It wasn't until he got into Gao Baoliang's car that Chen Ji had a chance to explain things to Xu Ruantang.
On the phone, Sister Juan only mentioned that she was going to hold a full-month celebration for the child, and didn't say anything else.
Chen Ji wasn't the type to ask too many questions.
Even though the house was registered so quickly, Xu Ruantang was still a little dazed looking at the name on the property certificate.
Chen Ji carried all the luggage, and they were going to the airport, not the train station.
It wasn't until she boarded the plane that Xu Ruantang realized what had happened.
She turned her head to look at Chen Ji beside her and asked in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Chen Ji, you borrowed the money from Gao Baoliang to buy the house, right? How much? We'll transfer it to him when we get back to Beijing."
All the family's money was in Xu Ruantang's hands.
Chen Ji never asked how much money she earned in the past two years, and continued to hand over all his assets to Xu Ruantang.
She had overheard Chen Ji and Xu Hanli's conversation when she bought the car, and knew that they were definitely investing.
The money used to buy the car may very well be money earned from investments.
Xu Ruantang didn't ask Chen Ji either.
Afterwards, she told Chen Ji where the family savings book was kept, and that he could go and get it if he needed it.
Chen Ji never needed it, nor did he ever touch it.
"No, the house was bought with our own money; I didn't borrow any."
Chen Ji leaned closer to Xu Ruantang and whispered, "Are you still sleepy? If you are, go back to sleep for a while."
Xu Ruantang was completely stunned.
Buying a house is no small sum of money. Chen Ji didn't borrow any money or touch any of his family's money. How could he have made so much from his investment?!
"Are you...are you sure what you did was legal?"
This time, Xu Ruantang simply leaned close to Chen Ji's ear and whispered to him, afraid that others would hear.
Chen Ji chuckled and reached out to press Xu Ruantang's head, which was looking around, onto his shoulder.
"No, I promise."
Chen Ji spoke, and Xu Ruantang believed him.
She was silent for a while, thinking that she originally wanted to put Xiao Bao's name on the property certificate, but Chen Ji put hers on it.
She quickly thought, if there's such a way to make money, why doesn't Chen Ji take her with him?
However, the occasion was inappropriate, so she could only suppress her thoughts for the time being, thinking she would talk about it when she got back.
Upon returning to Beijing, the two went straight to Qiu Liangjuan's house.
Xu Ruantang was about to head towards Xifo Temple when Chen Ji, still clear-headed, pulled her along to buy some things.
There were eggs, brown sugar, and malted milk powder for the new mother.
There are also clothes for the newborn.
Xifo Temple Dessert Shop is closed today, and the area in front of it is a mess left by firecrackers.
Many people come and go from the Qiu family.
As soon as Xu Ruantang got out of the car, he pulled Chen Ji towards Qiujiachong.
Just as I reached the door, I heard two people chatting while basking in the sun and eating sunflower seeds.
"Not everyone is as lucky as some people, who can hold a baby girl right away."
The speaker was a very tall middle-aged woman.
As he spoke, his eyes darted around shrewdly, and he leaned closer to another person.
After all this, everyone thought they wouldn't hear anything and were going to whisper to each other.
To everyone's surprise, the woman raised her voice.
"Unlike us, we're so unlucky. We have two half-grown boys at home, and we're barely able to make ends meet!"
Another person nodded in agreement, "That's right, Juanzi is really smart; I don't know where she brought back a little girl."
His words were sarcastic and unsettling.
Xu Ruantang had just glanced at the two of them when she heard footsteps.
"You're here, come inside and have a seat."
It's Qiu Liang.
For once, he had a smile on his face.
He had overheard their conversation and turned to them, saying, "Sister-in-law, don't let me hear you say things like that again."
The two looked embarrassed, their faces showing the awkwardness of being caught talking badly. They nodded repeatedly and said, "No, no, we won't say anything more."
Xu Ruantang waited until they finished speaking before continuing, "Brother Qiu Liang, these are supplements for Sister Juan."
Qiu Liang took it from Chen Ji and said, "Thank you."
Since it was inconvenient for the man to go inside, Qiu Liang led Chen Ji into the courtyard, while Xu Ruantang took three steps at a time and slipped into the house.
Inside the house, Wang Xiuxiu and Li Shuhe were both present.
Sister Juan remained seated in her wheelchair, her eyes filled with a gentle smile as she gazed at the babbling baby on the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Ruan Tang, you're back? Come and sit down."
When Sister Juan saw Xu Ruantang, she immediately greeted her.
Xu Ruantang looked past the group of people and her gaze fell on the chubby baby on the kang (a heated brick bed).
There were only a few of them in the room, so Xu Ruantang didn't beat around the bush and went straight to asking the question that was on her mind.
"Sister Juan, what's going on? Where did this child come from?"
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