"Yes, I thought so as well. There is a small house nearby, and the owner of it put it up for sale a few days ago. It has a high price, so no one has bought it yet. I think you can take a look. If you don't have enough money, I can lend it to you without interest!"
Ralph had had this idea for a long time.
Although Lucille has completed her apprenticeship, he had watched Aurora ever since she was a baby. He saw her learn to turn her body, crawl, talk, and even walk.
He thought of her as his own greatgrandchild, and he was reluctant for them to move far away.
"Alright, I will go and take a look at it tomorrow."
"Let's go today. Aurora doesn't have to go to school. Take her there and see if she likes it or not."
Ralph was really anxious.
He feared that the house would be sold in a few days.
"Well... We'll go and see it today then," Even though Lucille said so, she thought differently in her heart.
This was an old area of A City. It was even considered a reserved area. Even if she wanted a small house, she could not even buy a screen wall from the small amount of money she made from the art exhibition...
However, since Ralph had said that, she could not disagree with his suggestion.
"You should go right now. Let me know what you think when you come back. If it doesn't work, you can bring the property agent over, and I will talk to him."
Ralph seemed very impatient. He wanted nothing more than for her to settle the business with the house immediately. He was afraid that she would take Aurora and move to a place far away.
"Okay then."
Lucille had no choice but to take Aurora and contact the owner of the house. Before she left, Ralph pulled Aurora to one side and whispered to her.
The agent, Bob, was kind enough to come immediately.
The house she went to was of a common design, and it was only one-third in size of the art academy. From the looks of it, it was supposed to be a large mansion, but it was later divided into two.
"There are five rooms in total. This is the main room. There are three parts in total. This is..."
Bob led them through the house, introducing each of the rooms to her.
Although the house was smaller than the art academy, it was still complete. It was big enough for Marie to move into too, and Abby might also be able to hang out here in the future.
Lucille originally only wanted to take a look at the house before going back and reporting it to Ralph, but after she looked at it, she really liked it.
"How much does this house cost?"
"Forty-eight million."
After hearing Bob's answer, the smile on Lucille's face froze. She knew that this was an expensive house, but she was still shocked after hearing the price.
She laughed awkwardly, "Oh, I will have to reconsider it..."
"Mommy, Master Zane told me to tell you that we will take it no matter how much it costs."
Lucille was about to refuse when Aurora spoke next to her.
It was only at this point in time that she knew what Ralph whispered to her about.
It turns out that she did not merely bring her daughter along. She even brought Ralph's little spy!
"Aurora... This house is too expensive for us."
Lucille squatted down and told her in a calm tone.
"But Master Zane said that if we don't have enough money, he can lend it to us. He says he won't charge us any interest." Aurora did not know how much forty-eight million dollars was.
"Aurora, I won't be able to return forty-eight million dollars to Master Zane, not even if I draw for my entire life."
Lucille did not know how to explain it to her. Her drawings only cost around ten thousand dollars for now, and her larger drawings could be sold for five digits. Even if she continued to grow as an artist, forty-eight million... She might only be able to return that amount by the age of eighty.
"But... I like it here."
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