Without further ado, Kaito quickly used his Gate of Babylon ability to collect the important items from the apartment, leaving the miscellaneous clutter for the landlord to handle. Then, he happily took a high-speed train alone to his destination.
Upon arriving at Taohuayuan Village, he took a taxi and finally reached the house where he and Baal would live from now on.
Not bad!
Truly a pure Suzhou-style garden villa. With this 3.88-acre property, no matter how many people came to live, there would be no problem!
Or rather, he could also invite Irisviel, Akina, and the other wives to visit.
"Use."
Taking out the red booklet and using it, he automatically obtained the relevant documents, a long string of keys, and various passcodes.
From now on, he was the owner of this property.
As for the original owner, he gained nothing. He would remember owning this property, but seemed to have encountered some situation, tearfully giving it away, and even having to pay the hefty transfer and deed taxes afterwards.
This wave not only lost him the house but also inexplicably lost a large sum of money on taxes.
But could he avoid paying?
It was system-mandated behavior, completely reasonable and compliant. If investigated, nothing would be found.
Opening the imposing gate, the first thing that came into view was a courtyard.
There were rockeries, a small stream connected to the lake, beautiful flowers, plants, and trees. However, this courtyard was mainly for ornamental purposes, not very practical.
On the left side was another courtyard, larger in area, where the precious trees were planted.
There was a pavilion, a small stream, and a large lawn suitable for children to play on.
On the right side was a four-sided covered walkway with a lotus pond in the center. The far right housed the servants' quarters, totaling 8 units, enough for many people.
On ordinary days, one could also stroll along the four-sided corridor, enjoying the willows and other trees.
The backyard was another leisure area, with a fitness zone, a tea area, and a semi-natural, semi-artificial hot spring-cum-swimming pool, shaded by trees.
That is, you could swim in it, or splurge to fill it with hot water for an open-air hot spring bath. Awesome.
No need to worry about mosquitoes; the plants here were specifically chosen to repel mosquitoes and insects, and professionals were regularly hired to deal with any that couldn't be eliminated.
Further back was the lakeshore, blocked by stone railings, but there was a small dock specifically for mooring small boats.
Finally, there was the main house. From the front, it had two floors, plus two underground floors, covering an area of approximately 666 square meters.
'Huh?'
'Was it my imagination? Did the designer like this number so much?'
Looking at the property deed, he understood. The reason for this specific number was that the original owner was superstitious and wanted everything to go smoothly. (T/N: 666, liù liù dà shun, is a slang for everything goes smoothly.)
Including the entire garden's layout, the interior layout, etc., all had considerations of yin-yang and feng shui.
After that, Kaito couldn't be bothered to look further. If he kept going, he suspected he wouldn't finish in a day.
"Baal, we might need to hire a lot of people for maintenance."
Just the maintenance costs and servant wages alone would be a significant expense.
"Indeed, this is the only drawback of this property."
Because it was too big.
Baal smiled wryly.
She couldn't possibly do all these things alone, and moreover, she wasn't supposed to do them; she was only here to serve Kaito.
"Let's live on the second floor. You share the bedroom (master bedroom) with me. I'm afraid to sleep alone in such a big room."
"Alright, alright, whatever you say."
Hearing this, Baal sighed helplessly. She had wanted to choose a favorite room, but as expected, even living in such a big house, she couldn't escape the fate of being held by Kaito while sleeping at night.
'Sigh...'
"Hehe, let's tidy up these things a bit. I took a quick look earlier, and it seems all the daily necessities have been completely replenished with new ones. Check later to see if anything else is needed."
"Okay."
Baal nodded, took out the items Kaito had brought to organize them, and after a quick tour of the house to memorize the relevant facilities and existing daily items, she prepared to make dinner.
On the other side, Kaito, back in the chat group, finally saw Sawamura Sayuri appear.
Earlier, on the high-speed train and taxi, since Baal was attached to him and no one was chatting with him, he had been idly chatting with the group, and also showing off his cards to make them all miserable.
The feeling of showing off cards was great.
[Kaito]: Everyone, I've moved into my new house. If anyone wants to visit, feel free to let me know. I warmly welcome you all.
[Kaito]: Short video.mp4
The video was casually recorded around the area. After posting it, except for Sayuri, Sephie, Irisviel, and Akina, the rest all envied Kaito for living in such a beautiful mansion.
Among them, Misuzu was already tempted, saying that once she had enough points, she would meet him offline.
By the way, to promote her daughter Mikoto?
[Sayuri]: Hello, Kaito-san. My name is Sawamura Sayuri, and my avatar is my daughter. Please take care of me in the future.
Well, thanks to the two regular chatterboxes Misuzu and Shodai, Sayuri had learned about Kaito's situation and understood how strong his potential was as a son-in-law.
[Kaito]: Well... please take care of me, Mrs. Sawamura.
Ding, ding.
Just after Kaito finished speaking, he suddenly received a private message from a group member.
At first, he thought someone found it inconvenient to contact him in the group, but upon looking, wasn't this Sayuri!?
[Sayuri]: Ahem, Kaito-san, I'm sorry to contact you privately so abruptly, but I really couldn't help it.
[Kaito]: ???
'What does this mean?'
'How could she not help it!?'
'Come on, we just met?'
[Sawamura Sayuri]: I-it's like this. My daughter saw your photo earlier and now admires you very much. So I need you to send a few more photos...
[Sayuri]: Please, Kaito-san. My daughter seems to really like you. Can you help me?