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Although Xu Yao knew that Xu Jing had always been a doting brother, she never expected him to be this indulgent toward her.
Wasn’t this level of indulgence comparable to that of being a love-struck fool?
He handed over the rental rights of all the Xu family’s properties to her, with the key point being that she wasn’t just helping him collect rent, but rather, she was actually able to keep all that rental income for herself!
Others in business still had to incur various costs, right? Xu Jing’s move was brilliant; she didn’t even have to worry about costs, and the rent collected every month was pure profit.
Xu Yao had always known that the Xu family’s wealth was exaggeratedly vast, with the author of the novel depicting the Xu family’s riches in a way that gave her goosebumps.
Xu Yao looked at Xu Jing’s regretful expression, then suddenly grasped his hand, saying with all the sincerity she could muster, “Brother, please don’t say such a thing!”
“Now that the Xu family has only the two of us relying on each other, as a member of the Xu family, I should also take on the responsibilities of the eldest daughter and help you in bearing the family’s burdens.” Xu Yao sighed, “I know collecting rent is hard work, but I’m not afraid of hardship! So, Brother, you don’t need to worry about me.”
Hearing this, Xu Jing felt even more heartbroken for Xu Yao. Thinking about how much she had suffered in the orphanage, he felt that she should be out enjoying life now, yet she was still shouldering the family pressure for him.
How much could collecting rent possibly earn? They were just trivial profits, not worthy of her attention. The value of the properties would have nothing to do with her, and when the properties appreciated in the future, she wouldn’t even be able to touch those tangible assets!
And yet, his simple-minded little sister was still willing to work so hard to help him. The more naive Xu Yao seemed, the more Xu Jing’s sense of guilt intensified.
And precisely because of the overwhelming guilt weighing on his heart, he even felt that Yaoyao—who always seemed to be the one losing out—had the worst luck of all, ending up inexplicably saddled with an arranged marriage to his good friend Ji Zhengqing after returning home.
Every time Ji Zhengqing caught the sidelong glances Xu Jing cast his way, that uneasy thought in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
“Are you sure you’re not afraid of the hardships of collecting rent?” Xu Jing confirmed with Xu Yao once again.
Xu Yao was incredibly resolute in her answer. “I’m sure!”
Seeing her so determined, Xu Jing made up his mind.
From today onwards, the rental rights of all the Xu family’s properties would be handed over to Xu Yao. Apart from one-tenth of the properties, which would be kept by the two siblings as a precaution, all other properties could be rented out as Xu Yao saw fit, and he would not interfere.
“Remember, if the work gets too tiring, just let me know,” Xu Jing reminded her.
Xu Jing felt a headache forming just thinking about the countless properties under their Xu family name. The ancestors of the Xu family all seemed to have some strange obsession with hoarding properties. They loved to stockpile land, with their dependence on real estate having reached an almost obsessive level. By their generation, they had already accumulated properties all over the world.
This was a messy, impossible tangle of accounts—if you don’t manage it, you’ll feel heartache just thinking about the loss, but if you tried to deal with it, it would probably be agonising enough to make him wish he were dead.
Xu Yao’s inheritance had given her over a hundred buildings. However, because Grandfather Xu had limited her properties to a certain number, Xu Yao had chosen properties in Hai City, the capital, Shen City, as well as those in coastal scenic areas in order to maximise her wealth, and could only tearfully give up on properties that were located in second-tier cities.
But now, it was different—what she didn’t have, the Xu family had!
Originally, even if she rented out all her properties in the capital, she still wouldn’t be able to compete with real estate companies in the capital. But with Xu Jing’s words, although she might not be able to surpass other real estate companies, she still had a good chance at matching them.
It was truly a case of needing something and having it handed to her—just as she was feeling sleepy, Xu Jing happened to offer her a pillow!
Overjoyed, Xu Yao simply asked Lu Ye to retrieve the information on the Xu family’s properties. From today onwards, Landlady Xu Yao was going to make a big splash, ensuring that all tenants had a happy home, and ideally, outcompete those unscrupulous real estate companies too.
“Fiancé, does your family also own many properties?” Xu Yao suddenly asked.
Ji Zhengqing, who was suddenly called out, said, “…It’s okay, probably not as many as the Xu family.”
Xu Jing set down his briefcase, casually smiling as he said, “Zhengqing has always been quite the modest person.”
Ji Zhengqing: “…”
He Fan couldn’t help but secretly enjoy the show, snickering to himself. Serves you right, President Ji, always pretending to be a rookie at mahjong just to feed wins to a certain someone. Karma’s finally caught up with you.
Xu Yao patted Ji Zhengqing’s shoulder and took the rent-collection tablet from Lu Ye, saying, “Don’t take it to heart, President Ji. I was just asking casually, nothing more.”
Ji Zhengqing watched as Xu Yao nestled into the sofa, eagerly browsing through her family’s properties, his mind racing uncontrollably.
Would Xu Yao think that her husband was less reliable than her own biological brother?
Ji Zhengqing has always believed in one principle: family is bound by an unbreakable tie of blood, while friendships and romantic relationships need an intentional amount of effort to be maintained.
He Fan was very excited. The more properties Miss Yaoyao owned, the more work they, her employees, would have, and with work, there would be wages. The key was that working under Xu Yao meant never having to worry about being laid off.
Especially based on his understanding of his former boss, President Ji; even if he didn’t hand over the rental rights of his family property to Xu Yao before marriage, wouldn’t he definitely do so after their marriage? Then, he would likely never have to worry about unemployment for the rest of his life.
“The Xu family really does own a lot of property all over the country,” Xu Yao exclaimed as she quickly flipped through the information on her tablet, unable to suppress her deep admiration for her ancestors.
Just the Xu family’s real estate in the capital alone—what she originally inherited was only a drop in the ocean compared to that.
“Lu Ye, He Fan, let’s organize an online meeting tomorrow to discuss this. With just two or three hundred people in our rental team, we’re still too short-staffed. We need to increase our manpower.”
Little Six’s voice trembled as he witnessed this: [Host, you… you not only have to hustle for your own properties, but you also have to hustle for your family’s properties in the future?]
Xu Yao smiled and replied in her mind to Little Six, “That’s right, I have to work so hard. So, shouldn’t you apply to the Quick Transmigration Bureau to raise next month’s pension to 200 million?”
Little Six stared in disbelief, completely speechless: [……]
200 million? According to the pension’s normal rate of distribution, Xu Yao should only receive a maximum of twelve million next month! This system bug had been completely exploited by the host.
Xu Yao even had a feeling that even without relying on rental income, she would still be able to secure her position as the world’s richest person just by taking advantage of the Quick Transmigration Bureau every month.
“Miss Yaoyao, the swimming coach that President Ji hired for you has arrived,” The busy butler announced as he walked in briskly from outside.
Ji Zhengqing hadn’t just been all talk. He really had hired a swimming coach for Xu Yao—a woman who looked ordinary, but was full of energy.
“Oh, you’re Coach Yan Hong?” He Fan, who paid more attention to the sports world, immediately recognised the woman.
The woman nodded with a smile, and He Fan excitedly said to Xu Yao, “Miss Yaoyao, Coach Yan Hong was the head coach of the national swimming team and has trained many award-winning athletes.”
Later, Yan Hong resigned from the national team and now spends her time at home, occasionally visiting swimming clubs or schools, particularly enjoying the process of discovering new talents for the country.
Xu Yao immediately looked at Ji Zhengqing, wondering why he would hire such an impressive coach to teach her swimming when she wasn’t even going to be a member of the national team and bring glory to the country.
Ji Zhengqing smiled as he replied, “A great teacher produces great students, that’s why I hired Coach Yan Hong for you.”
Ji Zhengqing glanced at Xu Jing, who was leisurely flipping through paper documents from his own company.
No matter how impressive Coach Yan Hong was, could she possibly compete with the rental rights of his future brother-in-law’s entire family property?
This luxurious mansion came with two swimming pools—one an indoor sky pool, and the other located outdoors.
Since it was too hot outside, they were all staying indoors, hence why they also decided to use the indoor swimming pool.
Xu Yao’s butler was a little old man with somewhat of a cleanliness obsession. Having undergone professional butler training in his early years, he had extremely strict requirements for everything in the house, so even if Xu Yao only used the swimming pool a couple of times a year, he would still arrange for someone to clean it at least once a day to maintain its cleanliness.
Xu Yao soon emerged from the changing room after changing into a swimsuit. Putting on a swimsuit instantly accentuated her figure perfectly—no wonder all those internet celebrities loved taking those poolside photos.
Ji Zhengqing glanced at Xu Yao quickly, then calmly said to Xu Jing, “It’s a bit stuffy inside, shall we chat more outside?”
Xu Jing looked at the scorching sun outside, with the temperature reaching over 40°C, and nodded. “Sure.”
To avoid being dragged out by his love-struck former boss, He Fan immediately pulled Lu Ye toward the study. “Lu Ye and I are going to sort out the rental documents. Coach Yan Hong, we’ll leave guiding Miss Yaoyao to you then.”
Lu Ye was reluctant to go, fearing that Xu Yao, as a beginner swimmer, might struggle in the water. But He Fan insisted, “It’s fine, Coach Yan Hong is here, and there are various alarms in place.”
After they left, Xu Yao first followed Coach Yan Hong in doing some warm-up exercises, and then, under her guidance, dipped herself into the cold water of the swimming pool.
Coach Yan Hong was extremely skilled, and was able to sense the difference in the water quality as soon as she entered the pool. Her eyes lit up as she said, “The water quality in this pool is no worse than that of professional competition pools.”
Well, who told her to have a butler with a cleanliness obsession?
Initially, Coach Yan Hong thought she was just guiding a swimming novice, but after she instructed Xu Yao to enter the water and explained the essentials, she felt that President Ji was either being overly modest or didn’t understand Xu Yao at all.
As soon as Xu Yao entered the water, she was like a fish in water, swimming back and forth in this vast indoor sky pool.
Coach Yan Hong stared in disbelief at the scene. “Miss Xu Yao, is this your first time swimming?”
Xu Yao thought for a moment. She had experienced 999 quick transmigrations, and had encountered various bizarre plots that caused her to fall in water—but it was also true that this was this body’s first time swimming.
Xu Yao nodded and said, “Yes, today is my first time.”
Coach Yan Hong’s eyes instantly widened in shock: “!!!”
What kind of prodigy was this?
During their conversation, upon discovering that Xu Yao only wanted to be a landlady collecting rent everyday, Coach Yan Hong couldn’t help but feel slightly regretful.
Although Yan Hong was no longer the national team coach, she still cared about the sports industry. “It’s truly not easy to discover new swimming talents these few years. Our country hasn’t won a gold medal in international competitions for several years now.”
Swimming is not one of Hua Country’s strong sports, and without a continuous influx of new talents, its future prospects are quite worrying.
Leaning against the edge of the pool, Xu Yao recalled the original plot and patted Coach Yan Hong’s hand as she smiled. “Coach Yan, don’t be discouraged. Our country is vast with abundant resources. Who knows, one day, maybe a genius will emerge and break all the world records?”
Yan Hong merely took this as Xu Yao’s words of comfort and smiled back at her.
According to the agreement she made with Ji Zhengqing, Yan Hong would come three times a week to provide swimming lessons to Xu Yao.
When Ji Zhengqing came in, he happened to see Xu Yao sitting on the edge of the pool wrapped in a towel, clearly having gone into the water under Coach Yan Hong’s guidance.
Ji Zhengqing glanced at Xu Yao’s slightly exposed fair lower back, water droplets trickling down it, and quickly averted his gaze, secretly relieved.
This time, the swimming coach he hired truly seemed to be of use to her. She probably wouldn’t use her for anything else, right?
Xu Yao went to see off Ji Zhengqing and Xu Jing, then went upstairs to take a shower before coming down to discuss the rental situation with Lu Ye and He Fan.
“Miss Yaoyao, are you not planning on going to dinner with the president of the real estate company?”
Xu Yao was surprised. “Dinner? When did I agree to have dinner?”
Upon hearing this, He Fan immediately went to decline the invitation from the president of the real estate company.
“Miss Xu Yao has urgent matters tonight? No problem, I can wait,” the president replied without hesitation.
This kind of tactic was something President Wang had seen many times in the business world.
Saying there was an urgent matter tonight was likely just testing the other party.
When he first started his business and was looking for investments, he had once waited two or three hours for one of his business partners.
As time ticked by, his assistant behind him couldn’t help but say, “President Wang, it seems that Miss Xu Yao really isn’t coming.”
President Wang frowned and said, “Xu Yao can’t possibly be indifferent to our money. We’ve clearly shown great sincerity in our desire to cooperate with her.”
Since he couldn’t beat Xu Yao, he could only begrudgingly join her.
But it seemed that Xu Yao really didn’t care about this collaboration.
President Wang’s real estate company also allowed for ordinary landlords to list their properties under their company for rent, profiting through commissions instead. Now, all they needed to do was raise the rent slightly and share that subsequent profit with Xu Yao.
Yet, it turns out she really didn’t care about their money.
By the time it was nearly ten o’clock and with Xu Yao nowhere to be seen, President Wang finally stood up from his seat and stretched his sore back, growing increasingly puzzled.
No matter how many properties Xu Yao had, there would eventually come a day when they were all rented out, especially since properties in the capital were even harder to come by. Where did she get the confidence to refuse to collaborate with him?
The next day, just as President Wang was still puzzling over this, a trending topic on Weibo caught his attention—#XuYaoRentalsNewPropertyListingsInTheCapital
Xu Yao Rentals officially announced new listings included 78 properties in Hai City and over 20 properties in several second-tier cities. However, the most eye-catching listing had to be the 210 new rental properties listed in the capital.
Most rentals are shared in the capital, so did that mean those 210 properties could accommodate six to seven hundred people?
This was Xu Yao’s first large-scale expansion into the capital with her rental team. Anyone in business knows that no one would sell all their products in one go, meaning there would definitely be more to come later.
President Wang gasped, leaping up from his office chair in disbelief, asking incredulously, “Does Xu Yao really not lack properties?”
Is that why she was so bold in refusing their offer to collaborate?
[210 properties in the capital, that must be worth tens of billions, right?]
[I’m already getting ready to rent! I’ve finally finished my wait for Sister Yao! Being jealous of Xu Yao’s tenants isn’t just a recent thing.]
[All the service companies working with Xu Yao must be laughing their heads off all the way to the bank. I heard Tengda Moving used to be just a small company in Haicheng, but now that Xu Yao is entering the capital, riding her coattails like this, they’ll probably go public sooner or later.]
[Exactly. As long as Xu Yao keeps expanding her rental properties across different cities, these partner companies, so long as they don’t mess things up, will basically be raking in the profits. The older generation used to say, “Even pigs can fly if they stand in the wind1.” I didn’t believe it before, but now I do.]
[Xu Yao Rentals is honestly ridiculous. I work at a funeral home, so I put “near a funeral home” as my housing requirement, and she actually rented me a place that fits that exactly.]
[Anyone interested in some gossip? The CEO of King of Fine Living, the biggest real estate company in the capital, invited Xu Yao to dinner, but got stood up. He waited until 10 p.m. before slinking off. It totally cracked me up.]
[I heard about this too! I just want to say that Sister Yao is truly impressive! He’s the CEO of such a big real estate company, yet she still doesn’t give a damn about him, an absolute legend.]
Many renters have been ripped off by rental companies to varying degrees, so seeing a rental company get their comeuppance for the first time made them feel as if Xu Yao had given them a chance to vent their anger.
Some individuals who rent apartments also took to Weibo, expressing their concern for Xu Yao.
The invitation from the CEO of King of Fine Living to Xu Yao for dinner was clearly a signal; if Xu Yao couldn’t resist the temptation of money, it would only be a matter of time before her rental team became a second landlord.
Some influential experts even provided the netizens with an analysis of the situation.
[Rental Assistant Little Two V: The difference between renting through Xu Yao and through real estate agencies lies in the source of properties. Xu Yao’s listings come from her own properties, while agencies source theirs from countless individual landlords. One person like Xu Yao can’t compete with so many landlords. Given how excellent her rental conditions are, tenants who secure her properties rarely move out frequently. This means that within two or three years, Xu Yao may run out of available units to rent out. At that point, if she wants to continue expanding, she will have no choice but to join the ranks of other real estate companies.]
It’s often said that renting Xu Yao’s properties is as hard as getting into top universities like Tsinghua or Peking University. After all, her tenant turnover rate is the lowest among all rental apps!
And having no listings available—that’s a real risk.
[True. If I managed to rent one of Xu Yao’s places, I wouldn’t move out unless I bought my own home.]
[Feels like Xu Yao’s high-quality rental service is a double-edged sword, since tenants just don’t want to leave! Let me tell you something wild: a netizen applied for a job, and the boss was deciding between her and a guy. As soon as the boss heard she was Xu Yao’s tenant, he immediately chose her—because renting from Xu Yao is basically like having an extra layer of screening done for the employer.]
Xu Yao’s rental team officially announced 210 available units in the capital, which made many netizens even more concerned about her situation.
Since renting directly affects people’s real interests, fewer were just watching for entertainment, with most genuinely worried that Xu Yao might run into a shortage of listings.
Some very considerate tenants, after much thought, tagged Xu Yao in the tenant group chat.
[@AAAA Professional Rentals Little Xu, Sister Yao, if you really do face a shortage of properties, I’d be okay with you collaborating with other real estate companies, as long as you can keep at least 80% of your current service attitude, that’s enough.]
Encountering a landlord like Xu Yao in their rental journey is already a stroke of luck.
They had just graduated, and now that they were renting from Xu Yao, they only needed to worry about their careers. With Xu Yao always standing behind them, it was as if she was their safety net.
This tenant’s comment received a lot of agreement from other tenants.
[AAAA Professional Rentals Little Xu: ? Who told you I lack properties? Don’t jump to your own conclusions so quickly.]
When has she ever lacked properties? She currently has an overwhelming abundance of them! These days, Xu Yao has been looking into the countless properties belonging to the Xu family. While high-rise buildings in big cities are still quite manageable, the Xu family’s ancestors, who seemed to have a strong penchant for hoarding land, even owned properties in villages and towns, and it was the kind of village that couldn’t even be found through GPS navigation.
[Ji Zhengqing: Yaoyao, do you have enough rental properties on hand?]
Xu Yao felt as if her head was about to explode when she saw this WeChat message. She immediately typed “Enough” in the input box, but just as she was about to send it, her rationality kicked in, prompting her to add two more words.
[AAAA Professional Rentals Little Xu: Enough, for now.]
Ji Zhengqing sighed when he saw this. Sure enough, giving a gift after the fact doesn’t make much of a difference.
Assistant Li was already numb. Recalling the real estate documents President Ji had asked him to prepare in recent days, he asked, “Is President Ji planning to learn from President Xu and temporarily transfer the rental rights of the Ji family’s idle properties to Miss Xu Yao?”
President Xu is her actual biological brother! President Ji, do you even understand that? Don’t just copy everything! Copying everything will only ruin you!
As Ji Zhengqing organized the documents in front of him, he couldn’t help but frown upon hearing Assistant Li’s words, saying, “Assistant Li, even if I hand over the Ji family’s idle properties to Xu Yao for rent, I would only give her half of the rent.”
If all the rental income really was given away, it would be hard for him to explain to his family. After all, she is his fiancée, not his wife yet.
Assistant Li felt numb. Only giving Miss Xu Yao fifty percent of the rental income? Good thing President Ji is the only child of the Ji family, and both the chairman and his wife are famously known for being reasonable and harmonious, otherwise…
Ji Zhengqing set down the documents and couldn’t help but scrutinise Assistant Li up and down. He said seriously, “Assistant Li, I highly recognize your work ability, in that sense, you’re no worse than He Fan. But I’ve noticed you have a fatal weakness.”
Upon hearing this, Assistant Li immediately tensed up, instinctively straightening his posture.
Ji Zhengqing said to him, “Assistant Li, I think you’re a bit too much of a love-brain2, which is not conducive to your career development.”
Assistant Li: “…?” Does that even make sense?
Assistant Li: …So, is the Wang Baochuan3 who dug wild vegetables for eighteen years actually your long-lost sister, President Ji?
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pls do not share this anywhere or u will always stub ur toe when u walk past a door frame !! this translation has been stolen from mioscorner.com, pls only read there i’m begging u :kneels:
“Miss Yaoyao, there is a lot of concern regarding our rental properties right now. Besides increasing our publicity and recruitment efforts, do you remember we also have a livestreaming account?” He Fan reminded her at the right moment.
Xu Yao recalled that when she was collecting rent in the urban village of Hai City, many influencers tried to jump on the hype surrounding her and livestream. In order to regain control, Xu Yao sometimes livestreamed while renting out her properties.
Xu Yao immediately grasped He Fan’s intention. While other rich second-generation heirs flaunted their wealth in livestreams, He Fan was suggesting she showcase her properties. He wanted to give the tenants unlimited confidence that she, Xu Yao, absolutely had enough rental properties available for rent. If in a few years, it really wasn’t enough, she could always ask her fiancé for more.
Since she was going to show off, she needed to start with something truly impressive.
“How about Xinyi Trade City? Their lease is up,” Xu Yao suggested.
She not only wanted to reassure individual tenants, but also commercial tenants; they really didn’t need to worry about her not having enough properties!
Doesn’t Xinyi Trade City sound prestigious?
To put it bluntly, it was just a wholesale market! A massive wholesale market.
Xu Yao, who had always been a slacker, posted a livestream announcement on Weibo: Going to collect rent from a building in Xinyi Trade City tomorrow.
Netizens had long been accustomed to Xu Yao’s properties being referred to in units of “buildings,” so they were unfazed.
It wasn’t until Xu Yao got out of her specialized rental collection RV and pointed at the rows of interconnected buildings behind her that the conversation in the livestream chat continued.
The netizens, who were instantly dumbfounded: “??”
Wait, are you referring to this group of commercial buildings as one building?
Xu Yao, who was now in front of the camera, had a surprised look on her face. “Isn’t this all connected by corridors? You can directly walk through all thirteen sections, so how can it not be counted as one building?”
Since they’re all connected, then that’s one building!
author needs to send assistant he a psychologist bc the poor man is going crazy due to his completely-not-self-aware love-brained boss LAWL
on another note, i’ll be posting 2 chapters every week after chapter 40, maybe more after chapter 50, depending on my backlog of chapters! hopefully i’ll be able to post everyday like i did with RHRPAW by the last 10-20 chapters! the aim for me is to completely finish translating this novel by mid-end june and have the ebook out by my uni break. that way, i’ll be able to focus on SASCTC next!
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- The phrase “站在风口猪都能起飞” literally means “even pigs can fly if they stand in the wind.” Culturally, it reflects the idea that success often depends on timing and favorable conditions (the ‘right trend’ or momentum), not just individual ability. In this context, it means that companies partnering with Xu Yao can thrive simply by riding the wave of her expanding business empire. ↩︎
- “恋爱脑” → someone who prioritizes romance over logic/career ↩︎
- Wang Baochuan is a legendary woman known for waiting faithfully for her husband for 18 years, enduring hardship and living off wild vegetables. In modern usage, referencing her implies over-the-top devotion in love. Here, it sarcastically suggests someone is being excessively “love-brained” and irrationally devoted. ↩︎
