After Rebirth, the Celebrity Daughter is the Medical Expert!-Chapter 137 - 98: Courtyard House

In the first month of the school year, a post was pinned to the homepage of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences forum, and countless replies followed.

The theme of the post was [Freshman Junior, Beauty Beyond Compare], which featured photos of Ning Youguang during military training.

Beijing’s September weather was sometimes cool, sometimes hot.

All the freshmen at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences wore military training uniforms and exercised on the playground. Among them, one female student followed her classmates diligently, performing the training actions precisely, yet she stood out extraordinarily in the crowd.

Because her skin was as snowy as snow, compared to those around her, she looked like she came from another dimension, not like a real person.

Moreover, she was naturally exquisite in appearance, slender and graceful, with an air of purity, her beauty was simply beyond compare.

Almost as soon as the post came out, Ning Youguang became famous at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

After all, this school was filled with academic elites, and everyone was a university student, so classmates were very restrained in their discussions.

Although the post was popular, after a while, everyone went back to their usual activities.

Unlike the students at Dijing High School who used to gather out of curiosity about how a beautiful person looked in reality, just to catch a glimpse outside her classroom.

At most, when Ning Youguang walked around the campus, the student return rate was a bit higher.

...

Freshman year was far busier than expected, but after all, it was university, and during the holidays, there was no skimping; a week had two days off.

Every week during her two days off, Ning Youguang basically went to her dad’s house.

She had a high level of acceptance towards her stepmother and stepbrother and didn’t feel unfamiliar or uncomfortable going to her dad’s house.

This, however, left Ming Jinxin feeling bewildered and somewhat at a loss on how to handle her.

The most obvious action was that every Friday afternoon, no matter how busy she was, she would purposely call to ask:

"Youyou, what do you want to eat tonight? I’ll have the auntie prepare it in advance?"

"Where would you like to go over the weekend?"

"Is there anything you want to buy, do you want to go shopping?"

"..."

To be honest, for a stepmother, Ming Jinxin was indeed quite thoughtful towards her stepdaughter.

Yet Ning Youguang still noticed her cautiousness in subtle ways.

One weekend, she specifically found a time to have an honest communication with Ming Jinxin.

"Auntie, you’re so busy, there’s really no need to call every Friday to ask what I want to eat tonight or how I want to spend the weekend. This makes me feel like you’re too careful around me, making me a bit uncomfortable at home. Shouldn’t family just be at ease with each other? If you don’t know how to treat me well, just treat me like you do with Ming Chao, is that okay?"

"Sure, of course, I can do that. Auntie now knows what to do in the future."

"Great, if there’s anything I need, and if arrangements need to be made in advance, I’ll send you a message on WeChat."

"That would be wonderful." Ming Jinxin breathed a small sigh of relief in her heart.

While relaxing, she also began to reflect that she was indeed a bit too attentive to her stepdaughter.

Even she did not realize, this also precisely indicated that she still had different feelings towards her and Ming Chao.

Now, it was brought up by a child, which really is...

Ming Jinxin was undoubtedly a smart woman. Upon realizing her attitude towards her stepdaughter was problematic, she immediately adjusted the way she interacted with her.

Although she still couldn’t treat her as casually as her son Ming Chao, she became much more relaxed and generous.

As a result, Ning Youguang’s weekends at her dad’s house became more comfortable.

...

It was unclear whether it was due to Ming Jinxin’s hint or Ming Chao seeing Ning Youguang spending weekends at their parents’ place, but later on, if there wasn’t something particularly important over the weekend, he would also come home.

But he was different from Ning Youguang; Ning Youguang didn’t have a suitable place to live in Beijing.

He did, and more than just one.

For instance, the small two-bedroom near the school where he lived was specifically bought by Ming Jinxin for him after he got into Tsinghua, so he could live off-campus.

Not that Ning Youguang didn’t have a house in Beijing, just that she couldn’t live there.

Ning Youguang did own a house in Beijing.

Upon her rebirth, with such a good opportunity, although she did not intend to make a big profit by taking advantage of her foreknowledge, she had set her eyes on a courtyard in Beijing she had long admired.

About when she was nine years old, coincidentally, Ning Yi’s career was taking off, and his business in Beijing was increasing.

She took the opportunity to find a suitable time to come to Beijing with him for a visit, then chose a day when Ning Yi had free time to drag him out for shopping.

Shopping was just an excuse, the main purpose was to look at houses.

Looking at what?

Courtyards.

So that day, Ning Dao, who was completely unaware, was led by his daughter to wander around a courtyard area for most of the day.

Once she felt they’d seen enough, Ning Youguang casually pointed to a courtyard with a tightly locked gate, which looked a bit shabby, and told Ning Yi, "Dad, I want this courtyard."

That courtyard was one she had found online earlier for sale.

She still remembers the stunned expression on her father’s face when she told him she wanted that courtyard, it remains fresh in her memory.

Ning Yi had no idea about the future trend of Beijing’s housing prices and initially tried to persuade her against it.

He thought the courtyard was too rundown and earnestly advised her, "Sweetheart, if you want a house, Dad can buy you one. You can pick any of the newest and best developments in Beijing, all right?"

Of course not!

When his daughter insisted, Ning Yi was left with no options.

What else could he do?

Of course, buy it. After all, he had just made a huge profit from the investment his daughter suggested.

Buying this courtyard was not unaffordable now, and besides, it was purchased with the dividends from his daughter’s investment.

Thus, at just over nine years old, little Youyou owned her first house, a courtyard in Beijing.

Currently, this courtyard still retains its original setup and has been renovated a few times, and is rented out.

...

With more people, the house felt more lively.

This particular weekend.

Ming Jinxin impulsively decided to take Ming Chao out shopping, preparing to personally cook a grand meal for the whole family.

Leaving Ning Yi and his daughter at home to take care of the children.

Not long after they left, Ning Youyu got hungry.

Instead of waiting for the maternity nurse to feed him.

Ning Yi quickly went to prepare 70 ml of milk for his son and put it in his mouth.

Heating the bottle, adjusting the water temperature, adding formula, testing the milk temperature with the back of his hand, every move Ning Dad made was swift and meticulous, clearly having done it many times and was very skilled at it.

Ning Youguang walked around the room holding Ning Youyu, and when she saw her dad had finished preparing the milk, she sat down on the sofa.

"Youyou holds her little brother very well."

Sitting by the daughter and son, feeding the baby from the bottle, Ning Yi looked at his younger son, who was being cradled in his daughter’s arms and drinking milk contentedly, and praised. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"You’re holding him very well too." Ning Youguang smiled.

"Of course, I specifically learned from the maternity nurse." Ning Dao was very confident about this. 1314