Chapter 58: 7 Million Arrives — Li Yanzhuo and His Daughter Pay a Visit

"The Lijiang City Government has initiated a transfer of 5,000,000.000 to your Suhang Bank account ending in 7013. Please check and confirm receipt..."

"The Lijiang City Education Bureau has initiated a transfer of 2,000,000.000 to your Suhang Bank account ending in 7013. Please check and confirm receipt..."

Just as Zhou Yi was checking his resources, two transfer-arrival text messages also appeared on his phone.

"Arrived so quickly. The city government's efficiency is impressive."

Receiving the messages, Zhou Yi gave a slight smile.

The rewards from the city government and the city education bureau added up to a total of 7 million.

And 7 million was considered a fairly substantial sum.

In just a single day, the transfer had been made over. The efficiency could be said to be extremely high.

"Out of these 7 million Chinese coins, I'll set aside a portion for Xiao Yun, and the rest will go toward tuition and living expenses at Suhang University."

Zhou Yi was never a man of extravagance.

Apart from things related to strength, nothing else could draw his interest.

And right now, he had weapons, he had equipment, and even potions and pills — he had no need for any of them at the moment.

Therefore, he naturally wouldn't touch this money carelessly.

"Xiao Yun, let's go to the bank together tomorrow. I'll help you open a bank card."

Zhou Yi had just finished speaking.

Suddenly, with a ding-dong, the doorbell rang.

Through the surveillance screen on the living room wall, one could see a middle-aged stranger in a suit standing at the door.

As if sensing the camera's presence, he flashed a brilliant smile at it:

"Hello, I'm your neighbor in the villa next door. My name is Wang Meng.

I heard that Mr. Zhou Yi has moved into our community, so I came specially to pay a visit."

A magnetic voice came through the hidden speaker embedded in the wall.

From the voice alone, one could tell this man was most likely a successful person.

"It seems the neighbors already know who I am."

Shaking his head, Zhou Yi got up to open the door.

Since he had moved into the Beiyan Scenery community, it was still necessary to build good relations with the neighbors.

After all, his sister Zhou Yun might end up living here alone in the future.

Getting to know more neighbors meant they could look out for one another.

Those who came calling were, without exception, shrewd people.

They all knew that showing up to give gifts out of the blue at a time like this would win no goodwill and would instead cause some displeasure.

So most people simply came by to chat, introduce themselves, and get acquainted.

To this, Zhou Yi was also happy for the peace and quiet.

Just like that, he saw off several waves of visitors who came to call.

After he had seen off yet another neighbor, a somewhat familiar voice rang out:

"Brother Yi!!"

Following the sound, Zhou Yi saw a young girl standing not far to his right.

The girl looked to be only about sixteen years old, with a ponytail, no makeup on her face, yet she appeared extremely fresh and pretty.

Beside her stood a middle-aged man with an extraordinary bearing.

Seeing Zhou Yi looking at him, the man also called out with a smile:

"Zhou Yi, long time no see."

"Uncle Li, Li Wanting."

Seeing the two, Zhou Yi wasn't surprised and directly welcomed them inside.

"Wow, Brother Yi, your house is so big!"

The moment she came in, Li Wanting was astonished.

Although their home was also a standalone villa, in terms of interior area, theirs was less than half the size!

Moreover, the decor of this villa was far more refined than theirs.

"It's alright, it's alright."

"Xiao Yun, come here for a moment."

Zhou Yi gave a slight smile, called Zhou Yun over, and introduced them:

"This is the Uncle Li I've often mentioned to you. Back in the day, your brother worked as a tutor at his house."

"This is Sister Li Wanting, Uncle Li's daughter."

"Uncle Li, Sister Li Wanting." Zhou Yun obediently greeted them.

"What a pretty sister!" Seeing Zhou Yun, Li Wanting's eyes immediately lit up. "Brother Yi, is she a relative of yours?"

"Mm, this is my own younger sister, Zhou Yun." Zhou Yi nodded.

"No wonder I thought you two looked a bit alike. So you're real siblings. Then why didn't you ever mention her to me before?" Li Wanting pouted.

If she had known earlier that Brother Yi had such a pretty, cute little sister, she would have asked Brother Yi to bring her along to lessons long ago!!

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot to tell you. But it's not too late to know now, right?"

Zhou Yi played it off with a laugh.

He had never mentioned his sister's illness to Uncle Li's family, afraid they would worry.

After a brief pause, he said to Zhou Yun again:

"Xiao Yun, since Sister Li Wanting is visiting our home for the first time, take her around and show her the place."

"Mm."

Zhou Yun obediently nodded, took Li Wanting's hand, and headed inside:

"Sister Wanting, there's a courtyard in the back with lots of fresh flowers. Let me take you to see it…"

"Zhou Yi, you really surprised me. I never expected you to be the top scorer of the Suhang Province college entrance exam."

Seeing the two of them leave, Li Yanzhuo also took the moment to speak up.

But unlike before, his tone unconsciously carried a hint of careful caution.

"Uncle Li, even if I've become the provincial top scorer, I'm still that same Zhou Yi. You don't need to be nervous."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but smile faintly at the sight.

You have to know, in the past, Uncle Li had always carried the image of an elite professional.

"Just now so many High-ranking members within from the city were being cautious around you — how could I not be nervous?"

Although he said that, after hearing Zhou Yi's words just now, Li Yanzhuo also felt a weight lift from his heart.

He was no stranger to people who, once they gained power, turned their backs on those they knew before.

Fortunately, Zhou Yi was not such a person.

Zhou Yi hadn't changed his nature, and Li Yanzhuo also relaxed, gradually easing up as their conversation continued.

As an elite high-ranking member managing a large company, he naturally knew how to find topics of conversation.

And although Zhou Yi was only eighteen years old, having lived two lives, he wasn't about to make the conversation awkward.

For a time, Zhou Yi and Li Yanzhuo chatted very happily.

"You're leaving on June 20th? That soon?"

Hearing that Zhou Yi was to report to Suhang University on June 20th, Li Yanzhuo was immediately a bit surprised.

"Then what about your sister? She's here alone — are you at ease with that?"

"That's exactly what I'm worried about." Zhou Yi sighed.

He wasn't going to Suhang University to play around, but to raise his strength and train under a mentor.

Moreover, as a top-tier institution, Suhang University certainly wouldn't let its students idle about every day.

It might even arrange external combat missions; situations where one didn't return to school for a month or two were also possible.

Therefore, with the situation at the school still unclear, he couldn't possibly bring his sister Zhou Yun along to Ning'an for care.

Even if he wanted to bring her, he'd have to wait until he'd thoroughly understood the situation over there, fully established himself and settled down, before bringing Zhou Yun over.

"I've already talked it over with my second aunt — they'll come over two days every week."

"But during the regular days, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you and Uncle Li to keep an extra eye out." Zhou Yi said sincerely.

Although she was much more mature than other girls her age, Zhou Yun was after all only fourteen.

Living here alone, he would inevitably feel a bit uneasy.

But with his second aunt and Uncle Li around, he could feel a little more at ease.