"Xia, you're here to look at houses too?" An Yuesheng's eyes lit up when he saw Xia Baozhu.
She's getting more and more beautiful, like she stepped out of a movie, and you can never get enough of looking at her.
"Yes, let me see. Is this your fiancée?" Xia Baozhu looked at the woman next to An Yuesheng. She wore glasses, was refined and gentle, and had the air of a teacher.
"Yes, this is my fiancée, Romain Rolland. Rolland is the owner of the milk tea shop you love."
"Hello, the milk tea in your shop is delicious."
Romain smiled faintly. She felt a strange hostility towards Xia Baozhu and disliked the overly beautiful woman in front of her.
Her fiancé was particularly enthusiastic when he greeted the other person, which made her feel even more uncomfortable.
"Thank you for the compliment. I'm heading to the shop now, so I'll head back first. You two can take your time looking around," Xia Baozhu said goodbye to the two of them.
An Yuesheng had confessed his feelings to Xia Baozhu before, but she rejected him. Xia Baozhu couldn't bear to look at him every time he came to the store with a pained expression.
In Xia Baozhu's eyes, An Yuesheng was the type of weak scholar. Although he was not lacking in liveliness, courage and wisdom, he looked too thin.
In case of any family conflict in the future, Xia Baozhu was afraid that she might accidentally break his bones.
An Yuesheng forced a smile as he and his fiancée viewed the house. Although he was mentally prepared for it to be expensive, he hadn't expected it to be this pricey.
It costs 400 yuan per square meter, and their combined salaries are only 400 yuan.
A 100-square-meter house would require two people to work for 100 months without eating or drinking, which is more than eight years.
According to the sales staff, houses in the city center of Beijing and Haicheng have reached more than 4,600 yuan per square meter, while ordinary houses are more than 2,000 yuan per square meter.
The housing prices here are already low enough.
The sales staff urged them to make a decision as soon as possible, saying that the price would definitely rise further, perhaps even doubling suddenly like pork during the Lunar New Year.
"No wonder our school teachers are clamoring to go into business. They can make money so fast. Look, even that shop owner is buying a house here."
When An Yuesheng heard Luo Manlan mention that Xia Baozhu had also bought a house here, his dejection vanished instantly.
“I’ll borrow some money from my family, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll take out a loan from the bank.”
An Yuesheng's voice was very firm; he was determined to buy the house here no matter what.
Although he has a place to stay, he came here to look at apartments on a whim after hearing about it from a colleague.
“The loan has interest, so I’ll borrow some from my family, and we’ll pay it back slowly.”
Roman said that since they bought the house together, it was only right for her to contribute money.
“You’re so kind, Manlan.”
An Yuesheng was moved by Luo Manlan's thoughtfulness.
They met through an introduction and didn't spend much time together.
While he was still grieving the rejection from Xia Baozhu, the appearance of Luo Manlan shifted his attention to marriage and indirectly pulled him out of the mire of heartbreak.
When Tang Zonglang heard that An Yuesheng and his fiancée had gone to look at houses the next day, he scoffed.
This An Yuesheng, who considered himself a hopeless romantic, would drag him to drink every day to drown his sorrows. Unexpectedly, he got engaged to someone else just a few days after being rejected by his crush.
What's the difference between this kind of person and him?
...
Xia Baozhu received a letter from a foreign country, and she knew without guessing that it was from Sun Xingyan.
He's already in the Great Bear Country. Because of his good Suzhou language skills, he's helped others close several good deals and made quite a few friends.
He said the people there were very fair-skinned, some were exceptionally good-looking, and some were not only exceptionally ugly but also exceptionally fat.
In the letter, he boasted that several girls from the Great Bear Country were pursuing him, all of them fair-skinned and beautiful, but he rejected them all because he already had someone he loved.
Xia Baozhu smiled as she read the letter.
Sun Xingyan's methods of pursuing women were not very clever; he actually used the fact that other women pursued him to show off his peacock-like nature.
He seems to be having a great time outside.
It's also possible that he only wrote about the interesting parts, without revealing any of the hardships he endured.
After all, a country that is divided can never be absolutely safe.
On the back of the letter was a long English poem titled "When You Are Old".
Sun Xingyan's calligraphy is not only beautiful, but his penmanship is also unique and elegant. Even his English is extremely beautiful, pleasing to the eye, and can be used as a calligraphy model.
Sun Xingyan asked Xia Baozhu to try translating the poem.
Xia Baozhu picked up her pen and began translating the poem written by Sun Xingyan.
Her translation is straightforward and follows the original English meaning perfectly, which demonstrates her level as a beginner.
After finishing writing, Xia Baozhu put the letter away again and placed it in the box.
May Sun Xingyan have a smooth and safe journey abroad.
...
It was May, the spring sunshine was beautiful, and the weather was gradually getting warmer. Some men and women couldn't wait to put on denim shorts.
Xia Baozhu noticed that some men were wearing shorts and black stockings that reached their knees.
While she found it offensive, she couldn't help but chuckle a few times.
I wonder if Sun Xingyan, who has always been a fashion enthusiast, would dress like this.
The thought of the carefree Sun Xingyan wearing knee-high stockings made Xia Baozhu quickly shake her head, trying to banish that horrible image from her mind.
Today, Xia Baozhu wore a white satin shirt with long ribbons. The two long ribbons were tied together by a chain link, making it look particularly elegant when the wind blew.
She wore a dark green high-waisted long skirt without elastic, and paired it with a dark green wide leather belt.
Because of the heat, Xia Baozhu tied her long curly hair into a high ponytail, looking youthful and beautiful like she was in her early twenties, while also exuding the confident and capable characteristics of an urban woman.
All of these combined made her reach new heights of beauty, making her the most beautiful person in many people's hearts.
"Sister Xia, have you heard? The Silver Cabaret has been shut down again! He Fuming and more than a dozen of his men have been arrested!"
As soon as San Gou saw Xia Baozhu enter, he rushed out from the kitchen with a look of amazement on his face.
Even though he watches it every day, San Gou still gets completely absorbed in it immediately.
Soon, San Gou looked behind Xia Baozhu and saw several boys peeking out from outside the door, pretending to pass by unintentionally.
San Gou scoffed and glared at them. These kids don't even have proper jobs, yet they dare to covet Sister Xia.
"When did this happen?" Xia Baozhu asked in surprise.
“It happened at 11 p.m. last night. I passed by there early this morning and saw that his nightclub door was sealed off.”
“I heard from people nearby that someone almost died inside; it was He Fuming and his men who fired the shots.”
"That serious?" Xia Baozhu laughed as she spoke, her laughter as bright and beautiful as peach blossoms in March, radiant and full of life.
"Absolutely. I also heard that someone deliberately caused trouble inside, and the police arrived quickly and in large numbers, as if they had received advance notice."
"This is truly gratifying," Xia Baozhu said happily.
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