He only owned one property here, and that property’s floor was such that even the wealthiest usual people couldn’t buy it.

Even though Ye Liuyun had bought it on a loan, being able to secure such a large amount of money in a short period of time and qualifying to buy on that floor was already quite impressive, something ordinary people simply couldn’t achieve.

So, what seemed like Ye Liuyun venting to himself was actually him boasting in a very low-key manner.

Seeing through the other’s intent, Dong Tianyu didn’t continue the act and directly spoke, "Okay, this isn’t the place to chat, let’s find a quieter place to talk slowly."

"I haven’t been back here for a long time and am not very familiar with this place anymore, you pick the spot."

Hearing what Dong Tianyu said, Ye Liuyun looked around. Indeed, this wasn’t a suitable place for chatting, so he didn’t refuse Dong Tianyu’s suggestion. Led by him, the two arrived at a tea house in the commercial district.

As soon as they entered the tea house, Dong Tianyu saw a row of large teapots placed in the middle of the room, with labels naming the tea inside each pot.

Seeing this, Dong Tianyu momentarily doubted if they had entered the wrong place, as such setups were usually seen in bars or beverage shops where drinks are pre-poured.

Usually, tea in tea houses is brewed on the spot upon order. Pre-brewed, ready-to-drink tea like this was unheard of.

However, upon reflection, tea was indeed hard to come by at that time. If, as before, entering a tea house consumed several taels of tea, probably few in the entire base could afford it.

Selling it as a ready-to-drink beverage like now actually allowed more people to try it in the shop.

Ye Liuyun expertly led Dong Tianyu into a private room and without asking Dong Tianyu’s preference, directly ordered two cups of black tea.

After all, they had known each other for so long, each was well acquainted with the other’s taste and dietary restrictions.

Additionally, at that time, the tea wasn’t strong, the drink barely had a hint of tea flavor, so Ye Liuyun didn’t ask and made the decision on his own.

When the waiter brought the tea and left the private room, Dong Tianyu curiously inspected the setup brought by the waiter.

Aside from a pot of already brewed tea that contained no leaves, all the necessary items for a traditional tea service were present. Not only that, there was a barrel of water under the table connected to the water outlet on the tea table, and under the tea stove, there were four blocks of alcohol fuel.

Seeing this well-equipped setup, apart from the lack of tea leaves, it really had everything one could need.

Ye Liuyun picked up the teapot on the stove and poured a cup for Dong Tianyu, "Try it. Although the flavor is a bit weak, the taste is actually not bad."

After taking a sip, Dong Tianyu somewhat enjoyed the flavor; after all, this was his favorite iced black tea flavor before the calamity.

"After such a long time, can’t you splurge a bit and treat me to something nicer? You’re always palming off this kind of stuff on me."

Hearing Dong Tianyu’s teasing, Ye Liuyun felt somewhat wronged. It should be noted that although there was no minimum charge in the private rooms here, customers who chose to use them generally didn’t order inferior items.

Upon seeing the expression of grievance on Ye Liuyun’s face and before Ye Liuyun could explain, Dong Tianyu spoke again, "Let’s drop this matter, let’s not discuss these unhappy things.

Talk about your recent situation. Seeing that you could buy the place next to mine shows you must be doing pretty well."

Hearing Dong Tianyu say this, Ye Liuyun rolled his eyes. Although Dong Tianyu said he was doing well, why bring up the property next door? That was just another way to boast.

However, this time, although Ye Liuyun understood the implication, he didn’t dwell on it. Instead, he shared his experiences since he had arrived here.

"Not long after you left, because my brother had always been serving the Imperial Court, plus we never imagined that at this point, the Imperial Court would still have his personal records."

Because of him, our immigration here was very simple, truly just a formality.

Then, due to work, my brother left this underground area just like you did.

However, before leaving, because of my brother, the Officials provided us with several resettlement options."

Originally, the place we were assigned was not next to your family, but coincidentally, the head of the department handling our settlement knew my father.

Moreover, knowing beforehand from your father and the surrounding neighbors that the household next door to yours would move, after a series of coincidences, our families became neighbors again.

But unlike your extremely lavish way of buying a house in full, we brought over some savings when we came, but it was only enough for a down payment.

My brother’s salary was just enough to cover the monthly payments, and since I couldn’t just sit around eating away from our savings, the burden of making money fell on me."

Hearing Ye Liuyun say this, Dong Tianyu couldn’t help but roll his eyes and retorted, "Isn’t this exactly what you wanted, you shouldn’t act coy after gaining an advantage."