Dealing with the supply and marketing cooperative was actually quite easy. First, the person in charge knew Zhu Yanyi well. Because of her status, everyone in the Fourth Town gave her respect. Some people even wanted to give her favors but couldn’t. Now that Zhu Yanyi came personally, the head of the cooperative agreed without saying a word. Second, Yan Aohan had money. The weaving factory’s warehouse, the practice chamber, and the surrounding houses cost only 150,000 yuan. Although that sounded like a lot, there were forty or fifty rooms in total. This didn’t even include the dozen independent courtyard houses. The warehouse and practice chamber had sixteen rooms too. When you calculated it all, 150,000 yuan was not expensive at all. It was actually a great bargain.
Yan Aohan knew the cooperative gave her the lowest price mainly because of Zhu Yanyi’s face. She didn’t say anything. She appreciated their kindness but didn’t take it for granted. She just remembered it in her heart. She went directly to the credit union to withdraw the money and paid the full amount at once. As for the paperwork, the cooperative said she could pick it up in three days. These days, handling procedures was still quite fast.
Yan Aohan chose not to use his special privileges. If he had used them, it would have been done in minutes.
In Yan Aohan’s mind, this was a low-key way to fit in. He planned to stay here for a while, so it wasn’t suitable to reveal his identity right now.
On the way back, Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan with a sigh. “You are so rich. I want to cling to your big thick leg.”
Yan Aohan looked at her, amused but helpless. He stretched out his leg directly. “Go ahead, cling to it.”
Zhu Yanyi pouted. “You have no sense of humor.”
Yan Aohan tapped the cinnabar mole on Zhu Yanyi’s forehead. “Tell me, won’t everything of mine eventually be yours? Do you need to be so eager to cling to my leg?”
Zhu Yanyi paused slightly. She coughed and pretended not to understand. “Don’t talk nonsense. There is no rule that what is yours is mine.” Then she said, “By the way, for the house you bought, I want a small courtyard. I will give you the money later.”
“No need. I will just give you a small courtyard directly. You can pick whatever style you like,” Yan Aohan said. she didn’t press the previous topic and followed her lead.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan suspiciously. “They say if you eat someone’s food, you owe them. If you take someone’s gift, you feel indebted. You are so generous. What is your real purpose?” Yan Aohan was not the type to be generous without reason. Zhu Yanyi selectively forgot the purple-gold rope connection between her and Yan Aohan.
“Hehe.” She had forgotten, but Yan Aohan hadn’t. she showed a fox-like expression, the corner of her mouth curving up slightly. A hint of calculation appeared in her originally sharp eagle eyes. “Of course, I am waiting for you to grow up slowly, then break your bones and swallow you whole.”
Hearing this teasing remark, Zhu Yanyi’s face warmed slightly. She wasn’t ignorant. After all, she had lived two lives. But she deliberately said, “See? See? You really have a purpose. But my meat doesn’t taste good.”
Yan Aohan raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn’t纠缠 (entangle) on this issue. She just rubbed Zhu Yanyi’s head. “Take your time. Maybe it will taste better in the future.” She smiled and said, “Since you like it, pick a courtyard. In a few days, I will send people over to modify and organize the place. You can think about what requirements you have these days. We will change everything together then.”