Shen Ci’s heart was filled with sweetness and emotion, but he also felt a bit restless, so he didn’t dare to go to bed immediately. Instead, he sat quietly in front of the bed, gazing at Yueyue’s lovely face for a long time. After calming his emotions, he finally turned off the light and gently embraced her in bed.
The next morning, Meng Chuyue woke up in Shen Ci’s bed and checked the time—it was already five in the morning.
"Oops, Dad is about to wake up."
She quickly pecked Shen Ci’s handsome cheek, which had just opened its eyes, while putting on her jacket and whispered to him, "I have to go, otherwise Dad will see me when he gets up."
Shen Ci chuckled and propped himself up with his hands to put on his jacket.
Since they had only taken off their shirts and jackets the previous night, getting dressed was simple—a jacket and shoes were enough.
Meng Chuyue put on her jacket and took a small wooden comb from inside to comb her hair.
He paused for a moment, then asked softly, "Do you always carry such a small wooden comb with you? How come I never knew?"
This wooden comb was something Meng Chuyue had hastily pulled out of her space for emergency use; she had never used it in front of Shen Ci before, so naturally, he hadn’t seen it.
She smiled playfully, "I brought it from the Song Family’s Medicine Garden."
After she spoke, she stuffed the wooden comb into Shen Ci’s hand, put on her shoes, and quickly left his room.
Thankfully, nobody else had woken up.
After leaving, Meng Chuyue didn’t return to her own room but first busied herself in the kitchen.
After cleaning up, mixing dough, and boiling clear porridge, she finally returned to her room to wash up.
When Han Zheng woke up, both Zhao Xiaoxin and Meng Chuyue were busy in the kitchen, nothing seemed amiss...
Meng Chuyue’s movement last night had successfully hidden it from him.
After breakfast, Zhao Xiaoxin continued learning to make medicinal diet, and Han Zheng took Shen Ci and Meng Chuyue to handle the property buying process.
They had agreed with the landlords the day before to meet directly at the real estate office to transfer ownership.
Of course, the landlord who felt something was amiss wasn’t included.
The landlords were shocked to see Shen Ci and the others buying so many properties all at once.
"How come you’re buying so many properties all of a sudden? Are house prices going up?"
"Yeah, are they going to jump a lot?"
"Where did you hear this from?"
This skepticism led to some landlords, especially those who were particularly trustworthy or in a hurry to sell, hesitating.
They considered breaking the contract.
If house prices were about to surge significantly, they’d rather pay the penalty fee.
Han Zheng smiled and shook his head, pulling out his ID and residence booklet, "We’re originally from Hai City and want to start a business here, so we bought so many properties at once. It’s unclear whether the prices will suddenly soar, but I really haven’t heard any news about it."
As he spoke, both Meng Chuyue and Shen Ci also showed their IDs to everyone.
Many people believed them and promptly processed the transfer procedures.
However, a few were still hesitant.
At that moment, the short, chubby landlord from the day before, seeing Shen Ci and Meng Chuyue pretending not to recognize him and not addressing him, couldn’t help but step forward and asked, "How come you’ve forgotten about me?"
Shen Ci and Meng Chuyue looked at each other pretending not to recognize him, and Shen Ci said, "Who are you? I really don’t remember. Do you remember?"
He turned to ask Meng Chuyue, "Do you remember?"
Meng Chuyue shook her head, puzzled, "I don’t."
Shen Ci looked back at the chubby landlord, "Who are you? Maybe you could remind us?"
The chubby landlord, "You came to buy a house from me yesterday, on Yangliu Street."
Meng Chuyue and Shen Ci exchanged a confused look and shook their heads together.
Meng Chuyue, "We met too many people yesterday; I don’t remember."
Shen Ci, "We’ve just come here and don’t know where Yangliu Street is. Well, since we apparently came to you to buy a house yesterday, we must have paid a deposit and signed a contract, just like with everyone else."