"Please come in. I am Qin Xiaoyu." Qin Xiaoyu noticed that the man's attire was somewhat unusual. He wore a neat Zhongshan suit, glasses, and carried a briefcase. He didn't look like someone who worked in a government office, nor did he look like a businessman.
"I have some personal matters I'd like to discuss with you. Is this a convenient place?" The man glanced at Xie Lanhua.
"Then let's go to my office." Qin Xiaoyu led him out.
"This is my business card. My surname is Tu. You can just call me Attorney Tu." Attorney Tu handed over the business card, which Qin Xiaoyu accepted with both hands.
This business card is much better than her drawing. It's rare to see a lawyer coming to your door these days.
"Please have a seat. May I ask what brings you here?"
"I'm here for a client, Zhou Xing." Attorney Tu stood up and took out several documents from his black briefcase.
"Zhou Xing?" Qin Xiaoyu felt a pang of pain in her heart, and almost burst into tears. She gripped the corner of the table tightly, the pain in her fingertips gradually sending waves of sensation through her, trying to calm herself down.
"Please sign these documents." Attorney Tu handed over several documents.
"What is this?" Qin Xiaoyu's heart was in turmoil, her eyes blurred with tears. The Chinese characters that she recognized looked like a bunch of talismans lined up together, and she couldn't understand them at all.
"It's a transfer document; he's transferring all his properties to you." Attorney Tu noticed Qin Xiaoyu's extreme discomfort and considerately went to the window and opened it.
A breeze blew in, and Qin Xiaoyu felt a little better.
“He has a family, so there’s no need to leave these to me.” Qin Xiaoyu placed the documents on the table.
“He said his family doesn’t need these. He just wants to leave them to you as a small gift. Also, please sign this land transfer contract. All I’ve done is fulfill the mandate of the person who entrusted me. If you want to dispose of these assets again, since the principal has passed away, the most convenient thing is for you to sign first, and then handle it from your perspective. That’s the next step.” Attorney Tu was very patient, and Qin Xiaoyu had calmed down a bit, knowing that what he said was true.
She picked up a pen, and without even looking at it, signed her name on all the papers that Attorney Tu had specified.
"This is for you. I'll take the rest with me. There are still some that require one final step to complete. I'll send all the documents over then. It's been a pleasure working with you." Attorney Tu, having completed his mission, hurriedly left.
Qin Xiaoyu sat motionless, tears streaming down her face.
It took her a long time to wipe away her tears. She picked up the documents—many property certificates, not local, and with unfamiliar names. The last contract caught her attention.
The second coal mine? This is it!
She suddenly stood up, recalling that day when she and Zhou Xing stood on the second floor of the sock factory, pointing to the coal yard in front of them, and vowed, "Those will be mine sooner or later!"
Back then, they still believed in eternity and the future.
He fulfilled her wish, but he could never see it again.
Qin Xiaoyu burst into tears.
On her way home from get off work, Qin Xiaoyu showed the document to Zhou Yue.
“I know these are from my maternal grandparents’ family. My mother was kicked out of her maternal grandparents’ home because she married my father. Later, only Zhou Xing was recognized by them, and they gave him these properties. These should actually be my mother’s dowry. Since he wants to give them to you, you can keep them.” Zhou Yue handed them back.
I want to transfer it to you.
"No, Zhou Xing gave it to you, keep it. What I want has never been money, and my parents don't need it either. Keep it, and if it can help you someday, Zhou Xing will be happy to hear it from beyond the grave."
"The person is gone, what's the point of having these things?" Qin Xiaoyu couldn't continue.
“You said that living isn’t just about yourself, it’s also about your family. Zhou Xing is gone, but the Zhou family is still here, you and little sister Hanhan are still here. What he wanted to see was us living well.” Zhou Yue turned to look out the window.
Zhou Yue and Zhou Xing's relationship wasn't very deep. If you really had a sibling-like bond, it was during the time she went south to accompany Zhou Xing as he recovered from his injuries. The nights were long, and the two of them poured out their hearts to each other.
It was then that she realized how powerless and helpless Zhou Xing's love for Qin Xiaoyu was.
Zhou Xingneng's return and his calm acceptance of death were something the Zhou family never expected. In the past, given his cold-blooded nature and impulsive nature, he would have gone straight to the operating table to gamble with his life, rather than living a life of ignominy for several months, which, to put it bluntly, was torture.
This child has been selfish since childhood, never compromising for others, and never considering the feelings of others.
However, he chose conservative treatment, preferring to appear before Qin Xiaoyu during the day as if nothing was wrong, even under the threat of death and no matter how tormented he was by severe headaches at night.
It was only then that they understood how deep Zhou Xing's love for Qin Xiaoyu was.
Zhou Xing once said, "Give all your love to Qin Xiaoyu." The Zhou family did just that.
"I want to build a house near the coal mine and move my whole family there." Qin Xiaoyu looked at the property deed for the coal mine and already had a new plan in mind.
It's only a matter of time before the Zhou family moves out of the villa. The wife's house is about to be demolished. Now that they have land, why not build a house?
"Okay, do what you want to do. Just let me know if you need anything, and I'll always be by your side." Zhou Yue quietly watched over her, just like she watched over Zhou Xing.
Because labor is cheap, infrastructure costs are very low now. Qin Xiaoyu made a budget and the amount of money used was not much. However, the amount of capital tied up in the garment factory was too large, so there was still some cash flow problem.
Since Zhou Xing's accident, Qin Xiaoyu hasn't been to Qi Si's shop once, so he must already know.
Upon seeing Qin Xiaoyu, Qi Si's eyes reddened, he turned his face away, and called out, "Sister."
"Brother, I want to discuss something with you." Qin Xiaoyu followed him upstairs.
"Building a house? Sure, include me in the profits too." Qi Si cheered as soon as he heard Qin Xiaoyu's idea.
"That's great, but I'm short on funds right now and can't manage my cash flow, so I asked you for help, brother," Qin Xiaoyu said with difficulty.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? Come with me." Qi Si led Qin Xiaoyu to the barbecue restaurant, where his little apartment was still located, though it had been empty recently. Ever since his son was born, he had been going home whenever he had time and had hardly spent any time wandering around outside.
They went inside, Qi Si locked the door from the inside, went into the bathroom, fiddled around for a while, and then took out a plastic bag.
"Here, there's enough money for you, plus a passbook." Qi Si laid out a pile of things on the table: passbooks, seals, and cash.
“Okay, I’ll give you an IOU,” Qin Xiaoyu said readily.
"What IOU? Look at this one." Qi Si pushed a piece of paper over.
Qin Xiaoyu was stunned when she opened it; it contained six written agreements from Qi Sili.
It represents the shares and dividends under the names of Qi Si's six stores, with Qin Xiaoyu owning a quarter of each share. While it may not seem like much, all six stores in Qi Si are extremely popular, so the total amount is quite substantial.
"Brother, how come there's this? You never mentioned it."
"Would you want it?" Qi Si lit a cigarette and sat down on the sofa.
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