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Gu Ci never expected that his cheap dad would be so considerate and ask for two thousand yuan right away.
But then I thought, Gu Haihua is now the head of the department, and his title has been upgraded from deputy to full-time.
A monthly salary of just over a hundred dollars doesn't seem like a lot of money.
Gu Ci was very happy in his heart, but he looked embarrassed: "House prices are rising too fast now. You can't buy a good house without three to five thousand yuan."
The price he offered was not low, but Gu Ci also wanted to ask for more. After all, there would be no chance to extort money from him in the future.
After all, they also know that they received subsidies for going to college, and the only way they can get more money now is to buy the house they live in now.
"Give me five thousand and the whole house will be yours."
When bargaining, you should set the price a little higher to leave enough room for bargaining.
More than ten years have passed, and now that he has a wife and children, people can understand him a little better.
After all, fingers are of different lengths, and it is normal for Gu Haihua to favor his stepmother and their children.
Furthermore, it was because of his remittances that he became well-off over the years. Even if he had to support his grandparents, cousins, and help his uncle and aunt, he did not have to rely entirely on his wife's family.
Therefore, Gu Ci is now prepared to be rejected.
Who knows, Gu Haihua hesitated for a moment, and said seriously: "I can raise 5,000 for you, but both children must have the surname Gu."
At first, when he learned that his son got married in the countryside and his grandson took the woman's surname, he felt very disappointed with him, but he also comforted himself by pretending that he didn't have this unfilial son and grandson.
Anyway, he still has a son and a daughter, so he won't have to worry about having grandchildren in the future.
But now, when he saw his two grandsons, he thought of his own childhood and Gu Ci’s childhood, and his thoughts became different.
He felt that he was too busy with work to take care of his three children.
But now he has to take good care of his grandchildren and make them more successful than Gu Ci or even himself.
Gu Ci's position was firm: "That won't work. If it weren't for my father-in-law and mother-in-law, how could I be where I am today?"
Knowing that he felt guilty towards his grandparents and was wary of his uncle, he changed the topic and said, "Tomorrow you can discuss the price of the house with my grandparents and uncle."
Gu Haihua felt upset when he saw his eldest son who was a traitor, but he didn't dare to ask him to get out.
It was not only because Gu Ci was almost thirty years old now and was a strong man, but he himself no longer had the energy and strength to keep up by the afternoon.
Another thing is that his sons are now successful and are all college students, which makes him proud.
It may also be that he is older now and his heart has softened, and he feels inexplicably guilty towards Gu Ci.
Also, for the sake of his two older grandsons, he didn't want his relationship with Gu Ci to become too strained.
It was obvious that before they met, Gu Haihua didn't care about his grandson's existence.
But now that I have actually seen my grandchildren, I really want to spend more time with them.
While Liu Jialing was in the kitchen cooking, he whispered to Gu Ci, "Tell others that I only gave you one thousand yuan. Don't let it slip, or your Aunt Liu and I will quarrel."
Over the years, he has saved about three thousand yuan.
Even though he has a high salary, he still has to go abroad to study, and sometimes he has to buy some medical materials that are not available in China, which is also very expensive.
He may not be a good father or a good husband, but he is very focused and studies medicine seriously.
Besides, over the years, he gave 20 yuan to Gu Cihui and 30 yuan to Liu Jialing for household expenses every month, so he could save at least 100 yuan a month.
But if you buy materials and equipment privately, it will cost at least three to five hundred yuan.
It was impossible to ask Liu Jialing for money. She had already said that Gu Rui was dating someone and the girl wanted three turns and one ring and two hundred yuan as a betrothal gift.
We also need to prepare some dowry for our daughter.
He was thinking about borrowing 500 yuan from a few directors he got along well with, so that he could get 4,000 yuan for Gu Ci, so that he could hold his head up in front of his former wife's family.
Gu Ci didn't know what he was thinking, and smiled: "I didn't realize you were still dominated by your wife."
Then he said seriously: "Dad, only when you raise a child will you understand the kindness of your parents. Thank you for supporting me over the years."
"I miss my mother very much, but unfortunately she was not blessed. I would like to ask you to give me the pair of bracelets and jade pendants that my mother left behind? So that I can have a memory of her."
The main reason is that Chu Hong likes these things. Although he doesn’t know what’s good about them, in order to make her happy, he doesn’t mind calling her dad and playing the emotional card.
It was also because of this that he deliberately did not let Chu Hong come.
If the thing can be obtained, it will be a New Year's gift for Chu Hong.
If she can't get it, she won't know and won't be disappointed.
Gu Haihua felt an inexplicable bitterness in his heart.
When Chu Xuanxuan was still around, he had already exchanged glances with Liu Jialing, but he didn't dare to do anything.
Thinking about it now, I feel guilty towards them and their son.
Besides, my ex-wife died at the best age. When I think of her now, she is still as stunning as ever.
He sighed and whispered, "I'll take them all to the Chu family tomorrow at six o'clock."
Gu Ci took a deep breath: "Thank you."
Then he stood up and said, "Let's go back first."
"Nonsense." Gu Haihua glared at him when he heard this: "This is my grandson's first visit, he must eat dinner before leaving."
Thinking of Gu Ci and Chu Hong coming back yesterday, Liu Jialing brought out some fried potatoes and lotus root, a plate of pickles and a bowl of egg custard.
This was their usual meal, but she clearly hadn’t touched the chickens and ducks she bought, and she even said that there was no time to cook them.
This afternoon, the whole family had some old duck soup.
He was worried that Liu Jialing would see so many people and have a casual dinner, so he took out the money and tickets from his pocket and said, "Ride your bike to the restaurant outside to order a few dishes and some steamed buns."
Otherwise Liu Jialing would be stingy and the children would not have enough to eat. How embarrassing it would be when she goes back and tells about it.
Gu Ci did not refuse: "Okay, then you just keep an eye on them."
On the afternoon of the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Gu Haihua left work early on purpose. He returned home and took out a small locked wooden box from the closet. He found the key to open the box, and took out a pair of bracelets wrapped in velvet, a pair of gold bracelets, and two jade pendants with particularly good water content.
He padded the jewelry with a few thick towels, put the box and the jewelry into a snakeskin bag, and put in a few boxes of biscuits and some cigarettes.
He also put the three thousand five hundred yuan he had saved over the years into the briefcase.
There was also five hundred yuan borrowed from three colleagues in the briefcase.
Liu Jialing came back and was a little surprised to see him: "You came back early today?"
"Xiao Rui is going to bring his girlfriend back for dinner later. I didn't buy any meat. Can you go to the restaurant and buy some meat dishes?"
Gu Haihua shook his head: "Yun Xiao came to see me earlier and asked me to go to the Chu family, so I won't eat at home."
After saying that, he walked out carrying the snakeskin bag and briefcase.
They had discussed this matter last night. Although Liu Jialing felt bad about having to pay another thousand dollars, she had no choice but to do so.
This way the house will belong completely to them, so Gu Ci won’t want to come back and live there.
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