Maybe it was because Zhen Yu had someone with her today, or maybe it was because Mrs. Han was handling everything both inside and outside efficiently and expertly.
So the whole process of handing over the house went unbelievably smoothly!
By the time Zhen Yu finally got the keys to the villa in her hands, she was feeling a bit out of sorts.
When Han Mingyue returned to the house after seeing Chairman Li and the agent out with his mother, he saw Zhen Yu standing blankly in the living room.
Han Mingyue hurried over and asked, "What’s wrong, Xiao Yu? Why are you standing there like that?"
Zhen Yu: "Huh? Oh! I was just thinking that we need to change the locks."
On the surface, that’s how she responded.
But in reality, Zhen Yu’s true thoughts were — apart from the three of them, there’s barely anything left in the entire villa besides four walls!
She didn’t know how much money she needed to prepare to buy all the furniture...
But before she could think much more, Mrs. Han suddenly chimed in, "Isn’t that so! It’s not safe to use locks that others have used! But I wonder if, since we’re changing the locks on this house’s door and the gate, we’ll have to replace the doors as well?"
Hearing this, Zhen Yu could only look utterly resigned.
Alright then! It seems that besides furniture, she’d have to buy new doors too!
"Let’s postpone it until after New Year!" Han Mingyue thought for a while and made a decision for Zhen Yu.
"After all, there’s not much left in the house right now, and without heating, it’s uninhabitable, so it doesn’t make much difference whether we change the locks or not."
Hearing this, Zhen Yu nodded quickly, very much agreeing with Han Mingyue.
The main reason being, she really didn’t have much money at the moment...
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At this time, Mrs. Han also seemed to realize something, and the slightly furrowed brow quickly relaxed!
"Hmm, you’re right! Anyway, Xiao Yu has a place to live now! The villa doesn’t need to be tidied up immediately, so that’s fine!"
After pausing for a moment, Mrs. Han continued, "But earlier, with outsiders here, I couldn’t look closely! So, I only gave a quick glance at several rooms. I’ll go have another look around to see if anything was missed!"
Upon hearing this, Zhen Yu instinctively nodded! Then she followed Mrs. Han’s tone, "Yes! Me too! I was just busy sorting out water and electricity fees earlier and didn’t take a good look."
At this point, she turned to Han Mingyue, "Let’s go with Aunty and take another look around!"
Han Mingyue was indifferent to this, so as soon as Zhen Yu suggested it, he naturally agreed!
"Alright, let’s go!"
So they said they would go together, but as they walked, the three of them naturally split into two groups.
While Mrs. Han was still carefully looking around the downstairs kitchen, Zhen Yu and Han Mingyue had already gone upstairs.
Once on the second floor, the two didn’t separate but went room to room together for an inspection.
When they encountered any garbage left from moving, Han Mingyue would gather and pile it up.
Zhen Yu didn’t bother with that; she only cared about the shelves and cabinets attached to the walls that couldn’t be taken away, seeing if they could still be used...
If not, demolishing them would again cost money! Money...
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In this way, the two of them slowly wandered into the study on the second floor.
And the shelves and cabinets in this room were more than in any other room...
When everyone came up to check, Zhen Yu had only taken a casual glance before stopping.
Since it didn’t involve things like water, electricity, or gas, it wasn’t as much a priority for checking as the kitchen and bathroom.
Now entering, Zhen Yu continued her earlier approach and went straight to the bookshelves.
On the unobstructed shelves, only a few tattered magazines were lying crookedly.
Zhen Yu picked one up, looked at the cover, discovering it was a financial journal.
So she casually tossed it aside and began inspecting the bookshelf itself.
Already understanding Zhen Yu’s intent, when Han Mingyue came in and saw this, he directly headed to a set of cabinets beside the desk.
With a random reach, he opened two of the cabinet doors.
Then! After being used to everything being empty, he unexpectedly faced a cabinet that was packed full, catching Han Mingyue off guard...
But after just a few seconds, he quickly realized something was amiss!
The villa had been thoroughly cleared out! From this, you could tell Chairman Li wasn’t the generous type!
So why would he leave behind this full cabinet of discs?
Curious, Han Mingyue quickly moved to open the other cabinet doors too!
But he found that only the first cabinet he opened had anything in it!
The other cabinets were completely empty.
"Ha! I hit the jackpot with my first try!"
Carrying a light-hearted teasing attitude, Han Mingyue reached out and pulled out one of the discs.
Wanting to see what kind of disc it was...
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He had just pulled it halfway out when he was shocked by the indecent cover of the CD!
Then, in his nervousness, his hand retracted as if it had been burned...
"Crash!"
An unexpected noise suddenly echoed in the empty room, and Zhen Yu naturally turned her head towards the source of the sound!
And at first glance, she saw the full cabinet in front of Han Mingyue, and couldn’t help but walk toward him out of curiosity.
"Don’t come any closer!" Hearing footsteps, Han Mingyue quickly turned his back to block the cabinet, raising his hand to stop Zhen Yu!
"Huh?" Zhen Yu tilted her head curiously and asked, "What’s in that cabinet? CDs? Why weren’t they taken?"
"No! I mean, yes! Well, anyway... just wait a minute!" Han Mingyue babbled, then realized he’d acted silly! So he quickly turned back around and immediately closed the cabinet doors!
Then he turned again to face Zhen Yu, wondering how he could explain this to her...
But his unusual actions had already led ’the one who heard but hadn’t seen’ Zhen Yu to guess the truth!
"Why are you so nervous?! That cabinet’s full of, uh, ’those’ kinds of discs, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Han Mingyue’s expression froze! His eyes unconsciously glanced at the floor!
Then, in a split second, he picked up the CD that had fallen to the ground...