Chapter 137 – Wealthy Bastard (part 12)

When Jiangping was 7, Li Su moved to live in Modu. Jiangping still went to the high-class elementary school and the tuition was still amazing.

Li Su originally planned to buy a house in Modu. In the past few years, her assets had changed a lot. She sold 2 houses in City C. But, when she looked at the housing prices in Modu, Li Su was silent.

Mother and Father Jiang were also stunned when they saw the prices of houses. For over 1 million, they could only buy a small house with more than 60 sqm in Modu. The location wasn’t even good. This was too expensive!

No wonder it was difficult to live in a big city.

“That’s the point! Jiangping loves to eat your cooking, but can’t eat anything else. What will he do if you leave? Don’t worry, I will sell a few more places. It’s fine.” Li Su didn’t expect this. It was only 2006 and the house prices in Modu were so high.

Li Su’s phone rang. She saw it was Su Wanzhe and walked outside to answer it. “Hello.”

“You’ve arrived?”

“Mm.”

“What are you doing?”

“Looking at houses.” Li Su’s voice was very low.

“Hehe, now you know how little money you have? You said you wouldn’t treat my son badly!” Su Wanzhe sneered. “Fine, don’t explain. Don’t you have the pile of information I sent to you? Have you looked at it carefully? There is a book with a key in it that I gave to Qilin. It is near the school. You can live there. By the way, have a meal with me tonight. I have a gift for Qilin.”

Although Su Wanzhe had not been able to meet with his son often, he had video chatted every weekend in recent years. Someone also told Su Wanzhe about his son’s academic performance. Although he already had two sons, Qihe was raised by An Wei and was very arrogant since he was young. Although Anhe was smart, he was the apple of An Wei’s eye. An Wei kept him close to her so he was not very close to his own father”.

So, Su Wanzhe still preferred the smart and sensible Qilin. In addition, Qilin couldn’t be recognised by his family so he couldn’t return to the clan. Su Wanzhe felt that he had treated him badly.

“I know!” Li Su said softly.

“I’ll come pick you up at seven in the evening,” said Su Wanzhe.

After Li Su hung up the phone, she sighed. “Mum, dad, let’s go back.”

“Ah? Go back? Have you bought a house?” Mother Jiang asked in surprise.

Li Su hesitated for a moment. Forget it. The money was all here. A house in Modu could be bought if you earn enough.

Li Su paid quickly and signed the contract.

Li Su and family then moved to the house that Su Wanzhe had prepared. Mother Jiang looked around. “This place is really nice. I can see the Huangpu river! This was probably very expensive!”

Jiangping snorted. “Mum, I will make money in the future and buy you a house by the river! Grandma, I’ll buy one for you and grandpa too!”

Mother and Father Jiang smiled. “Jiangping is so good. Grandma and grandpa will wait. Let’s go find where the vegetable market is downstairs, old man.”

“Mum, we can go together later. I think there is no vegetable market here. If you want to buy vegetables, you’ll have to go to the supermarket. Later, we will go around and get familiar with the location.” Li Su smiled.

Mother Jiang frowned. “This is a big city too. Why isn’t there even a vegetable market? Are the vegetables in the supermarket fresh?”

Father Jiang shot her a look. “Don’t be so old-fashioned. If the food in the supermarket wasn’t fresh, then what would people in Modu eat?”

Li Su smiled. The family then went downstairs to familiarise themselves with the new area. Mother and Father Jiang focussed on two places. One was the supermarket and the other was the school. After Mother and Father Jiang were familiar with the route, they went back with their things.

Li Su and Jiangping weren’t at home for dinner that night. Mother and Father Jiang were busy cleaning up the house. The furniture was readily available, but it needed to be tidied up, so Mother Jiang didn’t even want to make rice. Instead, she had bought bread at the supermarket just now.

Jiangping was angry. He felt that Mother and Father Jiang didn’t care about their own bodies. He ran into the kitchen on his own and said that he wanted to cook for them.

How could Mother and Father Jiang rest assured?

Jiangping stood at the door of the kitchen with his arms crossed. He said angrily, “If you are like this next time I’m not home and you don’t eat well, then I’ll cook for you.”

Mother and Father Jiang found this a bit funny and said, “Okay, we will all eat well in the future.”

Li Su smiled. “Mum, dad, why don’t you get another auntie? She can help a little.”

“An auntie! There are other things you can do with money! Do you dislike the fact that the two of us are too old and can’t do things?” Mother Jiang groaned. She had just learned about the prices in Modu. It was too expensive. Life was not easy so you should save if you can!

“Mum, dad, I invited you here to enjoy the blessings, not to suffer. Besides, how much could it cost for an auntie? Have you forgotten that sister and I are making money? I will go to housekeeping tomorrow. The company has invited people to go.” Li Su smiled. “You can’t object. Be careful, your grandson is angry.”

Mother Jiang saw that Jiangping’s complexion really wasn’t good, so she agreed. “Okay, then please get an auntie!”

Jiangping just laughed. Mother Jiang saw him like this and said, “You, really!”

In addition to hiring an auntie to take care of the meals, she also had to hire an hourly worker to clean up every other day as this house was quite big. She was lazy and too embarrassed to let Mother and Father Jiang clean it!

When the time came, Li Su and Jiangping went downstairs. Su Wanzhe’s car was parked not far away. Li Su rolled her eyes. Every time they met, Su Wanzhe had a different car. He had money to burn! This was probably the difference between herself and the rich. For a wealthy family, a car was like a shoe that could be changed every day.

“Dad, did you change cars again?” Jiangpin looked around enthusiastically as soon as he got in the car.

“How is it? Nice, right? Do you want to drive it once?” Su Wanzhe patted the steering wheel proudly.

Li Su’s eyes widened!

Jiangping smiled. “Forget it! My mum’s face is almost black.”

Li Su sighed in relief. Su Wanzhe looked at Li Su in the rear-view mirror and wondered what on earth this woman ate. She looked younger.

Su Wanzhe took Li Su to a well-known restaurant. Li Su hesitated and didn’t get out of the car. Su Wanzhe glanced at her. “What’s the matter?”

“Will it be too public?” Li Su frowned.

“I’m not afraid. What are you afraid of?” Su Wanzhe said and rolled his eyes.

“I’m not afraid, but I’m afraid it will affect my son,” said Li Su.

Su Wanzhe cut in. “Why did you leave early then? If you had given him to me earlier then he wouldn’t have to bear the name of an illegitimate child. You’re scared now? It’s too late!”

“Dad!” Jiangping was upset and he exclaimed. Couldn’t he speak well?

Su Wanzhe glanced at Li Su and did not continue speaking.

The 3 got out of the car and walked inside.

Through the past few years of getting along, Su Wanzhe had gained some understanding of his son. He knew that his son didn’t like Western food, so he chose the most famous Chinese restaurant in Modu.

“Qilin, order whatever you want to eat!”

“Dad, can I discuss something with you?” Jiangping asked seriously instead of looking at the menu.

“What’s the matter?” Su Wanzhe asked quickly. His son hadn’t grown up with him and rarely asked him anything. As long as it was reasonable, Su Wanzhe would satisfy him.

“Can you give me a name? The name, Qilin, is too ostentatious. My classmates will laugh at me,” Jiangping said, dissatisfied. It took him 3 months to learn how to write the name in kindergarten.

“What’s wrong with the name Qilin? It’s magnificent. In your father’s heart, you are a Qilin!” Su Wanzhe said.

Li Su and Jiangping rolled their eyes. This old man was very bad and had a lot of nonsense. Just listen to what he said and don’t believe him.

Jiangping had just complained casually. He knew that this cheap father was actually very arrogant and would not easily change his decision.

Even if this topic had been exposed.

After a while, the dishes were ready. The 3 of them were eating and chatting. Li Su was mainly eating, while Su Wanzhe and Jiangping were eating and chatting.

Suddenly, the waiter knocked on the door and entered. “President Su, President An knows that you are here tonight and said he would come to say hello to you. Is this convenient?”

President An? Li Su’s heart moved. Wasn’t he An Wei’s eldest brother? Was he going to deal with the An family so soon? Li Su was a little nervous again, but also a little eager to try.

Su Wanzhe brought the mother and son here tonight for dinner because he knew that An Chi would be here tonight. He nodded. “It’s fine. It’s not an inconvenience.”

The waiter nodded and stepped aside. An Chi then walked in. When he saw Li Su and Jiangping, his expression remained as usual. “Such a coincidence? Didn’t you just come back from the United States? Not going home?”

“I just came back and the three children in the family are making trouble. I’m just coming out for a bit. Big brother, sit down!” Su Wanzhe smiled and greeted.

An Chi sat beside Su Wanzhe and looked at Li Su. “Introduce us?”

Su Wanzhe beckoned. “Qilin, come and say hello to uncle.”

Jiangping glanced at Li Su. He then stood up and walked to Su Wanzhe. “Hello, uncle!”

An Chi remained silent. “He’s a good boy. I didn’t have much prepared for the first meeting.” An Chi smiled and took off his wristwatch and handed it to Jiangping.

Jiangping didn’t answer. “I haven’t done anything, so there shouldn’t be a reward. Thank you, uncle, but I can’t accept this.”

An Chi smiled. “This is a gift from the elders. Just accept it!”

Jiangping looked at Su Wanzhe and saw that he was smiling. So, he took the watch. “Thank you, uncle.”

An Chi glanced at Su Wanzhe. Su Wanzhe understood. “You eat first. Let’s go to the balcony for a cigarette.” Then, he said, “Qilin doesn’t like the smell of smoke.”

An Chi was non-committal. The two walked to the balcony. An Chi glanced at him. “Where did it come out? How do you plan on arranging it?”

Su Wanzhe sighed. “I didn’t lie to you. I only found out in the last two years. If I had known about it, then it wouldn’t be so harmonious. His mother was just a little star I played with. I didn’t expect her to be moved sincerely. She knew that I couldn’t divorce and marry her. When she got pregnant, she gave up everything to give birth to the child. She wanted to hide it from me and arrange another dad for my son.”