The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family by Adela

After leaving Pearl River Point, Charlie rushed to the wet market.

He had spent too much tdealing with Wendy's matter. If he didn't hurry to buy the food back to cook, Claire would not be able to eat lunch when she got hfrom work.

Although Aurous Hill was an ancient city, it was getting more and more modernized nowadays. Most of the old buildings were either destroyed, demolished, or renovated to suit the modernization of the city. They had basically turned into skyscrapers and high-rise buildings of the modern metropolitan city.

Many traditional craft stores and markets were gradually being replaced by a variety of luxurious shop lots as well as integrated supermarkets.

In the early years, there were a lot of roadside barbers who had excellent skills in haircutting and shaving. A simple haircut or shave was only about two to three dollars. 8 However, these ancient and old-schooled barbers had long since disappeared and were now replaced by the dazzling and high-end hair salons. The standard price for a simple haircut from the mediocre at best or even unskilled hairdressers was a couple of hundred dollars and above. Sof these salons would even beckon the customers to apply for a membership, and eventually, a simple haircut would end up costing a few thousand dollars. These kinds of shops were rife in the city. 5 In the past, many roadside wagons and carts would sell fresh vegetables. The vendors were the countryside farmers who picked their own vegetables from their farm in the morning and then drove the wagon to the city to sell. Their vegetables and fruits were both fresh and cheap. 5 Regretfully, over the years, these self-operated vendors were not allowed to operate in the city. Even the traditional wet markets were dwindling, so most people could only go to the supermarket to buy vegetables. 4 The quality of the vegetables in the supermarket was not very good, yet the price was surprisingly expensive. A pack of lettuce could fetch more than ten dollars per pack.

This also made the ancient city gradually lose its traditional atmospheric livelihood.

In truth, Charlie did not like going to the supermarket to buy food. He felt a sense of dullness whenever he visited the supermarket, so he often went to the protected residential area in the old town district where there was a very lively vegetable market. 2 The reason why he liked to go to the old residential area was not only because it was bustling and spirited, but there was another reason hidden in Charlie's heart that he had never told anyone. 2 In the past, when he and his parents had first arrived in Aurous Hill, his parents had liked the vibrant and unique characteristics of the old town district of Aurous Hill.

There were a lot of old buildings left over from the medieval dynasties in which the architecture style was very different from the north. His parents had adored them very much.

Because of their love of traditional culture and relics, his parents had then rented an old residence in the old town district. After his father had renovated and refurbished the house, they had lived a comfortable life there. 5 Later, when his parents had passed away and Charlie had been sent to the orphanage, he would often sneak out to the old town district with his buddies, Harvey and Stephanie.

Back then, Harvey and Stephanie had thought that Charlie sneaked out because he was playful and wanted to have fun, but the fact was that Charlie was there to reminisce about his parents and their lives there.

After his parents had passed away, the residence had been rented out for syears, changing one group of tenants after another.

Later, a real estate investor had bought the residence in hopes of demolition and appreciation.

Later on, the residence and the nearby old buildings were classified as a historical building protection zone. Due to this, demolition and renovation were strictly prohibited, so the residence had been vacant for a long time.

Charlie had quietly inquired about the current owner. It was said that the investor who had bought the om residence was the initiator of a N O property speculation group in Lancaster. Although the residence could not generate any revenue for him, he didn't mind the money spent on the residence, hence he had left the house as it was.

Later, the owner had been suspected of illegal fundraising in other om provinces and was charged with several crimes, so the residence had been seized by the court.

Two-something years ago, rumor had it that the residence would be auctioned out, but because the m owner had been involved in quite serious charges, it had not been closed over the last two years, so the house had not entered the foreclosure process. The wet market that Charlie wanted to buy food at was not far from the old residence, so he planned to make a detour to take a look at the house.

As Charlie was on the way to the residence via his electric bike, a Rolls-Royce had already stopped in front of the shabby residence.

An elderly man stepped out from the front passenger seat. He was Uncle Walters, the butler of the Dunn family in Aurous Hill.

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