Chapter 126: Return to the Villa

"Hou Laoban, we'll meet tomorrow. We must keep this matter a secret. Don't let others find out." I said.

"Of course, between us only we know. Rest assured, Chairman Zhao, I'm tight-lipped. No one will find out." Hou Laoban said.

"All right, goodbye, Hou Laoban." I said.

"Goodbye, Chairman Zhao." Hou Laoban said.

After I hung up the phone, Shi Yong pushed the door and came in.

"Brother, dinner is ready."

I said: "Good, Shi Yong, let's go eat dinner. Tomorrow we'll return to the Yun Ding Mountain villa, I'll tidy up some things."

Shi Yong asked: "Brother, the house has been sold."

I nodded,

"The Hou Laoban of the Zaocheng Grand Hotel bought it."

Shi Yong said: "Hou Laoban is shrewd, he bought it and also took quite a bit of advantage."

I smiled,

"All right, Shi Yong, who made us need money urgently? In Zaocheng, there aren't many people who could buy our villa."

Shi Yong then supported me as we walked toward the elevator to go to the restaurant for dinner.

The next morning,

I brought Shi Yong and first went to the Zaocheng Grand Hotel, where I signed a house purchase contract with Hou Laoban.

Hou Laoban said: "This contract I can only pay the deposit; when you hand over the house, I'll then transfer the remaining amount to you. For the transfer procedures, you'll also need to help me handle them."

I told Hou Laoban: "The house can be handed over to you this afternoon. I really need the money urgently. Handling the transfer procedures can be done anytime. But I don't advise you to do it. Because having the house registered under my name is better,

"If others find out you bought it, what would they think?"

Hou Laoban hesitated a moment,

"Or Chairman Zhao's idea is more thorough; let's temporarily keep it under your name, then transfer it later when appropriate. But we must put the name in the contract.

"This villa already belongs to me."

I said: "Of course, you can write any requests in the contract, and I'll agree to them."

Hou Laoban was very pleased,

"As long as you can hand over the house this afternoon, my payment can be fully transferred to you."

I said: "Hou Laoban, this house sold for 8.3 million, with 8 million going to the company's public account, and the remaining 300,000 you can directly transfer to Shi Yong."

Hou Laoban said: "Okay, that's settled. We have an agreement."

I shook hands with Hou Laoban and then left the Zaocheng Grand Hotel.

Shi Yong asked me on the way: "Brother, is selling the house too hasty?"

I said: "This villa, we hadn't lived in it long. After it was built, Zhou Wei didn't want to move there, complaining the house was too big and we were too few to manage it.

As a result, we really couldn't manage it and had a car accident; the villa should have been sold long ago.

Right, I'll contact Li Ming to help with the move, and temporarily store some of Zhou Wei's belongings at his place.

After saying that, I then contacted Li Ming,

"Li Ming, are you free today? I've sold the Yun Ding Mountain villa; come over to help me move, and temporarily put Zhou Wei's things at your place."

Li Ming said on the phone: "Brother, what happened? Did you sell the villa because Li Xingzhang ran away?"

I said: "That's the reason. Because he ran away, our loan didn't come through, and our group had no working capital. With no choice, to save ourselves, I sold the house. Let's put in an extra effort for the Da Heng Group."

"You really shouldn't have sold the villa; selling it leaves you with nothing." Li Ming said on the phone.

"Never mind, it's fine; luckily, having you as a brother is enough." I laughed.

"Brother, after all this, you still have the mood to joke. I'm heading to the Yun Ding Mountain villa right away." Li Ming said.

I hung up the phone and looked out the window.

The road to the villa area, I hadn't traveled for over three months. It actually felt somewhat unfamiliar.

Shi Yong and I quickly arrived in front of my villa.

I had Shi Yong press the doorbell.

The maid He Jie has always lived in the house; besides He Jie, there are two gardeners and four cleaners specifically responsible for maintaining the villa.

Actually, the expenses to maintain a large villa can be quite substantial.

He Jie opened the big copper door.

Our car drove in.

After the car stopped, He Jie immediately came over to open the car door,

bowed to me and said, "Sir, good day."

Bowed to me and said, "Good day, sir."

"He Jie, you've worked hard these days."

He Jie said: "Sir, no need to be polite. Since you and your wife aren't here, we've kept the rooms clean. May I ask, sir, how is your wife's recovery?"

I said: "Thank you for your concern, He Jie, it's still the same. This time I've come home just to tidy up things.

I've sold the villa. In the future, when a new owner takes over, I don't know if they'll still employ you all; I won't be the head of the household anymore.

He Jie, your wages, go get them from Shi Yong.

I won't owe you a single penny. Thank you for serving us for so long."

I won't owe you a single cent. Thank you for serving us for so long.

then she was stunned for a moment and said: "Sir, you don't need to be polite; you and your wife have been very good to us. I'll have them come over to help you tidy up."

Then, after a brief pause, said, "Sir, you needn't be formal; you and your wife have been very kind to us. I'll have them come over now to help you tidy up your belongings."

I nodded,

Then I let Shi Yong help me into the villa.

The villa has three floors, eight rooms, six bathrooms, eight toilets, and two kitchens.

Three meeting rooms, two dining rooms, and a study.

Outside there is also a large swimming pool.

When I built this villa so large, I wanted to bring all the children over to live together.

Then we would form a big family, living together happily.

But things turned out contrary to expectations.

The children grew up, and they were not harmonious with each other.

Zhou Wei also did not want to live together with Sun Dajun and Zhengzheng.

So in the end, only Ru Meng and Xiao Shitou have lived here.

Some things I also have no way to handle.

I stood in the villa's hall, thinking about the past when Zhou Wei and I lived here together.

Looking at those familiar objects,

Sigh, everything is now just the past.

I quickly came to the second floor, the bedroom where Zhou Wei and I lived together.

Here Zhou Wei's personal belongings are more numerous, needing to be tidied up properly.

I alone slowly walked into the room with my cane.

Indeed, the room had been cleaned spotlessly by Aunt He.

It is very clean, but being too clean lacks the feeling of home.

Really, living in such a clean place feels like a hotel, not like home.

A home should be a bit messy.

I stood in the room, looking. My eyes became moist.

I still remember our conversation that morning before we set out.

She also advised me to cooperate with the Southern Group.

We really did cooperate with the Southern Group.

But the manner of cooperation was not what Zhou Wei said; it was a betting form.

I was about to lose, to lose everything. Yet Zhou Wei knew nothing of it.

In the room, there were also Zhou Wei's cosmetics left behind.

Aunt He had already tidied them up and placed them on the cabinet.

I walked over and gently opened the cosmetics box.

I smelled the familiar fragrance again.

Zhou Wei's favorite cosmetics, that fragrance is a pure natural plant-derived scent.

Now Zhou Wei's body no longer has that fragrance; instead it smells like a hospital.

I gathered the cosmetics, I will take them back to Li Ming's home for Zhou Wei to use.

Let her smell her favorite fragrance again,

to awaken herself.

After tidying the cosmetics, my upper garment pocket suddenly twitched.