Chapter 1297: Chapter 1297: Reporting the Loss
Liu Hong got off the plane, too exhausted to rest.
She returned home.
This was still the house they bought themselves when they first came to the provincial capital, an old building on the third floor, with 3 bedrooms and 1 living room.
At that time, this house was considered very good.
But now, many places around have been demolished, and high-rises have been built.
This old four-story building looks both old and shabby.
When she opened the door, the house was chilly, and dust was everywhere.
Even when the kids are at home, none of them pay attention to her.
She was used to the coldness.
Liu Hong took a shower and changed her clothes.
The property certificates were not in her hands at all.
Over the years, these things were all kept by Li Shuanzhu.
Fortunately, no matter how eloquent Li Shuanzhu was, he couldn’t convince Liu Hong to change the property certificate to his name.
Without Liu Hong, the property bureau couldn’t proceed.
The main issue now was that some disputes had started to arise over the properties, and reforms at the property bureau had begun.
A few years ago, Li Shuanzhu didn’t dare to go too far. After all, it was Liu Hong’s family assets, and if things really blew up, he’d be at a loss. Moreover, using Liu Hong’s name had its benefits, as the Bai Family took good care of them because of Liu Hong.
The leasehold of their shop was prioritized and priced lower than others because of Liu Hong’s name, and the Bai Family treated them well.
All these were thanks to Liu Hong.
Li Shuanzhu even wanted to use Liu Hong’s name to get into business with the Bai Family.
Recently, he got tired of the daily grind of running a clothing stall and wanted to make money comfortably.
Seeing how well Bai Yue’s hotpot businesses were doing, the couple didn’t manage each store personally, yet they raked in money every day.
So Li Shuanzhu had this idea but hadn’t acted rashly.
Liu Hong’s clothing company had already been ruined by Li Shuanzhu. Frankly, Li Shuanzhu didn’t have the knack for business but liked to pretend he knew it all.
Now with ambitions, it’s only right to say one should know their limits, and it’s easy to overreach.
,Furthermore, Li Shuanzhu never thought Liu Hong would dare to revolt.
Wasn’t this household under his rule, with Liu Hong not daring to utter a word?
Living well, he forgot what he came from.
Instead, he started despising Liu Hong, truly heartless and ungrateful.
On top of that, the younger siblings were no good, each coveting Liu Hong’s money, while the Li family was just a bunch of jackals and wolves.
Li Shuanzhu assumed he had Liu Hong under his thumb.
He never imagined.
That one day, Liu Hong would want to resist.
After all, he knew that in Liu Hong’s heart, the three children were most important.
As a husband, he might not even compare to a fart now, but Liu Hong could endure anything for the children.
That’s why he acted so brazenly.
Over the years, Liu Hong was indeed cornered like this.
Li Shuanzhu was not afraid at all.
Because he had three kids in his hands.
As long as the kids were there, Liu Hong had to do whatever he wanted.
Liu Hong headed out with her ID card and wallet.
There were only 3000 yuan in the bankbook, kept for household expenses, and she thought it ridiculous.
Back then, she owned hundreds of thousands, even millions, in assets.
Now she couldn’t even spend a bit of money, whose fault was that?
She went to the property bureau.
Without further ado, Liu Hong reported the property certificates as lost and reapplied for new ones.
She owned more than one property under her name.
Her younger sister-in-law and brother-in-law, who once sweet-talked her, she had bought each a house to please them.
But fortunate that she had the foresight then, all the houses were in her own name.
Otherwise, all that money would have gone up in smoke.
Now all were reported lost.
The property bureau checked, and as the owner of the property certificate, with a proper ID and household registration in Liu Hong’s name, they found nothing amiss.
Proceed!
Liu Hong begged for a long time, spoke nicely for a long time, and coaxed the section chief for half a day before they finally agreed to expedite it, or it would have taken a week or longer.
Freshly minted property certificates in hand.
Liu Hong tucked them into her bag and went to find an old friend, despite losing touch over the years. This person specialized in intermediary services, earning commissions by running errands for others.
Word was he’d opened a small shop promoting job, rental, and real estate introductions.
After looking around a few times, she finally found it.
He was just there when she walked in.
Seeing Liu Hong, Wei Ming didn’t even recognize her at first. Liu Hong was once such a pretty, stylish, feisty beauty, the white moonlight in many people’s eyes.
Now she had gotten so plump that he didn’t recognize her at all.
"Wei Ming, it’s Liu Hong."
Liu Hong knew what she had become.
Wei Ming was startled.
"Liu Hong, come on, sit down. Let me pour you some water."
In his mind, he muttered, Liu Hong had changed so much.
"I have something I need your help with, see if you can handle it."
Liu Hong cut straight to the chase.
Wei Ming earned his keep through intermediary fees.
She wasn’t afraid of spending money, just not being fast enough.
The key was speed.
Swift and decisive.
Spending a bit wasn’t a big deal.
Bai Xiao had warned her that once Li Shuanzhu caught on, she might lose everything.
So now it was about being quick and efficient.
Once the funds were back, Liu Hong intended to transfer them immediately to Bai Yue’s place.
Let Li Shuanzhu walk out the door with nothing.
As for his siblings, when they were homeless, would they still be so arrogant?
They’ll have to spit out what they’ve eaten.
This time, Liu Hong won’t relent.
Wei Ming smiled, "You see, we haven’t seen each other for so many years, you’re still so direct. Okay, tell me, as long as it’s something I can help with, I certainly will, after all, we’ve been friends for many years, and as long as it’s not illegal, I’ll help."
Wei Ming had liked Liu Hong, but she wasn’t interested in him. Still, as long as Liu Hong wasn’t too much, even lending money was something he would consider.
Liu Hong took out several property certificates.
"I want to sell these houses as soon as possible. The price is negotiable, it’s fine if it’s a bit low, just need it done quickly."
Wei Ming picked up the property certificates, noticing the date was freshly issued today.
He couldn’t help but be wary.
"Liu Hong, you’d better clarify things. As a friend, I can help sell the houses. I have plenty of clients, selling isn’t a problem, I’ll contact them right away, perhaps sell them by tomorrow, and I wouldn’t need to earn a cent from you!"
"But things can’t be unclear. I can’t take responsibility. If it’s a financial dispute, I might not be able to help."
Wei Ming had seen too many cases like this, whether for debts or couples divorcing, houses were always the first to be affected.
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