They toiled until the wee hours of the morning, finally managing to replace all the appliances and bathroom fixtures.
What remained were the beds in the various rooms, which would have to wait until the next day to be exchanged.
On the first day living in the small villa, there was an unusual excitement stirring within.
Song Yanxi sat on her new bed with a plop, wiggling and shifting to the right.
It was as if she were testing its resilience.
Under the veil of night, only a heartwarming night light lit up the room.
After her bath, Song Yanxi didn't bother with playing the role of a policewoman and simply cozied up to Chen Pingsheng's body.
"Husband, what time will your parents arrive tomorrow?"
"Probably around four or five in the afternoon."
Chen Pingsheng stroked her damp hair; in the heat of summer, she wore an ultra-thin silk nightgown.
It was somewhat transparent, revealing a flash of white.
"Let's hurry and get everything in the house sorted out by tomorrow morning so we can go pick them up in the afternoon. The day after, we'll have a family meal."
This plan was actually quite good, considering the distance from the train station to their place.
It would be about a half-hour drive.
"Knock knock～"
At this late hour, only the little one would knock on the door; Chen An'an tiptoed into the room.
Moving into the new house, which was both large and beautiful, was a change for her.
Accustomed to the rental house they had lived in, she simply could not fall asleep on her first night in the new home.
With no other choice, she came to bunk with her parents.
Chen Pingsheng pulled her into his arms. Time indeed flew by, and the little one was almost six years old already.
Now that their circumstances had improved, he wanted to discuss with Song Yanxi the possibility of having another child.
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At dawn, the first light was breaking.
Chen Pingsheng got up and stretched lazily, still busy with replacing the beds in the rooms.
Then came the task of swapping out old tables and chairs for new ones.
There was no shortage of things to do, joyfully busy in their burgeoning happiness.
By noon, after having replaced the beds, only tables and chairs were left to be taken care of.
All in all, just the furniture they'd bought these two days cost nearly two hundred thousand yuan.
And if one included the tree purchased for Little An'an's backyard, the total approached three hundred thousand yuan.
Indeed, that single tree cost a hundred thousand yuan.
It was planted ceremoniously in the backyard with Chen An'an carefully digging the soil before planting it herself.
By the time the tree grew tall, she too would be much older.
By four in the afternoon, Chen Ping had finally arrived at Capital Train Station with his younger sister and parents.
He had specifically driven the Panamera to pick them up. His sister, at just twenty-one, was nine years his junior.
She had also been working in Sha City since finishing high school, working as a receptionist at a professional beauty salon.
Her wages weren't high, but she was frugal.
After a few years, she had saved a little money. As for his parents,
his father had been in the tractor business since the 90s.
Selling watermelons in the summer and sugarcane in the winter.
These circumstances were considered decent back in their hometown, but in Capital City, they were simply rustic country folk.
His mother, Peng Ying, had always helped him with the small business ventures.
They both endured much hardship in their youth, and now seeing their son so successful,
there couldn't be anything more comforting.
"Brother, nobody believed me when I said you bought a Porsche," said Chen Qi, filled with excitement.
She couldn't imagine her own brother driving a Panamera.
"Get your driver's license quickly, and once you have it, I'll get you one."
"Really?" Chen Qi rejoiced.
"Of course, it's true. Now that you're here, don't leave. Stay in Capital City, you won't be shortchanged with your brother here."
He had only a few close relatives; his parents were getting on in age.
His two older sisters were married and had not come along this time.
Chen Pingsheng turned to his parents, "Mom and Dad, you must be tired after a day on the train. Rest up today, and tomorrow I'll take you to visit the Palace Museum and Tiananmen."
Chen Jianjun was nearly sixty, and since his grandfather's time, they had harbored a dream to visit Capital City one day.
Only today did they have the chance to fulfil it.
"Aren't we going to see your fruit shop first?"
"There's nothing much to see there."
Starting in June, the recharge campaign for the second East Street store came to an end, and the other three stores launched their campaigns simultaneously.
This month, Chen Pingsheng's income would surely not be lower than last month's, it was just a matter of seeing how much the random multiplier would increase.
"Your father is just worried; he wants to see with his own eyes the shops you own," his mother Peng Ying gently persuaded.
Chen Pingsheng simply detoured to the second store on East Street, a high-end fruit supermarket with more than four hundred square meters, which definitely didn't exist in his hometown.
Placed in Sha City, it would absolutely be one of the top.
The first store is almost as big, only the third to fifth stores are a bit smaller.
Of course, not by much.
After all, these three stores together had an investment of one million six hundred thousand.
The location is worse than the second store, but better than any other fruit shop.
At the moment, his public investments were just these five fruit supermarkets.
In a little over a year, earning a steady three to four million yuan should not be a problem.
Allocated to his wife, that would be over two million yuan.
With this money, Song Yanxi could live a very comfortable life.
Chen Jianjun and Peng Ying were utterly amazed, never expecting that their son could expand the business to such a size in just a few short years.
As long as these five stores were there, the days ahead would surely be good.
When they got home, that was when the real shock came.
Learning that this house cost fifteen million cash.
Chen Qi nearly jumped three meters high.
What's the situation, did his brother win the lottery?
Is there a trick to it? Teach your silly little sister, too.
Really tired from the train ride, Chen Jianjun and Peng Ying stayed on the ground floor.
Little sister Chen Qi also stayed on the ground floor, with just the right number of rooms.
By the time Song Yanxi finished cooking, it was already seven in the evening.
After eating, the old couple went to sleep, but Chen Qi wanted to go out for a stroll nearby.
Song Yanxi took her and Little An'an to the big shopping mall outside.
Besides buying her two new outfits, she also gifted her a Longines Elegance collection watch.
About sixteen thousand or so.
As a sister-in-law, she had never been so generous to her own sister Song Wu.
But she was very willing to spend on Chen Qi.
Little An'an, seeing her aunt receive a gift, also clamored for a purchase.
After choosing back and forth, she picked out a large doll.
Song Yanxi scolded her, "You're about to fill a room with dolls, and you still want to buy another one?"
Little An'an cleverly replied, "The others are for hugging, this one is for looking."
Alright, you win.
The large doll, a little less than a thousand.
Chen An'an chuckled with a silly smile.
After the three returned home, Chen Pingsheng was playing chess with his father Chen Jianjun in the backyard, and upon seeing them return, he said:
"Yanxi, in a couple of days, teach your little sister how to drive, and then I'll take her to sign up for a driving school. Once she's learned, I'll give her the Audi as a gift."
Chen Qi had never stayed in Capital City, and back then getting a driver's license wasn't so strict.
There were plenty of places where you could buy one, just needed to spend some money.
As for the Audi A4, he felt it was very suitable for his little sister Chen Qi.
Anyway, it had only been bought half a year ago and was just like new.
"Brother, aren't you being too generous? I have my own money; I don't need your gifts. Look, this Longines watch my sister-in-law bought me, beautiful, isn't it?"
Chen Qi showed off the new quartz watch she had purchased.
More than ten thousand wasn't particularly high-end, but sure to last a good ten years or so.
"It looks good, having a car is a must for a girl's family,"
Chen Pingsheng said, "Besides, you're reaching the age where you'll be looking for a partner, and without something to your name, it's easy to be looked down upon."
He had experienced this downside himself.
For a full six years, his mother-in-law's family had never taken a proper look at him.
With only this one sister, how could he not treat her a bit better.
"Brother, if you give me sister-in-law's car, what will she drive?"
"Of course, I'll drive my Panamera,"
Chen Pingsheng explained, "I'm still going to buy a big car for myself. You see, after you all came, there's not enough room in my car, which is so inconvenient."
Song Yanxi really liked her Porsche.
Ever since she had it, the Audi A4 was seldom driven.
So might as well give it to her; he was still keen on buying a seven-seater.
He had already chosen his targets.
Range Rover, BMW X7, and Lincoln Navigator.
He would choose from among these, for men should drive big cars.
The key point was to project an air of dominance.