Being with children is always a pleasure. Their innocent words and playful antics seem to possess a healing power, allowing you to set aside all exhaustion, unload every pressure, and forget all your worries.

It makes your entire being relax, filling you with happiness and joy.

While playing with his daughter in the living room, Yi Anguo watched his wife, Hu Jing, cooking in the kitchen, and he felt a sense of satisfaction he had never experienced before.

Wasn't this the life he had always longed for?

"Daddy! I want to eat an apple!" Yi Xinyi suddenly blurted out a new word she had learned.

"What do you want to eat, an apple?" Yi Anguo couldn't help but laugh. "What's an apple?"

"Daddy! An apple is an apple, don't you know?" Yi Xinyi asked.

"Oh! Then how do you say orange in English?" Yi Anguo asked, deliberately teasing her.

"Orange is just 'orange'!" Yi Xinyi replied promptly.

"And what about a banana?" Yi Anguo asked with great interest.

"A banana is just 'banana'!" Yi Xinyi answered just as quickly.

"Wow, Xin Yi, you're amazing! What other English words have you learned? Tell Daddy all about them," Yi Anguo said.

"Yellow, yellow, yellow is called yellow!"

"Red, red, red is called red!"

...

"Dinner's ready! My, Xin Yi has learned quite a few English words!" Hu Jing said with a smile to the father and daughter as she brought the dishes to the table.

"She has! She knows more English words than I do!" Yi Anguo said as he stood up.

Yi Anguo then asked, "Xin Yi, do you know what we should do before eating?"

"I know! Wash your hands before meals and cultivate good hygiene habits."

The two washed their hands and sat down at the dining table, where Hu Jing had already served them each a bowl of soup.

"Back in our day, we didn't start learning the alphabet until junior high. They taught us the ABCs, all twenty-six English letters, with a song. Now, even kindergartens teach English," Yi Anguo said with a laugh.

"How can children today be compared to us back then? A single month of kindergarten costs over eight hundred yuan, whereas we only paid a few hundred for an entire semester's tuition," Hu Jing added with a smile.

...

After dinner, Yi Anguo took the rare opportunity to accompany his wife and daughter downstairs for a digestive stroll in the community garden. Many other families of three were also out for a walk.

Many of the long-term tenants recognized Yi Anguo, their landlord, and would greet him from time to time. Regardless of whether he remembered them, Yi Anguo always responded with a polite nod and a smile.

Ever since establishing the real estate agency and taking over the community's property management, Yi Anguo hardly ever had to collect rent in person. As time went on, it was only natural that he had little impression of many tenants and couldn't clearly remember who was who, which was even more true for newer residents.

However, the residents of Blue Coast Phase Three were relatively stable. The larger the apartment, the more stable the tenants tended to be. Many who rented large units were families with children living and working in the area with stable incomes, so they generally didn't move often.

"Landlord!"

"You are...?"

"I live in Building 17, 19th floor, Unit D. Don't you remember me?"

"Oh! Now I remember, we've spoken before. You were the first tenant to rent my six-bedroom, two-living-room apartment," Yi Anguo said, his memory finally jogged by the man's prompt.

"Yes, yes, that's me!"

"Ah, you're out for a walk with your wife and daughter, too!" the tenant said with a smile.

"Yes! And I see you're out walking with your wife as well!" Yi Anguo replied, smiling and nodding.

"Yeah! There's not much to do in the evening. We just finished dinner, so we thought a stroll in the garden would be nice," the tenant said with a nod. "This garden is beautifully maintained, and I really love the community's environment. The property management is also excellent. Actually, I was hoping to talk to you. I'd like to buy the apartment I'm currently renting. I was wondering if you would consider selling it to me?"

After a glance at the tenant, Yi Anguo smiled and said, "I remember asking you about this before. You said you thought renting was more cost-effective. Housing prices in Shenzhen City are already very high. What if the market becomes unstable and prices fall, or if your job changes? Wouldn't that be a problem?"

"The housing prices now are much higher than when you first started renting here. Why the sudden desire to buy? Aren't you worried prices might suddenly drop? Or that your job might become unstable and you get transferred elsewhere?"

The tenant chuckled. "That was then, this is now. People's perspectives change."

"Before, I was just an employee with a decent salary. Now, I have my own company, and it's doing quite well. I plan on staying here for the long term, so buying a house is naturally the more sensible choice."

"It's true that prices are much higher than before, but I have great confidence in Shenzhen's future development."

"Yes, I also have great confidence in Shenzhen's future economic growth. Selling the house or not isn't that important to me. But if you buy a house right after starting a business, won't that make your cash flow even tighter? Why not wait a few more years? Wouldn't it be better to buy a house once your business is more developed and your financial situation is stronger?" Yi Anguo asked curiously.

"I certainly wouldn't be paying in full. At most, I'd make a 20% down payment and then slowly pay off the mortgage each month. Even if I don't buy, I still have to pay you rent every month. I think it's more cost-effective to buy sooner rather than later," the tenant explained.

"Alright then. If it were anyone else, I would definitely say no. But you're my tenant, and that feels like fate. If you truly want to buy it, then I'll make it happen for you," Yi Anguo said, nodding. "Go to Happy Real Estate Agency tomorrow. I'll give them a heads-up."

"Thank you so much! About the price...?" the tenant asked hesitantly after expressing his thanks.

"The price will be based on the current market value, of course. I'm not too sure about the specifics myself. When you go ask them tomorrow, they'll give you the exact figure," Yi Anguo said after a moment's thought. "If you feel the price is too high, you can always refuse. A sale has to be at a price acceptable to both parties."

"Besides Blue Coast Phase Three, there are other residential complexes in the area. Even within Blue Coast Phase Three itself, there are other properties for sale that don't belong to me."

Only after the tenant had left did Hu Jing speak up. "Large apartments in Blue Coast Phase Three are hard to come by right now. With housing prices on the rise, selling now seems like a bit of a loss, don't you think?"

"Are you short on money?"

"No! But even if I were, selling one apartment wouldn't solve any major problems," Yi Anguo replied, shaking his head.

"If you're not short on money, why are you in such a rush to sell?" Hu Jing asked, puzzled.

"Let's just call it doing a good deed," Yi Anguo said with a smile. "The house would certainly be worth more later, but one apartment isn't that important to me. Owning one more or one less makes no real difference to my life."

"But for that tenant, it's a completely different story."

"He's lived here for quite a while now and has gotten used to the lifestyle. He genuinely likes the environment here."

"If I refused to sell it to him, he'd probably have to buy a place somewhere else and move away from an environment he's grown to love."

"So I decided to just grant him his wish. It makes him happy, and in turn, it makes me happy. Helping others is the source of happiness, after all!"

...

However, what Yi Anguo hadn't expected was that after that first tenant, dozens more suddenly emerged, all expressing their desire to purchase the homes they were currently renting.

All of these tenants also lived in the large apartments of Blue Coast Phase Three.

Furthermore, the number of tenants wanting to buy kept growing, and they all started approaching Happy Real Estate to inquire about purchasing their homes.

The agents at Happy Real Estate were initially confused, as they didn't know any properties in Blue Coast Phase Three were for sale. They only later realized that these inquiries were all from tenants renting apartments owned by their very own boss.

From the perspective of the real estate agents, they naturally hoped their boss would list these properties for sale. That way, they could earn a handsome commission.

However, since their boss hadn't instructed them to list the properties, they would never dare to take the initiative to sell his apartments

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