Chapter 102 Itâs a long story
âLittle sister, you must tell your brother everything in the future and let me share your burdens.â
Mengyu nodded heavily: âNow that I have a brother, I will definitely rely on you. Just donât find me annoying.â
âLetâs go and take care of the property transfer,â Cheng Jiuhe said.
Mengyu was puzzled, âThe owner isnât here, how can we transfer the property?â
Cheng Jiuhe was somewhat embarrassed: âTo tell you the truth, this courtyard was left to me by my maternal grandfather.â
Mengyuâs eyes widened, no wonder, she called him, and he came right over and had already gotten the keys to this courtyard.
No wonder, this courtyard was obviously worth more than one hundred and eighty thousand, but he only asked for one hundred and eighty thousand from her.
It turned out that the courtyard was actually his.
Mengyu hesitated: âBrother, how can I take your courtyard?â
But Cheng Jiuhe pulled her along, âIf you donât take it, Iâll sell it to someone else. You gave me two Yuan Nourishing Pills which I accepted, Iâm giving you this courtyard, arenât you going to accept it?â
Mengyu hesitated: âBut, butââ She changed her mind, âBrother, why do you want to sell the courtyard?â
âItâs a long story.â
Originally, this courtyard belonged to Cheng Jiuheâs maternal grandfather, Nan Huaisan, who was a university professor and later had to switch to business due to managing family affairs.
Later, Nan Huaisan joined the revolution and donated most of his assets to the revolutionary cause. After the victory of the revolution, he returned to his old profession and became a professor again.
He had two sons, but only one daughter, who was Cheng Jiuheâs mother, Nan Lan, the precious jewel of her parents.
However, Nan Lan passed away in her third year of marriage to Cheng Dajun, leaving behind Cheng Jiuhe, who was not yet two years old.
During the great movement, Nan Huaisan couldnât avoid it either, he and his wife were sent down to the Five-Seventh Dry School, and his two sons were also sent down to other villages as educated youth.
When they returned from the Five-Seventh Dry School, they received the death notification of his eldest son, Nan Xiao. To take care of them, the organization brought back his younger son as well.
After the reform and opening up, Nan Huaisan took out the remaining old capital from his home and let his younger son, Nan Cheng, go into business. Nan Cheng was a natural at business and thus, the Nan family began to prosper again.
Nan Cheng didnât like living in this kind of traditional Siheyuan house, so he bought a plot of land and built a new villa.
Thus, this old courtyard was added as dowry for his daughter by Nan Huaisan, directly transferred to Cheng Jiuheâs name.
Although the Cheng Family was a prominent family, they were new nobles, and even their tradition in ancient martial arts was incidentally acquired during the war period; hence, the Cheng Family members were quite envious of this quaint courtyard given by Cheng Jiuheâs maternal grandfather.
Cheng Jiuheâs stepmother, Xiao Yuhua, really wanted to move into this courtyard, but Cheng Jiuhe always refused. While his maternal grandfather was still alive, Cheng family naturally dared not touch his house.
Last year, his maternal grandfather passed away, and the Cheng Family made a fuss about moving into this courtyard, which greatly annoyed Cheng Jiuhe.
Especially during this vacation, his father even proposed the idea that his half-brother Cheng Jiunian was getting married this year. The bride knew that the Cheng Family owned such a courtyard and specifically wanted to get married in this courtyard!
He knew very well that once the Cheng family moved into this courtyard, particularly if it became Cheng Jiunianâs marital home, this courtyard would no longer be his.
At most, they would leave a small room for him in the corner to showcase his stepmotherâs charity.
That is to say, if he didnât sell this courtyard, it was very likely to change hands.
Today, when Mengyu called saying she wanted to buy the courtyard, it struck a chord with him. Since he was bound to lose the courtyard sooner or later, why not simply sell it to Mengyu, Gu Dongxingâs girlfriend!