Urban Most Awesome Dad

Chapter 382: Chapter 382: Zhonghai’s Number One Residence_1

Xu Fan immediately pulled out his phone from his pocket, and upon seeing the incoming call display, couldn’t help but smile. As it happened, he also needed Lu Chennong’s help with something, but the other party had beaten him to the punch by calling first.

Xu Fan pressed the answer button and heard Lu Chennong’s cheerful voice, “Xu bro, Li Hua told me about what happened last night. It gave me quite a scare. Thank goodness you stepped in, otherwise I can’t even imagine what kind of tragedy would have occurred.”

“Lu bro, no need to mention it. With the relationship we have, is all this formality necessary?” Xu Fan said.

“Ah, this matter is very important to me. I wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t express my gratitude,” Lu Chennong spoke candidly. “Well then, for such a huge favor, it’s worth having the Lu family do their utmost for you. Whatever you need in the future, just let us know.”

When Lu Chennong used to say such things, it represented him personally, but now he was speaking on behalf of the entire Lu family, which had an entirely different significance.

After learning about the recent events, Lu Chennong and Lu Chenbing were greatly moved, so they held a very formal family meeting with the Sun family and unanimously made this decision.

They were all visionaries with keen insight and recognized Xu Fan’s strength without overbearance, his unparalleled martial honor, his clear dealings in matters of gratitude and grudges, and on top of that, his assistance to the Zhang family and great favor to the Sun family, which made them willing to take on any major, ethical task for Xu Fan.

Xu Fan received an affirmative response, which didn’t surprise him. He treated his friends sincerely, and naturally, they reciprocated wholeheartedly.

At this moment, he truly felt he had the power to turn clouds into rain with a wave of his hand in Zhonghai City.

After all, Lu Chennong was Zhonghai City’s richest man, Lu Chenbing was the highest official in the Zhonghai City Public Security Bureau, and the Sun family was the most powerful and foremost family in Zhonghai City.

Such a powerful support was enough to let him upend the entire Zhonghai. Manpower, wealth, influence, resources, and power—none were anything less than top-notch.

Xu Fan happily accepted, saying with a laugh, “Since Lu bro has such intention, I would seem somewhat insincere to refuse. Of course, I hope that we can be friends as well as allies, helping each other to progress side by side. Now that we’ve come to this point, as it happens, there’s a matter I’d like to ask for Lu bro’s help with.”

Lu Chennong’s hearty voice came through, “Haha, don’t just say one favor. I’d be only too delighted to do ten thousand favors for you. Just say it.”

“I’m thinking of moving to a new house,” Xu Fan said without hesitation. “Lu bro, you’re a big shot in the real estate business, so this task should be easy for you. We don’t need to discuss the price. I just need a detached villa that’s in a good location and has a nice environment.”

After listening, Lu Chennong pondered for a while and then said, “I filtered through the detached villas I have on hand. Although there are many, none really meet your requirements. Either they are in the suburbs, or their size is just average. As for the city center, not to mention the exorbitant land prices, mostly those plots are used for building skyscrapers, and if there are suitable detached villas, they are already being hoarded by the big families.”

Xu Fan was taken aback, realizing that money wasn’t omnipotent after all and that even buying a villa could be fraught with difficulty.

Lu Chennong thought for a moment and then said, “If you’re not planning to change your requirements, then I’m afraid I don’t have a very good solution. How about this—you make do with a villa I transfer to you.”

“Oh? What kind?” Xu Fan asked.

“The one you’ve been to before. The time you were caught at the police station and my younger brother Chenbing fished you out, and you went to that villa afterward, remember?”

Reminded by Lu Chennong, Xu Fan immediately had an impression. That detached villa’s location was indeed not bad, situated in the center of the city’s Oriental Famous City villa complex. It even had a natural hot spring inside, with a quite large area of nearly six hundred square meters.

The most important thing is that the dozen or so villas around it are subtly vassal to Lu Chennong’s villa, forming the Water-Drawing Array of Imperial Dragon. The mouth of the array is this very villa. The Spiritual Energy of the water from Pujiang is gathered by the array and funneled into the mouth, causing the Spiritual Energy in that villa to be much denser than around.

People living inside would feel mentally refreshed, physically strong, and healthy. Plus, with the beautiful environment and other factors, it has earned a splendid reputation outside: “Zhonghai’s Number One Residence.”

The villa is great indeed. However, it was meant for Elder Sun to enjoy his later years, specially purchased by Lu Chennong. If it hadn’t been for Sun Jin’an not being well suited to stay in places with too much humidity, he would’ve probably settled down there long ago.

Thinking of this, Xu Fan directly refused, “Brother Lu, this villa is also a cherished possession of yours, bought especially for Elder Sun. How could I take someone’s favorite?”

Lu Chennong smiled and said, “Little brother Xu, Elder Sun is sentimental and accustomed to living in the manor. Besides, he told me he has no plans to move and is quite comfortable there. So, the villa has been sitting idle, which seems like a waste. I was even preparing to hand it over to an auction house. Since you happen to be in need, it saves me the trouble of dealing with it.”

Xu Fan always felt there was something off in his words. Lu Chennong added, “Little brother Xu, don’t be a stranger. Let’s just settle it this way. Besides, I am transferring ownership, not giving it away. I’ll still have to collect the real silver and gold that’s due.”

With that said, Xu Fan could only agree and express his thanks.

Having gotten Xu Fan’s agreement, Lu Chennong immediately switched to the tone of a businessman making a deal, and earnestly quoted the price: “You needn’t say thanks for a business deal, but rather ‘Pleasure doing business.’ I’ll instruct someone to clean and arrange the villa right now. As for you, you better prepare the money quickly. A fixed price of fifty million, no discount, or the deal is off.”n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Xu Fan was completely stunned. As serious as Lu Chennong was in his words, the deal was almost like a giveaway.

He wasn’t a fool. Just the land of that villa was worth nearly thirty million, and adding the construction costs, along with the real estate market value and the feng shui location, it should be at least three times the price of the land alone. If it were auctioned off, it would normally fetch around one hundred million.

Yet Lu Chennong only wanted fifty million!!!

Xu Fan chuckled wryly, “Old brother Lu, this is practically a giveaway. And here I thought you were a shrewd businessman, making such a losing deal. Aren’t you ruining your reputation for astuteness?”

“Heh heh…” Lu Chennong laughed, amused, “Ruining my reputation for astuteness? Sounds like you’re taking advantage while also trying to wrong me. Are you trying to piss me off to death? Ah, if it wasn’t for the fact that you wouldn’t accept a giveaway, I would have just given it for free. After all, as Zhonghai’s wealthiest, do I really care about a hundred million or two? Just stop doing all this math with me; it’s giving me a headache.”

Xu Fan happily accepted the favor at his convenience, laughing, “Old brother Lu, you still need to improve your demeanor. But I will humbly obey.”

“Sigh, seems like whenever I speak to you on the phone, I need to keep a bottle of emergency heart pills ready. I’m not going to be hexed to death but might be angered to death instead,” Lu Chennong said with mock anger. “Alright, Zhonghai’s richest has made a losing trade, and I’m in a bad mood, so I’m hanging up. If it’s convenient for you, we can meet this afternoon to handle the paperwork.”

“Alright then.”

After hanging up, Xu Fan stored his phone away and was about to start the engine when the ringtone sounded off again.

Xu Fan pulled out his phone and saw it was an unfamiliar number. He frowned but still pressed to answer and was startled by a hoarse voice on the other end, “Hello, Master? It’s me, Cui Dong.”

Xu Fan laughed, finally receiving a call from the lad. But he still had to keep up appearances, so he answered with a very casual tone, “I’m Xu Fan. Are you sure you’ve thought it through?”