Chapter 208 Master Shao is Getting Affluent
Nan Song is a typical person with exceptionally high emotional and intellectual intelligence. She is incredibly thoughtful and considerate in her dealings with others, and is also warm and sincere.
Yu Yan has always admired people with exceptionally high emotional intelligence, and Nan Song is so beautiful and dashing, there's no reason not to like her.
It is said that birds of a feather flock together. Nan Song's personality is similar to Lin Miao and Yu Wanqiao in some aspects, and she gets along very well with Yu Yan in other aspects. They communicate with each other without any effort. Even when talking about scientific research, Nan Song can talk fluently.
Like Yu Yan, Lin Miao is a university teacher, and Nan Song admires them greatly.
“My grandfather often said that it’s already quite good if a person can do one thing well in their lifetime. I’ve suffered because of this. I’ve never been able to settle down since I was a child. I’m always looking for something new and I’m curious about everything. I want to learn everything. I seem like I know a little bit of everything, but actually I’m a jack of all trades and master of none. I’m not like you people who focus on one area and work hard in it. I really admire you.”
She expressed herself sincerely, but Lin Miao scoffed at it.
"Don't give me that. Don't think we're naive. We're right here in Versailles."
Lin Miao and Nan Song had known each other for many years, so Lin Miao spoke more casually and would start a fight at the drop of a hat. "You're not a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. You're clearly someone who enters a field and becomes proficient in it. You keep at it until you reach the ceiling, and then you get bored and switch to the next track. Medicine, jade carving, hacking, cooking, racing, boxing... Is there anything you can't do?"
Lin Miao made a microphone gesture and held it to Nan Song's lips.
Yu Yan raised her head and looked at Nan Song with starry eyes.
Nan Song gently slapped Lin Miao's hand away and smiled shyly at Yu Yan: "I'm tone-deaf, and I'm terrible at singing and dancing."
Upon hearing this, Shao Muyan's hand trembled slightly as he picked up some food.
Yu Yan and Lin Miao looked at the men of the Shao family in tacit agreement.
Shao Mushi had no self-awareness whatsoever. "Why are you looking at me? I'm not like that. I dance very well."
Lin Miao curled her lips slightly.
"Don't listen to his bragging. He can strip naked and jump around in a bar and no girls will pay attention to him. But when he dances, his sexual power is unbeatable."
Yu Yan and Nan Song tried hard to suppress their laughter.
"Damn, I did that on purpose! Can you handle me when I really go wild?"
Shao Mushi argued with Lin Miao indignantly, and Lin Miao lightly kicked him under the table to shut him up and eat.
A bunch of lively characters, making the mealtime very fun.
After the meal, the group went to the temporary accommodations that Madam Shao had arranged for Nan Song, Yu Jinwen, and others.
The famously expensive residential complex in Shangzhou is incredibly valuable, with every inch of land worth its weight in gold.
The first phase here consists of villas with swimming pools and gardens, located near the river, and there are also yachts moored at a private dock.
Since it was their first time there, two property managers led them inside, explaining things as they walked.
Yu Yan was worldly-wise and knew that these things were nothing to wealthy people. It was only right that Nan Song and Yu Jinwen came all the way to help them and provide them with comfortable accommodations; no amount of money was too much.
“Tell Aunt Qiu later that we’ll pay for this.”
Yu Yan whispered to Shao Muyan.
Shao Muyan held her hand and chuckled, "It doesn't cost any money. This house originally belonged to our family."
The house where the Nan family lives is a property under Mrs. Shao's name, which she bought to enjoy life.
"Ours is over there."
Shao Muyan pointed to a building next door and said to Yu Yan, "I bought it not long ago; it's our wedding home."
Yu Yan was stunned. "Huh?"
"I wanted to save time, so everything was already fully furnished. If you don't like the style later, we can change it."
"..."
Although now was not the time to talk about these things, Yu Yan still frowned and pulled him away.
"Where did you get the money to buy such a big house?"
Shao Muyan chuckled lightly, then joked, "Your boyfriend has been working in the research field for so many years, holding numerous patents, projects, and titles. I don't spend much, so it's normal for me to have savings. Do you think I'm just sitting around doing nothing?"
Yu Yan didn't know what to say for a moment.
Of course she knew that Shao Muyan was not short of money. Scientific researchers complaining about being poor were only compared to celebrities who earned 2.08 million yuan a day. Compared to ordinary wage earners and ordinary people, he was already much richer. However, having money and spending money are two different things.
"Your money didn't grow on trees."
Yu Yan frowned, "Isn't it good that we live in the staff housing compound? It's close to the school and research institute. Why do we have to buy a house so far away? Even if we're going to buy a house for our wedding, a small one is enough for us and the child..."
Yu Yan genuinely felt it was unnecessary, but then she thought that since Shao Muyan bought the house, it was his business to decide whether or not to interfere, since she hadn't contributed any money... After a pause, she finally managed to say, "You've gotten too big for your britches just because you have a girlfriend."
Shao Muyan was listening to her rant with great interest when he heard the last sentence, he was stunned and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He reached out and pulled Yu Yan into his arms, giving her a loud kiss on the forehead.
"I didn't realize you had such a miserly side."
Yu Yan punched him and glared at him.
"Okay, okay, don't be angry, I was just kidding."
Shao Muyan coaxed her gently, his smile undiminished, "Yanyan, you have to think about me too. When you were with Xiang Jingheng, you lived in a luxury villa. How could I let you live in an affordable housing unit with me? That would be because I'm incompetent."
Yu Yan hadn't expected that this was what he was considering.
Is this a man's pride at play?
“I don’t care about these things,” Yu Yan said earnestly. “Uncle Yan, we’re not comparing ourselves to this.”
So what if she lives in a luxury mansion or villa? She's still doing the work of a nanny.
The quality of a marriage, whether it is happy or not, has little to do with the size of the house.
“I know you’re not someone who cares about material conditions.”
Shao Muyan hugged her and said earnestly, "But the man you're going to marry isn't a poor guy. The husband you found is handsome, rich, and talented, which shows that you have high standards and good conditions. If I didn't have these conditions, that would be fine, but since I do, I will naturally give you the best."
Yu Yan listened to Shao Muyan's arrogant speech and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At this moment, she realized that he and Shao Mushi were brothers, because they spoke in the same tone. But as she thought about it, she felt that something was not right.
Looking up, Yu Yan met Shao Muyan's cunning eyes, and was startled, her face suddenly turning red.
"Who said I was going to marry you? I didn't say that."
Shao Muyan looked down at Yu Yan's flushed face and smiled gently, "Then I'll wait for you to marry me, I'll marry you."
Around the corner, a group of people were piled up like a human pyramid, eavesdropping.
Led by Shao Mushi and Lin Miao, with Nan Song also prominently present, all of them displayed gossipy expressions.
The thousand-year-old iron tree has blossomed; its power is truly unstoppable!
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