Qin Nuan quickly explained, “Mum, I happened to run in Brother today, and I suddenly miss the sweet vinegared pork ribs you always cook for me, so I decided to come back! I didn’t tell Li Lingcheng, so he doesn’t know, and that’s why he didn’t come with me.”
Mr. and Mrs. Qin looked at Qin Nuan with a heartbroken look in their eyes and looked like they could understand her.
But Qin Nuan knew that they didn’t really understand.
Qin Shi noticed the situation and cut in, “Dad, Mum, why are both of you just standing here? My sister is hungry, so let’s all go in and eat!”
Mr. Qin suddenly noticed that Qin Shi was around and asked, “Xiaoshi, weren’t you supposed to meet the mayor to talk about bidding for the piece of land on the east side of the city?”
“The piece of land on the east side of the city?”
Qin Nuan had hooked her mother’s arm and was headed inside when she heard this. She stopped in her footsteps.
Qin Group had always provided goods and not services, and they had gone into the property business only from the beginning of the year. Since this was the first piece of land they wanted to develop ever since they joined the industry, both father and son viewed this matter greatly. After taking nearly half a year to decide which piece of land to buy, they finally decided on the piece near the high-speed rail station situated on the east side of the city.
But Qin Nuan remembered that the piece of land in the east of the city was precisely the one that Li Lingcheng had purposely set aside as a trap for the Qin family. The Qin family successfully bid for the land and started developing it into a low-cost residential estate. Still, because of changes in the government’s plans, they ended up suffering severe losses. Nobody wanted to buy the houses they built, and they ran out of capital, so those buildings were never completed as a result.
When she realized this, Qin Nuan hurriedly said, “Dad, Brother, we must not buy that piece of land in the east.”
“But why?” Both Mr. Qin and Qin Shi were taken aback. “The east side is near an industrial estate as well as the high-speed rail station. Developing the area into a low-cost residential estate would definitely be the best choice.”
What reason should she give?
Qin Nuan used a hand to hold up her cheek for a moment and couldn’t think of a good reason to persuade them on the spot. After contemplating for a bit, she finally said, “I think the Fengshui of that piece of land in the east of the city is poor.”
Mr. Qin went into deep thought for three seconds and nodded. “If Xiaonuan says it’s bad, then it’s bad. We won’t want it anymore.”
Qin Shi nodded in agreement and made a decision. “Sure, we’ll listen to my little sister.”
Qin Nuan was stunned.
Do you mean that actually worked?
She was all prepared to harness all the mental energy she had to go on a long debate with her brother and father, but everything was settled by just saying something as nonsensical as the fengshui was poor?
While eating, Qin Nuan secretly tugged at Qin Shi’s sleeve and whispered to him, “Has Daddy always believed so much in fengshui?”
Qin Shi looked straight at Qin Nuan and said, “No, he believes in you.”
Oh! So she was the one who decided the fengshui!
With that thought in mind, Qin Nuan suggested to Mr. Qin, “Daddy, the piece of land on 3rd Avenue on the west side has picturesque scenery, so it’s great for building some bungalows for the rich to retire. Why don’t we bid for that piece of land, and we could even leave part of it to build a bungalow for ourselves. Then when Daddy and Mummy retire, both of you could move there. It’s close to the mountains and rivers, and the air is really fresh too. I’m sure it will be good for both your body and spirit.”
She remembered that in the book, Li Lingcheng had found someone to spread false rumors about how the piece of land on 3rd Avenue in the west was secluded and had poor access to the rest of the city. When the land price fell later, he secretly bid for the land and turned it into a bungalow estate. Later on, the government turned that area into a scenic zone, so the bungalows were eventually sold at astronomical prices.
“Sure, sure! Xiaonuan has really grown up, and she knows how to think about our future.” Mr. Qin patted the back of Mrs. Qin’s hand and gave Qin Nuan a comforting smile.
Mrs. Qin immediately put a few pieces of sweet vinegared pork ribs into Qin Nuan’s bowl and even gave Qin Shi a dressing down to make sure he didn’t steal a bite of the sweet vinegared pork ribs when she wasn’t looking.
Qin Nuan looked at the harmonious family before her, and her eyes felt a little moist.
She would always remember how wonderful the Qin family was to her, and she would put in her best efforts to protect the Qin family and Qin Group. She would never let her father die, or her brother is disabled, or let her family business go bankrupt. Never.