NOVEL WEB Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Old Lady Dong
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"Haha, well, I do work out regularly," Zhao Yan chuckled, playing along.
"That's really impressive. Many young men nowadays can't even compare to you, Old Man Zhao!" Wang Ziying praised.
After exchanging a couple more pleasantries, Zhao Yan revealed his purpose for seeking out Wang Ziying. Hearing that Zhao Yan wanted to rent her apartment, Wang Ziying agreed with hardly any hesitation. It seemed this woman had a decent heart. Zhao Yan knew that at his current age, renting an apartment was incredibly difficult; many landlords were unwilling to rent to elderly people.
Ultimately, both parties agreed to a monthly rent of 3,000 for the apartment on the 15th floor of Building 10. Since Zhao Yan's clothes were still drying, they continued to chat for a while. During their conversation, Wang Ziying discovered that despite Zhao Yan's age, he was surprisingly easy to talk to.
"Old Man Zhao, if I just listened to you talk, without looking at you, I'd think you were a young man!" Wang Ziying exclaimed.
"Haha, actually, I'm not old at all. In some aspects, I might even be stronger than young men, you know!" Zhao Yan teased with a grin.
Wang Ziying immediately understood what Zhao Yan was hinting at, and her pretty face flushed. She softly spat, "Dirty old man!" before her gaze involuntarily flicked down towards Zhao Yan's lower half.
Seeing this, Zhao Yan's lips curved into a slight smirk. It seemed taking down Wang Ziying was almost a certainty, but to be on the safe side, Zhao Yan decided to take his time. After all, "haste makes waste," and good wine needed to be savored slowly.
Once Zhao Yan's clothes were dry, he asked Wang Ziying to draft a rental contract. He would bring the money and sign the contract to get the keys the next day. After exchanging contact information, Zhao Yan left Wang Ziying's home.
Back in his small apartment, Zhao Yan lay on his bed and started Browse the owner's group chat on his phone. Soon, he found two people in the group: Liu Qingyan and Fang Qingzhi. These were the two women Zheng Bo had taken in after the apocalypse. Zhao Yan had a slight impression of both of them.
Liu Qingyan was an office worker at a listed company. Fang Qingzhi was a doctor at a hospital. Both were absolute beauties, scoring at least 9.5 or higher in terms of both looks and figure. Zhao Yan believed the System would definitely recognize both of them as high-score females. Therefore, Zhao Yan absolutely had to find a way to "collect" these two women and make them his Goddesses. Another reason was that he didn't want to let that Zheng Bo guy have them.
However, how to get to know these two beauties now became a headache for Zhao Yan. He couldn't just stand at the complex entrance every day and greet them, or directly show up at their doors, could he? People might think he was a perverted old man, making it even harder to "collect" them.
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Yan couldn't come up with a reasonable solution, so he simply gave up.
The next day, Zhao Yan went to work as usual. After his shift, he returned to his apartment, took out thirty thousand yuan, and prepared to deliver it to Wang Ziying and sign the contract.
As Zhao Yan walked to the base of Wang Ziying's building, he heard an argument erupting not far ahead. Zhao Yan followed the sound. He saw Wang Ziying in a dispute with Old Lady Dong, a notoriously difficult woman in the complex.
"Old Lady Dong, if you want vegetables, go buy them yourself! What kind of behavior is this, taking from me?" Wang Ziying said, clutching a bag of beef to prevent Old Lady Dong from snatching it, her face showing displeasure.
"Xiao Wang, it's not like I'm not giving you money. I'll go home and get it for you later," Old Lady Dong said, still trying to pull the bag of beef from Wang Ziying's grasp. Everyone in the complex knew Old Lady Dong was infamous for being cheap and taking advantage of others. Money? Giving money was out of the question. If she took it, it was as good as free.
"If you want to eat, go buy it yourself! Why are you trying to steal?" Wang Ziying said impatiently, forcefully pulling the bag of beef back.
Hearing Wang Ziying accuse her of stealing, Old Lady Dong immediately bristled, yelling, "You wretched hag?! Who are you calling a thief?! I'm just old and it's inconvenient for me to run around, it's not like I won't give you money!"
At this moment, Old Lady Dong's useless son, Chen Dacheng, emerged from behind her and snarled at Wang Ziying, "You husband-killer, let go!" With a lewd look, he used the pretense of pulling Wang Ziying's hand away to grope her.
Wang Ziying, who had never encountered such a situation, was as startled as a frightened rabbit, quickly trying to block Chen Dacheng's perverted hands.
Wang Ziying was a Goddess Zhao Yan had already set his sights on, practically his own woman. Seeing someone dare to lay hands on his woman, Zhao Yan's temper immediately flared.
Zhao Yan charged forward with a flying kick, sending Chen Dacheng sprawling onto the ground in a pitiful heap. Old Lady Dong saw her son get kicked, immediately let go of the beef bag, and rushed at Zhao Yan.
"You old geezer! How dare you hit my son?! I'll fight you to the death!" Old Lady Dong shrieked, clawing at Zhao Yan's face.
Zhao Yan didn't hold back. He slapped Old Lady Dong squarely across the face. The current Zhao Yan's physical strength had already recovered to that of a normal adult male, and this single slap sent Old Lady Dong staggering backward, then tumbling to the ground.
After slapping Old Lady Dong, Zhao Yan walked to Wang Ziying's side, asking with concern, "Are you alright?"
At this moment, Wang Ziying's eyes were filled with gratitude as she shook her head, "I'm fine, I'm fine."
Just then, Chen Dacheng, who had scrambled back to his feet, kicked Zhao Yan in the back. However, Chen Dacheng's body, weakened from years of watching "small movies" and excessive "manual labor," was already frail, so the kick carried little force.
Zhao Yan, having taken the kick, turned around with an enraged expression and promptly kicked Chen Dacheng to the ground again. Then, he delivered two more kicks to his backside, making Chen Dacheng howl in pain.
"Help! Help! The adulterer is killing people!"
Old Lady Dong saw her son being beaten and immediately started wailing. Soon, Old Lady Dong's cries attracted the attention of some curious residents. As more and more people gathered, Old Lady Dong stood up, pointed at Zhao Yan's nose, and began to curse.
"Look, everyone! These two adulterers tried to kill us to silence us after we discovered their illicit affair!"
The surrounding residents knew what kind of person Old Lady Dong was. "Killing to silence" was likely an exaggeration, but the onlookers were very interested in the word "adulterer." After all, Wang Ziying was somewhat famous in the complex.
Watching the crowd incessantly pointing and whispering, Wang Ziying was clearly flustered and embarrassed. Involuntarily, she even edged closer to Zhao Yan.
Facing such a situation, Zhao Yan remained unperturbed, even a slight smirk playing on his lips. Zhao Yan whispered to Wang Ziying beside him, "It's a small matter, don't panic."
With that, Zhao Yan walked towards Old Lady Dong, who was still rambling and cursing.