Qin Yize pushed open the big iron gate, held Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand, and lowered his eyes, "Wife, let’s go."

Gu Qiaoqiao hesitated a little.

This place is different from others, it’s filled with traces of Ning Wanru’s life; clearing all of them away won’t be easy.

She wasn’t feeling any negative emotion, just uneasy.

"Qiaoqiao, this house is under your name, you can’t avoid coming here forever, can you?"

"I..."

"Let’s go in, I’m here with you."

With that, Qin Yize gently but firmly led Gu Qiaoqiao into the courtyard.

Even though it was winter, Gu Qiaoqiao still remembered the scene when she came here in the summer of ’86.

Times have changed, and everything’s different now.

Qin Yize was right; this is her territory.

As they walked, Qin Yize pointed around with an air of authority, "Qiaoqiao, there are too many thorny bushes here that can hurt people. When spring comes, we’ll clear them out and plant the spring flowers and ribbon flowers you like. The pools here in the plaza can be turned into grassland, and the concrete paths can be replaced with walkway tiles. I have a friend who runs a tile factory, good quality and many colors. These trees can be moved to the lakeside, and the azaleas from the other yard can be brought over. I remember you like them. Plant some begonia, since you enjoy begonia fruit. This environment suits them well. These tasks can be entrusted to Xiao Yuan; he has plenty of experience in gardening..."

At this moment, Gu Qiaoqiao was entirely swept up in Qin Yize’s ideas. She glanced around and, if his plans were realized, the place would be completely transformed.

This was something she hadn’t considered.

She felt it might be a bit extravagant, "Ah Ze, what if I want to sell it, wouldn’t all this be a shame..."

Qin Yize was surprised, "Why sell it?"

The location is excellent, with Xingzi Lake in front and a hot spring behind, and it’s not far from malls and supermarkets. It’s really a great place. He didn’t expect Gu Qiaoqiao to have plans to sell.

Gu Qiaoqiao frowned, indeed, why sell? She wasn’t short of money.

"I was just saying..." Gu Qiaoqiao squinted and smiled.

Her mood lifted.

Qin Yize gently touched his wife’s head and said warmly, "Selling would be a pity, come on, let’s go inside and have a look."

Gu Qiaoqiao obediently followed Qin Yize into the villa.

Inside, it was luxurious and extravagant, akin to Ning Wanru’s style.

Gu Qiaoqiao stood in the middle of the hall; the villa must occupy over three hundred square meters.

It’s three floors high, the third floor resembles an attic, and the European-style windows have a bit of the look of the manor her foreign aunt had purchased.

But the surrounding environment was vastly different.

The interior of the villa also needed changes.

"...Remove the carpets, repair the floors, lay wooden flooring, change the wallpapers, move out all the furniture, replace the windows with wooden frame double-layer steel windows..." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Qin Yize held Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand, planning enthusiastically as they walked.

The more Gu Qiaoqiao listened, the happier she became, nearly jumping up, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Qin Yize, "Ah Ze, with all this, it’s just like a new house..."

Even the windows would be replaced, it would be like a new house.

"Yes, it is a new house." Qin Yize nodded.

They were standing on the third-floor balcony, Gu Qiaoqiao hadn’t realized the view from here was so good. Ning Wanru really knew how to enjoy life; though she was dead, witnessing this would be hard on Great Grandma.

That’s why Great Grandma never mentioned this place.

And naturally, she never came here.

But now, standing on the balcony, she saw the distant Xingzi Lake covered in snow, surrounded by bushes and green pines and some begonia trees. The distant mountains rise and fall; one can imagine how beautiful summer here must be.

"It must cost a lot of money, right?" Gu Qiaoqiao felt this was a massive project.

Pulling the little wife into his arms, Qin Yize took the opportunity to pledge loyalty, "Just leave it to your man, I’ll make sure you’re satisfied."

"Do you have that much money?" Gu Qiaoqiao asked naively.

"Look down on me?" Qin Yize frowned.

"That’s not what I meant; I just think it will cost a lot..." Gu Qiaoqiao quickly comforted him.

Qin Yize’s expression slightly eased, "Your man has that kind of money!"

And he gave a barely noticeable smile.

Little girl, she only cares about him, yet she’s so naive, not even thinking of using the money given to her.

She probably forgot about the first batch of bank platinum cards I handed to her.

Have to ask her where she placed the platinum card when we get back; these days, you can’t get those cards no matter how much money you spend.

Especially since a recent sum had been deposited into her account.

"My man is amazing!" Gu Qiaoqiao proudly hugged Qin Yize’s arm and complimented.

Qin Yize was secretly joyful, though his expression didn’t show it, "So you’ll entrust this renovation project to me?"

Renovation?

That actually sounds quite fitting.

"Yes, yes, it’s up to you. When can it be finished?"

"Summer, I’ll choose materials without formaldehyde, but it’s best to ventilate for a year before moving in."

"Then there’s no rush, let’s leave it for now. I quite like staying in the other yard..." Gu Qiaoqiao said noncommittally.

"As long as you’re happy." Qin Yize fondly stroked his wife’s hair and said contentedly.

"But, Ah Ze, won’t this affect your work?"

"No, it won’t."

Gu Qiaoqiao thought it over, feeling more cheerful. Actually, the conditions here are really good. Nowadays, in the Imperial Capital, even slightly better housing is very expensive, and it’s said prices are rising again.

Moreover, she’s not short on money; selling it would be a waste.

After all, finding a place with beautiful surroundings and convenient transportation isn’t easy.

Qin Yize’s plan is pretty good now.

If the villa was renovated inside out as he planned, it would be completely transformed; finding traces of the past would be difficult.

"Ah Ze, you’re really smart. I didn’t think of such a good solution."

Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t hold back from praising her man.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yize agreed and took the chance to tease his wife, "Of course, marrying me was a huge win for you..."

"You’re so smug."

"Obviously..." Qin Yize chuckled, then switched the topic, "But marrying you was also a huge win for me."

"Haha, according to Sister Xiaotong, it’s a win-win for us."

Qin Yize tapped his wife’s nose, "Your Sister Xiaotong does have a point."

Then Qin Yize pointed to a place further beyond Xingzi Lake, Gu Qiaoqiao’s good eyesight allowing her to see an area of wasteland and hills.

Not far away were residential and commercial buildings, then the wasteland was surrounded.

Qin Yize saw Gu Qiaoqiao had noticed the wasteland and slightly curled his lips, his eyes smiling, "Qiaoqiao, that wasteland belongs to the Qin Family. I’m planning to build the Qin Technology Group building there, with labs underground..."