After the divorce, I started to transfer

Chen Feng arrived at the postpartum care center in less than half an hour. Normally, the journey would take at least half an hour, but because he was very lucky, he hardly encountered any red lights or traffic jams along the way.

When I saw Shen Lin again, she looked quite well, and she seemed a bit rounder, especially her belly, which was quite protruding, like she was carrying a cantaloupe. Considering her due date was in early November, she was only about five months away.

Because Tang Yue was present, Chen Feng and Shen Lin didn't seem too enthusiastic when they met; they just smiled and nodded to each other.

However, Tang Yue was also quite perceptive. Although she wanted to discuss the school district housing with Chen Feng right now, she remembered that the couple had been apart for a long time, and she, as a third wheel, should disappear after saying goodbye. So, she said she was going out to buy something and would be back later, and then left.

Only Chen Feng and Shen Lin remained in the room. Chen Feng then stepped forward, gently hugged her, and then lightly touched her stomach, asking with a smile, "How are you feeling now? After all, you're pregnant, so isn't it different from before?"

Shen Lin reached out and touched her lower abdomen, smiling as she said, "It's definitely different. For one thing, I feel that my feet have become more and more swollen these past few days. Fortunately, Tang Yue massages my feet every day. Also, I'm very sleepy. I feel sleepy all the time, especially after eating. I tend to fall asleep for at least an hour or more after lying down. I wasn't like this before."

Chen Feng nodded and said, "This is a very natural reaction; every woman who becomes a mother goes through it once. So, being a mother is truly a great thing."

Shen Lin immediately smiled like a loving mother and said in a relaxed tone, "Although I feel a little uncomfortable, it's all worth it, and it's what I did willingly. A woman's life is incomplete if she doesn't have children, especially if she can't have children with the man she loves. That would make her life even more incomplete. So I'm really grateful to you for giving me this child."

Chen Feng smiled and didn't say much, but simply reached out to help her sit down in the chair.

Then Chen Feng chatted with her for a while, talking about this and that, which made Shen Lin unable to help but bring up the time when the two of them lived together. Of course, it was mainly when their relationship was good, especially when they were very much in love.

Shen Lin was reluctant to talk about their time together in the past, as they had been in a cold war on and off for the last three years, and the year before their divorce was mostly spent in this conflict. But now, with Chen Feng's child in her belly, her mindset was different. Simply put, she had gained confidence.

Moreover, she did indeed have a plan to have a child with Chen Feng back then. The plan was that the two of them would have a child once they had saved enough money to make a down payment on a house. Unfortunately, Chen Feng was having a very bad time at work, and his salary had dropped significantly. It was clear that Shen Lin's salary alone was not enough to save up for a down payment on a house.

Later, the two began a cold war, which made Shen Lin give up her plan to have children. As for the last three years, Shen Lin had automatically ignored or forgotten them. She only talked about the first three years, almost four years, of relatively good and beautiful time together.

"Do you remember when we started saving up for a down payment? I had been working for two years then and had saved over 100,000 yuan, plus the tens of thousands you had saved, totaling about 200,000 yuan. But I remember I had my eye on Hongshuwan, but the houses there were really a bit of a luxury for us at the time. Even the worst, cheapest high-rise apartment required a down payment of over a million yuan. But unexpectedly, after we got divorced, you bought a house there instead. Did you also have an obsession with houses in Hongshuwan?"

Chen Feng didn't actually want to talk to her about their past, because it would naturally remind him of the unpleasant years they had spent together. However, since Shen Lin had brought it up herself, he wasn't too reluctant to talk about it, though he didn't want to lie to her.

"To be honest, I didn't have a strong attachment to the houses in Hongshuwan. It was just a coincidence that when I was looking to buy a house, the real estate agent introduced me to some properties there, and they were being sold at a low price. You know, I originally owned two houses in Hongshuwan. The first one I bought was a second-hand house; the previous owner had only been married for less than a year before getting divorced, and it was their marital home. I got a bargain, and the price was really good, so I bought it."

"As for the second house, it was introduced by the original owner of the first house. We had already become friends by then. This second house is Villa No. 8 in Hongshuwan. At the time, its price was quite high. People wanted to buy it but couldn't because the owner wouldn't sell. I bought it through that friend. In fact, it was that friend who took the initiative to introduce me because the original owner of Villa No. 8 wanted to cash out. The reasons are quite complicated, so I won't go into details. Anyway, he wanted to dispose of his assets in China as soon as possible, so he sold that villa to me at a low price. I guess I got a bargain, so I ended up with two houses there. But I don't live there now, so I don't have any attachment to it. If I did, I would definitely still be living there now."

Shen Lin said, "How come I heard that you've already sold that villa number 8 to someone else?"

Shen Lin knew about this, and Chen Feng wasn't surprised. Villa No. 8 in Hongshuwan was quite famous, and now that it had been sold to Dai Sixian, it had become even more famous, since Dai Sixian was once the daughter of Dai Yueda, the richest man in Donghai Province.

Chen Feng nodded and said naturally, "Yes. Villa No. 8 has been sold to Dai Sixian, the daughter of the richest man in Donghai Province at the time. You may have heard of her."

Shen Lin nodded and said, "Of course, I have indeed heard of her, after all, I am also from Xiuzhou. Back then, her father, Dai Yueda, was a very famous person, his name was known to everyone in Donghai Province. And his daughter, Dai Sixian, was also a prominent figure in Xiuzhou, especially among us locals, most of us have heard of her. She must have bought it at a high price. However, I am very curious why she would buy your house? After all, your house has changed hands many times, she should have bought a new house instead of an old one."

Chen Feng explained with a smile, "She and her father are both very superstitious about feng shui. And you may not know that the prototype of Villa No. 8 was one that she specifically hired a feng shui master to order and build, and she also decided on the interior design. It's just that later her whole family suddenly decided to immigrate to Australia, so they had to give up the house, and it ended up in the hands of someone else. But in the end, she still couldn't forget about this villa. Last year when she returned to China, she bought the house from me at a high price because she felt that the house would bring her good fortune."

Shen Lin then nodded in realization and said, "So that's how it is. These rich people seem to be very superstitious and believe in feng shui."

Chen Feng smiled and said, "That's true. Many rich people become rich not because they work harder or are more diligent than others, but mainly because of luck. When fortune comes, it's hard not to make money; but if you don't have fortune, no matter how hard you work, you won't make money. So, one by one, they start to believe in fate and feng shui."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lin couldn't help but laugh and said, "It seems that's true. That's why I never believe those celebrity biographies anymore. They just package themselves up and boast about how brilliant and powerful they are in their autobiographies. In reality, their success and achievements are often largely due to luck, as well as those underhanded methods and factors."

Chen Feng laughed and said, "You've suddenly become enlightened. I remember you used to really believe in those inspirational stories in those biographies of famous people, like how you were poor when you were young, then studied hard and changed your life, became a state-owned enterprise worker, then resigned from the state-owned enterprise to work in sales, and became a billionaire from scratch; or how you were an excellent student from a young age, and then rose step by step through hard work and your own abilities, claiming that all your capital outside of personal ability was zero."

After Chen Feng finished speaking, the two couldn't help but smile at each other. Finally, they seemed to have found genuine common ground. Even during their passionate courtship, when they had endless things to talk about, differences still existed in their views, beliefs, and opinions.

Simply put, Chen Feng is more mature and rational in his approach to problems, focusing on the facts and seeing beyond appearances to the essence of things; while Shen Lin is somewhat naive and easily swayed, believing whatever is written in books. Chen Feng, on the other hand, believes in the adage "blindly believing everything in books is worse than having no books at all," not only in autobiographies of famous people but also in textbooks. Therefore, there are some differences in their values, which is one reason why they later experienced a prolonged cold war when problems arose in their relationship.

But now Shen Lin seems to have matured, and her perspective on issues has become more rational. She no longer completely believes what's written in books or reported in the media. This is probably related to the information explosion we see today. In the past, a lot of information was monopolized, but now we live in an era of information explosion and self-media, where much information can no longer be monopolized.

The two seemed to hit it off more and more, chatting for over an hour. It was as if they had suddenly found themselves compatible after their divorce. Their conversation only came to a temporary halt when a nurse knocked and came in to take Shen Lin's blood pressure and heart rate.

Not long after the nurse left, Tang Yue came in. She was carrying not only her handbag but also the promotional materials for the school district property.

"Chen Feng, I have a really nice school district property here. Would you be interested in taking a look? A relative of mine introduced it to me; he's a real estate agent. This property is one of the best ones they've reserved. The location and the house itself are the best in this development." Tang Yue went straight to the point as soon as she came in, holding the promotional materials and walking towards Chen Feng.

After a slight surprise, Chen Feng nodded and said, "Bring it over here first, let me take a look."

Although he already owns quite a few properties, considering his growing number of children, it is indeed necessary to purchase some more. Besides, he has enough money now, and it's not sustainable to just let it sit in the bank earning interest; he needs to spend it eventually.

Purchasing fixed assets domestically, especially real estate in first-tier cities like Xiuzhou, is at least a relatively safe investment. It's an investment, much better than investing in the stock market or unreliable funds; even if property prices fall, they won't fall too far.

Even if the price drops, Chen Feng wouldn't be too bothered, as it was a basic necessity for him. The prospect of school district housing was also somewhat appealing to him. He objected to Guo Mengyao sending her child to international or elite schools, but he didn't object to sending her child to a top-tier public school.

Soon, Tang Yue handed the promotional materials to Chen Feng, who opened them and began to read them.

Tang Yue was pleased to see this. The reason she encouraged Shen Lin to buy a school district house was not only because she genuinely cared about Shen Lin's future son, but also because it would bring her real benefits.

Because her relative, who was a real estate agent, had promised her a commission of 200,000 yuan for every house she sold, which was no small sum for her.

In fact, she didn't completely hide it from Shen Lin, because anyone with a brain would know that she was doing this for Shen Lin's own benefit. So, she told Shen Lin directly that the relative had promised her a 100,000 yuan bonus for selling a house.

Shen Lin naturally had no objection to this; if she didn't take the red envelope, it would just be a waste to give it to the real estate agent.

Seeing that Chen Feng seemed interested in the house, she immediately began to explain in detail: "The most important thing about this house is that it's located in the top school district in Xiuzhou. The location is also excellent, right next to the canal, but not too far from East Lake."

The primary schools here include Ji'an Road Experimental Primary School, a long-established prestigious school in Xiuzhou, a provincial-level key school with a strong teaching staff and excellent performance in both holistic education and exam preparation. Furthermore, students can directly enter the main campus's junior high school, and its high school entrance examination pass rate has consistently ranked among the top three in Xiuzhou.

In addition, the community has its own high-end private childcare center, and within a 500-meter radius there are three provincial-level public kindergartens, all of which are excellent. Also, Xiuzhou Building is a ten-minute walk away, as are large shopping malls like Hengxing Plaza and Yintai. As for hospitals, within a three-kilometer radius are two top-tier hospitals: the Provincial People's Hospital and Xiuzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital…”

Chen Feng was initially quite patient and wanted to look at the posters and promotional materials, but Tang Yue's constant chatter gave him a headache, so he raised his hand to interrupt, "Alright, how does this house compare to the one Shen Lin lives in now? Is there a big difference in the school districts?"

Tang Yue and Shen Lin exchanged a glance. Tang Yue immediately said, "There's definitely a difference. The school district where the house I recommended to you is definitely better. Although the school district where Shen Lin lives is in the top ten in our city, it's only at most fifth or sixth place. Shen Lin and I have done our research on this."

The best elementary school in Shen Lin's current school district is Huaixiu Road Elementary School, which is only average and far inferior to the Experimental Elementary School on Ji'an Road. The middle schools there have fallen out of the top ten, while the Experimental Middle School on Ji'an Road is ranked among the top three in the city. Furthermore, the surrounding amenities are excellent, with hospitals, banks, shopping districts, and the scenery, air quality, and greenery along the canal are all very good.

Chen Feng then looked at Shen Lin and asked, "She must have told you about this house, right? What do you think of it?"

Shen Lin blushed slightly and glanced at Chen Feng a little guiltily. However, thinking about the future schooling of her unborn child, she forced herself to say, "She has already introduced it to me, and I think it's pretty good. It's definitely better than the school district where I live now."

Chen Feng nodded and said directly, "Okay then. If you like it, then buy one."

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Tang Yue and Shen Lin's eyes widened simultaneously. (End of Chapter)