CHAPTER 429: CHAPTER 429: AN ASTONISHING FAMILY BACKGROUND

"You don’t think the Siheyuan was a rental, do you?" Qin Xiangyang asked Jin Juan with a smile. It seemed that everyone thought it was rented, considering even the people on Qin Guohua’s side seemed to hold that belief; otherwise, they wouldn’t have let them off so easily.

"Isn’t it?" Jin Juan blinked, "Such a large Siheyuan, I guess no one would sell it, and moreover, it’s so expensive."

"Actually, it’s not," Qin Xiangyang pinched her face, turning her cheeks bright red.

"My sister bought it seven or eight years ago. It was only worth thirty thousand yuan at that time. We borrowed twenty thousand from Brother Jian and paid it off over a few years. To others, it appears that we rent it, but actually, it belongs to our family. And there’s more..." Qin Xiangyang continued.

"The five mu of land at home is also owned by our family, not allocated by the state. It’s privately owned. Whether to build houses or farm, it’s up to us. And the location is good, so if we were to build high-rises in the future, the compensation wouldn’t be just one or two apartments. Also, back in our hometown, we have five very well-located shops, all leased out. The shops are currently under my name, and each month they bring in around five thousand yuan, and that amount is still expected to rise. Later, I’ll give you a card, and you can buy whatever you want with it. Don’t be frugal, get some nice things for our parents, and your brother wanted a computer, right? You can use it to buy that."

As he spoke, Qin Xiangyang hopped down from the chair and saw Jin Juan’s dumbfounded expression, feeling that her silliness was really cute.

And there was more to it which almost scared Jin Juan to death. How could there be more?

"At home, we also own two internet cafes, which you might have heard of, called Red Forest. My sister and Jian Zhiqing opened them together. I have a twenty percent stake, while Brother Jian and my sister each have forty percent," In fact, he hadn’t initially wanted these shares, but Jian Zhiqing and Qin Xiangnuan had firmly insisted on giving them to him. This was why he would attend training sessions every summer and winter holiday, as he was not only in charge of the school’s computers but also the main technician in the internet cafes. Both cafes are highly profitable, bringing in more than forty thousand yuan a month. So sometimes, he dares not even calculate the accounts.

"Juanzi, what are you thinking about?" Jin Na extended her hand in front of Jin Juan. She wasn’t becoming foolish, right? She had been holding her chopsticks upside down, eaten here for a while, and hadn’t even had a few grains of rice.

"Ah!" Jin Juan came back to her senses and realized she hadn’t eaten much at all, her rice having gone cold.

Her parents and sister, who had just gotten home, were staring at her weirdly.

"That, sister..." She bit on the chopsticks in her hand.

"Do you know about Xiang Yang’s family situation?"

Jin Na was confused by her question, "Don’t you already know everything? Why are you asking?" This matter was already set in stone. Surely her little sister wasn’t reconsidering. That wouldn’t do.

"Juanzi, don’t worry too much. You’ll have a good life ahead of you. Xiang Yang is sensible and not a lazy person. He’s been a soldier, and they are upright by nature. You can’t drop the ball for our family now with all these wild thoughts."

"Sister, what are you talking about?" Jin Juan’s face turned red as she realized her sister had misunderstood her intentions.

"Then why are you asking all this?" Jin Na’s face hardened, "I’m telling you, you can’t have wild thoughts. This marriage is so ideal, we’ve already made arrangements with their family. If you disagree, putting aside how your brother-in-law and I feel, you can forget about getting past our parents."

Both Mr. Jin and Mrs. Jin nodded in agreement; their Jin family had never been the sort to break promises or act dishonorably.

No, no, there truly was no such thing, Jin Juan hurriedly explained.

"Sister, dad, mom, I really haven’t thought too much about it."

"It’s just, it’s just..." She tugged at her hair, "Xiang Yang’s family situation isn’t what you said, sister."

"Could it be even worse?" Mr. Jin was also startled, but he quickly composed himself, "No worries, our family still has some money. Now that we’ve chosen this son-in-law, we should help out. People should never belittle the young for their poverty."

"That’s not it," Jin Juan didn’t know how to explain.

"The Xiangming Family doesn’t owe any debts; on the contrary..."

Jin Juan, recalling what Qin Xiangyang told her, felt her heart still pounding. She had thought Qin Xiangyang’s family was not well-off, so she had made up her mind to endure hardships with him. But unexpectedly, Qin Xiangyang surprised her with such significant family wealth.

It was simply a scenario with houses, land, shops, and money – even if she didn’t work for a month, she’d still have nearly ten thousand yuan at her disposal.

After hearing this, the Jins were also shocked.

"That can’t be possible, can it?" Jin Na felt dizzy, "Your brother-in-law hasn’t mentioned this."

"Perhaps brother-in-law didn’t know either. And knowing Xiang Yang, he’s not the type to casually brag about his family."

"Right," Jin Na, once she heard this, could make sense of it. It seemed like they had indeed made a big blunder, but thankfully, it was a fortunate mistake. She really did find a good match for her sister, and a good brother-in-law for herself.

During New Year, Qin Xiangyang went to his future in-laws, bringing not only a bunch of gifts but also something that made the father-in-law beam with delight.

"Look at this young man, how handsome he is."

Mr. Jin held a small puppy, joyfully showing it off to everyone, "Look at these ears; you can tell it’s a pedigree, a military dog, and how clever they are," and the little puppy in his arms, too, knew how to charm people, occasionally gazing at them with its wet and glossy eyes and sticking out its little tongue to lick Mr. Jin’s fingers, making Mr. Jin wish he could cuddle it even while sleeping.

"Look at your dad being all excited," Mrs. Jin was speechless.

He’s not usually excited about much but has always loved dogs since he was young. Now, they had married off two daughters but gained a son, a dog.

This son-in-law was also very thoughtful in his gift-giving, truly touching the father-in-law’s heart.

Indeed, what Qin Xiangyang gave his father-in-law wasn’t just anything but a puppy that was about a month old. Meanwhile, at the Qin Family’s Siheyuan, there was another one, brought home by Jian Zhiqing. After he brought Conghua back, he also brought a litter of Conghua’s puppies.

A few months prior, Conghua had been loaned out for breeding at a military dog base. Despite being chubby, Conghua was of pure breed, which was fortunate since the litter was quite large, birthing eight puppies in total. Jian Zhiqing brought back two, one male and one female. The male was taken by Qin Xiangyang to give to the father-in-law, and the female stayed in the Siheyuan.