I want to buy a house

  As soon as the big uncle's voice fell, Li Yifan, who had been quietly paying attention to the expressions of Er Yi and her husband sitting next to the big uncle, noticed that the two people's bodies shook slightly, and their eyes flashed with a hint of frenzy.

  Especially Er Yi Fu, at this time his eyes, from the just scattered state, suddenly became firm and bright, it seems that he has already made a decision in his heart.

  And Second Aunt's expression was even more ecstatic, it seemed that they had already made their choice.

  "Really? Is that so?"

  The old mother's expression also became gloomy, and it was clear that the eldest uncle's proposal was very tempting. The eldest uncle is in charge of receiving foreign guests in Bincheng and introducing investment projects, and every year, just the reception fees are spent a lot.

  This money is usually spent in large hotels or regular restaurants, but some characteristic restaurants also go there.

  In the past, my uncle had also taken guests to their small restaurant, but later he basically stopped going there. The reason was simple: their restaurant looked too low-end.

  If they were to rent the Qian Yang Za Tang, their restaurant's grade would immediately rise by two grades or more. At that time, Da Shu could also openly bring guests here without worrying about being criticized.

  This way, the restaurant has an additional fixed source of income. Don't underestimate this business route of theirs, even if they only reveal a little bit of reception fees from their fingers every year, it's enough for them to eat and drink to their heart's content.

  Zhang Shu and Li Lianqiang indeed had thoughts, their eyes constantly starting to communicate with each other. As soon as Er Yi and Er Yi Fu saw the look on Old Dad and Old Mom's faces, they immediately started rolling their eyeballs around.

  "Hey, sister, who knows what the future holds? This store is ours, but that Qian Ji Yang Za Tang is indeed famous and has a good reputation. However, their previous fame was for their mutton soup, while our family does seafood. If we rent their store, who knows if customers will recognize our seafood business in the future? The competition for seafood businesses is fierce now, just look at how many stores on Wu Yi Street are doing seafood. And that Qian Ji Yang Za Tang's rental fee is expensive, 30,000 yuan per year, which is twice as much as our current rent! Moreover, it's a three-year lease with one year's deposit, so we'd have to pay 120,000 yuan upfront! You also know, Wang Hu's parents are in their hometown, and they're not in good health, so they need a lot of money every year. And Wang Guang is still in school, his annual expenses aren't small either... "

  My second aunt's words were not finished, but her position was very clear, that is, I disagree with our family renting a shop to sell mutton soup.

  When the second aunt spoke, her face darkened on the side of the big uncle, but after all, this was a business between two families, and he couldn't say much. Zhang Shu and Li Lisheng, who were already hesitant, became even more ambiguous at this time, and for a while, they couldn't make up their minds either. Only Li Yifan saw it most clearly, apparently the second aunt and others were afraid that her mother would rent the Qianji Yangzaotang shop, which would ruin their plan to set up an independent business.

  But it's also good that they're persuading my mom like this, when the time comes and they've rented a shop to sell mutton soup, their two-facedness will be exposed without a doubt in front of relatives and friends.

  In those years, they were planning to divide the family property. In order to shut their father and mother's mouths, they had already slandered them countless times in front of relatives and friends. After the division of the house, their father and mother became very passive, not only being pointed at by others, saying that they bullied their own sister, forcing her to divide the family property.

  In the end, even the 150,000 yuan on both public accounts from back then was not recovered a single cent. Back then, my old mother was so angry about this matter that she fell seriously ill and left behind a chronic illness, which directly led to her untimely death in her prime years.

  Now that I have said this in front of many relatives and friends, if they do such a betrayal in the future, the lies they told their relatives and friends will be self-evident, and at that time, they will not get any support from their relatives and friends.

  This family is really despicable. If they make money, their relatives and friends might not say anything, but if they don't make money, ha! They'll just have to wait for others to mock and ridicule them.

  The meal was finished in such a tangled atmosphere, but at this time the adults' main concern had shifted from Li Yihua's academic performance to the future operation of the Li family seafood store.

  No matter what Big Uncle and Little Uncle said later, Zhang Shu and Li Lian did not say a word of refusal, only saying that they would go back and discuss it.

  At night when he returned home, Li Lichang had drunk a bit too much, but instead of rushing to his room to sleep, he began discussing with Zhang Shu in the living room.

  "If what Dàyǒng said is true, then we might as well consider renting a shop to sell mutton soup. Although the rent would be more expensive, it wouldn't delay our business."

  Li Liqiang was really moved, his little brother-in-law he knew, never lied, every year their reception costs for the Commercial Bureau would probably be over a million, if they could get a few tens of thousands of yuan in dividends, it wouldn't be a small sum for their family's small restaurant either.

  "Hey, I've thought about it too, but you have to think clearly about our family's situation. Yifan is no longer a concern for us now, but Lifen is pregnant and will give birth next year. At the end of the year, Yiqiang will be discharged from the army and come back home, then he'll need to find a job, get married... all these things require a lot of money. The mutton soup shop is good, but the expenses are high too. What if we move somewhere else and the business isn't as good as it is now? Second sister said it right, what if people only recognize the mutton soup and not our seafood? And second sister's family strongly opposes it... Ah, it's not that easy!"

  Zhang Shu also hesitated and said to Li Lishuang, after all, this store was not opened by their family alone, and they had to take care of the emotions of Ermei's family.

  The couple didn't come up with any results, just sat there frowning and sighing. Thinking about the landlord renovating the storefront again, this future half year will be wasted. But if they go to rent a store that sells mutton soup, they are not very confident either.

  At this time, Li Yifan didn't go back to his room to sleep, but instead made a cup of tea for his father and mother. Tonight, because the adults were happy, both his father and mother had drunk quite a bit, so he brewed them some tea to sober up.

  Also want to explore the true thoughts of Dad and Mom.

  "By the way, son, what gift do you want? You did so well on this exam, and Dad and Mom haven't even asked yet, what gift do you want?"

  Seeing their son serving tea and water to them, Li Lisheng and Zhang Shu felt very comforted. Their son had really grown up and understood how to care for his family.

  Just now still worrying about the trivial matters of the store, they were all thrown behind their minds.

  Li Liqiang was very happy today, his son finally let him show off in front of relatives and friends, and he also won 3,000 yuan from his second brother-in-law and third brother-in-law, whom he had never gotten along with. His big uncle and little uncle each gave him 1,000 yuan, so as the father, he should at least be satisfied.

  Li Yifan looked at his parents with eyes full of genuine affection, and it was clear that they wanted to express their love for him through rewards. So he turned to his parents and said.

  "Dad, what I want for a gift is a set of house."

  "What?"

  Li Liqiang and Zhang Shu were both shocked, almost jumping up from the sofa. They had sold a 60-square-meter house that their work unit had collectively invested in to raise the 30,000 yuan needed to open this small restaurant.

  They now live in a two-room tile house behind the restaurant, which was originally built by their landlord as a warehouse.

  However, due to the limited area and the original design, this bungalow is separated from the restaurant in front by a passageway. The lighting is very poor, except for early morning and evening, during the day, there is basically no direct sunlight in the house, making it look dim and humid.

  However, the couple was trying to save money, so they just kept coping like this. Originally, they were considering waiting until the end of this year when their eldest son would be discharged from the army and then buy a house, but unexpectedly, it was brought up ahead of time by their youngest son.