spring bite mark

Chapter 201 Self-built Houses

Meanwhile, a group of younger cousins ​​were already getting restless:
"Brother-in-law, I want a ticket too."

My second aunt's husband sighed and said, "My nephew-in-law gave me five tickets for each show. He'll take you there. You're all grown up, asking for gifts like that. Aren't you ashamed?"

Yan Changye chuckled softly, "Are your younger cousins ​​still in junior high or high school? Those biggest boxes of gifts I have here are specially prepared for you."

My younger cousins' eyes lit up: "Brother-in-law, you're so great!"

Instead of opening the gift boxes first, Yan Changye took out two small velvet bags and handed them to two toddlers of three or four years old:
“Your two little cousins ​​worked hard in the kitchen today picking vegetables. This is a reward from your brother-in-law. Take it and play with it.”

The adults all looked at the two velvet bags at the same time, and my younger cousin, who was quick and agile, opened the bags and took out the contents—

A handful of golden peanuts, and they were solid.

The gold peanuts are also engraved with the logo of a gold shop brand under the Xie family conglomerate, as well as their weight; eight peanuts, each weighing 8.88 grams, are worth tens of thousands of yuan at today's gold prices.

“Nephew-in-law,” the uncle-in-law was the first to look serious. “What do you do for a living? Face masks and gold peanuts cost tens of thousands of yuan, and beauty salon cards and tickets are priceless. We’re family. A simple gift like two bottles of wine or two packs of cigarettes would be fine, but giving us things that are far beyond our means makes us sleepless…”

The uncle frowned as well: "Yes, nephew-in-law, there's no need for that. We're all family, the sentiment is enough. The things you gave away today add up to hundreds of thousands or even millions. No matter how rich you are, you can't waste them like this."

Yan Changye hummed in agreement: "These golden peanuts didn't cost much. I just happened to help the Xie Group secure a project, and they gave them to me as a gift. They're adorably designed, but they're not really useful to a grown man like me. I'd rather let my little cousins ​​play with them."

"The Xie family conglomerate you're talking about, is it the number one conglomerate in Hong Kong?" Huo Mingcai had just watched Yan Changye handing out gifts without batting an eye, and felt heartbroken. He had already developed a new prejudice against Yan Changye: that he was 'extravagant'.

Yan Changye nodded: "If Dad has time, I'll take the whole family to Hong Kong for a trip."

Huo Mingcai glared at him: "Young man, don't always think about playing. Save more money. I've never seen anyone spend money so extravagantly."

Yan Changye remained silent. Despite his best efforts to keep the budget tight, the gift, which was quite understated, was still labeled as extravagant in his father-in-law's eyes.

He went to see Jiang Manman, who said softly, "Anyway, they're all free gifts, and they're from family, so it's nothing—besides, didn't you see how happy Mom was when she received the beauty card and face mask?"

Wang Ying was indeed very happy. Huo Mingcai was quite good at making money, and she lived a more comfortable life than her older sister. She often went to beauty salons and occasionally used face masks that cost two thousand yuan. Yan Changye's gift was really to her liking.

When she was happy, Huo Mingcai dared not say anything bad about his son-in-law.

Huo Mingcai casually tossed aside a box of concert tickets in his hand and looked at his spendthrift son-in-law: "Alright, hurry up and take out the gifts for my younger cousins. They have to rush to evening self-study later."

Yan Changye casually opened a large gift box, revealing tutoring materials that were over thirty centimeters tall inside.

The younger cousins, who had been looking forward to this, instantly fell silent, their eyes fixed on Yan Changye as if he were a devil.

Even my second aunt's husband chuckled, "Nephew-in-law, there's just too much paperwork at home..."

“This is different.” Yan Changye said lazily, “My cousin is in her second year of high school, right? This is a set of tutoring materials personally compiled by several honorary professors from the Imperial University. It’s not available on the market; it’s only circulated among the direct heirs of the six super families in the Imperial City.”

Upon hearing this, my second uncle couldn't help but pick up a few books and flip through them, his eyes gradually becoming fervent.

“These honorary professors have participated in setting the college entrance examination questions many times. If my cousin thoroughly studies their materials, it will be no problem for her to improve her score by 100 points in a year.” Yan Changye smiled faintly. “The materials also include a learning card with a login account and password, which allows her to access the internal website and watch these professors’ live lectures.”

The second aunt's husband immediately hugged the box: "Nephew-in-law, we and several other parents pooled together 20,000 yuan to buy sixteen recorded lessons of Professor Liu's lectures for us to listen to in turn. I'll accept this gift on behalf of my daughter. After the college entrance examination, I'll give you a big gift in return." Yan Changye opened another box: "This is a study guide for my cousin who is going to junior high school. It contains internal materials compiled by the top fifty special-grade junior and senior high school teachers in the country. It's only circulated among the wealthy families in the capital and is not available to the public."

The uncle excitedly accepted the gift on behalf of his youngest son, saying, "This is a wonderful gift! We can throw away all the other study materials at home and focus on this one from now on."

Even Huo Mingcai was in a much better mood: "They sent a bunch of fancy stuff, but only these two sets of teaching aids are decent."

Yan Changye picked up another rectangular box and presented it to his grandfather with both hands:

"I heard that my grandfather likes fishing, so this is a fishing rod set that my father prepared."

Grandpa looked at Yan Changye with a kind smile: "You little rascal, you're no good at cooking, but you're very good at social skills."

After the gifts were distributed, it was late at night. There were still children at home who had to go to school for evening self-study, so the relatives all said their goodbyes. My aunt lived far away, but she knew that Huo Mingcai's family had finally reunited, so she refused to stay overnight at Hanyueting and went to a nearby hotel instead.

Grandpa was getting on in years, so after a few words of conversation, he went to the guest room to rest. In the blink of an eye, only Huo Mingcai and his son-in-law, along with their four other family members, remained in the large living room.

When there are no other people around, family members don't have as many reservations about what they say.

Huo Mingcai gestured for Yan Changye to sit on the sofa, looking at him intently: "Son-in-law, what exactly do you do for a living? You gave away gifts worth hundreds of thousands of yuan today. Where did you get so much money?"

Yan Changye remained calm: "I really didn't spend any money; it was all gifts from others. As for my work, it's very varied, involving a little bit of many industries, so I can't explain it all at once. Dad, why don't you come with us to the capital this time, and I'll take you to visit my workplace?"

“I do have that plan.” Huo Mingcai glanced at Jiang Manman. “My daughter is married, and I need to know if she’s doing well. I’m really worried about your attitude of not caring about money.”

Yan Changye: "..."

If I had known, I would have given him some cigarettes and alcohol. A mere few hundred thousand yuan has made my father-in-law question his existence.

He paused for a moment: "In addition to the same gifts I gave my uncle and aunt, I also prepared some extra gifts for my parents."

He then took out a box of top-quality jade for Wang Ying and a key for Huo Mingcai.

The jade had no brand logo, and Wang Ying couldn't identify the material, so she accepted it without a clear understanding. Huo Mingcai, however, stared blankly at the key:
Why did you give me the key?

Yan Changye said "Oh": "The house next to my house is vacant. It's just sitting there anyway, so I'll give it to my parents. They can live there when they come to the capital."

"A house in the capital?" Huo Yungui exclaimed. "Wow, brother-in-law, that's impressive. Didn't you just tell me you'd never bought a house before?"

Yan Changye: "It's a self-built house."

Jiang Manman glanced at Yan Changye.

The villa built by the real estate company under the Yan Group specifically for its heir, which can be simply referred to as a self-built house, is not entirely wrong.

Yan Changye, that scoundrel, is a master of deception.

(End of this chapter)