novelraw Chapter 241 : Want to Buy a New House_
Chapter 241 : Want to Buy a New House_
Chapter 241: Want to Buy a New House?
The atmosphere in the room was a bit stiff.
Chen Jianye and Li Jinqiu stared at their son in disbelief, wondering if they had heard him correctly.
5 million!
What kind of number was that?
For the down-to-earth elderly couple, this was a figure they could not even dream of.
A few years ago, having a household worth 10,000 yuan in the village was considered a renowned achiever far and wide. Although people's lives had improved a bit in recent years and they had managed to save a little more money, no one had ever heard of anyone with a family asset exceeding a few hundred thousand.
The richest person Chen Jianye had ever seen was the boss of the ceramic factory they worked at. It was said that his assets were close to 1 million yuan.
And now his son had made more in less than a year from selling a website than the boss had from decades of hard work?
Was that even possible?
Li Jinqiu nervously grabbed her son's hand: "Xiao Fan, did you say 5 million?"
Chen Fan smiled and nodded, "That's right. 5 million."
"But..." Li Jinqiu glanced at her husband, then asked excitedly, "But how is that possible? How could there be so much money?"
"Were you tricked by someone?"
Chen Fan smiled wryly, "Mom, how could I be tricked? Besides, I was the one receiving the money. The money has already been transferred to my account."
"The money is already in your hands?" Chen Jianye was surprised.
Chen Fan nodded, "It's been there for a while. If I hadn't been worried about scaring you, I would have called to tell you earlier."
Chen Jianye asked quickly, "Have you personally gone to the bank counter to check? Are you sure it's 5 million?"
Chen Fan laughed and said, "Yes, I went to check. It's 5 million."
Well, Chen Jianye really had nothing more to ask.
He sat stunned on the stool, mouth slightly open, as if he still hadn't recovered from the shock.
"Dad, Mom, what's with those expressions? Aren't you happy?"
As his son asked, Li Jinqiu raised her hand to cover her mouth, unable to control her emotions as tears welled up in her eyes.
"I'm happy, it's just... it's just..."
"Hey woman, hurry! Cook a couple more dishes."
Chen Jianye suddenly interrupted his wife, "Open that good bottle of wine our son brought back last time. Today I want to have a good drink with my son."
Li Jinqiu glared at her husband, "Look at you getting all excited. Didn't you say we'd save that good wine for when relatives come over during the New Year?"
Chen Jianye snorted coldly, "Women will be women, what do you understand?"
"I'm happy today. Can't I have my son drink with me?"
Chen Fan smiled, "Mom, just listen to Dad. Anyway, that wine was bought for him."
Li Jinqiu glanced at them, but still went to get the wine before going to the kitchen to cook two more dishes.
Now there were six dishes on the table, even more lavish than during the New Year.
Chen Fan poured a full glass for his father, then poured one for himself, put down the wine bottle, and picked up his glass.
"Come Dad, I'll toast you."
Chen Jianye nodded, picked up his glass and gently clinked it with his son's, then drained it in one gulp.
After drinking, Chen Jianye still didn't seem entirely convinced.
"You said that website...was really worth that much money?"
It seemed the 5 million had quite an impact on his father, causing him to still not quite dare to believe it.
"Dad, just wait a moment."
Chen Fan got up and took out a few printouts from his luggage.
"Look at this, it's a report from when the website was sold. I printed out the content for you."
Chen Jianye hurriedly took it and carefully read through it.
The report clearly stated that Yuming.com, the largest domain name trading platform in China, had recently been acquired by Wanwang. Regarding the acquisition price, Wanwang did not disclose it, but according to insider information, the price was no less than 5 million.
Additionally, sources claimed that the founder of Yuming.com is currently still a university student.
Okay, after seeing this, Chen Jianye's doubts were dispelled and he finally believed his son's words.
Li Jinqiu carefully read it by the side, then asked puzzledly, "Why doesn't it mention your name here?"
Chen Fan explained with a smile, "I asked them not to disclose my name."
"I'm still a student, so I don't want to be too high-profile."
Chen Jianye nodded, "Our son is right. We shouldn't flaunt our wealth. We should stay low-key."
After confirming that their son was not lying and had indeed earned 5 million, Chen Jianye and his wife visibly heaved a sigh of relief. Their faces finally showed an excited look.
After taking a few bites of the dishes, Chen Fan felt the timing was right and began to make a suggestion.
"Mom and Dad, our family has money now. In my opinion, we should move houses and directly buy one in the county town."
Chen Jianye was stunned, "The house here is just fine, why buy a new one?"
Li Jinqiu also said, "Our house here is pretty good, why go to the county town to buy one?"
Chen Fan laughed wryly, "Our house is so many years old, it's already an old house. And in the winter we still have to get up early to stoke the stove, so troublesome."
"I was thinking we could just go to the county town and buy a new house, then you two elders can move in..."
Chen Jianye put down his chopsticks expressionlessly.
"You just finished saying we should stay low-key, and you forget it right away?"
Li Jinqiu also chimed in, "Your father is right, we've just earned a big sum of money, so now more than ever we need to stay low-key. We absolutely can't flaunt our wealth, or it will bring disaster."
"Besides, housing prices are so high now, buying a house is simply not worth it."
"Buying a house now is just losing money, even if we want to buy, we should wait until prices drop in the future."
Chen Fan: "......"
He wanted to try persuading them again, but his father spoke up, "This old house may have its flaws, it's not perfect, but it's the one your mother and I saved up bit by bit to build."
"We've lived here for so many years, we're used to it. Besides, all our familiar relatives and friends are here. If we move to that new neighborhood in the county town, we won't know a single neighbor upstairs or downstairs, what's the point?"
Chen Fan said helplessly, "But...didn't my older uncle and third uncle already buy houses in the county town?"
"They are them, and we are us."
Chen Fan fell silent.
He suddenly realized he had been a bit self-indulgent.
On certain viewpoints, his parents were completely at odds with him.
He had clearly been thinking for his parents' good, but in his father's eyes, the old house back home was still the most comfortable to live in.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Li Jinqiu spoke up, "Your father makes sense, the house at home is still livable, why waste that money."
"You should keep this money and use it when you get married in the future."
Chen Fan said helplessly, "Alright."
He then took out a bank card from his pocket.
"Dad, this is a new card I got, the password is Mom's birthday. There's 500,000 yuan in here. I originally planned to use part of the money to buy a house for the family, but now...I'll just give it to you directly."
Chen Jianye glanced at his son and shook his head.
"We can't take this money. You're an adult now with your own mind, and you understand more than us. You keep it yourself..."
"Why not take it!"
Li Jinqiu reached out and took it from the side.
"Let me hold onto it for you. Your dad and I don't need this money, I'll keep it for you to use when you get married and buy a house in the future."
Chen Fan laughed wryly.
This was completely different from the plan he had before coming home.
It was all messed up.
......
That night lying in bed, Li Jinqiu still had an unreal feeling.
"Dear, do you think what our son said is true?"
"5 million. Something we would never even dare to imagine."
Chen Jianye put down the newspaper in his hand, "Don't you understand your own son?"
"When has he ever lied from childhood till now?"
"But this matter is also too..."
"Alright. Let's get some rest."
Chen Jianye turned over and turned off the light.
"Our son gave you a card, right? I'll take it to the bank to check it out in the morning."
"Then we'll know if it's true or not."