It is one of the most prosperous areas in the whole of Shanghai and will be extremely valuable in the future. No matter how valuable other places are, they will not be more valuable than the three commercial buildings on Huaihai Road.
"That's unrealistic," Yun Qiao said bluntly, "Uncle has clearly told you that those three shops were a wedding gift for him and Aunt. They're of great significance and there's no way they're being given away. There's no point in forcing them."
"What if I insist?" Ye Lin said.
Yun Qiao: "That's your business, don't tell me. I'm not interested in knowing."
Ye Lin said unwillingly, "What about you? This little house is so beautiful, don't you want to own it in your life?"
Yun Qiao shook his head: "No."
"Oh." Ye Lin raised the corner of her lips sarcastically. "You just want to give up such a cheap house. You are really open-minded and have no desires."
"I can't say I'm completely free of desires," Yun Qiao said frankly. "I like houses, too. If you give me one, of course I'll take it. It's just that this little Western-style house and the shop on Huaihai Road mean different things to my uncle and aunt."
"Ye Lin, don't always think about the past. You need to think more about the present."
"Things have developed differently now. This is the old house of the Ye family. They have lived here since my grandparents' generation."
"My uncle was born here, grew up here, got married and had children here... No matter what, this house shouldn't have fallen into our hands."
"So are those three shops on Huaihai Road."
"That was a wedding gift grandma gave to my uncle and aunt. They have such a close relationship. Do you think they would give away that large shop building, which meant so much to their marriage, to someone else if both of them were healthy?"
Yun Qiao reminded her, "Ye Lin, think carefully about what the situation was like before and what it is like now. After thinking it through, do you still insist on only taking the commercial building on Huaihai Road?"
"If you still insist, then I can only say that you are heartless. Your uncle and aunt were absolutely right to distance themselves from you."
Yun Qiao's words made Ye Lin's face turn pale.
Of course she knew why Ye Yuzhang gave her the shop building on Huaihai Road in his previous life.
It’s because my aunt Qiu died.
The lover died, and the couple separated. The uncle was sad when he saw the "wedding gift" from the past. He didn't want to keep it in his hands and be sad, so he gave it to her.
My aunt Qiu didn't die in this life, so the result would of course be different.
Ye Lin knew it in her heart, but she was unwilling to accept it.
As long as she could get such a prime location and such a large area, even if Pan Zhiyuan failed in business in the future, she could still make a good living as a landlady by relying on the rent from this shop building.
There's no way any other place can compare to this place.
Thinking of this, Ye Lin's heart twisted for a moment.
At a certain moment, she even hoped that her aunt Qiu would not come.
Ye Lin was also startled by her sudden thought, and a trace of panic flashed across her face.
Yun Qiao noticed it keenly. Although he didn't know what Ye Lin was thinking exactly, he knew it probably wasn't anything trivial, so he couldn't help feeling disappointed.
"Ye Lin, you shouldn't be too greedy. Your uncle and aunt are very kind to others. Even if you don't mention it, they won't treat you unfairly. You shouldn't be like this."
Ye Lin pursed her lips feeling a little guilty. She was silent for a moment and tried to defend herself: "Qin Yunqiao, this, this can't all be blamed on me. I, I'm just having a hard time."
"Qin Yunqiao, I'm not as lucky as you. Your father is a high-ranking official, your brother is a high-ranking officer, and the man you married was also a high-ranking officer. You can be said to have been living in a honey pot these years, much better than before."
"I'm different. I'm not doing as well as before."
"Going to the countryside, moving to the city, working, getting married, having children... every step was difficult for me."
Yun Qiao said, "But isn't marrying Pan Zhiyuan what you've always wanted? In order to marry him, you used all means and did so many things that hurt me."
"That was in the past." Ye Lin explained anxiously, "Now I regret it a long time ago!"
Yun Qiao said: "But this is your own choice, isn't it?"
Ye Lin said dejectedly, "Qin Yunqiao, it seems I made the wrong choice again."
"This is your business, don't tell me."
Yun Qiao didn't want to hear Ye Lin's negative emotions, so he just said, "Your current life is not because of your uncle and aunt. They don't owe you anything. Every wrong has its perpetrator, and you can't blame anyone but your uncle and aunt."
"I know." Ye Lin sighed.
She just didn't want to accept it.
Such a big and tall commercial building is gone just like that.
Ye Lin sorted out her emotions and tried her best to calm herself down.
She looked at Yun Qiao and asked, "Qin Yun Qiao, when will you come to Hucheng?"
Yun Qiao said, "It's been two days."
Ye Lin asked again, "Have your uncle and aunt talked to you about giving you a piece of property these past two days?"
Yun Qiao glanced at Ye Lin warily: "Why are you asking this?"
"That's strange," Ye Lin said. "You should know that Pan Zhiyuan and I have been married for six or seven years, and we still rent a house outside."
Yun Qiao hummed, "I've heard Auntie mention it before. But it's been so many years, hasn't Pan Zhiyuan's family accepted you yet?"
"No. Pan Zhiyuan's mother has always disliked me and doesn't want to live with me." Ye Lin smiled bitterly. "When Pan Zhiyuan wanted to marry me, his mother threatened that if Pan Zhiyuan dared to marry me, she would pretend he wasn't her son."
Yun Qiao tutted, "Just listen to what she said. Pan Zhiyuan is her only son, how could she really not want him?"
"It's true that she doesn't want it, but she really doesn't care about anything after we get married."
"When Pan Zhiyuan and I got married, we had nothing. Even the money for the wedding banquet was borrowed from him."
Ye Lin's eyes welled up at this point. "Qin Yunqiao, after all, who wants to live such a calculating life? But life is really too hard, and I just want to make my future life a little better."
"Uncle and aunt are closer to you than to me. Can you help me ask..."
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