"Dad, Mom, I've found a courtyard house I like in Beijing. It's a really nice house. There's a park next to it, and a river in front. The furniture inside is all antique, and the thousand-work bed is even made of mahogany."
“My dad would really like it, Mom. I want to buy that house.”
Lin Jingyu smiled and linked arms with Shen Jingyao, acting coquettishly.
Before Shen Jingyao could speak, Lin Han frowned beside her. "You're only staying temporarily in Beijing. A long-term hotel room would suffice. Why buy a house there? Are you planning to settle down there and never come back?"
Lin Jingyu immediately retorted unhappily, "Brother, what do you know? That's an investment!"
“I bought a house there, and I live in that house when I go there to work. I just leave it there the rest of the time. Besides, even if I don’t live there, the house I bought will still appreciate in value.”
"I can sell the house then, and maybe I can even make a fortune!"
Lin Han glanced at Lin Jingyu, frowned, and said, "I've always told you, if you don't have a business mind, don't bother with business matters."
"House appreciation? Do you know how much the annual maintenance cost is for a courtyard house like the one you mentioned in Beijing?"
Lin Jingyu glared at Lin Han and said, "I don't usually live there, the house is empty, what does it need to be maintained?"
Lin Han was so angry he laughed. "You don't usually live there, the house is always empty. Haven't you thought about what if a thief breaks in? What if there's a problem with the electrical wiring in the old house and something happens?"
"Which courtyard house in Beijing doesn't cost over 100 million yuan? You bought a house and left it empty? If you have money to buy a courtyard house, why not invest it? What's the point of buying a house that has little practical value?"
Lin Jingyu was furious. "Brother, I can't reason with you. Mom, please listen to me."
"This house is in a really good location. It was renovated a couple of years ago. I've seen it, and it's really beautiful, especially the mahogany bed with its exquisite carvings. It's incredibly beautiful."
"Mom, please buy it for me! I really love that apartment. The real estate agent said it's in high demand, and many big bosses have already viewed it. I just don't have enough money right now, otherwise I could ask my family for help."
Shen Jingyao said to Lin Han, "Lin Han, you shouldn't always be at odds with Jing Yu. If you have time, go and see what that house is like. If it's worth buying, then buy it. It's rare that Jing Yu likes it."
Lin Han glanced at Lin Jingyu and saw a smug expression on Lin Jingyu's face. Lin Han snorted softly and said nothing.
When Lin Yiyu saw Lin Jingyu come home for dinner, he was quite happy. "Jingyu, have you been very busy with work lately? I only see you a few times a year."
Lin Jingyu said with a smile at the dinner table, "Dad, I'm working now. It's different from when I was a child. When I was a child, I could be with you and Mom 24 hours a day, but now I have to earn money to support myself, right?"
"I don't want to be a freeloader now that I'm an adult. I've been living abroad for so many years and have used up a lot of my family's money. I want to help my parents out a bit!"
Lin Jingyu has won several awards abroad, but in reality, her film remuneration abroad is not high; it's just that her reputation has been built up to be more prominent.
People who have worked in Hollywood always seem to have a halo around them when they return to China.
In reality, it's difficult for someone with a Chinese face like her to land important roles in big-budget films and TV dramas abroad. Sometimes, she even has to spend money to win a role.
So Lin Jingyu hasn't really earned much money while living abroad all these years.
At least compared to her extravagant spending, Lin Jingyu's earnings, without family subsidies, would be insufficient to cover her expenses.
Lin Jingyu's words successfully made Shen Jingyao and Lin Yiyu feel a little better.
Especially Shen Jingyao, who was somewhat disappointed in Lin Jingyu before, but now it seems that the child still has some conscience.
Lin Yiyu was also very happy, feeling that his daughter had become sensible. Although he knew that Lin Jingyu was not his biological daughter, he had raised her for more than 20 years, and this kind of feeling was unbreakable. Besides, they were still parents to their child.
"Oh right, I told Mom today that I saw a courtyard house I liked in Kyoto, and she agreed to buy it for me, except for my brother who kept nagging. Dad, I think you'll definitely like that courtyard house too, it's so beautiful and antique!"
Lin Han said with a gloomy face, "I have already obtained the information on that courtyard house. The total price is 210 million. It was once the former residence of princes and nobles in the capital. It has a history of over 100 years. There is only 500,000 left to negotiate the price."
Lin Yiyu said, "Who's going to live in that house? If no one lives there, isn't that a waste?"
Lin Jingyu quickly said, "Dad, who said no one would live there? I'll buy the house and live there!"
Lin Yiyu said, "You're a girl, and you're buying a house in a place you don't know at all, and you're going to live there alone? Even if you want to live there, your mother and I are worried about it!"
Lin Jingyu pouted, her face full of coquettishness, and said in a sweet voice, "Then I'll buy the investment, okay?"
Lin Yiyu was also very clear-headed. He glanced at Lin Jingyu and said, "Jingyu, housing prices in Beijing have been falling for the past two years. Don't you know that at this critical juncture in the economic climate, you're investing in a courtyard house in Beijing?"
Lin Yiyu said to Lin Han, "When are you going to give her a lesson? Otherwise, she'll keep bringing it up every day and make herself a laughingstock. If people find out she's my daughter, they'll say I've raised a little idiot!"
Lin Han's wife, Cai Qian, suppressed a laugh and ate her meal with a serious expression.
Since ancient times, it has been difficult for sisters-in-law to get along, and Cai Qian did not have a very good impression of her sister-in-law.
I heard that the whole family was against it, but my sister-in-law still insisted on entering the entertainment industry.
Later, my sister-in-law didn't make a name for herself in the entertainment industry, and then suddenly she started to make a fuss about going abroad, saying she wanted to try her luck in Hollywood.
Four years later, her sister-in-law suddenly returned to China. Cai Qian searched for her sister-in-law's name online and found that she had never heard of the movies in which her sister-in-law had won awards.
In recent months, Cai Qian has noticed that her sister-in-law has been frequently asking her family for things.
If it's just everyday clothes and bags, no matter how expensive they are, my sister-in-law's own pocket money is enough.
However, Cai Qian recently discovered that the things her sister-in-law asked for from her family were all of considerable value.
She previously asked for an entire building in a second-tier city, saying she could rent it out in the future. She said if she ever retired from the entertainment industry, she could become a landlady.
Later, she wanted to buy a customizable van so she could rest in it while filming.
She suddenly came home these past two days, insisting on buying a courtyard house in Beijing.
Cai Qian had something on her mind that she hadn't dared to tell her in-laws or husband: she now felt that her sister-in-law was deliberately trying to take advantage of the family.
Did she act like she had money in her hands after Li Duo broke off the engagement?
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