Zhao Chengguang and Yu Jinshan both understood Yu Changhe's purpose in doing this. However, he had already agreed to all the conditions they had set before coming, and even exceeded their expectations. This was already quite good. Gold will always shine, and dust can never hide it.
Zhao Chengguang immediately stood up and said, "Dad, I'll go prepare. Take him upstairs and find him a room."
Yu Changhe waved his hand and said to Yu Jinshan, "Second brother, you stay here and I'll talk to you some more. Cheng Guang, you take Hu Yun upstairs and do what you need to do. You don't need to tell me everything."
Zhao Chengguang chuckled, then stepped out and walked to his car outside the villa. Zhou Xuan was sitting in the BMW listening to music. Zhao Chengguang opened the car door and said with a smile, "Xiao Hu, get out of the car. I'll find you a place to stay."
Zhou Xuan knew, of course, that they were going to arrange for him to stay on the fifth floor of the building, but he still deliberately showed a hint of surprise on his face and asked, "Where are you going to stay?"
"Come with me," Zhao Chengguang said with a smile. After Zhou Xuan got out of the car, he walked into the villa and went up the stairs in the corner. As he walked, he turned back and said, "Xiao Hu, we couldn't find a suitable place to stay for the time being, so I talked to my father-in-law. We've arranged for you to stay on the fifth floor of our house for now. The house is empty, but even if it's empty, we can't let outsiders stay there."
Zhou Xuan smiled faintly, without speaking or answering. Zhao Chengguang meant that he should be grateful. Outsiders were not allowed to stay, but he was given a place to stay. Did he suddenly become a relative of their family?
Zhou Xuan thought to himself that staying at Zhao Chengguang's father-in-law's house was not bad, but it wasn't because he was greedy for the pleasures of his family. The main reason was that staying at Yu Changhe's house would save a lot of trouble. At least the police and local agencies would never be able to find anyone by tracing their whereabouts to Yu Changhe's house.
At Yu Changhe's home, safety was definitely guaranteed. This was exactly the kind of environment Zhou Xuan wanted. With Yu Changhe as a protector, it would be much harder to find Fu Ying's family. Moreover, since they worked at sea, this suited him even better.
Upon reaching the fifth floor, in addition to a large living room, there were six suites. Zhao Chengguang opened a door, and Zhou Xuan went inside. The rooms were extremely spacious, at least eighty square meters, and fully equipped with all kinds of facilities. They weren't the most luxurious, but they had an imposing presence, just like the people in them.
Zhao Chengguang turned his head to look at Zhou Xuan and asked, "Xiao Hu, are you satisfied with this room?"
In his memory, when Zhou Xuan was carrying fish baskets, he gave Zhao Chengguang the impression of a hardworking and honest countryman. Although this impression was better now, Zhao Chengguang still felt that Zhou Xuan was not a wealthy person, so he would definitely be satisfied with the house in the Yu family.
Zhou Xuan glanced at it, nodded, and said, "Satisfied. Okay, thank you. I will definitely work hard and won't let you down."
Despite saying that, Zhao Chengguang didn't see the slightest excitement or joy on Zhou Xuan's face, as if all of this was none of his business and had nothing to do with him.
Zhao Chengguang couldn't quite figure Zhou Xuan out, but he didn't think too much about it at the moment. He quickly took out a check and pen, wrote a check for 180,000 yuan, and handed it to Zhou Xuan, saying, "Xiao Hu, here's 180,000 yuan. I just talked to my father-in-law and he wants to give you an annual salary of one million yuan so you can work on our ship. If the harvest is good, you'll get a high commission. Here's 100,000 yuan for your salary this month and 80,000 yuan for your bonus. Is that enough?"
Zhou Xuan accepted the money without hesitation. He made two bets for them, and taking 180,000 yuan was not excessive at all. Moreover, he was currently short of money, and it was not easy to be short of money. He didn't need too much money, but just enough to meet his needs. 180,000 yuan could basically cover some unexpected expenses.
When Zhao Chengguang saw Zhou Xuan accept the check for 180,000 yuan, put it in his pocket without even looking at it, and show little excitement or expression on his face, he was somewhat surprised and suddenly felt that he couldn't understand Zhou Xuan.
Zhao Chengguang shook his head and said to Zhou Xuan, "Brother Xiao Hu, you go ahead and get ready. I'll go downstairs first. My wife and I live on the fourth floor downstairs. My wife's younger brother, Yuxiang, lives on the third floor, and the Yu family's elders and my father-in-law live on the second floor. So, generally speaking, don't wander around aimlessly. If anything happens... just call me. Just don't disturb them."
After saying that, Zhao Chengguang walked downstairs, but when he reached the top of the stairs, he turned back, took out a business card, and handed it to Zhou Xuan. It had his phone number on it, so it would be convenient to find him.
After Zhao Chengguang came downstairs, Zhou Xuan sat heavily on the sofa in the living room, rested for a while, and then sat up.
He took out his phone and looked at it for a long time, but it wouldn't turn on.
He turned off his phone the day he fled the capital and hasn't dared to turn it on since, afraid that Fu Ying and his family would find out and call. He misses Fu Ying and his family, but given the current situation, he can only suppress all his longing for them in his heart.
Zhao Chengguang wrote him a check, but he never asked Zhou Xuan whether he wanted to stay. He didn't know if he forgot or if there was some other reason.
Zhou Xuan wasn't tired. Because of his special ability, he hadn't consumed too much energy, so he was in good spirits. He couldn't fall asleep right now anyway. After thinking for a moment, he drew back the curtains, looked at the scenery outside, and saw a large balcony outside the window. He immediately opened the balcony door and went out onto the balcony. The view from the fifth floor was really nice.
Zhou Xuan lingered on the balcony for almost half an hour, his mind a jumble of thoughts, lost in memories.
After standing there for a while, he suddenly sensed someone behind him. He quickly turned around and saw a young woman at the balcony door. She had short hair, wore jeans and a jacket, and looked very energetic and shrewd. She stared at him with wide eyes. As soon as Zhou Xuan turned around, she immediately asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Volume 1, Chapter 448: The Open and Covert Struggles of the Yu Family
Chapter 448 The Open and Covert Struggles of the Yu Family
The girl looked to be about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. She had short hair and looked like a boy. Her clothes were simple and clean. She wasn't particularly beautiful, but she was pleasing to the eye. She looked somewhat similar to Yu Changhe, whom they had detected in the living room. She was probably his daughter, or at least a relative.
Zhou Xuan tilted his head and glanced at her, saying indifferently, "I'm just an employee. My boss arranged for me to live here, that's all."
"You're staying here?" the girl asked in surprise, then frowned, looking incredulous, before taking out her phone and making a call.
"Dad, how come there's a stranger living on our fifth floor?... What? You agreed to it?..."
While the girl was on the phone, Zhou Xuan used his supernatural abilities to detect that Yu Changhe was indeed on the phone in the living room downstairs. The voice he was speaking was exactly the same as the girl's. It seemed that the girl was indeed his daughter, otherwise she wouldn't be speaking in that tone.
Zhou Xuan then detected Yu Changhe and said, "Yuqi, don't provoke that person. He's someone your brother-in-law brought back, and he's still under observation. So don't ask him any questions."
After Yu Changhe hung up the phone, Zhou Xuan saw the girl named Yu Qi put away her phone and then stare at Zhou Xuan with a strange expression.
Yuqi wondered to herself, what exactly does this person do? Not only did he move into their house for the first time ever, but judging from her father's tone, he also valued this person highly. She wondered what her brother-in-law was up to. Even if he was a high-achiever, could a worker challenge the boss?
However, since her father had given the order, Yuqi didn't plan to say anything more to Zhou Xuan. But she really didn't like being with strangers, so she immediately turned around and went downstairs. Zhou Xuan didn't say much to her either. He went into his room and tidied up. All the household items in the bathroom were new and hadn't been used by anyone, so he didn't need to buy any more. All he needed to buy was some clothes to change into.
Zhou Xuan tidied up the room. Since there was nothing else to do, he thought for a moment and decided to go downstairs to the bank to cash the check and withdraw the money to buy some clothes or something.
I have a little over 600 yuan left. I originally only had a little over 200 yuan, but I won several hundred yuan playing Texas Hold'em on the boat the day before yesterday. It's enough for small expenses, but I probably won't have enough to buy clothes and pants. I need to withdraw some money.
However, as Zhou Xuan went downstairs, another problem occurred to him. He didn't have an ID card. If he used his real identity, his relatives in Beijing would definitely find him and cash the checks at the bank. Should he just exchange them all for cash and carry them with him? Obviously, that wouldn't be appropriate.
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then remembered that when he disembarked, Fu Gui had given him a phone number, saying that he should call him whenever he had time so that he could come and find Zhou Xuan to go out and have some fun together.
Zhou Xuan didn't take it seriously. What Fu Gui meant by "carefree" was frequenting brothels, which he had no interest in. But now that he thought about it, he realized he did need Fu Gui's help in a way.
He found the phone number Fu Gui had left him in his pocket, looked at it, and then bought a SIM card at a mobile phone store near the village entrance for 100 yuan. The card had 100 yuan of credit on it, so it was practically free.
Zhou Xuan took the SIM card out of his phone, inserted the new one, and then turned on the phone. He put the old SIM card away, not daring to use it, but also not wanting to throw it away.
I used the newly bought SIM card to call Fugui. As soon as the call connected, Fugui's voice came through: "Who is it?"
Since the number was unfamiliar and he had never seen it before, Fugui asked about it first. Nowadays, many people dial the wrong number or call the wrong number.
“It’s me, Brother Fugui… Hu Yun,” Zhou Xuan answered, but hesitated for a moment when saying his name, because he subconsciously wanted to say his real name. He barely managed to hold back, and now he had to be extra careful not to give himself away. He had to remember that his name was now Hu Yun, not Zhou Xuan.
"Ah... Little Hu... Hehehe, where are you? I was just thinking of coming to the boss's house to check on you. Where do you live? I was thinking of taking you out for some fun tonight."
Zhou Xuan chuckled dryly. Aside from that incident, Fu Gui had no other topics to discuss. However, Zhou Xuan quite liked his straightforwardness. Once Fu Gui considered him a friend, he let his guard down. Although Fu Gui also seemed to be trying to curry favor with him, overall, Zhou Xuan thought he was a good person.
"I'm at the village entrance, Brother Fugui. Come out for a moment. I need to talk to you about something and would like to ask you for a favor," Zhou Xuan said hesitantly. He didn't bring up the matter of the ID card yet, as it wasn't appropriate to discuss it over the phone. He decided to wait until Fugui came out before bringing it up.