“Yang, you really have a villa?”
Xu Wenqian exclaimed in surprise, her curiosity piqued.
“Daddy, do we really own a big villa??”
Xixi blinked her big eyes, her small face full of shock, and her gaze held scrutiny as if to say: how could you keep such a big secret from me!!
Yang Hao, feeling like his boast had backfired, cleared his throat: “Um, yes, there is a villa.”
“Wow~”
“We have a big villa!!”
Xixi whooped in affirmation.
Then, with a giggly voice, she asked, “Daddy, can we let auntie stay there??”
“Cough cough…”
As soon as Xixi finished speaking, Xu Wenqian nudged the little girl’s armpit, and then Xixi added: “And auntie Wenqian too.”
Xu Wenqian nodded in satisfaction, her eyes shining with a gentle light.
Well, these days spent with the child weren’t in vain!
“Of course!”
Yang Hao smiled and nodded.
“Yay~!”
“Auntie, auntie Wenqian, now you can come live in the big villa at our place!”
Xixi said excitedly.
“Mhm mhm mhm…”
Xu Wenqian nodding enthusiastically, pinched the chubby cheeks of the little girl.
Li Manni, however, just smiled and shook her head, as children often have such wild imaginations.
“Yang, where are we going now?”
Xu Wenqian’s thoughts turned back to the present.
“Star Cloud Bay.”
Yang Hao replied indifferently.
“Huh?”
“Star Cloud Bay??”
Xu Wenqian was shocked; that was one of Jiangcheng’s most famous luxury residences, and of course, she knew of it.
Li Manni, of course, knew about it too, and she was just as astounded.
Although she knew her brother-in-law had made it big and had even become the president of the Jiangcheng Newspaper Group, she hadn’t imagined he would move to Star Cloud Bay!
“Xixi, auntie Wenqian doesn’t want to live in the big villa anymore.”
“Living with you in Star Cloud Bay is good enough…”
Xu Wenqian said, hugging Xixi and speaking with a beaming smile.
“What’s Star Cloud Bay?”
“Why doesn’t auntie Wenqian want to live in the big villa anymore??”
In Xixi’s mind, naturally, a big villa was better.
“Wenqian, I really did save a room for you,” Yang Hao teased with a chuckling smile.
“Ah?”
“Really??”
Xu Wenqian was thrilled; she had just been joking, but to her surprise, Yang Hao had actually played along.
“Yeah!”
“You’ll see when we get there!”
Yang Hao smiled mysteriously, for the large flat in Star Cloud Bay indeed had a room for a nanny.
Xu Wenqian had a knack for taking care of children, and Xixi liked her a lot, so she might indeed be developed into a little nanny for the house in the future…
Half an hour later.
Yang Hao arrived at Star Cloud Bay with the three of them.
“So this is how rich people’s houses look like, huh? Even the elevator lobby is so spacious!”
While waiting for the elevator, Xu Wenqian marveled.
Xixi was running around a money tree, clearly loving the glitzy environment.
The elevator stopped on the 28th floor.
And when the elevator doors opened, both Xu Wenqian and Xixi let out a “Wow.”
Since the hallway from the elevator to the front door was private, Meng Chacha had Ai Yongyi do the design, choosing a childlike style to please Xixi, the little princess, with bright colors.
The moment the elevator doors opened, it was as if they stepped into another world. From a kid’s perspective, it was bound to be lovable, and even from an adult’s perspective, it wouldn’t seem childish, especially for those with children who would feel a warm family atmosphere.
Yang Hao had not visited during the decorating process, so this was his first time seeing the completed effect.
He silently gave Meng Chacha a thumbs up.
Thought to himself: Chacha deserves a reward!!
Although the hallway was beautifully designed, its actual function was to serve as a “shoe bar.”
“We haven’t even entered the house and it’s already this luxurious!”
“Rich people’s lives are definitely beyond our commoners’ imagination!”
Xu Wenqian remarked again.
Xixi ran ahead of Yang Hao, asking excitedly, “Is all this ours?”
“Yes, it’s all ours!”
Yang Hao picked up the little girl, then used facial recognition to open the front door before putting Xixi down: “Go on, this is our new home!”
“Wow~~”
“It’s so big~~”
Xixi ran into the living room, looking all around, her eyes clearly not big enough to take it all in.
“Ah!!”
“This is the legendary Star Cloud Bay!!”
Xu Wenqian cried out in amazement, following Xixi’s lead into the living room, and the pair began to explore the home chaotically.
Li Manni, seeing such a large house for the first time as well, had a much calmer disposition than Xu Wenqian and did not flutter about as wildly.
She walked beside Yang Hao, curiously asking, “Brother-in-law, how big is this place?”
“688 square meters.”
“Huh?”
“That’s huge!!”
Li Manni was inwardly astounded.
“I’ve saved a room for you, so you can stay anytime.”
“In a bit, I’ll take you to register your face with the property management…”
Yang Hao said as he led Li Manni to the bedroom he had reserved for her.
(Here’s the floor plan again for better understanding)
Opposite the master bedroom, there were two north-facing bedrooms. Yang Hao converted the smaller one into a study, and the larger one was reserved for Li Manni.
“This bedroom is so big!”
The bedroom reserved for Li Manni was nearly thirty square meters, and with the bathroom and walk-in closet, it was over forty square meters, which naturally was much larger than the ten-plus square meter bedroom where Li Manni was currently living.
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However, Li Manni had not yet seen Yang Hao’s master bedroom or Xixi’s secondary bedroom. Otherwise, after making the comparison, she probably wouldn’t have made such a remark.
“Auntie, my bedroom is so big and so beautiful…”
“I’ll take you to see it!”
At this moment, Xixi ran over, took Li Manni’s hand, and cheerfully exclaimed.
Clearly, the little girl wanted to share her joy with her aunt.
“Mhm, auntie will take a look.”
Li Manni apparently did not want to disappoint her, and together they went to her princess room.
“Yang, didn’t you say you saved a room for me?”
“Which one is it?”
At this time, Xu Wenqian found Yang Hao and asked expectantly.
“Well, it’s the one you get to by going through the kitchen…”
Yang Hao replied with a chuckle.
“Huh?”
“The maid’s room!!”
Xu Wenqian rolled her eyes in frustration.
“I prefer to call it the guest room.”
Yang Hao replied with a smile.
Calling it the maid’s room, that’s the low EQ way to say it.
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Fuhai Lanwan Residential Area.
Liu Zifeng picked up Wei Facai.
Both men brought their families along, and at this moment, Feng Lina sat in the front passenger seat.
Wei Facai and his wife Yao Jiahui, however, sat in the back.
The two families had gotten to know each other through Yang Hao, and it had been over a decade, so they were quite familiar with each other.
“Feng, I see that Hao sent us the location for Star Cloud Bay!”
“Isn’t that the guy who won fifty thousand first-prize lottery tickets?”
After getting in the car, Wei Facai asked with a teasing tone.
“Hao inherited a fortune, you’ve seen the Xihong City richest man, right?”
“Like Wang Duoyu!”
Liu Zifeng had speculated this at their last dinner, and Yang Hao, seeing his brother had made up a reasonable story for him, just went along with it.
“Huh?”
“That’s too fantastical!”
“You might as well say Hao has a system, or he was reborn!”
Wei Facai teased, chuckling. He had always enjoyed literature, even joining the poetry society at his university.
He’d read his fair share of both Chinese and foreign classics, but that stuff was too draining. After a long day’s work, why stress over classics when one could relax? Eventually, he dived headfirst into the world of web novels, so he was quite familiar with systems, rebirth, and all that.
“Oh come on!”
“You believe in web novels too!”
Liu Zifeng laughed and shook his head.
The group chatted and laughed, and soon they reached the famous Star Cloud Bay in Jiangcheng.
“I can’t even imagine, Hao has become one of the owners of Star Cloud Bay!”
Looking at the majestic entrance of the residential area, Wei Facai couldn’t help but express his amazement.
“What’s so surprising about that? Hao used to run five hot pot restaurants, remember?”
“It just shows, Hao has the destiny for great wealth and prosperity!” Liu Zifeng said with a laugh.
Wei Facai nodded, then sentimentally added, “I don’t have that destiny in this lifetime, just working for others!”
“Wei, that’s where you’re wrong!”
Liu Zifeng retorted, waving his hand and then asked, “Who are we?”
“Who are we??”
Wei Facai looked at Liu Zifeng with a confused face and then said, “I am Wei Facai, and you are Liu Zifeng, right?”
“No, no, no, that was before Hao made his fortune!”
“Now that Hao is wealthy, we’re his right-hand men!” Liu Zifeng said with a smug look on his face.
“More like Wolong and young phoenix!”
Yao Jiahui couldn’t help but interject from the side. She was quite familiar with Liu Zifeng and didn’t need to hold back.
“Right, right, right, my wise sister’s words exactly!”
Feng Lina quickly agreed.
As they talked, they had already arrived at the entrance, and since Yang Hao had notified the property management, Liu Zifeng just mentioned his name and they were let in directly.
Not only that, but a security guard even escorted the four to the building where Yang Hao lived.
Taking the elevator up to the 28th floor, Yang Hao was already waiting at the door.
“Hao, congratulations on your new home!”
Exiting the elevator, Liu Zifeng immediately said with a laugh.
Neither he nor Wei Facai came empty-handed; Liu Zifeng brought a painting, while Wei Facai carried a large decorative vase, and they both prepared a generous red envelope, showing their sincerity.
“Damn!”
“So this is what 688 square meters look like!!”
After entering the house, Liu Zifeng couldn’t help but swear.
“I’m afraid I’ll get lost!”
Wei Facai also couldn’t help but share his feelings.
Meanwhile, Feng Lina and Yao Jiahui were both shocked and curious as they looked around the house.
Feng Lina had already heard about Yang Hao’s 688-square-meter mansion from her cousin Guan Mengmeng, but hearing and seeing for oneself were two completely different things.
Being in this mansion herself, she was still shocked, and at the same time, she was a bit anxious for her cousin on the inside.
With such conditions, you need to try harder to catch this guy!
Li Manni knew Liu Zifeng and Wei Facai and had met them several times before, so their meeting this time was not at all awkward.
“Let’s sit down in the dining room!”
“We can eat and talk…”
Yang Hao had hired a professional private chef, and by now the table was filled with colorful and appetizing dishes.
“Alright, we’re not going home unless we’re drunk today!”
“Come on, Wei, don’t chicken out~!”
Liu Zifeng, the biggest drinker of the three, naturally wanted to drink freely on such an occasion.
Everyone took their seats and then raised their glasses together.
“Wei, the great poet.”
“Isn’t this when you should recite a poem for us?” Liu Zifeng teased with a laugh.
Wei Facai shrugged, “I do have a line of poetry I’d like to dedicate to the current Hao…”
“Go on!”
Yang Hao nodded to Wei Facai.
The seasoned web novel reader and former poet took a deep breath and then said, “Riding the wind and breaking the waves, there will be times; hanging the clouds and setting sail to cross the sea!”
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