My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 372 I Have My Reasons
Chi Shiming was still teasing Wei Dong: "Back then, the officers up here probably all came up in sedan chairs, so there was no need for vehicles to be parked here. It's inconvenient for you. Yes, you have to walk up more than ten steps to park your car here. This is not the top of the mountain. There is a pavilion at the very top, and the view is absolutely amazing... My God, is this the one?"

Similar to the terrain in Hong Kong, the roadside is very steep and narrow. We parked as close to the edge as possible, and the stone steps next to it were more than a meter high.

Weeds grew rampant, and trees were dense.

It felt like the stone steps weren't frequently used, giving it a slightly remote feel.

But it was precisely after climbing those few steps that the entire view suddenly opened up.

Several buildings from the Republican era stand against a quiet mountainside, surrounded by ancient trees.

Facing the Yangtze River, the scenery along the river is unobstructed.

The three-story villa, about ten meters wide, is made of blue bricks and gray tiles. It has two huge Roman column-shaped doors and a white carved balcony, which is unique and has a romantic feel.

It looks much more elegant than other two- or three-story teaching and office buildings.

The courtyard platform, paved with bluestone slabs, is open and planted with a large number of flowers and plants. Among them is a huge banyan tree with its canopy spreading out to provide shade from the sun, and green vines are entwined everywhere.

It instantly refreshes the mind and body, making the early summer heat disappear completely.

Fengchu exclaimed in surprise, excitedly rummaging through Wei Dong's clothes for the key, even reaching into his pockets to feel around. Suddenly blushing, she jumped up and ran to open the door, exclaiming, "It really is here!"

Then, like a child, he completely forgot about the feeling he had just experienced.

Wei Dong was holding the baby on his neck and couldn't free his hands. Instead, he was a little absent-minded and wanted to squat down on the flower bed. Damn it, whether you catch him or not, your sister will still take care of him!

The three women entered the room and gasped in surprise.

Instead, two men were outside.

Chi Shiming followed the corner of the platform and found a stone tablet: "Yes, I remember there was a stone tablet here. It reads 'Cultural Relics Protection Unit of Shizhong District, Jiangzhou City.' Haha, I guess this kind of building can't be easily altered. It reads 'Former Residence of the Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the Military Commission of the National Government.' Holy crap, holy crap... Isn't this the Military Intelligence Bureau?!"

Military rule?

Dai's Military Intelligence Bureau?
Yes, only the big shots who were once feared and terrified would have been qualified to occupy such a prime location.

Let Wei Dong remember what Jin Zhuoqun said about Boss Dai hiding his mistress on another mountain opposite the retirement home. Have you gotten them mixed up?

Before carrying the baby inside, she pointed out another set of stone steps to Chi Shiming. There was clearly another path behind it, and the garage under the house led to the back.

Inside, the vermilion solid wood floors and stairs were slightly dusty, but very well maintained.

Dong Xueqing peeked out, jumping up and down: "It's so spacious, so beautiful, and there's even a leather sofa upstairs! Why is this place empty without any furniture...?"

She glanced at her brother-in-law's pocket, her face flushed, and she rushed downstairs.

Chi Shiming walked in to confirm: "This should be the high ground that the Military Intelligence Bureau used to monitor the communications experts of Citizens. I used to run and jump past the gate many times, but I never came in. Now this place belongs to a museum. Haha, the government office with no resources had to vacate it to make money. This place is simply the best in the city! Yes, I remember that this museum was the municipal government building when it was first liberated. Boss, you living here is definitely the place where you rose to power!"

He spent two or three years in Hong Kong and seems to have come to believe in these feng shui sayings.

Wei Dong looked at the spacious, empty living room, which was over 100 square meters, and said, "Are you kidding me? This kind of thing is a selling point for the rich to show off in Hong Kong, but in mainland China it's like hanging yourself. Do you think I would make such a mistake?!"

Chi Shiming, having grown up here himself, suddenly realized: "Oh right! You're the one who can keep things in check!"

With Wei Dong's careful guidance, he said, "We use Hong Kong's experience, Japan's planning, and even Citibank's funds and designs to develop real estate. Now we are definitely a step ahead of the rest of the country. Making money and getting rich is a matter of course. So the most important thing at this time is how to maintain this advantage."

In other places, where there are many people and lots of gossip, he rarely explains things clearly.

Standing in this historic old house now, it feels as if time and space have completely become one.

Forty years ago, this was Boss Dai's territory. Forty years later, this place is probably still the same, but the outside world is completely different.

Chi Shiming was also a master of "time travel," and immediately understood: "Keep a low profile and make a fortune quietly?"

Wei Dong could see further than him, and his experience over the past two years had given him a deeper understanding: "The real estate industry is just starting out. I've been keeping you busy with our own construction work to get you familiar with all aspects of real estate development, and more importantly, to wait for the situation to stabilize... Reform is about revolution. Are we really going to let you and me, who have finally been dealt a good hand, be used as stepping stones?"

Therefore, Chi Shiming is now following Wei Dong's rapid advancement in cultivation level, and he himself may not even realize that his mentality has changed.

He silently pondered with great admiration.

But Sister Duan, who was listening in with Dong Xueying by the railing, couldn't help but shout, "That's right, Ah Ming, you're right to listen to Wei Dong!"

Chi Shiming grinned quickly. "It's just men talking, why are you interrupting? It's embarrassing."

Dong Xueying laughed and pulled him outside to take another look: "It really is like a fairyland... I'll go find out where to eat next door."

The two men exchanged glances, sparks flying between them: "Yes! Let's open a restaurant!"

"High-end clubs and private restaurants!"

It might be very troublesome for others to do this; whether the dishes and cuisine are good enough, whether the chef is skilled enough, and whether there are customers are all problems.

For Rang Weidong and his team, it was all a matter of course.

Top-tier chefs are readily available, and there's never a shortage of high-end clients to entertain.

For example, Steve, who is currently wandering around Jiangzhou, the Hong Kong businessman who is said to be coming next month to cut the ribbon for the full opening of the factory, and those who deal with the city, are all suitable to have their meals and banquets here.

Not to mention that every day there are inspection and research teams from all over the country at all levels.

Once the Xishan Building, the optoelectronics and computer R&D district are completed, I'm afraid there will be more and more people from various ministries and commissions coming here. We really need such a place.

Moreover, given Wei Dong's current size, maintaining such a vacant space wouldn't be a problem.

That `s a deal.

Rang Weidong, who spent 200,000 yuan to buy the house, didn't even go upstairs to take a look.

This is a high-end reception venue, and judging by his temperament, it must be an elegant place where people only talk business and enjoy fine food. Don't come here for any dirty or sordid things.

When he returned to the bustling city center near the hospital, he preferred the small, 80-square-meter specialist building.

Wei Dong now knew that the five-story building outside the hospital, with four households on each floor, was called the Khrushchev Building.

A utilitarian, minimalist style tenement building stripped of all decorations.

Jiangzhou Real Estate Development Company has built all its properties in this style throughout Jiangzhou.

The 180 apartments he bought for his employees before, the nearly 200 apartments he built in Shangzhou, and even the apartment that the Xishan factory allocated to him are all products of this Soviet-style efficient construction model.

It emphasizes ensuring that everyone has a place to live and minimizing costs while maximizing efficiency, so it is somewhat rigid and rudimentary.

They were also the main force in the welfare housing allocation at that time.

The staff and cadres are already grateful to have a place to live, let alone this relatively rare 80-square-meter "large apartment".

The house price of 62,000 is absolutely worth it.

However, the layout inside is hard to describe.

There is no living room on the third floor. Upon entering, there is a tiny dining room and kitchen, followed by a bathroom, and then two bedrooms and a study. The rooms are all quite spacious.

Just have Weidong check if the wall is thick enough for sound insulation.

Moreover, it's also fine to have the study in the middle, separating the two sides.

Chi Shiming was very familiar with it: "My family also lives in this type of building in Jiangzhou, so the high-rise elevator residential buildings that you promoted at the zoo will definitely become the new standard. It is very troublesome for Hong Kong to renovate many old buildings from the 1950s and 1960s. We can do it in one step!"

To put Wei Dong at ease: "The cost is much higher. When Lao Geng and his team build brick-concrete tenement buildings, it costs about two hundred yuan per square meter. For high-rise buildings with elevators, the cost soars to four hundred and fifty or even five hundred yuan. We have to take into account everyone's purchasing power."

Dong Xueqing, who had paid a deposit of 1,000 yuan, snorted: "Then they're selling this kind of building to us for 750!"

Wei Dong had to educate his sister-in-law on neighborhood basics: "The kind of apartments I bought for factory workers before, costing around 300 yuan a square meter, were in the Jiangnan District. They were two kilometers from their workplaces and two bus stops from the district center. This one is next to the city's central hospital, and it's only a few minutes' walk to the military post guesthouse. It costs 750 yuan..."

Thirty or forty years from now, it will probably be more than seven thousand five hundred.

Of course, he certainly wouldn't be interested in getting rich by hoarding houses now.

My wife, sister-in-law, and I, feeling quite content, decided to take some time during the May Day holiday to decorate and improve the place. We also need to ask the carpenters from the construction team to make a few pieces of furniture, and then move in after the holiday.

After leaving, I ate at a roadside restaurant opposite the entrance of the inpatient department. Two years ago, I came to Jiangzhou with trepidation and difficulty to start my career.

Now that he has a wife, kids, and a sister-in-law, he doesn't seem to mind taking his men to eat at these cheap, hole-in-the-wall restaurants where a meal costs just a few dollars and includes four dishes and a soup, both meat and vegetables.

Only the restaurant owner occasionally glanced at Wei Dong, probably because he thought Wei Dong looked somewhat familiar.

When Wei Dong even ate the stir-fried cauliflower with cured pork, he suspected that it was the same dozens of kilograms that he had sold to him back then.

They were sliced ​​so thin they were almost transparent!
He laughed and showed it to his wife, but his sister-in-law stuck her head out and snatched it away, prompting his sister and brother-in-law to scold him, "You look like a giraffe!"

"Don't you have any manners at all?!"

Fengchu then used the grease to smear her niece's cheeks, which made the little girl cry out in anger.

Sister Duan looked on with a hint of envy as Wei Dong carefully held the baby on his lap, chewing food as he fed the baby to avoid them fighting over food.

Chi Shih-ming focused solely on thinking.

After finishing her meal, Dong Xueying was satisfied and decided to go back to her office to plan her move. She also wanted to keep Chi Shiming and her sister with her, mainly to create opportunities for the man and her sister to spend time together.

That was her main reason for moving.

As soon as they arrived at the military post guesthouse, they saw Steve and his men's Land Cruiser and Mitsubishi Pajero parked downstairs.

The Citibank businessman was rather resentful, saying he had been waiting there for quite some time and still didn't know where you had gone.

Wei Dongcai disregarded the other party's leadership status and immense wealth, saying, "I didn't bother you in Los Angeles. Whether it was a business trip or a vacation, you had to make your own arrangements once you arrived. I was very busy too. How have you been these past few days?"

It truly embodies a lord-like diplomatic style that emphasizes equality, mutual benefit, and reciprocity.

Steve was indeed extraordinary; he had actually figured out Jiangzhou's location on the entire inland map: "I talked to the Asian agents and Hong Kong distributors, and they said that this kind of electronic OEM production should be in the coastal areas, so why come to this inland region 2,000 kilometers away?"

Wei Dong couldn't explain to him that because there were established third-tier factories here, they couldn't possibly invest huge sums of money to move the factories to the coast.

"Come on, get in the car, I'll take you to see something..."

(End of this chapter)