Chapter 124: Further Advancement

  Chu Chen listened to what Ah Chao said, and couldn't help but feel speechless. At such a price, they can still make a profit? If they sell it to ordinary consumers, won't they make a fortune from one house? The speed at which real estate makes money is truly astonishing!

  The subsequent procedures were also quite simple, Zhou Wenping signed the house purchase contract, and then Chu Chen helped swipe his card to pay for it, and he received the house key, as well as the electrical appliances' invoice and warranty certificate.

  As for the property certificate, it will be handled after Zhou Wenping's household registration is transferred. However, with Ah Chao's relationship, both the household registration and property certificate can be obtained within three working days at most.

  When Zhou Wenping got the house key, he was so excited that he couldn't calm himself down. He kept thanking Chu Chen and A Chao, and invited them to dinner at night, but A Chao declined politely due to having something on.

  "Xiao Chen, you're always fine, right?"

  Although I had promised Aunt Wu to have dinner, it's not good to decline Zhou Wenping's invitation now. Chu Chen smiled and said: "Okay, Brother Zhou has bought a house, such a happy event, we'll drink till we're drunk tonight. Super brother, since you have something on, don't need to send us back, we'll go back by ourselves later."

  Zhou Wenping also nodded and said, "Right, Ah Chao should go back first, but when you have time, be sure to call me, I'll set up another table, then the three of us will get together and have a good drink, don't refuse again."

  A Chao smiled and nodded: "Alright, I've promised this."

  As they watched the car disappear into the distance, Chu Chen turned to Zhou Wenping with a smile and said, "Zhou Ge, do you want to call your wife on the phone?"

  "Wait, wait, Xiao Chun, you wait a minute first."

  After finishing, Zhou Wenping took out his mobile phone and walked to the side, with a flying brow and color, he made a call to Auntie Zhou. The two people talked for nearly twenty minutes, if the phone hadn't almost run out of power, they would have continued talking.

  Chu Chen also took the opportunity to call Wu Shu and told him that he wouldn't be coming over for dinner tonight, fortunately Wu Shu didn't scold him after learning about the reason.

  He hung up the phone and Zhou Wenping said with some embarrassment: "Xiao Chu, I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

  Chu Chen waved his hand and said: "What's there to be embarrassed about? This kind of good news should definitely be shared with my sister-in-law."

  Zhou Wenping smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Then let's go find a good restaurant now and have a few drinks!"

  At night, they had dinner together, just the two of them. Although there were only two people, they drank very happily. Zhou Wenping was even more drunk and poured out his heart in front of Chu Chen, saying many things that he had never said before. It wasn't until now that Chu Chen realized how difficult Zhou Wenping's life had been all these years.

  In order to cure Zhou Shu, Zhou Wenping can be said to have eaten all the bitter heads. For a period of time, due to tight funds, in order to supplement Zhou Shu's nutrition, all the good dishes were left for Zhou Shu, and he had rice balls with salted vegetables every meal.

  There was another time when he was hit by a car while helping Zhou Shu buy medicine. Although it was only a minor injury, he didn't rest and instead took good care of Zhou Shu from start to finish without mentioning his own injury.

  All of this, Chu Xun listened to Zhou Wenping's words and couldn't help but sigh. Finally, Zhou Wenping said that he had bought a house today and would no longer have to live in anxiety every day like before. He was so overjoyed that he burst into tears, and the big man cried loudly. This scene made Chu Xun feel very heartbroken.

  This meal lasted for a full three hours, and by the end of it, even Chu Chen's astonishing physical strength had begun to wane, not to mention Zhou Wenping's already agitated state.

  However, Chu Chen did not send Zhou Wenping to the nearby new house. After all, it was a new house that had never been lived in before. At that time, don't let Zhou Wenping vomit all over the place. It's probably not what Zhou Wenping wants either.

  It wasn't easy to send Zhou Wenping back home, fortunately he still knew how to go to the bathroom by himself. However, since there was no one at his house, in case something unexpected happened to Zhou Wenping, Chu Chen also stayed overnight, making do with the sofa in the living room.

  At a little past five in the morning, Chu Chen woke up and saw Zhou Wenping sleeping soundly, so he took a taxi back home. Liu Qiu Shu told him yesterday that Old Liu wanted to see him today, now he was full of wine smell, of course, he had to clean himself up properly before going.

  Before going to Liu's house, Chu Chen also went to Wu Shu's house. When he called yesterday, he heard that Aunt Wu had prepared a lot of delicious food for him. He didn't come yesterday, so Aunt Wu must have been disappointed. So today he came over to make amends with Aunt Wu and her family.

  Chu Chen went there in a hurry, just as Uncle Wu's family was preparing to have breakfast, and Aunt Wu had also made some delicious snow vegetable and meat floss buns. Chu Chen loved these buns the most, with soft and palatable skin, fragrant and refreshing fillings, and not greasy at all. Chu Chen ate ten of them in one breath (small ones), causing Uncle Wu and others to keep telling him to slow down.

  But from Wu Shu's smile on their faces, it can be seen that seeing Chu Chen eating so deliciously, they are also very happy in their hearts.

  After finishing breakfast, Chu Chen came alone to the villa area of Liu Lao's home. The security guard at the gate had already recognized Chu Chen, but still carefully followed the procedure and asked questions. Only after getting instructions from Liu Qiu Shu did he let him pass.

  Smoothly entering the villa, Chuyan followed Liu Qinqu's lead and arrived at the living room.

  As soon as Chu Chen entered the living room, he smelled the unique fragrance of Jing Shen Xiang. Looking around, on the table was placed that mysterious incense box, and above it was that divine scenery, while Liu Lao was now intoxicated by it.

  Liu Lao saw Chu Quan enter and immediately asked with concern: "Xiao Chu, how's the injury on your hand now?"

  Chu Chen smiled and said, "Liu Lao, don't worry about it. This wound is not deep to begin with, and you also know that I'm a practitioner's son, so I should be able to recover in just a few days."

  Liu Lao let out a sigh of relief and said, "You, be more careful yourself. But this time you did it for me, so I won't say much. In the future, when facing danger, remember to plan carefully before acting, don't put yourself in harm's way, and use all your strength against the enemy."

  "I heard that you could push that person out for four or five meters at once, so why didn't you deal with him more severely? Were you afraid of killing him? In my opinion, you don't need to worry about this matter. A man should be decisive and bold. If you had let loose and hit the person's vital spot at the time, you might have gotten hurt yourself."

  Chu Chen nodded repeatedly as he listened, but thought to himself, "What Old Liu said is right, but I'm just a commoner, how could I dare hurt someone to death? Even if it's just hurting someone and causing disability, I might end up in trouble with the law."

  But Liu Lao was already quite old and had been a high-ranking official before, so he couldn't help but see through Chu Chen's thoughts, and smiled as he said:

  "Xiao Chu, just put that little temper of yours at ease and into your belly. In the future, when you encounter such things, boldly fight back without fear. If problems arise, I'll take responsibility for you. But let me be upfront with you, if you don't distinguish between what's important and what's not, then beware, I'll ask you to account for it."

  "Mr. Liu, rest assured, how could I possibly do anything bad?" With Mr. Liu's guarantee, Chu Chen was quite happy and next time he met someone like Qing Pi, he could also let go of his hands and feet.

  Liu smiled and said: "As long as you understand, that's good. By the way, how was your trip to Yunnan this time?"

  "It's okay!"

  Chu Chen first humbled himself and then briefly told Liu Lao about this trip to Dian Nan.

  After listening, Liu Qinshu said with some surprise: "Xiao Chu, I didn't expect your stone gambling to be so fierce."

  Chu Chen scratched his head and said, "It's all just luck."

  Liu Qinxu smiled and said: "It's just luck, but it can't be this fierce. Little Chu, don't be modest."

  Liu Lao took over the conversation and said, "Xiao Chu, making money from gambling is quick, but it's not like antiques, which have value and historical significance. So you still need to distinguish between primary and secondary things!"

  Chu Chen nodded and said: "Old Liu, you're right. Gambling on stones is just a small hobby of mine. I only use it to make money for the antique business."

  "Oh? What's going on?"

  Chu Chen said with some embarrassment: "Liu Lao, don't laugh at me, my dream is to become a big collector, and maybe in the future, I'll even open a private museum. Both of these things will cost a lot of money."

  "Good!"

  Liu Lao clapped his hands: "Xiao Chu, this idea of yours is good, I support you. If you don't mind an old man like me, when you encounter difficulties in the future, just come find me."

  Chu Chen waved his hand repeatedly and said, "Liu Lao, how could I possibly look down on you? It should be put this way, as long as you don't look down on me, if I get into trouble, I will definitely come to bother you."

  Liu Lao pointed at him and laughed: "You little sly head, if you want to come and bother me, you'd better have some skills. I'll test you right now."

  Chu Chen nodded immediately and said, "Alright, Old Liu, go ahead and ask. But don't make it too difficult, or else if Wu Shu finds out that I lost face in front of you, he'll surely beat me up."

  Liu Lao smiled and said: "As long as you work hard, you will definitely not think it's difficult."

  As he spoke, Liu Lao began to raise questions. The questions were indeed not difficult, and each one was very easy for Chu Chen. Moreover, Chu Chen found that the scope of these questions was all on the content of the materials that Liu Lao had given him last time he came over.

  After Chu Chen finished answering the last question, Liu Lao said with a heart full of relief: "Xiao Chu, it seems that you have been working very hard recently. As long as you can keep this up, I won't bother you about the stone gambling matter anymore."

  Liu Lao said that, and it made Chu Chen feel quite embarrassed. He was able to remember these materials because of his current ability to memorize at a glance, which had nothing to do with diligence. Of course, he wouldn't admit this kind of thing.

  "Xiao Chu, did Zhao's third son tell you about this incense box?" Liu Lao asked, pointing to the incense box on the table.