CHAPTER 269: CHAPTER 266: CINDERELLA’S COMEBACK 11 (BONUS FOR KING SNAKE AND QIUQIU’S GENEROUS REWARDS)

Anning observed the conditions of various real estate properties as she walked.

Her main focus was on Feng Shui.

After all, it was going to be a place to live in for the long term, and the Feng Shui definitely had to be good.

Soon, Anning pointed to a residential area not far away and said to Mr. Gu, "Dad, let’s take a look at that community."

Neither Mr. Gu nor Mrs. Gu had any objections, and the family walked over.

Arriving at the sales office, Anning carefully learned that this property complex had been completed last year, and most of the homes were already sold. However, there were two show homes left – one was very spacious, and the other had been reserved but was no longer needed due to the previous interested party encountering some issues.

Anning looked at the pictures of the two homes and, after discussing with Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu, decided to buy the larger one.

Nowadays, the price of homes in Qing City was not low, with similar properties reaching nearly twenty thousand yuan per square meter. Anning’s family definitely didn’t have enough cash to pay for the house in full.

Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu thought it would be better to go for a smaller one, so they would not need to take out a loan.

But Anning preferred the larger one. Mainly because it had a great layout and the Feng Shui was slightly better than the smaller one.

She would rather take out a loan than forgo the larger option.

Mr. Gu was a bit worried: "If we buy the larger one, we won’t have enough money, and we’ll have to take out a loan. The pressure on us would be immense."

Anning smiled and said, "Once we move and sell the old house, we can pay off some of that. Moreover, aren’t you and mom still working? Aren’t we planning to open a restaurant? Once the restaurant is up and running, we will have an income. Plus, I can earn money too. With my current luck, who knows, I might make a big sum soon."

Anning shook Mrs. Gu’s hand and acted coquettishly: "Mom, please, let’s get the big one. I’ve had enough of living in small spaces; I just want to live more comfortably."

Seeing Anning like this, Mr. Gu took a firm stance: "Fine, we’ll take the larger one."

The family then followed a staff member to view the actual home.

It turned out to be really nice—the area was particularly large, and the decoration style was to Anning’s liking. It didn’t take long for the whole family to fall in love with it, and Anning began discussing with Mrs. Gu how to arrange the house.

Seeing his wife and daughter so happy, Mr. Gu boldly decided to go ahead and buy it.

He thought about working more when the restaurant opened, keeping busy to ensure he could afford the loan repayments.

Since everyone liked the house, the family went back to the sales office to sign the contract and make the down payment.

After buying the house, Mr. Gu still felt a bit dizzy.

Mrs. Gu was very happy; she laughed and held Anning’s hand, "Tomorrow I’ll go and clean the house, and in a few days, we can move into our new home."

Because it was a show home, not only was it beautifully decorated, but it also came fully furnished, even including a range hood in the kitchen along with some kitchenware, which saved Anning’s family a lot of trouble.

Anning was also delighted, constantly discussing with Mrs. Gu how to decorate her room.

After returning home, Mrs. Gu went to cook, and Anning took her laptop back to her room.

Now that the house was purchased and they had taken out such a large loan, she needed to quickly find ways to earn money to repay the loan, lest Mr. Gu would worry and lose sleep.

She opened her laptop, found a translation website, and began to pick up jobs.

Anning worked until midnight. During this half of the night, she translated several documents, including ones in English, French, and even one in a less common language.

The next day, Anning woke up and submitted the translated documents for review.

After breakfast, Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu went to clean and organize the new house, and also to list the old house with a real estate agency to sell it.

Anning arranged to go to the library to study with Wu Linna.

The family went downstairs together, with Mr. Gu riding an electric bike with Mrs. Gu to the new house, and Anning cycling to Wu Linna’s house.

The weather was nice today, with clear skies and a gentle breeze.

As Anning rode her bike on the road, a cool breeze blew in her face, making her feel particularly good. Even pedaling felt exceptionally light and joyful.

The spacious road saw a black car driving by, and the red light came on, lining up the cars into a long procession.

Anning also stopped, one foot on the ground, waiting for the green light to come on.

Inside the black car, the man in a black suit turned his head and looked outside the window, and inadvertently, he saw Anning waiting at the side of the road for the green light.

He had sharp eyesight and was not far away, so he saw the joyful smile on Anning’s face.

The young girl smiled brightly, her cheeks faintly revealing two dimples.

The man, who usually wore a stern face and looked cold and lonely, for some reason, also revealed a slight smile.

The young man sitting beside him saw his smile and was taken aback with unease.

"Mr... Mr., you seem to be in a very good mood today."

He chuckled, trying to mask his astonishment.

The man was still looking outside the window: "The weather is good today."

The young man was rendered even more speechless; the weather had been fine for quite some time recently.

The green light turned on, and the car moved forward, the man watching reluctantly as Anning rode her bike further away.

He frowned and instructed the driver in front: "Follow that girl in the yellow clothes."

The driver also jumped, but dutifully followed Anning.

Excitement sparked in the young man’s eyes beside the man.

"You... You’ve taken a liking to that girl?"

The man didn’t speak, but his expression seemed to provide the affirmation.

The young man brought his hand to his forehead, thinking about how he would explain this to the Lady later.

"Mr. Xiao, the Lady has mentioned wanting you to marry Miss Hu."

The man turned his head to glance at the young man, a flash of severity in his eyes: "Stop prattling."

The young man was on the verge of tears: "But the Lady..."

"Send her abroad as soon as possible, my affairs, do not require others’ interference."

Anning arrived outside Wu Linna’s residential complex and sent Wu Linna a message. It wasn’t long before Wu Linna came out on her bicycle.

She had dressed up specially today, wearing a little floral dress covered by a cozy long knit coat, looking fresh and lovely.

"Ningning."

Wu Linna greeted Anning with a smile.

Anning waved to her and rode on.

The two rode their bikes to the library and found a place to sit down. Wu Linna whispered to Anning, "Midterm exams are coming in a few days, and I heard it’s another citywide unified test. Go for it, let’s aim for first place this time and make those from Shengzhe regret it."

Anning smiled and pulled out a thick stack of practice problems to work on.

Seeing this, Wu Linna hurriedly took out many problems to write on as well.

While Anning was diligently solving problems, she heard a clear but chilly voice asking, "May I sit here?"

Anning looked up and instantly saw the man standing against the light.

Wu Linna also saw him and opened her mouth as if to scream, but remembering they were in a library, she forced herself to suppress it, making the expression on her face quite comical.

She grabbed Anning’s arm tightly, too excited to speak.

Anning nodded at the man: "Yes."