My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

Both Uncle Er and Boss Zhao understood what Boss Ye meant—he was adding money and raising the price.

Damn it, you're not even human.

My second uncle is here to do business, so if the rent is too high, it won't be profitable. After all, he's just arrived in Jiangzhou, unlike Boss Ye, who has been operating here for several years, and even longer, with long-term customers and years of accumulated experience. My second uncle definitely can't compare.

With a cold expression, he ignored Boss Ye. Meanwhile, Boss Zhao messaged the landlord, asking for the new landlord's contact information.

Mr. Ye poured himself tea without any hesitation. Just then, his second uncle's phone rang.

He picked it up and his face lit up with joy. He said to Xu Xin, "It's your cousin's phone call—"

"Ah Wu, are you done with your work? Oh dear, don't keep me from getting back to work. What's here? Where are you? I'm at the 'Jade Pavilion' shop."

"Ah—it's right at the door?"

Uncle Ye quickly stood up, and Boss Ye smiled and asked, "So you have relatives working in Jiangzhou?"

Ignore him, because I've already seen Chen Xiao and Xu Wu walk in from outside.

"President Chen, Ah Wu—"

"Second Uncle—"

Boss Ye and Boss Zhao immediately recognized her as their second uncle's niece, and the young man (Chen Xiao) was undoubtedly her boyfriend.

The two women exuded extraordinary charm, especially the woman, who was not only dazzlingly beautiful but also possessed a unique aura, giving off a queenly presence.

Boss Zhao invited the two to sit down. Chen Xiao, unaware of the unpleasantness that had occurred inside, assumed they were chatting over tea. He sat down and asked, "Second Uncle, what's going on here?"

With Chen Xiao and his niece arriving, they finally had someone to rely on. The second uncle said, "When I came to Jiangzhou last time, I took a liking to this shop and reached an agreement with Boss Zhao to transfer the business to run an antique business here."

"You've also taken a liking to this shop?" Chen Xiao glanced at Xu Wu, then smiled and said, "Great minds think alike. I also think this location is quite good."

Boss Ye sneered, glanced at Chen Xiao, and said nothing. Then Chen Xiao said, "Since you like it here too, that's perfect, let's open the shop here."

Uncle Er smiled wryly. He wanted to open one too, but the landlord had to be willing to rent it. At that moment, Boss Ye said, "Young man, have you ever run a business before?"

Chen Xiao looked at him, "What do you mean?"

Mr. Ye said, "Renting a shop isn't just about finding one you like. The landlord has to be willing to rent it to you."

Chen Xiao, unaware of the conflict between Boss Ye and his second uncle, smiled and said, "Of course the landlord won't have any objections."

"What a joke! You think you have no objections? Let me tell you, you definitely won't be able to rent this house."

Now Chen Xiao realized that this Boss Ye seemed to be at odds with him. He turned to his second uncle and asked, "What's going on?"

My second uncle briefly explained the situation. He said he had agreed on the transfer of the house with Mr. Zhao, while Mr. Ye, who owned the shop next door, said he wanted to expand his shop and also wanted to rent this shop. He was also contacting the landlord and said he wanted to rent it at a premium.

As he spoke, he kept an eye on Chen Xiao's expression. Uncle Er was much calmer now. If President Chen intervened, not even a hundred Boss Yes wouldn't be able to help, let alone Boss Ye.

After listening to his second uncle's explanation, Chen Xiao smiled and said, "I see. Second Uncle, I think when you open a shop in Jiangzhou, don't be stingy. Make the shop bigger. This Boss Ye is right about one thing: a bigger and more impressive shop is more likely to attract high-end customers. And you can also display more merchandise."

Boss Ye frowned. "What nonsense are you talking about? He can't even manage one shop, how can he expand? If he expands any further, he'll be like my shop next door. You're just daydreaming."

"Yes, we're going to merge your shop next door with ours. If we're together, the storefront will be much more spacious."

As Chen Xiao spoke, a faint smile appeared on his face, which infuriated Boss Ye: "Nonsense! I'll get the landlord's phone number right away and sign the lease for this shop. You can keep dreaming."

Did he get the landlord's phone number? Chen Xiao then waved to someone outside: "Ziqian—"

Chen Xiao arrived in Xu Wu's car, while Zhang Ziqian drove her Ferrari FUV, which is why she was a little late. As she entered the shop, Boss Zhao was momentarily stunned to see yet another stunningly beautiful woman.

The entire shop seemed brighter because of the two beautiful women there.

Mr. Zhao stood up to make room for Zhang Ziqian. Luckily, his tea table was long enough, otherwise so many people wouldn't have been able to sit down.

Zhang Ziqian greeted her second uncle and followed Chen Xiao's lead in calling him "Second Uncle."

Uncle Xu glanced at Zhang Ziqian. Although her overall looks and temperament were slightly inferior to his niece's, she was still a top-tier beauty. She was probably a strong competitor to his niece. Moreover, it seemed that President Chen treated her very well.

hum-

Mr. Ye's phone rang. He answered, and the voice of the former landlord, Mr. Peng, came through: "Mr. Ye, I've sent you the contact information. Contact the new landlord now—"

"Okay, thank you."

After hanging up, Boss Ye waved his phone. "This shop has changed owners. I've got their phone number now. I'll call them right away and offer a higher rent. Guess if they'll rent it to me? Haha—"

He was confident; he had the landlord's phone number and was willing to pay a high price, so the landlord had no reason to refuse.

Seeing his smug look, Chen Xiao smiled calmly: "The landlord definitely won't rent to you."

Boss Ye thought he was tough, and sneered, "If you can rent a house just by using your mind power, then what's the point of money?"

"I'll call the landlord right now. You all wait a moment, and then you'll witness a miracle—"

The call was made.
hum-

Zhang Ziqian took her phone out of her pocket, glanced at Boss Ye on the other end, and waved the phone. "You're so close, why are you making a call?"

Mr. Ye was stunned. What did that mean?
Then Zhang Ziqian pressed the answer button, "Hello, now you know what I mean?"

Not only Mr. Ye, but even Mr. Zhao and his second uncle were dumbfounded; this truly was a miracle. How did Mr. Ye's call end up on Zhang Ziqian's phone? Could it be—?
The second uncle glanced at Chen Xiao and suddenly had a guess, his heart pounding wildly—he knew it, he knew it, with his niece and nephew-in-law here, everything would be settled.

Boss Ye stammered, "You...you..."

Zhang Ziqian chuckled, "That's right, the ownership of this house belongs to our CEO Xu, and I'm his agent." CEO Xu? Second Uncle's niece? Zhang Ziqian looked at Xu Wu; CEO Xu was undoubtedly referring to her.

"Why, how could this happen?"

Zhang Ziqian refilled Chen Xiao and Xu Wu's cups with tea. When she got to her second uncle's cup, he quickly stood up and said, "I can do it myself, I can do it myself—"

Although this beautiful woman claimed to be serving President Chen and President Xu, he dared not neglect her. Several details revealed this: Chen Xiao trusted her immensely; his second uncle, quick to notice, took her hand and added her to Boss Zhao's account, but not Boss Ye's. They'd already fallen out; he couldn't be bothered with formalities.

Boss Ye, you were so arrogant just now, and now you're looking so pathetic. Everyone witnessed the miracle, but it was Uncle Er's miracle, and a joke for Boss Ye.

Suddenly, his expression changed. He asked urgently, "What about my two rooms?"

Chen Xiao smiled and turned to ask his second uncle, "If you take them all, you don't think it's too much, do you?"

Uncle couldn't help but laugh out loud with pride. How could he complain about the size? If it were someone else's house, he might consider the rent. But this is his niece's house, so even if he collects rent, it's good to keep the profits within the family. Besides, would his niece ever take advantage of him financially? She wouldn't even be interested.

Mr. Ye panicked completely. "I...I'm willing to raise the rent—"

Chen Xiao laughed: "How much?"

The second uncle glanced at him and instantly understood that President Chen was teasing him. Why would a billionaire haggle over such things? This antique street wasn't like the main commercial district, and the rents weren't that high to begin with.

A shop like Mr. Zhao's only makes about 10 yuan a year. Mr. Ye's has two shops, so he makes at most 10 yuan a year. How much more could they add? It wouldn't even cover the cost of a pot of wine for Mr. Chen.

Boss Ye thought there was a chance for things to turn around. In his view, even brothers keep clear accounts. As long as he paid a high enough rent, high enough that Boss Xu couldn't afford it, even his niece would have to consider the profit. At worst, he could just give Boss Zhao's shop to him as a favor, and he could at least keep his two shops.

"Mr. Chen, I'll increase it to 12 per room per year—"

This is already quite generous, a 20% rent increase. Boss Ye stared at Chen Xiao expectantly, but then heard him chuckle: "Only this much? I thought you were going to add millions. Forget it, forget it, let Second Uncle use it. If he really doesn't need it, he can partition off a section to make a toilet."

"Damn it, is that even human language?" Boss Ye's face turned red with anger.

A few million is enough to buy this shop, why would he need to beg him to rent it? And he even said he couldn't use it and wanted to partition it off to use as a toilet, is that even human?

He knew Chen Xiao was deliberately trying to annoy him, so he stood up angrily, snorted, and left, saying before he left, "Business here isn't easy. Many people have tried for years and still can't survive. Don't end up not even earning enough to live on."

"He's still not backing down—tell him to leave as soon as his contract expires."

Mr. Ye's contract expires in a little over a month, and it's already a bit too late to find a new shop. If it weren't for the dispute, Chen Xiao would have given him some time to find a shop before moving. Now that he's brought this on himself, he can't blame Chen Xiao for not giving him a chance.

Mr. Zhao hadn't expected that Uncle Xu's shop transfer would end up like this. It was ridiculous that he was charging a transfer fee for his own niece's shop. Being a straightforward man, he politely entertained the group.

"Alright, Second Uncle, now that the shop is settled, let's go. We'll have dinner at home tonight."

Chen Xiao and Xu Wu stood up, and the others followed suit.

"Ziqian, come with me." It wasn't her first time visiting Xishan Linyu's place. But she had never been to Xu Wu's villa before.

Zhang Ziqian naturally wouldn't go with Chen Xiao. She was bored going back to Jindi Xiushan Yin alone. Staying by Chen Xiao's side meant she could be there for him whenever he needed her.

Xu Xin and her second uncle sat in the Mercedes-Benz GLS, a security vehicle. Xu Xin muttered to herself, "It's so good to be rich. My cousin just bought all those big shops without a second thought."

"Keep up the good work. With your cousin's help, I believe we can reach that level soon too."

Xu Xin had no doubt about this; his cousin was the head of a trillion-dollar conglomerate, and it would be a piece of cake for her to promote a few billionaires.

As the car entered Xishan Linyu, Xu Xin began to sigh, "The rich neighborhood is really different. Compared to this community, the place I saw in Qingyun is not even as good as a doghouse."

Uncle nodded and said, "Think big. Keep the house in Qingyun County for when you go back to pay respects to your ancestors each year. You still need to move to Jiangzhou later. Xu Xin, remember this: the greatest luck in your life is having a cousin like A-Wu. So, the most worthwhile thing for you to do in your life is to find ways to get closer to your cousin."

Xu Xin pondered his father's words, lost in thought.

As the car entered the Chen family villa area, the second uncle got out of the car and was shocked: "Good heavens, these 5 villas have been enclosed and another community has been built inside the community."

At this moment, Chen Xiao and Xu Wu walked over. "Second Uncle, let's go to A-Wu's house."

Is it the A-Wu family, not the Chen family?
Uncle Er followed Xu Wu into her residence with a puzzled look. The decoration of this villa was no different from Chen Xiao's. Except for the health care team, which was shared by several villas, the other servants and chefs were all separate.

"Dad, my cousin's house is really like a palace."

When her second uncle was visiting, Zhang Ziqian happened to pass by and was stopped by him who asked, "Miss Ziqian, what are those villas outside?"

Zhang Ziqian smiled gently, "The building next door belongs to President Chen, the one furthest away belongs to the Zhao family, and the other two are empty and no one has moved in yet."

The Chen family's, or the Zhao family's?
Uncle watched Zhang Ziqian's retreating figure, deep in thought. Xu Xin, standing nearby, quietly asked, "What does the Zhao family do? Why isn't my cousin living in President Chen's villa?"

"Shh—", the second uncle was unsure whether he should ask about certain things, and decided to be cautious.

As if remembering something, she said to Xu Xin, "Hurry up and take out the gift you brought for your cousin—come on, Zhang Ziqian is making tea right now, let's go over there."

The tea table in the living room is located at the junction of the double-height living room and the floor-to-ceiling windows. It is a 3-meter-long black walnut wood tea tray, and the background wall is hung with a Song Dynasty silk painting of tea.

Chen Xiao's seat faces the main entrance, and guests need to sit at a 45° angle to the side.

Before Second Uncle arrived, his voice preceded him. "President Chen, Ah Wu, I brought you a bunch of treasures, for when you're having tea."

"Baby?" Chen Xiao looked at him.

Uncle Er presented a rosewood box to Xu Xin as if it were a treasure. He said, "This is a Republic-era blue-and-white porcelain teacup. It's a work by the famous artist Wang Bu. Keep it for you to enjoy while drinking tea; these are quite rare."

He was about to say that it was not much, but then he suddenly saw the teacups that Chen Xiao and Xu Wu were holding, and his eyes were glued to them. He started to stammer.

Xu Xin didn't know what was wrong with his father, when he heard his second uncle say, "Ah Wu, let me see the cup in your hand." (End of this chapter)