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âNot yet?â
âNot??â
Kang Huizhi felt that the word ânotâ was very intriguing.
âManni, do you actually have such thoughts?â Kang Huizhi asked with a serious expression.
âUmâ¦â
âAnyway, itâs not what you all imagined!â
Li Manni also felt that her use of ânotâ could easily lead to misunderstanding, but she didnât know how to explain herself.
Kang Huizhi frowned and said, âManni, although we approve of Haoâs character, you two have too great an age difference.â
âMoreover, if you two really got together with this kind of relationship, gossip and rumors would drown you!â
Li Baojun nodded in agreement, âWe also need to consider your sisterâs feelings. Even though she wasnât right about the divorce, she is still your sister; you canât just not interact for the rest of your lives!â
Seeing her parentsâ attitude, Li Manni hurriedly explained, âIâve said itâs not like what you imagine.â
âI have no improper relationship with my brother-in-law, I just often help take care of Xixi!â
âWell, helping with Xixi is the right thing to do.â
Kang Huizhi nodded, then added with a sigh, âActually, if Hao is set on not remarrying your sister, and if you two really have feelings for each other, it wouldnât be impossible, itâs just that youâd have to bear a lot of pressure and criticism from the outside worldâ¦â
âI really like Hao as a son-in-law!â
After serious consideration of her younger daughterâs relationship with her son-in-law, Kang Huizhi felt it wasnât a bad option, and it would also be good for Xixi.
If someone else became the stepmother, it might not be good for her granddaughter, but if her aunt became the stepmother, that would be much better.
Li Baojun, however, sighed and muttered quietly, âTurns out both my daughters ended up having children for the Yang family!â
âMom, whatâs bothering you exactly?â
Li Manni didnât want to continue with the topic and became concerned about her motherâs health.
âI canât really tell; sometimes my whole body aches, sometimes itâs the joints, muscles, and I get unusually tired, suffer from insomnia, awaken early, and I easily get anxious.â
âI had an X-ray at the county hospital, but nothing showed up, so the doctor suggested that I come to a big hospital in Jiangcheng to have a lookâ¦â
Speaking of her illness, Kang Huizhiâs face suddenly showed a look of helplessness.
Sometimes being sick isnât scary, whatâs scary is feeling unwell all the time and yet not knowing whatâs wrong, not even having the chance to get the right treatment; thatâs really tormenting.
Kang Huizhi was experiencing this exact feeling, mainly because she was also suffering from insomnia, making it even more unbearable.
Hearing her motherâs description, Li Manni instinctively furrowed her brows â these symptoms sounded a bit like post-viral syndrome, which seemed common around her, but she wasnât sure.
âWeâll go to the hospital tomorrow to see what the doctors say.â
Li Manni gently shook her head.
At this moment, the car arrived at the entrance of Star Cloud Bay, and last week Yang Hao bought two more parking spaces and registered Li Manniâs license plate with the property management, so she drove straight into the basement.
âManni, this community is quite expensive, right?â
âAll the cars parked here are luxury cars!â
Li Baojun glanced outside the car window, then couldnât help but sigh.
âYes, this community is quite famous in Jiangcheng.â Li Manni nodded.
After parking the car, she led her parents into the elevator lobby.
âManni, how much does an apartment cost per square meter here?â
âHow come even the elevator lobby is so luxurious??â
Kang Huizhi surveyed the lavishly decorated and spacious elevator lobby as she asked.
It was her first time seeing such a luxurious elevator lobby in a community.
âI think itâs about sixty to seventy thousand per square meter.â
Li Manni wasnât sure about the exact price, but she knew her brother-in-lawâs house was very expensive, with a total price of around forty million.
âWhat?â
âSixty to seventy thousand per square meter??â
âA whole house in our county is just over a hundred thousand!â
Kang Huizhi was shocked.
Li Baojun was also inwardly astonished, thinking: The son-in-law has really made it.
Living in a luxury house that costs sixty to seventy thousand per square meter!
âManni, how big is your brother-in-lawâs apartment?â
Kang Huizhi asked further.
âI think itâs almost seven hundred square metersâ¦â
âHow much??â
As soon as Li Manni finished speaking, her parents exclaimed in unison.
âSeven hundred square meters??â
âManni, are you sure youâre not mistaken??â
After collecting themselves, Kang Huizhi repeated the question.
Li Manni nodded with certainty, âIâm not mistaken; itâs almost seven hundred square meters. The official area recorded on the property certificate is about 688 square meters, but the apartment comes with extra space; just the balcony alone is around forty to fifty square metersâ¦â@@novelbin@@
Thisâ¦
Kang Huizhi and Li Baojun exchanged glances, both looking utterly baffled.
Although they were aware of their son-in-lawâs prosperity, they had not realized it was to such an extent.
âSixty to seventy thousand per square meter, and the apartment is almost seven hundred square meters.â
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âDoesnât that mean this house is worth forty or fifty million?â
Kang Huizhi did some quick calculations, then her mouth dropped open in shock.
A single house worth forty or fifty million!
Her son-in-law must be a billionaire!
âManshu doesnât have such good fortune!â
Li Baojun couldnât help but express his feelings.
âNo wonder Manshu regrets it, it turns out Hao has already become a billionaireâ¦â
Kang Huizhi shook her head, âForget about Hao, if I were him, I wouldnât agree to a remarriage either!!â
While they were speaking, the elevator arrived.
As Kang Huizhi and Li Baojun stepped out of the elevator, they were once again stunned.
They hadnât even entered yet, and the shoe changing area was already over fifty square metersâ¦
Li Manni, who was already like a half-owner, took out slippers from the shoe cabinet for her parents to change into, then directly used facial recognition to open the front door.
Seeing her move so fluidly, Kang Huizhi couldnât help but exchange a look with her husband Li Baojun.
âCould it be that Manni and Hao are really together?â
Kang Huizhi whispered into her husbandâs ear in a low voice.
âIt seems like it, this is no different from coming to her own homeâ¦â Li Baojun nodded slightly.
âMom, Dad, youâve arrived!â
âPlease, come in~!â
âXixi, come and see whoâs hereâ¦â
Yang Hao, who had been sitting in the living room, came over with a smile and took his in-lawsâ luggage off their hands.
âHao, youâve lost weight!â
âYou look much more spirited than the last time we met!â
Looking at the much more spirited Yang Hao, Kang Huizhi couldnât help but express her feelings.
âYou look much younger too!â
Li Baojun added.
âYou too have gotten youngerâ¦â
Yang Hao made a polite remark, then led the two of them into the living room.
âThisâ¦â
âThis house is too big!â
Kang Huizhi and Li Baojun, seeing such a large house for the first time, couldnât help but express their feelings.
âHello Granny, hello Grandpa.â
As the old couple were surveying the interior environment, Xixi also came running over to greet them.
The little girl actually didnât have a deep impression of Granny and Grandpa, because Kang Huizhi had taken care of her when she was too young to remember, and since she became old enough to remember, she hadnât seen them very much.
âXixi has grown up.â
âYouâve gotten a lot taller!â
Kang Huizhi had cared for Xixi for nearly two years, and she had a lot of affection for the little girl, so she immediately forgot about her physical discomfort and picked Xixi up.
âYang, the chef says there are only two stir-fry dishes left, dinner is ready whenever.â
Just then, Jiang Yuqi, who had been busy in the dining room, came to the living room.
Seeing this beautiful girl, who was about the same age and appearance as their own daughter, Kang Huizhi, still immersed in the joy of seeing her granddaughter, was taken aback.
Such a beautiful woman appearing in her son-in-lawâs home, could it be his girlfriend?
This thought involuntarily surfaced in Kang Huizhiâs mind.
Li Baojun, standing beside her, thought much the same, the old couple naturally wouldnât associate a young and beautiful girl like Jiang Yuqi with a housekeeper.
âMrs. Jiang, long time no see.â
Li Manni greeted Jiang Yuqi with a calm tone, as she was already aware of Jiang Yuqi becoming a live-in housekeeper.
In fact, when she heard this news, she was a bit panicked, after all, Jiang Yuqiâs personal qualifications were there for all to see.
So seeing Jiang Yuqi now, her heart was far from as calm as she appeared on the surface, especially since Jiang Yuqi was wearing home clothes, making her look like the lady of the house.
âThatâs right, the last time we met was at the parent-child sports meet.â Jiang Yuqi replied cheerfully.
At this moment, Kang Huizhi, who had come back to her senses, asked, âHao, who is this young lady?â
âOh, this is Xixiâs home tutor, Mrs. Jiang.â
Yang Hao always introduced Jiang Yuqi this way to outsiders, since saying housekeeper didnât sound very nice.
Moreover, now Jiang Yuqi was teaching at Shangpin International Bilingual Kindergarten and also tutoring Xixi at home, so it was justified to call her a home tutor.
âHello, Auntie, hello, Uncle~!â
âYou can call me Jiang!â
Jiang Yuqi greeted warmly.
âHmm, hello, Jiangâ¦â
Upon hearing that Jiang Yuqi was Xixiâs home tutor, Kang Huizhiâs worried heart relaxed a bit.
However, this young and beautiful home tutor did give her a sense of crisis.
It seems my son-in-law might not be easy to keep!!