"Kid, you're on your own!"
Xiao Bailong patted the man with glasses and then left with his men.
"Brother-in-law, have you gotten into serious trouble!"
The bald man's expression was grave. "It's all my fault!"
"You admit it's your fault!" The man with glasses suddenly turned and kicked him. "I always told you to keep a low profile, but you wouldn't listen. Now you regret it!"
The bald man dared not speak. He was just a small-time hoodlum before. If it weren't for the man with glasses lifting him up, he wouldn't have achieved anything. Now that he had implicated the man with glasses, how could he face himself.
After leaving the restaurant, Lu Fan touched Lin Ke'er. "Did you get hurt in the restaurant!"
"No!" Lin Ke quickly shook her head, then asked curiously, "Brother Lu Fan, I don't understand. Why is it that every time there's danger, someone helps you resolve it? Who exactly are you?"
"Actually, I know the leader of the Azure Dragon Sect, so helping with these small matters isn't a problem!" Lu Fan brushed it off.
Although Lin Ke didn't believe him, she knew Lu Fan didn't want to tell her, so she couldn't ask too many questions.
"By the way, let's hurry back!" Lu Fan chuckled. "We're moving today!"
"Moving!" Lin Ke'er looked confused.
"That's right, a new house!" Lu Fan said mysteriously.
Shen Tianlong had given him a villa, and it was perfect for them to move in. The houses in the commoner village were too poor, and Granny Guihua was getting old. Moving to a better place would put Lu Fan at ease.
Upon returning to the commoner village, Lu Fan informed them of the matter. Granny Guihua, however, looked confused. "Xiao Fan, although housing prices in Qingzhou aren't expensive, they still cost a lot of money, especially a villa. Where did you get so much money?"
"Granny, this villa belongs to a friend, and he asked me to keep it for him. He was afraid it would be eerie if no one lived in it, so I thought of moving in," Lu Fan said with a smile.
"That doesn't seem right!" Granny Guihua shook her head. She was used to hardship, and it was difficult for her to adjust to such a sudden change.
"There's nothing wrong with it. My friend is going abroad for three to five years, and the house will be empty anyway!" Lu Fan winked at Lin Ke. "Besides, Lin Ke is about to start working. Living in the city would be a great help to him."
Lin Ke nodded awkwardly.
After much persuasion, Granny Guihua finally agreed.
Shortly after, the few of them arrived outside the villa complex of Tianfu Courtyard.
Looking at the magnificent villas, Lin Ke was astonished. "Are we going to live here from now on!"
"That's right, we'll be living here from now on!" Lu Fan nodded. "Coincidentally, my friend and I opened a company. Xiao Ke, you'll be starting work soon, and Granny won't have to sell osmanthus cakes anymore!"
"Yes, yes!" Lin Ke'er quickly nodded. "Granny has worked hard for so many years; she can finally enjoy her retirement!"
"Selling osmanthus cakes is my old trade. Even if you achieve great things, I won't abandon this old business!" Granny Guihua said stubbornly.
Lu Fan and Lin Ke exchanged glances, showing helplessness. Since Granny Guihua had said so, they naturally had to respect the old lady's wishes.
"What are you guys doing? Go collect scrap metal somewhere else. This is not a place for you to be!"
Just then, a voice rang out, and a man in a suit walked over, holding an electric baton.
Lu Fan raised an eyebrow. With Granny Guihua present, he couldn't get angry. He said softly, "We are residents here!"
"Residents!" The man in the suit glanced at them. "With your appearance, you're residents!"
Lin Ke'er's face turned red. Having been raised by Granny Guihua without parental love, she was full of inferiority. Being spoken to like that by the man made her feel even more vulnerable.
"Xiao Fan, could there be a mistake?" Granny Guihua said softly. Even she found it hard to believe that someone would entrust such a nice villa to Lu Fan for safekeeping.
"No mistake!"
Lu Fan smiled and turned to the man. "This is the key to Tianfu Villa. Could it be fake!"
"Tianfu Villa!" The man wasn't shocked; instead, he burst into laughter. "If you pulled out any other key, I might believe you, but Tianfu Villa? You're aiming too high, kid!"
"Could a key be fake!" Lu Fan's expression turned unfriendly. The man in the suit holding an electric baton was likely a security guard for the villa complex, but his attitude was truly poor.
"Do you think you can fool people by just taking out any key!" The man in the suit sneered. "If you don't leave, don't blame me for getting rough!"
Lu Fan's expression was displeased. If it weren't for Granny Guihua's presence, he would have probably acted already.
"What's going on?" A middle-aged man arrived.
"Manager, these scrap collectors, I'm sending them away!" The man in the suit said with a smile.
"I am a resident of Tianfu Villa, and this key is proof!" Lu Fan produced the key, adding with dissatisfaction, "Your service attitude here is really poor!"
"Tianfu Villa!" The middle-aged man looked slightly confused. 'This is Elder Shen's residence. Where did this young brother get the key?'
"Of course, it was given by Shen Tianlong. If you don't believe me, you can ask him!" Lu Fan said with displeasure.
The middle-aged man didn't dare to be careless and quickly made a phone call.
The man in the suit, however, sneered. "Tianfu Villa represents authority in Qingzhou. Do you have the qualifications to live here!"
Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man reprimanded him, "Shut up!"
The man in the suit was stunned. He then saw the middle-aged man respectfully say, "Mr. Lu, it's our poor service attitude. We will definitely change it in the future!"
"What, did you find out!" Lu Fan said coldly. "Can we go in now!"
"Yes, of course!" The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly, not daring to offend him in the slightest.
"Manager, this..." The man in the suit looked astonished.
*Slap...*
The middle-aged man slapped him. "You ignorant fool! Mr. Lu is a good friend of Elder Shen. How can you offend him! You don't need to come in tomorrow!"
The man in the suit stood there, looking wronged. Finding a job was difficult now, and he had pulled many strings to get in as a security guard.
"Manager, please give me another chance! I will never judge people by their appearance again!" the man in the suit pleaded.
The middle-aged man said nothing. He turned and left. Offending others was one thing, but offending Elder Shen's friend was something they couldn't afford.
Upon arriving at the villa, Lin Ke'er was overjoyed. She had never seen such a luxurious residence.
"Brother Lu Fan, I want to stay in the room with the dolls; it's so pretty!"
"No problem!" Lu Fan chuckled. "You can stay in whichever room you like; there are so many rooms anyway!"
"Thank you, Brother Lu Fan!" Lin Ke'er said excitedly and kissed Lu Fan on the cheek.
Lu Fan was stunned, his face instantly turning red. He had never been so close to someone before.
"Brother Lu Fan, your face is red!" Lin Ke'er teased. "Don't tell me you like me!"
"Little girl, your face is red too!" Lu Fan shot her a glance.