sickness

Not long after leaving the Art Museum, it started to rain. The black taxi drove towards the east of Haicheng, where is the old city. The further east, the heavier the rain, steaming, and white mist rising on the empty road .

Compared with the super tall buildings in the new city, the old city looks old and low as a whole. There are only street trees that have grown for decades, and huge umbrella canopies rise from both sides, covering the road above the sky.The car slid past a row of banyan trees as thick as barrels, their black, rain-soaked trunks tangled in knots.Driving out of this secluded street, he was blocked by an iron gate.

The walls on both sides of the iron gate were covered with creepers, and the tentacles of the vines wrapped around the top of the gate.

Inside is a yard, the flowers and trees in the yard grow like crazy like weeds, with no shape at all.The driveway is well washed and runs along the side walls.Sandwiched among the lush plants is a stone road. At the end of the green bushes is a French villa with blue stone bricks and an arched entrance hall. There is a main building and an auxiliary building. Although it looks a bit desolate, it does not hide Its style.

The driver waited for a while, but the iron door didn't open automatically, so he glanced back at the passengers in the back seat.

"Just stop here, how much?"

The driver reported the fare, opened the door to get out of the car when the customer paid, and said with concern: "It's raining so hard, why don't you ask someone to pick it up, I'll be fine in a few minutes."

"No, thank you." Zang Bai drenched into the rain, pushed open the iron gate, and trotted up.

Who will pick him up? He and his mother are the only two people in the house.Anyway, I'm home now, just take a bath and change clothes.

Both he and his mother lived in the main building, and they called "Mom" when they entered the room, but there was no answer.Thinking that she was still taking a nap, she took off her wet coat and shoes in the hallway, and put on slippers.

The living room downstairs is made of marble floor tiles, which is cold when it rains, and there is a fireplace on the other side.Now the fireplaces in villas are all decorations, either electronic simulation or atomized fireplaces. This one in his house is a real old-fashioned fireplace that burns wood.

This land was a former concession, and this villa was also built by foreigners, with a history of hundreds of years.Back then, the first thing that Zangqingshan made a fortune was to buy this villa from another businessman.Even if times change and tenants change, the only thing that remains unchanged about this house is that no matter what time it is, its owner is someone who is either rich or noble in Haicheng.

The room is upstairs, the stairs are carpeted, and there is no sound at all when you step on it.When he reached the stairs, Zang Bai heard someone talking upstairs.He recognized it immediately, it was his third sister Zang Ningrong's voice.

"The operation of the factory is so difficult now, workers can't pay wages, and people are waiting to eat. You have to find a way."

Then his mother replied softly and without confidence: "Ning Rong, you know our situation, how can we get so much money?"

Zang Ningrong was silent for a while: "There is no other way but this house. I found an acquaintance, who helped to make a valuation, and I can get a loan for this house. After this juncture is over and the factory is profitable, then Pay back the loan."

"But this house... is where Lao Zang and I lived together, and where Ruirui grew up."

"Who didn't grow up in this house, my mother has lived in this house much longer than you, what do you mean by that..."

"Ning Rong, that's not what I meant. I just mortgaged the house, and my mother and I have nowhere to go."

"It's not like selling the house as a mortgage, so you two continue to live here."

"But just in case... just in case the loan is not repaid..."

Zang Ningrong's tone suddenly became tough: "Bai Yuzhen, make it clear that this house is not yours, and our brothers and sisters still have a share. Back then, my father left in a hurry and didn't have time to arrange for the two of you. The elders in the family saw that you two had nowhere to go. You are only allowed to live here temporarily, and you really regard yourself as the owner of this house, do you see that the house book only has your name written on it?"

"Besides, the factory is still owned by Zang Bai. He can't manage it by himself, and has been losing money. I have worked hard and spent money with it. In the end, it seems to have become my disaster, and I can't get rid of it..."

"Third Sister," Zang Bai came out from behind the door with an affectionate smile on his face, "I haven't seen you for a long time."

Seeing Zang Bai's sudden appearance, Zang Ningrong's arrogance that was on the verge of breaking out was slightly subdued.Bai Yuzhen finally waited until her savior eagerly turned to Zang Bai, only to see a wet person wrapped in wind and rain.

"Oh, why are you getting wet, go change your clothes quickly, and be careful of catching a cold."

"I'm fine." Zang Bai greeted his third sister and sat down beside his mother.

"It's just in time for you to come." Zang Ningrong raised her chin, "Your mother doesn't understand anything, you should be sensible."

She said, took out the notebook she carried with her, and showed him the financial statements on the desktop: "Look, these are all losses, these are all deficits, if you don't think about it, there will be no money to come in, and the factory will not be saved."

Zang Bai looked at the red numbers above.Zang Ningrong is very considerate, not only listing every loss, but also attaching detailed payment and payment contracts.

"Look at this equipment fee, I owe him a year. If we hadn't been his long-term customer, he would have taken you to court. And the fire maintenance fee, the upfront money didn't arrive, and they stopped working. Next month's fire inspection, if you fail to pass, you will be fined..."

Zang Bai closed the notebook, lowered his eyebrows and said, "I see."

Seeing that he didn't follow up for a while, Zang Ningrong was a little anxious: "Do you not believe what I said? There are payment contracts. If it doesn't work, you can go to the factory to see for yourself..."

"What are you talking about, Third Sister," Zang Bai pressed her shoulder and smiled with relief, "How could I not believe you.

"We are all a family. Even if we are not the same mother, half of our blood is different, but the other half is the same. Isn't this closer than those outside? Anyone can cheat us. I don't believe that the third sister will do such a thing. The factory I will give you full authority to be responsible, if I don’t believe you, who else can you trust, you say yes.”

What Zang Bai said made Zang Ningrong's face turn green and pale, and he was dumbfounded for a while: "...Then what do you think about this?"

"Give me a little more time to think about it, okay? That's right, I'm a little embarrassed to say it," Zang Bai lowered his eyes, blushing on his face, "I'm dating Lin Bochuan recently, and he just mentioned it to me today. Marriage, but a bit too soon, I'm still thinking about it."

This time it was Zang Ningrong's turn to be surprised.

"What was uploaded on the Internet is true...that Lin Bochuan from the Lin family?"

Zang Bai nodded.

"Didn't he just return to China not long ago, how did you two get to know each other?"

Zang Bai was even more embarrassed, and said baldly, "When we were playing in the bar, the two met eyes, and that's how we got to know each other."

Hearing this, Zang Ningrong took a hard look at Zang Bai carefully, and spat in her heart, sure enough, Omega, a scheming bitch just like his mother, pretended to be innocent.

Zang Bai frowned, feeling extremely distressed: "Third Sister, Lin Bochuan brought his elders to our house, and he couldn't receive them in a house that was assigned to the bank. Our family would lose face."

Zang Ningrong only thought it was online gossip, and nine points were false, but she didn't expect that the remaining one point was true.

It is certainly a good thing to be married to the Lin family.In the past few years, the real estate market has been on fire, and the Zang family also wants to invest in real estate. They have always wanted to establish a relationship with the Lin family, who made a fortune in real estate, and reached a cooperation.I have met twice before, but because the two companies are large groups, they are uncompromising in terms of price negotiation. Unlike cooperation with small companies, the profit margins are large, and they are all talked about.But if you really get married, then everything has to be calculated separately.

However, when Zang Bai arrives at the Lin family and is out of his control, it's hard to say whether he will still be obedient.His mother valued this building the most, and it seemed that it really couldn't be transferred to the bank at this time.

Zang Ningrong gritted her teeth: "Then I'll go and discuss with my elder brother, see if he can find a way to move out the money to pay for it first, and give you a few days' delay."

Zang Bai thanked him, saw Zang Ningrong stood up and wanted to leave, and followed him: "It's still raining outside, let's wait until the rain stops after eating."

"I still have something to do, who is idle like you."

Zang Bai sent her to the parking lot behind the yard, and Zang Ningrong found something to hurt him when he had nothing to say: "I still go to bars and nightclubs, are you afraid that the ugly things like before will happen again? If someone throws her away again this time, Finding a Beta depends on whether someone wants you."

He was not angry, but smiled even more shamelessly: "A person like me, how can I find Alpha if I don't go to places like bars and nightclubs. Third sister, let me share my experience with you," Zang Bai lowered his voice, bringing With an ambiguous smile, "Don't look at those Alphas who are all well-dressed. In fact, they are the most controlled by animals. When they feel impulsive towards you, they can't help but want to bring people home."

Zang Ningrong is in her forties and is a Beta, but she doesn't want to marry the same B. When she was young, she chased an A for many years, but she was looked down upon.After that love affair that ended without a cause fell through, she has been single until now.

Her over-drawn eyebrows were twisted into one strand, and she looked at Zang Bai suspiciously: "Is this Lin Bochuan?"

Zang Bai smiled and said nothing.

"Third sister, if you want to try, I will teach you how to seduce A."

"Crazy, not as shameless as you." Zang Ningrong got into her car with her neck flushed.

Zang Bai finally smiled, squinting his eyes and raising his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth curled up full of meanness.He looked at the car going out, the smile on his face gradually faded, leaving only a cold white face soaked by rain.

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