Back at the manor, Cui Zhiling was absent-minded and lost in thought.
With Xue Qingluan around, how could she leave with peace of mind?
There's Xue Qingluan standing between her and Brother Jingyue. If it weren't for Xue Qingluan, Brother Jingyue might have noticed her and given her a second glance.
How can I make Brother Jingyue stop liking Xue Qingluan?
This Xue Qingluan is simply her greatest rival.
**
settle down.
In the rural system, Anle was frowning as she stared at the inexplicable black stone, her face showing astonishment and confusion.
Has this stone shrunk a bit?
"No, it's definitely gotten smaller. When I first brought it here, it wasn't even this size of a mung bean!"
That's strange, really strange.
It's downright bizarre. When she first put it in, it wasn't such a tiny little thing, like a mung bean. How did it turn into this in such a short time?
What exactly happened to this stone?
Anle scratched his head, completely baffled.
She still hasn't figured out what the stone's purpose is, but it's actually getting smaller and smaller, almost down to the size of a sesame seed.
If this continues, she will simply vanish into thin air within her space.
Huh? Wait a minute?!
disappear?
No, really?
Could it be—
"Um... is the purpose of this thing to disappear when placed in a spatial dimension? If it disappears, then the money was wasted?"
However, her rural system had clearly reacted to this thing before, and she had tried to take it out many times, but she just couldn't get it out no matter what.
After much thought, Anle seemed to have grasped the essence of something.
Could it be... that this rural system is making it smaller and smaller?
Or perhaps, her farm system will only react after the stone has truly disappeared from it?
Thinking about it this way, Anle suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
"That seems to be the case! Hey, could it be that the Garden System will only react after it disappears? Or is it that the system ate this thing?"
Just like eating, eat slowly and digest slowly.
That's why this thing keeps getting smaller and smaller in her rural system.
What will happen to her rural system after it disappears? Will it gain new skills or come up with functions she can't even imagine?
Thinking of this, Anle was not only excited, but also eagerly awaited the moment when the stone, the size of a mung bean, would grow to the size of a sesame seed and then disappear.
Recently, Anle has been planting very few of the items needed in the Planting Paradise Dessert Shop; she's been planting almost entirely valuable gemstones.
She was planning a major undertaking, auctioning off a large amount of property to acquire all of Jincheng's assets, then rebuilding Jincheng and turning it into her paradise.
This thought kept lingering in her mind.
Fortunately, Paradise Dessert Shop doesn't need any ingredients lately, since it hasn't had any business for a long time. You can count the number of customers who come to Paradise Dessert Shop on your fingers.
Anle was somewhat relieved, but Qiao Qiuniang's family was extremely worried. They felt that Leyuan Dessert Shop was their livelihood, and with the business not doing well, everyone was feeling down.
These comforts are certainly visible, but this is only a temporary situation and will not last forever.
She knew that Jincheng would get better, and that in her hands, he would slowly transform into a beautiful butterfly.
The transformation from a silkworm pupa to a butterfly inevitably involves some hardship; how could it be so easy to break free of the cocoon and become a butterfly?
...
When Yu Rong received Islaile's reply, he was handing over the Cui family's assets to An Le. The Cui family's assets were scattered but not insignificant.
Anle was holding a stack of land deeds, clicking his tongue in amazement.
"As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. The Cui family really does have quite a few things."
Yu Rong poured a basin of cold water on it.
"Compared to taking over the entire Jincheng, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Don't be too happy yet."
Anle nodded and asked with a smile.
"What about the others? Have you talked to any brokers about them?"
"We've already talked to them. Although the price they offered wasn't high, you can't acquire all of Jincheng's properties without money."
We can only come to them one by one, slowly.
The most important thing is money.
The brokerage firm that handles the Cui family's assets does have some smaller businesses under its wing, so we can start acquiring them from there.
This brokerage firm has plenty of farmland, but very few shops. You can go and take a look at the farmland.
“Alright, take it as you see fit. You can use this money.” Anle tossed a bag of gold coins to Yu Rong. “I won’t go look at the fields for now. Go find a demolition team and demolish all of the Cui family’s houses and shops.”
Since the buildings are being renovated, there's no point in keeping these old houses.
"The house where the Cui family is temporarily staying cannot be demolished, but the other houses can be demolished. The Cui family will be able to move out of Jincheng completely the day after tomorrow."
Anle nodded. "I understand."
**
The Cui family.
After the Cui family's entire estate was sold off, everyone in the mansion was busy moving, and Old Madam Cui's courtyard was completely empty.
Some valuable household items are planned to be transported to Baicheng.
The old housekeeper hurried into the courtyard, where Madam Cui, née Zhou, was sitting on a cool chair, enjoying the cool air.
"Madam, it seems that all the properties, houses and shops that our Cui family sold have been demolished by the buyers. Some merchants who rented our shops nearby saw this and came to our mansion to deliver the message."
Zhou couldn't sit still any longer. She sat up from the recliner, her face filled with astonishment.
"Teared down? Why were they demolished?"
"I don't know. The entire property has been sold to someone else, so we can't very well ask them what they're going to do with it."
What this is used for is none of our business, is it? It's just that something about this seems a bit strange.
Why demolish a perfectly good house instead of keeping it for business or renting it out? If you demolish it, you'll end up with nothing!
He also had many doubts.
I wonder what this buyer is really up to.
It's really outrageous that they took it apart as soon as they bought it.
But people spend their own money to have fun, and they can dismantle things if they want; he has no right to interfere.
It's just a bit heartbreaking. All these perfectly good houses and shops have been destroyed. What a waste!
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