Early the next morning.
After Charlie and Claire had had their breakfast, Charlie drove Claire to the old mansion in the old town, just as he had yesterday. 3
Charlie heard Claire saying that Helen had put in a lot of effort into repairing this house. She would even strive for perfection in many small details regardless o f the cost. 4
In the car, Claire said emotionally to Charlie, "That client that you saw yesterday, Aunt Dunn, I originally gave her a plan that would cost more than two million dollars. In truth, that would already be more than sufficient to repair her old mansion. However, she kept adjusting the plan yesterday, and the budget was increased to ten million dollars directly..."
As she spoke, Claire then said, "I realized that rich people really do things regardless of the cost. The actual selling price of this house was estimated to be n o more than one million dollars. Moreover, the government does not even allow any major renovation and changes to be done to the exterior. As a result, she still wants to spend so much money to repair and restore the interior. She would already be able to buy the whole alley with ten million dollars. I really
cannot understand..."
Charlie smiled slightly and said, "Perhaps this old mansion has some special meaning to her. So, it makes sense that she would want to spend more money to repair it and make it better."
"Yes." Claire said, "Aunt Dunn said that she wants to retire here. However, when I hear her accent, it seems as though she is from Eastcliff. So, I do not know why she would choose to come to Aurous Hill to retire."
As she spoke, Claire said again, "By the way, Aunt Dunn's daughter is going to come and live here with her too. Her daughter’s accent is also from Eastcliff."
Charlie nodded and smiled as he said, "In truth, it is actually much better to live in Aurous Hill as compared to Eastcliff. The summer is hotter than the south, and winter is particularly cold there in a place like Eastcliff. Moreover, the spring and autumn are also particularly short. Winter generally begins immediately after October, and it will only get warmer in March or April of the next year. The most important thing is that the weather is extremely dry, with strong winds all day long. There were also sandstorms over the past few years, and it has been better in the past two years. However, the various environments are still much worse as compared to the south. Just look at how good Aurous Hill is. The air is humid, and the seasons are distinct."
Claire could not help but laugh as she said, "Just look a t what you’ve said. It's as though you are really
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