CHAPTER 276: CHAPTER 275: CAPRICIOUS WITH MONEY!

As soon as Han Jiayang heard Zhen Yu’s nonchalant tone, he immediately felt irritated! He gasped for air and was about to speak when his wrist was suddenly seized by his brother.

Han Mingyue spoke before his younger brother, seemingly casually agreeing, "Yeah, we met again in high school."

Han Jiayang clenched his teeth and managed to hold back, not letting out a yelp of pain!

His brother, what a pile of cow dung! Just smooth on the surface! He speaks as if nothing bothers him, but he’s almost squeezing me purple!

"Let go! Let go, bro!" As soon as Han Mingyue finished speaking, Han Jiayang immediately leaned in and hissed into his brother’s ear.

Han Mingyue quickly let go of his brother, and Han Jiayang then took the chance to sneakily massage his sore wrist.

After this, Han Jiayang no longer dared to speak up, nor did he want to.

He thought to himself, "Suffering for the sake of face! Keep pretending! I’ll just wait to hear you cry when we get home tonight!"

——

The barbecue restaurant wasn’t far; it was just across from the Four Merchants Store, and everyone arrived after just a few minutes’ walk.

The early evening in summer was the perfect time for outdoor barbecue! Right at dinnertime, the grills at the restaurant were already lit.

"Party of five? Would you like to sit inside or outside?"

Mr. Han looked at the kids, none of whom said a word.

Seeing this, Mr. Han headed straight to an empty table outside, "Then let’s sit outside! There’s a breeze, it’s cooler!"

"Okay! Here’s the menu, take a look and see what you’d like to order?"

...

After everyone’s orders were served, Mr. Han invited everyone to eat and chat.

"Xiao Yu! What time are you planning to take the train tomorrow?"

Faced with Mrs. Han’s question, Zhen Yu honestly replied, "The nine o’clock one in the morning, not too early or too late."

"Is everything packed? Do you want Auntie to help you pack when we get back?"

"I’ve got it all sorted out, Auntie," Zhen Yu hurriedly said, "I couldn’t bring the bedding over on my own, so I left it all behind. You can deal with it as you see fit."

"All right! I’ll keep it all for you! Who knows, maybe you’ll come back to visit sometime!"

"Sure!" Zhen Yu pursed her lips and answered with a smile.

She didn’t mention whether she would come back or not because she wasn’t sure about the future either.

After the two finished their conversation, Mr. Han suddenly cleared his throat and asked, "Xiao Yu! Uncle Han heard that your family bought a two-story house in Qi City?"

"Mhm! The first two floors are storefronts facing the street, and the floors above are residential. There are six units in the building, I think."

"It’s close to Qi City No.1 High School?" Mrs. Han also inquired.

Zhen Yu nodded, "I measured it myself; it should be about a kilometer away."

"I’ve been to Qi City quite often, but I’m not really familiar with the area around First High School. Could you give Uncle Han more details? Are the property prices high there? What about the surrounding environment..."

Zhen Yu picked up on something from Mr. Han’s words—it seemed like the Han Family was also considering buying property in Qi City? That’s great news!

She explained in detail the environment around Qi City No.1 High School and the nearby property market to Mr. Han, even highlighting the potential for real estate appreciation in the future.

Han Mingyue and Han Jiayang listened attentively with wide eyes throughout the whole conversation. For them, who rarely traveled far, the outside world was both novel and immensely tempting.

Especially for Han Mingyue, that was where he would be going to study in a year’s time.

——

After Zhen Yu had said nearly everything, Mrs. Han finally said, "In another year or two, Ming Yue and Jiaoyang will also go study in Qi City! Your uncle and I have been thinking about buying an apartment there."

Zhen Yu almost didn’t hesitate to say, "Buying an apartment is good! It’s a sure win without any loss!"

Mrs. Han, looking conflicted, said, "That’s good, but we haven’t decided what kind of apartment to buy! Xiao Yu, do you think it’s better to buy a residential one, or one like your family’s shop?"

Zhen Yu glanced at Mr. Han, seeing that he too was listening intently.

Okay! After all, this isn’t someone else’s family, and considering Uncle Han has been so sincere to her, and for the sake of... let’s put in more words!

Pursing her lips, Zhen Yu asked earnestly, "Uncle! Are you planning to move your clinic to Qi City?"

Mr. and Mrs. Han exchanged a glance, and Mr. Han shook his head, "We don’t have such plans for now, your aunt is still working!"

"So, if you buy the apartment, will the two of them live by themselves?" Zhen Yu asked, nudging her chin towards the Han Family Brothers.

Mrs. Han immediately vetoed, "No way! Those two rascals don’t know how to take care of themselves! It’s enough for them to stay in the dormitory!"

Zhen Yu blinked, heh! She hadn’t noticed for a moment and thought about the problem from an adult’s perspective again...

"If you’re not going to open a clinic, and they’re not going to live there, what are your plans after buying the apartment, Auntie? To rent it out?"

Mrs. Han shook her head, "We don’t plan to rent it out! I’m just thinking that when we go to visit them, we should have a place to stay, and later on, when I retire, I want to move to Qi City and live in an apartment."

"..." Having money is really capricious!

Zhen Yu was somewhat speechless but still gave a solid suggestion, "Uncle just said that there are no plans to relocate the clinic for now. I think if you can afford it, it’s better to buy a two-story shop! You can rent out the first floor and leave the second floor for living. In case one day you want to move the clinic, there’s a ready place."

Mr. Han frowned, "If the first floor is rented out, how good would it be to live on the second floor? You’d have to go back and forth through someone else’s shop, which is very inconvenient!"

"Oh! I forgot to say!" Zhen Yu quickly said, "The second floor there all have separate entrances! Just install an iron gate at the indoor stairway and lock it, then people from the first floor won’t be able to go up."

"A separate entrance?" Mrs. Han’s eyes lit up.

"Mhm! There are separate stairs outside."

"This is doable, Old Han!"

Mr. Han also nodded, but still conservatively said, "Let’s discuss it more when we get home."

Having heard this, Mrs. Han knew Mr. Han was almost set on the decision.

Thus, she didn’t say much more and instead urged Zhen Yu to eat more.

——

Dinner had been going on until now, and Han Mingyue had not said a word since sitting down, but she was listening intently with enthusiasm.

Han Jiayang, inspired by Zhen Yu’s words, saw that his parents were not asking any more questions, so he pulled her aside to ask about the fun places in Qi City.

Luckily, Zhen Yu had spent three years studying there in her past life, and she actually knew about some places where you could have fun.

This answered Han Jiayang’s repeated questions once and again.

As they were talking, Han Jiayang suddenly caught his brother’s subtle gaze, and he got up, "I’m going to use the restroom."

"Me too!" Han Mingyue immediately stood up and followed.

In a little while, the brothers came back.

Then Han Jiayang’s questions started revolving around Zhen Yu, from her plans for the summer vacation, to the junior high school she was about to transfer to.

Even to her family’s two-story shop in Qi City...