Chapter 5

"Jiaojiao, don’t rush. Aren’t Mom and Dad already cleaning up? We’ll throw all this out in a bit."

Next to the girl stood a middle-aged man and a woman. The man was dressed in a suit and polished shoes, every piece of his attire a brand name. People who could afford to live in the Shanshui Villa District were either wealthy or of high status. The woman, though only in her early forties, still exuded charm and must have been a beauty in her youth, which was why she had such a lively and adorable daughter.

"Um... Did you ask for my opinion before handling my things?"

Zhang Yifeng originally didn’t want to speak up, but it seemed this family of three hadn’t noticed his arrival yet.

"Who are you...?" The middle-aged couple finally noticed Zhang Yifeng, their expressions puzzled.

Zhang Yifeng looked at the three of them and said coolly, "I’m the person your daughter called tasteless."

The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback, then smiled politely, "So you’re the previous tenant. I apologize, don’t take what Jiaojiao said to heart."

The middle-aged man seemed like someone who had achieved great things, and he was relatively courteous to Zhang Yifeng.

But not everyone was as well-mannered as the middle-aged man, like this young lady.

"Hmph, what’s wrong with saying you have no taste? Look at the clothes and bedding you bought, all those garish colors. Anyone who doesn’t know you would think you’re a cross-dresser."

"Jiaojiao, how can you speak like that?" The middle-aged man glared at the girl, but his gaze lacked any real force.

"Dad, I’m just telling the truth. You’re here just in time, quickly pack up your things and leave. I want to redecorate."

Although Zhang Yifeng had come to pack his things, the girl’s attitude made him feel annoyed. He glanced at her and said with a cold smile, "The one who should leave is you. This is my place, and my contract with the landlord is still valid for seven more days."

"Wh-what?"

Zhang Yifeng’s words left the three of them stunned. The middle-aged man took out his phone and called the landlord.

"What? It’s still valid for seven more days? Why didn’t you tell us? Even if he didn’t come back, you should have informed us. Alright, that’s it."

The middle-aged man hung up the phone, his expression somewhat displeased. Then he smiled at Zhang Yifeng, "Are you Mr. Zhang? I apologize, the landlord thought you wouldn’t be coming back, so he didn’t tell us. Since the villa is so large, and we’ve been busy for two days moving in all our things, it would be exhausting to find another place to live. How about we stay together? I’ll pay you the rent for these seven days."

"Dad, why do we have to pay extra rent? We signed a contract too." The girl pouted, clearly unhappy.

"Shut up."

The middle-aged man shouted, and the girl finally closed her mouth. It was clear that although he doted on her, he wasn’t completely indulgent.

Zhang Yifeng thought for a moment. He was indeed in need of money right now. The villa here cost between 2,000 to 5,000 yuan per day, so a week would be at least 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. For the old Zhang Yifeng, this was just the cost of a piece of clothing, but for the current him, it was money to live on.

Of course, Zhang Yifeng wouldn’t use this money to live on. He would use it to make more money, buying some herbs to brew medicinal soups. In the past month, besides practicing, Zhang Yifeng often went to the library to study herbs. He found that although the herbs on Earth were different from those on Lingyue Continent, some of their medicinal properties and effects were similar. Although these herbs couldn’t compare to those on Lingyue Continent, they were better than nothing. Zhang Yifeng planned to use these herbs to enhance his cultivation to the second level of the Body Tempering stage.

"I’m used to living alone."

Zhang Yifeng spoke, even if he had already agreed in his heart, he wouldn’t show it immediately. Having lived two lives, he wasn’t a naive young man.

"You... My dad has already agreed to pay you, what more do you want?" The girl’s temper flared up again, and she immediately confronted Zhang Yifeng.

"If you’re so rich, why not go somewhere else? Hangyang City is so big, why do you have to rent here?"

"You, scoundrel, rascal! Shameless!"

The girl, unable to argue with Zhang Yifeng, could only start cursing.

Zhang Yifeng was speechless, it seemed the scoundrel and rascal here was you.

"Jiaojiao, speak properly."

The middle-aged man, who had a better temper, spoke again.

"Little brother, I know a bit about your situation. The landlord mentioned that your family has fallen on hard times. I believe you must be in need of money. How about this, I’ll pay you for half a month, and you can consider it a favor to Uncle. Jiaojiao just transferred to Jingkai University, and this place is the closest to the school."

"Jingkai University?"

Zhang Yifeng glanced at the girl, surprised that Miss Jiaojiao was actually his schoolmate. Moreover, university students could transfer? He wondered how much the middle-aged man had to bribe.

"Alright, since we’re schoolmates, I’ll let you stay."

Since the money was increased to half a month, he might as well take the offer.

"You’re also from Jingkai University? So you and our Jiaojiao are schoolmates? That’s great. It’s our first time in Hangyang City, and we don’t know anyone here. You should take good care of Jiaojiao and make sure she isn’t bullied at school."

"Take care of her?"

Zhang Yifeng wanted to laugh. With Miss Jiaojiao’s personality, she wouldn’t bully others if she was lucky.

"I’ll try to take care of her. Now, could you please put my things back?"

"Sure, we’ll do that right away."

The middle-aged man and his wife started to move the things back, while Miss Jiaojiao sat on the living room sofa, hugging a pillow and pouting.

An hour later, Zhang Yifeng returned to his room. His room, which was originally quite messy, was now surprisingly tidy after the commotion.

Through his conversation with the middle-aged man, Zhang Yifeng learned that the man was from Xiong City, a prefecture-level city in Xidu Province. His name was He Lei, a very common name. He started from nothing and eventually became the richest man in Xiong City, with assets in the hundreds of millions, making him a local tycoon. Of course, compared to the Tianhe Group of the Zhang family, he was just a small fry.

He Lei’s wife, Wang Huiling, had grown up with him since childhood and had always supported his career, making her a successful man’s wife behind the scenes.

As for their daughter, her name was He Yajiao. Perhaps influenced by her name, she was indeed quite spoiled.

That night, at the enthusiastic invitation of He Lei and Wang Huiling, the four of them went out for dinner. However, the atmosphere was somewhat tense, as He Yajiao clearly didn’t like Zhang Yifeng. If not for He Lei’s insistence that she toast her senior, she wouldn’t have spoken a word to Zhang Yifeng.

After dinner, He Lei transferred 45,000 yuan to Zhang Yifeng’s card, which was 3,000 yuan per day, truly a display of wealth and capriciousness.

In fact, the villa was usually rented for a year at 600,000 to 700,000 yuan, but on a daily basis, it was 2,000 yuan per day.