“Alright!”
Zhou Ye decided to let the Zhou family off for now, treating it as a break for herself while she prepared for her move to the countryside.
Oh right, the house…
The property was registered under Zhou Ye’s name, so she directly contacted a real estate agent and listed it for sale!
Brother Luo hurriedly came to find Zhou Ye: “Miss Zhou, are you selling the house?”
Zhou Ye looked at Brother Luo suspiciously: “How did you know?”
“Hehe… Since we’re your enforcers, your people! Naturally, we must keep your affairs in mind. We solve your troubles at the first opportunity. This house… are you really selling it?”
“Yes!”
Zhou Ye answered decisively.
Brother Luo smiled and said: “Miss Zhou, to be honest with you, I’ve been looking for a house like this. It’s conveniently located and spacious! How much?”
Zhou Ye hadn’t expected that this gangster boss could afford such property?
This was a two-story Western-style house. Even if she didn’t sell it now, when things became most desperate, it would either be repossessed or forcibly rented out to others!
Better to sell it now while she could.
“Thirty thousand!”
This was a reasonable price!
“Deal, I’ll buy it!”
Zhou Ye: “Good, but it’ll take a few days. I need to clean up here. After all, you’re only buying the house!”
“No problem, take your time!”
Brother Luo knew about the Zhou family situation and was happy to help solve Zhou Ye’s problems!
After completing the procedures with Brother Luo, she directly evicted Zhou Yuanyao’s family of four.
“What are you doing? Zhou Ye, this is our home. You’re just a junior, you’ll die a terrible death for this!”
“Tsk… Can’t you come up with different curses? Die a terrible death? Isn’t it you who’s facing a terrible death now? Sorry, but this is my house, and now I’ve sold it! You’d better pray for your own survival.”
“What? Sold it? How dare you? We’ve lived here for so long, what right do you have to sell? I’m not leaving, we’re not leaving! Where are we supposed to go? Huh?”
Zhou Ye ignored them and went straight back inside!
“No…” Seeing Zhou Ye about to leave, Yu Wen quickly pleaded humbly: “At least let us take our belongings! Right? Your uncle earned money to buy these things!”
“Your belongings?”
Zhou Ye asked.
Yu Wen immediately nodded, hoping Zhou Ye still had some kindness left. After all, they had accumulated considerable wealth over the years, and shouldn’t suddenly become destitute and homeless!
Unexpectedly…
“What belongings do you have? This is my house. How could there be your things in my house? Must be dreaming.”
With a “bang,” the door closed, shutting out all hope!
Yu Wen cursed loudly outside, but soon, a group of thugs dragged them away…
The entire family was neatly dumped in the garbage heap.
With the extra people gone, Zhou Ye didn’t need to hold back and began frantically collecting things.
Starting from the first floor – needed the coffee table and sofa, both made of solid wood. Needed the Eight Immortals Table, collect!
Needed teacups and teapots, collect!
Needed stools, collect!
This lamp… too flashy, forget it! Leave it for Brother Luo!
The curtains are nice, the door curtain is nice… the tablecloth is good too…
The carpet is even better, collect!
Going up to the second floor, entering the master bedroom, looking at the understated luxury furnishings, Zhou Ye sneered. Since these were originally my things anyway, I won’t hold back!
Wardrobe, bed, bedside table, desk lamp, Zhou Yuanyao’s clothes, Yu Wen’s clothes and jewelry, bedding, etc…
Collect everything!
Zhou Zijun’s room had been completely cleared out!
Not a single item belonging to Zhou Zijiao was spared!
As for Zhou Ziyue’s belongings, they were separately gathered and stored away!
Then came the kitchen—every condiment, the kitchen cabinets, and all food supplies were packed up.
Even pots, pans, and dishes were tucked away!
After all that effort, the entire two-story Western-style house looked as bare as an unfinished roughcast, evoking a sense of desolation and chill!
Of course, except for the basement.
Having grown accustomed to it, the basement still felt the coziest and safest!
However, there was one issue.
After searching everywhere, the box Tang Yun mentioned still hadn’t been found!
Where on earth could it be?
Zhou Ye didn’t say anything after finishing the cleanup and instead went to Aunt Li’s house to find Tang Yun.
“Sister Yun, I’m here!”
Tang Yun was overjoyed, holding onto Zhou Ye’s hand tightly. “What brings you here? Weren’t you supposed to be tidying up the house?”
“Yeah, I sold the house!”
“What? You sold the house?”
“You sold the house?”
Tang Yun and Aunt Li exclaimed in shock simultaneously.
“Yep, and not just that—I just had a lot of stuff hauled away! Anyway, I don’t need any of it.”
“What?”
“Everything’s gone?”
Another joint exclamation of disbelief!
“Exactly. Aunt Li, Sister Yun, what’s wrong? Why are you so shocked? Those were all things my uncle used before—I didn’t want to keep them.”
Tang Yun glanced at Aunt Li.
Aunt Li smiled and said, “You silly child, you should’ve discussed it with us! A fifteen-year-old girl like you, aren’t you afraid of being cheated? You’ve got me so worried! Why don’t you just stay at my place? You can room with your Sister Yun! How does that sound?”
“Great! Then I’ll stay with Sister Yun tonight!”
“Ah, wonderful!” Aunt Li laughed happily.
That evening, after dinner, Zhou Ye felt extremely tired and went to bed early.
She only faintly heard Aunt Li and Sister Yun arguing about something, but she couldn’t make out what it was. She thought to herself, every family has its own troubles!
The next morning, Aunt Li didn’t look too well.
“Xiao Ye, have some breakfast first. Your Sister Yun made it herself—give it a try!”
“Alright, sounds good!”
After saying that, Aunt Li went out.
Zhou Ye asked curiously, “Sister Yun, what’s wrong with Aunt Li?”
Tang Yun didn’t look too good either. “Xiao Ye, don’t mind my mom. She’s just like that. This morning, she probably couldn’t exchange for any meat coupons and got upset! It’s nothing!”
“Oh, it’s not because of me, is it?”
Tang Yun burst out laughing. “You, what are you thinking? Of course it’s not because of you!”
Zhou Ye smiled.
Back at the Zhou house, there was nothing left worth seeing inside.
Suddenly, she remembered something: Zhou Yuanyao used to frequently dash into the bathroom for no reason. So, was it possible the box was hidden somewhere in there?
No sooner thought than done.
Zhou Ye hurried to the bathroom and searched for a long time but found nothing, which frustrated her greatly!
Aside from the toilet, there was hardly anywhere else to look.
Could it really be hidden inside the toilet?
Zhou Ye immediately started searching around and actually discovered a loose floorboard near the toilet.
She tapped it gently—it sounded hollow!
Without worrying about the dirt, she began prying it open.
Lifting the floorboard, she found a layer of oilpaper wrapping…
Unwrapping the oilpaper revealed a wooden box, though it wasn’t green. Opening it further, sure enough…
A green box, about the size of a file, came into view!
Was this the evidence that proved her grandparents and parents were wronged?
Zhou Yuanyao is really cunning, hiding the thing here.
“Who’s there?” A black figure suddenly flashed past the window, and Zhou Ye vigilantly looked over!