As long as she bought a house, she could live here for a long time. If she didnât have a house, she needed to pay a visitation fee. Paying the visitation fee for a few years was enough to buy a house.
Nan Weiyue was afraid of being bullied, so she asked Leng Xiaoyao to accompany her. Leng Xiaoyao had nothing to deal with, so she went with Nan Weiyue.
They went directly to the housing management office since they were unfamiliar with the place.
In Dragon Bone City, houses couldnât be bought or sold privately. Those who wanted to sell their houses must register with the housing management office, and those who wanted to buy houses must go there to see them.
That was also an unwritten rule of the housing management office because it charged a commission for viewing houses, which was one silver coin per day.
One silver coin was almost equivalent to an ordinary personâs monthly salary.
Moreover, only cultivators could easily buy houses, while it was more difficult for ordinary citizens to buy them. Also, ordinary citizens couldnât live in the city center and could only live in the outskirts.
Although Guiyun was a world of cultivators, there werenât only cultivators. There were also many ordinary people, but the gap between them and cultivators was huge.
Nan Weiyue was a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Building Stage, which was considered good. When the staff at the housing management office served Nan Weiyue, they were naturally very enthusiastic.
However, the staff didnât feel any air of cultivation from Leng Xiaoyao, so they explained in advance. âMay I know how many people will live in this house? Only cultivators are eligible to live in the city center. So if you have come together, Iâm afraid you wonât be able to buy a house in the city center.â
Upon hearing that, Leng Xiaoyao immediately released her magical power to prove that she was also a cultivator.
The staff felt Leng Xiaoyaoâs magical power and realized that she was also a cultivator.
As for why they couldnât feel her cultivation level, there was a kind of magic weapon that could shield a personâs cultivation level. Therefore, the staff thought that Leng Xiaoyao must have some kind of magic weapon that could shield her cultivation level and didnât say much about it.
Then, according to Nan Weiyueâs requirements, the staff recommended three courtyards for her to see, all of which were in the city center and priced between eighty and a hundred gold coins.
Nan Weiyue wasnât favored by her father in the Nan family, but she wasnât mistreated either, so she still had a lot of money and resources.
In addition, she had her own motherâs dowry, so she had over a thousand gold coins and tens of thousands of silver coins.
Ten silver coins were equivalent to one gold coin, so Nan Weiyue had over two thousand gold coins in total.
That was enough for middle-class families in Dragon Bone City.
As long as she didnât waste it, Nan Weiyueâs money was enough for three hundred years!
The staff of the housing management office took Nan Weiyue and Leng Xiaoyao to see the courtyards. Nan Weiyue didnât like the first one because it was too old and needed renovations.
The second one was acceptable, but still had some flaws.
When they saw the third one, Nan Weiyue liked it because it was newly built.
There was a front yard with a main hall, a side hall, and a kitchen.
There was also a back yard with three bedrooms.
It was spacious enough for two people, but not too big.
The back yard was also decorated with many flowers and plants, which looked very delicate.
This courtyard cost one hundred gold coins, and Nan Weiyue decided to buy it without hesitation.
Then they went back to the housing management office, the staff found the owner of the courtyard and quickly processed the paperwork.
However, just as they finished processing the paperwork, a person came in aggressively. It was the ownerâs mother.
âSong Ping, did you sell the house?â The ownerâs mother, Li Shi, questioned.
âYes!â Song Ping said in a flat tone, showing no kindness towards his so-called mother.
âDidnât I tell you to give the house to your younger brother for his marriage? Why did you sell it? You have to give it back to me.â Li Shi was angry. If she hadnât been keeping an eye on him all along, she wouldnât have known that Song Ping had sold the house. It was simply infuriating.
âThatâs ridiculous!â Song Ping sneered when it was brought up. âWhy should I give my house to my younger brother for his marriage? Besides, itâs not just my house. Half of it belongs to my wife!â
âBut Chuan is your younger brother. Are you so heartless that you wonât help him when heâs in trouble?â Li Shi said, trying to morally blackmail him.
âIf Song Chuan were my full brother, I would naturally help him as much as possible, but Song Chuan is just your and my fatherâs son.â Song Ping replied with disdain. They were really shameless.
âYouâŚâ Li Shi was mad. âNo matter what, youâre related by blood.â
She didnât think that it was wrong for her to ask Song Ping for the house. Anyway, his wife had passed away, so he could give the house to Song Chuan for his marriage.
âEven though we share blood ties, heâs not my son. I have my own son to raise, and I need money to marry him off. Why should I prioritize your son over mine? Besides, you have your own house. Why should I give up mine just because you like it? I donât owe you anything,â Song Ping said angrily.
âYouâŚâ Li Shi was so angry that she could barely speak.
After everyone figured out what was going on, they looked at Li Shi with contempt.
âSo she turns out to be a stepmother! No wonder she wants to steal her stepsonâs house!â
âMaybe she not only wants the house, but also the man!â
âThat makes sense. She already stole the man, and now she wants to steal the house. How shameless!â
âIf she had any shame, she wouldnât have done it.â
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It turned out that Li Shi indeed had stolen Song Pingâs father in the past.
Although having multiple wives and concubines was common in Guiyun, Li Shi didnât want to just be a concubine, so she made Song Pingâs parents divorce using a scheme.
As a result, Song Pingâs relationship with his family had been very bad over the years. Li Shi used to suppress him, but now that she needed him, she tried to appeal to his emotions, which was ridiculous.
Li Shi was embarrassed by onlookersâ comments, but she didnât back down. âI donât care. You canât sell the house. If you really want to sell it, give me the money. Otherwise, Iâll go to the house every day and cause trouble.â
Song Ping was at the peak of the Foundation Building Stage, so no one in the Song family dared to directly attack him. They could only use other means.
Upon hearing that, Nan Weiyue decided to not stand by and watch. She walked out and released her power towards Li Shi. âIâve paid the money and completed the procedures. The house is mine. If you dare to cause trouble in my house, I wonât hesitate to deal with you.â
Although Li Shi was also a cultivator, she was only in the early Foundation Building Stage and couldnât withstand the power of Nan Weiyue who was at the peak of Foundation Building Stage. Her face turned pale instantly.
Nan Weiyue felt that it was almost enough and stopped releasing her power when Li Shi was about to collapse under it.
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