Early in the morning, after breakfast, Xu Musen began packing his things. The old man had given him a lot of alcohol to take back, as well as so of his own cherished dicinal materials.
Genuine Wild Ginseng, Rhinoceros Horn, Deer Antler Slices, and the like.
Nowadays, those things were either extinct or prohibitively expensive.
But kept at ho, you never know, they might actually save a life.
Not to ntion the alcohol, the old man's wine was really abundant and it was all many years old.
An Shanhai also ca out to say goodbye and had prepared a gift for Xu Musen.
Xu Musen glanced at it, a very delicate gift box, inside was a belt.
"I was thinking of giving you a watch, but since you already have one, I got you a belt instead. Take care on your journey,"
An Shanhai wasn't very good at expressing himself either. n giving each other gifts, especially things like watches, belts, suits,
are gifts that adults in the family give when they feel their child has grown up.
However, there's also a saying that when a father-in-law gives a belt, it ans he wants his son-in-law to keep his pants on.
Otherwise, that belt might just beco a tool for whipping him.
"Thank you, Uncle An, take good care of your health as well,"
After the gifts were given, the adults tacitly left Xu Musen and An Nuannuan so space to themselves.
The joy of eting is as striking as the sorrow of parting.
An Nuannuan looked at Xu Musen with eager eyes, and Xu Musen couldn't resist gently embracing her.
"School is about to start too. We'll see each other again soon, and then we can be together every day,"
Xu Musen was calculating: although the real estate prices in Huhai were already high, they hadn't yet reached the tens of millions for any random property like in his previous life.
Xu Musen was planning to take out a loan to buy a property directly. In a few years, the housing prices could skyrocket by more than tenfold, whereas the mortgage would at most double. Compared to the appreciation of the property, mortgage repaynts were nothing.
What other investnt brings as much appreciation as real estate investnts?
After all, it was nationally driven. Xu Musen's problem now was that he had too little liquid capital, and it was already a bit late to enter the market.
The real estate tycoons had already received insider information and taken almost all the land they could get their hands on.
Xu Musen would just follow up by buying more properties, banking on the internet economy.
He didn't aspire to be a world billionaire. Being wealthy in his area, living securely without worries about the basics for the rest of his life was enough for him.
As Xu Musen was thinking of checking out properties upon his return, he suddenly felt sothing soft and warm encircle his neck.
A scarf.
Xu Musen ca back to his senses and looked down. An Nuannuan had tied a scarf around his neck.
At a glance, the scarf didn't seem particularly exquisite, but it was obviously made with great care, and even had a pattern of a small rabbit sewn onto it.
This style, no need to guess, was so An Nuannuan.
"Did you knit this?"
"Um..."
Xu Musen looked at her sowhat nervous deanor, as if she was afraid he would find fault with her knitting skills.
The scarf might not be refined, in fact, it even seed a bit narrow, but the material was good, and it was knitted with care. What mattered most was that a girl had knitted the scarf by hand.
Girls usually only give scarves they knit themselves to people they like; even their own parents don't always get such a treat.
"Do you li... like it?"
An Nuannuan was still a bit anxious. She had put a lot of effort into the scarf, but it still turned out a bit narrow because knitting it wider made it easy for the stitches to run, leading to a ssy pattern.
By the ti she got better at knitting, the winter might be over...
Xu Musen smiled, touched the scarf, and cradled her cheeks: "Thank you, I really like it. This is also the first ti I've received such a gift."
That was true. Yao Mingyue, that princess, had never set foot in the kitchen in her past life, let alone done any needlework.
A lot of regrets from that ti.
"Hehe... Do you really like it that much?" An Nuannuan rarely adopted a girlish coyness.
"Really, it's truer than diamonds. In the future, when I die, I'd have to be buried with this scarf to rest in peace,"
Xu Musen was dead serious as he joked around.
But before he could finish, An Nuannuan in his arms gently tiptoed, her rosy lips glistening warm and moist in the morning light.
The happiness of tiptoeing was just an inch away.
Their lips slowly drew closer, and the morning sun seed gradually dimd between their kiss.
A quick taste on the roadside.
"I'm off."
"Okay."
...
Not far from Huhai University, there was a high-end residential area.
Xu Musen drove directly into the underground garage and skillfully found the floor to head up.
He had been to Bai Xin's place a few tis before.
The location wasn't too far from Huhai University, and the decoration, layout, greenery, and property managent were all good.
Bai Xin was still tidying up when she opened the door, telling Xu Musen to make himself comfortable.
And he did, walking around the room without holding back.
It was a four-bedroom, two-hall apartnt with two balconies, spanning over 170 square ters—not small by any ans.
Even for Bai Xin, living alone could seem a bit too quiet.
"Aunt Bai, how much did this apartnt cost approximately?"
Xu Musen asked while inspecting the layout.
"I bought it with the fine decoration for about four million or so."
"Cash paynt?"
"Mhm."
"Sheesh, rich lady, huh."
Xu Musen let out a sigh. In an era where the average salary wasn't even three thousand, owning a four million apartnt outright made one wealthy even by national standards.
And given its location and size, the price could well soar to around ten million in just a few years.
Bai Xin gave him an unamused look; calling soone a rich lady didn't sound very nice. She should be called an independent woman, she thought.
"Why ask out of the blue? Are you thinking of buying a place too?"
Bai Xin knew he had already bought an Audi. Ah, n and their yearning for houses and cars.
"Actually, I am considering it. If the down paynt is within one million, I might bite the bullet and think about it."
"It should be around that. I recently passed by the property managent and saw the listing prices; a million shouldn't be a problem. I can ask around for you. Are you also aiming for this type of layout?"
"Of course, it'd be great to have Aunt Bai as a neighbor."
Xu Musen said with a grin.
Bai Xin paused for a mont, but looking at his shaless deanor, she couldn't help but smile. "Alright, I've always heard from Ru Shuang that you're good at cooking. I haven't had the chance to try your dishes yet. I'll have to go... not mooch but, visit you often."
She had already tasted his noodles, and they were quite delicious.
"A good child isn't afraid of ho visits."
Xu Musen nodded with a smile, "Can I also take a look at the bedroom?"
Since he had decided to buy an apartnt, the master bedroom was undoubtedly the most important; the room had to be spacious enough, ideally to fit a swing chair and tea table among other things.
Unveil more props and scene setups.
"Go ahead, the layout here is pretty standard. The master bedroom is the largest. If you're... wait a minute! Don't just..."
Bai Xin was casually speaking but suddenly rembered sothing. She looked up, only to see that Xu Musen had already opened the door.
Bai Xin's own bedroom was actually quite simply styled, befitting a grown-up's tastes, but contrary to expectations, there were two plush toys on the headboard of her bed.
Of course, this wasn't the most significant thing. The important thing was that her spacious bed was currently cluttered with a variety of clothes.
That type with eye masks and those tiny triangular pieces.
Not as visually overwhelming as the female dorms at universities where clothes flutter like prayer flags with every gust of wind, but the mature styles and assorted fabrics were overwhelming enough for anyone.
"Slam!"
The door was shut straight away.
Bai Xin stood in front of him with a flushed face, seemingly annoyed as she looked at him.
"You were the one who let co in and see."
Xu Musen gestured innocently.
Bai Xin, knowing she was in the wrong and thinking it over, deed this wasn't a big deal—it was just so fabric, after all, and she was his aunt. Overreacting could make it look like she was reading too much into it.
"Smart-mouth, go on, go. Later on, go find the property managent and look at the rooms yourself."
Bai Xin chased him out of the room, then darted into her bedroom to tidy up her 'little fabrics.'
Xu Musen shook his head with a smile; after all, she was a woman who had never been married.
If it had been Liu Rushuang, it would have been Xu Musen making a hasty retreat amidst taunts and laughter.
Quite cute, really.
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