After dinner, Zhang Xuemei and Xu Minghan chatted, and the conversation eventually turned to the issue of their family property.

"Xuemei, look at Panpan, you're getting married soon. What do you think we should give her as a dowry?" Xu Minghan thought to himself. He only had two daughters anyway, and the family fortune he had worked so hard to accumulate over his life would eventually be divided between them. It didn't matter whether he gave it to them sooner or later, so he might as well just give it to them when they got married.

"Didn't we agree that the dowry would include a house, a car, and 200,000 yuan in cash? To most people, that would be quite a generous gift."

Zhang Xuemei had planned it all out long ago: she bought houses for both of her daughters in the same neighborhood, and as for cars, she would buy them when they got married, ensuring fairness and impartiality.

"So what if we don't give them the shops, other houses, and savings?"

Zhang Xuemei looked at her husband with a bewildered expression. "Why do we need to split the money? Aren't we still together? What, is the money too hot to handle?"

“In the end, all the money we earn goes to our two daughters, so it’s better to give it to them sooner rather than later! It will save them from working too hard and being under too much pressure.” Xu Minghan sat up in bed and looked at his wife seriously.

Zhang Xuemei rolled her eyes at him. "Come on, haven't you heard that it's not easy to be the one who has to ask for money? If we give all the money to those two, where will we get our living expenses? Are we supposed to ask them for it?"

"That won't do. Our shop is still open, isn't it? This money is enough for us to live on."

"So you can guarantee the shop will always be this successful, and we'll never get sick? Xu Minghan, let me tell you, you'd better get rid of all those ideas in your head. Money is always best when it's in your own hands. The dowry we gave them is enough; the rest is up to them to make their own way."

"But is this really a good idea?"

“What’s wrong with that? Our two girls are quite independent. Once we have our own money, we won’t have to bother them. Isn’t that great?”

Seeing that her husband was still hesitant, Zhang Xuemei continued, "People say that only when you have money will your children want you to live longer and visit us more often. Think about it, isn't that true?"

Xu Minghan shook his head. "No, Panpan and Linlin aren't like that. They're very filial."

“I didn’t say they were unfilial, it just makes me feel more at ease.” Regardless of whether Zhang Xuemei is a miser or not, having lived two lifetimes, she feels that only money can give her true security.

Seeing his wife's reaction, Xu Minghan could only smile and say, "Alright then, we'll do it your way. Anyway, it'll all belong to the two sisters in the future, so it's fine to give it to them later."

Zhang Xuemei looked at her husband, thinking that she would only give the money if the children were filial; otherwise, she would rather donate it all than give it to them.

Although both children seem quite filial at the moment, who knows what the future holds? You always have to have a backup plan.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot to mention something important. During the day, I received a call from Mingshi from my third uncle's family. She asked me about pension and medical insurance." Xu Minghan recalled his conversation with his cousin from his third uncle's family during the day and had a plan in mind.

"Why are you suddenly asking about this? Are they coming back? Didn't they take the children with them? Are they going to settle abroad?" Zhang Xuemei remembered that in her previous life, Ming Shi and the others had always lived abroad, at least before their rebirth.

Xu Minghan nodded. "From what I heard, he seems to have this idea. I guess maybe his third uncle and aunt said something; they might want to go back to China to develop their careers."

Zhang Xuemei thought for a moment and guessed, "Is it because they see that we are all doing quite well in China, and they have also saved a lot of money abroad, and their parents are getting old and miss home, so it would be good for them to come back and develop their careers here?"

"That's possible, so I made a special trip to the Medical Insurance Bureau this afternoon to ask about related issues. I'm 48 this year, and I remember Mingshi is three years younger than me, so she should be 45. They said that it's possible to buy pension insurance, but you have to pay at least 15 years. Fortunately, there's still a chance to make up for it now. Just pay a little more money to make up for the previous years. As for medical insurance, you can only buy the kind from rural cooperatives, which covers one year of insurance."

"That's good. If they're going to live in China, they'll need to buy these. But they must have bought insurance abroad all these years, right? What will happen to their overseas insurance if they go back to China?" Zhang Xuemei didn't know much about foreign countries, but she knew that Xu Mingshi had been abroad for so many years and even ran his own shop, so it was impossible for him not to have insurance.

"They say I go to Italy once a year and stay for a while, so I need to keep my residence permit and continue paying insurance. I should be able to get double the benefits, right?"

"It's good that you're back; home is always the best place..."

Zhang Xuemei was really in the mood tonight, and she shook her husband's hand, "Minghan, let's not talk about poetry for now, let's talk about ourselves!"

"Talk about ourselves? What do we have to talk about?" Xu Minghan asked, puzzled. Why did we suddenly have to talk about ourselves?

"Oh dear, let me start by saying this. You see, more than twenty years have passed since we were reborn. Sometimes I'm afraid I'll wake up and find that it was all a dream. The older I get, the more afraid I become. Do you think I'm sick?"

Zhang Xuemei sometimes feels anxious and insecure. Although she has a happy family now, has bought several houses that she longed for in her previous life, and has money, it seems that she has no regrets. But the more she feels this way, the more she fears that all of this is just a dream. She is afraid of going back to the days of being poor and full of regrets in her previous life.

Xu Minghan was surprised and reached out to hug his wife. "Xuemei, how could you think that? Of course it's all true. We've been through so much together. Look, whether it's your family or our Xu family, everyone is getting better and better. It's all so real. You're just overthinking it."

Zhang Xuemei leaned against her husband and sighed deeply. "Perhaps it's because this rebirth is too unbelievable. Actually, I ran into the family that adopted Linlin in my past life a while ago, and I found out that they also seem to have a daughter. You see, even if we hadn't given Linlin up for adoption, another girl would still have taken Linlin's place. Sometimes I wonder, can fate really be changed?"

"Xuemei, you're obsessed. Our fate has changed. Look at the house we live in now. Could we afford a house like this in our past life? Linlin is with us too. Since God has given us this opportunity, He naturally wants us to make changes. What you're thinking is unnecessary. I think you're just too tired. How about this, let's go on a family trip in a while. We've worked hard all our lives, it's time to relax."