After being reborn, my sister insisted on marrying me.

After leaving Longhu Yiheyuanzhu, Jin Shilin sat in the back seat, his hands shaking as he fastened his seatbelt.

"I still haven't recovered. You two siblings just settled on a house worth two hundred million?"

"It's not decided yet."

Chen Xinyi started the car, her tone regaining its usual calm, "We still need to negotiate the price. Two hundred million is the asking price, but the final price will definitely need to be negotiated down."

"So what's your price range?"

"Around 180 million to 185 million. Let's forget about anything over 190 million."

Jin Shilin leaned back in her seat, looked at the roof of the car, and sighed.

"I'm actually involved in a shopping decision that costs at least 180 million. What have I done to deserve this? I'm just a waiter in a restaurant."

Lin Siyan was still sitting in the front row. She rarely took the initiative to speak up: "Sister Shilin, you are now the operations director of Xinyi Catering, not a waiter."

"Oh right." Jin Shilin thought for a moment, "So now I'm a high-paid employee accompanying my boss to look at houses."

"You're not just an employee," Chen Xinyi corrected her. "You're a partner."

"A partner who doesn't even own shares?"

"The shares will be issued. I'll go back and reorganize the shareholding structure."

Jin Shilin was just making a casual remark, but she was stunned when she heard this.

"Are you serious?"

"We didn't give out shares before because the company wasn't fully formed yet. Now that Heytea and Sweet Ice Cream are expanding, it's time to finalize the equity pool. You and Siyan will both get some. I'll calculate the specific percentages later."

Lin Siyan said softly, "My portion doesn't need to be too big."

"Your share won't be small." Chen Xinyi glanced at her in the rearview mirror. "Did you forget what we agreed on last night?"

Lin Siyan lowered her head, her ears turning slightly red.

Jin Shilin clicked her tongue twice beside him.

"Siyan, your ears are red again. You get like this every time Xinyi praises you, like a switch on and off."

"Sister Se-rin, you talk too much."

"Huh? Isn't this my line?!"

The atmosphere in the car became much more relaxed.

Wei Yi nestled in the back seat of the passenger seat, calculating the bill on his phone.

"A 30% down payment would be around 54 million. With taxes and renovation budget, 80 million should be enough for the initial setup."

"Are you calculating money?" Kim Se-rin turned to look at him.

"Yes. With the Champions League winnings and what we had left over, we can come up with 80 million. We'll pay the rest in installments."

Chen Xinyi nodded: "The installment plan is the right one. We'll keep the rest of the money; Xinyi and Tage both need working capital. We'll discuss the renovations later."

"The renovation took at least half a year. Did you still live in Zhichun East Lane during that time?"

"Let's stay here for now. There are advantages to living in a small house."

Chen Xinyi smiled.

This will make her desensitization process much easier!

Wei Yi suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, sis, you just said you could get it for 180 million?"

"Bargaining is key," Chen Xinyi said confidently. "I have a way."

"What method?"

"You didn't notice? When I was looking through the documents, I saw that Building 29 has been on the market for almost six years."

Wei Yi raised an eyebrow.

He didn't notice this detail.

In the few minutes that Chen Xinyi was flipping through the documents, she grasped the most crucial information.

"The top-tier units have high total prices, so there are naturally fewer target customers. The fact that they haven't sold after six years indicates that the developer is starting to get anxious. Moreover, the overall real estate market is rather sluggish this year. These remaining top-tier units offer the most room for price negotiation."

She spoke as she turned the steering wheel, her tone flat.

Jin Shilin listened in stunned silence.

"Were you looking through the brochures in the sales office for about three minutes? How come you remembered everything?"

"I'm used to it. I've seen too many contracts."

"Awesome."

When they were almost at Zhichun East Lane, Wei Yi's phone rang again.

This time it wasn't Su Lai, it was Zhou Min. He answered the phone.

"Aunt Zhou?"

"Xiao Wei, how's your consideration of what I told you last time? This price is already quite high in the industry." Zhou Min's voice carried a hint of urgency. "And I heard that IDG also contacted you, right?"

"Aunt Zhou is really well-informed."

"In the investment field, how can you operate without being well-informed? What conditions did IDG offer?"

After thinking for a moment, Wei Yi decided to say directly: "Angel round, 1000 million, 20% stake."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. Then Zhou Min sighed.

"IDG is indeed making a big move. But I still want to try. Xiao Wei, we've known each other for so long, we're practically neighbors, could you give me a chance to negotiate first?"

"Aunt Zhou, this isn't something I can decide. My sister is now the chairperson of Tage, and the financing requires her approval."

"Alright, I'll pay a formal visit another day. It'll also be a good opportunity to meet this legendary lady."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xinyi turned her head from the driver's seat and asked, "Zhou Min? Is that the Zhongding Capital that gave us a 500 million valuation before?"

"Yes. She said she'd like to pay you a formal visit to try and get priority in negotiations."

"Sure. Let her come. More investors mean more options, and it can also help us negotiate a lower price with IDG."

The X5 turned into the entrance of Zhichun Dongli residential area.

Ginkgo leaves fell to the ground, making a soft rustling sound as they were rolled over by wheels.

When I got home, Aunt Zheng was already busy in the kitchen.

The aroma of pork rib soup wafted out from under the door, mingling with the sweet and sour smell of sweet and sour pork. The four of them changed their shoes and collapsed onto the floor.

"Aunt Zheng, you're truly my savior." Jin Shilin lay on the sofa, hugging a cushion. "I walked too much today, and my legs are weak."

"Are you sure your legs are weak because of walking?" Chen Xinyi took a bottle of water from the refrigerator. "And not because of last night?"

"Chen Xinyi, that's enough!" Jin Shilin blushed immediately, shouted, and buried her face in the cushion without saying a word.

Lin Siyan quietly went into the kitchen to help Aunt Zheng serve the dishes.

Wei Yi sprawled on the sofa, scrolling through his phone and playing games.

Aunt Zheng brought the last dish out of the kitchen. The four of them sat down at the dining table.

Chen Xinyi picked up a piece of pork rib, took a bite, and suddenly said, "I've made up my mind. The children's room should be decorated in candy colors."

Kim Se-rin almost choked on the soup.

"What children's room? You're designing a children's room so soon?"

"Of course. With so many rooms in the new house, how can we manage without planning ahead?"

Chen Xinyi: "The room next to the master bedroom will be used as a nursery, so it's convenient to get up in the middle of the night to breastfeed. The other two rooms on the second floor will be used as children's rooms, one pink and one blue, the pink one for the girl and the blue one for the boy. There are two more rooms on the third floor, which can be converted into separate bedrooms when the children are older."

Jin Shilin's eyes widened: "You're planning way too far ahead. We haven't even bought a house yet, and you've already arranged a nursery."

"Not far off. I thought about it when I was sixteen. I want to have at least four children, preferably two boys and two girls."

Jin Shilin opened her mouth: "Four? Do you think I'm raising pigs?"

"Don't talk about me. Sister Shilin, you'll have children too in the future. But you can't have more than me."

Jin Shilin's face flushed red.

She lowered her head and shoveled rice into her mouth, mumbling, "I don't want to have a baby."

Then he secretly glanced up at Wei Yi, his voice lower than a mosquito's buzz.

"Even if we were to have another child, we would only have one at most."

Chen Xinyi burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears almost streamed down her face.

"Alright, alright, one is fine. Anyway, you're the second wife, you can't surpass the first wife."

"What do you mean by 'second wife' and 'first wife'? That sounds awful."

"Then let's call her Second Mama. What do you think? Doesn't it sound nice?"

Jin Shilin buried her face in the bowl and ignored her.

Lin Siyan drank her soup quietly the whole time.

Her gaze shifted from Chen Xinyi to Jin Shilin, then to Wei Yi, and finally settled on the ribs in her bowl.

Chen Xinyi and Jin Shilin were having a lively discussion about the children's room, as if everyone had a place in the future blueprint of this family.

She sat to the side, like an audience member who had wandered onto the wrong set, unsure whether to applaud or leave.

Wei Yi noticed her expression and placed a piece of sweet and sour pork in her bowl.

"Sister Siyan, why aren't you saying anything?"

"Nothing. I was just thinking about the coffee shop." Lin Siyan's voice was as soft as ever.

Chen Xinyi turned her head from her bickering with Jin Shilin and glanced at her.

Then she stood up, walked around the table to Lin Siyan's side, bent down and whispered something in her ear.

Lin Siyan's face turned red instantly.

From her ears to her neck, she was even redder than Kim Se-rin had been.

"You're talking nonsense." Her voice was so low it was almost inaudible.

"I'm not lying. You wait and see." Chen Xinyi smiled and straightened up, returning to her seat to continue gnawing on her ribs.

Jin Shilin was incredibly curious: "What did you say to her?"

"It's a secret. You'll find out later."

Lin Siyan lowered her head and continued drinking her soup.

But her ears remained red until the end of dinner.