"Oh, don't mention it. I just opened a shop near my son's workplace. He thinks my small business is bad for his reputation and won't let me do it. I haven't lived up to my expectations and even twisted my waist. My husband and I have to work for me. Before, we lived far away and my colleagues at work didn't know about my small business. Now it seems like they are not filial to me and it will bring bad reputation to them. It will affect my future promotion and everything else.
I am an old lady and I can do whatever I want, but I can’t affect my children. I have enough to live on, so I don’t have to do it. My son and daughter-in-law are afraid that I will go back home and do it secretly, so they won’t let me go back and let me live with them.
There was some relief in Sister Liu's helpless tone. She was lonely no matter what she wanted to do. Now she sees her son and grandson every day and is happy from the bottom of her heart.
Nowadays, small vendors are looked down upon by the upper class. Cao Jun is a small leader and his own mother is the one who did it. When his colleagues found out, he felt humiliated.
"Then there's no need to sell the house. The price of this house changes from time to time." Wu Zhiqiu still wanted Sister Liu to leave a way out and not be like her in her previous life.
"Zhiqiu, I won't hide it from you. Our compound is full of small businesses. My son thinks I'm constantly interacting with the people in the compound and being influenced by the environment. It's like he's completely cut off my desire to move in. So let's just sell it. This building is more convenient than the slum."
"Xiaojun doesn't want you to go back to the slum, so you can buy one somewhere else. Houses are appreciating rapidly now, so just consider it an investment. Mother and daughter still quarrel, let alone the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. You have to leave yourself a way out. Even if things go well, the house will not be bought in vain. Just consider it as leaving some inheritance for your children and grandchildren." It would be a pity not to buy a house now. Wu Zhiqiu wanted his old sisters to benefit from it as well.
Sister Liu thought about it and felt that what Wu Zhiqiu said made sense. She should leave some property for her children. "Zhiqiu, I listen to you. I will buy a house nearby."
Seeing that Sister Liu had listened to him, Wu Zhiqiu felt relieved. Buying a house was not a bad thing after all.
In the evening, Sister Liu discussed it with her son. As long as Mom didn't want to do business anymore, she could buy a house. He was worried about conflicts in the future if they lived together. If Mom was unhappy with a house, she could still have a place to live. He had only been here for a few days, and their living habits were different. His wife had complained to him privately several times, and as time went on...
Wu Zhiqiu simply cleaned up the rooms. The original brick floors were converted into cement floors. The kitchen was no longer needed, as one kitchen was enough. Wu Zhiqiu was used to living in the west wing and didn't want to move, so he let his children live there.
Three days later, Bai Ruzhen and Qingqing's grandfather, Wu Yuqing, arrived in the capital, bringing a large amount of vegetables, chickens, and a few flying dragons. Their family's conditions were limited, and Bai Ruzhen couldn't adapt to the situation, so she didn't invite him to stay.
Bai Ruzhen was also very polite, bringing many Shanghai specialties for the family, all of which were delicacies. Bai Liang had been here for so long and had troubled the family quite a bit, so the family had all accommodated Bai Liang's lifestyle.
Mancang...We should thank the captain and Mantun, he didn't do anything.
Bai Ruzhen is very satisfied with the big house. It has an antique style and a very heavy feeling.
"There aren't many houses like this in the capital," Wu Yuqing sighed.
"Thank you for the hard work, Meifang and Shengli, and my nephew too." Bai Ruzhen looked at her nephew with a smile on her face. She had watched this child grow up since he was a child, and she loved him from the bottom of her heart.
"Auntie, as long as you are satisfied, by the way, I also got a book, can you help me take a look at it?" Young Master Bai showed off by taking out the book that Old Man Guan gave him.
Bai Ruzhen is very knowledgeable about these things. "Oh, this is a rare copy from the Tang Dynasty. It's very valuable for collection. Where did you get it?"
Such good things are very valuable abroad.
"My grandfather and his brother gave it to me." Xiaobai was very excited when he heard his aunt speak highly of the book.
Bai Ruzhen was in a daze for a moment. Isn't his grandfather her father? Does he have brothers in the capital?
Young Master Bai... his grandfather is nothing. It's better to be thankful that there are few illegitimate sons and daughters in the capital.
"It's my grandpa, my uncle."
Bai Ruzhen recovered and said, "This is too valuable. This book is very valuable for collection. Please return it to the owner as soon as possible."
Xiaobai...he thought that buying two rooms for Old Man Guan would be enough.
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