Chapter 62 Doing Charity and Sending Warmth

The two women discussed this in the kitchen for a long time, but still failed to reach any conclusion. In the end, they threw the question to the only man in the house, Cao Kun.

If a man can neither make money nor perform well in bed, what is the point of marrying him?

Faced with this question from the two women, Cao Kun furrowed his brows deeply. Asking him about this was definitely looking at the wrong person. In his past life, he spent all his time in prison, so he neither knew nor understood such matters. In this lifetime, he was quite capable of making money and performed exceptionally well, so he genuinely had no idea how to answer.

Cao Kun lit a cigarette, thought about it seriously for three full minutes, and finally gave the two women a six-word summary:

"Doing charity, spreading warmth!"

If a man cannot make money and is useless in bed, marrying such a man is basically equivalent to doing charity and spreading warmth; what else could it possibly be?

Upon hearing Cao Kun's answer, both women suffered a total psychological collapse.

So, in the end, the two of them were just doing charity work and spreading warmth?

Especially Liu Yuling, whose psychological and physical defenses were shattered into absolute smithereens by Cao Kun's blunt remark. She even immediately started making a fuss about going home to divorce her husband.

As for Bai Jing, she took it slightly better! After all, she was already done with Wang Yufang, and had severed ties with her unfilial daughter as well. Even so, she still felt deeply depressed. After all, that was her youth they were talking about! And yet, it had just been given away as a charitable donation.

How foolish, how heartbreaking!

...

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three days passed!

During these three days, Liu Yuling neither went to work nor returned home; she simply took Cao Kun and Bai Jing around Haicheng to sightsee. The three of them visited several scenic spots in Haicheng, went to the beach, and tried various famous local eateries. In short, they played during the day and came back to sleep at night.

Of course, besides sightseeing, there was also shopping.

Cao Kun bought a set of cosmetics for both Bai Jing and Liu Yuling. One set cost fifteen thousand, and the other seventeen thousand. It wasn't that Cao Kun was playing favorites; rather, Bai Jing and Liu Yuling had different skin types, so professional beauticians had selected the most suitable products for each of them.

Aside from cosmetics, Cao Kun also bought each of them a complete outfit. From the inside out, from top to bottom, everything was included, averaging 18,800 per set.

It made Bai Jing's heart ache so much she didn't know what to do with herself. But she also loved it so much she couldn't bear to take it off. It was the first time in her life she had ever used such high-end cosmetics or worn such exquisite clothes—how could she not love it, how could she not be happy?

As for Liu Yuling, her eyes were burning green with envy. Because while Bai Jing didn't know, Liu Yuling certainly did: within just these three days, the properties Cao Kun had purchased had already appreciated fifteenfold!

This meant that in the past three days, without lifting a finger, Cao Kun's assets had soared to 357 million.

Thinking back to when they first met a short while ago, his net worth was merely 24 million. The speed at which he made money wasn't just gathering cash; it was as if he had a literal printing press at home!

What was even more infuriating was that across the entire Yundong District, property values everywhere else had basically stabilized and peaked, yet the area where he bought property was still quietly surging upwards. It was practically haunted!

In fact, the housing prices in that suburban area had already risen to surpass the very center of Yundong District. Liu Yuling simply couldn't fathom it—did that piece of land possess some kind of magic?

...

Five o'clock in the afternoon!

Liu Yuling parked her car in a parking space right in front of the railway station.

There were still a few days left before the start of the university semester, and Cao Kun had to make a trip back to Xia County. If for no other reason, he had to go back because Wang Shanshan was still there. Of course, it wasn't because he wanted to hook up with Wang Shanshan again, but rather because Wang Shanshan was currently staying at his house, and Cao Kun wasn't entirely at ease regarding this woman.

If he didn't go back, would she forget to turn off the air conditioner when she left for school? Would she forget to turn off the natural gas? Would she forget to lock the door?

Although Cao Kun's current net worth made a small county-level apartment completely negligible to him, that house held a different kind of significance. After all, it was the home where he grew up, carrying all his memories, and such things could not be measured by money.

Besides, he genuinely couldn't trust Wang Shanshan. What if that blockhead of a woman forgot to turn off the gas stove and blew the house up, burning a few neighbors to death? That would give him a massive headache.

Therefore, he still had to make a trip back to ensure there were no hidden safety hazards before returning when the semester started. Anyway, it would only take a few days.

"Xiao Kun, be careful on the road."

Bai Jing looked at Cao Kun, her eyes full of reluctance to part, and even turning slightly red. Of course, it wasn't just true reluctance; she was moved to tears once again.

Although she had said that no matter what, she could never use Cao Kun's money, otherwise their pure friendship would be tainted, Cao Kun had still forcefully transferred 100,000 yuan to her just moments ago.

A person who truly cares about you doesn't care about whether things are tainted or not; they only want you to have money in your hands so your heart won't panic.

Bai Jing was so touched by Cao Kun's gesture that she wanted to cry.

"Relax, what kind of accident could possibly happen on a bullet train?"

Cao Kun laughed carelessly. However, the moment he finished speaking, as if recalling something, the smile on his face instantly vanished.

F*ck!

He was taking a bullet train?

Hiss... Damn it, that was actually hard to say! Because he seemed to have some kind of weirdly antagonistic relationship with bullet trains!

"Boss Cao, would it be convenient for me to borrow a moment of your time for a private word?"

Liu Yuling looked at Cao Kun with a smile, winking at him. Clearly, she wanted to discuss something in private that she didn't want Bai Jing to hear.

And Bai Jing wasn't curious at all! Although the relationship among the three of them was as close as could be, they still had their own secrets; how could everything possibly be shared? Take her, for instance—she and Cao Kun also shared secrets that Liu Yuling knew nothing about.

Since there was still plenty of time before the train departure, Cao Kun first lit a cigarette and then walked aside with Liu Yuling to talk in private.

"What's wrong?" Cao Kun asked.

Liu Yuling's expression looked somewhat conflicted as she said, "Cao Kun, do you have any idea how absurd your properties are? They've gone up by an average of fifteen times, and they're still slowly climbing!"

"Is that it?"

Cao Kun smiled and said, "Isn't this completely normal?"

"Normal?" Liu Yuling widened her eyes and said, "Across the entire Yundong District, everything else has basically reached its ceiling, but the area where you bought property is still rising. It has even become the most expensive area in all of Yundong District. And you call this normal?"

Uh...

Cao Kun looked at Liu Yuling speechlessly, thought about it seriously, and said, "Tell you what, once my properties are sold, you should probably change careers. It seems you really aren't very suited for the real estate industry."

Good grief!

How many days had passed? How many times had housing prices multiplied? Yet Liu Yuling still hadn't figured out that that particular area was destined to be the center of the future Yundong Special Zone. With that kind of business vision, she really ought to quit real estate!