I won 90 million, all I want to do is lie down and relax!

Lu Zhaoyang shrugged and gestured to Chen Bing to whisper, feigning mystery.

"Keep your voice down. Apart from Secretary Xu who just arrived and a few people from the village committee, no one else should know that I'm paying for this."

"Anonymous donation?"

The calm and serene expression on Chen Bing's face vanished in an instant, replaced by deep astonishment. "Why?"

She could imagine that, given Lu Zhaoyang's personality, he probably wouldn't go around boasting and asking for credit after donating some money.

But anonymous?

"For no particular reason, I just feel it's unnecessary."

Lu Zhaoyang shrugged indifferently, seemingly not taking the matter to heart at all.

Chen Bing was so shocked that she didn't know what to say.

Lu Zhaoyang caught a glimpse of the dust rising in the yard and reminded him, "You'd better move your car quickly, or it'll be covered in dust. Looks like I'll have to find a place to live soon too."

"Okay, sure."

Suppressing the turmoil in her heart, Chen Bing regained her composure and said softly, "The demolition here will take some time. I don't need to oversee it. I should be leaving now."

"Okay, I'll go take a look at the house," Lu Zhaoyang said, clapping his hands.

After watching Chen Bing's car leave, Lu Zhaoyang looked around the yard and realized that the place was indeed uninhabitable.

Then he took out his phone and made a call.

"Hey, little brother, what made you think of calling me?" Gao Caiyun's cheerful laughter came from the other end of the phone.

The last house purchase went very smoothly, so when it came time to rent a place, Lu Zhaoyang naturally thought of her.

"Sister Yun, are you at work today? I need to ask you for a favor."

"I'm in class, so don't worry about whether it's troublesome or not, little brother, just tell me."

"I want to rent a house."

"Rent a place?" Gao Caiyun's voice was full of surprise. "But didn't you just buy a house, little brother?"

"Oh, they've started renovations here, and there's nowhere to stay, so I need to rent out my place for a short period. Let me come to the shop and we can talk about it."

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Zhaoyang got on his electric scooter.

In less than two minutes, we arrived at the store where Gao Caiyun worked.

Gao Caiyun was already waiting at the door. When she saw Lu Zhaoyang, she smiled and walked down the steps: "Little brother is here. Let's go inside and sit down."

As he entered the store, Zhang Hui greeted everyone with a smile.

He and Gao Caiyun went together to handle the transfer of ownership for Lu Zhaoyang, so he naturally remembered this customer who bought two bungalows in one go.

"Little brother, what are your thoughts on renting a place?"

The two arrived at the meeting room, and Gao Caiyun asked the first question.

Lu Zhaoyang sat down and said, "Sister Yun, I just need to rent for a few months. It would be best if there were similar courtyards nearby, but if not, nearby residential areas would also be fine."

"Okay, I understand. I'll show you in the system now."

Gao Caiyun went out and got a laptop.

Lu Zhaoyang suddenly remembered and added, "By the way, Sister Yun, do you know of any suitable shops? Could you please keep an eye out for me recently? Something suitable for a restaurant, with a relatively large area, either a single-story or two-story shop would be fine."

Li Jianxiang said that time waits for no one and he would start looking for a house immediately. Lu Zhaoyang said that he would look for one together when he had time.

Gao Caiyun, who was fiddling with her computer, looked up in surprise upon hearing this and asked, "Little brother, are you planning to open a restaurant?"

"I guess so, it's a partnership with someone," Lu Zhaoyang nodded.

"Little brother, you don't look like someone from a dry restaurant!" Gao Caiyun couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh, Sister Yun, do you think I'm supposed to do something?" Lu Zhaoyang glanced down at himself and asked with a smile.

"Hmm, little brother, you look so refined and gentle, almost like a college student, but more like someone who works in an office."

Lu Zhaoyang smiled.

That's not wrong; he used to be an office worker.

I just don't know if he could see how disheveled he used to be when he squeezed onto the subway and rushed to catch the bus.

"Then, little brother, what are the requirements for the shops?" Gao Caiyun asked.

Lu Zhaoyang said, "Ideally, the location should be good, with high foot traffic, convenient parking, a square layout, and a prominent entrance. However, it's unrealistic to expect all of these conditions to be met. Let's focus on the size and location first. We can settle for something roughly right, and then we can visit the properties in person later."

"Okay, is this urgent?"

"The shops need to be completed as soon as possible, and the place I'm renting needs to be completed even faster, because construction started today and I'll soon have nowhere to live."

"Okay, I understand. I'll find it for you right now."

Gao Caiyun responded and looked at the computer screen, saying, "Then let's look at where to stay first. There are two registered courtyards for rent here. Given your situation, it would be best if you could move in with just your belongings. One of them is completely unfurnished, which isn't ideal. This one, however, is really nice. Look, it's fully furnished."

Lu Zhaoyang leaned closer to look at the screen. Indeed, although the facilities inside weren't very new, they looked clean and tidy, and you could move in right away.

"This is great, Sister Yun."

Gao Caiyun said with some helplessness, "It is quite good. Several groups of customers have taken a liking to it at first glance. However, the landlord has a rather strange temper. This was originally intended as a wedding house for his son. His son and daughter-in-law moved to another city after living there for less than two years, and the house has been vacant ever since. The landlord is quite demanding of tenants, and the house has not been rented out several times."

As she spoke, Gao Caiyun took out her phone and said, "Little brother, you just bought a house here, so we're practically neighbors. Let's talk and see if we can persuade him."

Soon, Gao Caiyun made a phone call. After exchanging a few words, she hung up and happily turned to say, "Little brother, let's go over now. The landlord is home. This old man loves fishing. The previous times we looked for a house, it never went this smoothly. We're lucky today."

So the two of them didn't delay and each got on their bikes and went out.

Lu Zhaoyang was already quite familiar with this area.

When he arrived at the location, he was pleasantly surprised to find that it was less than 100 meters away from his small courtyard.

"Hey, the landlord looks like he's already here."

The main gate was open, and there was an electric scooter parked in front of it with fishing rods and a series of fishing gear on it.

Gao Caiyun pushed open the slightly ajar door, and Lu Zhaoyang followed her inside.

A thin old man was bending over watering the flowers in the yard.

The small courtyard in front of him had a typical layout, with the main house and two outbuildings.

The courtyard was kept very clean, and some flowers and plants were planted in the open space.

"Uncle, have you been here for a while?"

Gao Caiyun greeted the old man.

The old man turned around at the sound.

Upon seeing the other person's tanned face, Lu Zhaoyang immediately burst out laughing.

Isn't this the same dark-faced old man who stood on the shore with his hands on his hips, directing him to catch fish a couple of days ago?