The three left the KFC restaurant.

Wang Peng drove them to the gate of the light bulb factory's residential compound.

Li Kefan and Duan Cuilu got off the car.

"Xiaopeng, drive slowly and be careful," Duan Cuilu said.

Wang Peng rolled down the car window, waved goodbye to them, and said, "Okay, Auntie, goodbye, Uncle."

The car slowly disappeared at the end of the road.

"Old Li, what do you think of this child?" Duan Cuilu asked.

"He's alright, he's excellent in all aspects, but he's too young."

Li Kefan frowned. "Young people are easily swayed by emotions, and their thoughts are easily changed. He's completely open with Mingzhu now, but what about later..."

"Alright, who knows what the future holds?" Duan Cuilu said. "Old Li, should we tell Mingzhu about our meeting with Wang Peng?"

Li Kefan scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "Let's not tell her yet, we'll talk about it later."

"Why?" Duan Cuilu asked, puzzled. "Even if we don't say it, Wang Peng will."

"Don't worry, he won't say anything." Li Kefan sneered. "He's a steady person, he'll definitely try to find out what Mingzhu has to say tomorrow."

"Old Li, I think if Wang Peng really buys a house in the provincial capital, it wouldn't be a bad idea for Mingzhu to live with him."

"Pah!" Li Kefan glared angrily. "The two kids are less than forty years old combined. You're being a bit too much for saying that."

After saying that, he turned and walked into the family compound.

He was carefully considering his wife's words.

A 100-square-meter apartment in the provincial capital costs 40,000 yuan in full.

If Wang Peng buys a house before graduating from high school, proving that he has the ability to get married and have children, then there is really no reason to object.

The couple returned home.

Duan Cuilu gently knocked on her daughter's bedroom door, hiding the KFC behind her back.

"Mingzhu, what are you doing?" she asked with a smile.

"I'm drawing," Li Mingzhu said, turning around and running to the desk, picking up her drawing board. "It's homework assigned by Teacher Du."

There are two sunflowers and a cartoon red sun drawn on the drawing board.

"Mingzhu, look what I bought for you!" Duan Cuilu took out a KFC from behind her back and smiled, "A fast food meal that costs more than twenty yuan."

"KFC?" Li Mingzhu hurriedly grabbed it, staring intently at the chicken leg burger. "Haha, thanks, Mom."

"No!" she said, looking up at her parents' faces. "It's not my birthday today, so why did you buy me KFC?"

Li Kefan smiled kindly and said, "Daughter, I want to talk to you about something. From now on, you have to be home before dark, okay?"

“Okay,” Li Mingzhu readily agreed.

Wang Peng told her the same thing: she had to go home before dark and couldn't be scared away outside at night.

Li Kefan finally felt relieved.

As long as she doesn't stay out all night, my daughter won't be taken advantage of by that brat.

"Honey, are there any couples at your school?" Li Kefan walked into his daughter's bedroom and secretly glanced at the desk.

"Dad, why are you asking this?" Li Mingzhu became wary and cautiously stared at her father.

“Yeah, why are you asking this?” Duan Cuilu glared at her husband and laughed, “Your dad didn’t sleep well last night, so he’s confused.”

"Uh, I do have a bit of a headache. I'm going back to my room to rest." Li Kefan got up and went back to his bedroom.

He took off his shoes and lay on the bed, his brow furrowed in worry.

His biggest worry right now is that his daughter and Wang Peng will have that kind of thing happen.

However, the topic of "sex" is awkward, and it's not easy for fathers to talk about it.

While she was struggling with her decision, Duan Cuilu walked into the bedroom with a dark expression and locked the bedroom door from the inside.

"What's wrong?" Li Kefan quickly sat up.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Our daughter already guessed that we met with Wang Peng?" Duan Cuilu sneered.

"This..." Li Kefan was completely dumbfounded. "When did she become so smart?"

Duan Cuilu sneered and whispered, "Wang Peng told her that if her parents ask if any students at school are dating, it means they suspect she is dating."

"Huh?" Li Kefan was dumbfounded again.

After a long while, he couldn't help but smile wryly, "That kid is too smart, he's not like a naive kid at all."

"Isn't that obvious? If he wasn't smart, how could he have won first place in the math competition?"

Duan Cuilu reached out and tapped her husband's forehead, scolding, "You pig-brain, you're more trouble than you're worth."

"You, you're going too far," Li Kefan glanced at the next room and whispered, "How's your daughter now? Has she said anything?"

“I told him everything.” Duan Cuilu shook her head. “It’s pretty much what Wang Peng said. We were pen pals, but we got warmer and warmer as we chatted.”

"But don't worry, Wang Peng is a very sensible person. So far, the two of them have only held hands," she added.

Li Kefan smiled wryly.

At this point, worrying won't help; parents can only guide, not forcibly intervene.

Chen Yinghao's home.

Wang Peng returned carrying five jin (2.5 kg) of pork belly.

"Xiaopeng!" Liu Yili said unhappily, "We have more meat at home than we can eat, why did you buy more?"

"Auntie, there's no such thing as an endless supply of meat," Wang Peng said with a smile. "I'm sorry to be causing you trouble by staying here."

"What kind of talk is that? Why are you being so polite with me?" Liu Yili rolled her eyes and laughed. "You should treat this place like home and me like your mother!"

Wang Peng was taken aback.

"Old Liu," Chen Yinghao winked at his wife and smiled, "Xiao Peng, you seem to have something happy about you."

Wang Peng gave him a thumbs up, saying, "Uncle really has a keen eye."

Wang Peng sat down next to him. "I heard they're going to build commercial housing near the light bulb factory, at four hundred yuan per square meter?"

"Yes, that's true. Do you want to buy it?" Chen Yinghao said. "You can pay the deposit now."

Liu Yili came out of the kitchen and said, "A deposit of five thousand yuan."

"The environment there is nice, there's an elementary school and a farmers market nearby, I think it's a good place to buy."

Chen Yinghao said, "The developer is my old comrade-in-arms. If you want to buy, let's go and ask him tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll ask." Wang Peng nodded. "Auntie, don't cook for me. I just ate with my friends."

The next morning.

Chen Yinghao and his wife, along with his cousin and cousin-in-law, accompanied Wang Peng to look at the property development.

The residential complex is called Warm Garden, a very warm and inviting name.

It used to be an old, dilapidated residential area, but now every courtyard has the word "demolish" written on its walls, and no one lives there anymore.

The five of them walked around the property development; it was quite large.

"Brother Peng, what do you think?" Chen Qingshu asked.

"It's alright," Wang Peng nodded.

The location is conveniently located with bus stops on all sides, and it's also in a future school district.

The key is that buying it is a guaranteed profit.

The following decades will be a period of explosive growth in the real estate market, and prices are expected to multiply several times over in the future.

"Pengdi, do you have enough money to pay the deposit?" Li Fang asked.

"Paying the deposit is no problem." Wang Peng smiled slightly. "Let's go to the sales office and take a look."