Chapter 112 House Viewing
Chen Yun guessed that he was there to see the new house, but she was still surprised by how generous Gao Ming was.
The car was next to the residential area advertised on the flyer. Although it was only separated by a wall, the environment and price were worlds apart.
Zhonghuai Prefecture.
The three large, golden characters on the luxurious welcome gate of the residential complex gleamed. A security guard in a uniform pressed an electric button, and the gate arm rose.
The car drove into the residential area.
Before Chen Yun could even close her mouth in surprise, she was stunned into opening it again by the rows of villas in front of her.
Who would have thought that a villa I never had the chance to live in in my previous life would become one of the first detached villas in the northern part of the city after decades of renovations.
The advertisements for this villa area have been airing on television since last year. Even people who don't follow the real estate industry know that Zhonghuai Mansion is currently the most upscale villa area in the northern part of the city.
The residential area is built along the lake, and the dozen or so villas built around Zhonghuai Lake are the most expensive of all, each one unique due to the terrain.
"arrive!"
The car drove straight past many villas under renovation and finally stopped in front of a villa near the lake.
Surprise turned into delight in an instant.
"This is the surprise you were talking about?"
Gao Ming had never seen Chen Yun so surprised that her eyes were darting around. The boast that was on the tip of his tongue was instantly replaced by a sour feeling. He cleared his throat before speaking: "From now on, this will be our home."
The house stands quietly among the lush trees, with a lake view that belongs exclusively to the house just outside the back garden.
Its appearance doesn't reveal any particular style, but unlike the Roman columns that became popular many years later, its lines appear very clean and grand.
The gray striped bricks gleamed with a delicate, soft luster in the sunlight, and the roof was covered with large slabs of reddish-brown sloping tiles, giving it a dignified and imposing appearance.
Chen Yun used some force to push open the black iron gate, where granite floor tiles, divided into sections by paving stones, extended to the entrance of the house.
The interior furnishings can be vaguely seen through the aluminum alloy tinted windows. To the left of the front garden, there is an abrupt pavilion, which looks like a Chinese-style pavilion made of cement, but has glass doors and windows on all four sides.
As soon as Chen Yun's gaze drifted to the left, Gao Ming immediately began his introduction.
"You can read books in the pavilion from now on. I've installed heating in the pavilion, so it'll be very warm in winter if you close the doors and windows."
Chen Yun chuckled softly: "With such a big house, who would want to read in the garden?"
“It can be used as Nian’an’s training room in the future…” Gao Ming let Chen Yun complain, and smiled as he put his arm around her and led her to the door: “If all else fails, we can put a bed inside, and if we have a fight, you can kick me out to sleep in the pavilion.”
"That's a good idea."
A brass key was placed in Chen Yun's palm. The key was still warm; it was the door key that Gao Nian'an had just taken from his neck.
Chen Yun held the key and inserted it into the keyhole.
The first thing that catches the eye is the living room, which has a double-height ceiling. Whether in the previous life or this life, the overall aesthetic of the villa seems to have remained largely unchanged.
The enormous crystal chandelier resembles a tree laden with fruit, its layers of crystal pendants refracting a soft halo of light.
Gao Ming truly understands Chen Yun's preferences. The light-colored marble tiles make the living room feel very warm, and the brown leather sofa is covered with brightly colored cushions. Although the style may seem a bit messy, it still exudes a sense of warmth and human touch.
"Mom, Nianping and I chose this cushion. Isn't it pretty?" Gao Nian'an jumped up from the sofa, smiling with a look of seeking praise: "I knew Mom liked colorful things the most."
Chen Yun had no idea that she had subconsciously expressed her preferences so clearly.
"It looks good," Chen Yun said.
"We only bought basic furniture; we'll wait for the lady of the house to decide on appliances and other supplies."
"Let's see all the houses before making a decision."
The house is very large, with the living room alone being over 80 square meters. The kitchen and dining room connect to the back garden, where the air is filled with the faint fishy smell of lake water mixed with the fragrance of earth.
The back garden, completely covered with lawn, is Chen Yun's favorite place.
Leaning against the railing and gazing at the lake, the varying shades of yellow against the blue sky create a scene so beautiful it's like a painting, so close you feel you could almost reach out and touch it.
"Whether you plant vegetables, flowers, or trees, it's all up to you," Gao Ming said with a smile.
The reason why no garden landscaping was done on the thousands of square meters of landscaping is because Gao Ming remembered that Chen Yun said that if you have a big garden, you must plant it with fruits and vegetables, and he even imagined what kind of fruit trees he would plant.
Gao Ming remembered it well.
“I’ll plant vegetables and flowers, and I’ve already decided what trees to plant. When summer comes…” Chen Yun clasped her hands together, and under Gao Ming’s smiling gaze, she began to plan how to use each plot of land.
The two-month leave granted by the hospital came at just the right time, enough for Chen Yun to build the grand garden of her dreams.
"You can do whatever you want with it, I'll do the work."
"Of course, if you don't put in the effort, who will..."
The couple dreamed about their future life in the garden, while the siblings in the living room watched with a sour feeling in their teeth, and both turned around and lay down on the large sofa.
“As soon as Mom came back, Dad stopped caring about us,” Gao Nianping sighed.
Dad's eyes were glued to Mom's face the whole time, so much so that he didn't even notice that his two children hadn't gone to the garden with him. He was completely invisible.
“We should be glad that our parents have a good relationship. Do you want them to be happy like Li Shuaishuai, whose parents got divorced?” Gao Nian’an said.
"Of course not," Gao Nianping replied decisively.
"So we should not only hope that our parents' relationship will continue to be this good, but also help Mom keep an eye on Dad."
"Huh?" Gao Nianping got up and nudged Gao Nian'an's shoulder in confusion: "Why are you supervising Dad?"
Gao Nian'an turned his head to look.
Although her younger brother was already fourteen years old, he was still just a child in terms of both size and mindset. At least in Gao Nian'an's eyes, he was a child who didn't know anything.
"Tell me quickly!" Gao Nianping pushed her sister harder, her voice trembling with anxiety. "Did Dad do something bad?"
"No."
"Then why should we supervise Dad?"
"I read it in a book... Men with money turn bad. Have you heard about what happened to Chen Erduo's family in our alley?"
Gao Nianping really didn't understand what his sister meant by the first half of her sentence. What did money have to do with a man going bad?
However, he knew more about Chen Erduo's family than Gao Nian'an did.
Chen Erduo's father is currently going through a divorce with his mother. The reason is that his mistress, whom he is keeping outside, suddenly came to their door, and it is said that she is pregnant.
Anyway, the matter escalated quite a bit, directly impacting Chen Erduo's academic performance.
But what's the connection between these two things...?
"Chen Erduo's dad used to repair shoes at the entrance of the alley. Back then, their family was quite happy, right?"
Gao Nianping hummed in agreement.
When Chen Erduo first moved to the alley, he would wear new clothes every day and go out to play. Everyone envied him because he always had an endless supply of snacks in his pocket.
"But then you see, Chen Erduo's dad made a lot of money selling leather shoes! He used all the money to support other women, and Chen Erduo never wore new clothes again!"
Gao Nianping thought about it and realized it was true.
"Do you think that woman would be interested in Chen Erduo's dad if he didn't have money?" Gao Nian'an turned to face his younger brother and explained in great detail: "Our dad is much richer than Chen Erduo's dad, right?"
"That's for sure."
Chen Erduo's father owns two leather shoe shops, while his own father owns a large company with just a few fleets of vehicles worth a lot of money.
"So... guess if any women want to be with Dad?"
Gao Nianping shuddered, and a thought he had never had before emerged from the depths of his heart under his sister's patient guidance.
"Sister, you mean Dad, he..."
Gao Nian'an slowly sat up, turned his younger brother's head, which was wandering off into the wrong direction, and looked out the French window: "Look at Dad's shameless appearance, does he look like he has someone else outside?"
It's unclear what the two were talking about, but Gao Ming was laughing so hard he was doubled over, leaning half his body against Chen Yun.
“It doesn’t look like it!” Gao Nianping immediately shook his head.
“Just because it doesn’t happen now doesn’t mean it won’t happen in the future.” Gao Nian’an changed the subject and raised her voice: “So the responsibility of supervising Dad will fall on the two of us.”
"Then how should we supervise this?"
"Let's do this..."
Just as the siblings were enthusiastically plotting their scheme, Chen Yun angrily poked Gao Ming on the shoulder.
"Still laughing."
The children's supposed conspiracy had actually been relayed to the couple word for word from the very first sentence Chen Erduo uttered.
Gao Ming was laughing so hard he was doubled over because the children were making him laugh.
“Our Nian’an has grown up.” Gao Ming laughed until tears streamed down his face. He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and hugged Chen Yun tightly. “They worry that their father will go astray, but I worry even more that their mothers will neglect their loved ones because of their work.”
"You're so unserious." Chen Yun laughed, then gently nudged the chest that was vibrating from the laughter with her elbow: "Still not honest about where the money for the house came from?"
"We just signed two contracts with Huhe City." Gao Ming smiled, rubbing his index finger and thumb together. "We made a lot of money. Apart from the money for buying a house, the rest is all in the family savings account."
A few years ago, the company encountered setbacks, which drained all of my family's savings and even cost my parents-in-law most of their life savings.
Gao Ming kept this in mind. Once the accounts started to turn around and turn a profit, he repaid his parents' money, and naturally deposited the rest into Chen Yun's "secret stash."
Watching those rows of numbers rise, the pent-up frustration in my heart finally subsided.
"Bring Mom and Dad to see the house sometime." Chen Yun stroked his sharply defined face with satisfaction: "Let's leave a room with good lighting for Mom and Dad."
“Mom and Dad can’t bear to leave the neighbors, and…” Gao Ming grabbed the hand that was playing tricks on his face, blew on the hand wrapped in his palm, and sighed, “My sister-in-law broke her leg and moved back to Guanming Hutong last month to recuperate.”
"ah?"
Before Chen Yun joined the medical team, Gao Fei and Qiu Zhifang left the alley without looking back, their backs so resolute. How come they returned to the alley in less than a year?
"It's a long story..."
Too many things have happened in the Gao family in these nine months. First of all, Qiu Zhifang went back on her word at the last minute when the family was about to split up.
The reason for his change of heart was that Gao Yi's girlfriend, Wang Xueli, was pregnant.
After Gao Liang left Beicheng without hesitation, this child naturally became the object of Qiu Zhifang's greatest longing.
So the couple regretted their decision to separate at the last minute. At the crucial moment, Qiu Zhifang broke her leg in an argument and moved back to Guanming Hutong after being discharged from the hospital, using the excuse that she couldn't climb the stairs.
Gao Tiejun was worried that the eldest son and his wife might cause some trouble, so he had no choice but to stay and keep them in check.
"Was your sister-in-law seriously injured in the fall?"
"A broken leg."
"That serious!"
"She was fighting for a stall when she ran into a tough guy who just pushed her onto the road..."
If it weren't for this incident, Gao Ming wouldn't have known that Qiu Zhifang was the most domineering person at the movie theater entrance when it came to grabbing seats. He just happened to run into someone who didn't care about her life, and he was so provoked that he just wanted to die with her.
Chen Yun was deeply shocked by what she heard.
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