Jubo
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062: The Rich Woman
After returning to Shanhai City, Wang Cheng came back to a slower-paced life. On the weekend, he had to, again, get used to his old home. The new house had been renovated, but it would take about another month to move in. He went to the market with Papa Wang to buy seven or eight pots of spider plants.
The spider plants could attract formaldehyde in the air to purify a new house. Although they wanted to move into the new house as soon as possible, Mama Wang hoped that the family could live in a healthy and comfortable environment. So what should be done was done, and she opened the windows in order to ensure indoor ventilation.
The three did not stay in the new house for too long and went home before lunch. After all, there was still a stupid pig in the family who liked to walk up and down. The mini pig was taken care of by Mama Wang and was more mellow than when Wang Cheng brought it. Wang Cheng had seen it several times and felt that it grew more obedient each time.
The renovation speed of their house could be considered very fast, and it cost a total of 150,000. If it was just streamlined decorations, 40,000 to 50,000 would be enough, but Mama Wang was more demanding. The new house was a place where she would always live in the future, and she also expected her son to move into the new house after marrying, so there was no such thing as too expensive.
The two elders had this idea because their son could make money, and so they were different than the parents of other families, who when spending money must first think about saving money for the son to marry a wife. In two years or so, Wang Ning'an could enjoy his space in this house. "Mom, I heard that second uncle sent Cousin Ningxiang to university." Wang Cheng started to tell the gossip he’d heard when he first arrived in the morning. Most of the things mentioned by Xiao Yu on the phone were related to the first or second uncles’ families.
"Well, it was difficult for her to get into college, and they said that she was sent to a third-rate university. I didn't know if it is true or false." Mama Wang's expression was faint.
They did not have much contact with the first and second uncles. Because Wang Ziyu was admitted to Beijing University, they were even more reluctant to mention the situation of their children's studies, but Wang Cheng believed that this rumor was most likely true. If it was fake, they would never dare to say this, otherwise, the mother would be stabbed and humiliated by herself. She didn't expect that they were a patient enough to wait for a college.
Papa Wang said, "Actually, that's true, your eldest auntie arranged it."
Because they didn’t help, every time second uncle’s wife saw them, she put on a fake, polite face, talking in a strange tone, as if their family owed her. When Papa Wang saw her, he detoured. Mama Wang didn't want her to be too proud and fuel her arrogance, so not only did she not avoid her, but also ironically went to see her occasionally. Every time after she left, the second auntie was so angry that she smoked overhead.
Wang Cheng knew that Mama Wang was not a person who would suffer, and she wouldn’t shrink back from dealing with people like second uncle’s wife, otherwise, she would end up troubling herself.
Back at home, Mama Wang was making lunch in the kitchen.
Wang Cheng wanted to go in to help, but was driven out by his mother. He had to sit with his father in the living room to talk, so the father and son pair talked about Wang Ziyu.
Papa Wang lived to such an age that two of his children were admitted to Beijing University, but he had never been to the Imperial Capital himself.
Wang Ning'an was a relatively independent and self-improving person. He was already intelligent and self-aware when he was young. Papa Wang and Mama Wang were not so worried about him. After being admitted to Beijing University, he himself said he could go to the Imperial Capital without adults. At that time, the life of their family was different, it wasn’t yet as good. Papa Wang agreed reluctantly when he saw his attitude was so resolute.
