Chapter 623: Chapter 623

Enthusiastic Doggy, my little brother, was unstoppable, and Lin Juan had no choice but to follow the arrangement.

Liu Zhizhong soon took her back to the hospital once, and after getting in the car, they headed first to check their villa.

On the car, indeed, there were some items, such as clothing and whatnot, as well as Lin Youyou's books and the exam papers from each year's end—all kept by her mother.

Lin Youyou frequently fell ill and was admitted to the hospital, but her grades never suffered. A natural intelligence! At just 12 years old, she was already in the eighth grade.

Anyway, Liu Zhizhong had said that they would prioritize Youyou's illness; all other matters could wait until after her recovery. If Lin Juan needed work, he could arrange it; if Lin Youyou needed to attend school, the best middle school in Yangzhou was waiting for her.

Ah... Sister Juan from next door, really... didn't know what more to say.

Any woman would be bursting with emotion over such a dramatic turnaround in life's fortune...

Following Liu Zhizhong to Xiang Qingqing's little villa, the garden was overgrown with weeds, but everything still felt so warm. The room was devoid of dust, clean and tidy. Lin Juan really cried again, overwhelmed with unspeakable emotion.

She even wanted to tell Liu Zhizhong about the past events of the Liu Family but held back because Liu Zhizhong said the focus should be on Youyou for now.

Liu Zhizhong helped Lin Juan move two suitcases back to the villa and gave her a key.

Then, Liu Zhizhong asked if Lin Juan needed to buy any daily necessities that he could arrange.

But Lin Juan said, "Zhizhong, there's no rush for those. I have so much money on me now, I'll take care of it later! Aren't you—"

She paused, looking somewhat embarrassed, "Didn't you say earlier in the café, about how I should pay you back... Now that we're here in the house, can we talk about it?"

Liu Zhizhong shook his head, quite moved, "My Sister Juan, you really are… All right, you have principles and boundaries, and I admire that in a sister. Your story's inspired me to create a new art piece. Rest assured, it won't use your real name or anything like that. And from this art piece's net income, I'll apply with the company to allocate thirty percent to you because this material is about you, and you deserve to benefit from it."

"What? My… my story…"

"It's not okay, Sister Juan? Then forget it."

"No, no, it's definitely okay! Thank you, Zhizhong. I never thought there could be such a way to make money..."

"Just be ready with a bank card, the amount will be surprisingly large. At least as it stands now. However, we'll need to use some of your photos as well for the production team. I'll take some for you, if that's okay?" For more chapters visıt 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝕟𝕖𝕥

"Now? I…" Lin Juan involuntarily covered her face, "I look so ugly right now... How can I..."

"Sister Juan, you're naturally beautiful, not ugly at all. As a woman of conviction, a great mother, you are even more beautiful. Well, it's getting late, you should go to the hospital to be with your child, and I should head home too. They're waiting for me to cook! Tomorrow, then, I'll come here to take your pictures."

"Ah? You… oh…" Lin Juan suddenly remembered, and said with a laugh, "Right, you have your own home, it must be a happy little family, huh? How old is your child?"

Liu Zhizhong became a bit awkward at that, shaking his head, "Sister Juan, I don't have any children yet! Let's not talk about this right now, it's a long story. We can talk about it slowly another time, okay?"

Lin Juan was used to running cars and had interacted with all sorts of people, so she had some skill in reading and understanding them.

She sensed that she might have touched on a sensitive topic for Liu Zhizhong and quickly said, "I'm sorry, Zhizhong. I didn't mean to…"

"Hey, Sister Juan, why so polite? It's no big deal. Go ahead to the hospital... oh, you drove all the way here, so take a hot shower, relax a bit before heading to the hospital. Remember, when you get there, don't tell Youyou that I'm Mr. L, it'll be better that way."

"Just say I'm the nephew of Doggy, the neighbor from my childhood?"

"Of course, I am Doggy, haha..."

Both men shared a hearty laugh, and then Liu Zhizhong truly bid farewell to Lin Juan, without any hemming and hawing or beating around the bush.

After seeing off this honest and bright young brother Doggy, Lin Juan returned to the villa, turned on the hot water, and gazed at her own snow-white, delicate, and sexy body in the mirror when suddenly a vague impulse overtook her...

On the way home in his car, Liu Zhizhong called Zhang Tianbao, wanting to secure the job opportunity for Lin Juan. Taking the initiative is never a problem.

The conversation naturally drifted to what the old leaders in the Provincial City had said about the Yangzhou Zhang Family, which Liu Zhizhong found somewhat unbelievable, stating, "Brother Tianbao, this situation couldn't be related to you, could it?"

Zhang Tianbao replied, "Not at all, I still don't even know how to broach the subject with Minister Luo! It's all because Zhang Zhengchang is so unlucky, blindly running into Minister Luo and the old leaders!"

"Mmm..." Liu Zhizhong couldn't help but show a hint of a smile. After all, he enjoyed seeing the Zhang Family members who had oppressed him suffer from his strategic counterattack, which triggered a series of negative effects for them. It really felt great.

Liu Zhizhong continued, "When a person is down on their luck, even cold water gets stuck in their teeth. Once misfortune strikes and your luck spirals downward, there's no stopping it. Old Sir Zhang chose a great location for his tomb, but Feng Shui isn't all-powerful either!"

Zhang Tianbao chuckled, then suddenly remembered something, saying, "Brother Zhizhong, speaking of Feng Shui, there really was an issue concerning the Feng Shui Bureau at Old Zhang's funeral. It was such an edgy move, I didn't see it coming."

"What kind of edgy move?"

Liu Zhizhong was also a bit curious, as it's only during casual conversations that one can talk about such matters, too much formality makes it difficult. Just like in the officialdom, minor issues are discussed in large meetings, while significant issues are handled in small gatherings.

Zhang Tianbao explained, "During the few days after the old master passed away, it was sunny in Yangzhou, frighteningly so, but of course, also scorchingly so. You know that, right?"

"But the Zhang Family members are superstitious about Feng Shui, they thought it would be fitting if there was a little rain when the old master's coffin was being buried."

"The Zhang Family really went to great lengths, they contacted the city's meteorological bureau, and on the morning of the funeral, they managed to arrange artificial rainfall. They fired twelve hundred meteorological shells from the rainmaking artillery on Azure Dragon Mountain, causing a light drizzle. That way, it technically rained when the coffin was buried, and the deceased ancestor could bless the descendants."

"Uh... I... this...," Liu Zhizhong was truly shocked and appalled; the Zhang Family could actually pull off such a thing, sigh...

However, Liu Zhizhong sighed with a wry smile, "But what about the results? That light rain didn't do any good, it seems the Zhang Family has really fallen on hard times..."

"Isn't that the truth? With Feng Shui, natural laws have their own way of working, what good is too much human intervention, right?"

"True that! Brother Tianbao, it looks like the era of the Yangzhou Zhang Family might indeed be over, and the era of Brother Tianbao is probably about to begin..."

"Hey, I dare not say such things, dare not say such things, hehe..."

"Alright, just take it as if I'm talking nonsense! But, Brother Tianbao, do me a favor and keep an eye out. Are there any positions open at the city's Overseas Chinese Affairs Office?"

"City Overseas Chinese Affairs Office... you're not thinking of going there to loaf around and retire early, are you?"