Awake

By the time the two of them finished breakfast and left the hotel, it was already nine in the morning. Li Yang had finished discussing things with the agent over the phone at the hotel, so he simply followed the location the agent had sent through WeChat, driving with Chen Qian toward their first destination: East District Villa.

As the new district of Heyang City, East District had been built entirely from scratch. The whole urban area was spacious and upscale, seeming almost like a completely different city compared to the old district.

Naturally, property prices here were also the highest. Fortunately, it was still only a small city. Moreover, because villas could not be built downtown and were generally located on the green, outlying edges of the city, their asking prices were only a little over three million yuan.

Among the many villas Li Yang had taken a liking to, this was one of the more expensive detached houses. The others were either packed too closely together or located in low-end communities, so Li Yang was still quite eager to see this one.

"..."

"Grrrrr~"

Wei Jiang tipped his head back and drank the last of the water in his mineral-water bottle. He then tossed it into the trash can beside him, lifted his butt from the electric scooter's seat to stretch, and looked around.

The real-estate business was not easy, especially villa properties in small cities.

Twenty-two-year-old Wei Jiang had already felt this deeply. He had come here during his internship with the thought that, on the off chance he made a fortune, great—and even if he did not, he could at least earn a basic salary. The veteran employee training him had immediately handed him the good assignments.

Those good assignments naturally meant villas. Now, after half a year of running around, he still had not sold a single one.

Even so, it had not worn down his fighting spirit too much. Although he had not sold a single property, whenever someone came to view a house, he would enthusiastically show them around, putting in all twelve parts of his energy to receive every client.

Though this meant he was often teased by the veteran employees, he himself felt that it was, at any rate, good training.

Today's client was no different.

Although he did not believe this one would close either...

"They should be here soon..."

After checking his watch and seeing that it was already twenty past nine, Wei Jiang began paying attention to the vehicles coming and going. When he noticed an Audi A6 approaching, he could not help turning his head to look twice.

An Audi A6—the dream of his youth!

Wei Jiang sighed inwardly. Then he saw the car stop beside him. A moment later, his phone suddenly rang. Bewildered, he pulled it out and looked at it, then stared through the windshield at the owner, who had raised his phone from the driver's seat. Their eyes met.

"Let's go. Looks like the agent has been waiting here for a while. We'll get out and take a look."

Li Yang glanced at the agent standing by the window, smiling brightly and waving at him. Somewhat surprised, he hung up the call and turned to smile at Chen Qian beside him.

"Okay."

Chen Qian nodded with a beaming smile, undid her seat belt, and got out of the car together with Li Yang.

"Mr. Li Yang, hello, hello! I'm the agent you contacted earlier, Wei Jiang. You can just call me Xiao Wei."

The moment he got out, the salesman approached with a brilliant smile and enthusiastically shook his hand. Li Yang gave him a calm smile and shook his hand in return, then followed the salesman's eager lead toward the villa's front gate.

"Sir, your eye for property is truly excellent. This place is only a little over ten minutes from the city. There are mountains and water nearby, and the surroundings are quiet and beautiful. The villa itself is also very well designed. See this hundred-square-meter front courtyard? The wall is three and a half meters high, and it has an automatic alarm system. Your privacy is fully protected, and your security is well covered too."

"Besides the front courtyard, there's also a rear courtyard of more than seventy square meters. On the left is a five-meter-wide connecting passage, and on the right is a two-meter-wide passage. The entire villa sits toward the lower-left corner of the courtyard, giving it an extremely comfortable layout..."

The lush green grass had grown unevenly to knee height, clearly untouched for quite some time. A tree of unknown species, but rather attractive in appearance, stood in one corner of the courtyard wall. There was some dust on the villa's exterior, but it was not a major issue. Inside, seven parking spaces had already been laid out.

A highly modern villa stood amid the verdant lawn. The spacious first floor contained a swimming pool, a collection room, a reception hall, a maid's room, and a game room. The basement had a small basketball court, while the second level underground contained a refrigerated storage room.

The next floor up held a screening room, tea room, study, gym, and yoga room. The third floor was a quiet sleeping area, with the master bedroom, secondary bedrooms, and guest room all located there. The fourth floor had been remodeled into a scenic reading room, along with an astronomical viewing window.

Inside, one could read in peace while enjoying the mountains and waters beyond the villa complex, or use an astronomical telescope to observe the starry sky.

A villa like this... for a little over three million yuan, it was worth it!

"Mr. Li, the owners of this house have all moved to the provincial capital. They want to sell this place and free up some cash. It has seventy years of full property rights, and every certificate is complete. This is the finest property I have in my hands!"

Agent Wei Jiang took Li Yang and Chen Qian all around the villa, inside and out. When they returned to the first floor and he saw the satisfaction in Li Yang's eyes, he hurriedly spoke up, further highlighting the villa's appeal.

"It looks pretty good. How about this? I'll think it over for two days and give you an answer then. In the meantime, get everything that needs preparing ready. I'll ask some friends whether there are any problems with the house. If everything's fine, I'll buy it directly."

Li Yang nodded with a smile and looked around before asking the agent beside him.

"Ah, all right, then. I'll wait for your good news, Mr. Li."

Wei Jiang's expression paused when he heard Li Yang, but after thinking it over, he still smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Good. Just wait for my news in two days."

Li Yang waved, then turned and led Chen Qian out of the villa under Wei Jiang's farewell. He started the car and sped away.

Wei Jiang watched Li Yang leave with the beauty, a trace of envy flashing through his eyes.

The man looked about the same age as him, yet he drove an Audi A6, had bought a villa, and even had such a pretty girl beside him. Now that was living!

The thought rose within him, only to be buried at once. A life like that was too far away from him—one could say they existed in completely different worlds. There was no use thinking about it.

Shaking his head, Wei Jiang climbed onto his electric scooter. After pondering Li Yang's words, he decided to go back and make all the necessary preparations.

East District Villa A, Changhe District Villa B, and Xiaoqiao District Villa C each had a different advantage: the new district, the river view, and the city center. Each one was priced at more than three million yuan.

A large expenditure like this could no longer be handled as casually as the Audi A6. Over the course of half a day, Li Yang took Chen Qian to visit all three villas, leaving each agent with an ambiguous answer.

In the end, the one he liked best was East District Villa. He had placed it first from the beginning, and it had originally been the house he expected the most from. After seeing it in person and finding it satisfactory, he naturally settled on it.

After asking several friends who had lived locally for a long time about the villa, he found that, as far as their current abilities allowed them to investigate, there were no problems at all. Thus, on the third day, when the agent called, he confirmed the matter on the spot. He then drove over to sign the contract and exchange the funds, property certificate, and other items.

The book title has changed. Everyone, take note.

"Gate of the Apocalypse: I Am the Ancestor!"

Although... it seemed like the change wasn't very big... I hope it helps a little...