CHAPTER 36: CHAPTER 36: OLD WANG, THE TEARFUL ASSASSIN

Qi Yun was slightly taken aback, his gaze falling on the keys Old Wang handed over, a warm feeling welling up in his heart.

The Wang family truly didn’t make this friendship in vain; they keep you in their thoughts through big and small matters.

Not family, but closer than family.

Seeing him not making a move, Old Wang placed the keys directly on the wooden board of the stove.

"No need for all the chatter, Binzi said the other day you gave him an extra ten thousand when doing business, so I won’t charge you rent. Stay as long as you’d like."

Qi Yun smiled, picked up the keys, and put them back in Old Wang’s hand.

"Thanks, Uncle Wang, but you should keep the place for Binzi. I don’t need it..."

Then Qi Yun explained the auction house situation again, and Old Wang listened with some skepticism, "Is it really that cheap?"

Qi Yun nodded, "That’s right, I got a good deal. I’ll go see the place tomorrow. If it’s habitable, I might move there with my daughter."

Old Wang didn’t try to stop him after hearing this. He waved his hand and walked out, and as he reached the yard’s gate, a voice floated over.

"If you need help, just let me know. You’re always welcome here."

Listening to Old Wang’s voice fading away, Qi Yun let out a long sigh, feeling deeply touched.

Living here for nearly two years marked the darkest period of his life.

Luckily, with people like Old Wang around, who always offered whatever help they could, he managed to feel a little warmth in those tough times.

"Dad, why are you sighing?" Nuannuan lay across the bed, tilting her head and looking at Qi Yun with curiosity.

Qi Yun smiled and continued to scoop water into the kettle.

"Nothing’s wrong, Dad’s just thinking. Tomorrow, stay and play at Grandpa Wang’s, will you? I need to go take care of some things and will be back soon."

The little girl’s eyes lit up instantly, sitting up excitedly, "Sure! I love playing at Grandpa Wang’s. I want to go on the wooden horse!"

Looking at his daughter’s innocent and lively expression, the gloom in Qi Yun’s heart was dispelled. "Now, remember to behave at Grandpa Wang’s house, listen to him, and don’t run off, okay?"

Nuannuan nodded emphatically, patting her chest in assurance, "Don’t worry, Dad. I’ll definitely behave! I won’t go anywhere!"

Qi Yun acknowledged with a sound, put the kettle on the stove, and started boiling water, turning on the electric blanket on the bed as well.

After the water boiled, he washed his daughter’s face and feet, coaxing her to sleep.

Watching his daughter’s peaceful sleeping face, Qi Yun felt full of emotion; everything seemed to be moving in a better direction...

Time slipped quietly by, and before he knew it, the clock struck midnight.

[Today’s Intel (Red): Shen Wanting registered an account on Tantan, and the abs-tight man she’s chatting enthusiastically with is actually a professional con artist]

’Meaningless.’

This was Qi Yun’s evaluation of the intel. With his daughter by his side now, he was unconcerned with Shen Wanting’s matters, and if she got cheated, it was her own fault.

’Waited an hour for nothing, time to sleep!’

Early the next morning, Qi Yun took his daughter to Old Wang’s shop.

As soon as she landed, Nuannuan cheerfully ran towards Old Wang, shouting, "Grandpa Wang, I’m here to see you!"

Old Wang came out smiling, picking up the little girl, "Nuannuan’s here! Grandpa Wang has prepared a delicious cake for you today."

Qi Yun stepped forward, looking gratefully at Old Wang, "Uncle Wang, thank you for looking after her for me. I’ll get back as soon as I’m done with my things."

Old Wang waved a hand, "No need to mention trouble or not. Just take care of your business. The girl will be well looked after here."

Qi Yun nodded and gave some instructions to Little Huangmao to keep an eye on Nuannuan so she wouldn’t run around, then turned and left.

He hailed a taxi by the roadside and headed straight to the New District Court.

Soon, the taxi arrived at the New District Court, and under the staff’s guidance, he found the related service window and began handling the procedures.

The process was relatively smooth; it just took some time to sign and review the documents.

After paying the remaining balance for the house, the court issued the relevant papers, which allowed him to go to the real estate window for the title transfer.

Qi Yun didn’t delay, checked the time, saw there was plenty of time before noon break, and left the court quickly, heading to the service center.

Fortunately, there weren’t many people handling business before the year-end, so he didn’t wait long before it was his turn.

After paying deed tax and submitting the court documents, the property transfer registration was quickly completed.

However, with the year-end holiday approaching in two days, he would have to wait until after the holiday to get the property certificate.

After handling these matters, Qi Yun went to Vanke Mansion to find the previous property’s Manager Li to inquire about the situation.

In the office, the other seemed to have already heard about the former owner’s arrest. As soon as he saw Qi Yun, he slapped his thigh in apology.

"Oh, sorry brother, I was out of line that day. I shouldn’t have advised you against buying this house, my bad..."

"I only heard the other day that the owner was arrested by Public Security..."

"It’s a pity, don’t know which lucky guy picked up that house..."

Qi Yun smiled, handed him a cigarette, and after he apologized for a good while, he placed the court documents and the real estate transfer receipt photos in front of Manager Li.

"Manager Li, that lucky guy you mentioned seems to be me." Qi Yun exhaled a smoke ring, speaking lightly.

Manager Li was taken aback at this, his mouth, which had been rambling on, suddenly froze, only realizing after quite a while.

His eyes fixed intently on the photos in front of him, and once he confirmed the contents, his face was full of surprise.

"Did you really win that house?" he asked, his voice raised a bit, looking at Qi Yun incredulously.

Qi Yun nodded, "You’ve seen the court documents, haven’t you? No way they’re fake."

Manager Li fell into silence, after a while, he lit his cigarette, took a few puffs, and looked at Qi Yun with a peculiar expression, hinting, "Brother, your luck is quite extraordinary...."

Qi Yun smiled without saying a word, knowing he was referring to the matter of the original owner’s arrest, guessing he might have gotten advanced info.

"Brother, if there’s another chance like this, remember to take your younger brother along; I’m already forty and still renting."

"Rest assured, all rules understood, and whatever’s due will be paid promptly, everything will be well ’handled’..."

Manager Li’s addressing unknowingly switched from ’younger brother’ to just ’brother’...

Qi Yun waved, "There’ll be opportunities in the future, but for now, can you take me to see the place?"

"Of course! Let’s go, brother, I’ll take you there now!"

With that, Manager Li took a set of keys from the drawer, which included a spare key left at the property office by the previous resident woman.

Building 2, Apartment 301, sunlight streamed in through the windows as the door opened.

This apartment was nearly 70 square meters, with a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and an additional partitioned small study.

Though simply furnished, the apartment was neatly organized, the wallpaper and flooring were new, and the furniture arrangement was orderly.

Qi Yun looked around the inside of the apartment, increasingly satisfied with the property.