RPAGF Chapter 1260 - 1259: Turmoil Over Choosing Rooms
Chapter 1260 - 1259: Turmoil Over Choosing Rooms
"The quality is good, and it's faster than I expected."Tang Rao couldn't help but praise.
"When do you plan to move in?"
Li Zhentong asked Tang Rao.
Living alone, he felt lonely and hoped Tang Rao would move in soon so they'd have some company.
"I don't know, I do want to move in soon though."
The house by the Kao Shan Sect indeed needed replacing, too. With more people around, everything was getting inconvenient.
"As long as you want to move in, that's all that matters. I can make arrangements here, how about coming over in a couple of days?"
Tang Rao was uncertain about the timing, so Li Zhentong set a date for him.
"Sounds good, I'll leave it to the father-in-law to keep an eye on things here."
Although Li Qi Qi had died, Tang Rao's attitude towards Li Zhentong hadn't changed a bit. Finding a woman who wouldn't betray Tang Rao wasn't easy, and he knew it.
"Do you still need to be formal with me?"
The more Tang Rao acted politely with Li Zhentong, the more Li Zhentong was displeased.
Li Zhentong and Tang Rao were like family!
"Father-in-law, once the move to Zijing City is done, if you fancy a woman from any family, feel free to pursue her. Bring her back if you succeed. Having someone with you would be lively, and our conditions aren't bad. Finding a virtuous and pretty one shouldn't be hard."
Tang Rao made a joke with Li Zhentong while examining the house's structure.
"You rascal... Ah."
He sighed heavily after saying that.
"Tang Rao, which room is mine? You need to decide for me. You promised I could choose whatever I wanted back then. I won't easily compromise if I'm not satisfied."
The Supreme Power had familiarized himself with all the layouts before appearing in front of Tang Rao to ask for a yard.
"Supreme Power, I've said I'd reserve it for you, so I will. But you need to confirm something with me. Will you live here alone, or do you plan to bring someone back in the future?"
Tang Rao had to clarify these petty matters in advance. After all, with the Holy Mother around, knowing that the Supreme Power plans to bring a woman back to Zijing City might lead her to burn down all of Tang Rao's property.
"For now, I want to live alone. You're not begrudging me a house, are you? Think about how I've treated you before, all my good things are with you."
Using his lifetime's treasures, the Supreme Power only wished to exchange for a small yard from Tang Rao. If the Holy Mother wasn't considered, Tang Rao would agree without a second thought.
"I want the house too."
Without the Supreme Power's agreement, the Holy Mother also came to ask Tang Rao for a house.
Tang Rao was naturally unwilling to agree.
"Holy Mother, I've only got so many houses. If everyone asks for one, I can't satisfy them all. How about waiting, and once phase two is done, I can give you one then?"
The phase one houses were at the core, places where Tang Rao invested heavily. It shouldn't be anyone's wish to just walk away with a unit, right?
"Didn't the Supreme Power give you good things? Then I'll trade you everything I have from the mountains, including the White Elixir Fruit tree. What do you say?"
If the Supreme Power shared with Tang Rao, the Holy Mother had to stay together to have more chances to interact with the Supreme Power.
"You mean the White Elixir Fruit tree? Giving me the tree won't immediately yield White Elixir Fruits, while this house can be lived in right away. If someone offers more, wouldn't that be better?"
Besides, no matter how good the things on the Holy Mother's mountain were, many of them were already owned by Tang Rao. The one thing Tang Rao was not short on was money; instead, one day he might be troubled by having too much.
"What do you want in exchange for splitting a house with me?"
The Holy Mother didn't dare threaten Tang Rao, for Tang Rao had absolute authority on his turf.
"What will it take? I want all your existing White Elixir Fruits. If the quantity satisfies me, I might consider it. If there's too few, forget it."
Everyone has their price. Tang Rao stated his, now it was up to the Holy Mother to decide.
"I only have a few dozen White Elixir Fruits, accumulated over many years, and that's all there is in the Divine Realm."
Dozens may not have seemed a lot to Tang Rao, and the Holy Mother knew that dozens of White Elixir Fruits couldn't sway Tang Rao's heart.
"Deal."
Just when the Holy Mother was thinking of persuading Tang Rao, he agreed, and so swiftly.
"That's a deal?"
The Holy Mother couldn't believe it.
"Otherwise, what else does the Holy Mother want to give me? No worries, we can talk more about all this."
No, if the Holy Mother's few dozen White Elixir Fruits were all gone, she'd have lost her edge. Those White Elixir Fruits were worth far more than that piece of mountain land.
"Tang Rao, make sure the Holy Mother is settled far from me, or I'll retaliate."
The Supreme Power nervously communicated telepathically to Tang Rao.
"Tang Rao, put me closer to the Supreme Power, we can negotiate if need be."
The Holy Mother also communicated telepathically with Tang Rao.
Both of their requests were utterly opposed. With sides he couldn't afford to upset, Tang Rao was at a loss for a moment.
"Supreme Power, Holy Mother, aside from the marked area, you can choose any other house you like, please feel free."
Tang Rao had drawn dismissive marks on the houses he picked. A closer look showed that the areas left for the Supreme Power and the Holy Mother were far from the center. At this point, they weren't even considering those areas but were watching each other choose spots.
"Tang Rao, if the Holy Mother and the Supreme Power find out Tang Rao's plot, they'd pick the areas Tang Rao marked, and that would end Tang Rao."
"Supreme Power, you should pick first. I'm a person who loves letting others have their way."
The Holy Mother didn't make a choice immediately, leaving the Supreme Power to choose the houses he liked first.
"No worries, you go ahead, I let ladies choose first."
Previously, they squabbled over who'd go first, but now, when choosing places, the Supreme Power and the Holy Mother politely deferred to each other.
"I said you first, and I mean it. Why all the fuss?"
A little anxious, the Holy Mother's voice rose not a little.
"What's the fuss, I'm clearly saying I don't want you as my neighbor, can't you see?"
After all those words, the Supreme Power finally spoke the truth.
"So that's what you're thinking, now I see you clearly."
The Holy Mother knew well what the Supreme Power intended, but she hadn't thought Tang Rao would outright spell it out one day.
It was a blatant attack on the Holy Mother's dignity as a woman.
"You think you've seen me clearly—I've yet to blame you for clinging to me all the time. I've said I don't like clingy people. Why don't you get it?"
Despite all that was said, the Holy Mother was still holding on.