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Chapter 378: Chapter 378 Her Mom is Jealous
The eldest son is clever and educated, with good genes, he must leave a future for the family. He’s still young at the moment; she can ignore it for a while. If they still don’t have a child after another year or so, it’s not too late to pull out all the stops.
Lin Man followed her topic and said: "Yaoyao has always been stubborn since she was a kid, not listening to advice, and no one can do anything about it."
As if suddenly remembering something, she said: "We also have couples who were married for many years but don’t have children. Going to the hospital doesn’t help, so they’d bring home relative’s kids to stay for some time. Strangely enough, they’d become pregnant after living with them for a month or two. Although we should not be superstitious, but believe in science, there are some things that science just can’t explain."
"Do you also have such sayings there?" Lin Fengying thought this was only a rural belief. She hadn’t expected it to exist in a big city like Kyoto.
"Aunt Lin, have you heard of it too?" Lin Man was surprised: "It seems that this is not a superstition. It might actually work, otherwise, the belief wouldn’t spread so widely."
"Who can say that it’s not."
Lin Fengying had always wanted to try this approach, but she thought that Tong Yao and Si Chen were too busy. Surely they would have no time to look after a kid, and there weren’t any suitable kids to bring.
Now that Lin Man brought up the topic, she became interested once again.
Seeing that her suggestion sank in, Lin Man said deliberately: "Aunt Lin, actually I didn’t want to interfere, but Tong Yao is my cousin and Dr Si once saved me, I hope they live a good life. So hopefully you don’t think I’m being nosy."
Lin Fengying quickly said: "What are you talking about? Xiaochen saved you, and you are Yaoyao’s cousin, this is fate. You are concerned about them, it’s just...there are no suitable kids around."
"Didn’t your younger son just have a baby?" Lin Man prompted: "Your younger son’s child is probably just like his own child in Dr Si’s eyes, and this child is a boy. Even if Dr Si doesn’t want to take care of him, when his nephew shows up, he will have to take care of him for a while. As long as you negotiate with your younger son and his wife, I believe it will work."
Lin Fengying initially thought that the grandson was too young, but now after Lin Man’s words, she was intrigued.
After several casual chats, they hung up the phone. Lin Man returned home satisfied. The fire she started was now up to Lin Fengying.
Unaware of Lin Man’s meddling, Tong Yao, was having lunch with Wen Yun at a branch store. After her parents started working in the store, they were busy with business all day long, so if Tong Yao wanted to share a meal with them, she had to come to the branch. She felt both helpless and warm.
Knowing that Tong Yao had not bought a house, Tong Yaohui took out the house plans that had been prepared long ago. These were designed according to Tong Yao’s previous requirements.
It costs more to build than a regular house, but it is also more practical.
Tong Yaohui said: "Since we didn’t buy a commercial house, we should not delay. I will find someone to start construction tomorrow and get the house in the suburbs built as soon as possible."
However, Wen Yun felt it was a bit hasty to start construction now, "New Year is just over twenty days away, isn’t it too urgent to start construction now? I think it’s better to start after the New Year!"
Tong Yaohui shook his head: "With the policy changing every day and the rapid development of Kyoto, it is better to start construction as soon as possible. I heard that the residential buildings where Xiaochen now lives will be demolished in a few years. If we don’t have the house built soon, where will they live?"
Wen Yun said: "Isn’t our house still livable? We only have one daughter Yao Yao, there’s no rule that says a married woman can’t stay at her parents’ house for long. They can live in our house; I can cook some delicious food for them to nourish their bodies."
Tong Yaohui said seriously: "Our house is older than the residential buildings of their hospital. How many more years can it last? If we don’t build the house in the suburbs soon, in a few years, we will have to rent a house."
Tong Yaohui had seen the changes in Kyoto in the past few years, the city was growing quickly, with constantly expanding suburbs. The old houses in the city would be demolished and rebuilt. Their house was also nearing demolition.
Get the land in the suburbs built as soon as possible, according to his daughter’s plan, build factories and rental houses at the same time. This way they can make money from both sides, have stable income, and it’s better than running a milk tea shop.
The milk tea shop’s business has waned a lot since competitors showed up. Although it was still profitable, with more and more competition, they will be eliminated sooner or later. Real estate was more stable and appreciated quickly.
Hearing this, Tong Yao was surprised: "Dad, I thought you were just busy with your baked sweet potatoes, I didn’t expect you to consider so many things, you have such a broad vision."
He even thought about the house being demolished in a few years. Actually, what Tong Yaohui was saying was right. Their house was old, and as the surroundings were renewed in a few years, their house was sure to be demolished.
Tong Yaohui was thrilled with the praise, "Once the house is demolished, we can use the compensation to buy a house near the hospital for you and Xiaochen."
Wen Yun glared at Tong Yaohui, "The older you get, the more you like to be flattered."
And said to Tong Yao: "Your dad is so flattered these days, he would take off his pants for anyone who praises him a few times. When a young girl comes to buy sweet potatoes and chats with him, he would grin ear to ear."
Tong Yao giggled, her mom was jealous. 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
Tong Yaohui responded with a dark face: "What nonsense are you talking about in front of our daughter? They came to buy things, of course, I have to be friendly. This is a business marketing technique."
"Alright, alright, it is a marketing technique, I’m just narrow-minded." Wen Yun glared at him and stopped talking, she began to eat, obviously sulking.
Tong Yaohui helplessly said: "Don’t listen to your mom’s nonsense; when do you think it’s appropriate to start construction in the suburbs?"
Although Tong Yaohui leaned towards starting construction before the New Year, he still wanted to respect Tong Yao’s decision. After all, these things will be left to her daughter and son-in-law in the future. He is older and couldn’t always control the younger generation’s affairs.
When they started talking about serious matters, Tong Yao also focused, "Dad, I also think it’s more appropriate to start construction before the New Year. The earlier we start, the earlier we can rent it out. In case our house really gets demolished, we’ll have a place to live and we won’t need to rent out."
She said with a smile: "By then, if the milk tea shop can’t continue, you can be landlords, holding keys and collecting rent everywhere, with your grandson. That will be a leisurely life, right?"
When people get older they want stability. Tong Yao didn’t want her parents to have to rent a house without a home of their own when they were older.
