53: Mom and Dad

Wu Fan hurriedly picked it up.

"AFan, when are you coming back for New Year's?"

His mother's voice was still so kind.

Wu Fan felt a pang of guilt; he was an unfilial son. For the sake of a woman, he had left his hometown to live elsewhere, only to end up divorced. It was truly a failure.

His mother's words actually made Wu Fanstunned (stunned).

He had always thought about returning to his hometown, but he had never made concrete plans. It was indeed wrong.

The old house back home was very dilapidated; he should go back earlier to renovate it.

Also, he really did want to rent a woman to take back and make his elderly parents happy.

Although Liu Tingting was just joking last time, Wu Fan took it seriously.

He had nothing to do that day and searched online for a long time, but couldn't find any websites where he could rent a girlfriend. He was quite disappointed.

Several websites that used to allow rentals now displayed a "Green Net Project" message when trying to rent a girlfriend, which was quite frustrating.

Bad luck.

"Mom, in a few more days. I'll come with my girlfriend then."

When his mother heard he was bringing a girlfriend back, she immediately became excited. "You have a girlfriend? Oh my, if she's suitable, you should get married soon! What does your girlfriend do?"

"Where is she from? How old is she this year? Is this her first marriage?"

His mother immediately launched into a barrage of questions.

"Mom, why are you in such a hurry? When I bring her, you can ask her yourself. Marriage is still far off. After all, this is my second marriage, so I must be truly suitable and understand her very well before I'll consider it."

"AFan, you're right. But if you're bringing your girlfriend back, you need to come home first. The tiles on the roof were damaged by wild cats, and it leaks when it rains heavily, so it needs to be fixed."

"Also, there isn't a proper room at home. How will you two sleep then? And what about Yaoyao?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Fan finally understood the urgency of returning to his hometown.

"Mom, you don't need to worry. Once I make arrangements here, I'll come back right away."

"Good, that's more like it. Call me a day in advance when you're coming back."

"Got it. Are you and Dad both doing well?"

"I'm fine, but your dad's diabetes is too troublesome. He takes medicine every day, but there's no way to cure it. A few days ago, they found out he also has some high blood pressure. Sigh, getting old, not as useful anymore."

Wu Fan felt another pang of sadness upon hearing this.

His dad had a hard life.

When he was 19, his grandfather passed away, and he took on the burden of the entire family.

That was back when work points were recorded in production teams.

He started working in the mountains at a young age, never missing a day. He even worked harder and more diligently than others, just to prove himself.

He had three younger sisters, and as the eldest brother, he was like a father to them, essentially raising them all himself.

But after his three sisters got married, they weren't particularly filial.

For so many years, his dad had been supporting the whole family by working odd jobs, which was truly not easy.

He only studied for one year and wasn't very educated, but he was very reasonable.

Whenever there was a dispute in the village that couldn't be settled, as long as he stepped in, a few words from him would guarantee both sides would comply, and then they would call it a day.

He often said that he suffered from not having an education, otherwise he wouldn't have done manual labor his whole life.

Therefore, he was particularly attentive to Wu Fan's education. Although the university Wu Fan got into wasn't great, he still broke the bank to send him there.

His dad only ended his working career a few years ago when he got diabetes, and now he supports himself with the small plot of land in front of their house.

Now it's just his mom and dad at home. They grow some vegetables, and Wu Fan sends them some living expenses each year, just barely getting by.

Wu Fan suddenly thought of the medical skill book. If he obtained a high-level medical skill book, could he also cure diabetes?

Thinking of this, his heart filled with excitement and anticipation.

If he could develop a special medicine for diabetes, it would truly be a great deed that would benefit all people.

However, the system's skill book drops were very random, and he really didn't know when a high-level medical skill book would appear.

He still needed to find ways to conquer more beautiful women.

"Mom, you don't need to worry. Maybe in a few years, there will be a special medicine to cure diabetes."

His mother sighed softly: "Technology is becoming more and more advanced. Let's hope so."

After Wu Fan hung up the phone, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

His parents were getting old; it was time to bring them closer and take care of them, fulfilling his filial duty.

The house back home was leaking, so he had to go back and renovate it soon.

Later, when he bought a villa in Island City, he would bring them over to live with him.

Wu Fan sat in the car, lit a cigarette, and leaned back in his seat, lost in thought.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the car window. He turned his head and saw it was Jin Ya.

Wu Fan rolled down the window and gave her a slight smile.

Jin Ya said, "Wu Fan, what are you thinking about? You look so troubled."

"I'm just enjoying my smoke; what troubles could I have?"

Jin Ya opened the passenger door, sat down, and said, "If you think the price of 800,000 per share is too high, I can give you a chance to tear up the agreement."

After she finished speaking, she smiled sweetly.

Wu Fan exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Thank you for your concern, Miss Jin. If there are still shares available for the next boat trip, remember to call me. 800,000 per share, the more the merrier."

Jin Ya looked at Wu Fan with some disbelief.

What big talk! She couldn't fathom Wu Fan's financial strength.

She had never heard of a person named Wu Fan in Island City. What exactly did he do?

"Wu Fan, what business are you in now?"

Wu Fan pretended to be modest and said, "I just took over a small car fleet to play around with; I don't make much money. These days, I have capital on hand, but I don't know what good projects to invest in."

Upon hearing this, Jin Ya was somewhat skeptical.

She opened the car door and said, "If there's an opportunity in the future, let's cooperate again."

She tossed her hair, walked with a model's stride, swaying her perky hips, and headed towards the porsche not far away.

Wu Fan stared at her retreating figure, involuntarily swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

This woman still had a unique charm about her.

If she knew about her dad's relationship with Gu Ling, what would she think?

Perhaps she already knew, after all, her dad's reputation for womanizing was well-known.

Pan Shiting sent a wechat message: "{Wu Fan, thank you, you gave 80,000! *surprised emoji*}"

Wu Fan smiled faintly.

As long as a woman loves money, things are easy to handle. Pan Shiting belonged to this type of person.

However, it was understandable that married women loved money even more.

After all, having experienced the hardships of daily life, they would understand the difficulties of living even more clearly.

Wu Fan chuckled and said: "{You've mastered the Sakura Country action films so well, of course, I have to reward you more. Next time we go out, let's try a different theme, like you playing a nurse?}"

Pan Shiting was getting up to put on her bra at that moment. She looked down at Wu Fan's wechat message and was stunned.

She completely forgot to fasten the clasp at the back...

After putting it on properly again, she replied: "{Wu Fan, I'll do whatever you arrange, but you really know a lot, don't you?}"

Wu Fan chuckled: "{Otherwise, why would they call me an old driver?}"

In fact, Wu Fan only knew a little; there were many people who knew more than him, such as the bosses who gave gifts...