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Chapter 324 Two More Buildings Bought
Before going to Shenzhen, Cao Sheng went back to visit his parents.

Before heading to Shenzhen, I'd like to have a meal with my parents and ask them if they're comfortable living in this new villa, and if there are any inconveniences.

If so, he will try his best to resolve it before going to Shenzhen.

only……

That evening, when he drove back to his new villa, he stopped in his tracks as soon as he got out of the car and saw that several large patches of flowers, grass, and shrubs were missing from the yard. He looked surprised.

He subconsciously took a few steps closer to the side, his expression quite interesting.

The landscaping in the yard of this new villa used to be very beautiful.

But now several large pieces are missing.

"Oh? Ah Sheng, you're back? Have you had dinner? If not, I'll make you some noodles?"

A mother's voice came from not far away.

Cao Sheng turned around and pointed to the areas where the flowers, grass, and shrubs were gone. "Mom! Where are the flowers, grass, and saplings in these places? Did you pull them out?"

In fact, as soon as he saw the appearance of those plots of land, he guessed what his parents were planning to do.

Having grown up in the countryside, he knew that if he wanted to grow vegetables or anything else, he had to first turn over the soil and then make it into rows to facilitate drainage.

Otherwise, if the soil is not loose enough, crops will have difficulty taking root and growing well.

He simply couldn't believe that his parents had pulled up such beautiful flowers, plants, and shrubs in preparation for planting crops.

It's one thing to grow crops in the countryside, but to spend so much money to buy a villa in the city just to grow crops? Isn't the cost of this kind of land too high?
Upon hearing this, his mother smiled warmly. "Yes, that's right! Your father and I both felt it was such a waste to plant so many flowers and plants in such a big yard! So, we spent two days pulling them all up, and we even went out and bought two hoes to turn over the soil. Once the weather gets a little warmer, we plan to plant some vegetables and raise some chickens and ducks. That way, we can save on vegetable expenses. After all, you don't earn money easily, and we can't ask you for money just to eat vegetables, right?"

Cao Sheng: "..."

Cao Sheng was speechless.

He wanted to say: I earn money relatively easily, you really don't need to help me save this little bit of money.

If he weren't a reincarnated person, but truly a 21-year-old young man, he would definitely get angry at his parents for ruining the flowers and plants in his yard.

But he was, after all, reborn.

Their mindset is very different from that of real young people.

For example, at this moment, after a moment of silence, he couldn't help but chuckle.

She wasn't angry at all, and walked towards her mother with a smile, saying as she went, "Okay! As long as you're happy! Growing some vegetables and raising some chickens and ducks will keep you occupied and prevent you from being so bored. That's good! That's good!"

His mother nodded repeatedly and said happily, "That's right! Your father and I are both hard-working people. Coming here, we were told to do nothing all day but eat and sleep. We were really uncomfortable and had aches and pains all over our bodies. But after doing some work these past two days, we feel much better and our aches and pains have subsided."

Cao Sheng nodded with a smile.

In just a short while, he came to terms with it.

This villa will serve as a place for my parents to retire.

They can do whatever they want, as long as they're happy.

Buying a better house is all about making life happier and more fulfilling, isn't it?
He thought of some urban novels he had read before—some retired cadres in China lived in villas and liked to grow vegetables in their yards.

So, if retired cadres can grow vegetables in their villa courtyards, why can't my parents?
"Mom! Raising chickens and ducks is fine, but when the rooster grows up and starts making noise, you must kill it quickly so as not to disturb the neighbors. After all, this is not the countryside, and the neighbors here probably prefer quiet."

After entering the house, Cao Sheng remembered this matter and specifically reminded him of it.

When roosters are young, they are similar to hens and their crowing is not loud.

But when they grow to about a pound, they will start to crow. At that time, their calls can be heard far away, especially every morning when it is just getting light. These roosters will crow tirelessly.

City dwellers generally wake up later, and the neighbors probably wouldn't be able to stand the noise.

"Oh, I see! The roosters are going to be killed and eaten before they start crowing anyway, and at most one will be kept for breeding. Since you put it that way, then we won't keep any."

His mother nodded in agreement.

"Mom! Are you getting used to living here?"

"Hehe, it was a little hard to get used to, especially when I first arrived. But it's been better lately. I'm just a bit tired from resting. Now that I can grow some vegetables and raise some chickens and ducks, it's much better."

……

Two days later.

Surrounded by Fan Shengzhi and four third-year physical education students, Cao Sheng boarded a passenger plane bound for Shenzhen.

He was a little surprised that he had even managed to hire the counselor of the third-year physical education class as a temporary bodyguard.

However, this is a good thing for him.

With Fan Shengzhi as the counselor in charge of those four sports students, he can have a lot less to worry about.

Although Fan Shengzhi was a teacher, after meeting him today, he always followed Cao Sheng's opinions and spoke very nicely, not at all like a teacher talking to a student. He flattered Cao Sheng in his words.

But Cao Sheng was more interested in the four physical education students.

When Fan Shengzhi introduced the four sports students during our meeting today, he mentioned that all four had practiced martial arts since childhood, and three of them had inherited their skills from their families.

This was naturally very appealing to Cao Sheng, who also practiced martial arts and was preparing to write a novel about Chinese martial arts.

So, while sitting on the plane, he started chatting with Lei Zhen, the sports student to his right.

"Lei Zhen! Is this a family-inherited martial art you've been learning?"

Cao Sheng asked.

Lei Zhen is over 1.8 meters tall, with a square face, well-defined facial features, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. He looks muscular, but he doesn't talk much.

Upon hearing this, he smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's right! I learned it from my grandfather. My dad was busy and didn't have time to teach me, so I grew up with my grandfather."

Cao Sheng nodded, then asked curiously, "So what is your family's traditional martial art?"

At this moment, Fan Shengzhi, who was sitting to Cao Sheng's left, chuckled and said, "I know! At our class's New Year's Eve party last year, Lei Zhen performed his family's boxing style for us. It was a very powerful style of boxing. What was it called again? Lei Zhen, you don't seem to have mentioned it?"

Lei Zhen scratched his head, a little embarrassed, and said, "I don't know what it's called either. My grandfather didn't know either. He just said it's a set of boxing techniques passed down in our family."

"No name? Nameless Fist Technique... In martial arts novels, this kind of nameless technique is incredibly powerful!"

Cao Sheng laughed and made a joke.

Lei Zhen chuckled twice.

At this moment, Cao Sheng asked Fan Shengzhi, who was on his left, "Teacher Fan, do you know what kind of kung fu the other three practice?"

Fan Shengzhi nodded and pointed to the tall, thin man sitting in the front row. "His family has a set of sword techniques passed down to him. He has also demonstrated them to us. Don't let his thin appearance fool you; his swordsmanship is very sharp, and he can strike very fast."

He then pointed to another student in the front row, saying, "His family's kung fu is legwork. He's sitting down now, so you might not be able to see clearly, but actually, his legs are very long and thick, and very powerful."

After saying that, he pointed to a student in the aisle and laughed, "He's not learning the family's martial arts. I heard he was very naughty when he was young and often got into fights. His parents often had to apologize to others for this. Later, his father found him a martial arts master so he could learn martial arts and be properly disciplined by his master. By the way, he also practices boxing, I heard it's Bajiquan, right, Sun Liang?" He asked the last question loudly.

Upon hearing this, Sun Liang, who was sitting on the other side of the aisle, smiled and nodded.

"Bajiquan?"

Cao Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced at Sun Liang a few more times.

Because Zhao Wenzhuo's kung fu instruction videos also included Bajiquan, which he had studied diligently, but this kind of hard-hitting kung fu didn't quite suit his personality, so he didn't put too much effort into this style of kung fu.

He prefers Baguazhang to Bajiquan.

Baguazhang's agile footwork allows him to easily circle behind his opponent, which is very safe.

When he was practicing martial arts, he often thought about how he should fight if he had to fight someone one day, so that he could defeat his opponent without getting injured.
He hoped that in the process of defeating his opponent, his opponent would not be able to hit him at all.

With this in mind, Baguazhang (Eight Trigrams Palm) suited his taste perfectly.

However, now that he's heard that Sun Liang grew up practicing Bajiquan, Cao Sheng is also a bit interested. He's thinking that after returning from Shenzhen, he can make friends with Sun Liang, and also with the other three sports students.

When you have free time, you can witness their kung fu skills. When you write a novel about traditional Chinese martial arts in the future, you can also refer to their kung fu for the fight scenes.

……

Around 3 p.m. that day, Cao Sheng and his group of six came out of Pengcheng Airport.

Although he brought five bodyguards, Cao Sheng still tried to disguise himself by wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses. People who didn't know him might mistake him for a celebrity at first glance.

At the airport exit, Wang Jing, accompanied by a male and a female subordinate, greeted Cao Sheng and his group.

Cao Sheng followed them into a minivan.

Before getting in the car, Wang Jing said, "Boss, I recently bought a car, but it's a bit small and can't fit so many people, so I specially rented a minivan today. During your stay here, wherever you want to go, is that alright with you?"

Cao Sheng glanced at her and had no objection.

Seeing Wang Jing's two subordinates, a man and a woman, beside her today, Cao Sheng felt a little strange.

He had never met Wang Jing's subordinates before. Every time Wang Jing was in front of him, she was his assistant. Therefore, he had always thought of Wang Jing as a subordinate.

Today, when he saw the man and woman beside her, he realized that Wang Jing had become a "leader".

He actually knew about this a long time ago.

When he sent Wang Jing to Pengcheng to oversee the renovation of that residential building, he told her that if she couldn't manage it all by herself, she could hire a few employees here.

Wang Jing had also reported to him over the phone that she had recruited eight employees in Pengcheng and planned to recruit two more.

Unbeknownst to him, Cao Sheng already had more than a dozen employees (including the person in charge of Xitong Internet Cafe, the network administrator, and the technical consultant).

Over the next two days, accompanied by Wang Jing and others, Cao Sheng visited several properties that Wang Jing had selected.

After watching it, on the way back to the hotel.

Wang Jing hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Cao Sheng noticed her expression and asked with a smile, "What are you trying to say?"

Wang Jing smiled and said, "It's nothing, um, boss! Actually, I was thinking that we don't necessarily have to invest all our money in residential buildings. Residential buildings are really troublesome to manage. If you want to rent them out, you have to spend a lot of time and energy on renovations first. I think it would be better to buy shops or office buildings, because once you buy them, you can rent them out immediately. They can be unfurnished, because many people who open shops or companies want to renovate them themselves. By the time they stop renting, our buildings will be renovated, and if we rent them out again, the rent can be higher. What do you think?"

Cao Sheng nodded slightly. "That makes sense. That's why I bought shops in Beijing and office buildings in Shanghai before."

Wang Jing's eyes lit up with anticipation. "So, are we buying this time? Shops or office buildings?"

Cao Sheng smiled and said, "We can consider buying some, but we should mainly buy residential buildings! There are many migrant workers in Pengcheng, and shops and office buildings are probably not as easy to rent out as residential buildings."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Moreover, it's common here to divide rooms into smaller units and rent them out; the profit margin is actually quite high, right?"

Wang Jing thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "That's true!"

The next morning.

Cao Sheng and his group arrived at the sales office of a real estate development and directly asked to talk to the sales manager about the sale of the entire building.

Upon hearing that someone wanted to buy the entire building, the saleswoman immediately reported to the manager.

In fact, the manager doesn't have enough authority either.

After rushing over and chatting with Cao Sheng and his group for a few minutes to confirm that they wanted to buy the entire building, the sales manager quickly apologized to them, asked them to wait a moment, and said he needed to consult with his superiors.

That afternoon.

Cao Sheng and his group went to another real estate sales office to inquire about prices.

The next day, I went to another property development to inquire about prices.

Although the prices of these properties have already been publicly announced.

But what they announced was only the retail price. The price of the entire building is definitely not the retail price. Cao Sheng and his team need to ask each household individually and negotiate with each one.

It took them eight days from arriving in Shenzhen to finalize the contract and buy two 18-story residential buildings in a development called Sunshine City.

Including the one Cao Sheng bought before, he now owns three residential buildings.

They were all bought with loans.

Each building only requires a down payment of ten to twenty million, and that's it.

It's worth mentioning that the two buildings we bought this time are street-facing, with shops on the ground floor. They can be rented out quickly, and the rental income can help pay off part of the loan.

In fact, if he only paid the down payment, Cao Sheng could still buy two or three more buildings with the remaining funds.

However, his income from writing is not stable.

Earning over 100 million last year doesn't mean you can earn that much every year in the future.

He wasn't even sure if he could earn ten million this year.

After all, the reason they earned over 100 million last year was mainly due to the script fees for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Twilight".

It would be difficult for him to earn so many script fees every year.

Therefore, he cautiously kept tens of millions of yuan in hand to ensure that he could repay the bank loan in the next few years.

He felt this was a way of keeping a low profile.

However, his act of buying two buildings at once was seen by Wang Jing, Fan Shengzhi and others as incredibly impressive.

Everyone looked at him with a strange gaze.

(End of this chapter)