Chapter 936 Xi Jiu's Generous Move (Part 1)
Cheng Bosong's life is completely ruined.
Cheng Wanqing, Cheng Qing and Cheng Run were not doing much better.
They had previously relied on their origins in the Cheng family to offend too many people. Those people had not dared to retaliate against them before, but now that the prince had turned into a cat, there was no reason not to kick him when he was down.
As a result, Cheng Wanqing and the other two became the rats crossing the street that everyone wanted to beat, and they made jokes in the circle every day.
After hearing what happened to these people, Ruan Qi laughed so hard that tears came out.
Back when Ruan Fengmian was still the eldest son of the Cheng family, Cheng Wanqing and the others had often made things difficult for him and Liu Qiuyu. Now, karma had returned, and retribution was inevitable.
Ruan Qi felt happy for a while before she remembered something important.
"Dad, what are you going to do with the Cheng family's property?"
As the only descendant of Cheng Qi, Ruan Fengmian is the most qualified to inherit the property left by the ancestors of the Cheng family.
But Ruan Fengmian had no interest in the Cheng family's things. He thought for a moment and said, "I want to sell all of the Cheng companies. As for the antiques, I'll send them to an auction house. The money from the sales can be used to pay off the debt."
Ruan Qi: "Do you want to return this money to those unlucky partners?"
Ruan Fengmian nodded.
Although the Cheng family was not very good, the partners who cooperated with the Cheng family had not broken any laws. Since they had not done anything wrong, there was no need to be implicated by the Cheng family.
Ruan Fengmian planned to sell all of the Cheng family's property and use the money to compensate those partners.
Ruan Qi thought about it and felt that his father's approach was not bad.
Although they claimed that they had no relationship with the Cheng family, Ruan Fengmian was Cheng Qi's blood relative after all. Those who could not settle their debts during the cooperation negotiations might have been angry with Ruan Fengmian in their hearts.
This is very detrimental to Sun Flower's development in China.
Therefore, the best thing to do is to pay back the money for the Cheng family.
Anyway, it wasn't the Ruan family's money that was being used, so the Cheng family's property could be sold off. It wouldn't be a loss for them, and they could even gain a good reputation. Why not do it?
Ruan Qi supported Ruan Fengmian's approach with both hands.
"Then Dad has to find a reliable auction house. By the way, Jiujiu's family seems to have a very famous auction house. Why don't you send those antiques there?"
Good things should not be wasted on outsiders, and money should be earned by family members.
Ruan Fengmian understood Ruan Qi's meaning, gave her a funny look, then turned to ask Xi Jiu, "What do you think, Lao Jiu?"
Xi Jiu naturally wouldn't refuse. He nodded and said calmly, "I will definitely handle this matter for Uncle. But please don't pay the auction house's handling fee. We're all family, there's no need to haggle over such a small amount of money."
The Cheng family's ancestors left behind a large number of antique calligraphy and paintings. If they wanted to auction them all, the handling fees paid to the auction house would be a considerable expense.
But in Xi Jiu's eyes, this amount of money was indeed not a lot of money. Ruan Fengmian did not want to be too estranged from the Xi family, so after thinking about it, he accepted Xi Jiu's proposal.
"Okay, then I won't be polite with you. I'll leave this batch of antiques to you. You can do whatever you want with it."
After saying that, Ruan Fengmian pulled Yang Liu to stand up and said, "It's too late, it's time to go to bed. Let's go back first, Xiaoqi, you should go to bed early too."
Ruan Qi also stood up.
"Mom and Dad, go to bed. I'll send Jiujiu away and then go back to my room."
Ruan Fengmian and Yang Liu, who were about to leave, suddenly stopped and looked at Ruan Qi strangely.
Ruan Qi:?
"Dad, what's wrong?" The little girl looked confused.
Ruan Fengmian turned his head and looked at Xi Jiu: "You didn't tell her?"
Xi Jiu paused and coughed lightly: "It's not too late yet."
Ruan Qi: ???
What are you talking about?
Ruan Qi was completely bewildered, not understanding what the father-in-law and son-in-law were talking about. Ruan Fengmian didn't explain any further, but simply pulled Yang Liu away.
Ruan Qi had no choice but to cast a puzzled look at Xi Jiu.
"Jiujiu, what were you talking about just now?"
Xi Jiu didn't answer.
He curled his lips, took the little girl's hand, and said to her with a smile: "Baby, aren't you going to send me off? Let's go."
Ruan Qi was led towards the front door by the man with a confused look on her face.
The bright moonlight, like a mysterious veil, gently caressed the night. The veil fell, floating over the courtyard, adding an ambiguous and warm color to the dark night.
Ruan Qi was dazed as she was led by Xi Jiu, walking all the way to the front door under the moonlight.
Xi Jiu raised his hand, and the heavy vermilion door slowly opened.
Ruan Qi finally came to her senses and asked quickly, "Jiujiu, where did you park the car?"
Xi Jiu looked at her with a smile and said nothing.
He took her hand, led her across the threshold, and then turned around -
Walk towards the courtyard next to the Ruan family.
Seeing that he was about to reach the neighbor's house, Ruan Qi quickly pulled him hard: "Jiujiu, that's the neighbor's house. What are you doing there so late at night?"
Xi Jiu still didn't speak.
He took the little girl's hand, exerted gentle force, and took her to stand in front of the vermilion gate of the courtyard next to the Ruan family, and slowly raised his hand.
Ruan Qi thought Xi Jiu was going to knock on the door, so she quickly reached out to stop him: "Jiujiu, it's too late today. Let's visit the neighbors tomorrow."
However, what she didn't expect was that Xi Jiu didn't knock on the door.
But——
He took out a bunch of keys from his coat pocket.
Ruan Qi:?
Xi Jiu took the key and slowly inserted it into the lock of the vermilion door.
Ruan Qi: ? ?
With a click, the lock opened.
Ruan Qi: ???
The little girl's peach blossom eyes widened in shock.
She stared at Xi Jiu's hand, watching him pull out the key, then push hard -
The door, painted with brand new vermilion paint, slowly opened.
“…” Ruan Qi’s eyes widened.
She stared at the open door for a while, then suddenly turned her head to look at Xi Jiu.
The man stood in the moonlight, looking at her with a smile on his face.
Ruan Qi opened her mouth and said in disbelief: "Jiujiu, this courtyard is..."
"It's mine." Xi Jiu replied with a smile.
Ruan Qi's eyes widened instantly.
"Y-your?!"
Xi Jiu said "hmm", took her hand, and stepped over the threshold.
As the vermilion gate opened, everything in the courtyard was revealed in the night.
Like the Ruan family's courtyard, this one was newly renovated. However, compared to the Ruan family's Neo-Chinese style, Xi Jiu's courtyard leaned more towards the Anhui style. The courtyard was crisscrossed by canals, with layers of half-bloomed lotus flowers cascading across the water. Every three steps, there was a pavilion, and every five, a new scene. The carved beams and painted buildings, nestled against the mountain and the water, were graceful and elegant yet majestic.
This kind of decoration style doesn't really match Xi Jiu's cold and hard personality. Compared to Xi Jiu, this place seems more suitable for a sweet and romantic girl.
And Xi Jiu indeed decorated the courtyard like this for Ruan Qi.
"Does the baby like it?" He turned his head and asked Ruan Qi.
Ruan Qi was stunned by the beautiful scenery in the courtyard.
Hearing Xi Jiu's question, she nodded blankly, but her eyes were busy wandering among the strange mountains and waters in the courtyard.
(End of this chapter)
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