Chapter 863: 863: Receiving the Award (9)

Chapter 863: Chapter 863: Receiving the Award (9)

The previous owner of that house had moved to the provincial capital years ago, and the house has been vacant since it was decorated. It looked quite new, just some things had withered due to a long period of desolation, needing some refurbishment.

The Ruan Family, after purchasing it, has been renovating it. Now, the work is almost complete. If things go slowly, they should be able to move in before the end of the year; if quickly, next month should be no problem.

Ruan Jiaojiao was going today to check on the situation.

The structure of duplexes is pretty similar: two-story, with an area close to two hundred square meters. Since it’s not in the downtown area, but rather a small town in the county, the prices are quite affordable—three thousand and one hundred per square meter. This being a second-hand house, it cost less than fifty thousand.

Ruan Jianguo, of course, didn’t ask the Ruanlin Family to help pay, but it wasn’t him who paid. He genuinely had no money—it was Shu Jiao who paid.

Compared to taking money from his old mother, Ruan Jianguo still felt it was a little better to first use his wife’s money.

The duplex had three rooms on each floor, six in total, with separate bathrooms on both floors, and en suite bathrooms in the main bedrooms. The ground floor’s main bedroom was for Ruan Jianguo and Shu Jiao, while the upper floor’s was for Ruan Jiaojiao.

This time, Ruan Jie and Ruan Hao’s rooms were separated. After all, they were both grown up, and it wouldn’t be proper to share a room.

“Do you like this house, Jiaojiao?” After showing Ruan Jiaojiao the rooms, Zhao Li asked with a smile.

Ruan Jiaojiao nodded and hugged her hand, looking up and smilingly said, “Mainly because I can live with Godmother in the future, Jiaojiao likes that the most.”

“Oh my, you really are my precious treasure.” Zhao Li was thoroughly charmed and beamed with joy.

Next to them, Lu Zishu rolled his eyes. When did his mom become so superficial, enjoying such flattery? It’s obvious that only a sycophant would say such things.

He stuck his tongue out behind Ruan Jiaojiao’s back and called out “sycophant.”

Suddenly, he felt a kick on his butt, propelling him several steps forward, nearly causing him to stumble and fall.

He turned around fuming, only to see Xiu Xi looking at him coldly, with Ruan Lei’s big foot just retracting. He swallowed his anger silently and even managed a smile.

Ruan Jiaojiao, having finished her visit, didn’t rush to leave. Instead, after dinner at Zhao Li’s place, she returned home with the car driven by Ruan Jianguo, who had come from the city.

As soon as the midterm exams ended, the weather really started to get colder.

The Ruanlin Family worried about the increasingly cold weather and the hardship of Ruan Jiaojiao commuting back and forth every day, so they asked Ruan Jianguo to expedite the house’s preparation. Ruan Jianguo was so busy he couldn’t spare a moment, gradually forgetting about the matter of selling the car.

Until someone came knocking again.

The last time, someone at the car dealership offered eight thousand; he just thought the person was crazy.

But he didn’t expect this crazy person to come knocking again, this time with a very “polite” demeanor, raising the price to ten thousand.

As he chased the person out of the house, Ruan Jianguo stood in the doorway, displeased, asking: “What is it, do you see me as a retard?”

The person stood at the gate, taken aback by the looming presence of Ruan Jianguo and somewhat slow to react.

Just as he was about to say something, the front door slammed shut in front of him. He wanted to knock, but thinking of the fat wolf inside the house, he didn’t dare to make an unwarranted fuss, merely shouting from outside angrily, “Our young master wants your car; nobody else dares to take it. Now offering ten thousand is already looking up to you, don’t be ungrateful!”