Chapter 35 Buying Land 1

  Gao Houlu and Situ Li asked about Zhou Hao's well-being, then left with a few other government officials. The two of them were the mayor of Xiang City and the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau respectively. They came to see Zhou Hao in person this time, on one hand to show the government's attention to this matter, and on the other hand because both of their daughters had been rescued by Zhou Hao before, so they naturally couldn't ignore him.

  Apart from this, there is another reason, that is Zhao Yuqin. What kind of identity Zhao Yuqin has, both Gao Hou and Lu are very clear. Now that they know Zhao Yuqin and Zhou Hao have a deep relationship, and even mobilized a company of soldiers for more than half a month to search and rescue Zhou Hao, so both of them hope to establish a good relationship with Zhao Yuqin through Zhou Hao.

  After a flurry, Zhou Hao was about to head home with Yan Tong. Before leaving, Zhou Hao asked Principal Jian about Li Ruolan's situation, and Principal Jian said that Li Ruolan had gone to the teacher's dormitory to see her parents as soon as she returned.

  Zhou Hao uttered an "oh" and stopped asking questions. He thought about going to see Li Ruolan, but then thought she would definitely not want to meet him. At this time, Principal Jian said to him: "Zhou Hao, the school originally arranged for you to participate in the Olympic English competition, but the competition was held last week. Since you were not there, the school let another student replace you. Don't worry, if it doesn't work out this year, the school will definitely reserve a spot for you next year."

  After listening to Principal Jian's words, Zhou Hao suddenly remembered that English competition. He had previously thought of asking Li Ruolan to give him private tutoring so that he could have the opportunity to be alone with her, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing on Autumn Ning Mountain and even developed an actual relationship with Li Ruolan because of it. So now Zhou Hao has lost interest in that English competition.

  Later, Zhou Hao returned home with Yan Tong and Wang Xijun, and Zhao Yuqin also came together. Lu Shiying and Wang Zhongcai had been waiting for them early. Yan Tong and Lu Shiying used some incantations and spirit money to set fire at the door and let Zhou Hao step over it to turn bad luck into good luck. Then, Yan Tong asked Zhou Hao to take a bath with prepared pomelo leaves and talismans to ward off evil spirits. After that, Yan Tong also asked Zhou Hao to offer incense to the Guanyin porcelain statue on the family altar.

  Zhao Yaqin and Wang Xijun stood by, watching with some schadenfreude as Zhou Hao was being teased back and forth by Yan Tong and Lu Shiping. Zhou Hao saw the two women chatting and laughing together, and wondered when they had developed such a good relationship.

  "Xiao Hao, this time I really have to thank Yuqin. If she hadn't been comforting me all along, saying you must still be alive, I wouldn't have known how to get through these past ten or so days." Yan Tong said to Zhou Hao, while also feeling deeply grateful towards Zhao Yuqin.

  "Auntie, don't say that." Zhao Yuqin hastily said: "Not mentioning that Xiaohao had saved me before, I originally treated Xiaohao as my younger brother. If he's in danger, how can I just sit and do nothing?"

  Zhou Hao then came before Zhao Yuqin and sincerely said to her: "Sister Zhao, thank you."

  "Xiao Hao, do we still need to be so polite with each other?" Zhao Yuqin's eyes were very gentle. "Let's not talk about this anymore, Auntie. You said you bought a lot of vegetables, come on, I'll help you cook together." She then pulled Yan Tong into the kitchen.

  Now the hall was left with only Zhou Hao, Wang Xijun and Wang Zhongcai. Seeing that Zhou Hao had grown so much, Wang Zhongcai hurriedly asked: "Hao brother, how did you grow so tall? I almost didn't recognize you."

  "I actually met a mysterious person in that cave on Autumn Ning Mountain, who taught me a set of qigong exercises. After practicing them, I became like this." To Wang Xijun and the others, Zhou Hao couldn't use those words he used to deal with reporters to brush them off, but neither could he tell them everything about what happened in the cave.

  "Qigong? So there really is qigong?" Wang Zhongcai immediately became interested, "Then, Hao Ge, can you teach me? I also want to learn qigong and grow taller quickly."

  Zhou Hao nodded, and that "Yang Qi Lu" could be passed on to Wang Zhongcai. Even if he couldn't become a high-ranking internal family member, it would still have the effect of strengthening his body and health. He said to Wang Xijun and Wang Zhongcai, "However, don't tell anyone else about this matter."

  "I know that true martial arts are secretly transmitted and not taught." Wang Zhongcai saw Zhou Hao agree to teach him qigong, and he also agreed to Zhou Hao's request without hesitation.

  Then, with great enthusiasm, Wang Zhongcai chatted with him for a while, and Zhou Hao was pulled to her home by Wang Xijun. Wang Zhongcai knew that the two had not seen each other for many days and must have a lot to talk about, so he naturally wouldn't disturb them.

  In Wang Xijun's home, Wang Xijun looked at Zhou Hao, who was much taller than herself, and tears couldn't help but flow out. "Zhou Hao, I thought you weren't coming back." After saying that, she threw herself into Zhou Hao's arms and sobbed.

  Zhou Hao gently held her in his arms, and he also felt a mix of emotions. "Silly girl, haven't I come back?"

  Wang Xijun lifted her face, which was as pale as a pear blossom in the rain. "When Sister Zhao told us you were in danger, it felt like I'd been stabbed with a knife." She buried her face in Zhou Hao's chest, her small nose still twitching. "Later, when you went missing for so many days, everyone thought your chances of survival were slim. I thought to myself, if you really didn't come back, then I wouldn't want to live either." Her misty eyes shone with a resolute gaze. "If you live, I'll live with you. If you die, I'll die with you."

  Zhou Hao was deeply shocked by Wang Xiu Jun's words, she was only 14 years old, and her emotions were already so deep. Zhou Hao had heard before that true love is to live for one person and die for one person.

  He tightly hugged Wang Xijun, lightly kissing her forehead, eyes, nose and lips, murmuring: "Xijun, how do I deserve... how do I deserve..."

  Wang Xijun shook her head, "No, you're worth it, only you're worth it!" She wiped away the tears on her face and smiled, "But heaven has finally heard my prayers and brought you back. Last night when I heard the news that you were alive, I thought I was dreaming." She hugged Zhou Hao's sturdy waist, "Until I saw you just now, I knew you really came back."

  "Silly girl." Zhou Hao also felt a sour nose, thinking that he had spent his whole life having such a woman deeply in love with him was not a waste.

  Looking at Wang Xijun, Zhou Hao thought that Situ Jianying must also be worried about him. Apart from Situ Jianying, Zhou Hao also thought of Gao Jingyi, "I wonder what her reaction will be when she hears the news of my return?" As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Hao scolded himself in his heart, Wang Xijun's feelings for him were already deep and profound, yet he was still thinking about another woman, which was really unacceptable.

  But if he had to give up on others, it was absolutely impossible. Not to mention others, just Li Ruolan alone made it impossible for Zhou Hao to let go. In this regard, Zhou Hao could only self-justify in his heart - being a playboy is indeed the nature of men.

  After cuddling with Wang Xijun on the sofa for a while, Zhou Hao felt his desires burning quietly. However, Wang Xijun was different from Li Ruolan; she wasn't even 15 years old yet. Even Li Ruolan, an adult, couldn't withstand Zhou Hao's advances, so how could he bear to hurt Wang Xijun? Nevertheless, he still indulged in some physical intimacy with Wang Xijun, teasing her until she was breathless and her eyes were shining like silk before finally stopping.

  After Wang Xijun recovered and tidied up, the two of them returned to Zhou Hao's home, where lunch was ready. Zhao Yuke saw the spring intention hidden in Wang Xijun's eyes, then looked at Zhou Hao with a ambiguous gaze, obviously having already seen the unspoken relationship between the two. Faced with Zhao Yuke's gaze, Zhou Hao felt guilty, fortunately Yan Tong and Lu Shiping kept asking Zhou Hao about being trapped in the mountain cave during lunch, giving Zhou Hao an opportunity to shift the attention.

  For Yan Tong and Lu Shi Ping, Zhou Hao still couldn't tell them the truth about Long Jing Guo, especially Yan Tong. Zhou Hao didn't want her to know how much danger he had faced in the cave, so as not to worry her. So he told them what Wang Zhong Cai had said, that he had met a mysterious person and learned qigong.

  Yan Tong and Lu Shi Ping were just ordinary middle-aged women, who also exclaimed in surprise when they heard that Zhou Hao had learned qigong.

  After lunch, Lu Shih-ping and Wang Hsu-chün left. Yen T'ung then pulled Chou Hao to sit together with her, "Little Hao, do you know that the lottery ticket you bought won the special prize, a full five million!"

  Zhou Hao smiled and nodded, "I know, Zhao Jie has already told me."

  "Now all that money is in mom's account, haha, so you don't have to worry about your tuition fees anymore. I used to worry that if you got into college, our family wouldn't have the money to support you, what would we do? Now there's no need to worry."

  Zhou Hao squeezed Yan Tong's hand, knowing how much his mother had worried about him. "Mom, with this money, you won't have to work so hard from now on." Before rebirth, Yan Tong had suffered from liver cancer due to overwork, Zhou Hao couldn't let that happen again. "Mom, why don't you just quit your job altogether?"

  "How can this be? We can't just indulge in good food and laziness after having money. I don't agree." Yan Tong shook his head firmly.

  "Even if you don't quit all your jobs, at least you won't have to wash dishes for the street food stalls at night anymore, it's too tiring."

  "This is okay." Yan Tong nodded.

  "Mom, I plan to keep some of this money and use the rest to buy land."

  Yan Tong furrowed his brow, "Buy land?"

  Zhou Hao nodded, "Yes, several million may be a lot now, but it won't be worth that much later on. Buying land is different, it can be an investment and also preserve its value." He looked at Zhao Yuqin, asking her to help persuade Yan Tong.

  Zhao Yuqin glanced at Zhou Hao, then said to Yan Tong: "Auntie, I also agree with Xiao Hao's idea. Since we know many people, if we want to buy land, we should get a better deal than others."

  Yan Tong trusted Zhao Yuqin very much, "Since Yuqin has said so, I won't object either."