Free Web NovelChapter 217: Chapter 217: Woke Up
"You explain yourself right now! What was the meaning of that today? Not only did you not help me, you undermined me! If you don’t make it clear, I’m not done with you today." Ma Shanshan glared at Zhao Sanzhu, one hand on her hip, her finger nearly poking him in the nose.
"Whoa, now, don’t be angry," Zhao Sanzhu said hastily. "There were so many people just now. We definitely weren’t going to get any advantage. If we hadn’t left and that damn girl really had called the police, we would have been the ones to suffer in the end."
"So we’re just going to watch that courtyard go to that damn girl?" Ma Shanshan was unwilling to accept it.
Zhao Sanzhu’s eyes darted around as he said, "Actually, if we get involved in this, we really don’t have a leg to stand on. After all, even though that house is the Ma Family’s ancestral home, it was assigned to your grand-uncle back in the day. Your grandfather moved out of there long ago. Strictly speaking, we have no right to it. I think we should let your cousin and the others handle this. We can just tag along and get some of the benefits. What do you say?"
Zhao Sanzhu had his own plans. He didn’t want Ma Shanshan to go looking for trouble with Su Qing again. Besides, he had seen for himself today that Su Qing wasn’t the type to back down easily. If a real fight broke out, they wouldn’t be in the right.
"You’re saying I should let my cousin and the others go ask for the house?" Ma Shanshan asked, looking at Zhao Sanzhu.
"Exactly." Zhao Sanzhu nodded. "Wasn’t it your cousin who egged us on to come here today? Otherwise, would we have come? But it’s obvious that girl is not to be trifled with. Even if they get the house back, how much of a cut would we get? Why should we charge ahead and be their pawn? Don’t you agree?"
After hearing Zhao Sanzhu’s words, Ma Shanshan thought for a moment and nodded. "What you’re saying does make some sense."
"Right? It’s the truth," Zhao Sanzhu said quickly. "Let your cousin and his father hash it out with that girl first. We’ll just watch and see how things go. If your cousin’s side seems confident, then we can step in and help. After all, that damn girl just said she has a proper property deed, didn’t she?"
Seeing Ma Shanshan was still hesitating, Zhao Sanzhu quickly added, "Think about it. If this house was so easy to get back, why couldn’t your cousins get it when your second uncle came back? Why wait until now, after it’s been sold to someone else? It’s definitely not going to be easy. That’s why your cousin talked to you—he wants us to be the ones to stick our necks out."
"Hmph, I knew they were up to no good." Hearing Zhao Sanzhu put it that way, Ma Shanshan was instantly furious. "No, I’m going to go have it out with them. How dare they plot against me!"
Ma Shanshan had always been a simple and impetuous thinker. Now that she felt she’d been used by her cousin, she immediately wanted to rush over and demand an explanation.
"Hey, don’t be so impulsive." Zhao Sanzhu quickly grabbed Ma Shanshan. "We need to talk to your cousin about this calmly. Just stick to one point: we don’t have the proper standing to ask for the house. They have to be the ones to do it."
"Fine. Let’s go find my cousin." freёweɓnovel.com
"Okay."
Once the couple had agreed, they headed off toward Ma Qiao Sheng’s place.
Meanwhile, Su Qing spent the weekend wandering the nearby alleyways. And what do you know, she actually found three courtyard houses for sale: two double-courtyard homes and one small single-courtyard home. After looking at the properties, Su Qing didn’t hesitate and immediately confirmed her intent to purchase them. The three courtyards cost her a total of five thousand yuan.
Since the housing management office was closed on weekends, Su Qing first paid a deposit for each. Then on Monday, she went with the homeowners one by one to the office to complete the transfer procedures. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
With this, Su Qing became even more famous at the housing management office. After all, people who could buy five courtyard houses at once were incredibly rare these days. No matter how you looked at it, a rough estimate for five courtyard houses would be at least ten thousand yuan. Good heavens, this was a "ten-thousand-yuan household"! She had spent around ten thousand just on houses, so how much money must she have on hand?
Zhang Xiaozhen was practically burning with anxiety. She kept turning it over in her mind: ’How can I get my second older brother and Su Qing to meet? A plump sheep like that... the Zhang family absolutely cannot let her get away.’
’Five courtyard houses! If she becomes my second sister-in-law, and I get on her good side and coax her into transferring one of them to me, I’ll have hit the jackpot.’
In a frantic hurry, Zhang Xiaozhen rushed home the moment she got off work that evening. This was something she had to discuss properly with her family.
Having bought five houses in a row, Su Qing decided not to buy any more courtyard houses in the immediate area; it was attracting too much attention. She planned to head to the suburbs to see if there were any good properties for sale there.
With that in mind, Su Qing boarded a bus heading to the Northern Suburb of Beijing.
In her past life, the scenery at Yun Mountain, north of Beijing, was exceptionally beautiful. She decided to go take a look and see if she could find any courtyards for sale there.
Just as Su Qing was heading to the Northern Suburb of Beijing, back at Beijing Central Hospital, the old woman who had collapsed from a heart attack at the Friendship Store finally passed the critical period and regained consciousness.
For the past few days, Dai Xiang had been keeping vigil at the hospital, never leaving her side for a moment. She had been especially close with her grandmother since she was a child, and with Mrs. Dai unconscious, she hadn’t dared to leave. Now, seeing Mrs. Dai awake and hearing the doctor say she was out of danger, tears of joy streamed down her face.
"Grandma, how are you feeling? Would you like some water?" Dai Xiang asked Mrs. Dai in a low voice.
"I’m fine." Mrs. Dai turned her head and looked lovingly at Dai Xiang. "Xiang’er, you must have been so scared these past few days. Grandma’s fine."
"As long as you’re okay, that’s all that matters," Dai Xiang said quickly.
"By the way, did someone save me?" Although Mrs. Dai had collapsed and fallen unconscious from a sudden illness, she still had some awareness. She just couldn’t wake up. She felt as if she had vaguely heard someone saving her.
"Yes." Dai Xiang quickly recounted the events to Mrs. Dai, adding, "The uncle who rescued you is a doctor at this very hospital. There was also a young lady who provided the ginseng. She wouldn’t give her name, but I’ve already told my dad. He’s been looking for her these past few days, so he should be able to find her soon."
Mrs. Dai nodded. "That’s good. They did us a great kindness. Even if they don’t expect anything in return, we can’t just act like it never happened. We must find them and thank them properly."
"Yes, that’s what my parents said too. Don’t worry, Grandma, we’ll definitely find her," Dai Xiang said hastily.
Just then, the door to the hospital room was pushed open. A square-jawed man and a middle-aged woman walked in anxiously. Seeing Mrs. Dai awake, they both exclaimed with joy, "Mom, you’re awake! This is wonderful."
The very first thing Mrs. Dai said upon seeing her son was, "Have you found the young lady who saved me?"
