Chapter 345 Fang Meng: A Heart That Wants to Live Off a Woman Grows Stronger

Bai Nuo and the others arrived in Beijing around 5 a.m. An Yun was driving, while Fang Meng moved to the back seat to sit with his girlfriend and discuss where the four of them would stay.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Wei family donated most of their assets to the country free of charge. The donated assets were mostly factories, businesses, and cash. In order to thank the Wei family for their contributions to the country, and in addition to their repeated assistance to the army in resisting foreign enemies during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the top leaders directly ordered that a number of properties and old shops be reserved for the Wei family in order to reward them for their willingness to work hard for the country and the people.

Not only the Wei family ancestral home in Shanghai, but also many residences in Beijing have been preserved. After her daughter's sacrifice, Madam Wei decided to transfer several properties under Bai Yiman's name to her granddaughter Bai Nuo's name.

However, those properties are not suitable for living at the moment. Some are rented to government agencies, while others are too large and in unsuitable locations, so Bai Nuo simply crossed them off the list of places to stay.

However, as the wealthiest of the four, the biggest challenge for Bai Nuo after returning to Beijing was finding a place to stay.

Although the Wei family's visible assets are under the name of the head of the Wei family, Old Madam Wei, as the only heir of the Wei family in this generation, Bai Nuo's grandmother had already handed over those visible assets to her long ago. Whether it was a house ticket or a key, she knew where they were.

“Let’s go back to the Wei family’s old house to get the key. There’s a two-courtyard house in the Summer Palace that’s been empty all along. It’s not too far from Peking University, and it’s only about half an hour’s drive to the No. 1 Military Region. The key point is that this area is under the jurisdiction of the Huai’an Branch.”

An Yun nodded in agreement: "Yihe Road is fine. I also have a courtyard house there. I'll check later to see if I can exchange that courtyard house for one next to yours."

Although the four of them are currently in relationships, they are not married yet. Living alone in the same courtyard as a single man and woman could easily lead to someone taking advantage of the situation to cause trouble for them. Therefore, it is necessary for them to live separately. Fortunately, they have now returned to Beijing.

The four people, three of whom were native Beijingers, each had powerful connections, influential relatives, and extensive networks. Finding someone to exchange their house for theirs was incredibly easy for them.

Bai Nuo nodded: "It should be possible. There are Wei family servants who have been assigned to look after my family's yard. They are all people that my grandmother has trained since childhood. None of them were assigned a yard back then. We can just see which one is suitable and exchange them directly."

An Yun chuckled lightly: "It's settled. I have a cousin at the housing management office. Once it's confirmed, I can have him handle it for me."

The An family and his mother's Yu family have no shortage of administrative personnel.

“Actually, we could rent the same courtyard at the same time.” Fang Meng put down the notebook with a bunch of addresses in his hand and suddenly felt that marrying into the family was much better than marrying his little girl.

After all, no matter how you look at it, he's poor.

Marrying a rich woman is much easier than bringing a rich woman home.

However, before marrying his rich little girl, he definitely wouldn't want to live separately from his girlfriend. You know, back in Qishui Brigade, they lived across the hall from each other, a distance that could be crossed in a big stride.

"Rent a house? In those hutongs and courtyards?" Bai Nuo looked at Fang Meng in surprise.

Why do these three people have their own house but don't live there? Why do they go out and rent a place? Are they trying to drive someone's old man crazy?

"You've never been beaten by my grandma, have you?" An Yun rolled her eyes at the rearview mirror, speechless.

His grandmother was a true lady from a prestigious family. She valued the etiquette, manners, reputation, and honor of the scions of noble families the most. Even in turbulent times, she only told them to be low-key in their actions and conduct in order to ensure the family's stability and get through those years peacefully.

However, because the An family has always adhered to the principle of putting the country first, and its own foundation and strength are strong enough, it has been able to survive steadily in this chaotic situation and has always maintained a high position in the political arena. As a result, the etiquette and manners that the old lady has cultivated since childhood, as well as the habits of a lady from a prestigious family, have never been lost.

Therefore, An Yun really didn't dare to challenge her grandmother's authority, as that old lady valued family honor and reputation more than anyone else.

If people knew he had a perfectly good house but didn't live there, instead renting a place in a chaotic tenement, and even bringing his sister from a wealthy family with him, they would be utterly disgracing the family.

You really won't get your legs broken!

Fang Meng curled his lip: "That's why you rich kids are such a hassle. Why can't you live in a tenement? It's so much more down-to-earth!"

Although Fang Meng's maternal grandfather's family was also one of the prominent families, the Zhou family was a family of doctors who had practiced medicine for generations, and many of them were military doctors. Many of their family customs and educational methods were different from those of the other families. The Fang brothers who grew up in the Zhou family were similar to their cousins ​​in the Zhou family, all of them a combination of the appearance of a noble young master and the inner toughness of a soldier.

In their words, why bother with so many rules? Wouldn't it be better to use that time to stab people a few more times or fire a few more shots?

Bai Nuo chuckled and ruffled Fang Meng's buzz cut: "Alright, forget about it. The old men and women in the family will absolutely not agree to us living in a chaotic tenement. The reason the Wei family owns so many properties is because my great-grandfather traveled around doing business and didn't like living in crowded places. That's how he developed the habit of buying and selling properties everywhere, so that he could always maintain the elegance and style of the head of the Wei family."

"Bao, is this why you need to get a house in Fuxing County even when you go to the next village?" Fang Meng asked, puzzled and greatly shocked.

"Huh?" Bai Nuo blinked innocently, finally remembering that she had forgotten something.

She forgot about that courtyard house!

It's all Ah Tong's fault. I don't know what she was playing before, she put herself into hibernation without even reminding her.

"Forgot?"

Fang Meng guessed the reason from his little girl's expression and looked at her with amusement.

"kindness!"

Bai Nuo pouted. That courtyard was basically useless now, but they couldn't just leave it there and abandon it.

The heir of the Wei family cannot afford to lose a single penny!

"It's alright!" Fang Meng patted the little girl's head, suppressing a laugh, and offered a comforting suggestion: "It's not convenient to buy or sell houses right now, so let's leave it empty for now. Tomorrow I'll call my cousin and ask him to arrange for someone to look after it. If that doesn't work, we can arrange for someone to move in and watch the house, and then we can deal with it later."

"So, where are we going to stay from now on?" An Yun parked the car and turned to look at the two people in the back seat.

Bai Nuo raised an eyebrow, glanced out the car window, looked at the familiar gate not far away, and slowly smiled, revealing a gentle and nostalgic smile: "It doesn't matter, we can stay anywhere, the important thing is... we're home."