When Zhou Jian'an returned home in the evening, he looked visibly tired. Mao Xia greeted him, calling him "Uncle." Zhou Jian'an smiled and asked, "Xiaxia, are you in a good mood today?"
Mao Xia was in a good mood, pulling her hair. Zhou Chufei told Zhou Jian'an about Mao Xia's encounter with the rich man Xiang Yanlong. Zhou Jian'an raised an eyebrow and said, "Our Xia Xia is really promising. If he really is the eldest son of the Xiang family, we can also benefit from Xia Xia marrying into a wealthy family in the future."
Mao Xia was overjoyed, "I don't even know if they're really rich; it's still too early to tell."
"That's easy. Your uncle will find out. Just tell me the name of the company owned by Young Master Xiang, and your uncle will ask someone to help you look it up."
Mao Xia then told Zhou Jian'an the information she had gathered, and Zhou Jian'an immediately made a phone call.
Less than half an hour later, the phone rang. There was a reply on the other end. Zhou Jian'an excitedly exclaimed, "I don't know what they said!"
"Inspector Chen, thank you so much! Why did I inquire about the Xiang family? Well, the eldest son of the Xiang family and my niece are dating, and they're very much in love. I'm worried that my niece might be deceived, so I wanted to find out if the man's family is really rich."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhou Jian'an hung up the phone. Mao Xia leaned over and asked, "Uncle, what did your friend say?"
Zhou Jian'an slapped his thigh and said happily:
"Xiaxia, you're really lucky. The person your uncle found works in the government, managing the business of various companies and having dealings with these big corporations. According to him, the Xiang family's company is one of the top real estate companies in Hong Kong, with a market value of around 9 billion yuan. His family is incredibly wealthy! Even their dog has four nannies to serve it, and the bags it uses are all Hermes. The dog even has its own private car and a private swimming pool. Not to mention their son! This Xiang Yanlong is indeed the eldest son of the Xiang family. He's the only son in the Xiang family, and all the money and the family business will be his in the future. However, it seems he was supposed to get engaged before, but I don't know why he suddenly canceled it. Your uncle thinks you should get to know him better. No matter how rich he is, we shouldn't be blindly devoted, right?"
Mao Xia and Xiang Yanlong had just started dating, so naturally she had to speak up for Xiang Yanlong. "He told me everything. His mother doesn't like that woman. She thinks she's not docile enough and is after their family's money! He also said I'm well-behaved, so his mother must like me."
Zhou Jian'an was just putting on an act; he didn't really want to persuade Mao Xia.
This was only the first time he had fallen into a scam.
He had been deceived by Dai Qinxue, and then he established a mutual aid society to deceive its members. He knew how to talk to Mao Xia so that she would believe him more.
If he keeps praising Xiang Yanlong, Mao Xia will become more vigilant. But if he advises Mao Xia not to be blindly optimistic, it will only provoke Mao Xia's rebellious mentality. It's like those parents who try to separate lovers. The more parents say that their children's partners are bad, the more rebellious the children become, and they will stand on the same side as their partners to resist their parents.
Zhou Jian'an plays the role of a parent. He will constantly remind Mao Xia and say bad things about Xiang Yanlong so that Mao Xia can stand more firmly on Xiang Yanlong's side.
Mao Xia jumped into the trap Zhou Jian'an had dug for her without hesitation. She was young and naive, thinking that she had met her true love and that Zhou Jian'an was only stopping her because he was afraid that she would spend money on Xiang Yanlong.
Zhou Jian'an said that rich young masters like Xiang Yanlong are good at playing with love and might not be serious about her.
The more Mao Xia felt that Zhou Jian'an was bad, the closer her relationship with Xiang Yanlong became.
Chu Yu had no idea that Zhou Jian'an, Mao Xia, and Zhou Chufei, living together, could also orchestrate a palace intrigue.
If she had known that these three were capable of fighting each other, she would have locked them in a room long ago and let them kill each other to the death.
With final exams approaching, Zhang Ying wanted to discuss something with Chu Yu. She wanted to buy a house and had her eye on one within the Second Ring Road. It was quite spacious, about 100 square meters. Zhang Ying only had one daughter, so it would be enough for the three of them, and even if her in-laws came to visit, it would be enough room for them.
Zhang Ying was quite tempted; the location was excellent. In recent years, on Chu Yu's advice, she opened this stall. Both she and her husband were hardworking, working in shifts and hiring several workers, and they made just as much money.
Before they knew it, the two of them had more than 200,000 yuan in savings.
There's still a batch of winter clothes that haven't been sold yet. Once winter starts and cotton-padded coats are available, Zhang Ying will be able to collect a significant amount of payment.
Zhang Ying is still in college. She's not that old, but she got married and had children a little early. At her age, she's already earning so much money, which puts her ahead of her peers.
But the housing prices in Beijing are really not cheap, costing 500 yuan per square meter. Zhang Ying's apartment will cost a total of 50,000 yuan!
"So expensive?" Chu Yu was really surprised.
The price of courtyard houses has gone up in the last two years. You can't buy Chu Yu's courtyard house for 200,000 to 300,000 yuan now. However, the small courtyard house that Shu Aiguo bought recently has a decent location and size, and it cost less than 100,000 yuan.
These days, the houses you can buy aren't real commercial housing; they're just old houses allocated by your work unit. The size is decent, but the price isn't cheap either. Chu Yu thought to herself, there's really no need to buy this kind of house.
If you really want to live in an apartment building, you can wait another year. Next year, Beijing will have commercial housing. It will be a bit expensive, with an apartment costing over 100,000 yuan. But those apartments have better community environments and greater appreciation potential, so it's better than buying an apartment in this kind of residential area.
After Chu Yu finished explaining her thoughts, Zhang Ying nodded repeatedly. She wanted to ask Chu Yu for her opinion, since Chu Yu's boyfriend had worked in real estate development in Hong Kong and she herself had seen the world. Asking her would definitely be the right thing to do.
"You mean we should wait a little longer?"
"If there's a good courtyard house, you can buy one. These are scarce assets; they'll only appreciate in value, not lose money. Apartment buildings are a different story. Older buildings are uncomfortable to live in, and the relationships with upstairs and downstairs neighbors are complicated. You'd be more annoyed if you bought one. Next year, Beijing will be developing new residential areas with green spaces and property management. They'll be more expensive, but the neighbors will be of higher quality. Would you really be uncomfortable living in one of those?"
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