Villain: Starting by Suppressing the Protagonist and Snatching the Campus Belle

"Xiao Wan, do you want to give it a try?"

"Mhm~! Since we've decided to get involved, we have to go for it. I want to try!!"

"Alright, then you go negotiate. As long as you can secure it for around a million, that's fine."

Land prices in Zhongjiang were very cheap right now, only a little over two thousand per square meter. Su Lin figured it shouldn't be a problem for Lin Xiaowan to acquire it with a million. If the owner of that building was willing to sell, a million would be more than enough, with plenty left over.

"Won't a million be too much?"

Lin Guoqiang was the mayor of Zhongjiang, so Lin Xiaowan had some understanding of the land prices there.

Su Lin shook his head. "It's not too much. If you don't offer a premium, why would they sell it to you?"

"That's true~!!!"

"Let's go. I'll take you there to see it. How to get it is your problem to figure out."

Lin Xiaowan said proudly, "I don't take on tasks that aren't challenging."

"Heh heh..."

They ran right into them. [Seeking flowers and votes]

Su Lin brought Lin Xiaowan and Xia Shiyu to the intersection of Zhongjiang Avenue and Xingfu Avenue.

Su Lin pointed to a three-story building. "This is it."

"Below us is Xingfu Avenue, with the wet market, hospital, and bank. Above is Xingfu Residential Area, with a school on the left and Wansheng City Residential Area on the right."

"This location is indeed good, but there aren't many people here now. Will people come to a supermarket opened here?" Lin Xiaowan asked with some doubt.

Su Lin burst out laughing. "Of course people will come. And this will become the liveliest place in Jiangning for the next twenty years."

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

"Zhongjiang needs development, but they won't spend money developing the old city. Future development will definitely be along both sides of Zhongjiang Avenue. Besides, I only plan to spend a million to buy the building. If we were to buy in the old city now, even three million wouldn't be enough," Su Lin said calmly.

"Indeed, land prices in the old city are too expensive."

"So the old city will remain the old city. There won't be any planning for it. Future development will definitely be here. And if there's a supermarket in this location, I don't think we'll have to worry about customer flow for twenty years."

Hearing Su Lin's words, Lin Xiaowan and Xia Shiyu were stunned.

If they were to look at properties, they would definitely choose the old city area. Not only would the cost increase, but there was also the question of whether they could even recoup their investment.

But Su Lin chose to invest in the future. It looked like there weren't many people here now, but as soon as the supermarket opened, the foot traffic would naturally increase.

This was because Su Lin knew how powerful a supermarket's draw could be.

Most importantly, he had read novels, and soon there would be a park planned here. At that time, the foot traffic would only increase further.

Lin Xiaowan gave Su Lin a thumbs-up. "Su Lin, you were born to be a businessman."

"Uh... that's a bit of a heavy compliment," Su Lin said with an awkward laugh.

"I'm not just flattering you. Your vision and perspective are far too ahead of your time. No wonder you could make so much money hoarding Gastrodia elata."

"Heh heh~!!"

"Xiao Wan, do you have the confidence to buy this small three-story building?" Su Lin asked, raising an eyebrow at Lin Xiaowan.

Lin Xiaowan chuckled. "According to you, if we wanted to buy this place in a few years, it might be a bit difficult. But now, it's much simpler. We just need to persuade this family to sell the house."

"How do you plan to do it?"

Lin Xiaowan snapped her fingers. "That's a secret. Wait for my good news."

"Heh heh, then I'll wait for your good news."

"Mhm~!!"

"Now that the main business is done, let's go shopping with Xiao Yu. She still has a lot of things to buy."

Xia Shiyu quickly said, "Su Lin, I'm not in a hurry."

"It's fine. Xiao Wan can help you carry things. Why not take advantage of free labor?"

Lin Xiaowan was amused when she heard this. "Su Lin, with you, a grown man, here, you're asking me to be free labor? Are you even human?"

"No way. Xiao Yu, buy a bit more later, and then give it all to Su Lin to carry."

Xia Shiyu glanced at Su Lin and then shook her head. "I'd better not. Su Lin has helped me so much; it would be ungrateful of me to treat him like this."

Su Lin looked triumphantly at Lin Xiaowan.

Lin Xiaowan: "..."

Her best friend had betrayed her just like that.

The three of them played until evening before Su Lin drove the two girls home.

After dropping off Xia Shiyu, Su Lin drove Lin Xiaowan.

"Xiao Wan, your home is in the staff quarters."

Lin Xiaowan nodded. "Yes. When my dad first came here, there wasn't a cadre dormitory yet, so we could only live in the staff quarters. We never moved after that and have been living here ever since."

"What if your dad sees me bringing you back like this? Will something happen?" Su Lin asked worriedly.

He knew very well that Lin Guoqiang doted on his daughter.

"Heh heh, Su Lin, I thought you were fearless. What... are you afraid of meeting my dad?" Lin Xiaowan asked with amusement.

Su Lin nodded seriously. "I am afraid. I'm afraid he won't agree to us being together and will send you abroad. That would make me miserable."

"Who... who said he wouldn't agree? I haven't even agreed to be your girlfriend yet."

"It's only a matter of time, about a month or so. It'll be very soon," Su Lin said calmly.

"Don't be so confident. You might lose to Ye Feng."

Su Lin shook his head. "That's impossible."

As if! Su Lin knew that Ye Feng's memory capacity had been greatly weakened, and his memories from his past life had been cut in half.

Plus, Su Lin had a cheat.

If he lost to Ye Feng even with all that, Su Lin figured he might as well pack up and die.

"Don't be so confident. Ye Feng made a bet with Yan Huan before, and no one expected him to win, but he still won," Lin Xiaowan reminded him.

Su Lin said calmly, "For him to beat me, he'd have to get a perfect score in every subject. Do you think that's possible?"

Lin Xiaowan: "..."

"I can't talk to you anymore. You're a freak. I'm going home."

With that, Lin Xiaowan opened the car door, waved goodbye to Su Lin, and left.

Su Lin: "..."

Lin Xiaowan entered the family compound and glanced at the front of her house.

Good, no car.

So her parents hadn't returned yet.

She had taken Su Lin's words to heart. If it were according to Lin Guoqiang's personality, he really might send her abroad.

That wasn't something she wanted to see.

Lin Xiaowan felt like she was currently poisoned by someone named Su Lin.

She found that if she didn't see Su Lin for more than half a day, she would unconsciously miss him.

And when she missed him, she would often forget what she was doing. This situation was quite bad. She knew it was the result of falling into romantic fantasies.

Lin Xiaowan didn't try to suppress these thoughts.

Because she felt that a person's youth shouldn't only be about studying; it could also include youthful love.

She truly enjoyed every day she spent with Su Lin.

As soon as she opened the door, Lin Xiaowan met a pair of scrutinizing eyes. "Nannan, you're back."

"Dad~! Why are you home?"

Lin Guoqiang looked at Lin Xiaowan with a smile. "I'm off work, so where else should I be? Nannan, you don't want me to be home?"

Lin Xiaowan quickly waved her hands. "No... Dad, that's not what I meant."

"Oh? Not what you meant."

Lin Guoqiang nodded and then said, "Nannan, where did you go play today?"

"I... I went out with Xiaoyu and Su Lin," Lin Xiaowan replied.

"Xiaoyu? Is that the classmate whose father is ill?"

Lin Xiaowan nodded. "Yes, it's her."

"Oh! Then... what about this Su Lin? He's the classmate you asked for help donating money for before."

Lin Xiaowan nodded again, looking cautiously at Lin Guoqiang, unsure of what he wanted to say.

Lin Guoqiang was silent for a moment before saying, "Are the three of you very close?"