RBCT Chapter 16 Cloud Dwelling Butterfly Valley
Chapter 16 Cloud Dwelling Butterfly Valley
The morning sunlight streamed through the narrow glass windows, illuminating the not-so-spacious rented room.
Gu Bai was shirtless, wearing only a pair of shorts, lying face down on the bed in a "T" shape, a satisfied and happy smile remaining on his sleeping face.
Every now and then you can hear him muttering in his sleep, the words of which are incomprehensible.
Just when everything seemed incredibly peaceful and serene, Wang Duoyu's sudden, shrill singing shattered Gu Bai's sweet dream.
"Because of love, I won't be easily saddened."
The moment the sound appeared, Gu Bai instinctively grabbed a pillow and covered his head.
With his other hand, he fumbled around the bedside table for a while before finally picking up the phone that wasn't vibrating.
He swiped around haphazardly with his eyes closed, and after the phone rang to connect, he asked in a dazed tone.
"Hey~ What's up?"
"Xiao Bai, why did you transfer 200,000 to me?"
As soon as the call connected, Gu Bai heard that familiar voice on the other end.
Upon hearing the voice, Gu Bai instantly snapped awake, his drowsiness vanishing completely.
With still slightly groggy eyes, I looked at my phone screen, where the contact name was clearly written: Empress Dowager Li.
Who else could it be but his mother...?
"Mom, I recently started a business with a friend, and it made money, so I sent some back to you. Didn't Dad say he needed some capital to start a business with Uncle? With this, it should be enough."
Gu Bai directly stated the prepared statement.
Empress Dowager Li initially did not believe Gu Bai's explanation, but Gu Bai had indeed mentioned to them before that he had the idea of starting his own business, so upon closer examination, it was not too far-fetched.
Moreover, Empress Dowager Li was quite at ease with her child and was not worried that Gu Bai would do anything illegal or disorderly.
After a few seconds, Empress Dowager Li continued speaking on the other end of the phone.
"Don't listen to your dad's nonsense. He's just not cut out for business. Besides, do you think you don't need money to run a business? What will you do if you give the money to us?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Gu Guoqiang protested.
"Wife, you're going too far. What do you mean I'm not cut out for business? Do you know what it means to underestimate a poor middle-aged man? All I lack is an opportunity to start a business. Besides, our son has succeeded in his business venture, which proves that I, Old Gu, have a talent for business."
Hearing the couple on the other end of the phone start their usual bickering, Gu Bai immediately put the phone on speakerphone and put it aside.
Based on his more than 20 years of experience as a son, the two loving couples couldn't stop for even a few minutes.
He sat up leisurely, stretched, and looked at the clock on the wall.
9:47 a.m.
He actually slept until after 9 a.m., something that only happened when he was still in college. Since entering the workforce, he has basically been getting up around 7 a.m.
The feeling of sleeping until I naturally wake up is so comfortable. Just thinking about living like this in the future makes me feel wonderful.
After basking in the sun for a while, Gu Bai picked up his phone and headed to the bathroom to start grooming himself.
Not to brag, but Gu Bai has always felt that he looks a bit like Daniel Wu when he was young.
It wasn't just him who thought so; many of his friends had given the same assessment.
He had already looked at several villas last night, and after breakfast he planned to go and take a look, hoping to finalize the deal and move in today.
As for why they're in such a hurry?
If you're not proactive in making money, you've got a problem with your brain. This is a task that involves millions of dollars worth of houses. If you're not proactive in this, you might as well uninstall the system.
"Xiao Bai, we'll give you this money first. Don't worry, I won't let your dad use it to start a business, unless you really don't care about this money anymore."
Just after washing up, Gu Bai heard Empress Dowager Li's voice coming from the other end of the phone.
Hearing the other party's final decision, Gu Bai was both amused and exasperated, but he didn't say anything and simply nodded in agreement.
"Okay, Mom, I'll do as you say. I have to go to work later."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Bai shook his head with a smile and muttered to himself.
"Comrade Gu Guoqiang, it's not that your son is unwilling to help you, it's just that you have no say in your own home... But it's alright, I'll send another sum of money back home in a while, and Empress Dowager Li will most likely give you money to teach you not to bully the poor middle-aged. You'll just have to be patient for now."
As he spoke, Gu Bai began packing his things to take with him when he went out. There weren't many things, just his phone, ID, and a basic Rolex watch that he had just bought yesterday.
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Outside Yunqi Butterfly Valley.
Gu Bai carried a bag of steamed buns, ate some fried dough sticks, and occasionally took a sip of hot soy milk while curiously looking at the villa area in front of him.
This is the most expensive villa area he could find on the rental app.
It's not that there aren't more upscale options here, but rather that those more upscale villas simply aren't listed on rental apps for people to rent.
Those who can afford villas worth hundreds of millions are all prominent figures. Who would rent out their house for a pittance?
Even if they were to rent it out, they wouldn't list it on the app; instead, they would find a reliable manager to handle it.
Gu Bai didn't care about this. After all, as long as he kept completing the system tasks, he would eventually be able to live in a villa worth hundreds of millions.
Unlike goals that cannot be seen, the system provides a future that is largely visible.
After finishing the fried dough stick in his mouth, Gu Bai took another bite of the xiaolongbao.
It has to be said that Hangzhou is indeed a food wasteland, with few main dishes being particularly good, but the xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) here are genuinely quite good.
Anyway, after eating two baskets of steamed buns, Gu Bai felt very satisfied.
After finishing his steamed buns and fried dough sticks, Gu Bai walked alone towards the gate of the villa area, holding a cup of soy milk.
The style of the villa area's gate is very similar to that of the gate at Lakeside No. 28 where we had dinner last night; it should be in the Neo-Chinese style.
The gate frame is made of dark gray stone spliced with matte metal, and there are two rows of lush green landscape trees on both sides of the road.
According to Gu Bai's assessment, these trees should be pruned regularly.
Further inside, there is a security booth. The security guards inside are different from those in older residential areas; they look very energetic.
A woman in a professional pencil skirt stood in front of the security booth, her gaze fixed on Gu Bailai's direction, as if she were waiting for someone.
When Gu Bai came into the other person's line of sight, a hint of uncertainty flashed across the other person's exquisitely made-up face.
But when she saw that Gu Bai was indeed walking towards the direction of the residential area, she immediately went up to Gu Bai's side.
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