Li Xunli looked at him in surprise: "Why so suddenly?"
Shen Rongzhou smiled and said, "I was supposed to go about a week ago, but my injury hasn't healed yet, so I waited until today."
Li Xunli looked troubled. "What will we do if the kids are left at home? My brother and I are going on a business trip for half a month to scout out some temporary shops."
Shen Rongzhou was taken aback for a moment, "When are you and your brother going? When are you coming back?"
Li Xunli sighed: "It's about the same time as yours."
Li Xunli was in such a predicament because the couple's business trips coincided.
"Then we'll have to let Qingqing and Yangyang stay at Mom's place while we're away on business. Otherwise, I'll be worried about leaving the two kids at home alone."
Shen Qingqing and Shen Yangyang each shared a lollipop and listened to their parents' plans for the next two weeks.
Shen Rongzhou nodded: "Then tell Mom tomorrow that I'll ask Mr. Zhang if it would be convenient for him to give me a ride when I'm on my business trip."
"Okay, sure," Li Xunli agreed.
The next day, after Li Xunli told Li Yuxing that she and her husband would be going on a business trip, she packed up the children's belongings when she got home that night and sent them directly to the Li family's place.
It was only after visiting the Li family that Shen Qingqing learned that her uncle had been working overtime for a week straight, returning home around 9 or 10 p.m. every day.
No wonder, she could never get through to her uncle when she tried to call him about selling stocks.
If she didn't get home until 10 o'clock, Li Xunli would have already made her go to bed by then.
However, staying at the Li family's house is much more convenient.
Shen Qingqing's maternal grandparents couldn't control her. Even if they saw her staying up late, they would just remind her to go to bed earlier and keep nagging her, without threatening her at all.
So Shen Qingqing successfully saw Li Xunjin walk into the living room from behind the screen a little after 10 p.m.
When Li Xunjin saw Shen Qingqing at home, he was also taken aback. "Qingqing? What brings you here?"
Shen Qingqing finished her last sip of water and replied, "My dad and mom are going on a business trip, so they asked Yangyang and me to stay here for a few days."
Li Xunjin understood, "Okay, you should go to sleep early, you have school tomorrow."
After saying that, he was about to go upstairs.
Shen Qingqing couldn't let him go so easily, and quickly chased after him, calling out, "Uncle, Uncle!"
Li Xunjin paused on the first step, turned around and looked at Shen Qingqing: "What's wrong?"
"Have you been watching the stock market lately?" Shen Qingqing clung to the stair railing, squeezing her little face between the two railings, looking up in an adorably ugly way.
Li Xunjin suddenly realized and said "Oh," "I've been so busy lately that I almost forgot. You mean the sell-off in October, right?"
Shen Qingqing nodded twice and said, "I was thinking that since the porcelain factory is in Anlu Town, it's still quite a long way for my mom to travel back and forth like this, even with a motorcycle. If we could buy a new house in Anlu Town, then my mom wouldn't have to travel so far."
"Buy a house?" Li Xunjin repeated Shen Qingqing's words.
"Yes! Buy a house! Buy one in Anlu Town!" Shen Qingqing affirmed emphatically.
Li Xunjin looked at his niece with a somewhat subtle expression.
He's been busy lately, but he's not completely shutting himself out from the outside world.
He actually heard from a client that Anlu Town was going to be designated as a development zone.
When he thought about buying the land for the porcelain factory, he was initially hesitant about whether to remove the site in Anlu Town, but unexpectedly, he ended up buying the land in Anlu Town instead.
It seems that his niece also mentioned Yizui Anlu Town at that time.
However, in the end, it was his sister who made the decision.
Now I'm thinking of buying a house there again...
But when I think about Shen Qingqing saying that she wanted to buy a house there because she didn't want her mother to be too tired, it makes perfect sense.
The subtle change in Li Xunjin's expression faded. Indeed, she was just an eight-year-old child. How could she possibly know these things earlier than adults like them? She probably didn't even understand what the words "designated as a development zone" meant.
After he figured it out, he said to Shen Qingqing, "I looked at it a long time ago. If you want to buy a 160-square-meter house in Anlu Town now, the money in your account is more than enough."
Shen Qingqing blinked and asked, "What if I wanted to buy a 200-square-meter apartment?"
This is what she was thinking: her parents need one room, and the three children need three rooms, so there must be a guest room in case of emergencies!
That would require five bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, and a kitchen. With such a large configuration, how could you possibly afford it if it weren't at least 200 square meters?
Li Xunjin thought for a moment and said, "Then I don't know much about this. I've heard of a few communities that are releasing 160-square-meter apartments, but I haven't really heard of any 200-square-meter ones."
"Let's ask around when your uncle and mom get back from their business trip. Since we're going to buy a house, let's buy one together. Your aunt's job might be transferred to a middle school in Anlu Town, and your uncle's company is also quite close to Anlu Town. It would be much more convenient if we all moved to Anlu Town."
"But it might be troublesome for your father; he'll have to travel even further back and forth."
Upon hearing Li Xunjin's words, Shen Qingqing suddenly remembered that her father's company was located in the direction of the city center, which was the opposite direction from Anlu Town.
Shen Qingqing pondered for a moment, then said with some sadness, "Then please ask my father to work hard and try to buy a car."
Li Xunjin was amused by her reaction.
"But Uncle, could you please keep this house purchase a secret for me? Don't let my parents know. I want to wait until I cash out the money from the stocks before telling them about the house purchase." Shen Qingqing looked at Li Xunjin pitifully.
Li Xunjin understood her meaning and agreed without hesitation.
The uncle and nephew made further arrangements regarding the stock sale, and then went back to their respective rooms to sleep.
For the next two weeks, Shen Qingqing would call her parents separately every night before going to sleep.
We could also catch up on each other's work progress over the phone from time to time.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. After Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunli returned, they did not rest. They kept going back to the company and the porcelain factory as needed.
The day before the National Day holiday, when Shen Qingqing returned home, she saw a black Toyota sedan parked in front of her house. She looked at it curiously for a few more moments before deciding to open the door and go home.
Unexpectedly, the door wasn't locked. As soon as she opened it, she saw her parents sitting happily in the living room.
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