Chapter 493 Sadness
Shen Zhixia: "..."
Xiao Bao said, "I couldn't escape the seven-year itch after all."
Shen Zhixia was speechless: "Where did you two talk for seven years?"
"It's just a metaphor," Xiao Bao said.
Shen Zhixia didn't ask any more questions. Since they had broken up, there was no point in asking too many things.
The most important thing right now is to prepare for Da Bao's wedding.
After Shen Zhixia moved to Shanghai, she spent some money to buy a house for Da Bao and Rao Che next door. They ate part of the money, and Rao Qingsong also contributed some.
Actually, Shen Zhixia is rich, and she could easily pay for everything herself, but she felt that both parties should contribute, as this would show respect for Da Bao.
So far, she is very satisfied.
After Huo Chunyan came to see it, she said enviously, "This is wonderful! Da Bao will live near you from now on. She can go back to her parents' home in just a few steps. This is a very good thing. I will also let my daughter marry someone so close by in the future."
Zhang Weihong also said enviously, "It's good to be rich. No one will dare to bully Dabao anymore. Dabao can come and complain to us directly."
Shen Zhixia smiled and said, "I didn't really think that much about it. I just thought it would be convenient for them to live here."
Xiao Bao stroked his chin and said, "I used to buy a house next door too."
Huo Chenzhou said disdainfully, "Can you even afford it?"
Xiao Bao said indifferently, "You don't have any money, and I don't expect anything from you."
He looked at Shen Zhixia eagerly: "Mom, will you buy me a house?"
The richest person in this family is Shen Zhixia. He doesn't know how much money Shen Zhixia has, but he knows that Huo Chenzhou's money is all with Shen Zhixia. Moreover, Shen Zhixia's family used to be very well-off, and the Shen family left her some money, so Shen Zhixia is really rich.
All he needs to do is cling to Shen Zhixia's coattails.
Shen Zhixia said, "If you get married, I'll buy it for you."
She was still very fair; she gave Da Bao the same amount of money as Xiao Bao, ensuring that they received the same treatment.
It's actually quite difficult to treat everyone equally, but when it comes to material things, Shen Zhixia is able to do the same.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bao immediately became excited: "Then I want to get married."
Huo Chenzhou said, "Do you have a girlfriend? I'll have my comrade introduce you to someone during the New Year."
"Then no thanks," Xiao Bao refused immediately.
He prefers to meet people on his own, but he dislikes blind dates, finding them boring and preferring to refuse them.
Huo Chenzhou said, "You can't meet many people on your own right now. If I introduce you to people, you'll be a bachelor for life."
Xiao Bao thought for a moment and said, "If I don't get married, I can just live with my mom."
He seemed to think that was really a good idea, and said with satisfaction, "I'm fine with staying with Mom for the rest of my life, Mom definitely won't mind."
Huo Chenzhou's face darkened: "Don't even think about it."
Xiao Bao asked, "Mom, would you mind?"
Shen Zhixia smiled and said, "Then aren't you a mama's boy?"
What is a "mama's boy"?
“A mama's boy is someone who only listens to his mother,” Shen Zhixia said.
Xiao Bao said, "Then I'll only listen to my mom, I'll be a mama's boy."
Huo Chenzhou was furious: "Alright, how old are you? Can you stop pretending to be cute? You're not suitable anymore."
He made up his mind that he had to get Xiaobao married as soon as possible; keeping him around was really annoying.
Xiao Bao said with dissatisfaction, "No matter how old I am, I will always be Mommy's little baby."
Huo Chenzhou's expression was indescribable.
Mother Huo smiled and said, "Xiao Bao is my precious child too."
Xiao Bao has a baby face, which makes him look very young and not old at all. When he says such witty remarks, he doesn't seem greasy at all, but rather very innocent.
Mrs. Huo liked both children, but she did favor Xiao Bao somewhat. Perhaps it was because Xiao Bao had been getting into a lot of trouble lately, so she couldn't help but side with the troublemaker.
She said, "Actually, Xiaobao doesn't have to get married. He can live with Grandma. Grandma will cook delicious food for you every day. You can do whatever you want. People are free. As long as you are happy in your life, that's enough. You don't need to think about too many things. Grandma just hopes that you can live happily."
Shen Zhixia exclaimed in surprise, "Mom, I never imagined your thinking was so progressive."
She didn't care whether her child got married or not, but because she was from a later era, her thinking was very open. For Huo's mother, as someone from an older generation, to have such thoughts was already very progressive.
Mrs. Huo smiled and said, "What kind of thinking is that? I just hope that Xiaobao can be happy."
Grandparents always love their grandchildren more.
Xiao Bao's face was full of pride: "After Da Bao gets married, I'll be the only baby in the family."
Da Bao, speechless, said, "I just got married, I didn't die. I'm still a family's darling."
Howard's business finally took off.
The government happened to be developing the real estate sector, and they found an opportunity. They leased a plot of land, built some houses, and those houses sold very well. Coincidentally, housing prices have been rising in recent years, so they made a fortune.
They managed to catch the wave and make a profit.
However, although they made money, they also had to support their subordinates, so they had a lot of responsibility and their work was very hard.
When Da Bao got married, Chun Ya and Huo Hua gave a lot of money as a wedding gift. After seeing it, Shen Zhixia said, "Why did you give so much?"
Chun Ya said, "This includes not only the money for the wedding gift, but also all the money you left with me before, so we need to make up for it."
Previously, when Chun Ya and Huo Hua wanted to sell clothes, Shen Zhixia invested some money, but all of that money went down the drain. It's not their fault; every business has its ups and downs. Shen Zhixia also said that if they made money, she would give them some money, but if they lost money, then it would be fine.
So after they lost money, they just let it go.
Shen Zhixia said the same thing: "That's how business is. If you lose money, you lose money. I can afford to lose money. You don't need to return the money to me."
"Actually, it's not just about that. You later introduced us to the real estate industry, which was a great suggestion. We made a lot of money because of it, and we are very grateful to you for that."
Chun Ya said, "You have such a keen eye and great luck. You manage to live a good life on your own and give us such sound advice. I'm so glad I listened to your advice."
Shen Zhixia simply smiled and said, "It was just a coincidence."
Chun Ya was very happy: "It's not a coincidence. It's just that your cognitive ability is higher than ours, which is why you were able to think of this. If you hadn't brought it up, we would never have thought about real estate. Isn't it strange that house prices are constantly rising?"
Shen Zhixia smiled and said, "Because the country is developing its economy, prices will drop after this period is over."
Chun Ya said somewhat nervously, "Then should we hurry up and make money so that the price will drop later?"
Shen Zhixia said, "No need to rush, we should wait at least ten years."
Upon hearing this, Chun Ya finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She began to tell Shen Zhixia about their entrepreneurial journey.
Actually, the process was very tough. They had thought about it for a long time before deciding to go into real estate, but they got carried away and did it anyway, even borrowing money for it.
Chun Ya said, "Actually, if we had failed, we would have been in a lot of debt. It was a gamble. I didn't expect to succeed."
Howard said, "It was also good luck."
Chun Ya said proudly, "I'm also lucky. I sold my first house."
Howard just smiled.
Their relationship has always been good. When the family was poor, Chun Ya was very virtuous and managed the household very well. Later, when they became wealthy, Chun Ya became more confident, and their relationship remained excellent.
Life is getting better and better, and they will have an even happier future. He has more confidence in his future life.
That evening, Huo Chenzhou felt very sad when he thought about Da Bao getting married.
He said, "Although I like Rao Che very much and think he is a good person, I still feel very sad when I think about Da Bao marrying him. This is probably the mentality of an old father."
Shen Zhixia: "?"
What's making you sad?
She wasn't surprised at all; on the contrary, she was very happy. Da Bao was getting married, and to a good man at that—what a blissful thing!
Huo Chenzhou wiped his eyes: "It just feels like my daughter is going to marry into another family."
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