143: Chapter 143 The family gathers at Jing'an Mansion, and the father-in-law secretly tries to bring them together.

Getting into the car, Tang Hai sat in the passenger seat, watching every move his son made.

Ignition, shifting gears, turning...

The luxurious feel of the leather seats made his heart swell with excitement.

At the same time, he felt proud of his son; people only live once, and death comes for everyone eventually.

Others always ask what the meaning of life is. Without money, of course, there's no meaning.

With money... the meaning lies in living this journey freely, happily, and with contentment.

Tang Hai was very content right now; the time ahead would be all about enjoying life.

Zhu Xiumei didn't know much about cars; she only knew this one wasn't cheap. She didn't pay much mind to it, as all her concern was focused on her son.

She was afraid that Tang Luochuan wouldn't be used to living in Shanghai or that he might have difficulties he wouldn't tell the family about.

"Mom, I'm doing great here! There's no problem. In the future, you and Dad can just bring Grandpa and Grandma over often. I bought a house."

"A house?" Zhu Xiumei gripped her phone even tighter. The issue of a house was something she had always been worried about.

How could one get married without buying a house?

If Tang Luochuan were to stay in Shanghai to build his career, he couldn't just rent forever. She had some savings now and hadn't dared to spend the money her son gave her recklessly.

She was just waiting for him to graduate so she could buy him a place in Shanghai. And this kid had already bought one??

"Where did you buy it?" Zhu Xiumei asked.

Tang Hai also turned to look at his son, filled with doubt.

"Which one are you talking about? I've bought two now. One at Jingan Mansion that's 700! And one at Residential Estate that's over 600!"

"Over 700? Over 600? Ten thousand?"

"Square meters!"

The single word floated lightly from Tang Luochuan's lips, and the car instantly went silent, save for the low hum of the engine.

"Square meters?" Tang Hai's voice caught in his throat, cracking slightly.

The concept of these two units was completely different. He knew that Tang Luochuan had given the family nearly 30 million in total.

That would be enough to buy a house in Shanghai. But a house of over 700 square meters? That must be in the suburbs, right?

"Where is it?" This time, it was Tang Hai who asked.

"Near the school... It's convenient for my studies, you know..." Tang Luochuan tapped the brakes lightly. He felt a bit nervous, afraid that his parents would ask too many questions.

Zhu Xiumei's voice trembled slightly: "Don't... don't say such things..."

"I'm not making it up, it's all true!"

"No! I mean, don't go around talking about the fact that you bought two houses! Don't be foolish and post it on your WeChat Moments..." Zhu Xiumei reminded him again. She felt pleasantly surprised, yet uneasy.

In her understanding, making money meant working a job. Even if one started a business as a boss, it required desperate hard work... But her son had only been here for a little over a month, and he already had so much money?

Tang Luochuan nodded: "I know."

"Have you met with your cousin?" Zhu Xiumei suddenly changed the subject, still thinking about her nephew from her maiden family.

"Oh, we had a meal together."

"How is that boy doing lately?"

"He's just getting by, looks pretty tired! But I'm planning to start some projects in a while, and I'll bring my cousin, Shen Muyan's older brother, along—oh, right! And my childhood friend from high school, Wang Jie."

Tang Hai immediately said: "What can that fool do?"

It wasn't that Tang Hai looked down on Wang Jie; after all, that guy really did have some issues with his brain.

"In business, you have to deal with all kinds of people, and Wang Jie is good for that! I won't have him doing technical work, but for sales and running errands, he's actually not bad. At the very least, he doesn't get stage fright!!"

Upon learning that Residential Estate was Su Wantang's dowry property, Tang Luochuan felt a bit uneasy. Not only was the agency fee wasted, but since it was his girlfriend's dowry property, it felt like it had special significance.

But Su Wantang didn't mind; it was just a transaction, and her father had even received the money.

The car pulled up to Jingan Mansion, where the three young women had been waiting for a long time. As soon as they entered, the three young women came to greet them.

Shen Muyan stood at the very back. Jiang Jinyue and Su Wantang had already met Zhu Xiumei. She was the only one meeting her for the first time, looking slightly reserved.

However, Zhu Xiumei was very perceptive. Fearing that the girl might be nervous, she greeted Jiang Jinyue and Su Wantang, then pulled Shen Muyan to sit on the sofa to chat about family matters.

She didn't have the time to be shocked by the amenities of her son's luxury mansion; right now, the three daughters-in-law were the most important thing.

Tang Hai took his father, Grandpa Tang Shuye, and Grandma Liu Meiyu to the side so as not to disturb them. The three of them stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing at the Huangpu River in the distance.

"My grandson has really made something of himself, such a big house..." Grandpa Tang Shuye watched it all with a happy smile.

Grandma Liu Meiyu also muttered: "Big cities are better indeed! There must be plenty of wine bottles and soda cans here to collect."

As soon as she said this, Tang Luochuan and his father, Tang Hai, both got a headache. The old man and woman didn't care how much money you had. Tens of millions, hundreds of billions—it held no concrete meaning for them.

They didn't understand the rat race of the workplace or the pressure on young people. They only felt that if their grandson couldn't make it, he could always come home to the several acres of land, and he certainly wouldn't starve.

Tang Luochuan brought over a few small stools: "Grandpa, Grandma! If you like the view, sit down and watch! Later, after we eat, I'll take you to see the other place..."

Suddenly, his phone vibrated. He took it out and glanced at it; it was a WeChat friend request.

"[Winner in Life]?? What a tacky nickname!" Tang Luochuan muttered in complaint.

But Su Wantang was intimately familiar with those four words: "That's my dad!"

"Uh..." Tang Luochuan hesitated.

Hearing that it was Su Wantang's father, Zhu Xiumei quickly said: "Shouldn't you invite him out for a meal?"

The thoughts of a boy's parents and a girl's parents were different; in Zhu Xiumei's view, the sooner this was settled, the better. But the girl's parents had more concerns.

"Auntie, my dad said to wait a couple of days. He wants Luochuan to come to my house first."

Zhu Xiumei nodded repeatedly: "That's only right, yes! Luochuan, since you're on break, you should go to Wantang's place first."

"Um... this... actually..." Tang Luochuan opened his mouth, wanting to say that this house was bought from his 'future father-in-law', but he was afraid his mom would scold him. Thinking about it, he decided not to mention such an awkward matter.

With a tap of his finger, he accepted the friend request.

[Winner in Life]: "Hello, young man! I'm the landlord from yesterday!"

Tang Luochuan: "Hello, Uncle!"

[Winner in Life]: "(Photo) (Photo) (Photo) Take a look, this is my daughter. I'm not lying to you! She's not young anymore and is at the age where she should be looking for a partner. Do you have time to grace us with your presence for a meal?"

Tang Luochuan looked at his phone and suddenly laughed. These three photos were all private photos of Su Wantang. Two of them were even secretly taken by Su Bingqiang. In the photos, the young woman had no filters, no makeup, and looked a bit sloppy. She was wearing pajamas and looked very plain.

"Oh my! My dad is really something, why would he send photos like this?" Su Wantang immediately snatched the phone and deleted the chat history directly.