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Quoting a line from the old version of Zhuge Liang in Romance of the Three
Kingdoms, âI have never seen such shameless rascality before.â
Even though house prices have not yet reached their peak.
In the city center, the price for one square meter starts at fifty thousand.
For a 500 square meter apartment, you wonât be able to get it for less than thirty million.
This old thing really dares to ask for the moon.
However, Jiang Xu didnât get angry; he still had a smile on his face, âThatâs fine, I know plenty of people at the banks.
Iâll strive to get a suitable interest rate for my cousin at that time.â
Liu Cuilan was astonished, âWhat interest rate?â
Jiang Xu, âThe interest rate for a loan, of course. A 500 square meter place in the city center will cost at least thirty million.
I can get my cousin a lower interest rate, so the monthly payments can be a bit more manageable.â
âWhat monthly payment, youâre really joking.â Liu Cuilan waved her hand dismissively, âItâs only thirty million.
For a big boss like you, thatâs like an ordinary person taking out three cents from their pocket.
Weâre all family here, you should just cover it for your cousin.
Also, get your cousin a car while youâre at it.
Nothing too expensive, something around two million will do.â
Chen Yue couldnât hold back anymore, âSister-in-law, what kind of joke is this?
Nobodyâs money is picked up from the whirlwind.
Besides, Jiang Yang doesnât even have a job right now, he canât even afford the gas for a two million car.â
âWhat youâre saying is not right, Chen Yue,â Jiang Shui took a puff of his cigarette and said, âNow that your family has money, billions in assets.
As the eldest brotherâs family, if you appear too poor, what would others say about you?
They would definitely accuse you of being immoral, without conscience, becoming successful without helping your family.
We didnât want to ask this of you; weâre doing it for your own good.â
Jiang Xu almost laughed out loud.
This uncle of his was quite something.
A low-budget version of Boss Jia.
He could argue that black is white.
âExactly, exactly,â Liu Cuilan echoed from the side.
The husband and wife tag-teamed, giving off the impression that if Jiang Xu didnât fork over the money, he would be committing some sort of sin.
An Nuonuo had been quietly listening this whole time.
This was Jiang Xuâs family matter, and she had not yet married into the family, so she didnât have the right to interject.
At this point, Jiang Xu was getting annoyed.
If it werenât for his parentsâ sake, he would have walked out by now.
Jiang Shan was also getting angry.
His eldest brother was not only greedy but also utterly lacking in perception.
He had already arranged a very decent job for his daughter.
Yet, they were still not satisfied and wanted more.
He could hardly stop himself from speaking out.
Just then, Jiang Xiaoxiao came in supporting her grandmother.
âMom-â
âGrandma, hello-â
Jiang Xu and the rest stood up to greet her.
Even if they didnât like it, the respect due to an elder was still necessary.
âHmm,â Yang Qing looked at Jiang Xu and his family, nodding slightly without much expression, âYouâre here.â
But when she saw his uncle and aunt, her face was full of tenderness, âHehe, letâs eat.â
An Nuonuo couldnât help but look towards Jiang Xu.
This blatant favoritism was outrageous.
Jiang Xu just shrugged; he didnât feel much about it.
After all, he hadnât felt much in the way of familial affection from his grandmother since he was little.
It didnât matter to him.
At that moment, Cousin Jiang Yang was called out as well.
He was bleary-eyed and his hair was a mess.
He didnât look too well and was clearly someone who stayed up late often.
âMy dear grandson, you stayed up late again last night, didnât you?â Yang Qing looked at him fondly, reaching out to touch Jiang Yangâs face.
But Jiang Yang slapped her hand away, a look of impatience on his face.
âBrother.â Jiang Xu called out. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âHello, big brother.â An Nuonuo followed suit with her greeting.
It was only then that Jiang Yang noticed An Nuonuo.
He didnât pay much attention to Jiang Xu, but the moment he saw An Nuonuo, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.
âWho are you?â Jiang Yang asked, quite excitedly.
âMy girlfriend.â Jiang Xu answered indifferently.
Instantly, Jiang Yang felt very annoyed, and a strong tide of jealousy surged within him.
Why is it that at a similar age, Iâm still single, while youâve managed to find such an outstanding girlfriend in every aspect?
Chen Yue called everyone to sit down.
Seeing the dishes on the table, Jiang Xuâs irritation increased a few notches.
Itâs the festive season, and itâs not like I expected you to prepare a lavish meal.
But at the very least, you should have the basic chicken, duck, fish, and meat, right?
And whatâs on the table?
A dish of mapo tofu, a dish of stir-fried dried bean curd with garlic.
Two plates of greens, a seaweed soup, and two plates of pork.
All the dishes on the table combined might not even add up to 100 yuan.
Sometimes, to see how important you are to someone, just look at what they serve you, and it becomes clear.
If you hold a place of importance in their heart, even if they donât have much money, they would try their best to prepare nice things to entertain you.
In this instance, Uncleâs family showcased stinginess and frugality to the utmost.
Even putting it a bit harshlyâ¦
They simply didnât consider our family important at all, not willing to spend any money on us.
Liu Cuilan said embarrassingly, âWe donât have much at home, I hope everyone doesnât mind.â
Jiang Xiaoxiao widened her eyes, giving Liu Cuilan a questioning look: Mom, whatâs going on?
Just last night, on New Yearâs Eve, our house had a variety of rich dishes.
How come today, it has turned into this?
Liu Cuilan returned a look: Theyâve tasted every delicacy there is, they should eat more of these vegetarian dishes, itâs good for the health.
Jiang Xiaoxiao was speechless.
She knew what kind of person Liu Cuilan was.
No matter how nicely she puts it, sheâs just stingy.
Jiang Xiaoxiao awkwardly lowered her head.
When she had come home for the New Year, she had given Liu Cuilan several hundred thousand, their home was not short of money at all.
But Liu Cuilanâs actions made it impossible for Jiang Xiaoxiao to lift her head.
She felt even more embarrassed to face Jiang Xu.
Even An Nuonuo, who had the best temperament present, had her face slightly change for the worse.
Wasnât this just pure bullying?
âWhat are you waiting for? Letâs eat,â Yang Qing announced.
Then she picked up her chopsticks and kept serving Jiang Yang dish after dish.
There wasnât much meat on the table to begin with, and most of it went to Jiang Yang.
Such obvious favoritism.
Under the table, An Nuonuo quietly held Jiang Xuâs hand.
She felt aggrieved on behalf of Jiang Xu.
All were grandsons, how could they be treated so differently?
Jiang Xu smiled at her.
He didnât think it mattered at all.
âMom, do you have something you want to say?â Jiang Shui gave Yang Qing a look.
âOh, right.â Yang Qing nodded her head, turning to Jiang Xu, âIn our familyâs generation, we donât have many siblings, just these few of us.
Since youâve made it, naturally you should help out.
How about this, give your male cousin and your female cousin 10 billion in cash each.
Also, arrange a stable job for your male cousin, and that should be about it.â