Whether it was the Quiet Online Supermarket or the Hua Xing Technology Company, both were already key enterprises supported by the city of Shenzhen. If they truly wanted to acquire a plot of land to build an office building, the Shenzhen government departments would likely grant the request.

Zhuo Weidong was, of course, very clear on this point, and Yi Anguo was equally aware.

So why did Yi Anguo prefer to pay a high price to buy a completed commercial real estate project directly from Zhuo Weidong? There were certainly reasons for this.

Acquiring land and building under the name of the Quiet Online Supermarket or Hua Xing Technology Company was not difficult. However, getting a piece of land in the city center was not so simple, because there was simply no vacant land available there.

The main reason the Blue Coast Real Estate Company was able to secure a plot in the city center for commercial development was its cooperation with the Futian District. They operated under an urban renewal project, which was how they managed to secure such a prime plot in the city center for commercial development.

Shenzhen's Blue Coast Century Center, located in the southeastern part of the city's CBD South Area, covered a total land area of 30,163.01 square meters and had a total building area of 466,000 square meters. It was a large-scale integrated project combining office buildings, apartments, retail space, and hotels.

This project had only just begun construction. It was a massive investment, and Zhuo Weidong was urgently raising money precisely because the project could not be allowed to halt. Otherwise, Blue Coast would lose its foothold in Shenzhen.

This was a key government construction project in the city center. If you dared to abandon it, or even just halt construction, there would be severe consequences. Your development rights would be immediately revoked, the land forcibly reclaimed, and the project put up for re-bidding to be handed over to another company.

Zhuo Weidong hadn't realized that Yi Anguo had also taken an interest in this project.

Yi Anguo's interest in the project carried both advantages and disadvantages for Zhuo Weidong.

The advantage was that there would be capital for the project's construction and development. The disadvantage was that he would have to sacrifice a great deal of profit.

Any property Yi Anguo was willing to invest in would certainly not be priced high. It was unlikely you could make much money off him. It would only be enough to make ends meet, essentially making you feel like you were just working for him.

The previous batch of over 4,500 apartments had been a similar situation; it was practically like building the properties for him for free.

The Century Center project, with a total building area of 466,000 square meters, was originally expected to be highly profitable upon completion.

But in the current market, it was hard to say how much money could actually be made.

With Yi Anguo now stepping in, the outlook was even more uncertain.

Just as Yi Anguo had said, the current economic environment was poor. A large number of companies were closing down, leaving many office buildings vacant and unrentable.

This had led to a general decrease in office rents, and sale prices were also beginning to fall.

Apartment rents and sale prices were also on the decline.

Although the situation in the city center was much better than in the suburbs, prices were still falling, and the future was filled with even more uncertainty.

After Zhuo Weidong left, Yi Anguo thought it over. I probably wasn't too excessive, was I? Although Zhuo Weidong did help me a lot in the beginning, he was also using me, and the prerequisite was always his own benefit. Besides, I've helped him a lot since then, especially last time when I helped him swallow the Ren Family's company. Now, while it might look like I'm taking advantage of his misfortune, I'm ultimately still helping him. I'm just securing some benefits for myself in the process. That shouldn't be wrong, right?

With these two major projects, the Anguo Property Management Company would have a solid foundation. Once these two projects were completed, Yi Anguo didn't plan to sell them. Instead, he would rent them all out. The monthly rental income would be a huge figure.

Another source of income was property management fees. The fees for commercial real estate were not comparable to those of ordinary residential communities. The management fee per square meter could be as high as eighteen or twenty yuan per month.

The income from parking fees was also quite substantial. It was normal for a single parking space to generate over a thousand yuan per month.

The Shenzhen Blue Coast Century Center was formed by merging two plots of land, an eastern and a western one, with a planned north-south municipal road running between them. The plots were well-shaped.

Located in the southeast of Shenzhen's CBD South Area, the Blue Coast Century Center was adjacent to the Convention and Exhibition Center to the west and faced the Fortune Building across Fuhua Third Road to the north. It was bordered by Huanggang Middle School to the south and flanked by Xincheng Gardens and Gangli Royal Garden to the east. It was the CBD's flagship business project with single-entity ownership.

With such a great location and a fantastic project, it would be a shame to sell it instead of collecting rent. It's a goose that lays golden eggs! If I'm going to sell, it should be in ten years when I can get a good price. But it doesn't matter if I never sell; collecting rent is fine too. Even if it's sold, I can still collect property management fees.

「A few days later.」

The eldest sister and her husband arrived in Shenzhen. Yi Anguo personally drove to the station to pick them up and arranged a welcome dinner for them at Chuan Yu Restaurant, taking the opportunity to introduce everyone to each other.

The third sister and her husband also came, bringing their son Liu Senlin.

As the saying goes, an elder sister is like a mother. For someone like Yi Anguo, whose parents were gone, his eldest sister's status was undoubtedly different.

When the eldest sister saw so many people, with one person calling her "Elder Sister" and another calling her "Aunt," she felt a bit overwhelmed.

When she was introduced to Li Sisi, her expression changed noticeably. In my mind, Li Sisi is my true sister-in-law!

When Yi Xinyi called her "Aunt," the eldest sister touched her head and said, "Xin Yi! You've grown so big. What grade are you in now?"

"Auntie! I'm eight years old this year, in the second grade. I'm a big kid now, not a little one."

"Oh! That's right, that's right! A big kid. Our Xin Yi is a big kid now," the eldest sister said, laughing happily.

When Yi Yunlong and Yi Yufeng, an adorable, rosy-cheeked pair of nearly two-year-old twins, called her "Auntie," the eldest sister beamed, her eyes narrowing into slits with joy.

But wait, didn't Si Si say she didn't have any children? Whose kids are these two then?

"What are your names? Why do you call me Auntie?" the eldest sister asked, squatting down and hugging both children.

"I'm Yi Yunlong!"

"I'm Yi Yufeng!"

"He's my brother!"

"She's my sister!"

"Because you're our auntie, so we call you Auntie!"

"Okay, okay! I am your auntie!" the eldest sister said with a laugh. Both children have the surname Yi, and they look a lot like my brother did when he was young. They must be his kids. But Li Sisi doesn't have children... Could it be that my brother has other women besides her? All these women are calling me 'Elder Sister'... Are all of them involved with my brother?

Soon, Chen Feilong ran up to her, calling her "Auntie." When she saw him, he looked even more like her brother as a child. There's no need for a test. This is definitely my brother's son, no doubt about it.

The eldest sister let go of Yi Yunlong and Yi Yufeng and hugged Chen Feilong.

"What's your name? Why do you call me Auntie too?"

"My name is Chen Feilong. My dad is Yi Anguo, and you're my dad's big sister, so of course I call you Auntie!" Chen Feilong said, tilting his head up to look at her.

Sure enough, another one of my brother's sons. Just how many women has my brother been with these past few years in Shenzhen? He's never even been married, yet he has several children! But if Yi Anguo is his father, why is his surname Chen?

Then, Yi Meifeng also ran up to her and called out "Auntie." By now, the eldest sister was almost numb. It's one thing for my brother to hide so many things from me. But my own two daughters are here; there's no way they didn't know how many children their uncle has. Yet they never said a word to me about it. Their secrecy was watertight! If I had never come to Shenzhen, would I have gone my whole life without knowing I had so many nieces and nephews?

"Little darling! Tell Auntie, what's your name?"

"Auntie! My name is Yi Meifeng!" Yi Meifeng said with a smile, her big, bright black eyes wide open.

"Yi Meifeng, nice. You really are very pretty. Can you tell your auntie how many brothers and sisters you have? Do you have any younger siblings?"

"I have two older brothers, the eldest is Yi Yunlong, and the second is Chen Feilong. I also have two older sisters, the eldest is Yi Xinyi, and the second is Yi Yufeng. I don't have any younger brothers or sisters yet," Yi Meifeng replied.

"Meifeng, you're so good. Then who is your mother?" the eldest sister asked with another smile.

"That's my mama!" Yi Meifeng said in her sweet, childish voice, pointing toward Ding Jing in the crowd.

Ding Jing nodded at the eldest sister with a slight smile.

"That's Mama Sisi!" Yi Meifeng said, pointing to Li Sisi.

Li Sisi also nodded at the eldest sister. Although she was smiling, her smile was tinged with bitterness. Seeing that several women had borne children for Yi Anguo while she, the one who had been with him the longest, remained a hen that couldn't lay eggs... how could she possibly smile?

"That's Mama Hu Jing. She's also the mother of Brother Yunlong and Sister Yufeng!" Yi Meifeng said, pointing to Hu Jing.

Hu Jing smiled as well and nodded to the eldest sister.

"That's Mama Chen Ting, and she's also Chen Feilong's mother," Yi Meifeng said, gesturing toward Chen Ting.

Chen Ting also smiled and nodded at the eldest sister.

The eldest sister was completely numb inside. My brother is truly a man of 'talent.' Not only does he have so many women bearing his children, but they all know about each other and even live together in harmony.

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