After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Too Many Daughters-in-Law to Fit at One Table

TL: YYang

“Dad, Mom, your son is back!”

Shen Yuan opened the door and shouted as usual.

Li Hongjuan was sitting on the sofa watching TV. Hearing the noise, she turned her head. “You rascal, you didn’t even give us a heads-up before coming back. Have you eaten?”

“It’s already past 1 o’clock. Of course I’ve eaten,” Shen Yuan said with a wave of his hand.

Old Shen took off his glasses and squinted. “Why are you back at this time? Don’t you have class this afternoon?”

“No class.”

Shen Yuan made up an excuse. He thought to himself that he hadn’t been to class for almost a month. If he were to go to class now, he probably wouldn’t even be able to find the classroom.

Li Hongjuan took half a cantaloupe from the refrigerator, cut it up, and handed it to Shen Yuan. Shen Yuan took it and ate it in big bites. In no time, he had finished a piece of cantaloupe and then picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth.

Li Hongjuan couldn’t help but complain, “Shen Heping, look at your son. He’s so old, but he still eats like this.”

Shen Heping chuckled. “It’s fine. Men shouldn’t be fussy about details, no matter what they do.”

“You’re the one with all the big principles,” Li Hongjuan rolled her eyes.

“By the way, which relatives are coming on Friday?”

Shen Yuan suddenly remembered that Ms. Li had mentioned inviting some relatives for lunch on Friday.

“Your eldest uncle and youngest uncle, and also two of your male cousins.”

“So Shen Yaode is coming too?” Shen Yuan couldn’t help but ask.

Hearing this name, Li Hongjuan’s expression soured slightly, but she still replied, “Yes.”

Shen Yuan didn’t have a good impression of this cousin-uncle either, but this was probably Old Shen’s decision, so he didn’t say anything.

Shen Yuan had eaten the cantaloupe too quickly and let out a loud burp. Then he revealed the real purpose of his trip home. “Old Shen, your birthday is in a few days. Your son is getting you a gift.”

“Oh?”

Shen Heping was stunned for a moment. Apart from the few family portraits Shen Yuan had drawn in elementary school, he had never received a gift from his son in all these years. He couldn’t help but ask, “What gift?”

Shen Yuan asked back, “What gift do you want?”

Li Hongjuan teased with a smile, “As if you’d buy whatever your dad wants. Your dad wants to buy a Maybach. Can you buy it for him?”

Shen Yuan looked at Shen Heping and asked seriously, “Dad, do you really like Maybachs?”

“Don’t listen to your mom’s nonsense. That car costs two or three million,” Shen Heping said with a wave of his hand. “I’ll like whatever my son gives me. I’m not picky at all.”

Shen Yuan said with a smile, “I want to buy you a car. You haven’t bought one yet, have you?”

Shen Heping shook his head. “You should use that money for business and investments first. I have money for a car. I’ve already looked at one and I’m planning to buy a Passat.”

The lottery ticket Shen Yuan had won last time had left the family with over 4 million yuan. After paying off the remaining debts and buying a house, there probably wasn’t much left, so the budget was also quite limited.

Shen Heping’s previous car was a 5 Series, and he preferred BMW and Mercedes. If it weren’t for the budget issue, he definitely wouldn’t have downgraded to a Passat.

“Old Shen, your son has made a lot of money recently. I want to buy you a better car to keep up appearances.”

Li Hongjuan couldn’t help but look at Shen Yuan. “How much did you make?”

“Twenty or thirty million, I guess.”

Shen Yuan gave a rough number. In reality, besides the 30 million Filial Piety Fund and the 10 million Investment Fund, his disposable savings had also reached over 30 million.

“How much did you say?”

Li Hongjuan was slightly taken aback, suspecting she had misheard.

Shen Yuan had to repeat with more emphasis, “Twenty or thirty million.”

The expressions on Li Hongjuan and Shen Heping’s faces froze, their eyes filled with disbelief.

After a long pause, Li Hongjuan finally managed to react. “Son, is… is this real?”

“Of course it’s real,” Shen Yuan said without a doubt.

Li Hongjuan swallowed hard. “How did you make so much all of a sudden?”

“From trading crypto.”

“And foreign exchange. The market has been good recently.”

There was nothing wrong with that statement. It was indeed from trading Coach Liu that he had earned the 30 million Filial Piety Fund.

Shen Heping, who had been silent all this time, sucked in a sharp breath. What was that saying?

‘When the son attains the Dao, the parents ascend to heaven?’

‘Does this mean I can retire now?’

Ever since his family went bankrupt, Shen Heping had been determined to start over for the sake of his children, but unfortunately, business was too difficult these days.

Those few orders from Japan had long payment cycles and a bunch of requirements, and the profit was actually very limited. It would have taken another two or three years just to pay off the family’s debt of over one million.

If it weren’t for the money his son had made from buying BT Coin and that lottery ticket, the whole family would still be in that rented apartment.

Now that they had bought a house and his son could stand on his own two feet, Shen Heping suddenly had the idea of retiring.

He would be 50 this Friday. Although he still had 10 years until retirement age, with his current conditions, retiring early wouldn’t be a big deal.

Li Hongjuan took two deep breaths, trying to calm herself down.

But after several attempts, she found that she couldn’t calm down at all.

This was twenty or thirty million!

Even when the travel agency was at its best, they didn’t have this much cash flow.

But her son was only 21 years old and could already earn so much money.

‘This is amazing!’

Shen Heping, being the head of the family, was the first to regain his composure. He reminded him, “Xiao Yuan, you need to learn to diversify this money. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. You know that, right?”

Shen Heping had stumbled before, so he had become more cautious. Shen Yuan nodded in agreement, then returned to the original topic. “Old Shen, you can tell me now. What car do you like?”

Shen Heping thought for a moment and said, “Then let’s get a 5 Series or an A6. There’s no need for anything too expensive.”

Shen Heping raised the budget to 400,000-500,000 yuan, but Shen Yuan still wanted to buy Old Shen a nice car. He asked again, “A Maybach is actually pretty good. How about we get a Maybach?”

Shen Heping was tempted upon hearing this. At his age, he had no other pursuits, but he did love looking at luxury cars. The Maybach GLS was indeed his dream car.

Shen Heping couldn’t help but look at Li Hongjuan, seeking his wife’s opinion.

Li Hongjuan pouted. “Why are you looking at me? Your son is buying you a gift, not me.”

Li Hongjuan saying this was basically her agreeing. Shen Heping no longer hesitated. ‘It’s only natural for a father to spend his son’s money!’

Shen Yuan found his parents quite amusing. He stood up and said, “Alright, then let’s go now!”

When the family of three arrived at the garage, Shen Heping and Li Hongjuan were once again stunned by their son’s G-Wagen.

‘So my son has already started enjoying life!’

Shen Heping’s guilt about spending his son’s money instantly lessened.

‘The son drives a G63, and the father drives a Maybach GLS. Wouldn’t that be a fine tale?’

‘Mercedes, give my son more money!’

Shen Yuan drove and navigated to the Mercedes 4S dealership. While chatting about family matters, he suddenly blurted out, “Dad, Mom, do you want a grandson?”

Li Hongjuan didn’t react for a moment. After a long pause, she said, “What do you mean? You didn’t get a girl pregnant outside, did you?”

“No, I just heard you talking about someone having a baby and suddenly thought of it.”

Shen Yuan thought to himself that when Chen Na had the baby, he couldn’t possibly hide it from his parents, so he was laying the groundwork in advance.

Li Hongjuan said earnestly, “Don’t mess around outside. If you find someone suitable, you can bring her back for your dad and me to take a look.”

“Of course.”

Shen Yuan nodded in agreement, thinking to himself, ‘You have several daughters-in-law. I’m afraid they won’t all fit at one table. Don’t be scared then.’

Only Shen Heping knew that his rascal son was setting a trap, but parents couldn’t interfere in such matters. It was up to the boy himself to handle it.

Last time, he had bought the G-Wagen through Chen Na’s friend, Xiao Mei. This time, Shen Yuan found her again.

Xiao Mei probably hadn’t expected that Shen Yuan, who had just picked up his car last week, would so quickly bring her another Maybach GLS order.

Ever since she sold Shen Yuan that G-Wagen, she had been without a sale, feeling anxious. Then, Shen Yuan brought her another benefit.

So, she directly quoted her lowest possible price, then ran to the sales manager’s office twice to get the best deal for Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan ordered a Maybach GLS 600 for Old Shen, with a black exterior and beige interior. The total cost came to 2.96 million yuan.

There happened to be one in stock. They paid in full today and could register it directly. However, Old Shen said that today was not an auspicious day and wanted to pick up the car on his birthday on Friday.

It just so happened that Shen Xuan would also be done with her college entrance exams then. The whole family could have a complete car delivery ceremony to add a touch of celebration to Old Shen’s birthday.

Walking out of the Mercedes 4S dealership, Shen Heping was beaming, unable to contain his excitement.

‘Who can understand the pleasure of being able to relax and enjoy life thanks to one’s son?’

Li Hongjuan found it a bit amusing and reminded him, “Can you wipe that smile off your face? You’re fifty years old, yet you’re still so immature.”

Shen Heping chuckled. “I’ve never driven a 3-million-yuan car in my life, and it was bought for me by my son. Can’t you just let me be happy?”

Shen Yuan grinned, then looked at Li Hongjuan. “Mom, don’t you like gold? We have time this afternoon. Let’s go buy you some gold jewelry.”

“There’s no need to waste money on that.”

Li Hongjuan waved her hand and said, “I still have gold jewelry. You’ve already spent nearly 3 million today. You should be more frugal and not spend so lavishly.”

“It’s fine. Don’t worry about the money,” Shen Yuan said generously.

Even after buying a car for Old Shen, he still had 27 million left in the Filial Piety Fund.

“Really, no need.”

Li Hongjuan still refused, and Shen Yuan couldn’t do anything about it. But he changed his approach. “Then I’ll give you some pocket money.”

“That’s fine, I guess.”

Li Hongjuan agreed this time.

But what they didn’t expect was that the pocket money Shen Yuan mentioned was not a few thousand, nor tens of thousands, but 3 million each!

Shen Yuan left after dinner. When Li Hongjuan received the bank notification, she was dumbfounded, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Her son’s generosity was completely beyond their imagination!

It was one thing to buy his dad a luxury car in the afternoon, but he also directly gave them a total of 6 million in pocket money!

That added up to 9 million!

For the past two years, since the family went bankrupt, they had been living frugally. Li Hongjuan didn’t dare to spend money recklessly and would haggle for a long time even when buying groceries.

Even after her son won the lottery last time, Li Hongjuan had maintained a cautious attitude and didn’t dare to spend lavishly, as she didn’t know what the future would hold.

Now, she could completely let go of this concern!

And even if her son lost money in the future, this money could serve as a safety net for him.

Li Hongjuan was moved to tears. The son she had raised for 21 years had finally made it!

And not just made it, but made it big!

Shen Heping sat on the sofa, sighing. Indeed, the student had surpassed the master.

‘It must be the excellent genes of the Shen family!’

‘Now I have no worries at all.’

‘Time to retire peacefully and enjoy my golden years!’

Meanwhile, Shen Yuan took the elevator to the underground garage, thinking that he would later prepare two commercial pension plans for his parents. They could receive a fixed amount of money every month, so that with their social security, they would have a large and stable cash flow every month after the age of 60.

And they probably wouldn’t spend this 6 million casually, but would think of it as a safety net for their children.

In fact, the purpose of Shen Yuan transferring this money to them was to give them confidence. With money in their pockets, they would be more assertive in their words and actions.

After getting in the car, Shen Yuan was thinking that it should be that favorite concubine’s turn today, but unexpectedly, he received a WeChat message from Lin Yuchang.

Lin Yuchang: “Shen Yuan, are you free tonight? Let’s go to the coffee shop for a couple of drinks?”

Shen Yuan thought the coffee shop was boring, so he replied, “Let’s drink at your place.”

Lin Yuchang: “Uh… but my husband might be back tonight.”

The corners of Shen Yuan’s mouth couldn’t help but lift. He replied, “That’s exactly the vibe I’m going for.”

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