After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 98

Chapter 98: I’m Not Against You Dating, But Don’t Overdo It

TL: YYang

On the way back, Shen Yuan drove. He dropped Chen Na off at the coffee shop and then returned to his “new home.”

Today was the housewarming day for the new house. Old Shen and Ms. Li Hongjuan had called him in the morning, asking him to come home for dinner.

It wasn’t until this morning that he found out that Old Shen and Ms. Li Hongjuan had been looking at houses recently but couldn’t find a suitable one.

They either complained that the new houses didn’t have complete amenities, making it inconvenient to go to the market or a large supermarket, or they complained that the location was too remote, far from the city center.

For various reasons, they started looking at second-hand houses. After looking for two days, they unexpectedly discovered that the house they had sold was now listed for sale.

Old Shen and Li Hongjuan both really liked their original house. The amenities, location, floor, and decoration were all very satisfactory. But they had no choice; in 2021, they had sold that house for 2.08 million to pay off debts.

The person who bought the house was a real estate speculator. Now that housing prices had fallen, he was selling it for 1.98 million.

Old Shen and Li Hongjuan didn’t hesitate and immediately decided to buy back their original house. After a round of bargaining, the speculator, also worried that the house would be stuck in his hands, sold it back to them for 1.88 million.

It was as if that speculator had spent 200,000, not only not living in it, but also helping them keep the house for two years.

Shen Yuan almost wanted to laugh. It seemed not all speculators had a keen eye. If it was for self-occupancy, that would be one thing, but doing that at that time was no different from joining the Nationalist army in ’49.

Shen Yuan bought a bottle of soy sauce at the shop at the entrance of the community, walked familiarly to the familiar Building 2, then took the elevator to the familiar 16th floor. The door of 1601 was open.

Everything inside seemed to be the same as it was 3 years ago, unchanged.

The only changes might be the sofa and dining table, which Ms. Li had replaced with a new set, and Old Shen sitting on the sofa watching TV, with more wrinkles on his face and some white hair at his temples.

“Xiao Yuan, you’re back.”

Shen Heping turned his head and saw it was his son, saying with a chuckle, “Your mom and I looked around, and in the end, we still wanted to buy back this original one. I put a lot of thought into decorating this house back then, and the location and amenities are all good.”

Shen Yuan smiled and replied, “That’s great. Everything has a familiar feel.”

“Mom, here’s the soy sauce you wanted!”

Shen Yuan took the soy sauce to the kitchen and said to Ms. Li, who was stir-frying. His younger sister, Shen Xuan, was also in the kitchen helping out, cutting and washing vegetables.

“Brother, you’re back!”

Shen Xuan, wearing glasses, gave Shen Yuan a sweet smile.

“Yeah, did you miss me?”

Shen Yuan affectionately pinched Shen Xuan’s cheek.

“Ouch, stop pinching. My face got round from you pinching it!”

Shen Xuan glared at him, dissatisfied. If her hands weren’t wet, she really wanted to fight back.

It was strange. Shen Xuan was clearly not fat, but her face was round.

“Don’t be ridiculous. You inherited Dad’s round face, and I inherited Mom’s good looks. Right, Mom?”

Shen Yuan put down Shen Xuan and then flattered Li Hongjuan.

Li Hongjuan rolled her eyes at her glib-tongued son. “Don’t cause trouble here. Go out and sit down.”

“Yes, ma’am!”

Shen Yuan didn’t linger in the kitchen and went to the sofa to watch TV with Old Shen.

A cheesy drama was playing on TV. Old Shen was watching with great interest. Shen Yuan wasn’t interested, so he took out his phone to reply to WeChat messages.

There were quite a few WeChat messages. First was from Fu Yingzi. She had sent Shen Yuan some promotional posters and marketing copy for the startup incubator, asking if he needed to make any adjustments. If they were okay, she would upload them to the official account and Weibo.

Shen Yuan glanced at them and felt there were no problems, so he replied with an “OK” emoji.

After thinking for a moment, he edited another message: “I’m going to the activity room tomorrow afternoon. You should come too. I’ll let you know the specific time.”

Fu Yingzi: “Okay.”

After talking to Fu Yingzi, there was also a WeChat message from Coach Liu. She had sent him a few pictures of the clothes she had bought for him.

There were white shirts, zippered knit polo shirts, single-breasted polo shirts, and a few pairs of business-casual trousers.

It seemed Coach Liu was doing a good job as a private butler. Although he didn’t need to wear these clothes now, as his wealth rapidly expanded in the future, he would definitely need to attend some formal occasions, so these clothes would be useful.

Shen Yuan: “Well done, you deserve a reward.”

Liu Menglu quickly replied: “What kind of reward?”

Shen Yuan: “A reward of several hundred million.”

Liu Menglu: “Then, can I have the reward tonight? /smirk.emoji/”

Shen Yuan thought for a moment. He didn’t seem to have anything on tonight. “Sure, wait for me in the executive suite.”

Liu Menglu: “Okay, Menglu will prepare herself well~ I’ll give daddy a surprise~”

Looking at this WeChat message, Shen Yuan thought of her rule-breaking figure, and a wave of warmth rose in his abdomen.

Little vixen!

I must tame you tonight!

Shen Yuan made up his mind and continued to scroll through the chats below. There was also a WeChat message from Fang Minhui.

“Shen Yuan, I miss you.”

“Tomorrow is the weekend. Do you have time~”

Shen Yuan thought to himself, class beauty, you’ll have to get in line. So he replied, “Let’s see about tomorrow night.”

Fang Minhui: “Mmm-hmm!”

Further down was Chen Na sharing her daily life. She often sent Shen Yuan pictures of coffee and the vibrant green plants in the small courtyard of the coffee shop.

Shen Yuan: “Read.”

After replying to these, Shen Yuan put away his phone, thinking that he could now handle three babies with ease. He should have the level of a junior time management master.

But just then, Shen Yuan suddenly felt a broad, thick hand on his shoulder. He turned his head and saw Old Shen looking at him with a very complicated expression.

“Wait, Old Shen, how long have you been watching?”

Shen Yuan felt a bit guilty.

Shen Heping said earnestly, “Shen Yuan, you’re only 21 now. You should focus on your studies and your startup. Your mom and I don’t object to you dating, but don’t overdo it.”

“Old Shen, it’s not what you think.”

Shen Yuan wanted to explain.

Shen Heping looked at his son. In his mind, he was still the mischievous child from his childhood. In the blink of an eye, he was already a 21-year-old young man.

But this philandering habit, it didn’t come from him…

Shen Heping waved his hand magnanimously. “Alright, your dad isn’t that old-fashioned. I’m just advising you not to be fickle. If there’s a suitable girl, you can bring her home to see.”

“Old Shen, it’s really not…”

Shen Yuan still wanted to defend himself, although he didn’t even know how to explain.

“Alright, alright.”

Shen Heping interrupted again, speaking in the tone of an experienced person. “It’s not like your dad hasn’t been young before. What you’re going through now, I’ve been through it all before.”

“…”

Shen Yuan thought to himself that Old Shen was really something. Could it be that he had also tried dating several people at the same time?

If Ms. Li found out, she would probably tear him to shreds.

“Alright, get ready for dinner. Anyway, if you have a suitable partner, bring her back to see.”

Shen Heping stood up and went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes and set the table. Just then, Shen Xuan came out with a plate of food. Hearing the word “partner,” she immediately ran over to Shen Yuan gossipily.

“Brother, did you find me a sister-in-law?”

Shen Xuan stared with curious big eyes. “Is sister-in-law pretty? Let me see a picture of her.”

“Which sister-in-law are you referring to?”

Shen Yuan asked.

Shen Xuan couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “Tch, as if you found me several sisters-in-law.”

Shen Yuan knew Shen Xuan wouldn’t believe him, which was exactly the effect he wanted. He didn’t explain further and got up to help set the table.

Li Hongjuan had made a sumptuous table of food. During dinner, Li Hongjuan asked, “Xiao Yuan, how’s your startup going?”

“It’s alright. I’m still trading coins.”

“I’m also trading foreign exchange and futures.”

Shen Yuan replied casually.

Trading BT Coin, foreign exchange, and futures were all low-barrier ways to make money. This explanation was very reasonable. Li Hongjuan and Shen Heping didn’t think much of it, because Shen Yuan had already helped the family pay off a debt with BT Coin last time.

And last time, he had also said there was still a lot left in his BT Coin account.

“Okay, then you take it easy and try to be steady.”

When Li Hongjuan said “steady,” she glanced at Shen Heping thoughtfully.

Shen Heping coughed awkwardly and changed the subject. “Besides these, you can also get into industry.”

Shen Yuan nodded. “Mmm, I’m looking into it.”

“When are you going to find a partner?”

“You’re 21 this year, and next year you’ll be old enough to get a marriage license. If you have someone suitable, you can bring her back to see.”

Li Hongjuan said again.

The speaker may have been unintentional, but the listener was not. Shen Yuan and Shen Heping, father and son, exchanged a knowing look, and at the moment their eyes met, they both looked away at the same time.

“Mmm, if I have one, I’ll bring her back.”

Shen Yuan replied casually, thinking to himself that next time, it might not be bringing back a partner, but directly bringing back a big grandson for you.

He didn’t know what kind of expression Old Shen and Ms. Li would have when they saw that.

After chatting for a while about Shen Xuan’s studies, Shen Heping raised his wine glass. “Come, let’s celebrate our family’s return to our ‘new’ home.”

Shen Xuan and Shen Yuan cooperated, immediately raising their drink glasses to clink with Shen Heping. Li Hongjuan was also very content today and raised her wine glass with a beaming smile.

Not long after finishing this glass, Shen Heping raised his glass again with a radiant face. “Also, we should all toast Xiao Yuan. If it weren’t for his 6.8 million yuan lottery ticket, we would still be squeezed into a rental house.”

“Son, come!”

“Brother, you’re awesome. I’ll toast you!”

Shen Xuan held her paper cup with both hands, imitating Shen Heping’s manner, and chugged it for everyone, then turned the cup upside down to show that not a single drop was left.

Li Hongjuan rolled her eyes. “You’re a girl. Why don’t you learn good things and always learn from your dad?”

“Hahaha~”

“…”

The family ate dinner in a harmonious atmosphere. As Li Hongjuan was clearing the dishes, she asked, “Son, your room is all tidied up. Why don’t you sleep at home tonight?”

Shen Yuan was about to explain that he had something to do tonight, but Old Shen suddenly cut in. “Let our son sleep wherever he wants. He’s grown up, and we should give him more space.”

Shen Yuan was filled with gratitude and couldn’t help but give Old Shen a thumbs-up.

This was a real dad, great teamwork!