Naturally, the man would not refuse to earn more than ten thousand yuan. Coincidentally, Chen Fang also had the contract with him. The three of them hit it off and went to the neighborhood committee immediately.

Although it was a holiday, there were many residents chatting in the neighborhood committee. They were curious when they saw an acquaintance coming with two strangers. After learning their purpose, they helped to witness the contract enthusiastically and kindly. The contract signing process was pleasant and quick.

After paying the deposit, Jiang Chen took out a bag of marshmallows from his backpack, opened it with a smile and handed it to the children playing around. The children rushed over, cheered and took the candies from his hands, and some children hugged his legs and begged for candies.

The parents all laughed when they saw this, and spoke more intimately than before. An enthusiastic aunt took Jiang Chen and Shen Xu to chat, talking about the scenery and people here, saying that this family’s fruit trees were juicy and that family’s vegetables were fresh, and asked him to try some if he had the chance.

The children were running and chasing each other playfully. Jiang Chen quietly chatted with a few aunts, through which he got a general understanding of Wugu Village. It was rare to see teenagers of this age willing to talk to them. The aunts and grandmothers became happier and happier as they talked, and finally they insisted on keeping them for dinner.

Jiang Chen came here to sign the contract in order to establish good relations with the nearby neighbors in advance, so he naturally would not refuse and accepted it with a good smile.

After dinner, several aunts and uncles living near Jiang Chen's house got to know him. Jiang Chen was a person who was easy to please the elders, and Chen Xu had an invincible sweet mouth. The uncles and elders had a good impression of the two of them. The aunts and grandmothers almost took the two of them as their own sons and grandsons, and sent them all the way to the village entrance before leaving.

Chen Fang made a deal and readily sent them back to the city center. Before leaving, he left his contact information and arranged a time to complete the transfer procedures. He smiled and said that Jiang Chen and his friends could contact him if they wanted to buy or sell a house in the future.

Chen Xu smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, not only Jiang Zi, I will also look for you when I buy a house in the future. You must give us a discount then."

After the car drove away, Shen Xu's smile disappeared and he asked, "Jiang Zi, tell me honestly, where did your money come from? I don't believe that uncle and auntie would really let you go to the countryside to buy a house at this time."

Jiang Chen lowered his eyes and chuckled. Of his two good friends, Huo Bo seemed to be swift and meticulous, but in fact he was a bit rough in many aspects. Chen Xu seemed to be rough, but in fact he was meticulous and had a keen intuition, so he almost never made mistakes in judgment.

Moreover, Shen Xu can be said to be one of the people in the world who knows him best.

However, Jiang Chen had no intention of hiding it. In addition to changing the purpose of going to Donghua Village to relax, he told Shen Xu everything that happened later.

Chen Xu's eyes widened, and he said in astonishment, "No way? That kid is playing house with a double image printed in the 30th year of Guangxu? A truly wealthy family! What was the status of that kid's ancestors before they came to Yan City? A family that can produce four copies at once must have been rare in the past."

Jiang Chen was actually curious too. When he first met Mr. Miao, he seemed just like an ordinary farmer. But after communicating with him, he found that although he looked simple and honest, he was actually a man of great talent and handled things calmly. If not, even if he was temporarily short of money, he would not have accepted a silver note from Mr. Miao as a thank-you gift, because they both knew that this silver note was more about establishing a cooperative relationship than just expressing gratitude.

He could probably guess that in addition to helping find a house and arrange for Miaomiao's enrollment, Mr. Miao also wanted him to help with other things. Although he didn't know what they were specifically, asking a student whose background and identity were unknown to help might not be too troublesome, but it was something that Mr. Miao could not do.

He would naturally know what it was when the time came. As for the identities of Mr. Miao and Miaomiao, he was curious, but he could not deliberately pry into other people's privacy.

Shen Xu didn't think much about it, and after mentioning it casually, he put the matter behind him and said happily for Jiang Chen: "In this way, uncle won't have to worry about the surgery fee."

Jiang Chen smiled: "Yes, so I will be a little busy during this period. I can't accompany you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I will treat you to dinner when I return to school."

"No way." Chen Xu's face fell instantly: "What are you busy with? You still want to buy a house?"

"I guess so." Jiang Chen said, "I plan to buy a shop for my dad. When he gets better, I can open a store and sell the toys he made himself."

"That's fine!" Chen Xu clapped his hands and said excitedly, "I can't bear to throw away the toys that Uncle Jiang made for me when I was a child. The little brats from my relatives look for my toys like treasure hunts whenever they come. It doesn't work to hide them in the cabinet, and buying new toys doesn't work either. Over the years, half of them have been taken away by those naughty kids. This is the result of my fighting wits and courage. If Uncle opens a store, business will definitely be booming."

Jiang Chen could imagine this scene. When he was a child, all the children in the neighborhood loved to come to his house to play, in large part because of his toys. At that time, most of his toys were handmade by his father, which were novel, interesting and unique, so occasionally some children would want to take his toys away and cry.

Because of this, when he accidentally turned to his childhood toys a few days ago, this idea suddenly popped into his mind. Since his father can no longer work normally, letting him do what he liked and was good at before as his future career, wouldn’t this be the fastest way to rekindle his confidence?

Chen Xu thought for a moment and said, "If you want to buy a shop, I'll ask my dad for you. It seems that there are shops for sale in the new building opened by their company. If you don't buy from him, he has more information channels. I'll tell you after asking, and then you can buy."

"I was just about to trouble you, uncle." Jiang Chen said with a smile, "When uncle and aunt come back, I will visit your house."

"My parents will be home tomorrow, so you can just come directly." Chen Xu smiled and said in a low voice: "If my dad gives you a red envelope for the New Year, you can keep it, and we will split it 50-50."

Jiang Chen glanced at him, and Shen Xu immediately raised his hands in surrender.

When I got home, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.

Yang Si had just returned from the hospital. When he saw Jiang Chen coming in, he smiled and said, "It's rare to see you playing so late. Where did you go with Xiaoxu? Next time if it's too late, call and come back. Stay at Xiaoxu's house directly, or let Xiaoxu stay at our house."

Jiang Chen glanced at his watch and said, "Shen Xu and I went out to do some serious work this afternoon, not to play. And mom, it's already ten o'clock, you should go to bed early, it's not good to stay up late, I'll tell you something tomorrow morning when you get up."

"What's the matter?" Yang Si stood up immediately, pulled Jiang Chen to sit on the sofa, and asked curiously: "Hurry up and talk to mom. It's not too late now. Tell mom what you want to say now, otherwise mom won't be able to sleep at night."

Since there was hope for Jiang Zhuo's legs, Yang Si has returned to her previous personality, which makes Jiang Chen happy but also a little helpless. For example, now, Ms. Yang is curious and will not go to bed until she gets an answer.

Jiang Chen opened his backpack, took out the contract and bank card, and handed them to Yang Si.

Yang Si took the contract and flipped it open to look at it. His expression changed little by little, and finally stopped in confusion: "Is this a contract to buy a house? But son, where did you get the money? And you are not yet 18 years old, why would they sell the house to you?"

"Mom, have you forgotten that when I registered my household registration, they made a mistake and wrote down my age as one year older?"

Yang Si was stunned for a moment, then he remembered: "Oh, right, I forgot that you are an adult according to your ID card."

Jiang Chen smiled helplessly, and without waiting for Yang Si to ask any more questions, he recounted what had happened in the past few days. It was the same as what he told Shen Xu, except that he changed the purpose of going to Donghua Village, everything else was described truthfully.

"Seven, seven hundred and forty thousand?" Yang Si repeated the number in disbelief, and came back to her senses after a few seconds. She thought about it, hesitated for a few times, and finally organized her words: "Chenchen, you picked up grandpa's money and recognized the value of the money. This is very impressive. If mom saw it, she wouldn't recognize it. And you took the money to the old grandfather's house and told the old grandfather the value of the money. This is even more worthy of praise... But mom wants to ask you, why did you accept the money grandpa gave you? Can you tell mom what you were thinking at the time?"

Facing Yang Si's puzzled expression, Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment before he suddenly understood her confusion.

If it were Jiang Chen in his first life, even if his family was facing such a situation and even if he was really desperate, he would not accept the money.

"Mom, Grandpa Miao and I are making a deal." Jiang Chen looked at Yang Si and said, "What he needs is information about Yan City and I can help him cash out the banknotes, as well as buy a house, transfer to another school, and a series of follow-up matters. I am his most trustworthy partner at the moment and the one who showed up at the right time, and I just happened to need some money, so we made a deal."

"In other words, if the other party wasn't Grandpa Miao, I wouldn't have accepted the 740,000, and if it wasn't me, Grandpa Miao wouldn't have entrusted someone else to do this. Our transaction is based on a preliminary understanding and trust in each other's character, and we both get what we need."

Yang Si paused and was silent for a long time. She raised her hand and touched Jiang Chen's face, and said with some melancholy: "It seems that before I knew it, my baby Chenchen has grown up..." She burst into laughter and said: "But the serious look when he speaks is exactly the same as the babyish look when he was a child and talked to his mother. They are both so cute!"

Jiang Chen sighed helplessly: "Mom..."

Yang Si smiled and pinched Jiang Chen's face: "You are still as shy as when you were a child, but no matter what you do, as long as you have your own reasons and you have a clear conscience, Mom will support you."

Jiang Chen raised his eyes and met his mother's gentle, smiling eyes, and his nose suddenly felt a little sore.

No matter which life he is in, no matter what he becomes, his mother will always be the same, telling him gently and firmly: Mom supports you.

Such silent trust and support accompanied him for twenty years. After they left, they carried him through every difficult, dark and lonely year. Whenever he wanted to give up, he just had to look behind him, where there were still two figures standing, silently telling him: Mom and Dad will always be by your side.