Of course, apart from occasionally giving advice on Fulong's development, Cheng Ran still had to do what he was supposed to do, and Cheng Feiyang would occasionally use admonitions to remind him that studying hard and spending his unforgettable high school life well was the track he should be on right now.
But Cheng Ran knew that although Cheng Feiyang was busy with work, he was still very clear about them in private and was also observing and understanding him. Generally, at this age, people are more or less in a rebellious period. Although Cheng Ran could not see any rebellious trends, at least many of the things he did now were not in line with his age and identity at this time.
Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan also speculated that night. They often heard their friends complain about their children's rebellious period, but this was not the same as Cheng Ran. In the end, they convinced themselves that it probably depends on the individual. Cheng Ran's grades have improved by leaps and bounds, but he is also enthusiastic about and often makes suggestions for adults' companies and business. These are good things overall, and as long as they don't deviate from the right track, they won't interfere too much.
Speaking of the development of Chengdu, Cheng Feiyang still asked Xu Lan to decide when to quit her job. Xu Lan's state-owned hotel could no longer hold on after this year. There were various rumors that it was going to sell its assets, and several groups of people came to inspect it, but nothing was decided in the end because of the compensation for the employees.
Judging from the situation, Cheng Feiyang still wants her to retire first. Cheng Feiyang's current salary is much more than the sum of their previous salaries, so she doesn't have to worry about life. In the future, as the company develops, it will definitely move to Chengdu, and Xu Lan will not be able to do it by then. It is better for her to make some preparations first. At worst, she can open a small shop in Chengdu in the future.
Xu Lan was not necessarily willing to work under Cheng Feiyang and listen to his instructions. Women can hold up half the sky. Xu Lan still had her own independent ideas. It was just that after so many years of dedication to the company, she was used to the work at hand and had taken it as a natural thing like breathing. Now that something like this happened, it was naturally difficult to give up.
Xu Lan changed her mind and said, "Why don't you retire first? With your bonus from last year and the money from my severance pay, you can go to Chengdu and buy a house first."
While Xu Lan was speaking, Cheng Ran had already raised his hands in agreement.
Cheng Feiyang was stunned. "This company is going to build a factory there soon. By then, there will be dormitory buildings for employees... Why would we need to buy a house..."
Xu Lan said, "Forget it, forget it. You don't think it through. We are going to build a factory and build dormitory buildings and welfare housing, but it will take a long time from the start of construction to the completion of the project. If we just go to Chengdu, will we be able to live there?"
Cheng Feiyang said, "In the early stage, we will definitely find a factory building and staff dormitory. Some old factory areas can be used for renovation and living first..."
Xu Lan shook her head. "That sounds nice, but where is your place? Outside the Second Ring Road? If Cheng Ran follows you to transfer to another school, will you let him live in the factory area? Rongcheng is much bigger than Shanhai. By then, the school he transfers to is eight hats away from the factory area. You still want him to catch the bus at six in the morning?"
Cheng Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this. The area outside the Second Ring Road was considered far away now. You should know that in the future, Chengdu will be expanded to the Second Ring Road Expressway, which is outside the Fifth Ring Road. There is also a joke that Henan is just outside the capital.
At this time, the average price in Chengdu was about 2,000 yuan, and the average price in Beijing was about 3,000 yuan. At this time, housing prices across the country were basically flat, without any particularly prominent peaks. Looking back at the future from this time, it is called a sigh of despair.
After Xu Lan said that, Cheng Feiyang couldn't resist. Cheng Ran knew that his father was still a military man, and he was satisfied with just a house to live in. He was never interested in buying a house, so in his previous life, when faced with rising housing prices, even if he realized that it was wrong and wanted to buy a house, he couldn't afford it. That was the most difficult period for Cheng Ran when he graduated from college and started working in society.
Now that he thought about it, the price of two or three thousand... Cheng Ran thought of Xie Qian who bought a street for Xie Feibai. He actually also had an urge to buy a street out of revenge.
So he said, "Mom, I have money. My brother and I are making board games. My brother is doing very well in Chengdu now and he gives me money regularly. Let's use the money to buy a house and a shop... If you want to do business in the future, owning a shop will save costs. Secondly, even if you don't do business, renting it out to others and collecting rent will be better than your previous job in the restaurant."
"What happened to my job?"
Xu Lan, who keenly sensed some meaning in Cheng Ran's words, frowned, "You were fed with all kinds of delicious food when I was working in the hotel! You have eaten all kinds of delicacies from land and sea! I raised you well with this job. If we only rely on your father, we mother and I would have no idea where to live!"
"That's not what I meant." Seeing Xu Lan getting angry, Cheng Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
But Xu Lan came over again and said, "How much money does he have? Your elder brother is really capable! I heard that Cheng Qi paid for his tuition by himself and even bought himself a computer, a desktop and a laptop. He must have given you a lot, right?"
On the point of how much money they made, Cheng Qi and Cheng Ran were surprisingly in agreement. If people really knew about the current sales of board games, the family would probably get involved.
Cheng Ran hesitated for a moment, and when he saw Xu Lan's eyes narrowed slightly, he quickly reported a number, "Two or two hundred thousand or so."
He thought that this amount was enough for Xu Lan to buy a house and a shop in Chengdu. If he told them that he could earn hundreds of thousands of yuan a month, the current peace would be broken.
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan stared at him, their mouths open for a long time. After a moment, Xu Lan said, "Where is it? Such a large sum of money must not be in cash. You must have a passbook. Show us the passbook..."
Cheng Ran had no choice but to go into the room and take out a passbook from the bottom layer of the locked bookcase.
After returning to the living room with the passbook, Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan still had strange expressions on their faces, probably not knowing what kind of mood and expression they should use to face Cheng Ran's sudden revelation.
"There's only over 20,000 yuan on it. Are you crazy about money?" When the two of them opened the passbook, Cheng Ran actually felt that they were relieved, as if it was a false alarm.
"I really thought I had so much money..." Cheng Feiyang smiled and shook his head.
Xu Lan grabbed the passbook and slapped Cheng Ran's arm twice, making loud slapping sounds. "I can never hear the truth from your mouth! You can make a joke out of anything! Do you think your mother will have a heart attack?"
He got beaten for every word he said, Cheng Ran felt so wronged.
After a pause, he continued, "The money above was refreshed from two months ago, so there should be money in it now. You can go to the bank tomorrow to reprint it, and you should know. I don't know exactly how much is in it, but it's my hard work reward anyway."
Well, at this time, only my brothers can take the blame.
From the very beginning when he let Cheng Qi get involved, he had anticipated this day would come.
The second update will continue tomorrow. I know what you are waiting for, so let me lay out some things first.
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