Chapter 1726: Chapter 1661: The Counterpart in the Pampered Group Story 91

Si Ya and Ren Lu’s engagement was settled, and then it was up to the Ren Family to pick an auspicious date and let the Xiao Family know.

Once Si Ya confirmed the engagement, she returned to the Capital.

She’s about to graduate now and needs to rush her thesis, and there are quite a few things she needs to prepare.

As soon as Si Ya got back to the Capital, Zhao Xiaofei stopped her.

Zhao Xiaofei drove Si Ya to have a meal.

As soon as they sat down at the restaurant, Zhao Xiaofei asked Si Ya, "Sis, tell me honestly, what’s going on with our family?"

Si Ya was surprised, "You didn’t ask Auntie properly?"

Zhao Xiaofei shook his head, "My dad and mom went off somewhere to have fun, and when I asked her, she just mumbled a few words saying she’ll talk to me properly when they get back. These past years, my mom’s become more and more excessive, just knowing how to have fun all the time. Otherwise, she just takes my dad around looking for food everywhere, making me feel like an orphan."

Si Ya laughed and reached out to pat Zhao Xiaofei’s shoulder, "It’s okay, you’ve adapted well anyway."

When the dishes came, Si Ya explained the situation at home to Zhao Xiaofei, "So, don’t worry, bro. Not to mention Auntie’s house, even Grandma left you quite a bit of property. You can totally pick one as a marital home, and for the rest, do as you please, rent it out or sell it."

Zhao Xiaofei was dazed for quite a while before he came to his senses.

Then he asked, "How did my mom forget about the house in the Capital then?"

Si Ya laughed, "It’s not really forgotten. Auntie mainly hasn’t managed or lived in those houses in the area. The houses were looked after by my third aunt, and over the years, she hasn’t paid much attention, so she really doesn’t quite remember."

Seems like forgetting, doesn’t it?

What else could Zhao Xiaofei say?

After feeling helpless for a while, he was rather happy.

He used to worry about the house; now that the house is here, there’s no need to worry about this matter and can just prepare for the wedding.

After the meal, Zhao Xiaofei sent Si Ya back and then found his girlfriend Fang Hui.

Fang Hui and Zhao Xiaofei work at the same company. She is a native of the Capital, lives within the Second Ring, in an old courtyard house in a traditional alley.

It seems like the Fang Family’s conditions are good.

But Zhao Xiaofei knows, the Fang Family isn’t that great.

Courtyard houses sound nice, but only when you live in them do you understand how inconvenient it is in those old courtyards.

Like Fang Hui’s family, the courtyard they live in is a big jumble yard, with several families living in one courtyard. The Fang Family lives in the south rooms, cold in winter, hot in summer, and really small, barely over 20 to 30 square meters for a family of three. It’s hard to make space for sleeping, they have to go to public toilets, and there’s no place for bathing.

The Fang Family has lived in this place for many years. Logically, they should have moved out early, but they don’t have the money.

The housing prices in the Capital are very high; general working-class families can’t afford a house.

In fact, when Fang Hui was very young, she often complained about the house being bad, wanting to live in an apartment, and asking Mr. Fang to buy a house. At that time, Mr. Fang could have borrowed some money for a down payment, but the couple felt uneasy about living off borrowed money, worrying about the possibility of not being able to repay the mortgage one day, and thinking the child was still young, so they didn’t buy.

As a result, wages increased later, but the housing prices rose even faster, making it more and more unaffordable.

Fang Hui dreams of living in a house she’s satisfied with, and she can no longer stand living in such a shabby and inconvenient place.

But Fang Hui doesn’t necessarily force Zhao Xiaofei to buy a house.

She earns a good salary, and Zhao Xiaofei makes a lot too. She has long discussed with Zhao Xiaofei saying that if they both work hard, spend frugally, save money for a couple of years, and let both families contribute a bit, they can gather enough for the down payment, buy a house first, then get married.

Fang Hui’s approach is actually based in reality, and she hasn’t said anything wrong.

Zhao Xiaofei also understands Fang Hui, and from the start of their relationship, the two of them have always discussed things together without any disputes.

Yue Xiaofei knows how important the house is to Fang Hui, and even if he wants to marry Fang Hui early, he wouldn’t propose marriage without a house, just thinking of working more to earn money early for a house.

Now that Zhao Xiaofei knows there’s a house in the family, and more than just one, the first thing he wants to do is tell Fang Hui and make her happy.

When Zhao Xiaofei saw Fang Hui, Fang Hui was being stopped by a man who wasn’t very tall but looked quite refined. The man seemed somewhat agitated, and Fang Hui’s facial expression wasn’t good either.

Thinking Fang Hui was being bullied, Zhao Xiaofei quickly parked his car and rushed over.

"Dude, what’s going on here?"

Zhao Xiaofei went over and hugged Fang Hui tightly in his arms, "What’s up, picking on a woman because she seems easy to bully?"

The man looked deeply at Zhao Xiaofei, then at Fang Hui: "Fang Hui, you scumbag, I knew it, you broke up with me because you thought I was incompetent, and now you’ve found someone like this... Let me tell you, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west; don’t be too arrogant, or you’ll regret it."

After saying that, the man turned and left.

Zhao Xiaofei frowned slightly and looked at Fang Hui: "Why is he here again?"

Fang Hui nodded, feeling a bit down: "I truly didn’t expect him to appear suddenly and say such perplexing things."

Zhao Xiaofei didn’t want to ask more on the street, so he took Fang Hui to a quiet place to sit down and then asked more thoroughly.

Before Fang Hui was with Zhao Xiaofei, she dated a boyfriend named Yu Zhou, which Zhao Xiaofei knew about.

Fang Hui’s family and Yu Zhou’s family lived in the same yard; the two grew up together, and Yu Zhou liked Fang Hui since childhood, chasing her early on. In high school, Yu Zhou managed to pursue Fang Hui successfully.

However, Yu Zhou’s academic performance was not good, while Fang Hui was an academic star. After the college entrance exams, Yu Zhou entered a regular technical school, whereas Fang Hui got into a prestigious university, widening the gap between them.

In college, Fang Hui continued studying hard, while Yu Zhou barely got by.

Near college graduation, Yu Zhou proposed to Fang Hui, but Fang Hui suggested buying a house first. Yu Zhou got quite upset, accusing Fang Hui of being materialistic and looking down on him, saying exceptionally hurtful things, which made Fang Hui very sad.

At the time, Fang Hui genuinely wanted to be with Yu Zhou and was fully devoted to Yu Zhou.

Even though college life made them increasingly have nothing to talk about, and Yu Zhou’s many bad habits made Fang Hui unable to stand him, Fang Hui thought of their years of affection and kept enduring.

However, Yu Zhou later insulted Fang Hui’s parents, which was unbearable for Fang Hui.

She had a fight with Yu Zhou, and after a cold war, neither was willing to compromise, so they broke up.

Later, Fang Hui entered a big company for an internship and stayed for work. Yu Zhou once tried to win back Fang Hui, which led to Zhao Xiaofei running into them. Zhao Xiaofei stepped in to help Fang Hui, and that was how he got to know Fang Hui, leading to the two of them gradually falling in love.

Therefore, Zhao Xiaofei knew about the matter between Fang Hui and Yu Zhou.

Zhao Xiaofei looked down on Yu Zhou, thinking Yu Zhou was not only incompetent but also lacking responsibility, courage, and a selfish jerk.

He did not find anything wrong about Fang Hui encouraging Yu Zhou to be ambitious and work hard to earn money.

After all, Fang Hui was also working and making money diligently; the girl was even willing to save money with her boyfriend to buy a house—what more could one ask for?

Isn’t she simply wanting to have her own house? What’s wrong with that.

Anyway, Zhao Xiaofei deeply understood Fang Hui.

Now, talking about Yu Zhou, Fang Hui was also extremely angry: "He inexplicably blocked me and said a lot of nonsensical things. I didn’t want to pay attention to him, yet he became more aggressive. We’ve been broken up for several years, I truly don’t know why he’s still like this... and what does he mean by those final words?"

Zhao Xiaofei felt quite distressed for Fang Hui and gently hugged her, speaking softly: "Don’t pay attention to him; just treat him like a mad dog."

Fang Hui shook her head: "But both of our families live in the same yard, and Yu Family’s couple isn’t easy to deal with; every time they see me, they say sarcastic words, and when they see my parents, they say some unpleasant things, too. I really hope we could move house soon and leave there."

While Zhao Xiaofei was comforting his girlfriend, Si Qi followed Xiao Yuan into his family’s company.

It was at this moment that he understood how much wealth Xiao Yuan possessed.

Once in the office, Xiao Yuan tossed some company materials for Si Qi to review.

Si Qi became more silent as he read, after a long time he raised his head to glance at Xiao Yuan: "Dad, I can’t handle this responsibility right now."

Xiao Yuan chuckled: "I don’t expect you to take over immediately; your dad, I’m still young, not seventy or eighty yet, so there’s no need to rush. Just learn slowly."

"Okay." Si Qi finally sighed in relief: "Dad, I’ll do my best."

Xiao Yuan patted his shoulder: "Alright, I’ll give you some documents; review them carefully, and then we’ll discuss your thoughts tomorrow."

After settling Si Qi, Xiao Yuan entered a small garden on the roof and sat down, taking out his phone to message Anning.

As soon as he finished editing his message, Anning sent a message over.

"I just had a very peculiar feeling."

Xiao Yuan also had a particularly strange feeling earlier, and he was messaging Anning to discuss it.

He spoke to Anning about his feeling, and after they discussed it for a while, Anning suddenly realized something: "That feeling is a spatial disturbance; it seems like several small worlds collided together."

The collision of several small worlds was something the two had never experienced before.

They had experienced the Middle World attempting to annex smaller worlds but had never seen several small worlds merging together—all found this quite novel.

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