"Emperor One Hotel," Duoduo read the words on the sign, "Daddy wants to eat here?"
"In two days, XS Group will hold a press conference for their new product here. He's probably going to confirm the venue today," Yueyue said, rummaging through the wardrobe for two baseball caps and putting one on each of them.
These past two days, while Duoduo was busy playing in Beishi, Yueyue took advantage of the free time to quietly infiltrate XS Group's internal network. He learned about this news from their internal emails.
He had originally planned to hack into Qin Beiting's phone or computer, but was blocked by the latter's firewall.
He couldn't break through Qin Beiting's firewall!
This made him increasingly interested in Qin Beiting.
"How do we get there?" Duoduo put on her hat and changed her dress back in the room. She opted for a pair of blue overalls and a white sweater, which were more convenient for moving around.
"I've just called for a car. I'll tell Aunt Anran later that we need to do homework and shouldn't be disturbed. You go to your room and strike a pose like you're doing homework first."
"Will this really work? How come I don't even believe myself looking so diligent?" Duoduo said.
"..."
You know how lazy you usually are with homework, right?
Yueyue: "What else can we do?"
"Leave it to me!" Duoduo said, and then dashed downstairs.
Ten minutes later.
The two little ones, taking advantage of Xiao Anran going out to buy groceries and cook, quietly slipped out of the villa. The ride-hailing car was waiting right outside the gate. Dafeng Novel Network.
The driver was a middle-aged woman. Seeing only two children, she was a bit surprised. "Where are your dad or mom? Aren't they accompanying you?"
"We've grown up, we can take a car by ourselves. And Mommy is busy with work, Daddy is waiting for us at the hotel. Driver Auntie, you can just take us to the hotel," Duoduo said.
The driver was instantly charmed. "Alright, buckle up. Let's go."
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Meanwhile, at the clinic.
Yu He, Xiao Qing, and Xiao Ya went to see a few houses they had found, but none were particularly satisfactory. After a tiring morning, the three returned to the clinic.
"Actually, I still think the original courtyard house was good..." Xiao Qing couldn't help but mutter.
Xiao Ya immediately nudged her with her elbow, signaling her not to bring it up.
"I also think that place was good," Yu He said unexpectedly.
Xiao Qing and Xiao Ya exchanged glances. "Did you go back to see it?"
"Yes," Yu He replied.
Xiao Qing and Xiao Ya hesitated to speak.
Since the clinic moved out, the courtyard house had been vacant until now. They also really wanted to go back, as it held memories of Grandma Yu, but since the house wasn't theirs, there was nothing they could do.
"Bang bang bang," At this moment, the wooden door outside was knocked, and then an old woman wearing a bright red and purple padded jacket and with gray-white hair walked into the courtyard.
Xiao Qing and Xiao Ya saw her, immediately put down their milk tea, and stood up. "Landlady."
"Aunt Huang, what brings you here?" Xiao Ya stepped forward with a smile to greet her.
The old woman, however, did not have a good expression. "The rent is overdue, are you going to pay it or not? If not, I'll throw all your things out!"
"Aunt Huang, we've already paid this month's rent," Xiao Ya said with a smile.
"You only paid the old rent price, not the increased portion! Didn't I make it clear on the phone a few days ago? The rent has increased!" Aunt Huang said with a sharp and mean tone.
"We signed a contract. During the contract period, you have no right to increase our rent! Even if you want to increase the price, you have to wait until the contract expires, renew it, and then increase it!" Xiao Qing pulled Xiao Ya aside and said assertively.
Aunt Huang put her hands on her hips. "Back then, I saw that your clinic's business wasn't good, so I didn't increase your rent when you renewed the lease. Now, the rent in this area is no longer the same price. I've already given you a good deal. Now I want to increase the rent a bit, is that too much?
"If you can't afford the rent, then don't rent it. I don't see many patients at your clinic, so you might as well just go out of business! Hurry up and move out! Don't be an eyesore here, I want to sublease it to someone else!"
"By what right do you want us to move?" a clear and cold voice came from inside the room, accompanied by a chilling aura from the woman.
Aunt Huang saw the woman walking out of the room, exuding an aura that was not to be trifled with. She couldn't help but swallow, but still said stubbornly, "Who are you?"
"The owner of this clinic," Yu He said coldly.
Aunt Huang sized her up. Although her aura was formidable, she was just a young girl in her early twenties. She had eaten more salt than this girl had eaten rice. She must have been blind earlier to think she was scary.
She said fiercely, "Since you are the boss, then pay! If you don't pay, then get out!"
"If you want us to move, you can. But first, refund our rent and pay compensation!" Yu He said calmly.
Aunt Huang's eyes widened when she heard this. "What? You want me to refund the rent? Pay compensation? You're dreaming!"
"If you don't want to pay, then scram!" Yu He said sternly.
"Oh, you, you, you, you!" Aunt Huang pointed at Yu He, furious. "This is my property, how dare you tell me to scram?!"
Yu He: "I advise you to go back and read the contract carefully, find a lawyer, and then come back! Otherwise, don't blame us for kicking you out!"
"Who are you going to kick out? I'll do it, I'm good at this!" At this moment, Shen Yao's lazy voice came from the doorway.
As soon as he entered, he rolled up his sleeves, looking ready for a fight.
Aunt Huang, seeing the fierce Shen Yao, couldn't help but take two steps back. Isn't this the notorious Young Master Shen from the capital?
He often got into fights and brawls, relying on his family's power and influence, and never took responsibility.
A while ago, her son's friend offended him and was sent to prison, and would never be able to get out in this lifetime.
She dared not provoke him.
"You don't need to kick me out! I'll leave myself! But you'd better move out as soon as possible!"
Aunt Huang was extremely angry, but she didn't dare to do anything to them. She could only leave, muttering curses.
This house was something she had extorted from her well-married daughter. It was her son's idea to rent it out, which gave her a generous income every month without having to work. However, all the income went to her son, and none of it reached her hands, so where would she get the money to refund the rent and pay compensation?
If someone hadn't given her a sum of money and instigated her to make them pay more rent, or else kick them out, she wouldn't have come to make a fuss.
"Hello, hello, excuse me, is the Yu Xianyi Clinic this way?" At this moment, a man in ragged clothes with a strong rural accent stopped Aunt Huang and asked.
Accompanying him was a woman wrapped in a headscarf, also in tattered clothes, wearing a mask, coughing intermittently, and timidly clinging to the man.
When Aunt Huang saw the two who looked like beggars, she felt unlucky. Her mood was already bad, and when she heard them looking for the clinic, she said irritably, "What are you looking for? That shabby clinic has already gone out of business and is preparing to move. Don't bother, go away, go away!"