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Chapter 374: Chapter 374 These two are both old fox spirits who act human.
As soon as the two sat down in the shop, Tong Yaohui brought in two roasted sweet potatoes, along with two plastic spoons, "You guys help yourselves first. If it’s not enough, I’ll bring more. I’m afraid if I bring too much now, they’ll cool off and won’t taste good."
After placing the food, Tong Yaohui went outside to sell sweet potatoes. Wang Chun is a girl, and he, being an elder, felt that his presence might interfere with the youngsters’ conversation, so he didn’t hang around for long.
Wang Chun quickly said, "Thank you, uncle, this is enough."
Wen Yun smiled and said, "Make yourself at home here, don’t feel shy. Your Uncle Tong may be a big man, but his roasted sweet potatoes are quite good. You better taste it while it’s still hot."
"Okay." After taking a bite of the sweet potato, Wang Chun smiled, her eyes twinkling, "It’s very sweet, and very delicious."
"Glad that you enjoy it, keep eating. I’m going to make two cups of milk tea for you, eating sweet potatoes alone can choke you," Wen Yun said.
"Yaoyao, your uncle and aunt are really nice," Wang Chun said, feeling overwhelmed. She thought to herself, no wonder Tong Yao is so sweet-tempered, a girl growing up in such a family atmosphere is truly blessed.
Tong Yao whispered, audible only to Wang Chun, "Actually, when I was young, I had a bit of a temper, and I couldn’t make many friends. My parents were so worried about this, they secretly gave snacks to other kids to persuade them to play with me. When I found out, I fought with those kids. According to my dad, when I get mad, I’m harder to tame than a wild horse on the prairie."
Remembering her stubbornness in the past like a stubborn mule, Tong Yao wanted to kick the old her. But to be fair, although the original master was bad-tempered, her values were straight. She never messed things up.
That’s why Tong Yaohui appeared strict but always indulged his daughter.
Wang Chun let out a laugh, "I really can’t tell, you were so cheeky when you were young. Compared to you, I suddenly feel my life has been uninteresting. I’ve never even gone through a rebellious phase, I’ve been this way since childhood."
In her parents’ eyes, she was well-behaved, but she felt she hadn’t really done anything particularly interesting or formed many of her own thoughts, except for marrying Zhao Wenkai.
Tong Yao said, "If I had your temperament, my parents would probably think their ancestors were spitting ashes in their graves."
"I only have my good temperament to flaunt, you can do business, but I can’t do anything. I guess I wouldn’t be able to survive if I left my family and Akai."
Before, Wang Chun had never thought about this. After meeting Tong Yao, she gradually felt there was something missing in her life.
Was the life revolving around Akai what she really wanted?
"Do you have something that you want to do? If so, I think Akai would definitely support you." Zhao Wenkai was not short of money. As long as Wang Chun wanted to start a business, he would definitely support her.
"I like to paint, but I haven’t touched the paintbrush since getting married."
Wang Chun was very serious when she painted, sometimes sitting for a full day. Zhao Wenkai complained a few times, feeling neglected by Wang Chun. Wang Chun felt sorry for him. Eventually, she chose Akai over painting.
Wen Yun came over with two cups of milk tea and continued the topic upon hearing about Wang Chun’s painting hobby, "Painting is a great hobby for calming the mind. I also thought about training Yaoyao when she was little, but she was too restless to sit still, so I gave up later."
Wang Chun imagined Tong Yao painting and suddenly found it amusing. At the same time, she reconsidered painting. Over these years, whenever she was bored, she felt the urge to paint, but gave up the idea every time because of Akai.
Now that she thought about it, as long as she could manage the time, painting wouldn’t affect her life.
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As the lunar December arrived, thick fog filled the entire city of Kyoto in the mornings. Visibility was only two or three meters, all you could see around were peoples’ heads. With a thick scarf around her neck, only her large, shiny eyes were visible. Tong Yao shuffled through the crowd, and didn’t even reach the sales office, when she heard that all the properties were sold out.
Although she had anticipated this outcome, not having secured a house, made Tong Yao quite disappointed. Not only did she miss out, but even the person she paid to help her purchase one didn’t get a property. Tong Yao’s spirit instantly deflated.
She did not succeed in buying the first batch of properties located downtown, and she felt as if she lost a billion yuan.
Si Chen came back from work and seeing Tong Yao all deflated, he asked with a smile, "Didn’t you already prepare for not getting a house? Why are you still feeling so down?"
Tong Yao looked at him, "My heart aches."
She couldn’t explain her knowledge of the future inflation of property prices. This painful feeling, she had to bear it alone.
Si Chen slightly furrowed his eyebrows, sat down next to Tong Yao, and asked seriously, "Do you feel unwell anywhere else?" He had already taken her pulse.
Tong Yao twitched her lips, drawing her hand back, "I’m physically fine. It’s just that I’m pained by the lost opportunity. Housing prices are going up drastically. If we buy a house in the future, it will certainly not be at this price."
"Since we didn’t manage to buy a property, let’s start construction on those two plots in the Suburb. The city is currently expanding towards the Suburb, and the number of people coming to Kyoto is increasing. There is a housing shortage, and most newcomers set up their homes in the Suburb. According to the current development pace of Kyoto, once we build houses there, they won’t stay vacant, and can be rented out right away. We can’t have our cake and eat it too. Missing out on these properties could be a blessing in disguise."
Si Chen casually analyzed the current situation, leaving Tong Yao dumbfounded. She had always seen him focus entirely on medicine and hadn’t expected him to have such insights into these matters as well.
Tong Yao suddenly realized that Si Chen was as sharp as Gu Hongwei. They may appear silent normally, but they were always calculating meticulously.
Thinking about it made sense. Both of them would be successful in the future, they surely have more to them. It’s been said that this is a time to pick up money easily, but without good sense, it’s not easy to make lots of money.
She had an advantage due to her traversal, but Si Chen and Gu Hongwei became prominent figures step by step on their own. Surely their perspectives would not be narrower than hers.
At that moment, Tong Yao understood, she was the clown.
These two were perfectly disguised old foxes.
Within such a short time, Tong Yao had displayed several different expressions. Si Chen looked at her, his lips curving slightly, "What are you thinking about?"
She thought he was an old fox, but of course, Tong Yao wouldn’t say that directly. Instead, she urged him to go wash up, "I want to watch the news, hurry up and take a shower."
Turning on the TV, a murder case was being broadcast. The police were currently searching for any witnesses related to the case.
The victim was a plump woman in her forties. Her body was dumped under a suburban overpass, discovered by a homeless person. The fatal injury was to the head...
