Chapter 578: The Bold Fourth Sister

Zhou Andong smiled. This old guy, telling him he dug them up for fifteen thousand, was definitely an exaggeration, but it didn't matter. Giving him a bit more would make him more attentive.

Moreover, these two paintings were absolutely national treasures. He would wait ten or twenty years before donating them to the country. As for now, they absolutely could not be donated. Because if you donated them, they would likely disappear inexplicably.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. If you find any other good things, I definitely won't treat you poorly."

"No problem!" Old Xishuai patted his chest in assurance: "If there are good things, I guarantee I'll contact you first."

"Let's go!" Zhou Andong handed the paintings to Wu Chao: "Tomorrow, I'll have Tang Lin bring the money to you."

"No rush, no rush!" Old Xishuai was in an incredibly good mood: "Little brother, do you still want the courtyard house?"

"I do!" Zhou Andong said jokingly: "Are you selling this courtyard of yours?"

"Yes!"

Old Xishuai's answer actually made Zhou Andong pause: "Really selling?"

"Such a big courtyard, it's too empty for me to live in alone." Old Xishuai said as he walked: "My eldest daughter's in-laws' place is quite good; they have their own house."

"But my eldest and second daughters have always been squeezed in with their mother-in-law's family, which is too inconvenient. I was thinking of selling this courtyard, and since I still have some savings, I'll buy them each an apartment."

Zhou Andong said: "This courtyard is so big, why not let them come here to live?"

Old Xishuai said: "First, this place is too far from their workplaces. Second, if a son-in-law moves into his father-in-law's house, wouldn't that be a matrilocal marriage? I might agree, but my in-laws wouldn't."

Zhou Andong said: "Brother, let me tell you this: this courtyard of yours will be very valuable in the future. You'll regret selling it."

"I won't regret it. Even if it rises to several million in the future, I won't regret it."

Old Xishuai simply didn't believe this dilapidated courtyard could be worth anything.

Zhou Andong said: "You really won't regret it?"

"Really won't regret it." Old Xishuai's words were decisive.

"Sigh!" Zhou Andong sighed: "Alright, I've said what I needed to say. If you insist on selling, contact Tang Lin and talk to him."

"Alright!" Old Xishuai was very happy: "By the way, Zhu Lifeng has already been sentenced—extortion, seven and a half years. And Yu Xuelin has been removed from his post; it's said there are economic issues and he's under investigation. It's just that there's been no news for so long, and I don't know the result."

Zhou Andong said: "Even if there's a result, it won't be announced."

The three returned to Anqiu Hutong. Wu Chao put the paintings in the trunk, locked the car, then tapped it with his hand before following Zhou Andong.

"Brother, I'm going to check over there. We'll chat when there's time."

"Alright!" Old Xishuai waved his hand and ran back into the crowd to brag.

"Chairman Zhou!"

The construction project manager, Liu Zhanyong, walked over. He had seen Zhou Andong long ago, but before he could greet him, Zhou Andong had left with Old Xishuai.

Zhou Andong shook hands with Liu Zhanyong: "I see the progress is quite fast."

Liu Zhanyong said: "It has to be fast. You want it finished by the end of the year, so I have to rush the schedule. Two shifts, twenty-four hours of continuous work. The underground project can be finished by the end of July."

"Then ventilate it, let it dry out, and start renovating the basement at the end of August. It will definitely be finished by the end of the year."

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette, handed one to Liu Zhanyong, and lit one for himself: "Just put in more effort and work hard."

Liu Zhanyong smiled and said: "It's my duty; this is the hard-earned money I'm making."

Zhou Andong walked around inside and out, front and back. The underground pipes reserved in the courtyard had already been laid, and they were currently renovating the courtyard and laying the lines for landscape lighting. The interior was also being renovated intensely. Once everything was finished, they would repair and paint the exterior facades of all the houses.

Zhou Andong said: "In the basement, build me a vault, about 150 or 160 square meters will do."

"No problem!" Liu Zhanyong said: "Right at the corner of the north wall of the rear building, I'll build another staircase so you can come down directly from the interior."

Zhou Andong nodded: "That works!"

Then he went to the front to take a look. The courtyard walls had been torn down, several courtyards had been opened up, and they were laying the reserved underground pipes.

"The renovation here doesn't need to be so urgent; you can take your time."

Liu Zhanyong said: "It can't be rushed here either. The courtyard is easy to handle, but the repairs are delicate work. It definitely won't be finished this year; it's estimated to be finished by the end of next year."

The two chatted for a while longer. Zhou Andong checked the time: "You get back to work, I'm leaving first."

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Returning to the hospital, as soon as Zhou Andong entered the ward, the Fourth Sister rushed over.

"Big Brother!"

Zhou Andong hurriedly squatted down and picked her up: "You've gotten fat again."

"No!" How could the Fourth Sister admit she was fat? "I've grown taller."

Zhou Andong put her on the sofa and pinched her little face: "Look at your face, look how fat it's gotten."

"Bad guy!" The Fourth Sister slapped Yang Luo's hand away: "I'm not being friends with you anymore, hmph!"

The Fourth Sister turned her head, jumped off the sofa, and ran inside to find Yuan Liying to complain.

"Mom, Big Brother pinched my face, he even pinched my drool out, hurry up and beat him."

Yuan Liying smiled and said: "He's so big now, I can't beat him. Wait until your Big Sister comes to deal with him."

"Alright!" The Fourth Sister nodded heavily: "I'll call Big Sister and tell her to come back."

As she spoke, the girl ran back, grabbed the phone, and dialed a string of numbers. Soon, Zhou Anqin's voice came through the receiver.

"Hello!"

The Fourth Sister shouted: "Big Sister, Big Brother is bullying me, hurry back and help me deal with him."

Zhou Anqin laughed: "I can't beat him."

The Fourth Sister was dumbfounded: "Then what do we do?"

Zhou Anqin said: "Wait until Sister-in-law comes back, and let Sister-in-law deal with him."

The Fourth Sister's eyes rolled around: "Mom can't beat him, you can't beat him, can Sister-in-law beat him?"

"Yes!" Zhou Anqin said: "When Sister-in-law beats him, he doesn't dare to fight back."

"Alright, wait until Sister-in-law comes back to deal with Zhou Andong." The Fourth Sister put down the phone, beaming.

"Zhou Anning!" Zhou Andong said with a cold face: "What did you just say?"

The Fourth Sister blinked her innocent big eyes: "I didn't say anything!"

Zhou Andong hummed: "You just said, wait until your Sister-in-law comes back, deal with whom?"

The Fourth Sister put her little hands behind her back and slowly retreated: "I said, deal with you."

"Wrong!" Zhou Andong raised his fist: "You just said, deal with Zhou Andong. You've gotten bold, haven't you? You actually dare to call me by my full name. I think you're the one who needs dealing with."

Suddenly, the Fourth Sister turned and ran out of the ward, then leaned against the doorway: "You still dare to scare me? Wait until Sister-in-law comes back to deal with you, Zhou Andong." ===== CHAPTER 579 =====