After coming out, Qiang Xin became much more honest, at least he didn't dare to cause trouble at school anymore.

The people over there had made it very clear, this time it was administrative detention, and if he really did something extreme next time, it would be a criminal responsibility.

Qiang Xin was being well-behaved now, watching the property prices in the neighborhood rise while feeling sour inside but powerless.

At this time, Qiang Xin remembered that relative from before.

He shamelessly brought a gift to their door.

The other person was just a young guy in his twenties, who used to call Qiang Xin "Uncle Cousin."

Previously, he had always been warm and respectful towards Qiang Xin.

But later, after a falling out over buying a house, Qiang Xin avoided him like the plague, naturally not reaching out to him again.

He was even relieved that he was a distant relative, so they didn't need to meet during the New Year.

But who could have imagined that now he had to throw himself into the net.

So Qiang Xin arrived at the door, and from the peephole, the other person didn't quite recognize him, but upon opening the door and seeing him in person, exclaimed, "Oh, isn't this Uncle Qiang? It's been quite a while."

Qiang Xin pretended not to catch the sarcasm in his words, with a smile on his face.

"I've been busy with business the past couple of years and didn't have time, but suddenly I remembered you've been looking for me."

Qiang Xin waved the items he brought with him forward, but the young man didn't take them at all.

With a mocking smile on his face.

"Yeah, I've been wanting to find Uncle Qiang, to thank you properly, otherwise, how could I have bought such a cheap and wonderful house."

Even with Qiang Xin's thick skin, this still made him a bit embarrassed.

"There were some reasons back then, but it's fine, now I'll offer you a better price to buy it back..."

Before Qiang Xin could finish his sentence, he was interrupted.

The young man raised a hand, "No need for that, I'm speaking from the heart here, back then my wife and I scraped everything together to buy the house, and we almost couldn't even afford the rent afterward, we naively blamed you for it."

The young man's words didn't make Qiang Xin feel ashamed, instead, they stirred up all sorts of messy thoughts in his mind.

He wondered if the young man had heard the latest news about Xiang Xie Residence's current situation.

He believed the other person must be out of touch and solely focused on work, paying no attention to outside matters.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been duped into buying a house there in the first place.

Listening to his deeply resentful tone now, Qiang Xin felt a glimmer of hope, thinking there was a chance.

"Yes, yes, it was all Uncle's fault, so here I am trying to make it up to you. Rest assured, I'll add something extra for the house as compensation over these years."

The young man chuckled, "Sure, just add another million then."

Qiang Xin almost couldn't catch his breath, "You, what did you say?"

"I'm not joking, surely you don't think you can trick and deceive like last time, right? If I fell into your trap again, even without my wife saying anything, I'd scold myself severely."

"I should thank you for teaching us young people a lesson, making us realize it's important to be careful of others, but it turns out my foolishness was a blessing in disguise, landing me a big bargain."

Qiang Xin finally reacted with a sullen face, realizing that the young man had already gotten the news.

This time he definitely made the trip for nothing.

Now Qiang Xin couldn't feel more regretful, back then he had decisively recognized the right project, yet for various reasons, the money got stuck there.

After painstakingly handling a few properties, the housing prices soared.

Going round and round, it turned out that the fool was none other than himself.

And it was all driven by greed—

After countless calculations, he ended up with nothing.

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