Seventh Master's adoption of Xiuzhu was more or less a done deal.
But I really hadn't expected Seventh Master to be so wealthy.
Properties in first-tier cities!
Properties in second-tier cities!
He even owned two storefronts in Lanjiang City!
I figured that, never mind raising Xiuzhu, as long as she didn't spend extravagantly, Seventh Master's assets would probably keep her fed and clothed for the rest of her life.
"Dad-no, Seventh Master, how do you have so many properties? And so much in savings?" I couldn't help asking.
Seventh Master looked completely unruffled. "You never asked. Besides, these are all worldly possessions. There's nothing worth showing off."
Nothing worth showing off? Even that police officer was starting to question his life earlier.
"When did you buy all these properties?"
"When I was young."
Seventh Master said, "After my master passed away, I moved from the Northeast to Lanjiang City. But when I was young, there was no way I could sit still at home, so I traveled all over. Property prices weren't as high back then, and I was making decent money, so I bought places wherever I went."
"Who knew property prices would rise so much afterward? I somehow ended up rich..."
Somehow... ended up rich...
I couldn't help marveling at how some things really were destined.
Take Wang Guofu, who had caused Rat's and Ding Ruoning's deaths. He had done every evil thing imaginable for money while he was alive, yet he had still been poor.
Seventh Master hadn't deliberately pursued wealth, but he had ended up rich instead.
It seemed that doing good really did bring blessings.
Seventh Master's wealth really had come knocking on its own. He had originally bought far more than just these few properties. Several had already been demolished, bringing him substantial compensation,