Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 838: Squeeze You Dry

"Xiao Li, just follow York's arrangements. Take a night's rest. We'll go house hunting tomorrow." Fang Minghua suddenly remembered something and turned to look at York: "Have you prepared dinner?"

"Mr. Fang, it's ready. It's Chinese food too." York answered respectfully.

"Well, go eat. I won't accompany you. See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

Fang Minghua went upstairs to continue sleeping. He got up on time at seven o'clock the next morning. After washing up, he ran along the road in his sports shorts.

When people reach middle age, their physical functions begin to decline, so they must exercise more.

After running for half an hour, Fang Minghua returned to the villa. When passing by the lake, he saw Liu Xiaoli and her daughter happily picking wild flowers by the lake.

"morning!"

"morning!

"Good morning, godfather."

Liu Yifei greeted him and ran over happily, handing a bouquet of wild flowers in her hand to Fang Minghua.

"Godfather, this is for you."

"Thank you."

Fang Minghua had no choice but to take the wild flowers and invite the mother and daughter to the villa for dinner.

After returning to the villa and going up to the second floor, Fang Minghua handed the wild flowers to the maid and asked her to find a vase to keep them. Then he took a shower, changed into a T-shirt and casual pants, and went downstairs to the dining room. Breakfast was ready, and Liu Xiaoli and her daughter were waiting for him to come down to eat together.

The breakfast was Western style, with bread, salad, milk and eggs. The chef couldn't make the spicy soup that Fang Minghua liked, so he didn't make it difficult for her.

After dinner, Fang Minghua called Phillips, who told him the detailed address of the villa. He notified the real estate agent and asked them to gather at the villa.

"Okay, I'll set off from the villa now."

Phillips chose two residences for Liu Xiaoli. One was in the Bel Air community in the western suburbs of Los Angeles, a half-hour drive from Amber Hill Estate. The other was in the northeastern suburbs of Los Angeles, close to Linyin Memorial Park, which took two hours to get to.

The two villas are similar in size and layout, with two floors totaling 240 square meters, and are equipped with garages and gardens. The asking prices are US$100 million and US$105 million respectively. The rooms are basically fully equipped with furniture, and the surrounding environment, security conditions, and the level of surrounding schools are not much different.

However, Fang Minghua felt that the Linyin Memorial Park area was better. The houses were new, and it was more than a 20-minute drive from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The community was more prosperous than the Bel Air community.

But in the end, Liu Xiaoli chose the Bel Air community because she liked the quietness.

Since Liu Xiaoli had made the decision, Fang Minghua naturally wouldn't say much. After some bargaining between Phillips and the entrusted agent, the deal was sold for 96.

Of course, various taxes and fees have to be paid, which amounts to about US$108 million. Although it exceeds Liu Xiaoli's budget, she is still quite satisfied.

The next step was to go through the transfer procedures, and it was already five in the afternoon when everything was done.

Of course, if she really wants to move in, she needs to replace the carpets and curtains, and deal with the house in New York, but Liu Xiaoli is not in a hurry.

We can move in before school starts in September, and it will not affect my daughter's attendance at the new school.

A few people found a restaurant to eat, and Phillips went back to the hotel to prepare to return to San Francisco tomorrow. Fang Minghua saw that it was already six o'clock, so he asked the driver to drive straight to the Hollywood Chinese Theater, where the "Hero" road show would be held.

Wu Tianmin, Zhang Yimou and others had already arrived. They were a little surprised to see Fang Minghua and Liu Xiaoli, mother and daughter, together.

"Xiaoli wants to move to Los Angeles, and I helped her look for a house," Fang Minghua explained.

"It's a good idea to move here. Yimou and I both bought houses in Los Angeles," said Wu Tianmin.

The two have been co-producing movies in the United States in recent years, so their salaries are naturally not low, and are more than enough to buy a villa in Los Angeles.

Wu Tianmin even brought his wife from Xijing to live with his daughter, and this place became his home again.

The roadshow started at 7:30. Fang Minghua watched the movie again, followed by interaction between the creative team and the audience and questions from reporters.

This time, as in San Francisco, the questions asked to Fang Minghua were not as sharp as those asked in New York, and they were all irrelevant questions.

After the roadshow ended, Fang Minghua did not go out for a midnight snack with the main creative staff, as he had to rush back to his residence.

Wu Tianmin did not try to persuade him to stay, but just smiled and said that he would visit his villa when he had time.

Fang Minghua agreed.

If I buy a manor myself, it will be known to others sooner or later. It doesn’t matter since Wu Tianmin and the others are old acquaintances.

"Xiaoli, what about you?" Wu Tianmin asked Liu Xiaoli again. "Minghua and I will go back together." Liu Xiaoli said openly.

Another look of surprise.

Fang Minghua had to explain that Liu Xiaoli and her daughter were temporarily living with him since the house was big anyway.

Soon, an Audi A8 drove over. Fang Minghua said goodbye to the two of them, got into the car with Liu Xiaoli and her daughter, and disappeared into the night.

Wu Tianmin and Zhang Yimou looked at each other again, with a searching look in their eyes.

What is the relationship between Fang Minghua and Liu Xiaoli?
But we are all adults, there is no need to ask some questions.

On the way back, Fan Minghua told Liu Xiaoli that he would leave Los Angeles and return to San Francisco early the next morning.

"I will stay in Los Angeles for a few more days and want to clean up the house at once," said Liu Xiaoli.

"Godfather, can I live in the manor? I like that place, it's big and beautiful." Liu Yifei suddenly said.

"Godfather is leaving tomorrow, don't trouble him!" Liu Xiaoli said hurriedly.

"It doesn't matter. If Xixi likes to live here, you can stay here. The house will be empty anyway." Fang Minghua said readily.

"Thank you so much." Liu Xiaoli smiled.

The next morning, Fang Minghua got up on time as usual, ran, washed up, and then had breakfast with Liu Xiaoli and her daughter. After that, he prepared to fly back to San Francisco.

Before leaving, he told the housekeeper York that Liu Xiaoli and her daughter would be staying for a while and he should help if necessary.

"Mr. Fang, don't worry, I will make arrangements and make sure Ms. Liu is satisfied." York said hurriedly.

After saying goodbye to Liu Xiaoli and her daughter, Fang Minghua took a car to the airport and then went straight back to San Francisco. It was already noon when he got home.

Li Li came back from get out of class.

"How's the matter going?" Li Li asked.

"Everything has been done." Fang Minghua briefly recounted the process of Liu Xiaoli buying the house, including the fact that she ended up living in Amber Mountain Manor.

After hearing this, Li Li looked at him with a strange look.

"What? You don't believe me?" Fang Minghua asked.

"No, you'd better tell my cousin, otherwise she will blame me for not keeping an eye on you." Li Li said softly.

That's what I said.

Fang Minghua was both angry and amused.

However, you must call your wife, and make it clear to avoid misunderstandings.

At eight o'clock in the evening, exactly twelve o'clock in Xijing, I called Song Tangtang's cell phone.

"I just got off work and am eating in the company cafeteria. What's up?"

There was some noisy sound coming from the microphone.

Fang Minghua told Song Tangtang what had happened in recent days. Needless to say, the roadshow situation was reported to her by people from her own company. Fang Minghua focused on helping Liu Xiaoli look for houses and staying in the manor for a few days.

"Tangtang, let me explain it clearly so you don't get suspicious." Fang Minghua finally said with a smile.

On the other end of the phone, Song Tangtang hummed and said, "I know. Give the phone to Lili."

"Lili, Tangtang wants to talk to you."

After listening to this, Fang Minghua handed the phone to Li Li who was sitting next to her.

"Cousin, it's me."

The two of them started chatting nonstop. Li Li looked at Fang Minghua while they were talking and walked out of the room as if to prevent her from hearing.

"Yeah, I know. I'll listen to you."

After the call, Li Li came in again, and Fang Minghua asked curiously, "What did you talk about with Tangtang just now?"

"My cousin said that she wants you to pay more taxes and squeeze you dry, so that you will feel powerless when you see other beautiful women." Li Li looked at Fang Minghua and spoke word by word.

(End of this chapter)