Chapter 316 – Those Houses and Shops, Ningning’s Share in the Future
Soon enough, Xu Qingqing and the other children learned that their mother had decided not to sell the large bungalows anymore.
“Mom, why not?” they asked.
They couldn’t understand why she was so determined to sell during the day, only to change her mind in the evening.
Of course, their question wasn’t out of concern that their mother wouldn’t give them houses. In fact, whether she gave them houses or not, they were okay with it.
After all, these houses were their mother’s assets. She could give them to whomever she pleased or keep them for herself if she wanted.
Though they were her children, they didn’t feel entitled to their mother’s possessions.
If they truly needed something, they could earn it with their own hands and hard work.
All four of Aunt Xu’s children shared this mindset, showing how excellent Aunt Xu’s parenting was.
Perhaps it was because her children were so good that Aunt Xu considered generously giving the houses to them.
Otherwise, with Aunt Xu’s temperament, she would rather give them away to others than leave them to ingrates or ungrateful people.
The reason why Xu Qingqing and the others asked was simply out of curiosity.
They knew their mother’s temperament and character well—once she made a decision, she wouldn’t easily change her mind.
So, what made her change her mind?
“Mom will definitely give you these houses,” Aunt Xu explained, “but not now. It’ll be after the demolition!”
“Demolition!”
These two words instantly shocked Xu Qingqing and the others.
They knew what demolition meant, of course.
“But Mom, where did you hear about the demolition? Which area is going to be demolished?” Xu Qingqing asked.
Aunt Xu replied confidently, “How I found out, I can’t tell you yet. But the announcement will be made in a month. The specific demolition areas aren’t clear, but the location of my several large bungalows is within the demolition zone.”
“I heard that this demolition will come with substantial compensation. So, Mom isn’t planning to sell the houses for now. After the demolition and receiving official compensation, then I’ll give them to you.”
Xu Qingqing and the others weren’t in a rush about when their mom would give them the houses. But they were still shocked about the demolition.
“If there really is a demolition, then it definitely wouldn’t be profitable to sell now.”
“Yeah, Mom, let’s wait and see what happens after a month.”
The opinions of Aunt Xu’s children were unanimous. Although they didn’t know where Aunt Xu had heard this news, they didn’t doubt the truth of her words.
For them, they believed whatever Mom said.
Because Mom had never lied to them since they were young, and she was very intelligent. Everything she did had a reason behind it.
Of course, they also felt fortunate that when Mom divorced, they could stay with her.
As for their father’s side, they didn’t have much emotional attachment.
With their strong values, they looked down upon those who betrayed emotions and marriage.
So initially, when their father tried to emotionally manipulate them into doing things that would harm Mom and themselves, they didn’t give in.
That man was too selfish, only caring about his own interests.
But they weren’t foolish; how could they let him get away with it?
In the end, they told their mother about the matter. After their mother found out, who knows what she did, but that man and his family all hurriedly left Tianjin.
Their days became peaceful again.
This time, even when Xu Qingqing got married, she didn’t invite that man.
She acted as if that man was already dead.
During dinner, Xu Jinning learned from her younger cousin that Aunt Xu was not planning to sell the large bungalows anymore, saying there would be demolition.
Xu Jinning breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Aunt Xu did indeed hear her inner thoughts and now believed in them.
She also noticed Aunt Xu was more affectionate towards her, treating her as if she were her own daughter.
Indeed, Aunt Xu thought this way. She even considered that if there was a demolition a month later, then Ningning would be like one of her daughters. The houses and shops she allocated to her children would also include a share for Ningning.
Qingqing and Wenwen would receive the same amount as Ningning.
“Mom, can I tell Shuhao about the demolition?” Xu Qingqing asked after dinner.
Chen Shuhao, Xu Qingqing’s fiancé, also lived in the same area. If her mother’s large bungalows was included in the demolition area, then it was possible that the Chen family’s properties would be affected too.
She had heard Shuhao mention that his parents were planning to sell some properties.
The reason for selling the houses was that they were too old and uninhabitable, so they planned to sell them and then buy new ones later.
They would also prepare a wedding house for Chen Shuhao and Xu Qingqing at that time.
Xu Qingqing had heard from Chen Shuhao that his family had quite a few old and uninhabitable houses, and it would be better to wait for them to be demolished rather than selling them now.
She thought that Shuhao’s family probably didn’t know about this news yet, which was why he mentioned selling the old houses to her yesterday.
However, although she wanted to tell Shuhao this news, she still needed to get her mother’s approval first.
If her mother didn’t agree, she wouldn’t say anything.
Xu Qingqing dared to say that, even though she would get married, in her heart, her mother was the most important, and her husband was secondary.
“Of course you can. If you want to say it, go ahead.”
Aunt Xu thought that if Qingqing told Shuhao the news, and the Chen family decided not to sell the properties and waited for a month, they would definitely be able to welcome the demolition.
And this news, learned from Qingqing, would make the Chen family grateful to her, adding more value to her marriage into their family.
Xu Qingqing didn’t know her mother’s thoughts, otherwise, she would have been very touched. Her mother had always been thinking of her children from the beginning to the end.
They were really lucky to have such a mother protecting them in this life.
Because tomorrow was the day of their wedding banquet, according to tradition, the couple was not supposed to see each other during this period.
Since it wasn’t very late and her house was not far from the Chen family’s house, Xu Qingqing asked her brother, Xu Wentao, to drive the car over.
That’s right, the Xu family owned a car in this era.
Xu Wentao readily agreed and quickly drove to the Chen family’s house.
Chen Shuhao came out of the house shortly after.
“Wentao, why are you here so late? Is there something important?” Chen Shuhao was surprised to see his future brother-in-law.
Coming over so late, and it’s the future brother-in-law.
Could it be something related to tomorrow’s wedding?
“Wentao, it’s my sister who sent me. Come closer, I have something to tell you.”
“Huh?” Chen Shuhao was puzzled but leaned in to listen.
Soon, Xu Wentao told him about the possible demolition in the area.
“…Shuhao, your family was planning to sell the old houses recently, right? My sister said you should reconsider carefully. Anyway, our family was planning to sell them, but now we’re not going to.”
