Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 717 - 719: Attracting Investment

Cai Meina watched as a group of people left the house empty-handed, and when they came back with a heap of goods, she was quite startled.

What’s going on here? Did they see the good and cheap stuff inside and pester Wan Qiweng to buy everything?

Cai Meina glared fiercely at Gong Ruini. Her son didn’t have the guts for that, but her daughter was a different story, especially with Zhao Guangran by her side.

"Those are what we bought. Auntie exchanged Foreign Exchange Certificates for us," Gong Ruini initially didn’t want to buy them, but it would have been a pity not to get such good things.

"We bought a washing machine and a refrigerator." Of course, there were two sets: one left at Zhuge Zhi’s place, and one sent to Zhao Gang’s residence.

Having this thing really makes washing large items much more convenient. Otherwise, just changing sheets and duvet covers here each time is quite a workout and requires the whole family to mobilize.

Once there’s a washing machine, as long as the weather is good, Cai Xingjuan can wash them without much effort.

As for the refrigerator, it’s an even better thing since some items can be frozen.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to buy before, but they needed vouchers. It wasn’t that Zhuge Zhi didn’t have the opportunity to get vouchers, but every time he saw young people getting married or people in more need at work, he would let them have the chance.

Now they don’t need vouchers at all, so why not quickly buy them for home?

Refrigerator? Color TV? It’s untrue to say Cai Meina didn’t want such good things, but she was also reluctant to spend the money. "You are spending money recklessly again."

"It’s not like you’re unaware we’re short of money." Cai Meina tapped Gong Ruini on the head. Previously they kept saying they needed to buy a house and were constantly short of money, needing to earn, but now they were spending lavishly.

Gong Ruini stuck out her tongue, "We lack big money, not small money."

These words made Cai Meina furious, "If you don’t accumulate small money, how can you ever have big money?"

Cai Meina also knew the kids had grown up and wouldn’t listen to her. Just like Gong Tao said, don’t interfere and just watch how they perform.

Without adults constantly pointing and directing, they also perform much better. Now with such big motivation, they strive even more.

Big money or small money, Wan Qiweng was dumbfounded upon hearing it. What’s going on? Even though she hadn’t chatted with Gong Ruini for a while, she knew from Cai Meina and Cai Ming’s words that Gong Ruini and the others were making quite a bit of money. They weren’t lacking money, if not making tons, then certainly not short of money.

Most importantly, Wan Qiweng heard Gong Tao mention planning to sell Spring Festival couplets at year-end, which she also considered doing.

Once it reaches year-end, just the printing factory could yield substantial dividends. Gong Ruini and them were careful with their expenses. Now buying a refrigerator isn’t considered extravagant.

Cai Ming also didn’t know what was going on. He assumed his sister was just frugal.

"If you run out of money later, don’t count on us." Cai Meina initially planned to support them a bit since buying a house is a big deal, but now seeing them spend lavishly, she got angry.

"We were planning to rely on our own efforts." Gong Ruini was pretty helpless. While Cai Meina’s words may have been excessive, she genuinely cared for them, but saying she wasn’t upset would be false. If not for considering adults, they wouldn’t have wanted to buy the big stuff.

Cai Ming was surprised that even his big sister started criticizing Gong Ruini, finding it quite odd, "What’s going on?" he asked Zhao Guangran beside him, who hadn’t said a word.

"We are planning to buy a house and need to save money." Although their parents hadn’t voiced it, just their silence and lack of support suggested disagreement, Zhao Guangran sensed.

This left Zhao Guangran, who was previously so happy and expecting praise from his parents, feeling down, so he didn’t hide anything when asked by Cai Ming.

Oh, no way, buying a house? These kids are planning to buy a house? Cai Ming was shocked. As their uncle, he hadn’t even thought about buying a house, but now the kids suggested it; the gap...

Cai Ming didn’t want to think about it; otherwise, he’d feel even more embarrassed. However, even then, he hadn’t thought of buying a house for himself, having long decided not to have a house under his name; otherwise, the family would wreak havoc knowing.

But he could buy a house for his wife, although she wasn’t without money and had several properties in her name, many of them quite nice. He, being a penniless lad, had nothing to give her.

"Where are you planning to buy the house?" Cai Ming assumed Zhao Xuran and others aimed to buy a small house, although after the movement, many cleared individuals sold homes and left Beijing, going abroad to relatives; once the situation stabilized, many took out money to buy homes. The housing prices were slowly rising in quadrangles.

Cai Ming felt the house prices were high but not excessively so, and Beijing, as the capital, promised more development potential in the future, "Are there more? I want to buy too."

"You want to buy too?" Cai Meina was shocked, not because she was stingy, but because Cai Ming had explicitly stated before not wanting any assets under his name; who knew what trouble the Cai Family would cause knowing.

Cai Meina was heartbroken her brother guarded against the Cai Family so heavily; how come he changed his mind now?

"Put Xiao Wen’s name on it," Cai Ming gave a not-so-surprising answer.

Writing auntie’s name? Their uncle was such a good man to be so kind to his wife; she wondered if her future husband would be as generous.

Though by the time she grows up, men would have become shrewd. It would be something not to refuse transferring joint property over, let alone buy pre-marital property in her name generously.

"No, we plan to buy a house between the seven of us." Zhao Guangran would rather not add more people; originally, he thought four people would be enough, but now it turned into seven people; adding more would be a huge loss.

Seven people? Who counts as seven? Cai Ming didn’t immediately know who those seven people were.

"We kids, Uncle, you’re an adult, unless—unless." Zhao Guangran suddenly thought of a possibility. They were all short of money, but Uncle wasn’t, or more accurately, Aunt wasn’t lacking money. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Unless what? Cai Ming was pretty surprised this kid dared suggest ideas, seven kids would probably require a large house.

"Unless you’re willing to lend us money." Yes, that’s it. Zhao Guangran initially hesitated to say it, but he felt much relieved once the words were out.

"Alright, how much?" Cai Ming wanted to see how much would make them nervous enough for Zhao Guangran to ask for money.

How much was needed? Zhao Guangran had no idea; he looked at Zhao Xuran, who turned his head.

This kid was unbelievably naive; Gong Ruini had seen many borrowing tactics, but not like Zhao Guangran’s.

Just didn’t know what Cai Ming and Wan Qiweng would think inside; oh, such unreliable childhood friends—did he really grow up with her despite constantly being so erratic?