After saying goodbye happily to Uncle Hou and Uncle Hu, Wen Nuan returned home briskly.
The three little ones were playing happily in the yard, while Yang Chunhua was washing clothes on the side.
"My dears, Mommy is back!"
"Mother!"
"Mother!"
"Mother!"
The crisp trio makes Wen Nuan smile like a flower!
"Xiao Nuan is back!" Yang Chunhua said with a smile.
"I'm back, mother. Is my little sister not back yet?"
"Not yet!"
"Then I guess she will be back soon. She went to the library to read with her friends."
Wen Nuan hugged the children one by one, then walked up to Yang Chunhua and said, "Mom, don't cook tonight. Let's go out for hot pot!"
Before Yang Chunhua could say anything, the three little ones nearby heard it. They all ran over and surrounded Wen Nuan, chattering non-stop.
"Okay, whatever you want to eat, mom will order it for you!"
It was difficult to calm the three little ones down and let them go play somewhere else.
Yang Chunhua then interrupted, "Why did you think of going out to eat tonight?"
"It's good news!" Wen Nuan said with a mysterious smile.
"That's quite mysterious. Fine, just go out. This saves me from having to cook tonight."
In the past month since coming to Beijing, under the influence of Wen's father and mother and Wen Nuan, Yang Chunhua is no longer as stingy as before and is willing to spend money.
"By the way, where's my dad?"
"That old man can't stay idle, so he went out for a stroll again. He should be back soon. He's been out for more than an hour!"
"Okay, wait until my dad, my parents and my younger sister come back, and I'll tell you a good news!" Wen Nuan said with a little pride.
Yang Chunhua looked at Wen Nuan's smug look, smiled, shook her head, and continued washing clothes.
Then the other family members came back one after another. Wang Fugui came first, followed by Wang Xiaomei, and finally Wen's father and mother.
"Mom and Dad, why did you come back together?" Wen Nuan asked curiously.
"We met at the entrance of the alley," said Wen's father.
Wen Nuan saw that everyone was present, so she called everyone to the restaurant, "Come on, let's sit in the restaurant. I have something happy to tell you!"
Seeing Wen Nuan's mysterious look, the others all cooperated and came to the restaurant, even the three little ones followed in obediently.
"Sister-in-law, what's the good news? Is my brother coming?" Wang Xiaomei was the first to ask impatiently.
"No, no, this has nothing to do with your brother!" Wen Nuan waved her hands to deny it, then said mysteriously, "I went to do something important this afternoon!"
"What's the big deal? Tell me quickly!" Mother Wen couldn't stand it anymore and patted Wen Nuan's shoulder unhappily.
Wen Nuan rubbed her shoulders nonchalantly and announced with a smile, "I bought a shop this afternoon!"
"Buy a shop?!"
"Buy a shop?!"
"Buy a shop?!"
"Buy a shop?!"
"Why did you buy a shop?"
Everyone asked in surprise.
"Didn't we say before that we would start a small business after the three children went to kindergarten? Recently, I noticed that more and more small shops are opening nearby, so I thought, why don't we open a shop too!"
"It's mainly about setting up a stall. It's too tiring, and I don't want my parents to be so tired, so I've been wandering around our school these past few days, trying to find a suitable place. As a result, I unexpectedly ran into my father's former colleague this afternoon."
"My colleague? Who is he?" Dad Wen looked at Wen Nuan in surprise.
"It's Uncle Hou and Uncle Hu, the vice-principal and dean of studies of your school!"
"Oh, it's them! Yes, they live on the street near your school!"
"Yeah, so Uncle Hou recommended a shop that used to be a tavern to me, and then he took me there to see it. It's really nice, with a shop in the front and a yard in the back. There's even a well in the yard. After I saw it, I thought it was perfect for us!"
"And the location is great, right at the beginning of a street, right in front of our school, so we will definitely have no problem getting customers in the future!"
"Well, according to what you said, it's really good!" After hearing Wen Nuan's words, Dad Wen turned around and said it was good.
"Is this, is it worth buying a shop?" Yang Chunhua and Wang Fugui have not yet come out of the warm words.
"Mom, of course it's worth it!" Wen Nuan said to Yang Chunhua seriously, "You see, there are more and more people doing business outside now, which means that the country's policies will become more and more generous. Maybe there will be policies to support ordinary people in doing business in the future. So, it's a good time for us to buy a shop now. In the future, the price of both shops and houses will definitely get higher and higher!"
"Xiao Nuan is right. I don't know about shops, but I do know that the price of houses is getting higher and higher," Wen's father said. "A few days ago, a colleague of mine knew that I had two small courtyards and asked me if I wanted to sell them. He said that the small courtyards that used to cost two or three thousand yuan have basically doubled in price now, and will definitely increase in price in the future. I think shops will only be more expensive than houses, and they won't be cheaper anymore!"
"Yes, that's what I think. Let's buy it first. Even if we don't do business in the future, it's appropriate to just wait for the house to appreciate in value!" Wen Nuan nodded.
"A small courtyard costs four or five thousand, so how much does this shop, Xiao Nuan, cost?" Yang Chunhua asked.
"I didn't give any money. What I gave," Wen Nuan approached the others and whispered, "is gold bars."
"bullion?!"
"bullion?!"
"Where did you get the gold bars?!"
"Don't worry," Wen Nuan saw that everyone was anxious, and quickly calmed down. "I got the gold bars by chance in the mountains when I went to the countryside before. At that time, I also got two wild ginsengs about 100 years old. Because the situation was not good before, I kept them hidden and didn't tell anyone."
"How many gold bars were given?" Yang Chunhua asked quickly.
"He wanted six, but I only picked up five, so I bargained with him and finally gave him only five!" Wen Nuan thought it was better to tell a white lie.
"Five gold bars are appropriate," said Father Wen after thinking for a while.
"I thought it was something I found, and I felt uneasy holding it in my hands, so I might as well exchange it for a house!"
"That's true," Yang Chunhua visibly relaxed.
"So, the house issue is settled. I'll go and handle the paperwork with them tomorrow!"
"Okay, go ahead!" Wen's father and mother were the first to agree.
"That's fine, it's a free house after all," Yang Chunhua and Wang Fugui agreed.
As for Wang Xiaomei and the three little ones, they are just there to make up the numbers!
"Oh, Dad, I promised Uncle Hou and Uncle Hu that we'd treat them to hotpot tonight at a time-honored hotpot restaurant. I just told Mom that I won't cook tonight, so let's go eat together!"
"Okay, I was thinking of finding time to get together with those two old guys, but I didn't expect that you had already set up the plan!" Dad Wen said happily.
Wen Nuan looked at the time. It was past 4:30. "Okay, let's go. Uncle Hou and Uncle Hu and I made an appointment at 5 o'clock!"
"Okay, let's go eat hot pot tonight!"
"Oh, let's eat hot pot!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
