Chapter 71: Chapter 68 Property Blind Box, Open! (Two in One)
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Xu Wenqian walked alone on the internal road of the old neighborhood.
In today’s Ming City, there weren’t many of these old neighborhoods that hadn’t yet been slated for demolition, but they were not sparse either. Some were due to poor locations, while others were because the previous ownership relations were rather sensitive.
Interestingly, these dilapidated old neighborhoods were supposed to be residences for many elderly people; in fact, more and more young people were moving in.
No reason other than that it was cheap.
Online searches showed that the average monthly salary in Ming City was 8,700 yuan, but the reality was that most people were “lagging behind,” with a monthly income of four or five thousand being the norm for workers.
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Xu Wenqian was doing quite well compared to many. She also worked hard and had been promoted twice in her two years in the industry. Each month, including various subsidies, her total income was about 9,000; after deducting insurance and housing fund contributions, she actually took home a little over 7,000.
Under normal circumstances, without a mortgage or car loan, this income was enough for a pretty good life in Ming City.
But girls had large expenses. She also needed to save money with her boyfriend to buy a house. Having made a detailed plan for their future, Xu Wenqian rejected her boyfriend’s proposal to rent an apartment and ended up renting a place in this old neighborhood, which belonged to a state enterprise, for a rent of a thousand yuan.
Compared to renting an apartment, this saved at least one thousand a month.
This was also one of the reasons why Xu Wenqian, after working for two or three years, could come up with a savings of eight hundred thousand as her share of the house down payment.
Cheng Zhe’s company was in the new district of Ming City, several dozen kilometers from the city center, so he generally only came during his days off.
So, when she returned home alone like this, Xu Wenqian always felt the inconvenience of the old neighborhood.
The pitch-black tube buildings stood in the shadows. It was only a little after nine p.m., but the neighborhood was as silent as midnight. An intersection’s dim streetlamp was the community’s only source of light.
If it hadn’t been for Huaxia’s excellent public safety, Xu Wenqian wouldn’t have dared to walk this road after dark.
Even so, looking at the darkness on both sides of the road, she still felt her heart race.
Ding dong!
The phone in her hand rang, and Xu Wenqian was momentarily stunned after unlocking it.
Zhou Wang: “Please accept the payment, ¥8,888.00.”
Xu Wenqian quickly replied: “Mr. Zhou, what’s this about?”
Zhou Wang (voice message): “I was very satisfied today, so this is a little thank-you red envelope from me, just a small token, not much money, please take it.”
For a moment, Xu Wenqian had mixed feelings.
Her monthly salary had become “not much money for a red envelope” in Zhou Wang’s eyes.
But soon, Xu Wenqian made up her mind. She typed, “Mr. Zhou, thank you, but I’ve already received your gift; I can’t take any more money (smiley face).”
After she replied, Xu Wenqian returned the transfer.
After a while, Zhou Wang finally replied. Xu Wenqian clicked on the voice message, and heard Zhou Wang say, “Are you worried I have ulterior motives for you…”
Halfway through, the voice cut off abruptly. Xu Wenqian stared at her phone screen in astonishment only to find that Zhou Wang had withdrawn the message.
As Xu Wenqian began to feel a bit uneasy, Zhou Wang sent a new message, but this time it was text: “Alright, that’s it, rest early.”
“Okay, Mr. Zhou, you too.”
“Little dog waving at the window.gjf”
After replying, Xu Wenqian sent another emoji.
Zhou Wang never replied as she walked all the way to the foot of her building.
Xu Wenqian felt a bit disappointed, but soon, when she looked up and saw the lights on the third floor, she sighed, and her expression became resolute again.
Thump, thump, thump!
Xu Wenqian quickly walked upstairs. After taking out the keys to open the door, Cheng Zhe, who was sitting on the couch playing with his phone, quickly came over.
“Wenxi, you’re back?”
Cheng Zhe said with a sheepish grin, “I was wrong yesterday, I shouldn’t have blamed you. I apologize… Um, I bought Zhou Heiya, it has your favorite dried tofu, want to have some?”
Seeing the snacks and milk tea on the table, Xu Wenqian felt her heart soften a bit, and her expression wasn’t so cold anymore.
“Let bygones be bygones. I was also at fault for not explaining things properly yesterday.”
Seeing Xu Wenqian smile, Cheng Zhe breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took her purse and the gift bag from her. However, when he saw the logo on the gift, Cheng Zhe couldn’t help but feel suspicious.
“Bulgari?”
Cheng Zhe was very surprised because Xu Wenqian wasn’t a girl who would buy luxury items.
Her most expensive set of clothes was a Theory women’s professional suit bought for maintaining her work image.
She had regretted spending over five thousand on it even after discount and complained to him several times about how she had made a bad purchase.
So seeing Xu Wenqian suddenly return with a gift bag from a top luxury brand, Cheng Zhe was startled.
“Oh, that’s a small gift from a client, it’s a perfume, shouldn’t be worth much.”
As she was opening the Zhou Heiya box, Xu Wenqian casually replied.
Cheng Zhe was silent, only to take out the gift box inside and search it on his phone a moment later, his face turned incredibly sour.
“This is Bulgari’s latest collection celebration fragrance set!”
Cheng Zhe’s hand shook, and his voice rose involuntarily, “You call something worth six thousand a small gift?”
“What six thousand… you mean this perfume?”
Xu Wenqian was initially confused, but after realizing it, she became a bit surprised, “Is it that expensive? I thought at most it would be just over a thousand!”
However, upon further thought, Xu Wenqian wasn’t too shocked. After all, Zhou Wang had casually transferred her more than that amount in a red envelope, so perhaps, in Zhou Wang’s eyes, it really was just a “small gift.”
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