Chapter Fifty-Three: The Uncle Returns

  Since my tire was let go, Xiao Xiao now likes to tease Lin Lili whenever she sees her. I'm calm and talk to her face-to-face, after all, I haven't done anything wrong to her. As for why she dislikes me so much, it's probably just jealousy. At first, Lin Lili fought back, but later on, she didn't even bother with Xiao Xiao anymore, and seemed to be avoiding us. I don't know why, maybe she felt guilty. Actually, at that time, I still didn't know someone had found her out, but once she knew I was onto her scheme, she naturally wasn't so carefree anymore.

  I came home at noon and had just changed my shoes at the door when I saw that Dad and Mom had come back earlier than us. Looking around the hall, it turned out that Uncle was back. Uncle smiled and said: "Xiao Xiao, Zhan Feng is back. Come and take a look quickly, do you like the things I bought for you?"

  Older brother heard that his uncle was back, and he immediately ran over, saying: "Dad, you're back. Why didn't you call ahead of time? I like all the things you bought."

  "Hehe, baby son misses daddy, right? Daddy also misses you. Let me take a good look at you. En en, you've grown taller and gained some weight too! I have some great news to tell you - this time when daddy comes back, he won't be leaving again. That's why I didn't call beforehand, I wanted to surprise you all!"

  Older brother heard that and rushed over to hug his uncle, saying: "Really? Dad, you don't have to go to Shenyang anymore. Yay yay yay, it's really great!"

  "Hehe, son, come and see the gift. Hope it's to your liking." I walked over and saw that my uncle had bought me a gift, which was actually the latest Conan manga volume I had written! What a surprise! It seems that Conan has gained widespread recognition now. I smiled and said: "Uncle's gift, I like it very much, thank you Uncle!"

  My brother saw Conan, just about to say something, I made a gesture of putting tape on my mouth to keep it secret. My brother looked at me and nodded in understanding, then looked at his gift which was the Super Mario learning machine he wanted. He excitedly said: "Dad, great! The gift you bought is also super to my liking!"

  I also chimed in: "Uncle, thank you so much, it's exactly what I wanted. But how did you think of buying this set? Was it recommended by the store staff?"

  "It's also not, actually this series was originally serialized in the newspaper, I've been paying attention to it all along, it's written well, the case is mysterious and intriguing but also has a happy tone. I'm not sure if you've heard your older cousin say that you elementary school students all like reading it? But then he didn't mention it again. I was actually hesitant whether or not to buy something else for you, but coincidentally it was raining that day and I took shelter in the store, so I asked about it, and didn't know until I asked, that this series is extremely popular among kids and always out of stock, when I went there was only one last set left, what good luck! So I decided to buy it for you right then."

  Oh, I see. So that's what happened, Uncle. The reason why my cousin didn't say anything to you later on was because he knew it was me who wrote it and promised to keep it a secret. He was afraid of revealing the truth if he said too much. I smiled with my head down, my cousin is really honest and lovely.

  Dad and mom said they would make a simple lunch for uncle at noon, and invite uncle to the Yiran Hotel in the evening for a formal dinner.

  After lunch, we sat on the sofa in the hall to chat and digest. My brother was the first to raise a question, saying anxiously: "Dad, you just said you wouldn't come back again. I was so busy being happy that I forgot to ask you, what will you do in the future? Are you coming back because of me? This won't be good for Dad's work, will it?"

  Uncle smiled and patted his brother's head, saying: "Son, don't worry, Dad is coming back for your sake, but this was also Dad's original intention. Dad went out to make money to start a company, now that he has made enough, of course, he wants to come home. This time, Dad is coming back to start his own company, and the name is already decided - Fenghua Pump Industry Co., Ltd. 'Feng' is one of the characters in your name, 'Hua' is one of the characters in Grandma's name, and also one of the characters in my name, so our three generations' names are all embedded in it, Dad is very satisfied." Uncle was like a bird longing for its old forest, or a fish thinking of its former depths.

  "Oh, great! Dad is going to be the boss now. Good luck, Dad!"

  Dad asked: "Huqing, it's a good thing you're starting a company, but have you figured out things like money and location? If you need any help from your brother-in-law, just let him know."

  Mom also said: "Yes, Mao brother, we are all a family." "Thank you sister and brother-in-law, it's okay for now, but after a while I will definitely need to rely on your help, I won't be angry."

  "Mom asked again: 'Mao Di, how did you make so much money so quickly?'"

  Dad didn't ask, because Dad and I both knew that the stock of Yundada had risen dozens of times in the past year or two. Our family and my uncle's family have become invisible rich people. My uncle smiled and said: "Sister, brother-in-law hasn't told you yet, it's all because of Yundada's stock. Brother-in-law bought even more than me, now they've made a killing, but a few days ago, brother-in-law and I both withdrew our investments. According to brother-in-law's reliable information, Yundada will fall this month."

  "Old mother, as soon as she heard this, pretended to be angry and said: "Nan Zheng, you're really capable, daring to deceive your wife into stock trading. What if you lose money? Have you forgotten what you promised me when we got married? Didn't you say that for the rest of your life, you wouldn't cheat on me?"

  "Dad quickly picked up the phone and said, 'Wife, wife, don't say anything else. Can't I be wrong? This time I didn't even compensate you, right? Spare me for the sake of money. Next time I won't dare to deceive you again. Tonight when we get back to our room, I'll let you scold me as much as you want. I'll even write a guarantee for you. Just don't say anything else now.'"

  His mother didn't give up and said: "Mao Di, how much money have you made? Are you planning to start a big company? Where are you going to open the company?"

  Uncle held up four fingers, and my brother said: "Four hundred thousand?" Mom suddenly smiled and said: "My silly nephew, 400,000 is not enough to start a company! It's 4 million."

  I thought to myself, "Mom, you've underestimated Uncle's capabilities." Uncle shook his head and said, "No, sister, it's 40 million." Mom was stunned, saying uncertainly, "Mao Di, I didn't mishear, did you? You just said 40 million? That's enough to start a big company!"

  "Right, sister didn't hear wrong. But I'll let you in on a secret, you're now a rich lady, your husband earns much more than me. And sister, I've taken a liking to that old abandoned glass factory, the location is good, the place is big, it's just that the price needs to be paid in full at once, so until now nobody has bought it, I'm planning to do it there."

  Grandma suddenly spoke up, saying: "Son, think carefully, don't lose money on this. It's not like you can just buy land whenever you want." Uncle comforted Grandma, saying: "Mom, trust your son, he has a good sense of judgment. The price of land in N city is rising every year, even if it's just a little bit. I believe that in 7 or 8 years, the price will skyrocket. So even if the company loses money, the value of this land will be enough for me to make a comeback. Besides, Mom, sister, brother-in-law, this time I came back thinking of buying a house in a residential area. It's always been you following them around, and as your son, I feel guilty about that. Now that I'm back, I don't plan on going back to Pingtouzi often, so I'm planning to settle down here. What do you all think?"

  "Stupid little brother, saying such things to me is impolite. However, I also know that mom and my nephew have gotten used to living here, but deep down they want to go with you. I won't force them, but this matter shouldn't be rushed. Take your time, slowly decorate the place, and let him finish his middle school entrance exams before moving out. This will be beneficial for his studies. I've already agreed to it, so now can you finally feel at ease living at my place? Don't say anything impolite again."

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