At the entrance is a peculiarly shaped rockery with gurgling water flowing down it. Walking inside along the rockery, you will see many forked roads on a main road.
The ground of each fork is paved with very thick stone slabs, and various flowers and trees are planted next to the stone slabs. Some courtyards are dominated by osmanthus trees, some are dominated by ginkgo trees, some are planted with albizzia trees, and some are planted with hibiscus flowers, and so on.
Zhang Fan saw a ginkgo courtyard composed of several thousand-year-old ginkgo trees, which was particularly beautiful.
It is estimated that each ginkgo tree, which is called a living fossil, is worth the price of a house. After all, these ginkgo trees are fenced off in scenic spots to protect them from approaching.
The ginkgo tree in Chen Garden is bigger than the largest ginkgo tree in the local Ginkgo Valley. Its value is unimaginable.
There are actually quite a few similar ginkgo trees in Chen Garden.
"Mr. Zhang, please come this way. Chen Guangliang's descendants are inside..."
After walking through many courtyards, I didn't expect that the descendants of Chen Guangliang did not live in those courtyards, but lived in a row of inconspicuous wooden houses next to the courtyard. That place looked more like a storage room or a servant's residence.
As soon as he entered the room, Zhang Fan saw a skinny old man lying on the bed. His big eyes still showed some spirit. There were two people standing next to him. They were said to be the nannies hired by Old Man Chen's son.
Specially serving the descendants of Chen Guangliang.
"Mr. Zhang, he is the descendant of Chen Guangliang. He has always told me that he is the caretaker of the house and he refused to move. His son had no choice but to send a few people to take care of him. But this old man did not live in the main courtyard and wanted to live here..."
Rong Zhikang didn't know why Zhang Fan wanted to see Chen Guangliang, so he could only tell him everything he knew.
"You all go out first. I want to chat with the old man about some old things in the past, about Chen Guangliang!"
Zhang Fan signaled them all to leave, because what they were going to talk about later would involve the Tiandi Pawnshop. He wanted to confirm whether the descendants of Chen Guangliang knew about the Tiandi Pawnshop.
Or, when Chen Guangliang died, did he tell his descendants that he had signed a contract with the Tiandi Pawnshop?
Of course, he used courtesy before force.
The matter has been made clear. Whether the old man is willing or not, his descendants must abide by the contract signed by his ancestors. This is beyond doubt.
The two nannies were a little hesitant, but Mr. Rong had come here with their boss and they had a pretty good relationship at the time. Rong Zhikang also assured them that Mr. Zhang had no ill intentions.
But after everyone left the cabin, only Zhang Fan and Hua Yueying were left in the room.
The skinny old man lying on the hospital bed stared at Zhang Fan quietly for a long time before he spoke.
"My father is Chen Guangliang. How could you possibly know him at such a young age? What do you want?"
Although the old man was paralyzed, his thinking was still very quick and his speech was not confusing at all. Zhang Fan felt that the communication was much smoother.
"Did your father tell you that your family's Chen Garden was pawned by him many years ago, and this house is not yours?"
When Zhang Fan said this, the old man was startled and hurriedly tried to support his body and pointed at Zhang Fan.
"You, who are you? How do you know this? Even if it's not the Chen family's house, I've been managing it for so many years. If you can't produce evidence, I'll think you're talking nonsense..."
Although the old man said this, his fingers on the bed kept shaking. It was obvious that he was very excited.
"Do you know how to read? There is also your father's signature and his bloody handprint. There is no mistake about it. He pawned this house to the pawnshop of heaven and earth decades ago. You can't deny it, right..."
While speaking, Zhang Fan had already taken out the contract.
These things were originally in the warehouse of Tiandi Pawnshop. Because there were too many contracts piled up in the warehouse, Zhang Fan put these contracts aside when he was cleaning them up last time.
When he thought about it just now, the contract had already appeared in his pocket. He took it out and handed it to the old man, but he saw that his hands were shaking, and then he stared at the name on the contract for a long time.
He even touched Chen Guangliang's signature with his hand.
Suddenly tears started streaming down her face, and she said something with sobs towards the signature and the bloody handprint.
"Dad, Dad, what you said is true. Someone really came to take over this house. It has been more than 50 years. I finally waited for them to come in my lifetime. This time they came with the contract, they should not be trying to deceive me..."
The old man's tears fell on the parchment scroll, but could not wet it at all.
He rubbed his eyes hard, and then said something to Zhang Fan very sincerely.
"When my father died, he told me that he was an unfilial descendant who pawned Chen Garden. People should keep their promises. But for so many years, this Chen Garden has been empty, and we are also waiting for its owner..."
"Wait for me. I'll call my son and ask him to come over quickly to handle Chen Yuan's formalities for you. Can the descendants of our Chen family gather here for the last time?"
The old man was incoherent at this moment, and his voice was trembling, he was so excited.
He had been guarding here for many years, and his whole life was to fulfill his father's dying words. In addition to raising several children, he also wanted to hand over Chen Garden to its owner, which was also the fulfillment of their lifelong wish!
"Can!"
Zhang Fan came to collect the overdue house. This house was so insignificant to the Tiandi Pawnshop that for some unknown reason, the Tiandi Pawnshop did not have time to take it back.
The Chen Garden had always been looked after by the descendants of the Chen family. Unexpectedly, Chen Guangliang still had some conscience and kept instructing his son to always wait for the people from the Tiandi Pawnshop to come and collect the house.
Yes, yes, it is rare to find such people with conscience and integrity in this world.
It is rare that the Chen family has been able to keep a contract for half a century.
Therefore, Zhang Fan felt that the old man’s request was not excessive at all. He just said that he would come back in three days to get the contract directly. As for the processing of the contract, he could ask Rong’s family to handle it.
The old man nodded in agreement. After they walked out of the house, they saw Xu Zijun and Li Cheng looking around the house. Li Cheng took a lot of photos and was talking to Xu Zijun.
"In fact, everyone in our real estate circle knows about this family. They won't sell this house no matter how much money they offer. They are not short of money. Their son is very rich in the coastal area. It's just strange that they don't live here with such a nice garden. What a pity..."
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