Free Web NovelChapter 2525: Chapter 1590: Warm and Considerate
"Like Mr. Zhang, I’m an ordinary citizen of Sha City. I have no ill intentions."
Ill intentions.
There shouldn’t be any.
I’ve lived for forty years, though I’ve achieved nothing, at least I have a decent eye for people.
Besides, how many bad guys are so obedient, staying put just because they’re told to?
"Do you know me?"
"Of course."
The other person smiled, looking at the "sturdy and cute" Zhang Zhiqiang, "Otherwise, I wouldn’t have invited Mr. Zhang’s son to eat KFC."
Zhang Zhongquan frowned, trying hard to recall where he’d seen the other person, but upon searching his memory, he found no such person.
"But I don’t know you."
"People always move from unfamiliar to familiar. My surname is Zhou, Zhou Shaohua."
The name is unfamiliar too.
How big is the gap between people?
So big that those at the bottom don’t even know who’s exploiting them.
"Mr. Zhang, now we know each other, don’t we?"
Although he knew the other person had no "ill intentions," Zhang Zhongquan still felt uncomfortable with his smile, an indescribable feeling.
"Eat! Just know how to eat! See if I don’t break your legs when we get back home!"
After establishing his position as the head of the family, Zhang Zhongquan continued to look at the stranger named Zhou Shaohua.
"You must have something important to discuss if you’ve come all the way to Treasure Hall."
He managed to remain polite, avoiding the saying that unsolicited attentiveness is either adultery or theft.
"Mr. Zhang, let’s sit down and talk."
Sit?
Where is there room?
It’s a four-person table; the little runt is blocking the outside, and the seat inside is inaccessible.
"Let’s just talk like this."
"Which lawyer did Mr. Zhang find to protect his rights?"
Zhang Zhongquan was caught off guard, "Protect my rights? What rights?"
"Didn’t those lawyers help Mr. Zhang reach a settlement with Green Land?"
Zhang Zhongquan’s eyes trembled, becoming nervous or rather vigilant.
"Settlement? What settlement? Stop talking nonsense!"
"Mr. Zhang, you don’t need to worry. It doesn’t violate the confidentiality agreement; that money was originally your payment for the house, a return to its rightful owner, and no one has the right to take it back."
Zhang Zhongquan froze, filled with doubt and uncertainty, "Are you from Green Land?"
"Mr. Zhang could look at it that way."
"Haven’t we resolved everything between us? Why are you still looking for me?"
"Resolved? It doesn’t seem so. The lawyers who helped you are now assisting other owners, aren’t they?"
"That has nothing to do with me! I didn’t ask them to go! Besides, didn’t you win the lawsuit?"
With a reactive response, Zhang Zhongquan spoke, thinking the other person was there to settle scores.
"I just asked, where did you find those lawyers, Mr. Zhang?"
The other’s pace was steady and slow, making it hard to resist answering.
"Through a relative of mine."
"Fang Qing, right?"
Zhang Zhongquan’s gaze shrank, "You know everything, so why ask me?"
The other person remained calm, not rushing.
"I’ve checked. She’s an excellent lawyer, but there are many lawyers like her nationwide, far more than just her. It’s not enough."
"Not enough?"
Zhang Zhongquan was confused, "Not enough for what?"
"Mr. Zhang, is there something you’ve been hiding?"
Zhang Zhongquan’s brain raced, his eyes flickered, and decades of life experience frenziedly worked in his mind.
"Did those homeowners cause you trouble?"
Losing a lawsuit doesn’t mean homeowners stop making noise.
He calmed down because he had been given money.
People’s lifelong savings have been poured into those bricks and mortar; would they yield just by a court ruling?
These are people, living people with self-awareness, not penned pigs or dogs!
Moreover.
In desperate straits, even dogs bite.
Starve pigs too long, and they’ll eat people!
"Mr. Zhang, just answer the question."
Tsk.
Now they’re dragging it out!
Having realized what might be happening, or thinking he understood, Zhang Zhongquan’s attitude shifted quickly, becoming assertive.
"Why should I answer you? Our deal is done, anything else has nothing to do with me."
With that, "bang!" he forcefully patted his son’s head, "Stop eating, come home with your father!"
Unrushed and unperturbed, Zhou Shaohua reached into his inner pocket, pulling out a folded poster to hand over.
"What’s this?"
"Mr. Zhang has been looking at houses recently; you must be familiar with Quchi East Courtyard."
Zhang Zhongquan took it, opened it, and found it was an advertisement for Quchi East Courtyard.
He’d been looking at houses, but he’d never been to Quchi East Courtyard, not because it was far or off the city center, but because Quchi East Courtyard was a place only the wealthy dared to visit; it’s either villas or spacious flats. There’s no way he could afford it!
Of course.
He had seen ads for Quchi East Courtyard.
"What do you mean? Looking down on me?"
After glancing at the awe-inspiring promotional poster, Zhang Zhongquan immediately looked up, feeling the other person was deliberately insulting him.
"I have a house in Quchi East Courtyard, a villa, not too big, but more than enough for Mr. Zhang’s family."
Zhang Zhongquan was stunned.
"I plan to give this villa to Mr. Zhang."
"..."
Zhang Zhongquan’s pupils dilated, his mouth opened unconsciously, his eyes were filled with wild joy, suspicion, and disbelief, twisting his face into a grotesque expression.
"Do you think I’m a three-year-old child?"
Zhang Zhongquan forced himself to keep a clear head, maintaining basic rationality, but the other person ignored him and added on his own.
"And it’s already been fully renovated, ready for you to move in."
Warm and thoughtful.
For many people, the ultimate dream is to live in a villa, with a front and backyard, raising cats, walking dogs, growing flowers, and making tea, and enjoying the springtime flowers, but living in a villa, affording it is just the first step.
The biggest challenge is renovation!
Anyone who’s bought a house knows a house has a price, but renovation is priceless; if willing, there’s no limit to spending on renovations!
A villa in Quchi East Courtyard might cost three to four million, but the renovation might exceed the house price!
In other words.
Even a free, unfinished villa is unaffordable for renovations!
But.
The other party had addressed his worries, so Zhang Zhongquan need not fret over this.
He was feeling a bit dizzy.
This wasn’t just like a pie falling from the sky, but gold bricks showering down, all landing into his pocket!
"You..."
He swallowed hard, stumbling over his words.
"I, Zhou Shaohua, have never gone back on my word. If Mr. Zhang has time, you can check out the villa tomorrow."
"I have time! I have time!"
Not bothering to consider if there was any trickery involved, Zhang Zhongquan hurriedly nodded, afraid that a moment’s hesitation would revoke the offer.
A villa in Quchi East Courtyard, fully furnished, even selling it off would mean enormous wealth!
Zhou Shaohua nodded, smiling with satisfaction.
"Then, Mr. Zhang, would you be able to answer my question now?"
Zhang Zhongquan was feverish, his blood rushing to his head as if he had symptoms of high blood pressure again.
He clutched the poster as if grasping the unattainable dreams of ordinary people firmly in hand.
"I have a distant nephew, Fang Qing helped me, all because of him."
The other remained silent.
Seeing this, he continued, "My nephew comes from a very ordinary, even unfortunate family. He lost his parents in college, but somehow, after graduating, he made a fortune. Not long ago, he came back for a wedding in a Koenigsegg.
You know Koenigsegg, right? A car worth a hundred million!"
"You mean the one making headlines recently?"
"Yes!"
Zhang Zhongquan nodded, although he had fallen out, people always have vanity, and he couldn’t help but show off.
"That car, there are only a few worldwide, it brought glory to our Sha City..."
"But, what does that have to do with Mr. Zhang?"
With just a light remark, Zhang Zhongquan’s flaunting expression froze, and his words halted, his eyes showing a trace of embarrassment, discomfort, and hatred.
"Yes, it has nothing to do with me. Haha, when people succeed, they don’t care about old, poor relatives anymore."
He seriously advised the other person, "Don’t cause him any trouble. A car worth a hundred million isn’t someone you could afford to offend."
In Sha City, and in their Zhou family, who can’t be offended?
Zhou Shaohua smiled.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for the reminder."
