"Hey? Where's the host? Did they go to pay New Year's visits?" Aunt Hao went into the house and looked around. Seeing only Grandma Mei and a few children there, and no host, she assumed they had gone to pay New Year's visits.

“Auntie, you don’t know yet! My sister bought this house before the New Year, just so we would have a place to live in Kyoto.” Mei Jian said proudly, raising his head.

"Really? Are you just bragging while the homeowner's not home?" Hao Lingyu said disdainfully, unable to stand Mei Jian's pretentious attitude.

"Xiaoyu, how can you talk like that? If you can't speak properly, then shut up!" Uncle Hao shouted at his daughter.

When Hao Lingyu saw her father yell at her because of someone else, she felt extremely wronged, and tears instantly filled her eyes, about to fall.

"What are you doing? It's the New Year, why are you being so mean to your daughter?" Aunt Hao pushed Uncle Hao and stepped forward to hug her daughter.

"Brother, what are you doing? These kids are just arguing, why are you meddling in? Look, you've made Xiaoyu cry." Although Aunt Mei didn't like Hao Lingyu, she was a guest and she still had to protect her.

"Xiaoyu, come over here and have some chocolate. Let's get away from your dad!" Mei's mother took out the chocolates her daughter had brought back from abroad and beckoned Hao Lingyu to sit down.

"Happy New Year, Aunt Mei!" Uncle Hao stopped paying attention to his daughter and daughter-in-law and turned to greet Grandma Mei with a big smile.

"Happy New Year! It's so cold outside today, you must be freezing! Come on up to the kang and warm up!" Grandma Mei smiled and waved to Uncle Hao, gesturing for him to sit on the kang, as if what had just happened didn't exist.

"Alright! Then I won't stand on ceremony. It's not cold outside, is it? My hands and feet are frozen." Uncle Hao quickly took off his shoes and got onto the kang (heated brick bed).

Once Hao Sijiu's hands and feet warmed up, he thought of what Mei Jian had just said. Seeing that no one from the Wang family had come over all day, he felt that what Mei Jian said might be true.

"Is what Mei Jian just said true? Did Sisi buy this house for you?" Uncle Hao began to look around and noticed that the TV, thermos, and other items were obviously new.

"Yes! This girl is so stubborn. She didn't even discuss buying a house with us. She just bought it secretly and dragged us here that afternoon! We were really shocked!" Although Mei's mother was complaining about her daughter, her tone sounded off, especially her neck, which was stretched out very long.

"Sisi has made something of herself. She has money of her own and knows how to be filial to you. Unlike our girl, she's such a worry!" Uncle Hao used to dislike Mei Si, thinking she was a bit simple-minded and just ate a lot. But now he's starting to envy her.

Look at how well this girl is raised! Not only did she make it into the national team and represent the country in competitions, but she also knows how to be filial to her parents and bought them a house.

"I..." Hao Lingyu stood up immediately to argue when she saw her father's disdain for her.

Aunt Hao quickly pressed her daughter back onto the stool and gave her a wink, signaling her to calm down.

Hao Lingyu pouted and turned to glare at Mei Si, who was sitting next to her eating chocolate.

Hao Lingyu now finds her cousin incredibly annoying! Can't she just stay quietly at home? What's with all the fuss about joining the national team? What a show-off!

"Sisi, this house must have cost a lot of money, right?" Aunt Hao asked in a low voice as she noticed that Uncle Hao and his sister-in-law were chatting so enthusiastically that they hadn't paid attention to this side.

"It's not much money." Mei thought for a moment. Compared to her bonus, this one house was indeed nothing, well, nothing!

"How much is 'not much'? Is it 8,000?" Aunt Hao's eyes lit up. Were the houses here really this cheap? Even Mei Si could afford one, so shouldn't she buy two too?

Aunt Hao: Let's go home and discuss it with Daju. We need to get at least two sets! Two sets at the very least!

"20,000." Mei Si had eaten too much chocolate and felt a little nauseous. She took a sip of water before answering Aunt Hao's question.

"Oh, just 2...20,000?" Aunt Hao didn't react at first, but when she understood how much money Mei Si was talking about, her voice changed.

"What 20,000?" Uncle Hao turned to Aunt Hao and asked.

“Dad, Mei Si is such a braggart! She said this house costs 20,000 yuan!” Hao Lingyu glanced at Mei Si and said loudly.

“Sisi, don’t brag. The location of this house is good. It’s impossible to get it for less than 20,000.” Uncle Hao said to his daughter with a long face.

"Your Sisi is really something, thinking that 20,000 yuan is a small amount of money," Aunt Hao said with a forced smile.

"Of course my sister is capable! She even gave Grandma and the others red envelopes for Chinese New Year! Those red envelopes, wow~!" Mei Jian saw Hao Lingyu's jealous little eyes and felt extremely smug. He planned to press on and give Hao Lingyu another heavy blow.

Seeing that his younger brother was about to reveal the family's wealth, Mei Liang quickly kicked him under the table.

"But what?" Hao Lingyu glanced at Mei Jian, and when she saw that Mei Jian couldn't answer, she immediately laughed, thinking that Mei Jian couldn't play the tune anymore.

"But...but she's become very famous." Mei Jian was immediately sobered up by her brother's kick. She knew that she couldn't just tell others how much money her sister gave to the family.

"Tch! I thought they gave me a lot of money," Hao Lingyu said, pursing her lips.

"Why are you cutting? My sister started earning money when she was your age. And you? You're still spending your family's money!" Mei Jian said disdainfully.

"You! Mom~! Look at Mei Jian, he always bullies me!" Hao Lingyu was furious with Mei Jian, but she couldn't argue with him. In a flash, Hao Lingyu went straight to her aunt to complain.

"What are you calling 'Mom' for? As the older sister, not only do you not know how to give way to your younger brother, but when you can't argue with Mei Jian, you even want to complain? Mei Jian is right, Sisi was indeed earning money when she was your age. As for you, I don't expect you to earn money, I just hope you'll be more sensible and buy less useless things."

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