Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 392

Chapter 392: Chapter 300: Father and Daughter (Part 2)

Zhou Xiaozheng burst into laughter, "He spent five years coming up with this set of chess pieces. If it weren’t for the fact that the old man’s family was secretly planning to go abroad, he wouldn’t have sold it. It’s not expensive, not at all. There’s another set of black and red Ming Dynasty agate chess pieces, real antiques. Everyone knows about that family’s chess pieces, it’s not safe."

Zhou Jiao knowingly nodded. Her first feeling when she entered the courtyard was that this family was going to have bad luck, but she didn’t expect them to slip away quickly. No wonder they used gold for the transaction.

Zhou Xiaozheng drove away from this courtyard house, suddenly remembering there was something he hadn’t told Zhou Jiao. In the past two years since the private and public sector merger, the wealthy in Beijing were all terrified, and those who could leave the country tried every way possible to do so. Some families even started returning to their rural hometowns, dispersing their children across the country.

For safety reasons, after he went to work, he arranged for two old subordinates from families in distress to move into the big courtyard house. Rather than renting it for free to the public, he might as well do a favor for these people.

"Jiao Jiao, Dad will take you to the Big Courtyard to meet some people. Now, aside from the last inner courtyard which is locked, the front two courtyards I lent to some soldiers. Their hometowns are remote, and since they haven’t served long enough, they can’t be assigned to family quarters, so they rent on the outskirts. I dismissed the help hired by your grandmother and had those two families move in. Having military families in the house makes it safer."

Zhou Jiao was delighted and praised him, "Dad, you’re really smart! Also, lend the two remaining courtyards to people. Then I won’t have to go anymore, and see if the lease for the small courtyard ends soon, you could lend it to people too."

"I’m not planning to lend it out anymore. Currently, there are two military wives living there, and it’s fine for now. We’ll see in the future. The small courtyard is still lent to the Women’s Federation. Lending it to private individuals easily leads to disputes. If it weren’t for those two families being under my command and having good character, I wouldn’t have wanted them to move in. I’ll take you to meet them so they remember you, and you can come and go as you please. Also, there’s a secret chamber inside; I’ll take you to see it while no outsiders are around."

"Does Mom know?"

Zhou Xiaozheng smiled meaningfully. A cunning rabbit has three burrows; how could he own such a large courtyard without some preparation?

The five-entry courtyard is located in the Houhai area, which is the most famous Shi Hai area in Beijing.

Zhou Xiaozheng found a place to park the car and pulled Zhou Jiao into the alley. Watching his dazed daughter, he smiled and cheerfully introduced the surrounding residents and local attractions. When it came to the landmarks, he spoke fluently and enthusiastically.

Zhou Jiao felt a multitude of emotions as she touched the front door. Lin Lishan had praised the big courtyard, and she hadn’t thought much of it. Now it seemed that if her dad hadn’t come back, Gu Ruyi certainly wouldn’t have given up this ancient-style courtyard.

No wonder this courtyard historically didn’t bear the Zhou surname. Without her dad, she couldn’t hold onto this ancient residence.

"Dad, will this courtyard affect your personal rating?" Zhou Jiao quietly asked, taking advantage of the absence of people around them. Now the place was occupied by many high-ranking political figures, distributed here later on. The original owners either faded away from the world or fled during a purge.

Zhou Xiaozheng patted her, shook his head with a smile, and, after introducing Zhou Jiao to the military family living there, led her to the last of the inner courtyard.

Entering the courtyard along the way, Zhou Jiao became desensitized. She strongly disagreed with Zhou Xiaozheng’s introduction of the courtyard as hers. This should only be the ancestral residence of the Zhou Family in the future. In the years ahead, she wouldn’t be able to guard it; only her dad’s military merit in his uniform might barely sustain it. Her mind raced with thoughts on how to avoid calamity, weighing heavily on her mood.

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