Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 905 - 907: Lending Money and Charging Interest
Gong Zhuang was already waiting on the road into the city, having calculated the time early on.
Sister Jiaxin and Jia Ming kept looking around in the car, "Dad, when will Uncle and the others arrive?"
Jia Ming took out a meat bun from the thermal box, "Dad, do you want one?"
Gong Zhuang glanced at his son, feeling rather helpless, "You could eat a little less."
His son wasn’t this chubby before; how did he get so round now?
Gong Zhuang used to think it was fine for his son to gain a little weight, showing the family was well off, but now looking at his son’s almost plump body and then thinking of Gong Ruwen’s strong build, it really distressed him.
Eat less? Here it goes again. After stuffing the bun into his mouth, Jia Ming slowly leaned towards Jiaxin.
Son, do you even know how big you are? No matter how you wriggle, you draw attention.
"Stop moving, you can’t hide that you look like a bear." Sigh, the more he looked, the worse it seemed.
No, thinking of what Brother said a few days ago, he really couldn’t delay this any longer.
Though life here was good, and he could protect the two children, was it really good for them?
A child in a greenhouse doesn’t grow, that’s what Brother said, "Do you want to go to Beijing to study next semester?"
Go to Beijing to study? Really? Are they serious?
Jia Ming looked at Gong Zhuang in disbelief, and Jiaxin was also overjoyed.
"You want to go, right?" Just from the kids’ restrained excitement, he could tell what they were thinking.
"Of course, we want to go." Jiaxin was a girl, more self-restrained, but Jia Ming was different; he couldn’t hold back.
"But Mom won’t agree." Jia Ming worried that in the end, Mom would stop them. Last time, didn’t Dad promise Uncle in front of them that they’d go to Beijing, but it didn’t happen?
His wife would be reluctant; Gong Zhuang indicated that wasn’t a problem. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
This made Jia Ming so happy, "Dad, you’re the best."
"Wow, I can go to Beijing."
Staying here really was boring, especially hearing Zhao Guangran and the others constantly talk about how much fun they had in Beijing and how they were making money, it made Jia Ming envious.
To his classmates, Jia Ming had money-earning parents who gave him a lot of pocket money, he shouldn’t need to worry about money.
But who can get used to their parents’ little pocket money when they’ve made money themselves; it’s really not enough.
Jiaxin was happy too, at least she wouldn’t have to worry about that brat Gong Xiaoyu constantly trying to get her brother into trouble. Remembering the few times Gong Xiaoyu tried taking her brother to the arcade, Jiaxin got annoyed.
Fortunately, with Gong Ruwen as a role model, she couldn’t imagine how spoiled her brother might have become without them.
Jiaxin didn’t dare to gamble, maybe now her brother thinks working hard might catch up to Gong Ruwen, but once the gap widens, will he still think that way?
"When we get to Beijing, will we stay at Uncle’s house?" There’s an empty apartment there not far from Gong Tao’s family, but Jiaxin still preferred living with Uncle and them.
The lively crowd was not only fun, but someone could look after her brother.
"Of course, you’ll stay at your Uncle’s." If you lived separately, what if something happened? Also, living together would strengthen their bond, especially since they didn’t have any property disputes to worry about, relationships would only deepen.
"Okay, you’ll stay at Uncle’s, it makes me feel at ease." Still, his own child understood how to put his mind at ease.
"Keep the apartment next door; I’m not planning on renting it out." Although the rent was good, what if their family later moved to Beijing?
Back home was good, but comparing Jin Bro’s initial investment to his development over the years, Gong Zhuang had no desire to compete with his brother, the gap was just too big.
"Okay." Jiaxin thought it was because her parents would occasionally visit them, living with Uncle wasn’t ideal for too long; rental income was nice, but their family wasn’t short on money.
Jia Ming actually thought more, "Dad, if Brother Ruiwen has a money-making idea, can I join?"
Every time he heard them talk about making money, Jia Ming was tempted, wanting desperately to fly to Beijing and get involved, money, money, money.
Sigh, life without money really sucked, Jia Ming sighed, even if he went to Beijing, without money, he’d just watch on the sidelines, anxious.
Jiaxin also looked up nervously at Gong Zhuang, going to Beijing, it was impossible not to follow Gong Ruwen in making money, but you needed to invest first to make money now.
With the little money in their hands, Jiaxin didn’t want to think about how much they’d really get, it wouldn’t be much, so they needed big investor daddy’s support.
The children’s requests, of course, Gong Tao supported, "When you have a project, let me know, I’ll give you the money."
Wow, their dad was so generous, Jia Ming wanted to excitedly hug him and shout their dad was the best, really such a dad was the most reliable.
Before Jia Ming could humblebrag and plan all kinds of flattery, his dad’s words extinguished his flattery.
"Remember to give me an IOU, and if you borrow money, you need to pay bank loan interest rates." Gong Zhuang was now educating his children the way Gong Tao educated his children.
What? An IOU, and then pay interest too? Jia Ming knew the former was necessary, but why the latter?
He was really confused, they were family, why should they pay this?
"A few days ago, Gong Ruwen needed money, he too wrote an IOU and promised to pay interest." Humph, their kids talked about these things among themselves, there’s no reason the parent couldn’t discuss it.
Oh no, their dad knew about this! Oh dear, Jia Ming pulled a face, sigh, "Okay."
No problem, it’s just paying interest, right? Jia Ming quickly pulled himself together, once he paid back the interest to dad, there’d be no reason to take away the money he earned.
"Deal."
Not bad, he agreed! Gong Zhuang was somewhat surprised, seeing his son’s reaction earlier, he thought he wasn’t willing to pay interest, thought he’d haggle things over.
Unexpectedly, he agreed right away, not worrying about why his son was suddenly so easy-going, as long as he got the result he wanted.
Also, once money was made, he had to remind Gong Ruwen and Gong Ruini to keep an eye on his son, not to let him splurge once he had money.
"Dad, is that Uncle’s car?" Jiaxin kept an eye on the cars coming into the city, seeing the Beijing license plate from afar, she excitedly opened the door to get out.
