yasheng counted the numbers on the back of the bankbook several times, then clutched the bankbook to her chest: "With this money, I believe our research will definitely make greater progress! Because we can buy better equipment!"

Seeing Qi Yasheng's happy expression, Su Ruyi smiled and took out another savings book, handing it to him.

Qi Yasheng was a little stunned at this moment: "...What is this?"