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Chapter 865 The Prospective Daughter-in-Law Comes to Visit

Logically speaking, we should eat dumplings on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, but since Liu Ruyan is here, it's impossible to eat dumplings.

Not only can dumplings not be served, but even the leftovers from the first day of the Lunar New Year cannot be served.

Fortunately, he cooked the meal on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Almost all of the hot dishes were left, with only some cooked food and some cold dishes. But over the past few days, the family has eaten most of them.

At noon, the two men in the family who were the best cooks were busy in and out of the kitchen.

Lin Mo, having been a professional prostitute for thirty years, showed no fear whatsoever, completely outshining Old Lin.

Meanwhile, his mother, Zhou Min, was on the sofa, holding Liu Ruyan's hand and chatting casually.

An awkward silence? That's impossible. His mother is enthusiastic, and Liu Ruyan has high emotional intelligence. The two of them are frantically looking for topics to talk about, and their mouths are never idle.

Fortunately, it wasn't their first meeting, and with the experience from last time, the two had a very pleasant conversation.

After setting aside the most basic information inquiries, what remains are mostly everyday family matters.

"Yanyan, can you stay a few more days this time?"

"Don't worry, Auntie. I'll probably have to bother you a lot this time. I won't be back until after the tenth of the month."

"Really? That's great! You can stay with me. No need to worry about it bothering you. As long as it doesn't interfere with your work, just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll make it for you... or maybe I'll have him and his son cook it for you."

Old Lin:
Lin Mo:
He thought his mother was going to tell him to cook, but it turned out that he and his father were the ones who suffered.

Liu Ruyan naturally understood, and couldn't help but smile and say, "Then thank you, Auntie. I'm fine with anything, I'm not picky!"

Although the company officially resumed work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, she is the boss, so why should she go there so early?
If the boss also needs to go back to work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, then she's not a boss at all!

Besides, what are all those managers doing? If the company can't even function properly, then they should be replaced.

Even if there were something that required her decision, with today's convenient communication, a simple phone call would suffice. Secretary Xiaotian could easily act as a remote robot to control the office.

Not to mention the tenth day of the first lunar month, even if she goes back to work after the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, she can still make it in time and it won't affect her at all.

"By the way, girl, my son has some money now. Why don't you two buy a house to live in when you go back this time, instead of renting?"

Rent one close to your workplace, so you don't have to commute every day.

Zhou Min, Liu Ruyan's mother, held one of her hands and said that she was now somewhat confident. Her son was worth tens of millions, so it should be possible for him to buy a house in Jiangning to live in first.

She and Lao Lin knew from their previous conversation with Lin Mo that Lin Mo now lived in a residential area not far from the back gate of their school.

Although they had never been there, they had accompanied Lin Mo to university when he went to college, so they naturally knew where Lin Mo's school was.

Now that his future daughter-in-law works in the city during the day, which is quite a distance, and since she knows that the two of them are living together now, he is thinking about finding a place in the city.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan was taken aback: "Auntie, Xiao Mo already has a house, didn't he tell you?"

"What? He owns a house? He bought a house?" Zhou Min, the mother, exclaimed in surprise.

Unfortunately, Lin Mo hadn't told his family about this.

"Yes, it's the house he used to rent. After Xiao Mo made money, he bought it. Don't worry, it belongs to his friend. You should have met her. She's a petite girl. Her family is in real estate. She bought it at a very low price."

It's a four-bedroom, one-living room apartment for two people. The apartment is quite large, including the renovation costs.

"As for the city, I don't need to buy one. I have an apartment there, and I quite like living near the university now. It's interesting, and everyone there is an acquaintance!" Liu Ruyan gave a brief introduction.

At least you should tell people that you didn't overpay for the house, since buying a house is a big deal.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min, Lin Mo's mother, took a deep breath, then got up and dragged Lin Mo out of the kitchen.

"You brat, why didn't you tell your family you bought a house!"

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
"Oh, well... I just hadn't thought of it. Besides, this is just a temporary place. We'll see if we can buy a place in the city after we get married."

“Yes, Auntie, Xiao Mo and I have discussed it. We’ll stay here for now, since he hasn’t graduated yet and sometimes he needs to go back to school. It’s not convenient for him to live in the city right now. It will be better after he graduates!” Liu Ruyan chimed in, trying to smooth things over.

Lin Mo was also confused at this moment. His family's wealth had been exposed for no reason. Although the house was now registered in his name, it didn't feel very special because it was a gift from someone else, not something he had bought himself.

He felt that things were no different from before, since he had no intention of using this house as his marital home, so he didn't tell his family.

Hearing Liu Ruyan's words, her mother Zhou Min calmed down: "Alright, you can earn money now, you can handle these things yourself. By the way, son, how much did you spend on this house?"

"Um, 200 million, including renovations and furniture," Lin Mo said after a moment's thought.

You can't exactly say that he got the house in exchange for his hand cream, can you?
In fact, judging by the value of the hand cream, he actually lost money on this house.

His apartment is over 100 square meters, with four bedrooms, one living room, and two bathrooms. Although the decoration is not luxurious, it is still top-notch and definitely not the kind of show flat with casual and simple decoration.

Even the appliances inside are all from well-known brands, none of them are cheap. Nevertheless, based on the housing prices in Jiangning, this house is not worth 600 million yuan.

Ms. Jiang and Ms. Yuan each received one, which was worth 16 million yuan. Ms. Jiang paid 1,000 yuan in the end and also gave away a house, which was considered a friendly price.

While he hadn't specifically looked into housing prices in Jiangning, he estimated they were around 10,000 yuan per square meter. Prices in the city center might be higher, but on average wouldn't exceed 20,000 yuan per square meter. Prices in the university town area were also around 10,000 yuan per square meter, though prices in the suburbs would likely be cheaper, ranging from a few thousand yuan per square meter.

So it's normal for Lin Mo to say 200 million, considering that renovations are included. If you were to buy it at market price, the house would definitely cost more than 200 million.

It's a first-tier city, after all, and it's a school district property near a university town.

"Four bedrooms, one living room, two bathrooms, fully furnished, that's really not expensive, especially since it's right next to your school," Mom nodded in agreement.

Although she didn't look into the housing prices in Jiangning, she knew a lot about it because many of her relatives and friends' children were working there.

Besides, didn't you see that even her shrewd future daughter-in-law said it was a good deal? She might not trust her son's judgment, but she definitely trusted her future daughter-in-law's intelligence.

After all, he's the boss of a company; how could he not be shrewd?

"Alright, go cook your meal!"

After saying that, he pushed Lin Mo back into the kitchen and pulled Liu Ruyan to chat on the sofa again.

Zhou Min never expected that her son would do such a big thing so quietly, and now he has already prepared the house.

Although my son seemed to think this house wasn't for our wedding and that we'd buy another one when we got married, at least we have a backup plan!

A four-bedroom, one-living-room apartment in Jiangning City would be more than enough for an average family as a wedding home.

As for whether her son will be able to buy a better wedding house in the future, that's beyond her control. After all, she doesn't have the means to buy one that's even more expensive. She's already quite content with a four-bedroom apartment as a safety net.

Soon, a sumptuous lunch was served by the father and son. Old Lin couldn't bear to drink the wine that Liu Ruyan brought; it was too expensive. He would rather drink his own tiger bone and tiger penis wine!
Logically speaking, if Lin Mo were to actually sell this wine, he could definitely make a fortune if someone who knows its value finds it, since it's a good product with special effects. But the packaging... well, it's hard to describe.

A white 5-liter square plastic flask. When he was a child, when he went back to his rural hometown, the elderly people in the village used this thing to carry water when they went to work in the fields.

It looks ordinary, even a bit cheap. No wonder his father doesn't take this wine seriously. Anyone who doesn't know better would think it's cheap liquor.

The wines that Liu Ruyan gave her—Moutai, Wuliangye, 1573, and so on—not only had famous names, but were also aged for a long time; they weren't new wines.

It's not only delicious, but it also makes you look good; you can tell at a glance that this stuff is quite valuable.

After lunch, the family of three stayed home chatting with their distinguished guests. Liu Ruyan was very poised and made the two elderly people laugh heartily.

Meanwhile, my cousin Su He also finished her blind date for the day. That's right, my aunt was spurred on and started arranging blind dates for her daughter again.

My cousin Su He was walking back when she received a message from Liu Ruyan.

Liu Ruyan: [Image][Image]

Upon opening the app, Su He was surprised to find that Liu Ruyan was already at her second aunt's house.

A phone call was made immediately.

"Hey, when did you get here!"

"We'll arrive around noon!" Liu Ruyan replied.

Su He: "Come on, let's go out and have some fun! I'll come pick you up!"

But before Liu Ruyan could speak this time, Zhou Min's voice came through: "Is that Xiao He?"

"It's my second aunt. I'm going over to visit your daughter-in-law!"

"Come is fine, but don't go out. It's too cold outside. I'll bring Yanyan to your house tomorrow, and we'll have a meal there!"

Upon hearing this, the clever Su He immediately understood and said, "I understand, Auntie. I'll tell my mom right away that I won't be going today. Please come early tomorrow!"

Just kidding, she's already bringing her daughter-in-law to visit relatives, of course it's a big deal, she has to hurry home and inform them, and if her second aunt's family brings her future daughter-in-law tomorrow, she can also take the opportunity to rest for a day.

She couldn't stand going on blind dates every day; she now missed her working days terribly.

Although I still have to put up with bad luck, at least I'm not mentally exhausted. Back home, I have to deal with my blind date and her mother.

At least at the company, no one will suddenly come up and punch you twice!

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Min, the mother, couldn't help but say, "Yanyan, how about we go to Xiao Mo's second aunt's house together tomorrow? You and Xiao He are classmates, so why don't we go over for a meal together during the New Year?"

To be honest, it was Zhou Min's little test to see how her future daughter-in-law would react.

If two young people want to get married, they have to go through the process of meeting each other's parents and relatives. This is also a way to see if the other person wants to get married.

Clearly, Liu Ruyan knew this too, and couldn't help but smile and nod: "Okay, Auntie, it's a good time to go to Su Su's house for a visit. I stayed at her house last October 1st!"

I have to say, this is a great choice. They're both classmates and relatives, so it won't be awkward even if you go there.

When Zhou Min saw that Liu Ruyan had agreed, her smile widened even more.

"Alright, alright, let's go together tomorrow." After saying that, he looked directly at the father and son beside him and continued, "You two go out and buy some things for Yanyan to take with her tomorrow. It's her first time visiting, she can't come empty-handed!"

The father and son exchanged a glance, then quickly stood up. They joked that if either of them dared to utter another word now, neither of them would be in for a good night!
(End of this chapter)