She didn't stay long. Kang Kang was outside alone. When she came out and saw that he was still sleeping soundly, Su Qingmeng turned off the lights and rested.
Lin Xiuyao arrived home at noon. When Kang Kang saw his father, he ran over and said, "Dad!" Lin Xiuyao picked him up and said, "My good son, Daddy missed you so much."
Kang Kang put his little face against his father and said, "I miss you, Daddy."
Su Qingmeng: "He looks for you every day, always asking where his father is."
"My son is so filial." Lin Xiuyao was very pleased that his kindness to this boy was not in vain.
"Okay, let's go inside. It's cold outside." Su Qingmeng picked up the luggage on the ground. "Did Xiutong's wedding go well?"
Lin Xiuyao: "The bride's parents are not very good. Do you know why the wedding was postponed? The bride's parents are not satisfied with the betrothal gift."
"I heard that Xiu Tong's wife left all her salary and betrothal gifts to her parents' family, and they didn't treat Xiu Tong well at the wedding."
Su Qingmeng was surprised. "Tell me more details."
"Xiu Tong's wife graduated from a junior college. She has an older brother and two younger brothers. Her parents favor boys over girls, so they gave their daughter away hoping to get a good price for their son to marry."
"Ah? Xiutong will suffer from now on."
"No, Shuqin, it's just that Xiutong's wife is quite sensible. Although she gave all the money to her family, she signed an agreement with her parents that she would not have to take care of their birth, old age, sickness and death in the future. She even invited relatives to be witnesses." Lin Xiuyao thought she was a good person, otherwise he would have doubted Lin Xiutong's vision.
Su Qingmeng also thought that her way of buying off her parents' kindness with a sum of money was acceptable. It would depend on whether she could be ruthless in the future. After all, the agreement had no legal effect. "By the way, how much did the Clivia sell for?"
Lin Xiuyao: "Two hundred thousand. You have no idea how hot the Clivia market is in Chun City. It's crazy. Fortunately, I have space. I put all the flowers in the space and sell them one by one." Even this was followed. There were thieves and robberies in the market, and the public security was in chaos. However, he didn't say anything because he was afraid that his wife would worry.
"I've finally seen through it. It's just a bunch of speculators driving up prices. Whoever ends up getting hit by the money will be the unlucky one."
Su Qingmeng admired him, "You said it very well. In a few years, Haishi Real Estate will be the same. By then, you will have experience."
Kang Kang had been nestled in Lin Xiuyao's arms, listening to the two of them talking, "Experience."
Su Qingmeng was stunned. "It seems that I have to avoid talking to him from now on. He is still young and can't distinguish the important from the unimportant. If he goes out and says something nonsense, he will be in trouble."
Lin Xiuyao used his stubble to poke his little face, "Learn everything, huh, are you obedient?" Kang Kang felt itchy and quickly dodged, "Daddy."
Su Qingmeng let the father and son get closer, "I'm going to cook."
Kang Kang has been sticking to Lin Xiu Yao these days, following him wherever he goes to the store. Su Qingmeng puts thick clothes on him and doesn't care anymore.
That day, Bai Fu received a call from her editor, who said, "There's someone in Hong Kong who wants to contact you about publishing Cloud Shadow."
Su Qingmeng arrived at the publishing house. It turned out that an editor from Gangcheng Publishing House had come back to visit family and happened to see her novel. "Martial arts novels are popular there right now. Your novel is well written and was noticed."
Su Qingmeng talked to him and authorized him to publish. There was no need for her to refuse the extra income.
After she returned home, Lin Xiuyao said, "Xiutong called today and said that my second sister's daughter is in the hospital."
Su Qingmeng was surprised. "What disease? Didn't you just see them?"
"My leg is broken. I accidentally fell on the way home from the city. Let's mail some money to my second sister."
"Okay." Lin Xiuyao made all the decisions regarding his relatives, and Su Qingmeng rarely interfered.
"I was thinking of letting her sell clothes, and I want to lend the capital to my second sister, is that okay?" Lin Xiuyao said in a negotiating tone.
"How much do you want to borrow? Is Second Sister willing?"
"Let me ask." This time when he returned home, he found that Lin Erlan's life was not easy. Life in the countryside was better, but families of workers like hers in the commune were left behind. She had three children and the burden was heavy.
"If she's willing, lend her 1,000. It's enough to open the store and buy goods." You don't need to buy too much when you're just starting out to gain experience.
Lin Xiuyao has always been sensible, so Su Qingmeng didn't worry about him helping his relatives without restraint. "How much money does our family have now?"
She took out the passbook and cash, and they began to count the money. Su Qingmeng said, "There are 160,000 in the passbook."
Lin Xiuyao was counting the piles of cash. The largest denomination was ten yuan. They also had quite a bit of cash. After all, it would be too conspicuous if they kept all their money in the bank. Lin Xiuyao also made a lot of money from his private business. "We have 410,000 yuan in cash."
Su Qingmeng: "Let's buy a house. More people are going abroad this year, so it's the perfect time to invest in real estate. Let's buy a courtyard house and a shop. House prices haven't changed much in recent years. Let's not buy other properties for now and save the cash to buy stocks in two years."
Lin Xiuyao had no objection, "Then I'll ask a few more people." There are no real estate agents now, so you have to ask more when buying a house.
As winter turned to spring, the couple took Kang Kang out to the park every evening. There were other children in the park, and he needed to communicate and play with his peers.
As soon as they heard about a house being available, the family of three went to look at the house. They recently bought a shop in Zhongguancun, Haidian District, which has great potential for appreciation in value in the future.
In May, Hong Kong City sent her a letter saying that her book had been published. They also sent her a sample copy with a redesigned cover, which was quite beautiful. She put it on the bookshelf. She had so many books that she added two rows of bookshelves to her study.
Su Qingmeng has recently been writing a novel about time travel to the modern era, and is halfway through. This time the protagonist is a male, a college student who graduated in the 1980s and traveled to 2025, lived there for a month, and then traveled back at the end.
She combines later high technology with her own imagination to depict China's future strength, hoping that readers will have confidence in their country and not always envy life abroad.
"Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling." The phone rang and Su Qingmeng picked it up. "Hello, who is this?"
"Sister-in-law, I'm Lin Xiuhe."
Su Qingmeng: "Brother, is there anything wrong? Xiu Yao went to the store."
Lin Xiuhe: "I will be demobilized and returning to my hometown next month. I will pass by Beijing and visit you guys by the way."
"Oh, I understand, brother. When exactly will you arrive?" Su Qingmeng asked.
"Around the middle of the month. I'll let you know before you get on the train. I'm hanging up."
Su Qingmeng: "Okay, goodbye, big brother." Nowadays, people are really concise when they make phone calls.
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