Having made up her mind about this, when she came to take over the courtyard houses and took a liking to four of them, she had no qualms about using the gold left by the original owner's grandmother because she didn't have enough gold in her own space.
I just bought it on impulse because it looked suitable. But after buying four houses, I found that it was not appropriate to divide them up, since I already had a courtyard house.
But since the purchase was already made, Wu Qiaoqiao was reluctant to give up one of the courtyard houses. So, she asked Lin Yuwei if she wanted one. When Lin Yuwei heard Wu Qiaoqiao say that courtyard houses had great potential for appreciation, she immediately decided to buy one. Wu Qiaoqiao wasn't one to hesitate; she simply laid out the four property deeds in front of Lin Yuwei, letting her choose whichever one she wanted. After some deliberation, Lin Yuwei chose a courtyard house in the same alley as Wu Qiaoqiao's, only a few rooms away.
Lin Yuwei explained that she chose this property because she wanted it so that they could have each other's company when they got old. Seeing that Lin Yuwei had also made up her mind, Wu Qiaoqiao generously handed over the property deed to her. As for the money, Wu Qiaoqiao said she wasn't in a hurry and would give it to Lin Yuwei when she had the funds.
The reason why the property certificate is currently in Lin Yuwei's possession is because after Wu Qiaoqiao bought the courtyard house, she used her connections to hire a highly skilled master craftsman and negotiated the terms directly with him. He and his team would help her renovate the courtyard house.
Because Wu Qiaoqiao found it troublesome, she directly contracted out the five courtyards to the master craftsman. Since Liu Mengmeng and the others were overseeing things, Wu Qiaoqiao felt at ease. She only needed to mark the places that needed to be modified in advance and draw a rough sketch, such as the washroom, toilet, and kitchen. She asked the master craftsman to restore the rest as they were. Since there was no rush, she let the master craftsman arrange things. After inspecting the five courtyards, the master craftsman decided to restore them all at once.
Seeing this, Wu Qiaoqiao didn't think it mattered. Last year, when Lin Yuwei returned to Beijing, she found that the five courtyards were almost finished, but there were still some details to be polished. So Lin Yuwei discussed with the master craftsman and asked him to finish his own courtyard first, then Wu Qiaoqiao's, and finally the other three.
So when Wu Qiaoqiao came to take over the courtyard house in the first half of this year, the other three rooms had not been repaired yet. Wu Qiaoqiao left the property deeds of those three courtyard houses with Lin Yuwei, since they were still needed sometimes. Now that they have all been repaired, Lin Yuwei naturally handed over the property deeds to Wu Qiaoqiao.
Wu Qiaoqiao took the property certificate from Lin Yuwei without even opening it. What was there to see in a property certificate anyway? She simply stuffed it into her spatial storage. Lin Yuwei asked her about it after Wu Qiaoqiao had put the property certificate away.
"Aren't we going to do a final inspection? And should we bring the kids to see it?"
"No need, you're all here watching over things, what's there to worry about? As for whether or not to take them to see it, I don't want to. We'll talk about it when they're older. Right now, I don't want them to know. After all, everyone knows that this courtyard house has appreciated in value. If they find out, I'm afraid they'll just be like me, just loafing around and waiting to die."
"Fine? Anyway, you bought it, so whatever you say goes. But to be honest, I'm so glad you bought me a courtyard house back then. I was pregnant, and the diagnosis turned out to be twins. I wanted to buy one for each of them, but now there aren't any courtyard houses left to buy."
"Of course, after all, nobody's stupid. As the country develops and life becomes more stable, those people certainly won't sell their houses. But don't worry, even though you can't buy a courtyard house right now, you can buy them real estate later."
"That makes sense, but are you really not planning to build residential buildings on top of that supermarket you're building now?"
"I've already thought it through. I plan to build an office building like the ones in the future, with supermarkets on the lower floors and office buildings on the upper floors. I'll make a lot of money renting them out. Anyway, there's no rush. Let's take it slow. I feel very reassured with Mingran overseeing things."
"You know, I needed people too, so why did you take Mingran away?"
"Hey, you know that brat, I'm the one who dragged him to work. When I demolished those two shops and bought some surrounding shops to build a supermarket, that kid came up to me and said he'd help me. He knows my personality, so he meant he'd take care of all the preliminary work for me, so I wouldn't have to lift a finger, and after it was all done, I'd lend him some money. That's when I found out he was planning to go straight into business after graduating from university."
"It means that once your supermarket opens, you'll need to find someone to manage it."
"Of course, I've already found the people. Now I'm just waiting for the project to be completed. As for myself, I don't want to worry about it. I've already opened a small supermarket in the town of Mingfeng, so I can relax and do nothing."
Lin Yudi rolled her eyes at Wu Qiaoqiao's refusal to move, but how could Wu Qiaoqiao possibly relax? Thinking of this, Lin Yudi said to Wu Qiaoqiao.
"By the way, since you said that, could you help me out with something in your spare time?"
"What help can I offer? Let me tell you, I'm not doing anything that requires effort."
"No, it's like that clothing factory. You provide the design drawings and I'll calculate the payment for you. It's something you can do from home, and they don't rush you. You can work whenever you have time, right? Anyway, if you just run that small shop, won't you get bored after a while?"
Hearing Lin Yuwei speak so casually, Wu Qiaoqiao thought it made sense. She realized the small shop wasn't always busy, and it would get boring after a while. So, she figured it would be good to keep herself occupied and nodded in agreement. Lin Yuwei was delighted to see Wu Qiaoqiao agree; she knew that if Wu Qiaoqiao nodded, she would do it.
"I've discovered that this world and your world are parallel worlds, because so far I haven't found those novels and their authors in your space. So I want to start an entertainment company, mainly to film those stories."
Wu Qiaoqiao nodded in understanding upon hearing Lin Yuwei's explanation. Although it was early in the apocalypse, Liu Mingfeng, unsure of its end, had stored a large number of electronic devices in their shared space, containing many movies and TV shows, some of which weren't available on the electronic devices. They had also acquired a bookstore, which contained many novels not available on the electronic devices. No wonder Lin Yuwei wanted to film them. Wu Qiaoqiao was also happy about Lin Yuwei's suggestion to film them, since if Lin Yuwei hadn't seen them, she certainly hadn't either. Therefore, Wu Qiaoqiao wholeheartedly supported Lin Yuwei's idea.
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