Hearing the sound, the group turned around and saw a refined young man walking straight towards Wen Ruan as if no one else was around, seemingly oblivious to everyone else.
Song Yan frowned, stepped forward, and blocked Wen Ruan's path: "Comrade, what business do you have with my wife?"
The man stopped in his tracks, looked at Song Yan, and smiled slightly: "I know you, Comrade Song. You are Ruan Ruan's childhood sweetheart."
Song Yan frowned, seemingly somewhat uncomfortable with what he said.
"Xing Wei, stop pretending. What do you want with my sister-in-law? Hurry up and say it. We don't have time to wait for you to dawdle here." Hu Dali looked impatient. Xing Wei was his colleague in the same department, and the two of them didn't get along at all.
Wen Ruan then realized who this person was, no wonder she felt a physiological discomfort as soon as he appeared.
Wen Ruan thought to herself, she hadn't even gone to find this scumbag to avenge the original owner yet, and he had actually run into her.
"Comrade Xing, we are not that familiar. You are just an ordinary classmate of mine. If Dali hadn't mentioned your name just now, I might not even remember you."
"So please don't call me Ruan Ruan, that's not something you can call me. Only my family and friends have that right."
"Secondly, is there anything else? If not, we'll be leaving now; we have important matters to attend to."
"Finally, it's working hours now. Comrade Dali has already asked his supervisor for leave. Leaving his post without permission during working hours would be a bit inappropriate if your supervisor found out," Wen Ruan said gently with a smile.
As Xing Wei listened to Wen Ruan's words, his smile gradually faded, and he could no longer maintain his outward gentleness. His eyes held a hint of disbelief: "Comrade Wen, we are, after all, high school classmates. Besides, we used to get along so well. Li Min even mentioned it to me a few days ago..."
Wen Ruan interrupted directly: "Yes, we are just ordinary classmates from high school. I'm not that close to Li Min. I'm not interested in anything she brings up. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
After saying that, he pulled Song Yan forward.
Hu Dali quickly followed, his face full of excitement: "Sister-in-law, you're amazing! I've been fed up with his pretentious attitude for a long time, but all the women in our unit are blind and think he's gentle and refined."
"You guys don't know, he's a real actor. We're in the same department, but he can't do anything. It's all up to me and another colleague. When it comes time to claim credit, he's the first one there. We're so annoyed with him," Hu Dali said indignantly.
I was really disgusted by Xing Wei just now. I don't know what the original owner of this body thought.
She actually abandoned someone as exceptional as Song Yan and eloped with someone who looks so greasy at first glance.
Wen Ruan seemed to be deep in thought. Logically speaking, Xing Wei's job was quite good. He must have some ability to get into the Housing Management Bureau.
This job is definitely a "golden opportunity" these days, so what made him give up this "golden opportunity" and elope with the original owner is indeed worth thinking about.
If you say it's for love, she absolutely won't believe it!
It seems I should investigate this thoroughly when I have the chance, Wen Ruan said thoughtfully.
Song Yan felt a little annoyed as he watched Wen Ruan, who had been absent-minded ever since she met Xing Wei.
Now he finally understood how Wen Ruan felt when she met Ye Xiaofan that day!
Song Yanming knew perfectly well that Wen Ruan had no interest in Xing Wei; in fact, her eyes and demeanor revealed her disgust for him.
However, there is still an uncomfortable feeling that someone else is coveting a treasure that I have always cherished.
Song Yan tried his best to get rid of this feeling and didn't want it to affect the relationship between the two of them.
After all, Song Yan knew in his heart that he might not have really won Wen Ruan's heart...
Apart from Hu Dali, the other two were absent-minded and lost in thought the whole way.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, they arrived at an alley. Hu Dali took out his key and opened the door.
He explained to the two of them, "This courtyard house is very well preserved. Since the government took it back, it has never been used for anything else."
Upon entering, passing through a gravel-paved path, a spacious courtyard comes into view, with flowers and foliage blooming all around the walls, still vying for attention despite it being early autumn.
Especially the goldenrain tree in the corner, when an autumn breeze blows, its golden flowers fall with the wind, creating a romantic rain of blossoms, like a dream.
This courtyard house has two sections, with a total of eight large rooms including the main house and various side rooms.
The group went into the house one by one for a tour. The house was very empty, and it was obvious that it had experienced a turmoil in the past, with signs of vandalism.
Fortunately, the house had a "four beams and eight pillars" structure, and the materials used were very solid. The entire courtyard was also very well designed, elegant and slightly poetic, which greatly appealed to Wen Ruan.
Song Yan was very satisfied with what he saw and asked directly, "Approximately how much would this courtyard house cost?"
“If this apartment were priced normally, I would estimate it would cost around 8,000, but it has been vacant for a long time, which is one reason for the high price. I’ll see if I can talk to the higher-ups and maybe get it for around 7,500.”
"After all, everyone is now pursuing living in apartment buildings. Although these courtyard houses are beautiful and spacious, few people are interested in them."
"Brother Yan and sister-in-law, is this alright?" Hu Dali asked.
Wen Ruan was very excited, as the price quoted by Hu Dali was much lower than the price she had in mind.
In later generations, such a courtyard house would definitely be worth over 50 million, a sure-fire investment with guaranteed profits.
After a brief discussion, we decided that we didn't need to look at the other two buildings anymore, so we decided to buy this one directly.
The group agreed that Song Yan and Wen Ruan would go back first and wait for Hu Dali to reply after get off work the next day.
The next day at noon, Song Yan went home to collect all the small yellow croakers and sold them all through a safe channel for a total of 7,230 yuan. He estimated that with a few hundred more yuan, the two of them could buy the courtyard house outright.
When Song Yan carried back a bag of money, Wen Ruan was startled. Although she was from a wealthy family in her previous life, she had never seen so much paper money before, which greatly shocked her.
After getting off work that evening, Hu Dali made a special trip to the Song family to tell them that they had reached an agreement, including all kinds of property taxes, and could get it for 7,500.
Wen and Ruan agreed and said they could make the payment and transfer the property the next day.
The next day, when Wen Ruan came out of the housing management bureau, she still had a sense of unreality. She had simply acquired a courtyard house that would be worth more than 50 million yuan in the future.
Knowing that this was something that was priceless and unavailable, some couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Looking at Wen Ruan's pathetic smile, Song Yan found her quite adorable.
His wife might be a little money-grubber; it seemed he needed to work harder to earn more. Song Yan thought seriously.
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