novelraw Chapter 240 : Mom, Dad, Do You Have Heart Disease_
Chapter 240 : Mom, Dad, Do You Have Heart Disease_
Chapter 240: Mom, Dad, Do You Have Heart Disease?
September 1st.
A few days before the end of summer vacation, Chen Fan left Ma Xiaoshuai alone in the apartment and bought a train ticket to return to his hometown Luocheng by himself.
Upon returning to his familiar countryside home, his mother Li Jinqiu was already waiting for him at the village entrance early in the morning.
"Mom, didn't I tell you I could go back by myself? Why did you have to come out to pick me up?"
Li Jinqiu took the suitcase from her son's hand and looked him up and down.
"Why do you look thinner? Have you not been eating on time again?"
"Or is the living allowance I give you not enough?"
Chen Fan smiled, "The living allowance is naturally enough. Besides, I'm not thin, this figure is the healthiest. If I gain more weight, it won't look good. Girls don't like that."
Li Jinqiu said impatiently, "You're becoming more and more improper."
"If the living allowance is not enough, just give your mom a call, understand?"
"Understood, understood... Where's my dad? Is he at home?"
"He went to work. Hearing that you're coming back today, your dad specially switched shifts with someone so he could come back in the evening."
Chen Fan smiled, "It's been a long time since I had a drink with my dad. Let's have a good drink together tonight."
Li Jinqiu glared at her son, "You didn't pick up the drinking habit at school, did you?"
"No, no. Don't worry."
Once again returning to the familiar small courtyard, Chen Fan felt an incomparable sense of relaxation.
It had only been a little over a year since he went out to study, but this time when he came back home, Chen Fan suddenly found that everything seemed different.
The courtyard he had played in since he was a child was only this small, the space inside the house was this tiny, the roads in the village were this narrow, and his parents had unknowingly grown gray hair...
In the evening, Chen Jianye returned from the factory, covered in dust from head to toe, his hair a grayish-white mess.
Working at the ceramics factory was no easy job, every day, he had to wear a thick dust mask and do strenuous manual labor in a space filled with dust.
The father who had once appeared strong and tall when Chen Fan was young had unknowingly become hunched over.
After a simple wash-up, Chen Jianye looked at his son with some displeasure.
"You boy, others have returned from their vacation long ago, but you, you spent the entire vacation out there without showing your face, making your mother miss you every day."
Chen Fan smiled and handed his dad a towel.
"Didn't I tell you on the phone? I've been working a part-time job with my classmates recently, and we're planning to try starting a business after some time."
Chen Jianye wiped his face and looked at his son.
"If you want to get some work experience early, I won't intervene, but you must not neglect your studies. Don't forget that you're a student, and your priority should still be learning."
Chen Fan felt a bit awkward and quickly nodded in agreement.
After returning to the house, Chen Fan took out the gifts he had brought for his parents this time.
For his mother, he bought a new set of clothes, a set of cosmetics. For his father, he bought a bottle of good liquor and a pack of Yunhai cigarettes.
Additionally, he bought his parents a massage chair for their waists, and the rest were all Yunhai specialties.
Seeing her son take out so many things, Li Jinqiu felt happy but also nagged a bit.
"How much did all these things cost? Xiao Fan, you're still in school. Even if you have leftover living allowance, you should save it and not spend money carelessly."
Chen Jianye also chimed in, "Your mom is right. Why did you buy us all these things? It's enough that you have this filial heart."
Chen Fan smiled, "Mom, Dad, don't worry. I didn't spend my living allowance on these. This money is what I earned myself."
"Since I bought them for you, you can just use them. Your son isn't short on money."
Hearing this, Chen Jianye's jaw dropped, "Not short on money? How's that, did you strike it rich?"
Chen Fan smiled, "Dad, you're right this time. I did make a lot of money."
Seeing the bewildered looks on his parents' faces, Chen Fan walked over and sat down, speaking in a serious tone.
"Mom, Dad, there's something I want to tell you about this time I came back."
Seeing her son so serious, Li Jinqiu also put down the new clothes in her hand and walked over to sit down.
"Son, what happened? Did you get into trouble out there?"
Chen Fan laughed wryly, "Mom, what are you thinking? What I want to tell you is good news, great news."
Chen Jianye glared at his wife, "Don't talk, let the son finish first."
Chen Fan rubbed his knees and said what he had thought about before coming back.
"Mom, Dad, are your hearts still okay? Do you have heart disease?"
"If you have heart disease, it's better to be prepared in advance."
Chen Jianye glared at his son, "Cut the nonsense and get to the point."
Chen Fan smiled and scratched his head.
"Do you remember last year after the college entrance exam, when I asked you for money to learn computers during the summer vacation?"
Chen Jianye frowned and looked at his wife.
"Was there such a thing?"
Li Jinqiu nodded, "Yes, I remember. At that time, I didn't agree because I thought the registration fee was too expensive."
Li Jinqiu frowned and tried to recall carefully.
"I remember you asked us for 5,000 yuan at that time, saying you wanted to learn computers with your classmates."
"It was your dad who gave you the money in the end."
"Your mom's memory is still good."
Chen Fan smiled and flattered her.
Chen Jianye glared at his son, "Keep talking."
"I did learn computers back then, right? After entering university, I tried to create a website using my computer knowledge."
"Unexpectedly, this website became popular and well-known online, with more and more people visiting it."
"Later, this website caught the attention of some other major internet companies, and they wanted to purchase my website."
Chen Jianye and his wife were utterly confused, as simple villagers who knew nothing about the internet.
"One of them was very sincere, and after negotiating with me for a long time, I sold the website to them."
Chen Jianye was still pondering what a website was, and when his son said he sold the website, he didn't really take it to heart.
"Sold it, so what? I thought it was something else."
"Since you sold it, keep the money you earned and buy some study materials or something."
"Mom, Dad, I sold that website for 5 million."
"You brat, you said it so formally, I thought it was some big deal, you scared me..."
Chen Jianye's words suddenly stopped as he turned to his son with a dazed look.
"How... how much?"
He looked at his wife again, only to find her equally bewildered.
Thinking he must have misheard.
Chen Fan smiled and repeated himself.
"That website, I sold it for 5 million."
"5... 5 million?"
Chen Jianye's face lost all its previous composure, staring at his son in shock.
"You... are you sure you said 5 million, not 500 yuan?"