She snatched the notebook away in a flash, opened it with trembling hands, glanced at it, then her pupils contracted sharply, she let out a gasp, and her breath hitched; she collapsed backward.
This startled the whole family. Jiang Yunxiang quickly helped her elderly mother up, laid her flat on the bed, and tried to soothe her while pinching her philtrum.
"Mom, don't scare me! What's wrong with you?"
The old woman lay on the bed, her eyes vacant, clutching the property deed tightly in her hand.
"House, house, daughter, house."
Jiang Yunxiang was frightened and replied in a tearful voice, "Mom, it's Fang! What's wrong? Don't scare me!"
Ye Cheng was also quite frightened by the old lady. He had only casually handed the property certificate to his elder brother. Was the old lady really making such a fuss?
After a while, the old lady finally caught her breath. She clutched the property certificate in her hand, opened it, and looked at it a few more times, afraid that she might have misread it.
"You bought a house?" The old lady looked at Jiang Yunxiang with a face full of joy. "A house in the city?"
Jiang Yunxiang looked at Ye Guowei with a troubled expression.
Ye Guowei said gruffly, "Mom, it was Cheng who bought it. He paid for it and put it in our names. It's for Dou Dou's schooling."
"Go to school? Go to school in the city?" The old lady's eyes practically lit up.
"Yes, Aunt Sun, we let Dou Dou go to school in the city. We bought two apartments, and I'm paying off the loans myself. My older brother and sister-in-law don't need to pay them back," Ye Cheng added, quickly and honestly explaining, afraid that the old lady might do something rash again.
To be honest, Ye Cheng was overthinking things. The old lady didn't understand loans very well, but when she heard that Ye Cheng had bought two properties, her breathing quickened again, but she quickly recovered.
That's quite an ability to adapt.
Later, the old lady basically lost interest in eating, looking at the property certificate from left to right, occasionally muttering something.
"So this means you own a house in the city?"
"How much does this house cost?"
"Sigh, I wish Yunwei could also buy a house in the city."
"Ah Cheng, that's great, that's great, you're doing very well now."
"Aunt Sun misunderstood you before. I never thought you could afford a house."
The old lady kept repeating the same few words, but the light in her eyes never faded.
His gaze towards Jiang Yunxiang softened considerably, and he also found Ye Guowei more agreeable.
Ye Guowei felt so relaxed having dinner with his mother-in-law for the first time, and couldn't help but drink a couple more glasses.
The meal was a great success, and the old lady was all smiles. She drank a few more glasses than usual and went straight to bed.
Over the next few days, the old lady's favorite thing to do was to take Dou Dou for walks around the village.
I'm not here to see the scenery, I'm here to bump into people.
She noticed that everyone she met would congratulate her, saying that the Ye family was doing well now, had money, and that the old lady was blessed.
Who doesn't like to hear such flattering words? Even if a few people treat her coldly or make sarcastic remarks, she still feels comfortable hearing them. This is jealousy, naked jealousy.
Besides this, the old lady also noticed something unpleasant:
She seems to have developed a liking for that expensive chocolate. She doesn't need much, just a tiny bit, but the sweet taste lingers all day.
The old lady's hobby completely baffled Jiang Yunxiang. How could she still like to eat this at her age?
Ye Cheng was decisive and went straight into the city to buy ten more, just for the old lady.
To be honest, Ye Cheng doesn't usually have that much time; logically, he should be going to the beach.
But it couldn't be stopped...
This system is unreliable.
I don't know what's wrong with me lately, but my luck value hasn't been above 20. Even with the 20 bonus, it's only 40.
That's really low, so there's nothing he can do but stay in the village these past few days.
Since I'm not going to go beachcombing anymore, I need to find something to do. I spent 1,000 yuan over three days to finally fix the pond in the yard. Then I also fixed up the gate and yard wall, which were about 200 square meters dilapidated.
Of course, this was mainly done by paying others to do it. He and Xiao Hu had been catching things these past two days, like crayfish.
I ate it last time, and it hasn't been long since then, but I feel like I'm craving it again.
During this period, whenever they had free time, the two would ride their motorcycles out to search in nearby villages. After three days of searching, they managed to catch more than 20 kilograms of fish.
To ensure their safety, Ye Cheng specially raised them all so they could vomit out the filth inside their stomachs.
Although doing this will result in smaller shrimp meat, there's no other way; safety comes first.
In the past few days, another thing happened: Old Li called Ye Cheng and formally invited him to participate in the salvage work, and even promised to give him 20,000 yuan.
Ye Cheng wasn't unwilling to agree, but his luck was too low, so he didn't dare to. He could only put it off for now.
Unexpectedly, this delay led to some serious problems.
Early in the morning, Ye Cheng glanced at the system.
Luck value: 30+20
Points: 3590.
Deposits: 70,000; Foreign debt: 40,000; Mortgage: 300,000 (including interest)
A luck value of 50 is neither high nor low, and it doesn't mean you can't go beachcombing, but there are some things that are more important.
For example, these crayfish have been here for three days. If we don't eat them soon, they'll get anxious.
Ye Cheng planned to help them pass on at noon. If they spent half a day in the morning, they might be able to get a good spot to be reincarnated.
But just as he finished washing the shrimp, he heard the sound of a car coming from the doorway.
That doesn't make sense. Besides Li Yong, who else in the village would own a car?
He looked back and immediately understood; he could tell at a glance whose SUV it was.
Zhao Zhiming has arrived.
He was just about to go and greet him when he saw the back door open and an old man get out.
Ye Cheng exclaimed in surprise, "Old Li, what brings you here?"
The person who came was none other than Old Li. Ye Cheng really didn't expect Old Li to come. Although this old comrade seemed rather casual, he was actually quite kind.
But after all, they came from the capital and were quite influential. It was a bit much for them to personally visit a fishing village like ours.
Before Ye Cheng could finish speaking, two other people emerged from the car: Cui Shuran and Xiao Rou.
"Ye Cheng, you only welcome Old Li, not us, right?" Xiao Rou was still the same outgoing person she always was.
Four people got out of the car: three acquaintances and an old man. Ye Cheng quickly ushered them inside.
Fortunately, the yard was relatively empty, so we could just put a few chairs down and have a place to sit.
Xiao Rou curiously circled around Ye Cheng's room. "Wow, you even have air conditioning? That's great, you know how to enjoy life."
"You have a water heater, a computer, and internet access. This doesn't seem like a rural area at all."
Ye Cheng said helplessly, "Grandma, what era are we living in? This is perfectly normal."
As soon as he finished speaking, his expression changed drastically. He saw Xiaorou pick up two wads of toilet paper from his bed, looking at him with disgust.
"Hey... what did you wipe with this toilet paper? It's so dirty. Why didn't you put it in the trash can?"
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