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Chapter 251 - 242: Parents Who Give Silently_2
Chapter 251: Chapter 242: Parents Who Give Silently_2
This skill wasn’t discovered until after the New Year.
She was pretty panicked at the time and hadn’t had a chance to tell Grandpa Jiang when Wei Jincheng said, "This place might be like its own world, and it could change with time."
Perhaps the changes here were more magical, somewhat like the martial arts novels he had read.
Xue Jianian didn’t know anything about martial arts stories; to her, the space itself was a marvelous thing, so other functionalities wouldn’t be surprising.
Of course, to her, it wasn’t surprising, but if someone else knew, even Lu Jingqiu, whom she considered quite clever, would probably be shocked.
Xue Jianian didn’t know that if Lu Jingqiu heard her thoughts, she would definitely laugh out loud; these kinds of spaces were very common in future novels.
She would have been surprised to encounter a local with such a space, as in the novels she read, people like her, travelers through time, were equipped with a golden finger.
Unfortunately, as a reincarnated person, she had no such golden finger, whereas Xue Jianian, a local, had such a useful one.
If Lu Jingqiu knew, she would definitely be green with envy.
Of course, such things might never be known to Lu Jingqiu in her lifetime.
...
At the moment, Lu Jingqiu was busy in the kitchen with Mrs. Shen and Big Sister-in-law Shen.
Shen Mu had taken Shen Ting outside to buy steamed buns, and Lu Jingqiu and Big Sister-in-law Shen had cooked a pot of porridge.
It was just that the men hadn’t woken up yet, so they and the children ate first.
After eating, Shen Ting made a fuss about going out for a walk.
Shen Mu had no choice but to take him and Yuxian out for a stroll nearby.
Leaving Mrs. Shen and Big Sister-in-law Shen with Lu Jingqiu, the three women chatted in the pavilion outside.
Big Sister-in-law Shen said, "Jingqiu, the courtyard you guys found is really nice. I heard it’s rented, does the owner want to sell it?"
Lu Jingqiu said, "I inquired once over the New Year, they’re not selling."
Mrs. Shen smiled and said, "Your Uncle Shen and I are unfamiliar with this place and can’t be of much help to you, but back in Capital City, we’ve also prepared a courtyard for you. It’s quite small; it’s the best we could afford within our means."
With that, she hurriedly took out the property deed from her clothes and placed it in front of Lu Jingqiu.
Lu Jingqiu waved her hands quickly, "There’s no need, Mom, we lack nothing here, nor in Capital City; we have a house there too."
Mrs. Shen said, "I know about that house, it’s what Nanzhou’s grandmother left her, but this one is from us to you.
We have four boys, no favoritism, each one gets a property.
The one for your Big Brother Shen, part of the money came from his mother, we added a bit; this one for Nanzhou, part of it also came from money his father left me, I didn’t use it, and your Uncle Shen and I added some more, and bought him a property.
The courtyard isn’t as big as the one your Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law have, but its location is a little better. You can check it out during summer vacation.
Because we bought that house early, over the years, we’ve rented it out to an elderly couple. If you want to refurbish that house, I’ll talk to them when I go back to find another place."
Lu Jingqiu said hastily, "There’s no need, if we have no place to stay in Capital City, we can just rent it."
Mrs. Shen continued, "However... we won’t give you the rent from these years; with the money saved, last year we bought Shen Mu and Shen Ting a place each, from an old friend of your Uncle Shen, who wanted to go abroad after returning last year, and sold his family’s old courtyard."
Uncle Shen thought the opportunity was rare and the asking price was not high, so he borrowed money to purchase those two properties.
It’s like the two of us took care of the houses for all four brothers at once."
After Jingqiu heard this, for some reason, she felt a tenderness for her mother-in-law whom she’d only met twice and suddenly took her hand, saying, "Mom, actually, you and Uncle Shen don’t need to work so hard.
Jincheng and I are able-bodied, plus his workplace offers good benefits, his position is sufficient, and he was even allocated a house.
Our family circumstances aren’t bad either; we also have a yard in Capital City. Why would we lack houses?"
Jingqiu wanted to say that her mother-in-law and Uncle Shen were not young anymore and should save some money for their old age. However, she feared that speaking out might make her sister-in-law uncomfortable.
On the contrary, her sister-in-law, who was quite understanding, laughed and said, "Big Brother Shen and I have advised Auntie and Dad before. We didn’t want it, but they insisted on buying. And they had to buy four properties.
Auntie, it’s a good thing you and Dad have decent jobs."
Mrs. Shen, seeing both daughters-in-law were agreeable, smiled and said, "Your dad and I were aware of what we could afford. When we were buying the courtyards for you two, we faced no pressure, and we had the money at the time. Shen Mu has enough space as well.
We were thinking of waiting a few more years for Xiao Ting, but then this opportunity came up with these two yards next to each other, both large, and each was four thousand. That was a friendly price.
So we gritted our teeth and bought them. But let me give you a heads up, for the next two years, we won’t be able to help you out. We need to work and fill the financial gap."
Jingqiu said, "Mom, how much did you and Uncle Shen borrow? Jincheng and I have some money; let’s use it to pay people back first."
Big Sister-in-law Shen chuckled on the side and said, "They borrowed a thousand from us and a thousand from Grandpa Jiang."
"Ah? It’s all in the family."
Mrs. Shen said, "Also, there’s something I want to tell you. The city is going to set up a new institution called the prosecutor’s office, and I might be transferred there as a deputy director."
"The prosecutor’s office?" Jingqiu was surprised, having not expected her mother-in-law to become a deputy director at the prosecutor’s office: "Mom, that’s a good place."
Big Sister-in-law Shen nodded and said, "I’ve looked into it a bit, Auntie. This is like a promotion for you, isn’t it?"
Mrs. Shen made a rare joke, saying, "I don’t know about a promotion, but certainly a salary increase. One thousand a year; two years’ famine can be covered. Wait another two years for Shen Mu to graduate, get married, and our earnings, anyway, won’t stay in our pockets."
This comment made Big Sister-in-law Shen and Jingqiu both laugh, but also feel a twinge of bitterness, as they seemed to understand the challenges of parenting.
"Auntie, you can rest assured, you still have us."
Seeing Big Sister-in-law Shen say this, Jingqiu quickly nodded and added, "Right, you and Uncle Shen, you have us."
Mrs. Shen was moved by these words, almost teary-eyed before her two daughters-in-law.
When Shen Mu and Shen Ting came back with the little nephew, they noticed something off about the women.
But not knowing what exactly was wrong, they felt it was inappropriate to ask directly.
Fortunately, Big Brother Shen and Grandpa Jiang had woken up.
The family accompanied the two and ate some light porridge.
Shen Ting looked at his still deeply sleeping second brother and complained, "Second Brother might not wake up all night."
These words instantly made Jingqiu’s face turn bright red.
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