NOVEL NEXT Chapter 761 - 761: New Home
Chapter 761: New Home
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
It had been a week since the last family banquet.
In these seven days, Zhou Chao took Third Aunt and Third Uncle around Jingdu, fulfilling their dream of exploring the ancient city.
During this time, they visited the Forbidden City, the foremost of the world’s five grand palaces, and experienced the early morning rush to witness the flag-raising ceremony.
They even climbed the Great Wall to feel like heroes for a day.
They visited every famous spot in Jingdu, and after a few days, Zhou Chao had shed two or three pounds.
At the VIP lounge of Jingdu Airport, Third Uncle looked at Zhou Chao and said, “You guys go back now; I’m about to board!”
“Okay, Uncle, come over as soon as you’ve handed over your work!”
Third Uncle nodded helplessly, “Got it, I’ll come over as soon as possible, within half a month at the latest!”
Upon hearing the boarding announcement at the airport, Third Uncle stopped speaking to Zhou Chao and headed towards the boarding gate.
Watching Third Uncle disappear through the VIP fast lane, Zhou Chao turned and left with Lin Wu.
“Lin Wu, how’s the progress on the house we arranged to buy?”
Zhou Chao half reclined in the back of the Rolls-Royce, pinching his brow as he asked.
He had been so busy these past few days that he almost forgot about buying a house for Third Aunt.
“The house was bought a few days ago, located less than two kilometers from where the boss lives, in Wuyi Rongyu. It’s 180 square meters in total, and it cost one and a half million!”
“Can we move in directly?”
“Yeah, we can move in directly. It’s decorated in a European light luxury style, the kind a senior executive of the developer prepared for himself. It was just renovated less than a month ago, and since the person in charge here in Jingdu knows them, they bought it directly. Appliances and everything else have already been arranged!”
As Lin Wu spoke, there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes. When he saw the video of the house sent by the person in charge in Jingdu, he decided to renovate the house his former boss bought for him into the same European light luxury style.
Lin Wu had already sent the renovation video to his wife, Li Qian, who also liked it very much. After a simple discussion, Li Qian agreed.
So Lin Wu asked the person in charge in Jingdu and his friend to have their company’s designers put some effort into drawing a layout based on the house’s layout.
Zhou Chao was quite satisfied with what Lin Wu had done.
“Boss, shall we go take a look?”
Zhou Chao pondered for a moment before saying, “How about this, let’s go home first, bring Third Aunt, and handle all the related procedures for the house. Then we can directly move in.”
“Alright, boss!”
Perhaps because Lin Wu also wanted to see it, the speed of the car on the way back home was a bit faster than before.
As soon as they arrived home, they saw Jiang Li and Third Aunt sitting in the living room leisurely watching TV, with various fruits on the coffee table.
“Xiao Chao is back! You’ve worked hard today, come and have some fruits. They were just washed!”
When Third Aunt saw Zhou Chao and Lin Wu enter, the smile on her face grew even wider.
“Third Aunt, it’s okay, we’re about to go out!”
“Go out? Where?” Jiang Li asked curiously.
“A few days ago, didn’t we say we’d buy a house for Third Aunt? We haven’t had any free time lately, so today happens to be a good time to go check it out!”
As Zhou Chao spoke, he walked behind Jiang Li, his right hand restless as it landed on Jiang Li’s head, rubbing it back and forth a few times.
Hearing this, Third Aunt couldn’t help but feel excited, although she felt a bit embarrassed inside.
Although she initially refused to buy the house this time, she couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed when others heard about it, as if she had pestered Zhou Chao into buying it.
“Xiao Chao, let’s not buy this house, I heard that houses in Jingdu are very expensive!” Third Aunt’s face showed a hesitant expression.
Jiang Li, being a woman herself, seemed to understand Third Aunt’s concerns and smiled as she took Third Aunt’s hand.
“Third Aunt, listen to me, we must buy this house. Just think, if Xiao Chao goes back to our hometown during the holidays, those acquaintances might gossip.
They might say things like ‘Zhou Chao has made money but has no filial piety, he doesn’t even take care of his Third Aunt’, and so on.”
Here, Jiang Li paused for a moment before continuing, “Third Aunt, think about it, isn’t this the truth? Besides, Xiao Chao is not short of money, so you don’t need to worry about the cost. Now that Xiao Chao has money, it’s only right for him to show his filial piety to you!”
Third Aunt nodded in agreement with Jiang Li’s words. There’s an old saying, “No one asks about the poor in a bustling market, but distant relatives appear when you’re wealthy.”
Especially acquaintances from the hometown are the most envious of one’s success and are sure to talk behind one’s back.
“That’s right, Third Aunt, just imagine, when you go back to our hometown and boast to those acquaintances that your nephew bought you a house, wouldn’t that make me look awesome? I believe they’ll envy me so much that they won’t be able to sleep!”
Zhou Chao already had such a scene in his mind; after all, such things were bound to happen.
Third Aunt no longer resisted. Although she had agreed before to let Zhou Chao buy the house, she was a bit angry and was restrained by Third Uncle at that time. Now, she had completely let go in her heart, with no burden at all.
“Alright, but don’t spend too much money buying a big house. As long as it’s livable, it’s fine!”
“Third Aunt, the house has already been bought long ago. It’s just that we’ve been busy playing these past few days and didn’t have time to go see it. Remember to bring your ID when we go later, and we’ll complete the procedures then.”