287: Chapter 283: Grudges with Ding Laosan 287: Chapter 283: Grudges with Ding Laosan The renovated courtyard, compared to the old dilapidated one, was totally different as if heaven and earth.
All areas of the courtyard, the rooms inside included, met Chen Hai’s scrutiny without finding any dissatisfaction.
As long as he furnished it with some daily necessities, he could completely move into this house right now.
The West Mountain Villa, in terms of land area, was much bigger than his current courtyard, but it was a bit too far from University City.
That place was quiet, but in terms of vibrancy, Liuhua Alley, where this courtyard was located, was clearly more lively.
If he had to choose between these two courtyards, he would definitely choose to live here without hesitation.
After all, the West Mountain Villa was a gift from the Ye Family, while he had built up this place from scratch with quite a bit of money.
“From now on, I’ll just live here under normal circumstances!”
“Qingqing is still studying, and if she were to move here, it would definitely be more convenient than West Mountain.”
“Even walking from Tsinghua University back here wouldn’t take much time!”
After inspecting the courtyard a few rounds, Chen Hai sat down in the arbor within the courtyard and thought to himself.
On the other side, Wang Huachun, after visiting the complete courtyard, also felt immensely shocked.
He had visited a few times while it was still under construction.
At that time, though, he only thought that renovating the courtyard must be expensive.
Now, the shock he felt facing the completed courtyard was naturally incomparable to before.
“Chen Hai, you spent three hundred thousand to buy this courtyard; if you were to sell it now, even asking for a million would definitely attract buyers!”
It took some time for Wang Huachun to recover from his shock, and with a complicated expression, he turned to Chen Hai and exclaimed.
However, he had barely finished his sentence when Xiang Dong, sitting opposite him, already gave him a dissatisfied glare.
“The materials used in these rooms in our boss’s courtyard are all genuine, high-quality redwood.”
“Any plant in this courtyard is valuable, none of it is cheap.”
“To rebuild this entire courtyard, the boss spent over eight hundred thousand in total.”
“Selling this courtyard for one million, are you joking with me?”
…
Xiang Dong spoke,
His words were both a rebuttal to Wang Huachun and an explanation to Chen Hai.
To make this entire courtyard flawless, Xiang Dong really expended a lot of effort.
The funds initially left by Chen Hai could never have sufficed to refurbish this courtyard to such a standard.
Including nearly five hundred thousand from the bank account he handed to Tian Mingjian for safekeeping, were used in this courtyard’s construction.
“To rebuild a courtyard, yet it cost over eight hundred thousand…” Shocked, Wang Huachun shrank back.
Still a student himself, he was interested in real estate but obviously lacked practical experience.
The cost of building such a courtyard was far beyond his initial estimates.
He wanted to ask Chen Hai, aren’t you afraid of a loss big enough to bankrupt you when the property prices drop next year after spending so much?
But seeing the clearly satisfied expression on Chen Hai’s face, he ultimately didn’t voice such a pessimistic view.
“Building this courtyard cost a lot of money, but it was worth every penny!” Chen Hai nodded and said with a smile.
Though the funds in his bank account were nearly depleted,
Ever since successfully advancing in Tao Cultivation, he never really felt that making money was difficult.
Out of money?
Just find a way to earn more!
To be honest, being able to fast, as long as he had a place to stay, he didn’t even need to eat!
He merely wanted more money in his hands to make things more convenient when doing things.
“As long as the boss is satisfied!” Glancing at Chen Hai, Xiang Dong seemed to hesitate.
After a long pause, he seemed to finally make up his mind.
Biting the bullet, he spoke directly to Chen Hai, “The things that happened at the Hao River, I’ve heard some from Xiaohang and Brother Mingjian.”
“Next time, if there’s another chance for a windfall, boss, could you include me too?”
Perhaps because Wang Huachun, an outsider, was there, his words were a bit veiled.
But he believed that his boss, Chen Hai, would definitely understand the intention behind his words.
Following Chen Hai in the Capital City, taking care of the construction site meant no less hardship without claiming credit.
Tian Mingjian and Bai Xiaohang accompanied their boss to the Hao River and returned to the Capital City with a couple of million each.
Although Chen Hai didn’t treat him unfairly—having received a hundred thousand as a bonus after returning from Hao River—
To say he wasn’t envious of the fortune Tian Mingjian and Bai Xiaohang made would be absolutely false.
“Okay, if there’s another chance to go to Hao River or Xiangjiang, I’ll definitely bring you along!” Chen Hai chuckled and made the promise.
Xiang Dong’s feelings, he could understand.
To him, it wasn’t anything special, so he naturally had no reason to refuse.
“How is Xiaohang doing?”
“You and him, should be most familiar with each other, that Ding Laosan, how exactly did he manage to offend him?
Let me hear it!”
After chatting for a bit, Chen Hai brought up the topic.
He was still a very reasonable person.
If Bai Xiaohang had actively caused trouble and provoked that Ding Laosan, his side would be the unreasonable one, so when he approached Ding Laosan, he would definitely be more polite.
From Ding Laosan’s side, the demands put forward, as long as they weren’t too excessive, he could agree to them without question.
On the other hand, if Ding Laosan was the unreasonable one, and if he intended to force Bai Xiaohang out of Capital City, then Chen Hai would naturally be unapologetic towards him.
“Boss, I’m actually aware of this.”
“That Ding Laosan, is involved in gambling and lending.”
“The conflict between him and Brother Xiaohang has to start with a gambler named Chen.”
“This Chen lost a lot of money in Ding Laosan’s underground casino, and owed him a significant amount of debt.”
“Ding Laosan originally planned to take Chen’s house to cover the debt.”
“But unexpectedly, that Chen signed an agreement with Brother Xiaohang secretly, and quietly sold his house to him at a low price.”
“As for the house funds, Brother Xiaohang had already paid him in full, and that side had also issued a receipt and stamped a thumbprint.”
“The two had agreed to handle the transfer procedures the next day, but who knew, that Chen took off with the money the very night he got it!”
“When the person ran away, Ding Laosan here, naturally wanted to take his house to cover the debt.”
“You know the kind of person Brother Xiaohang is, Boss.
He had paid for the house, how could he possibly let Ding Laosan take it!”
“As soon as there was a disagreement, they immediately started fighting, Brother Xiaohang alone, armed with a kitchen knife, fought against Ding Laosan’s dozen or so men, took down five of them before he had to flee hectically!”
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Xiang Dong began to talk to Chen Hai about the significant friction between Bai Xiaohang and Ding Laosan.
Seeing his expression, he seemed to feel indignant for Bai Xiaohang.
While speaking, he clenched his fists tightly, and even the veins on his forehead were visible.
“I’m taking care of this matter!”
“Bai Xiaohang works for me; Ding Laosan bullying people, bullying him, is disrespecting and humiliating me!”
Having a clear understanding of the situation, Chen Hai also appeared discontented and snorted softly.
It was his suggestion for Bai Xiaohang to buy the house.
The fact that the house’s transaction wasn’t finalized yet but the funds were already given to Chen was probably a request made by Chen after making some concessions on the price of the house.
It was not hard to understand why Bai Xiaohang would agree to this.
After all, after giving the money, Chen had issued a receipt and stamped a thumbprint.
With Bai Xiaohang’s temperament, he must have felt that Chen wouldn’t have the guts to blackmail him on money or deceive him in such a matter!
Little did he know, people can do anything when pushed into a corner.
Though Bai Xiaohang’s actions were somewhat inappropriate, they were still understandable.
After a casual chat, Wang Huachun had already left.
Xiang Dong stayed with Chen Hai, arranging various household items within the courtyard.
Although he was short of money now, it was a large amount he lacked; ten or eight thousand, Chen Hai could still afford to buy some daily necessities, naturally without saying.
The next two days passed calmly.
Chen Hai didn’t return to West Mountain Villa; after informing his girlfriend Ye Qingqing, he stayed in this courtyard in Liuhua Alley for those two days.
He and Ye Qingqing were inseparable during these two days.
Because Liuhua Alley was very close to Tsinghua University, whenever she had no classes, Ye Qingqing would come directly to Chen Hai’s place.
On the morning of the third day, Bai Xiaohang, who had run away from Capital City, finally appeared in Chen Hai’s courtyard.
Apart from Xiang Dong, who drove to pick him up at the station, there were also two children, who looked a bit similar and seemed to be fifteen or sixteen-year-old twins, accompanying him.
“Xiaohang, who are these two?” Chen Hai welcomed them in, looking curiously at the two children and asked.
“Boss, before coming back here, I went to my hometown in the countryside.”
“These two are my Uncle Baoshan’s children; Uncle Baoshan is still in jail.”
“He was caught for theft, and because he got into fights there, he was sentenced to fifteen years.”
“Their mother ran off with someone else; these two kids are quite pitiful.
I wanted to take them to visit their father in jail, so I brought them along!”