In order to live in seclusion, I tricked my roommate into falling in love.

Chapter 697 Don't panic, wait for me to take a photo and post it on WeChat Moments

Rashid also sent a message asking Zi Xiaowei to help take care of his family, and the boss asked him to discuss something...

It's obvious that he is going to be entrusted with an important task.

No one paid any attention to Zi Xiaowei.

It was really because his scene was too nonsensical.

I just came to help my dude brother, how come I got the chance to take a small class.

That’s right, for Zi Xiaowei, he really didn’t think that it was something as great as being able to make connections with big guys and get promoted to a higher position.

I met him and gave a short lesson on the current situation of new energy vehicles to several parents who may not be exposed to this aspect in normal times.

I wasn't too excited. Seeing Rashid and the others retreat, I retreated too.

Rashid's concubine was still not satisfied, and she finally met some compatriots to show off.

Chang Yueling coaxed him into the car, saying that it was more fun here.

Maizi was able to ride alone with Zi Xiaowei: "I didn't dare to take pictures. I took out my phone several times, but looking at those guards, I still thought, forget it. Hehe, we don't need to show off this."

Zi Xiaowei tried to downplay the issue: "It doesn't mean anything, but I'm still a little conflicted. I was supposed to upgrade the app tonight and change the platform, but it's at this critical juncture. Should I change it or not?"

Then he looked at the car leading the way and asked, "Returning to Shanghai, or which hotel?"

Maizi flipped through her phone. "Hey, Big Sister bought a house and said she'd spend the New Year here and eat shabu-shabu hotpot. Money really does make it easy to go anywhere, right?"

Zi Xiaowei sighed deeply: "Alas, life is comfortable when you have money, so we just have to endure it."

Maizi smiled so much that her eyes were shining.

Of course, it could also be that the lights and decorations on the streets outside were so gorgeous that the young couple, who had never seen the world, sighed together that the New Year's Eve style in the capital was different and so beautiful.

Zi Xiaowei even managed to figure out the direction: "Isn't this a long street? Why are you here? No way! Sister Dai wouldn't buy a house in a place like this, would she?!"

But I also feel that it is not impossible. The one by the river in Shanghai is worth 170 million, and now that villa is worth seven small targets. This woman really spends money without blinking an eye.

Sure enough, after walking a few steps from the Great Hall onto Changjie Street, they turned a corner and entered a hutong. It was one of those rather messy alleys. Maizi frowned and said, "How is this different from those urban villages we saw in Pengzhen, eastern Guangdong?"

Hahale, the leader of the Shanhu Town Planning Research Project, said: "Right, right, right. To us southerners, hutong courtyards are just villages within the city. Without water, there's no spiritual energy."

Fortunately, it's only a few dozen meters to turn in, and it's not that narrow where you see cars parked on the roadside and you have to be careful even on bicycles. There's even a new hotel building with more than ten floors built across the street.

So five or six cars can come in and turn around, but the courtyard opposite the hotel parking lot can only accommodate one car.

And it is the only parking space under the eaves next to the wall.

As for the courtyard, it was even more shabby and dirty. Rashid's concubine and Chang Yueling couldn't bear to look at it. What a shabby place it was.

Does your husband's best friend live in a place like this?

Judging from her expression, she was ready to pay for another set as a reward.

Zi Xiaowei and Maizi, however, were already beaming as they approached to observe the dilapidated village in the city. They even waved for Chang Yueling to come and see. "It's quite interesting. Look at the steps at the entrance to the courtyard. The capitals are all old, and there are faint patterns on them. Let's take a look tomorrow during the day."

"It's a pity for the two little lions at the door. One is badly weathered, and the other is broken so that only the base is left. It looks very historical and the door is old too."

Chang Yueling's appreciation level is similar to these two: "Tear down the broken one and make a brand new modern-style small sculpture. It will be fun to put them facing each other!"

Just then the door opened, and Graya poked her head in with surprise: "Mr. and Mrs. are back, Sawadee Ka..."

Maizi was her direct supervisor. "Hey, why are you here? Aren't you still livestreaming your travels in the north?"

Graya said obediently: "It was just a suggestion from netizens. I've arrived in Pingjing. I heard that the master and his wife have arrived, so I came to pay my respects..."

I watched a lot of dramas as soon as I saw them.

Just then, Chang Yueling gave her a look, handed the chattering concubine to Lu Guomei, and pulled Zi Xiaowei in. "Why did you buy such a shabby yard? It's so uncomfortable to live in... It seems like there's something different inside?"

Big difference.

In fact, as soon as you enter the dilapidated and narrow courtyard gate, you will immediately feel that the outside has been deliberately renovated and preserved.

The doors of this kind of courtyard house are all on the side corners. When you enter, the row on the left is where the grooms and servants used to live. Now it has been renovated into four rooms, all of which are clean and tidy with a simple and concise feel.

It's not as colorful and new as those renovated ones. Even the screen wall bears the marks of time from natural weathering, which is quite tasteful.

One of the rooms was the dining room where Xiaolian and her friends were having their New Year's Eve dinner. She quickly stood up to greet them.

Zi Xiaowei even peeked in to see if there were enough dishes. He hoped that the New Year and other holidays would be smooth and happy, and that he would remember to grab the red envelopes later.

Seven or eight assistants took over from Sister Lin, Ding Minggui and others, mainly because Chang Yueling and the concubine brought more people.

Xiaolian arranged the accommodations at the hotel across the street. The small veranda in front of the dining room was very compact, facing a small courtyard of about 30 to 40 square meters behind the archway. There were a few rooms on each side, and a few main rooms facing it. The area was very small.

It can't be compared with the magnificent villas and European-style manors in Shanghai.

But the small courtyard was paved with bluestone bricks, and the corners were either filled with rockery or sparse bamboo shadows. There was also a large blue and white fish tank, and red lanterns hanging from the eaves.

The traditional and warm atmosphere of family reunion is particularly strong.

Meiduo saw the twins behind Zi Xiaowei, and happily came over to pull her friends to see what was happening in the fish tank.

There was a lot of commotion in the yard.

An eight-person table was set up in the middle, and Dai Anni was directing the girls to simmer mutton in a copper pot. The large TV that had been brought out nearby was showing the Spring Festival Gala, which was so loud that it drowned out the noise. "So, do you like this courtyard? I knew you liked it the moment I saw it!"

Zi Xiaowei had no good words: "If it weren't for the party, this yard would still be nice..."

In fact, I can’t put it down. I want to plant some flowers and plants and get a rocking chair to lie down in. It’s so comfortable!

Gao Tingting jumped over happily: "It's just right to be back. The burning charcoal is so warm. It's quite fun. Do you want to eat something?"

Maizi applauded: "We should eat, we should eat. We didn't even have a seat over there, but he showed up, a big show."

The girls quickly made room for the guests. They had been following this family for a month or two and had finally realized that they were really awesome and low-key, and that they could make a lot of money by following them.

No matter how beautiful a face is, it will be flattering in front of such capital.

Chang Yueling looked around and sat down. "Yes, it's quite ordinary from the outside, but very tasteful from the inside. The price of Siheyuan has dropped a bit recently. People buy these and renovate them, only renting them out, not selling them, right?"

The lackeys in Jicheng are most familiar with this trick.

The wealthy people from the surrounding provinces come to Beijing to buy real estate when they have money, especially the scarce courtyard houses. They slowly collect the scattered property rights of the dilapidated courtyards, and what they actually get in the end is the land price. They then renovate and remodel them according to the property deeds, and rent them out to corporate tycoons from all over the country who come to Beijing to show off. It's a pretty good investment and renovation business.

But in the past two years, there have been fewer such suckers, the market has become a bit saturated, and the price of yards has fallen sharply.

Dai Anni scoffed, "If you pay enough, they'll sell it. The annual rent for this yard is less than two million. It'll take forever to recoup the investment. I never thought that the much-rumored courtyard house on Chang Street within the Second Ring Road would be less expensive than the large flat across from the Bund."

Gao Tingting had already helped Zi Xiaowei and Maizi bring over the sesame paste. "We were taking everyone to explore the hutongs this afternoon and happened to see a real estate agent filming a video. We took a look and bought it. 1.4 million yuan. We're going to watch the flag-raising ceremony tomorrow morning!"

Chang Yueling couldn't help but feel proud: "What's so interesting about the flag-raising ceremony? Xiaowei is almost standing on the city wall today. Let's see if there are any subsequent reports."

Diane immediately focused and asked what was going on.

Zi Xiaowei downplayed the incident: "I just met a few leaders and explained the details of the current development of new energy vehicles. It's no big deal."

Chang Yueling immediately clicked her tongue loudly. She really felt that freedom and happiness were more joyful than career and wealth.

Zi Xiaowei gave her a large chopstick of hot pot meat before she blocked her mouth.

The child’s mother has it too.

Gesang, who had been helping to serve meat and vegetables, suddenly said, "Here! We have Viagra!"

Everyone immediately looked in the direction she was pointing to, and saw Zi Xiaowei standing in front of the big screen, looking relaxed and confident: "... I look forward to our new energy vehicle products providing consumers in all countries and regions with even better services and experiences next year..."

Diane ignored the bulging mouth and said, "Replay, replay!"

In fact, it was just a matter of seconds. The party was held after six o'clock, and then the bosses seemed to have teamed up with other bosses to go to different occasions for party gatherings.

Maybe it just happened that there was a Middle Eastern leader at the diplomatic juncture, so we stopped here for a while.

Then I left before seven o'clock, and now I'm on the news just before the Spring Festival Gala.

They were all straightforward stories about some big leader in Beijing, so-and-so, attending some group gathering.

Then, there was an extra ten-second shot on the diplomatic side, which allowed Zi Xiaowei to clearly articulate this sentence. On the big screen behind him was a 700-type SUV galloping in all directions in the yellow sand.

The implication is very profound, as if domestically produced new energy vehicles are conquering the world.

Then, in the usual red text at the bottom of the news, "New industrialization helps the new energy vehicle industry open a new chapter in its overseas expansion," Chang Yueling immediately took credit: "I said this when I was discussing it with the corresponding officials downstairs!"

Zi Xiaowei also nodded. "Yes, I also emphasized that Xiong Anchor belongs to the sales link of Jingxi Industry. This is a new industrial ecology. We can't say that the internet celebrity economy drives industrial development. We need to change the wording."

Diane acted as if she hadn't heard him: "Go back, go back!"

Gao Tingting, who was holding the remote control, quickly poured some light, and sure enough, she saw about one or two seconds of footage of the big guys talking in a friendly manner, and then Zi Xiaowei, wearing that three-piece suit and a white shirt with dark buttons, sat in the middle, very conspicuously.

A paused scene of Chang Yueling laughing: "Don't panic, wait for me to take a picture and send it to my mom. Old Chang doesn't do this kind of work."

She actually competed with her mother to see whose husband was more awesome.

Lao Chang, who has been working hard for decades, is sure? ! !

(End of this chapter)