Chapter 139 The property being transferred is not a single unit, not a single floor, and not...
Shen Wanming has returned without notifying anyone.
After all, he didn't like socializing with those relatives. Rather than enduring the disgust and putting on a show with those snobbish people, he preferred to come back alone in peace and quiet.
He came back this time to do two things: one is to adopt Qiu Xiaoman, and the other is to have his will notarized.
He still has some businesses in China, which can be transferred to Qiu Xiaoman's name now. As for the overseas businesses, we'll have to wait. His company was just dealt with by the Wu family and barely survived the crisis. It's only now that things are recovering. If there's a change in shareholders at this time, it would be a very risky thing, and the losses would outweigh the gains.
So he had it notarized first, just in case something went wrong and the child was mistreated.
He came to the police station to see an acquaintance. He has an old friend whose son is a lawyer, and he can help him out.
I never expected to run into the daughter of the Wu family; she was truly disgusting.
Although the Wu family is doing very well in China, people in the industry know that they are treacherous, abuse public power for private gain, and disregard human life; they are no good people at all.
You must be vigilant when dealing with such people, because they have no morals and no bottom line. Today they can team up with you to harm others, and tomorrow they can team up with others to harm you.
In the world of martial arts, one must still abide by the rules. Those who lack such rules are naturally despised, even if they smile on the outside, they will curse in their hearts.
However, Shen Wanming is too lazy to even put on a smiling face; he pursues only spontaneity and self-expression.
Such a self-disciplined person naturally has high standards for his successors. He had given opportunities to the Shen family's nephews and nieces, but unfortunately, each of them had fatal flaws, and he didn't approve of them.
He was feeling a bit disheartened and was thinking of simply adopting a child from an orphanage, but then Qiu Xiaoman suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
This child is sensible, ambitious, and conscientious in his work. Who wouldn't cherish him?
The key point is that this child is related to him by blood, but he wasn't raised by the Shen family and hasn't picked up those bad habits. He's practically perfect.
He couldn't wait to see the child, but unfortunately she had gone to help out at the military base. He decided to wait and have his will notarized first, and then go see her on Sunday.
To make it easier to stay in touch, he even opened a phone number at the telecommunications bureau. After finishing his work, he called Shen Qinghuai and arranged to meet at his company.
Shen Qinghuai was a little surprised: "Uncle, why are you back?"
"Stop talking nonsense and prepare a complete set of Xiaoman's information for me. I need it." Shen Wanming has never had any patience for people he dislikes.
Shen Qinghuai gave a frustrated "oh," how ridiculous it was that a company CEO had been reduced to running errands for his elders.
He felt even more aggrieved, especially after he guessed Shen Wanming's intentions.
It's really strange. Why does Xiaoman keep attracting the attention of important people? Director Wen admires her, Lao Wei wants to recruit her into his unit, the military values her, and her second uncle wants to give her his huge fortune.
Then look at himself...
Shen Qinghuai became withdrawn, especially after discovering that his materials were incomplete. He braced himself for a scolding and went in to inform Shen Wanming.
Shen Wanming rolled his eyes in disdain: "Tell me, what are you capable of? You don't even have your own daughter's files? Didn't she go to the army to help out? Didn't she ask you to keep those things safe?"
"No." Shen Qinghuai looked like a scolded schoolchild, his face full of innocence.
Enraged, Shen Wanming grabbed the documents from the table and smacked him on the shoulder: "How dare you be someone's father? You're a disgrace!"
After finishing his rant, the old man, still angry, left.
After this commotion, Shen Qinghuai lost his appetite for lunch and called Qiu Xiaoman as soon as he got home.
Qiu Xiaoman had all her important documents with her, so she replied, "Why do you need this? Is it because of the shop opening? I'll take it with me when I go back to see the dog tonight."
"Just leave it with me, I'll keep it safe for you." Shen Qinghuai didn't want to be scolded anymore; he could take it and make a few copies.
Qiu Xiaoman declined: "No need, Mr. Shen, thank you. I'll feel more at ease keeping it myself."
...Shen Qinghuai had no choice but to tell her, "Your second uncle is back looking for you. Why don't you give him a call later?"
Does he have a phone number in the country?
"I didn't actually ask that, never mind then."
"..." Qiu Xiaoman was helpless. She wanted to say a few words to him, but then felt it was unnecessary, so she hung up the phone.
When she returned home that evening, she went to check on Little Lightning first. A miracle happened; the little guy was actually licking his liquid food with his eyes open. Liu Kun found a plate, held the liquid food in it, and squatted by the bed to serve him.
They seem to be putting in a lot of effort.
Qiu Xiaoman was very grateful and came over to take the plate: "I'll take it, you go and rest for a while."
Liu Kun stood up with a smile, but unfortunately, his legs went numb from squatting for so long. He almost fell because he was unsteady, and Qiu Xiaoman quickly pulled him up.
With that pull, the two got a little too close, and she instinctively shoved the person away.
With a thud, Liu Kun collapsed to the ground, both amused and exasperated: "Thank you, Officer Qiu."
Qiu Xiaoman didn't do it on purpose, but she didn't pull him again. She just focused on feeding the injured puppy.
After finishing his meal, Little Lightning licked his lips and said thank you in a weak voice.
Qiu Xiaoman was very pleased. She patted the dog's head and asked Zhuifeng how his day had gone.
As they were talking, the phone rang. Qiu Xiaoman answered with a "hello," and a familiar, aged voice came from the other end.
Qiu Xiaoman smiled: "Grandpa! Good evening."
Shen Wanming stood outside the door with a smile: "Open the door, I'm at the veterinarian's door."
"Ah!" Qiu Xiaoman was very surprised and quickly went out to open the door. As soon as the door opened, she saw a smiling old gentleman wearing a suit and tie, with his hair neatly combed, a briefcase under his arm and a gift bag from a jewelry store in his hand.
Qiu Xiaoman quickly called out to her grandfather and stepped aside to let the old man in. Only then did she see Shen Qinghuai and Chen Baihui following behind.
Her good mood vanished the moment she saw Chan Pak-wai.
However, out of respect for her second great-uncle, she didn't show any displeasure. Instead, she turned around and went to pour hot water for the old man.
Shen Wanming glanced at the living room and thought to himself that this place was really small and his dear granddaughter was being mistreated. He thought that if she had to spend the night in such a place, he would give her a few larger apartments later so she could stay however she wanted.
He sat down on the sofa and waited for Qiu Xiaoman to bring over the hot tea before handing her the gift bag: "According to the rules of our Shen family, elders must give a gold lock to a newborn junior. Although it is eighteen years late, the sentiment remains the same. Please accept it."
Qiu Xiaoman was very surprised and instinctively wanted to refuse, but seeing the old man's expectant eyes, she had no choice but to accept it.
She sat down next to Shen Wanming, opened the red velvet box inside, took out a glittering gold lock, put it around her neck, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Grandpa. Oh dear, I didn't know you were coming back, so I didn't prepare a return gift."
"Being Grandpa's granddaughter is just a return gift, isn't it?" Shen Wanming always had a stern face in public, but today he smiled kindly.
Qiu Xiaoman laughed and said, "Grandpa is right! Then I won't be polite."
"Don't be so polite." Shen Wanming said, looking at the two long-divorced lovers in front of him. "Alright, let's get down to business. You two need to make some written arrangements today. You never raised this child, so don't ask her to support you in your old age, and don't bring any children you had outside into her care. No matter if you have money or not in the future, you are not allowed to contact her."
Shen Qinghuai had already prepared himself mentally, so he sat down readily and went to write the documents.
Chen Baihui, however, had a dark expression and asked, "Second Uncle, what do you mean? Do you think I can't afford to raise my own child and need her help? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"
"Who knows? You can abandon your own daughter for over a decade without ever caring about her. The humanity of people like you is questionable." This was an insult directed at Shen Qinghuai as well.
Chen Baihui kicked Shen Qinghuai's shoe, hoping he would help her argue back, but Shen Qinghuai ignored her and just listened to his second uncle to avoid being scolded again.
Helpless, Chan Pak-wai had no choice but to sit down, angrily take the paper and pen, and go to write the document.
She wasn't sure how to write it, so she would glance at Shen Qinghuai's every now and then and just copy it. While copying, she didn't forget to change his four children to her three children.
Qiu Xiaoman watched from the side, not feeling any sense of satisfaction, but just feeling ironic. As parents, they were truly failures, doing things like Shen Qinghuai and Chen Baihui.
However, Shen Qinghuai was better than Chen Baihui; at least he knew how to make up for her and help her salvage her image.
And Chan Pak-wai is an absolute selfish woman.
This reminded Qiu Xiaoman of a report she had read before, about a woman who raised her son alone after her divorce and later found a boyfriend.
When her boyfriend got into a conflict with her son, instead of protecting her son, she sided with her boyfriend and killed her own son.
The boyfriend told the police: At first I couldn't hold him down, but then his mother came to help me and he stopped struggling.
It is clear that the beasts in this world are never divided by gender. There are biological fathers and stepmothers who kill their daughters, and there are biological mothers and stepfathers who kill their sons. Some are not even stepmothers or stepfathers, but just boyfriends and girlfriends.
Those beasts, willing to sacrifice the lives of their own children just to please their new partners, are unworthy of being human.
Compared to this, Chan Pak-wai doesn't seem so bad.
But can you even compare them? No. It's rotten, there's nothing more to say.
Qiu Xiaoman looked away: "Grandpa, do you want to see the puppy I rescued? She's very well-behaved."
Shen Wanming was very interested, so he got up and went to the bedroom with her.
There lay a small dog, half of its body rotten, on the mat on the tray, panting weakly.
Seeing him come in, the puppy struggled to lift its head and let out a soft whimper as a greeting.
Qiu Xiaoman acted as the translator: "Her name is Little Lightning, and she said hello to Grandpa."
Shen Wanming found it quite amazing. He walked over, patted the puppy's head, looked at the dog next to it, and asked, "Is this her pet dog?"
"Yes, he's her brother," Qiu Xiaoman introduced with a smile. "His original name was Little Thunderbolt, but he didn't want that name and wanted to leave it for his sister, so I gave him a new name, Chasing the Wind."
"Chasing the Wind has a very imposing presence," the old man praised, both the dog and the person. "A very good name."
Qiu Xiaoman asked with a smile, "Grandpa, do you like keeping small animals?"
"I once had a strange cat." Shen Wanming later had another cat, but it ran away. He didn't mention that one, only the strangest one.
Qiu Xiaoman was very curious: "Strange cat? How strange?"
"To be precise, I found a feline. That winter, I went skiing in Canada, and on my way down the mountain, I saw her lying on the snow by the roadside, barely alive. I thought it was a kitten, so I took her home, but the more I raised her, the more strange she seemed." At this point, Shen Wanming couldn't help but laugh. "Guess what kind of cat it was?"
Qiu Xiaoman's mind raced. Canada, winter... that must be lynxes, bobcats, and the like.
Given its activity near the ski resort, it's most likely a lynx, as lynxes have large feet that allow them to move freely even in deep snow.
So she asked with a smile, "Is it a lynx? Cougars and bobcats shouldn't be around near the ski resort."
"So smart!" Shen Wanming was very pleased. Look how good his eye was! This child is really outstanding! He turned around and went to the living room outside, opened his briefcase, took out a photo and gave it to Qiu Xiaoman.
Qiu Xiaoman went outside to take a look and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, it's just as clingy as a house cat!"
Shen Wanming said with a smile, "I raised her from a young age, so she's always been close to people. But human society couldn't meet her needs as she grew up, so I sent her to a zoo. Now she has children."
Qiu Xiaoman couldn't help but feel a deep respect. The old man was truly thoughtful, extending a helping hand when the little life needed him, and letting go in time when the little life needed a wider world.
This is truly a kind of wisdom, a wisdom that reveres nature and respects life.
She couldn't help but wonder, "Which zoo? Maybe I can visit it sometime?"
"You're always welcome." Shen Wanming knew how to leave things unsaid, so he didn't say anything more.
Qiu Xiaoman understood that she was now a formally employed police officer and couldn't leave the country at will. She could only settle for second best: "Grandpa, please send me some photos later."
“No problem, you keep this one, I have more.” Shen Wanming checked the time; it was getting late, so he glanced at what Shen Qinghuai and Chen Baihui had written.
Point out anything you're not satisfied with, let them revise it, and then have the two of them read it aloud to Qiu Xiaoman, like two students who have made a mistake and are reading a self-criticism.
Qiu Xiaoman held back her laughter, and only after the two men left with dark faces did she ask with a smile, "Grandpa, is this legally binding?"
“No, I’ll take them to the notary office tomorrow to have their wills notarized, then they won’t be able to deny it,” Shen Wanming said, getting down to business. “By the way, give me your household registration information, I need it.”
Qiu Xiaoman quickly went to her room to get her canvas bag, opened it, and handed it to him.
It was getting late, so Shen Wanming asked her if she had time on weekdays. When he learned that she only had Sundays off, he left without giving her any special advice or telling her to stay away from Liu Kun.
In this respect, his personality is completely opposite to Shen Qinghuai's.
Qiu Xiaoman quite liked it. She closed the door, watched Liu Kun come out with a tray, and quickly went over to help.
Little Lightning had diarrhea again. To make it easier to clean her up, this time they moved the tray directly to the bathroom. It took the two of them more than half an hour to clean Little Lightning up and change her dressing before they went to rest.
Little Lightning felt a little guilty. When she needed to pee at night, she struggled to stand up, but her body wouldn't obey, and she fell back down with a thud. Qiu Xiaoman was woken up, patted her head, and comforted her, "Pee, it's okay. I'll go get you a pad to change."
Little Lightning was very embarrassed. He licked Qiu Xiaoman's hand and peed on the mat.
The good thing is that she can now eat on her own, and we no longer need to feed her liquid food, which saves a lot of trouble.
The next morning, Qiu Xiaoman left at five o'clock again.
At noon, she received a call from Shen Qinghuai. Qiu's mother had found the miracle doctor and had brought him over. The two had just gotten off the plane when Shen Qinghuai arranged for someone to pick them up.
After hanging up the phone, she went straight to the Marine Corps' office to tell him the good news.
In the afternoon, the Lu family went to Shen Qinghuai's company and personally took the old doctor to their home. As for the reward, they gave Qiu Yinghe 20,000 yuan first, and told her to take 10,000 yuan back to the old doctor's family. The remaining 10,000 yuan was Qiu Yinghe's hard work fee.
The old doctor will naturally be compensated later; the amount will be determined based on the results.
After getting off work in the afternoon, Qiu Xiaoman planned to go back to take care of Xiao Shandian, but she received a call from Liu Kun: "Uncle Zhou said that Xiao Shandian is out of danger and asked me to take him back to take care of him. If you come back, just go home."
This is really good news, but it means Liu Kun will have to handle everything by himself, day and night.
She felt a little guilty, so she decided to go back and lend a hand that night to avoid tiring Liu Kun out.
After several more days of back-and-forth travel, Little Lightning is now able to poop in the specially prepared plastic bag with his bottom sticking up, which is really gratifying.
It was Sunday, and Qiu Xiaoman didn't have to rush to the army base in the morning, so she slept in a little longer, which was a rare treat.
Half asleep, Qiu Xiaoman was awakened instantly when someone called her mobile phone. She picked up the phone and listened.
The base was short-handed because Fang Jiadong had been transferred and she had been seconded to the military. So Captain Zou had to notify her to temporarily join a search operation.
Qiu Xiaoman quickly got up and asked what the specific case was.
When she heard the name "Wu family," she was stunned and couldn't help but ask curiously, "So fast? Isn't the Wu family quite powerful?"
"Someone sent back a lot of evidence from overseas. Yesterday, the relevant departments set up an investigation team, but someone leaked the news, and several members of the Wu family escaped. You need to come quickly and catch them as soon as possible!"
"Team Leader Zou is here. I'm going to the base to get the dog."
"Hurry up, I'll have Chen Jianjun wait for you at the Criminal Investigation Department building. He'll explain the details to you."
"Okay." Qiu Xiaoman only had time to brush her teeth and comb her hair before rushing out.
Liu Kun, carrying the freshly prepared breakfast, didn't even have time to ask where he was going before the door closed.
For a fleeting moment, he thought darkly that if those dogs had killed the entire Wu family last time, Officer Qiu wouldn't have had to work so hard.
I have to work overtime on Sundays, it's so tiring.
He poured the breakfast back into the pot to keep it warm, so that Officer Qiu wouldn't be left without a hot meal when he returned.
As a result, Qiu Xiaoman was busy all day long, and didn't return until 2 a.m., yawning all the while.
Liu Kun, still in his pajamas, couldn't help but step forward and support her arm as she walked unsteadily, asking with concern, "Have you eaten?"
"Don't touch me." Qiu Xiaoman had a terrible day. She was walking the dog, crawling through air-raid shelters, going to the cat warehouse, getting spiderwebs on her face, being stepped on by rats, having bedbugs sting her nose, and having cockroaches crawling on her hands…
It was an unbearable ordeal.
Fortunately, the outcome was good; all members of the Wu family except Wu Meinian were apprehended. Wu Laoqi, who hadn't committed any crimes, was released after interrogation.
As for where Wu Meinian went, we don't know. She may have run away a few days in advance, and the scent has dissipated, making it impossible to track her down.
At this moment, Qiu Xiaoman was covered in dirt and instinctively pushed Liu Kun away.
Liu Kun staggered back two steps, and when he saw the exhaustion on her face, he realized that she hadn't done it on purpose. He turned around and said, "You're tired. I'll go make you some food."
Qiu Xiaoman ignored him, took a shower, went back to her bedroom, and fell asleep immediately.
Liu Kun stood at the door with a bowl of hot soup and rice. He knocked, but there was no response. He had no choice but to push the door open, tiptoe in, and place the soup and rice on the bedside table.
At seven o'clock in the morning, Qiu Xiaoman's mobile phone rang. Since it had been left on the coffee table in the living room, Liu Kun answered it for her.
"Hey, Xiao Qiu, I told Captain Lu you're getting a day off today."
"Is this Captain Zou? This is Liu Kun. Officer Qiu hasn't gotten up yet."
"Oh, tell her she doesn't need to come to work today."
"OK."
"How come you're living with her? You two..."
"I was recuperating from my injury and stayed at her house, and also helped her feed her cats and dogs."
"Oh, that's good."
As for why, Liu Kun understood. It was normal that nobody thought highly of him. But did Officer Qiu think the same way?
He glanced at the closed bedroom door and sighed silently.
Qiu Xiaoman didn't wake up until after nine o'clock. Thinking she was late, she brushed her teeth and rushed out.
Liu Kun quickly stopped her: "You don't need to go today, Captain Zou wants you to rest."
Qiu Xiaoman had already taken a step forward, but upon hearing this, she pulled it back: "Great, then I'll sleep a little longer."
She slept until 2 p.m. When Qiu Xiaoman woke up again, she found Shen Wanming waiting for her in the living room.
She quickly went back inside to change her clothes, tidied herself up, and then came out again: "Grandpa, you were looking for me."
"I didn't expect you to be off today. Perfect, I'll take you to transfer the property. Let's go." Shen Wanming didn't leave after finishing the notarization; he was waiting for an opportunity. He originally wanted her to take a day off during the work week, but he was afraid of delaying her important business, so he had to wait.
Fortunately, he had contributed to the Wu family's situation, and he had guessed that Xiao Qiu would be temporarily summoned to help. Now, the opportunity had arrived.
Qiu Xiaoman was a little surprised: "Grandpa, what's the transfer? I don't need a house or a car."
"You'll see when you get there. Let's go." Shen Wanming stood up, carrying his briefcase, and politely thanked Liu Kun for the hospitality, saying the tea was quite good.
Liu Kun escorted the grandfather and grandson to the stairwell before returning. Looking at the half-finished tea, he couldn't understand why such cheap, ordinary tea would receive such a good review.
Perhaps it was just politeness? He poured the tea, washed the cups, fed the cat and the dog, doing everything perfectly.
Downstairs in the car, Shen Wanming asked, "Is he your boyfriend?"
"No, just friends." Qiu Xiaoman didn't think much of it and fastened her seatbelt.
She was riding in Shen Wanming's car, an expensive Mercedes-Benz.
Shen Wanming seemed thoughtful. It seems it's unrequited love? Then it's alright, Xiaoman doesn't have those kinds of thoughts.
He took Qiu Xiaoman straight to the housing management office. When Qiu Xiaoman saw what quantifier was used to transfer the house to her, she was dumbfounded.
It's not a set, not a layer, not a unit, but...
In addition, there is another courtyard house, not far from the one Shen Qinghuai bought.
She stared blankly at the old man: "Grandpa, you're giving these to me, but what about yourself?"
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