Chapter 979: 974. Enthusiastic Elderly Folks (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

Very quickly, Zhang Ran and the others met Prince Haiman and his family. The two little ones were even more excited, jumping up and down while holding hands with the Auston brothers; they looked truly happy.

"You fellow, you've caused quite a stir lately, haven't you? What? Are you done pretending?" Prince Haiman laughed.

In truth, after learning about the things Zhang Ran had exposed, he too had been stunned.

Prince Haiman had never imagined that Zhang Ran was actually hiding so many things.

Zhang Ran said with a smile, "I wanted to keep hiding, but now there's just no way to do so anymore."

The fact was just that; although he needed to leverage influence to get this done, the higher-ups also needed him to step forward.

With a person like Zhang Ran around, it could save the country a great deal of trouble.

Ever since Zhang Ran stated his position, many people had actually felt relieved. Of course, for those with some Original Sin, it made no difference.

At the very least, up until now, no wealthy individuals had transferred their assets.

This was also one of Zhang Ran's roles.

Because if you made a move now, wouldn't that just prove you have a guilty conscience? When the time came to investigate, they would catch you for sure.

"Haha, you won't be able to have a moment's peace from now on, will you?" Prince Haiman mocked.

Zhang Ran replied calmly, "As long as I finish everything this year—no, next year—I won't need to do anything else, and I can retire in peace."

"Uh..." Prince Haiman suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.

Compared to Zhang Ran, he had it much tougher; Prince Haiman was originally a person who loved freedom and leisure.

But his status made it impossible for him to truly be carefree, and every day there were all sorts of things he had to do.

Especially when it came to certain holidays, he could not be absent.

After all, the current Prince Haiman had become a banner for the British Royal Family. Although he had already renounced his succession, his image among the British public was very lofty, and he was very well-liked by them.

Therefore, it was impossible for Prince Haiman to truly be at leisure.

"Forget it, I don't feel like talking to you anymore," Prince Haiman said, somewhat annoyed.

He found that no matter what, he could never win an argument against this guy.

Watching the two of them bickering, Lin Mei and Huo Zhiyuan both smiled without saying a word; whenever these two met, they were like big children.

The group chatted and laughed as they returned home. Prince Haiman and Lin Mei went to their own place first to tidy up.

They had also bought houses at Zhang Ran's location.

It wasn't just them; many people now bought houses in the vicinity of where Zhang Ran lived. Although they didn't live there much, they still bought them.

This caused the housing prices in Dushi Huayuan to be a notch higher than equivalent residential complexes nearby.

Most people didn't understand why this was, only knowing that houses here were easier to sell than in other complexes.

Moreover, most people who bought houses in this complex were generous and didn't haggle at all.

And so, in this muddled way, the housing prices were driven up.

This reason left many people feeling confused, and people from other nearby complexes even came over specifically to ask for advice.

Just a short while ago, a landlord who wasn't short on money but was planning to change houses put his property on the market.

At the time, he thought that since he wasn't in a hurry, he would just casually set a high price. Compared to similar houses sold previously, his house was priced about a million higher.

This was already a lot. Don't look at how houses here started at ten million; a price ceiling of one million was already significant.

After all, this was a ten percent increase.

But even so, the house was bought by someone the very next day. The key was that the buyer didn't even haggle, paying directly, transferring the title, and not even taking out a loan.

And such incidents happened a few more times afterward, causing the housing prices in this complex to suddenly rise by a lot.

Zhang Ran also learned of these things during casual conversation, but he didn't pay it any mind.

He actually understood the intentions of these people; after all, if they encountered any difficulties, or even if they didn't.

Being in the same complex and bumping into each other from time to time to build a connection with Zhang Ran was still quite good.

This price was of course very high compared to others, but for these people, it was just a drop in the bucket.

Zhang Ran didn't take this to heart either; let them toss and turn as they pleased, as long as they didn't wander around in front of his eyes all day long.

Clearly, these people still had some sense; at the very least, no one was wandering around in front of him now.

Zhang Ran still quite liked this kind of life. Inside this complex, Zhang Ran had already become familiar with these old men and women.

Upon learning that Zhang Ran was currently single, they even enthusiastically introduced many potential partners to him.

Even though Zhang Ran already had grandchildren, everyone knew that his family was wealthy.

Although they didn't know how much money he had, at the very least, he should be wealthier than them.

Moreover, the young women they introduced weren't bad either; they were basically in their early thirties, and each one was very pretty.

It wasn't that Zhang Ran actually went on blind dates, but rather that these enthusiastic elderly folks brought the young women directly to Zhang Ran.

Once, they even brought one directly into his home, leaving Zhang Ran very helpless.

The reason why these elderly folks were so open about it was mainly because they had asked Zhang Sicheng and his sister, and naturally, the siblings didn't mind their father finding someone else.

That was why these old men and women would bring them directly into the house.

But unfortunately, Zhang Ran didn't take a fancy to any of them, or rather, Zhang Ran had tried to dissuade them many times, saying he was used to it and didn't want to remarry.

But it was useless; this still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the elderly folks.

On the contrary, while Zhang Ran didn't fancy these young women, there were quite a few who fancied Zhang Ran, as he looked young and was mature and steady.

Plus, his family wasn't short on money.

As for becoming a grandmother right away?

That wasn't a big deal; what was the difference between being a grandmother and a stepmother? On the contrary, it might even be more relaxed.

The reason this came up was because as soon as Zhang Ran and the others arrived home, an old woman brought a young woman to their house.

Zhang Ran had to use all sorts of persuasion to finally send the two of them away, and then he saw Prince Haiman's family standing at the door snickering.

"Hahaha, I really didn't expect that the dignified Zhang Ran would have a moment like this. If others knew about this, they probably wouldn't believe it." Prince Haiman seemed to have finally found a point to mock Zhang Ran about to his heart's content.

Zhang Ran remained indifferent, "What? Are you envious? Do you want me to introduce you to someone too?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Prince Haiman suddenly felt a chill, and then he saw Lin Mei's gentle smile, though her eyes were truly icy.

Prince Haiman immediately laughed it off and said, "How could that be? I have never had a wandering heart toward my Mei, don't you go trying to sow discord between us."