Chapter 195: Chapter 195 Visit to the Capital

It was still the hard seats on the green-skinned train, and when Susu got sleepy, she leaned on the man or nuzzled up on the small table to doze off for a bit.

Along the way, they encountered quite a few warm-hearted and friendly aunties.

Susu could still chat with the aunties without revealing family details, talking back and forth with a smile.

When Susu yawned and fell asleep, after the aunties had babbled on for quite a while, they were met with Lu Xiaoting’s expressionless face and his emotionless, “Mm.”

The auntie, choked up by his response, simply closed her eyes and went to sleep as well.

Time on the train dragged on, and Susu, out of boredom, counted her fingers, propped her chin to stare out the window in a daze, or chatted quietly with her own man about amusing things.

The auntie sitting opposite them, pretending to sleep with her eyes squinted, saw the always cold and expressionless man become instantly gentle when the woman approached, listening to the woman talk with a smiling face and eyes.

Tsk tsk tsk… Look at this young couple, he only shows a good face to his own wife.

Not like her own deadbeat husband, always smiling at everyone like a blooming flower.

Lu Xiaoting cast a wary glance at the auntie opposite who was sneaking peeks at him through half-closed lids.

That one cold look was enough to send a shiver down the auntie’s spine.

“Oh my, goodness gracious, that’s terrifying!!!”

Susu always felt something was off, the auntie who seemed eager to chat for the entire trip eventually spent the whole latter half sleeping.

She always felt like she was being avoided, Susu scratched her head, it couldn’t be, could it?

The long train journey finally came to an end on the second day, reaching the Capital.

Susu and Lu Xiaoting headed straight for their destination, casually asking around near the courtyard houses.

“Old sir, do you know if there are any houses for sale nearby?”

“Houses?”

The old man squinted and thought hard for a while before shaking his head, “I don’t know, you’d better ask someone else.”

“Alright, we won’t bother you anymore, sir.”

The couple wandered around all morning and didn’t find a suitable house. This approach wasn’t working, so they decided to have lunch first, then look for a real estate agency in the afternoon.

The couple picked a small street-side restaurant at random, and Susu specifically ordered a serving of jiaoquan with douzhi.

“You try it first.”

Lu Xiaoting, appreciating his wife’s thoughtful gesture, even gave in after a bit of modesty, always feeling his wife’s expression had a “schadenfreude” look to it.

It can’t be, his own wife wouldn’t be like that, he must have seen wrong.

“Ugh~”

Lu Xiaoting struggled to swallow the taste of the douzhi in his mouth, unable to help but gag, “Wifey, this stuff is spoiled, you shouldn’t drink it.”

“Boss—”

Susu quickly grabbed her husband’s arm to prevent him from calling the boss over to settle the account, and said with a smile, “It’s fine, it’s fine.”

“Wifey, why are you holding me back? As a police officer, I can’t let people get away with this kind of exploitation of the public.”

“Lower your voice, don’t let others hear, this stuff called douzhi is supposed to taste like this…” Susu quickly explained in a low voice to her man, struggling to hold back her laughter.

“Hahaha… Comrade, I can tell you guys are from out of town, this is a specialty food from the old capital…”

Lu Xiaoting’s face was hard to describe, thinking back to that taste—like a sour rag, he simply couldn’t suppress a physiological retch.

Susu was doubled over laughing at the man’s reaction, remembering that in the future era, there was a belief that the sales of douzhi in the Capital relied entirely on the brave attempts of tourists from other places.

After paying the bill, the two left the restaurant, planning to find a hotel for an afternoon nap, then wake up in the afternoon and go to a real estate agency to inquire about the housing situation.

“Comrade, comrade, I heard you want to look at houses?”

A young man in a leather jacket chased after them, smiling from ear to ear.

Seeing the couple eyeing him warily, he hurriedly pulled out his business card.

“Comrades, good day. My name is Li Gang, but you can call me Xiao Li. I just overheard at the restaurant that you’re looking to buy a house…”

Susu thought to herself this was like someone offering a pillow as she was about to fall asleep—it would save them another trip. She quickly laid out her requirements for buying a house.

First, the property rights of the house had to be clear. She didn’t want to spend money on a house, only to have to deal with a bunch of ruffians—it was too troublesome.

Second, it should ideally be near the city center, not too far away.

“Alright, Sister Su, I’ll go back right now and organize some suitable houses. How should I address you? And how can I get in touch with you?”

Susu replied, “My surname is Su, and this is my husband, Mr. Lu. Here’s the plan, I’ll come to see you precisely at two-thirty in the afternoon.”

“Alrighty then, Sister Su, Brother Lu, take care.”

Xiao Li watched the couple leave and then dashed off to his office. Thinking this might be his first deal, Xiao Li, who had been down in the dumps before his meal, instantly perked up and ran off.

In a small single-story house, only a woman in her thirties was inside. Seeing Xiao Li return, she immediately stood up, ready to leave.

“Xiao Li, you’re back. I’ll head home then, since they’re waiting for me to eat.”

“Ah, Sister Su, go on home.” Xiao Li quickly started looking for houses that matched the requirements.

…

Meanwhile

Susu and Lu Xiaoting had also found a clean-looking hotel nearby.

Having sat on a train all day and wandered around all morning, the couple fell asleep as soon as they hit the bed.

“Why isn’t Sister Su here yet? What if…”

“Xiao Li, why are you craning your neck looking out the door?”

Xiao Li laughed nervously, “I had clients say they’d come to view houses, and they haven’t shown up. I’m worried…”

“Hello, is Xiao Li here?”

No sooner had he spoken than there was a knock at the door. A beautiful and intelligent-looking woman and a tall and handsome man—it was Susu and Lu Xiaoting.

Xiao Li dashed over excitedly, “Sister Su, Brother Lu, you’re here.”

Susu was amused by Xiao Li’s excitement and said apologetically, “I’m really sorry, we almost didn’t find the place.”

“It’s my fault, Sister. Our company is indeed hard to find, and I should have gone out to meet you.”

Susu shook her head, “No worries. Shall we… go see the houses now?”

“Yes, Sister Su, Brother Lu, there are currently four houses that meet Sister Su’s requirements. We’ll probably only have time to view two today, what do you think?”

“That’s fine, we’re going to stay in the Capital for a while longer, we can look at the remaining two tomorrow.”

In two days, they viewed the four houses. Susu bought two of them on the spot and immediately began the transfer process with the owners.

The couple was amazed at the price—they calculated it to be over 1600 per square meter, which could buy several large houses in Provincial City.

“Worth it!”

However, thinking about the sky-high prices of houses in the future, Susu smiled even more joyously.

Grinning with the newly acquired and still warm property deed in hand, “Xiao Li, keep an eye out for any other suitable houses. Let me know if you find any; here’s my number.”

“Sure thing, Sister. I’ll definitely keep a close watch.” Xiao Li, anticipating the bonus of over a thousand, was beaming with joy.

With the business handled, Susu began a routine of shopping, selling, and feasting.

Lu Xiaoting was in charge of following his wife, carrying bags, handling the items, and cleaning up after the delicious meals she couldn’t finish.