Chapter 384 It's absolutely impossible for him to be like this.

When it was time for dinner that evening, Chu Dexi had already washed away the stench and was eating while sobbing.

Thinking of his unkempt appearance today, Shen Xuewei felt a little disgusted, so she moved her chair further away from him.

The sound of sobbing disrupted Chu Fu's appetite, so he tapped the table.

"Chu Dexi, we're eating, and you're still crying here. If you don't want to eat, go eat outside. Do you still feel wronged?"

"If you go play in cow dung again, you might as well not come home and just live in the cowshed with the cows..."

Besides, that's not even our own cow; we'll probably be laughed at again later.

Chu Dexi held back her sobs, finally letting out a soft sob, "I understand."

He wiped his tears upwards, his eyes swollen, and finally ate his meal in a well-behaved manner.

After dinner, everyone gathered in the living room, watching TV and chatting.

Chu Fu coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention, and then announced with great joy.

"Listen to me, everyone. Ali and I have discussed it and decided to build a second floor for the house, and then tile the inside and outside where necessary."

Grandpa Chu was initially happy, but then became somewhat worried.

"Do we have that much money? Otherwise, let's wait a bit, I'll take on some more work, and we can build it in a couple of years."

The family's money is all with Chen Fangli. Hearing this question, Chu Fu looked at her.

Chen Fangli said in a deep voice, "Dad, we've already saved enough money for building and decorating the house. You don't need to take on any more jobs. Just take good care of Kang Kang for me and Afu."

The children in the family are all grown up, and there aren't many rooms. Since Chu Dexi was three years old, he has been sleeping with his grandfather.

He will be in second grade after summer vacation.

It's getting bigger and bigger; it's time for me to have my own room.

Another issue is that when relatives or guests come to visit during normal times or holidays, and you want them to stay at your home for the night, there's nowhere for them to sleep.

There are also some miscellaneous things, and not enough space to put them all.

Over the years, she and Chu Fu have gradually saved up some money.

A few days ago, the two of them calculated the money they had saved. It was enough to build a second floor and renovate their house.

Hearing her say that, Grandpa Chu felt relieved and responded.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say."

Before going to bed that night, Shen Xuewei pulled Chen Fangli aside.

"Second Aunt, is there enough money to build the house? If not, remember to tell me, don't keep it to yourself."

Chen Fangli chuckled and patted her head. "That's enough. If you need money, your second aunt won't hide it from you."

Shen Xuewei was close to her, and Chen Fangli also knew that she had started a company early on and made money.

After I told Shen Xuewei not to give money to the family anymore, she really didn't give any money to the family.

Instead, we'll buy some gold jewelry for the family every year to preserve its value.

If things get tough in the future, you can sell these gold bracelets, rings, and the like for a good amount of money.

However, the family is not short of money, and Chen Fangli does not need Shen Xuewei to give her money.

After the elderly couple passed away, she received a share of their inheritance. In addition, she also received over 100,000 yuan from Chen Fanglan and Chen Fangyang for taking care of her maternal grandmother.

After getting the van, Chu Fu carried passengers and goods every day. On a bad day, he could earn about 200 yuan, and on a good day, he could earn 400 or 500 yuan, which was considered a stable income.

They had nearly 200,000 yuan in their hands, enough to build a second floor and do renovations.

He had already taken so much money from Shen Xuewei, and that van was bought with money given to him by Shen Xuewei.

Now that she has enough money, she won't ask Shen Xuewei for money.

Once she confirmed that they had enough money, Shen Xuewei didn't ask any further questions.

Building the house wasn't going to be done so quickly; construction only began after all three children had started school.

After the summer vacation, Chu De'an will be in his third year of junior high school.

During summer vacation, Chen Fangli and Chu Fu made him do his homework, and Shen Xuewei supervised him as well, so he dared not slack off.

He finished his summer homework honestly, and Shen Xuewei helped him review and preview the lessons.

Having digested half of the knowledge, I barely passed Shen Xuewei's test, and finally, I was freed.

Shen Xuewei glanced at the math homework she had deliberately forgotten, then turned away and pretended not to see it.

She was never good at math, and after three years of university, she forgot most of the math knowledge she had learned.

Looking at Chu De'an's math homework gave me a headache, so I deliberately skipped this subject.

Chen Fangli still grows a small amount of grain, which she can manage on her own.

When Shen Xuewei had almost finished harvesting, she rode her motorcycle to the field to transport the harvested grain home to dry.

Halfway through summer vacation, Chen Fangyang called and asked Shen Xuewei to bring the Chu brothers to his place for a visit.

Chu Fu was getting a headache from Chu Dexi's nagging. When he heard Chen Fangyang telling the younger ones to come to his place, he didn't waste a moment. He threw their luggage into the car and took the three of them to Chen Fangyang's place.

He called Chen Fangyang, dumped the three of them downstairs, turned the van around and drove away in a dashing manner, without a trace of reluctance or lingering affection.

Chu Dexi and Chu De'an cheered and went to greet Chen Fangyang as he came down from upstairs.

Shen Xuewei's pupils widened in shock upon seeing Chen Fangyang's current appearance.

Chen Fangyang, perhaps unaware of Shen Xuewei's shock, noticed her frozen in place and reminded her:

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and come upstairs with me. Are you staying here tonight?"

Shen Xuewei snapped out of her daze and quickly followed.

The huge, single-level apartment had changed quite a bit since her last visit; it looked much emptier.

She looked around. "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, and Brother Xiannan aren't here?"

Chen Fangyang opened the refrigerator, took out some fruit and put it on the table for the three of them to eat.

He lay lazily on the sofa before answering Shen Xuewei's question.

"Your second aunt went abroad to discuss business."

"As for Xiannan, he's at work. Now that you guys are here, he'll probably come over tonight... wait, I think he's on a date with his girlfriend tonight, I don't know if he'll come or not, whatever... he's a grown man..."

With Zhao Fang'er protecting him, Zhao Xiannan's career has been smooth sailing.

Having worked at the company for only two years, he has already been promoted to head of the company's marketing department.

It's estimated that in another two or three years, he will also become the company's general manager. He's a true winner in life.

Of course, one of the more obvious drawbacks nowadays is his tendency to be unfaithful.

He's only in his twenties, yet he's already dated no fewer than seven or eight girlfriends, and even dated two at the same time.

Zhao Fang'er had been whispering with Chen Fangyang earlier.

"That's strange. I've raised him since he was a baby, and he wasn't like this when he was little, was he?"

"They say you become like the company you keep, but I haven't dated many people since my divorce. I'm not a womanizer, so where did he learn that from?"

Chen Fangyang was feeling sleepy at the time and said something.

"If he doesn't take after you, he can't possibly take after me either! If that's what you're saying, then he can only take after his biological father."

This isn't even his biological child.

Moreover, after Zhao Fang'er married into his family, he remained honest and dutiful, never engaging in any extramarital affairs; at most, he was just a little lazy.

Anyone can resemble her, but she absolutely cannot resemble him.

If people were like him, so diligent, clocking in at the company on time every day?

To be honest, if Zhao Xiannan didn't genuinely treat Shen Xuewei like a younger sister, given his womanizing ways, he wouldn't even want Shen Xuewei to come to him.