Siheyuan: After traveling through time, who can still be an honest person?

Wen Qing also advised: "Xiaodong, don't be jealous of others who make a lot of money in business. Many things look easy but are difficult to do."

"Let's talk about Wu Tao, who bullied you when you were a kid. He quit his job as a meat processing factory driver and went to the south to sell clothes and electronic watches. He ended up encountering a group of robbers, and all his money and goods were robbed."

"Business is risky. You only see the wolf eating meat, but you don't see the wolf getting beaten!"

Ma Guihua holds a grudge and added gloatingly: "I heard that Wu Tao hid some of his money in his pants. I didn't expect that the robbers had already thought of this trick. They stripped him of all his clothes, and after finding the money, they beat him up."

"If the Wu family didn't have relatives in the area, that kid would have to beg for food."

Cao Yue couldn't help laughing.

In fact, Wu Tao is lucky.

At least I can come back alive.

Some people were sold to illegal coal mines and brick factories, which was the most miserable.

Life is simply worse than death.

Seeing that Ma Dong was still stiff-necked and silent, Wen Qing had no choice but to ask Cao Yue for help.

"Xiao Yue, Ma Dong has always listened to you since he was a child. Please try to persuade him."

Wen Qing guessed his son's thoughts and wanted to follow Cao Yue to make a fortune.

As long as Cao Yue refuses, she can make Ma Dong give up his unrealistic ideas.

Ma Dong raised his head and looked at Cao Yue eagerly.

"cough!"

Cao Yue coughed and said, "Xiaodong, do you really want to stop working and go into business?"

As soon as Ma Dong saw that there was a chance, he immediately sighed and acted pitiful.

"Brother, I won't hide it from you. Since you left, I have been ostracized in the factory. Everyone wants to see me make a fool of myself."

"I went to the cafeteria to get some food. My hands were shaking so much that I wanted to turn the spoon upside down."

"I used to think that everyone in the factory was a good person and that everyone greeted me with a smile. But now that they heard that I had broken up with Director Yang's niece, everyone acted as if they hadn't seen me."

Upon hearing this, Cao Yue laughed out loud with joy.

Ma Dong has been protected so well by Cao Yue since he was a child. Everything has gone smoothly for him and he has never experienced any major setbacks.

After graduating from junior high school, most of his classmates went to cultivate the earth, but he stayed in the city to enjoy life.

Now I finally got a taste of what social evil is.

Ma Dong said with a bitter face: "Especially Sha Zhu, when he saw me, it was as if he saw the murderer of his father. He looked at me with such eagerness that he wanted to chop me into pieces!"

"This old guy was indebted to Director Yang in the past. Now he has been promoted to the director of the canteen. He is considered to be very powerful in the steel mill."

"I don't know how I offended him!"

As he spoke, Ma Dong deliberately looked at Cao Yue with a resentful look.

The story about Cao Yue and Sha Zhu's sister was widely spread, and Ma Dong naturally heard about it as well.

Sha Zhu deliberately targeted him, and naturally he hated Cao Yue and vented his resentment towards him.

Cao Yue glared at Ma Dong, then looked at Wen Qing and said with a smile:

"Master's Wife, how about this? I'll take Ma Dong to Hong Kong Island for a tour first."

"It just so happens that I plan to open a branch in Sijiu City in the near future, so I can ask Ma Dong to come back and help."

"Xiao Yue, are you coming back to start a company?" Wen Qing was surprised and happy.

Cao Yue nodded and said, "That's the plan. Ma Dong will go to Hong Kong Island to study for a while, and then let him come back."

"Great, I'll go and apply for suspension tomorrow." Ma Dong jumped up excitedly.

"Xiao Yue, will this be too much trouble for you?"

Wen Qing naturally understood that Cao Yue would not treat Ma Dong unfairly, but Cao Yue had already helped her too much, and she felt a little embarrassed.

Cao Yue smiled and said, "I'm short of manpower to begin with. I couldn't ask for more if Ma Dong is willing to help me."

Wen Qing looked at Cao Yue gratefully, then turned and glared at Ma Dong, "Xiaodong, you must be obedient in the future and don't cause trouble for your brother Yue."

Ma Dong was busy expressing his loyalty: "Mom, don't worry, from now on I will do whatever Brother Yue tells me to do, without hesitation!"

……

The next day, Cao Yue rode his bicycle around the city.

He planned to buy a villa for Su Rong and others to live in.

After the reform and opening up, many villas and manors were returned to their original owners.

Some people are eager to go abroad and sell their houses at a low price.

Compared to the prices in later generations, buying an old villa now is like getting it for free.

Now there are no professional real estate agents, so Cao Yue can only ride his bicycle from house to house to look for houses.

Fortunately, homeowners who intend to sell their homes will hang a sign saying "Lucky House for Sale" at the door.

Cao Yue saw from afar a for-sale sign hanging in front of the gate of an old manor, and rode his bicycle to the gate.

He first used the perspective function to scan the entire manor, was very satisfied with the environment inside, and then rang the doorbell.

After a while, a man in his thirties opened the door and walked out.

"Hello, is this house for sale?" Cao Yue asked directly.

The man looked at Cao Yue seriously for a few times, and finally fixed his eyes on the watch he was wearing for a second, and immediately smiled and said, "Yes, my name is Zhou Jingye, sir, what's your name?"

"No need to worry about your surname being Cao, Cao Yue."

"Mr. Cao, please come in." Zhou Jingye warmly invited Cao Yue into the manor.

The villa has three floors and its exterior is in traditional European style.

There is a large terrace, a large balcony, and a garden of more than 500 square meters in the manor.

"My grandfather bought this villa fifty years ago. The original owner was an ambassador of a European country. Every plant and tree in the garden are carefully selected precious species."

Zhou Jingye seemed to be in a hurry to sell the house, and he introduced the situation of the manor to Cao Yue as they walked.

Cao Yue looked around and saw that the flowers, plants and trees were well managed and appeared to have been carefully cared for.

Moreover, many flowers and trees were obviously newly transplanted.

The two entered the villa.

The decoration inside is not shabby at all, but rather gorgeous and bright, which makes people's eyes bright.

The walls are covered with beautiful wallpaper and exquisite murals.

The wooden boards are covered with valuable imported carpets, and there is a fireplace on one side of the living room.

A luxurious crystal chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

Zhou Jingye led Cao Yue upstairs and said with regret as they walked: "I just hired someone to renovate this villa. I was planning to live in it myself."

"As a result, not long ago, my uncle's family had an accident on a plane, and the lawyer contacted me to go abroad to inherit the family business."

"I'm afraid I won't be back in this lifetime!"

"Ugh!"

The man shook his head and sighed, as if he was reminiscing about his uncle's family.

Cao Yue couldn't help but want to remind the other party.

Dude, your acting is terrible!

It would be better to restrain the joy in your eyes.

Zhou Jingye took Cao Yue around and finally returned to the living room on the first floor.

"Mr. Cao, what do you think?"

Cao Yue looked around and nodded, "Very good, but I have to check the price."

"One million, just one million. I can handle the transfer procedures with you right away." Zhou Jingye said.

"One million? That's too expensive. A villa in Hong Kong Island only costs a few million now."

Is one million expensive?

Compared to later generations, it is not expensive at all.

But now the average monthly salary is only a few dozen yuan!

In addition, Zhou Jingye was eager to sell, and Cao Yue felt uncomfortable if he didn't take the opportunity to lower the price.

"Mr. Cao, look at this fabric sofa, this carpet, all the furniture is the best imported goods. If I wasn't in a hurry to sell it abroad, I wouldn't sell it for 1.5 million!"

Cao Yue secretly sighed that Zhou Jingye was too honest!

Tell the buyer all your cards. If you don’t bargain, you’d be doing yourself a disservice!

After bargaining, the deal was finally concluded at a price of 880,000 yuan.

The two agreed to go through the transfer procedures tomorrow, and then Cao Yue would pay the full amount of the house in one lump sum.

……

After leaving Zhou Jingye's house, Cao Yue continued to look for a house and looked at two more villas in the morning.

Compared to Zhou's house, the decoration looks a little old.

But it’s okay. After agreeing on the price, we agreed to go together tomorrow to handle the transfer procedures.

After buying three villas at once, Cao Yue was in a good mood and thought about going back to the Siheyuan to take a look.

After all, the system requires you to live there for thirty years.

Cao Yue plans to renovate the courtyard house and then move in.

As for other residents, just give them enough money and ask them to move out.

……

Courtyard No. 95.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui came to Yi Zhonghai's house.

After so many years, the three of them sat together again.

Yan Bugui spoke first.

"Alas, ever since our three strong forces have lost their voice in the courtyard, the atmosphere in the entire courtyard has deteriorated!"

"In the past, when we said something, who in the courtyard dared to object!"

"Look at us now. Everyone treats us like air!"

"It's better to fart than to say a word!"

Liu Haizhong snorted coldly: "Old Yan, you asked for this."

"You suppressed me and Lao Yi in order to please Cao Yue. How are you doing now?"

Yan Bugui laughed awkwardly, "Hey, Lao Liu, let's not talk about the past. The most important thing now is to re-establish the dignity of the three of us!"

"What do you want to do?" Yi Zhonghai asked.