Lin Fan parked the car in the garage and took out the fruits and vegetables he had purchased. He walked towards the living room on the first floor with a smile, while his parents, hearing the noise, imdiately ca out to greet him, their smiles tinged with a sense of restraint.
"Mom and Dad, are you getting used to the new house?"
Lin Fan placed the vegetables in the kitchen and handed the fruit to his mother, whose wrinkled face blood with a smile.
"I’m pretty used to it. It’s just your dad keeps grumbling about how he can’t find his tools anywhere. The night we ca back, he didn’t even sleep inside. He sat in that pavilion all night, claiming this isn’t a ho, it’s the Garden of Immortal Palace."
"You old hag, always talking about . Aren’t you the sa!"
His father, still with a cast on his leg, leaned on his cane and glared at his mother before saying, "Ever since we ca back, your mom’s been complaining about how those two patches of land are planted with flowers. If they were planted with two rows of corn, we could have at least made forty or fifty yuan. It’s such a waste. She insists that next year we must plow it over to grow crops, plant two rows of eggplants and peppers, then we won’t have to buy vegetables anymore."
"That won’t do."
Lin Fan smiled at his mother, having anticipated that his parents, who had fard their entire lives, would have their own ideas about the garden, so he had already thought of a solution: "We can live in this house and use everything in it, but since we only contributed the land and not money, we have an agreent as a model house. Occasionally, the company will bring clients over to visit. Don’t underestimate these flowers; they cost over thirty thousand yuan. If you take good care of them, they won’t charge us, but if you leveled them, I’d be in big trouble."
"They’re that expensive... Then I won’t level them, won’t level them. Actually, the flowers do look prettier. Maybe I’ll work on two rows of unused land, just casually plant sothing, and it’ll be enough for our family."
Sure enough, upon hearing about the expensive items, his mother imdiately waved her hands in dismissal, while his father looked at Lin Fan with a worried expression, "What, our house isn’t ours anymore?"
"The house, of course, will belong to us, but we can’t change its use at will. After all, we must also try to procure benefits for the company, right? So when clients co over, we can’t have the yard looking shabby. Just keep it tidy, and every month there will be people from a landscaping company coming to take care of it. Your job is just to enjoy it."
Lin Fan put his arms around his parents’ shoulders. Although it was a lie, it was a lie ant to give his elderly parents a less laborious life in their later years. Anyway, with this explanation, their worries were sowhat relieved. However, they were still not comfortable with modern ho appliances and preferred their traditional stove.
"It’s been Zhu Zhixuan taking care of us these past few days, cooking and doing laundry for us; she really has worked hard. You must show her your appreciation!"
Sitting on the living room couch, sipping tea brewed by Lin Fan, his father did not forget to repeatedly remind him.
"Don’t worry, I will certainly show her my thanks."
Lin Fan, leaning back on the couch, his eyes filled with laughter, thought that after such hard work, he definitely must reward her well tonight.
"Ah, back in the day, you and Zhixuan were quite close. I never expected her to end up marrying that jerk Cai Xuliang. Otherwise, you two... Ah, never mind, never mind. How’s Shihan doing lately?"
His mother waved it off. She could obviously see the enthusiasm with which Zhu Zhixuan had been bustling about these days, which undoubtedly was fueled by her feelings for Lin Fan. However, in her heart, Zhu Zhixuan was already a married woman, and Lin Fan had a girlfriend.
"After visiting you, she went back to the Provincial City for training. She won’t be coming back for a while. She’s always been asking about your health and says that when her training is over, she’ll definitely co to see you."
Lin Fan casually lied. Of course, Chu Shihan was indeed concerned about his parents’ condition and always inquired whenever she sent ssages.
"Shihan is a good girl. You must treat her well. You’re not getting any younger. Now that your circumstances have improved, if possible, the parents of both sides could et, set a date for engagent, and strive to get married soon. If you like the countryside, you can co back here to live. Your mom and I are halfway to being buried in the earth; any old house will do for us. You can have this house."
His parents’ persistent nudging about marriage left Lin Fan with a smile of resignation. They would never understand his current situation, appearing bright and successful yet besieged on all sides, where one wrong move could an losing everything. But he didn’t argue because he had indeed co back to accompany them and patiently taught them how to use the household appliances.
Ti spent under the watchful eyes of one’s parents always flew by. After being busy for a long ti, the family of three finally had their long-awaited reunion. Watching his parents’ loving smiles, Lin Fan felt as though he had returned to his childhood days. With his parents, he was always cherished.
"What are you all chatting about that’s so joyful?"
Zhu Zhixuan ca in carrying fresh vegetables. The feeling was very much that of a daughter-in-law coming ho from work.
"Talking about our Mr. Zhu, how she’s becoming more and more beautiful. Has she beco a fairy?"
Lin Fan walked up with a smile and took the vegetables from her hands, but then he noticed a scratch on Zhu Zhixuan’s neck, clearly from being scratched: "Who did this?"
"Who else could it be!"
Zhu Zhixuan snorted, "It’s from those unreasonable won of the Old Cai family!"
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