Chapter 329

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

"When are we going back?" Staying uptown was too stifling; Shen Yao couldn't adapt.

"We still have to wait for the suburbs to recover," Damaged buildings had to be demolished and rebuilt, and they also had to consider whether there were any mutant beasts left unresolved around the area.

Wei Mingyu scratched his head, giving Shen Yao a deadline of half a month.

Of course, all of this was premised on everything going smoothly; once an accident occurred in the suburbs, or if there were too many mutant beasts hiding there, their return to the suburbs would also be postponed.

"The authorities haven't notified us to go to work yet, and now there are people everywhere uptown," Going out wasn't very convenient; Shen Yao was somewhat of a celebrity in the residential complex, and the rewards for moving the property management were real and substantial.

"Bear with it for now; we can take this opportunity to look at a few more properties."

The uptown area of Hope City wasn't small; just the house they lived in was very expensive. Wei Mingyu planned to continue buying properties around Hope City, largely thanks to the fact that they, father and son, had killed enough mutant beasts this time.

"Find a place with few people and quiet, preferably a villa," Because high-rises were too troublesome, with neighbors all around, any little noise would spread to everyone.

Villas avoided neighborhood relations as much as possible and allowed for appropriate renovation of their residence. After calculating how many points they could get, Shen Yao dared to think and act, directly picking several of the most expensive properties to make a move on.

Wei Mingyu's mouth corner twitched; holding Shen Yao's wrist, he advised her to calm down temporarily.

"There are fewer people in the villa district, so the probability of mutant beasts appearing will be greater than uptown." Don't look at how mutant beasts like to run into crowds, but the population uptown was there; no matter how much mutant beasts could eat, the per capita head count was at most one in a thousand or even one in ten thousand.

But it was different with villas; the area around the villa district was open with no visual obstructions.

Once mutant beasts broke in, besides relying on themselves, there was no second way out.

"It's not scary; staying uptown isn't a good thing either." With high population density, anything that happened could affect them. If they didn't truly have no other properties, Shen Yao would have wanted to take people away long ago.

After whispering and plotting for a while, Wei Mingyu made up his mind to look for villas currently on sale. In less than three days, a thick stack of materials was delivered to Shen Yao.

"These are all villa introductions; some are located in the suburbs, some uptown." Among them, the probability of villas being damaged or surviving could be fifty-fifty.

"This time we can buy more; the authorities have opened permissions, and we have room to operate."

Wei Mingyu rubbed the tip of his nose and casually took out two palm-sized white magnetic cards.

The magnetic cards had nothing on the front or back, only a line of small black text in the bottom left corner.

This was Hope City's interoperable points magnetic card, containing points inside, more useful than money.

Shen Yao put away the two magnetic cards and flipped through the delivered materials herself.

The introductions were very complete, with the latest pictures and design blueprints. As long as they bought them, the remaining services could be deducted from the points on the magnetic card.

"Let's look at these three first," Shen Yao picked out locations in a triangular formation; there were no large communities around them, two were far from uptown, and one just barely touched the edge of uptown.

"Let's go; I'll call the real estate agent," Wei Mingyu pulled Shen Yao up to go out. The two acted quickly; they had just picked them out here, and on the other side, they had already made an appointment with the agent to view the houses quickly.

The real estate agents had been busy these past few days; many properties uptown were damaged, and many could no longer be lived in. A crowd of people eager to find a place to stay surrounded the real estate agents here, shouting prices like they were renting houses.

When Shen Yao and Wei Mingyu arrived, they saw the real estate agents blocked at the doorway, unable to get out, with people holding suitcases all around.

Shen Yao:...

"You wait in the car first; I'll ask about the situation," Wei Mingyu was at least a VIP client, and he held a magnetic card with a considerable amount of points in his hand.

He pushed forward a few steps, and those blocking the way were gently pushed aside by him. Soon, Wei Mingyu came to the real estate agent who had given him the materials.

He pulled the real estate agent's hand to go see the houses, but because the agent was too busy and really had no time, Wei Mingyu could only bring back an intern.

The intern was a young person who hadn't been working at the real estate agency for long.

Suddenly experiencing such a hot scene, this person still hadn't regained their senses.

Shen Yao waved her wrist, signaling this person to hurry up and fasten their seatbelt.

They were going to leave uptown; the roads were rugged and hard to walk on, and nothing could happen.

"No, sorry," The intern's face was red, sitting in the passenger seat, shrinking their body tightly, occasionally looking up at Wei Mingyu and Shen Yao.

"Are you a newcomer? Recently, real estate agencies have had a lot of things to do. As long as you interns can get through this, you can work formally at the real estate agency."

Real estate agencies were also public jobs, and real estate agencies were more stable than planting buildings.

Like now, after the matter of mutant beasts was settled, Shen Yao's notice to return to work hadn't arrived for a long time, but Wei Mingyu and Wei Chengyan had received commendations and special permission to rest, unlike Shen Yao.

Hearing Shen Yao mention work, the intern also nodded and made agreeing sounds, "Yes, my family all say that; I'm lucky to have caught this."

Not suffering casualties under the attacks of mutant beasts, but instead witnessing the prosperity of real estate agencies.

Among this batch of newcomers, most were as lucky as the intern; only a few unlucky ones kicked the bucket, but that couldn't be blamed on the real estate agency.

Taking advantage of the topic to open the desire to chat, Shen Yao probed to extract more information, including several newly opened residential areas in Hope City District.

"... It's said to be used to resettle the masses from the suburbs, but once people move in, it's very hard to get out again." The authorities could only first dismantle the east wall to patch the west wall, striving to keep the entire city running, then find a way to resolve internal contradictions.

"Those houses have already been sold clean; they're temporarily lent to the masses from the suburbs." A large group of homeowners wouldn't agree; they were still hoping and looking forward to it.

"The authorities gave points as collateral; most families have some extra money." Their places of residence weren't just this one; selling some face was just returning a favor.

"It's not a bad method, but it can't last long; people still have to return to familiar environments to live." At least Shen Yao didn't like the pigeon cage of uptown.

Pigeon cages were small and not sturdy; doing anything required guarding against leaks.

Come on, did they come here to survive just to undergo tribulation transcendence? Shen Yao urgently wanted to change places; her purpose was just the most simple enjoyment.

The car stopped; not far ahead was row after row of villas, with crossbars and property security guards blocking the way in front.

The intern took out their identification documents and led them on foot to go in and observe.

Obviously, this villa district hadn't escaped the visit of mutant beasts; the villas on the outermost edges on both sides had collapsed, leaving only foundations.

"These are all private villas; the authorities are only responsible for notifying individuals to carry out repairs," There was no obligation to help for free.

But if they spent money to buy the authorities' villas, then the authorities would give renovation matters for free, ensuring buyers could move in with just their bags.

The intern subtly stepped on private villas a few times, secretly elevating their own villas; their face was red, completely lacking the thick skin of those old hands.

Shen Yao asked about the occupancy rate of the villa district, including whether there were schools and supermarkets around.

Although Wei Chengyan didn't need to study, Wei Chengning and Wei Chengen couldn't avoid it.

The villa district was located on a small hillside, with beautiful scenery around, and one could overlook the cityscape of the uptown area.

Rubbing her forehead, Shen Yao began bargaining with the intern.

The two sides went back and forth in a lively manner, finally purchasing it at thirty percent below market price with full payment.

The contract was carried on her person, and there was a dedicated card-swiping tool for the magnetic card.

The intern scratched his head embarrassedly and quietly expressed his thanks to Shen Yao.

Closing a deal meant they would each receive a different percentage of commission; this villa district could only be purchased with points, so their commission would naturally be converted into more important points.

The intern didn't have many points, and points could also be exchanged for supplies that couldn't be purchased.

Now, with a large sum of points about to arrive, the intern felt he could get the weapon he had his eye on, and no longer needed to pinch pennies to save up points.

Preparing to pull out documents regarding this villa from the stack of files she held in her arms.

Shen Yao hurriedly stated her requirements and asked the intern to arrange them as soon as possible.

The intern made vague sounds while looking at the blueprints for a while, remembering Shen Yao's requirements, and the three of them continued in the car to different places.

By the end of half a day, Shen Yao had looked at three villas and bought two: one for their soon-to-be residence, and one as a retreat route.

Everything requires a backup plan; previously, in the system's prompt, Rimu City was said to be intact, yet it was still ravaged by mutant beasts until nothing remained, becoming a city where no one lived.

Hope City was farther back than Rimu City and at a higher altitude, but the mutant beasts did not spare it; although they were repelled this time, it was not a permanent solution, and Hope City's officials would eventually have to fight these mutant beasts to the death.

The two villas, apart from their different locations, had identical interior decoration materials and designs.

Shen Yao also wanted an easy time and gave the orders with a wave of her hand.

As for whether the intern was willing or not? Two magnetic cards were swiped before his eyes; what could be more tempting than points? The intern couldn't think of anything else at all.

Agreeing quickly with his mouth, the intern now treated Shen Yao and Wei Mingyu as golden thighs to serve, wishing he wouldn't even let them walk the road, doing everything on their behalf.

"Alright, after the matter is settled there is still the subsequent decoration; it's already not early, let's go back."

Shen Yao said from the back seat, then vaguely glanced at Wei Mingyu.

Wei Mingyu held the steering wheel, and when his gaze met Shen Yao's, he lightly shook his head.

Having already reached a tacit understanding in his heart, Shen Yao continued to smile and draw information from the intern.

Although this intern had only been here for one month, he might have good connections, and some gossip news was heard from his mouth.

Including but not limited to the officials' small moves, secretly preparing weapons, and so on and so forth.

The off-road vehicle drove all the way back to the real estate agency; this place was no different from when they left, still blocked with a full crowd of people, except the faces in the crowd had changed.

Gesturing for the intern to get out of the car, Wei Mingyu accompanied the other party to hurry and finish the procedures, leaving with two freshly issued property certificates in hand.

The property certificates were still paper versions; Wei Mingyu handed them to Shen Yao to keep, then stepped on the accelerator and headed straight for the distance.

"What's wrong?" Shen Yao glanced out the window, then turned to look at Wei Mingyu.

Wei Mingyu shook his head, "I feel uneasy; there are many people at the real estate agency's side," a dense crowd with no end, all of them trying to buy rather than rent.

As mentioned before, the suburbs were mostly destroyed, and people returning had nowhere to stay; the officials came up with a temporary lodging solution, but now, with everything connected, it made him feel vaguely uneasy in his heart.

Shen Yao made a quick decision, "Go back and pack up; we'll go to the villa first." As for the villa not being decorated, it was just unimportant things like exterior walls and fences, and it didn't affect their daily eating and sleeping.

Wei Mingyu:...

Wei Mingyu raised his eyebrows, looking at his extremely efficient wife, chuckled lightly, and nodded in agreement.

"Let's go to the first one," it was close and also very convenient for moving.

Wei Mingyu took a liking to that villa at first glance; Shen Yao's thoughts matched his, so when buying villas and swiping cards, neither of them held back.

Driving back home, Wei Fu and Wei Mu looked at the freshly issued red booklet and touched it one after another.

"Don't get excited, we'll go there right away," it's more interesting than looking at a piece of paper.

"Go there right away? Is that side repaired?" That's a good relationship, saving her from hiding at home all day listening to noise and feeling annoyed.

"It's not repaired; the exterior walls and fences are somewhat broken, but the interior decoration is fine; feeding our whole family is no problem at all."

Wei Mingyu waved his hand, telling them to first pack up the more urgently needed things, then turned and left the residential area with big and small packages.

Outside the residential area, someone saw Shen Yao's family leaving and asked where they were going.

Shen Yao vaguely made a sound saying she would go home first, without specifying clearly.

Anyway, their relationship was very plastic, and they didn't know much about each other; if it weren't for the reputation Shen Yao had spread during the mutant beast period being somewhat large, others wouldn't recognize who they were.

There were too many people living in this residential area; among tens of thousands, accurately finding the person one wanted to find could only be said to be something that appears in novels; reality would teach them how to behave.

Several cars parked downstairs drove out from the Ku Fang, loaded with some things that hadn't been unloaded yet.

Wei Mingyu and Wei Fu counted back and forth repeatedly before preparing the supplies they needed.

Once prepared, they set off, including Wei Chengyan, all with excited faces, heading toward their new home.

From the time they left, they knew the new home was a villa, located halfway up the mountain in the city; when the light was bright, they could look down and overlook the beautiful scenery of the entire Hope City District.

What a great geographical location; as for the terrifying mutant beasts, they had tacitly thrown them to the back of their minds, not taking them seriously at all.

The way to the villa was smooth and unobstructed; several people parked the car directly at the villa's doorway, then slowly moved things into the house; the interior of the villa was relatively well preserved, with water, electricity, and network all complete; living in the balcony rooms on the second and third floors was even more comfortable and bright.

"Tidy up simply first; wait until tomorrow morning, we'll go buy daily necessities again."

What needs to be purchased should be purchased, especially cookware and daily miscellaneous goods; things you don't think of when you don't need them, and can't find when you want to use them.

This time, simply prepare more, to avoid panicking if any problems arise again.