Ji Ting's pupils trembled in a daze. After a long while, he turned to look at the small building again. "Is this the house you bought?"
"Not me. Us." Ji Yanzhi stressed the last word. "We each paid for half of this house, and we each own half."
Ji Ting looked at him in confusion. "But I never gave you any money."
Ji Yanzhi laughed, sounding a little helpless. "Do you really need to give me money? Or let me put it this way: do you know how much money you have now?"
"I still have 856,921.3 in my account."
"Then do you know the litho..." Ji Yanzhi abruptly stopped. After a moment's thought, he decided to leave that for later. "You developed the Lithography Machine, and the Board of Directors felt you had to be paid a patent fee, so I took the liberty of using that money to buy this house."
Ji Ting froze for a moment. Just as he was about to say something, Ji Yanzhi took his hand and led him forward. "Let's look at the house first. If you don't like it, we can choose another one."
The new house occupied nowhere near as much land as the Old Residence. Built beside a lake, the property consisted of three staggered buildings arranged in a partially enclosed layout. The Main Building featured a modified hip-and-gable roof, with dark gray metal lines tracing the outlines of its upturned eaves. It preserved the graceful sweep of traditional architecture while giving the space an airy, modern feel.
Ji Ting had already seen the exterior, but once inside, he was surprised to discover that it was still an unfinished shell.
Ji Yanzhi naturally had his reasons. "This is our home. Of course I had to ask what you thought before