Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 520 - 520 515 Are You Here to Collect the Rent

Chapter 520: Chapter 515: Are You Here to Collect the Rent? Chapter 520: Chapter 515: Are You Here to Collect the Rent? “I’m just casually listening to see if there’s any material I can use, not mixing with a bunch of women every day like you said. Alright, alright, I will be more careful in the future.”

Jiang Yan thought to himself, I didn’t say anything, what do you need to be careful about?

He gave his dad a puzzled look.

Jiang Fengwei guiltily turned his head away, continuing to press him, “Jiajia’s situation is difficult to talk about, huh? You can just give me a general idea. That kid seemed odd to me ever since she was little, she just doesn’t resemble Song Laosan and his wife at all, even though Xie Jingying was considered a beauty in Jianghai Town when she was younger, at best she could be called pretty. Her eldest is more of a mix of her and Song Laosan, but even so, just so-so, nowhere near Jiajia… Oh yeah, now that the kid has been found by her biological mother, does that mean she’s cut ties with Song Laosan and his wife?”

“Yep, she has cut ties.”

“That’s good, that couple was no good anyway…”

“Xie Jingying is dead.”

“…Dead?”

Jiang Fengwei put down what he was holding, turned around in surprise, and looked at Jiang Yan, “She was so young, how did she die? Illness?”

“Sleeping the night before, then never woke up the next day.”

When Jiang Fengwei heard that she had passed away just like that, he couldn’t help but sigh. If there was no physical illness, it must have been a heart issue.

Then he thought of old man Jiang who had just passed away.

He said to Jiang Yan, “Yesterday, I called your sixth uncle in South City. He said your grandfather had a stroke half a year ago and was half paralyzed. The doctors said there was hope for recovery if taken good care of… good care? He might take care of your grandma, but expecting your grandma to take care of him? No way. I sent your sixth uncle two thousand yuan to take back for your grandpa’s funeral, that’s the least we can do to honor our father-son relationship.”

Jiang Yan didn’t say anything, just listened to him ramble on about other things, and for the first time, he noticed that old Jiang talked a lot.

Outside in the living room, Mu Jiawen was casually eating fruit while sizing up the place, which was clean and tidy, obviously well-kept. But up until now, Jiang Fengwei had no idea the house was hers.

The bank card Jiang Yan gave her was still with her, and so far, she had only withdrawn ten thousand yuan from it when he first gave it to her; she hadn’t touched the rest.

No one knew how much was in it now.

After dinner, Jiang Yan and Mu Jiawen wanted to go for a stroll in the ancient town of Jade City. Knowing they wouldn’t leave tonight, Jiang Fengwei was very pleased.

Hearing they wanted to walk around the ancient town at night, he volunteered eagerly, “I’m familiar with all the sights inside, I’ll take you guys around.”

Jiang Yan gave his dad a complicated look, but didn’t say anything.

When they were about to leave, the door across from them opened and Teacher Mei came out holding two bags of garbage.

“Oh, Jiang Yan is here.”

Teacher Mei greeted him with a pleasant smile, no different from last time.

“Aunt Mei.”

After politely greeting each other, Teacher Mei looked at Mu Jiawen standing beside him, paused, and then said in surprise, “Young lady, what brings you here? Are you here to collect the rent?”

Surely they weren’t going to stop renting the house to Jiang bro, right?

The house had been transferred to her and had been renovated when Mu Jiawen and Mu Chenyan first came to visit a few years back, but that was years ago; how could this Teacher Mei still remember her?

For a moment, Mu Jiawen didn’t know what to say.

“Collecting rent? This is my son’s girlfriend,” said Jiang Fengwei, looking puzzled but not making the connection to her being a landlord.

Yet, his words confused Teacher Mei on the spot. How did the landlord’s daughter end up as Jiang Yan’s girlfriend?

Could it be because they met by renting an apartment, and then started dating after a few back and forths?

Yeah, that’s also possible.

Teacher Mei felt that her guess was more or less on the mark, after all, Jiang Yan was a Beijing University student, with a tall and good-looking stature to boot.

And not to mention the landlord’s daughter, just look at that delicate little face, so beautiful it’s almost unreal, what boy could see her and not be moved?

Thinking this, Teacher Mei suddenly understood, why bother with rent anymore, they had already become one family.

“Jiang is surely blessed, having such a capable son like Jiang Yan, who found such a beautiful girlfriend. Unlike my boy, four years of college and not even a whisper of romance, and now that he’s graduated, I don’t even know if he can meet someone at work.”

Jiang Fengwei loved hearing this; his eyes crinkled into slits as he smiled, but he didn’t forget to compliment the other, “Your Guangning is so handsome, finding a girlfriend should be a breeze for him, he just doesn’t want to, that’s all.”

Both were clearly adept at the art of mutual flattery, and then Jiang Fengwei brought up the topic of taking a stroll in the old city.

“Oh, you’re going to the old city now? Then wait a sec, we have a yearly pass at home, you can take it and won’t need to buy tickets.”

With that, Teacher Mei put down the trash she was holding, and without waiting for a response, quickly turned around and went back home.

Jiang Yan and Mu Jiawen exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat complicated.

In fact, as a member of the Yu Family, Mu Jiawen had a special card. She could occasionally get in by scanning her face, and could also bring the two of them in for free.

But Jiang Fengwei seemed quite approving of Teacher Mei, and even explained to them, “Teacher Mei’s in-laws are old and like the familiar place, they often go to the old city, so they just went ahead and got a yearly pass. There’s no limit on the number of times per year, you can go as often as you like. Don’t worry, there’s no photo on the yearly pass, we can use it.”

After saying this, he added, “I heard that starting next month, new yearly passes will require a photo, and then it won’t be so easy to borrow them. By the way, have you ever been inside when you came here before?”

Both of them nodded.

“Did you ever visit the Yu Family’s old residence? It’s quite expansive, like a garden.”

Jiang Yan thought, we’ve not only visited but also stayed there.

“Uncle Jiang…”

Mu Jiawen opened her mouth as if to say something, but at that moment, Teacher Mei had already come out with the card and was smiling as she handed it to Jiang Fengwei, “This way, the three of you only need to buy one ticket.”

After expressing gratitude, they all headed down the stairs together.

It wasn’t far from here to the old city scenic spot, just a stroll after a meal, and in fifteen to twenty minutes, they arrived.

If it weren’t so close, Teacher Mei’s in-laws wouldn’t have gotten a yearly pass, and Mu Chenyan wouldn’t have purchased property here years ago. Besides a residence in the complex, there were four other storefronts on the streets outside.

Upon arrival at the old city scenic area, Jiang Fengwei handed the two cards to Jiang Yan, “You two hold onto these, I’m going to buy a ticket.”

He had just turned towards the ticketing area when Mu Jiawen quickly called out to stop him, “Uncle Jiang, there’s no need to buy one, I have a card.”

“You have a card? What kind of card?”

Mu Jiawen reached into her crossbody bag and pulled out a card, all black with a white jade character etched in the center, about the same size as the yearly pass they were holding, then walked up to the gate and handed it to one of the staff members.

Their attitude changed instantly upon seeing her card, welcoming her with a beaming smile.

Jiang Fengwei looked on, baffled by the scene. Without thinking it through, one might not notice anything amiss, but he had lived here for two years, when had ancient town staff ever been so enthusiastic towards tourists?

Of course, this wasn’t to say the staff had poor attitudes. They were adequate, but never like this.

So, was it because of the nondescript black card in Jiajia’s hand?