Chapter 747: Chapter 703 New Home for the New Year_1
“The next evening, the Wal-Mart Group’s private jet arrived at Jingcheng City International Airport. On the surface, the jet bore the emblem of the Wal-Mart Group. But in reality, it was Tenglong’s private plane.
Nie Zhenbang, Yang Anna, their son Dong Zhiping, and their daughter Nie Panpan, all went to the airport to receive them. As soon as the aircraft door opened, Nie Wenwen raced down the steps. Being the eldest in Nie Zhenbang’s family, Nie Wenwen commanded great influence. Years of living abroad had made her personality open and lively.
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The three siblings gathered excitedly, followed by Li Lixue and Dong Wan descending from the plane. Trailing behind them were Long and Tiger, their two most loyal bodyguards.
Nowadays, only Nie Zhenbang could command the respect of these two dominating figures to serve as his bodyguards.
After embracing Li Lixue and Dong Wan, Nie Zhenbang walked over to Long and Tiger. Despite the many years, their brotherly bond had not weakened. A warm embrace revealed their inseparable friendship.
“Long, didn’t I tell you? These kinds of security jobs should be left to others.” His words carried a hint of reproach, but they were filled with a strong sense of care.
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Upon hearing Nie Zhenbang’s admonishment, Long, looking somewhat simple-minded, laughed and said, “Boss. We have nothing to do now that it’s the New Year anyway, so we’ve followed you here.”
Long’s words were cleverly put, revealing the unerasable mutual fondness between them. Nie Zhenbang felt nothing but deeply moved. He affectionately patted Long’s shoulder and laughed, “You mischievous kid!”
After briefly catching up with Long and Tiger, Nie Zhenbang turned his gaze to Li Lixue and Dong Wan by his side. Now in her early forties, Li Lixue was seven years older, not a small gap considering Nie Zhenbang was only thirty-five. However, simply based on appearance, Li Lixue did not look older than twenty-eight.
The snow-white skin of the Caucasians, coupled with the smooth skin of the Huaxia people, she had no crow’s feet, nor prominent undereye bags.
Dong Wan was similar. Both women looked somewhat thin, making Nie Zhenbang feel a bit pained. He softly said, “Li Xue, Wan, you’ve both lost weight.”
At this moment, Long and Tiger, as well as Yang Anna, tactfully got into the car first. The three children were also taken to the car.
Li Lixue then chuckled, “Zhenbang, you’ve aged a lot.”
Dong Wan added sympathetically, “Zhenbang, we’ve been telling you not to work so hard.”
A shy smile escapes Nie Zhenbang. He ruffles his hair – an expression of bewilderment only visible when he was in front of his family.
The party returned to the old Nie Family residence, where the young ones were settled. The matriarch was extremely pleased with the family reunion, even playing with her grandchildren before retiring for the night.
Nie Zhenbang and the three women came together, their pent-up longing over the past year transformed into never-ending passion. The details of their sweetness were naturally left unsaid. Even Nie Zhenbang, a martial artist nearing the Dark Strength level, felt overwhelmed by this sweet moment.
Just around eleven when the sun was three poles high, everyone gradually got up. After lunch, Yang Anna’s phone rang. She picked it up, said a few words, hung up, and beamed, “Zhenbang, Li Xue, Wan, the seller just called to arrange a house viewing. How about it?”
Li Lixue and Dong Wan knew about Nie Zhenbang’s plans from the previous night. They had no objections to his intention to purchase a super-large courtyard house and were even very supportive.
“Sure, let’s go take a look.” Li Lixue got up.
The vehicle was Yang Anna’s BMW X5. In Jingcheng, no one would say anything about Yang Anna driving a nice car as the Yang family’s second child was at the helm, and with the Wal-Mart Group’s backing.
Moreover, it’s just a BMW X5, which is not rated as a luxury car by the standard of Jingcheng’s noble descendants.
The first stop was at the grand courtyard near the Imperial College, covering an area of six thousand two hundred square meters. The car pulled up outside the large courtyard.”
At this moment, at the entrance of the courtyard, there were already more than a dozen people standing. They all looked envious when they saw Nie Zhenbang accompanied by three maturely beautiful women of different styles.
The leader was a middle-aged man of over forty, whose dress and manners gave him a certain presence. The moment he saw Nie Zhenbang, he immediately greeted him with a smile, saying, “You must be the buyers Boss Guo from Wal-Mart Group mentioned. I am Zhang Sanqiang. This courtyard house has 2,300 square meters belonging to me.”
At any time, in any place, whatever the matter, the largest shareholder always steps forward. Here was no exception, Zhang Sanqiang, who had more than a third of the courtyard, naturally took the lead.
Nie Zhenbang also smiled at this moment, “Mr. Zhang, nice to meet you. Can I take a look at the courtyard first?”
Zhang Sanqiang looked back at the others, nodded, and then said, “Of course, Mr. Nie, please follow me.”
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they came across a stone screen at the entrance. Turning past it, they saw a large courtyard. However, it was now completely transformed into illegal construction, with an open space in the middle, leaving less than 60 square meters of space. Seeing this, Nie Zhenbang’s brow furrowed.
Zhang Sanqiang, noticing Nie’s expression, quickly smiled and said, “Mr. Nie, this kind of illegal construction is very common. As you know, these courtyards in the old city are mostly shared by many families. Houses naturally seem a bit crowded and shacks have to be erected. After Mr. Nie buys it, it can be completely demolished. It won’t take much time or money.”
Despite the logic of Zhang Sanqiang’s words, Nie Zhenbang clearly understood as this kind of situation was commonplace in the old city. He nodded, “Mr. Zhang, have all the tenants in this courtyard arrived? If you have any conditions, feel free to mention them.”
No sooner had he spoken than the group, including Zhang Sanqiang, fell silent. At this stage, no one wanted to be the first to speak, knowing that those who speak early are usually at a disadvantage.
Right now, nobody was willing to be the scapegoat. Courtyards like this are bought as a whole. The process of buying a few houses and leaving a few is the most troublesome.
However, at this moment, a man in the crowd stood up and said, “I’m not selling my house. You can continue your discussion. I’m leaving.”
As soon as these words fell, Nie Zhenbang laughed. This man’s words carried a deeper meaning. If he did not want to sell his house and insisted they should carry on their discussion, then it was obvious that he wanted them to negotiate with him last. By that time, the negotiation power would be in his hands.
What surprised Zhang Sanqiang and the others was that Nie Zhenbang merely smiled and said, “If that’s the case, Mr. Zhang, I think you should consult among yourselves first. After you reach a unanimous decision, give me a call. We will take our leave now.”
Nie Zhenbang certainly did not intend to let others control him so easily. If he bought most of the houses, leaving just one, he would lose his agency. The necessary capital had been invested. So, could he let the last house stumble him?
After leaving, Nie Zhenbang and his group hurried towards the end of Mao’er Hutong. There, the car was parked by the wall of a courtyard house.
It took less than two minutes after making a call for the large door of the courtyard with two stone lions outside to open. A man in his thirties came out, looked around, and seeing Nie Zhenbang and his group, he came forward with a smile, “This must be Mr. Nie who called. I am the owner of this courtyard, my last name is Zeng.”
Nie Zhenbang also responded with a smile, “Mr. Zeng, nice to meet you. Could we look around the house?”
Mr. Zeng laughed and said, “Of course, please come this way.”
They followed Mr. Zeng into the courtyard. Inside, after the screen, was a large courtyard with a main hall in the middle and side rooms on the east and west. There was a covered walkway connecting the side rooms. Past the main hall was the inner house, which also had side rooms on the east and west. Deeper in, there was a large garden. This was the main part of the house. On both sides, there were four small courtyards, two in the front and two in the back. It was evident that the sideyards had been remodeled. The layout of these sideyards could each be considered a separate siheyuan (courtyard), yet they still formed a whole with the main courtyard, creating a harmonious look.
The entrances to the four courtyards were transformed into garages large enough to park fifteen cars with no problems.
More importantly, the layout of the entire siheyuan was excellent. It was fully furnished and looked like it had been renovated less than six months ago.
Nie Zhenbang was quite satisfied with this courtyard house. The four side courtyards seemed like four private spaces, while the main courtyard connected everything. All aspects were thoughtfully considered. Even better, the house was move-in ready if they decided to buy it.
Yang Anna, on the other hand, was thrilled. The Yang family also lived in a courtyard house, but it was only about 2,000 square meters. Having grown up in such a courtyard, Yang Anna had deep affection for this type of house. She said, excitedly, “Zhenbang, this is a great house. It’s already decorated, and Mr. Zeng doesn’t seem to have lived here before. We can move in straight away just in time for the New Year.” (To be continued. If you like this novel, please vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)