The young couple who brought the elderly man were not locals of the capital.
The old man, named Zhao Kai, was 77 years old this year. His spouse had passed away seven or eight years ago, and he lived alone.
He had two sons and two daughters, all residing in the capital.
In his youth, Zhao Kai was quite capable, having opened a factory in Langfang and earned a considerable sum of money.
He had also managed to acquire a few sets of property in the capital during favorable times.
Back then, the houses were small in size. A family of six couldn't possibly fit, and large flats weren't popular at the time, so the old man bought an apartment in a complex—one floor, two rooms—which undoubtedly made things much more convenient.
To say he was wealthy would be an overstatement.
Later, when his children married, he gave the houses to them and kept the old one for himself.