Rebirth: I became rich by farming-Chapter 48 - Plenty of Calls

Chapter 48: Chapter 48 Plenty of Calls

Chapter 48 -48 Plenty of Calls

Mei Yinan would not stand for such twisted logic. Dinner had been late, and it was already 10 p.m. Although the couple had the day off tomorrow, it was time to head home. “Your dad and I are going back. What about you two?”

“I’ll stay here until Chenchen goes to school, then I’ll leave,” Fan Tianyu said matter-of-factly.

Fan Tianhua also wanted to stay, but it wouldn’t be right to pass by her own home and not enter. Reluctantly, she said, “I’ll go home.”

Mei Mengzhen laughed, “Then Sister Tianhua, come over for breakfast tomorrow.”

Fan Tianhua nodded repeatedly. She had eaten breakfast at Mei Mengzhen’s before and knew it was just as delicious as dinner; as long as there was food, she wasn’t fussy about where she slept.

Mei Yinan pursed her lips and said nothing, leaving with her daughter.

On the way home, Mei Yinan still couldn’t help but grumble, “The food is good, but it’s too expensive. Zhenzhen just doesn’t seem to know how to live frugally.”

“Zhenzhen is young, how would she know about living frugally? We can just chip in a bit more. Besides, she wasn’t the only one eating; we all did. Your son knows what’s what. He just told me that he ate a lot and plans to leave his internship salary here and borrow money from me,” Fan Hongwei said.

Fan Tianyu’s internship salary was 2800 per month, which was quite a lot for 2007. Yet, young people have many expenses, and Tianyu was not one to save. Mei Yinan scoffed, “How much can your son even save from his internship salary? We might as well chip in ourselves.”

Fan Hongwei frowned at Mei Yinan’s attitude. “I didn’t want to say anything earlier, but don’t keep talking like that about Tianyu. He’s grown up now and you can’t always talk to him like you used to.”

“I could teach him that way when he was a child, so why is it wrong now? He has always been this way since he was young. If he were at all responsible, would there be a need for my strict discipline?”

Fan Hongwei didn’t want to argue, “Just listen to me, it won’t be wrong. In any case, just take it easy in the future. A child needs face when they’re grown up.”

Mei Yinan said, “I haven’t denied him face. I only talk about him in front of us three. I shut up as soon as Zhenzhen arrives. Is that not giving face?”

“Yes, that’s giving face. Give your child a little more face in the future.”

As for Fan Tianhua, following behind, she was bewildered by the couple’s conversation, but it all came down to her brother Tianyu being criticized by their parents again.

She smartly chose to keep silent. Now was not the time to join the fray or stoke the fire. It was fine for teasing normally, but if something serious happened, they were siblings after all, and Tianhua wouldn’t actually want to harm her brother.

Meanwhile, just after the Fan Family couple had left, Fan Tianyu received a call from a close friend. He had been receiving calls very frequently lately, with the other party updating him about the startup and urging him to get started soon.

But it was past 10 p.m.; what business could they possibly discuss now? Tianyu did want to leave, but Mei Mengzhen disagreed, “What kind of business is discussed in the middle of the night? Only shady dealings happen then. Any legitimate business is conducted during the day. Besides, you’re in Xincheng now, and there’s no transport to Jiangcheng at this hour. Even if you call a taxi to Jiangcheng, it’ll cost one to two hundred in fare. With that money, you could have two or three ‘Chicken Soup’ meals. It’s just not worth it.”

To most people, Mengzhen’s analogy wouldn’t make any difference; how could startup business and Chicken Soup be compared? But to a foodie, the thought of squandering the equivalent of two or three Chicken Soups on cab fare was painful. Besides, he was unemployed and short on cash; he had to be frugal. “That’s true.”

He said the words, but his desire to go was strong. Tianyu was not ungrateful. Mengzhen’s words did make sense – who conducts proper business in the dead of night? Moreover, they knew he was in Xincheng; even if he were called over now, it would be late. What was there to talk about at this hour?

The more Tianyu thought about it, the more he sensed something fishy, “Zhenzhen, now that you mention it, I also feel something is off.”

“Of course, it’s off. Your startup venture has always seemed unreliable to me. Brother Tianyu, you’re young, there’s no rush to start a business. You can wait and see a bit more. Besides, too many cooks spoil the broth. When it comes time to share the money, there’ll be too many conflicts.”

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They had experienced this all too well within their large family. When their grandfather passed away, he left behind some money, which had caused quite a squabble among the relatives. But Tianyu felt the situation was different, “It’s not the same.”

“What’s different? Even people related by blood are like this, let alone those who aren’t.” Mengzhen said this with such detachment, as if it had nothing to do with her.

Ultimately, Tianyu stayed, although his phone never stopped ringing. He laughed it off on the calls, but he had firmly decided not to go.

Mengzhen waited until her brother finished washing up and took him back to his room before asking, “Chenchen, has Brother Tianyu been receiving a lot of calls like this lately?”

“A lot, so many.” Mengchen had a good memory and remembered everything, “Several calls every morning, the same in the afternoon, and one or two at night. Today was the most.”

“Do you hear if it’s the same person calling every time?” she asked, only to regret it immediately, realizing Mengchen was too young to understand these things.

However, Mengchen replied, “Anyway, they all want Brother Tianyu to come over.” As to whether it was the same person, he couldn’t tell, but the content was similar.

Mengzhen nodded to show she understood.

That night, having eaten a lot, she couldn’t sleep, so she propped a small desk on the bed and worked through two papers. By the time she had finished and tidied up, Mengchen was already sleeping soundly. She then went to bed herself.

The next day.

The siblings got up early on their day off. Mengzhen was unhurried as she made breakfast. Just as she finished, she heard Tianhua knocking on the door, “Zhenzhen, is Chenchen up? I’m here.”

Mengzhen glanced at her brother, “Hurry up and open the door for Sister Tianhua.”

Mengchen trotted over on his little legs, opened the gate, and sweetly called out, “Sister Tianhua, good morning.”

“Good morning, Chenchen. When did you two get up?”

“A while ago. Sister has already made breakfast.”

“That’s perfect. I was thinking about coming over early to help, but I didn’t expect you to be up so early.”

As soon as Tianhua entered, she went to the kitchen to see if there was anything she could help with, unlike Tianyu who didn’t have that sense.

Mengzhen replied, “No need, Sister Tianhua, I’ve already finished cooking. Go wash your hands; we can eat very soon.”

Tianhua asked, “What about Tianyu? Isn’t he going to eat?”

“I usually leave early, so I eat first. I really don’t know what time Brother Tianyu gets up. Chenchen, do you know?”