After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower

Chapter 94: Chapter 92: Baffling

Chapter 94: Chapter 92: Baffling

“Now that it’s come to this, you didn’t have any intimate behavior with that woman, right? Be careful she might bite back.”

Xue Dong immediately warned.

“It’s only been three months, I haven’t done anything. I’m busy usually as well, and we’ve only met a few times. Don’t worry, I’m not that kind of person. I’m not afraid of her going anywhere to accuse me.”

“That’s good then. I’ll handle the remaining issues. Are you still buying the house or not? I’ve kept the money for you, and I’ve selected some nice houses for you. My opinion is that you should buy one in advance, and you can pay me back slowly.”

“I’ll think about it and get back to you.”

“Okay, I’ll give you the addresses of the houses. Check them out when you’re free to see if any catch your eye.”

“Be careful.”

“I know.”

After hanging up the phone, Xue Dong took a deep breath and stood there, pondering.

Li Pan brought over some sour plum drink for him, “Bro, have some water. What’s wrong? Is there something bothering you?”

“A small matter. Liu Hu’s girl asked for one hundred thousand yuan as a dowry, and Hu Zi got mad and broke it off.”

“It shouldn’t have come to that. We have one hundred thousand yuan, just give it, and that’s it. It’s not easy to start a family.”

“Silly girl, marriage is about matching conditions. Superpower users pairing with superpower users don’t even give dowries. She’s a common person who struggles to find a job. What right does she have to demand a dowry? She’s dreaming. Hu Zi is a high-level superpower user. He could find any kind of superpower girl he wants, and yet she dared to haggle? Forget it. Do you think no one’s interested in Hu Zi? He just hasn’t taken a liking to anyone; they’re too familiar.”

Li Pan smacked her lips. Liu Hu was decent looking, tall at 1.83 meters, thin and upright, and quite handsome. A High-level Combat Superpower User, the squad leader at the base, brought up and looked after personally by the Base Commander—it wasn’t an exaggeration to call him a child of the base.

His sister Liu Qian worked with her, also a high-level Ice Element superpower user, refusing to hold back her brother. Wherever she went, she could manage to eat and even lend a hand to her brother.

With such qualifications, he was one in a hundred at the base, able to pick and choose any girl. No one at the base ever heard of marriages requiring a dowry; maybe give some extra grain, as everyone was struggling. Marrying your daughter off, we give the bride’s family some grain out of mutual help.

This girl being an ordinary person yet asking for a dowry is a bit thoughtless. During peaceful times, it wouldn’t be an issue, just need mutual agreement. But she isn’t even a superpower user, struggles terribly to find a job, can’t even eat her fill, and still demands a dowry, thinking she can spit out grain?

“So, what to do? We have the money, just give it to her. It’s not worth breaking up over a dowry. What’s the real reason, anyway? I feel it’s not because of the dowry.”

Li Pan was not stupid; in fact, she was quite smart, simply not good at playing mind games, focusing instead on studying and farming.

“Hey, with Hu Zi’s stubborn temper, it’s not surprising things fell apart. Hu Zi can find a girlfriend easily. What’s there to fear? If he needs money, I have it. We’ve been close since we were children; I wouldn’t let him struggle with money. He can figure out his own problems. As for matters between men and women, I can’t help him with that.”

Xue Dong patted Li Pan on the shoulder and hugged her as they went back to continue working.

“That makes sense. Sister Liu must be disappointed, hoping with all her heart.”

“Not necessarily disappointed, the house can still be bought. Are we buying a house then?”

“We can buy, but we won’t live there for long.”

“I’ve been thinking about getting a bigger one, so the kids can have a place to stay when they’re back. The kids are growing up, and they can’t stay in the orphanage at the base forever. It wouldn’t be right to let people talk and treat it like a hostel. Jiao Ming and the others also go back to the base for just a day trip. If they want to rest for a few days, there’s nowhere to stay.”

“Oh, right, they can’t stay in the dormitory if they resign, right?”

“Exactly, you’ve got to have limits. In the future, when we’re not so busy, we need to give people holidays; they can’t all be cooped up in the farm. They should be able to take a break at the base, go wherever they want.”

“Alright, then let’s wait until Brother Liu buys his house, and we’ll buy two as well. I have enough money.”

“Depending on the price, I can buy two or three smaller properties or two larger ones, our combined money is more than enough,”

Xue Dong counted his money as well and felt it was enough. He could buy a few more houses and wanted those with courtyards, though apartments would also be fine.

After all, they were all family, without homes or businesses of their own. Since they were one family, he had to consider everything for them, like buying extra houses for whoever got married first, and they could talk about the money later on.

They all worked meticulously and earnestly, and the success of the farm to this day relied on everyone’s collective effort. Half-giving, half-selling the houses to everyone seemed fair.

As long as the treatment was good, he wasn’t afraid of them leaving the farm.

They labor diligently and take the farm’s matters to heart; the farm would only continue to prosper. It was a win-win situation.

After drinking some plum juice by the field ridge, Xue Dong continued to work with everyone else. Li Pan went back to harvesting fruits and vegetables since the Patrol Team came every day to pick up goods and needed everything prepared and ready to take away.

Ma Yan sought out Liu Hu again. After being rejected twice, she was not willing to give up and came to No. 8 Farm to look for Liu Qian and Li Pan.

Liu Qian was delivering box lunches to the shop and wasn’t at home. Hearing Ma Yan was looking for her, Li Pan let the visitor in.

“Hello, I’m Li Pan. Sister Qian’er has gone to make deliveries and isn’t at home. If it’s convenient for you, you can tell me, and I’ll pass the message to her to call you back with details,”

Li Pan greeted her guest with a smile.

“So you’re Li Pan.”

Ma Yan found her fair-skinned and beautiful, with bright eyes, which only served to fuel her irritation.

In fact, this was the result of the changes in her body after advancing to high-level, washed by the marrow cleansing effects, and, of course, because she was well-nourished.

“Yes.”

Li Pan subconsciously noticed that her attitude wasn’t very good but didn’t know why. She kept thinking, I don’t seem to remember her, have I forgotten…?

“I’m Liu Hu’s fiancée, Liu Qian’s sister-in-law. Did she tell you that Liu Hu promised me a dowry of one hundred thousand yuan, but he can’t afford it?”

“Really? She didn’t mention it to me. I’ve told Sister Qian’er that if they need money, I have some and can lend it to them any time. We’ve been good friends with the Liu siblings for so many years, just like I’ve been friends with you for years. We are close, and money is not an issue,”

Li Pan dared not say more, wondering why this was different from what Xue Dong had told her. They hadn’t broken up; they were back together.

But what did that have to do with me? Liu Hu should have approached Xue Dong about money, or at the very least, Sister Qian’er could have asked me privately. Why are you here? I don’t even know you, and I can’t give you the money directly—we’re not close.

Ma Yan’s eyes narrowed, and her eyebrows shot up. “Liu Hu promised me. Our family will buy a share of your farm, and once we have a share, we can get married right away. So tell me, when can we sign the contract?”

“What the hell?”

Li Pan frowned, doubting if she heard correctly. Why would they buy a share in my farm because they’re getting married? What does that have to do with me?

“Why are you so dense? If your farm sells a share to my family, we provide the money, so you won’t lose out. Once we marry, you can officiate the wedding, how about that?”

Ma Yan, chin up and full of arrogance, stated her family was also paying and wouldn’t let her be at a disadvantage.