Imperial Treasure

Chapter 655 - 425: Zhiyuan Duke’s Mansion_2

Su Zimu shook his head; this estate probably wouldn’t suit someone like Sui Yi, who disliked trouble.

Sui Yi’s phone rang, and he walked aside to answer the call.

Deputy Director Zhao scratched his head; he hadn’t expected this deal to go through either. It was probably just a protective instinct—after all, I couldn’t just outright say this estate is a trap, and anyone who buys is a fucking idiot, could I!

After a while, Sui Yi returned, "Zimu, let’s go."

The group walked out of the gate... The businessman took the opportunity to hand out his business card...

Sui Yi gave him a glance, "I don’t have this."

The businessman hurriedly said it was okay, and only then did he mention that his surname was Yang, his given name Zhili, and he was a businessman from Yangzhou...

Sui Yi nodded and before leaving, said to Deputy Director Zhao, "If this estate isn’t fixed by someone else within three days, settle it for me."

What?

Deputy Director Zhao and Yang Zhili were both stunned. Someone really fell into the pit.

While walking on the road, Su Zimu was naturally curious. Sui Yi then said, "That tree is very nice."

"The tree? The Ancient Tree? Indeed, it’s been around for some time. Someone estimated it’s about seven hundred years old. Since it grows within the estate, it got passed down along with the estate. Are you buying the estate just for it?"

Su Zimu hadn’t checked how much wealth Sui Yi had, and Su Ziyi didn’t know or mention it either, but she knew that Gong Jiu was extremely wealthy, so she guessed this man wouldn’t be short of cash.

However, she didn’t expect it to be to this extent.

A few hundred million and not even a blink.

"Not seven hundred years, but a thousand," Sui Yi’s mouth curved slightly, "A thousand-year-old red banyan Ancient Tree, with a thousand-year-old heart inside, and roots beneath, its preciousness... could buy three estates like this one."

Su Zimu was astonished for a while before saying, "I think you could have just bought that tree directly..."

She surprisingly didn’t doubt Sui Yi’s words, rather than the mistake of the professionals from the officials—perhaps she believed in the saying her old man said about ’masters hidden among the common folks.’

Clearly, Sui Yi was one such master.

Sui Yi shook his head, "But I’m not just after that tree... This estate might be run-down, but its feng shui is extremely good; otherwise, it wouldn’t have nurtured that red banyan... As for the estate’s blueprints, I can manage them myself... I just need to find a competent construction team and modern architects..."

She felt the estate was indeed nice and truly, it was a pity.

Only then did Su Zimu remember something very important that she had forgotten.

This man was an archaeology prodigy, and having apprenticed under those two masters, he had at least seven points of mastery in ancient architecture and literature, if not eight. Naturally, he didn’t need to rely on others to draw up the architectural plans for Zhiyuan Duke’s Mansion. Besides, he had two teachers above him.

"I now feel it indeed suits you best... But why wait three days, aren’t you afraid of someone else snatching it up?"

"If there is someone, they surely understand it as I do and can afford to rebuild this estate... As for the three days..."

Sui Yi gave a slight smile, "Let’s wait for the matters at Duke Zheng’s Mansion to settle."

Stirring the earth when the blood hasn’t settled is inauspicious.

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Su Zimu didn’t know that Sui Yi, having driven off, had just received a call from the charity foundation mentioned before at Duke Zheng’s Mansion, not the one belonging to Duke Zheng’s Mansion, but another.

A moment later, she arrived at Pan Family Garden.

After searching through a few streets, she found a shop that was neither large nor small.

--Panglong Studio.

Panglong...

Sui Yi’s lips curled up as she pushed open the door. The plump man who had been lounging on the sofa immediately jumped up, "Oh my, the goddess!"

There were no other clerks in the store; it was just this one man who started shouting so loudly that Pang Shang came out from the inner room.

"What are you howling about! Oh my, the goddess!"

Apart from their size, age, and brain capacity, there was no fundamental difference between these two.

After Sui Yi sat down, Pang Shang yelled at the plump man to pour water. He himself sat opposite her and said, "That issue has caused quite the stir. If it weren’t for that, I’m afraid those people would be prodding about you, goddess..."

Sui Yi glanced at him, "Choose another title."

"All right, female knight-errant."

"...."

Pang Shang still respected Sui Yi and quickly changed his appellation, then started asking, "Miss Sui, you’re definitely here for a reason, right?"

"Did Zheng Wen come to see you?"

"No," Pang Shang looked surprised, and then asked, "Is it about that foundation issue? I say, these people have some nerve, the matter isn’t even over yet and they’ve started working as normal..."

Normal work? Sui Yi took the glass from the plump man and said indifferently, "The disaster area is in a rush, I guess."

"Perhaps, according to our agreement, that five hundred million price is fictitious, I just need to allocate one hundred million for disaster relief, and it will be fine. Duke Zheng’s Mansion will cover the larger part, seventy million, and you’ll cover thirty million... But Duke Zheng’s Mansion ended up getting the Misty the Pearl from you as a facade, and then they let you pay thirty million; I feel like you’ve come out at a loss... In the matter with the Li Family, they didn’t contribute a whit either, it’s just this favor..."

"It’s canceled," Sui Yi turned away, which was also unexpected. She had thought she could use Duke Zheng’s Mansion to break into the Capital City market, but Duke Zheng’s Mansion’s pawns had been tainted with blood and couldn’t be touched anymore, so that move was wasted...

Plans cannot keep up with changes.

It’s just as well that the Dual Fish Bright was given to Yi...

"Just consider it a donation," Sui Yi wasn’t too concerned about the thirty million, but if she made a donation, might her account get entangled in that money laundering scandal too?

The two foundations...

She frowned, and suddenly felt that Gong Jiu’s previous mention of hiring a professional management team to handle the assets was a necessary move.

Sui Yi sat for a while at Pang Shang’s place, inquired about some matters concerning Duke Zheng’s Mansion, and then looked at the shop... Inside, things were all over the place, resembling a miscellaneous store...

Although Pang Shang was the local big shot of Pan Family Garden, he managed to be both low-key and ostentatious.

As Sui Yi was thinking, the Master hesitated and Pang Shang gave him a kick.

"Hey, just sitting there is boring, goddess... You’re the owner of Sui Tang Square, right?"

Sui Yi looked at him.(To be continued... If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)