Chapter 227: Rare and Precious
"Five hundred thousand?" Tong Yao was stunned by this amount. Millionaires were admired by everyone and counted amongst the wealthy class in these times. Wen Yun gave her ten thousand yuan, which had left her astonished for quite a while and she didn’t expect her family’s residence to be worth five hundred thousand yuan.
Tong Yao blinked, "Does that make me a true second-generation wealthy then?"
And from Wen Yun’s remarks, it was clear that the family savings were much more than ten thousand. In this era, calling her a rich girl was not an exaggeration. No wonder she was able to buy clothes worth a hundred or two without blinking an eye - her family wealth was indeed substantial!
Si Chen chuckled, "You’re just realizing now that you’re a ’rich kid’?"
Tong Yao bluffed, "I didn’t have a benchmark before. I thought everyone’s living conditions were about the same as mine, or at least not too different. After all, the majority of people I know have similar circumstances. Who would’ve known that my family’s conditions are so much better than most!"
This was not untrue. The original owner indeed did not realize the affluence of her family. After all, in Kyoto, families like theirs were not rare. It wasn’t until she arrived in Li City and saw people living in adobe houses that the difference became extremely clear. Therefore, when first arriving at the Si Family, the original owner had almost collapsed.
Thank goodness she had come to this world; otherwise, the original owner who was always accustomed to living luxuriously, would not have coped with the hardships that came with being married to Si Chen.
Si Chen didn’t question Tong Yao’s words and spoke softly about the current state of most people’s lives. "The country’s new policies in recent years and the rapid economic development have improved people’s lives significantly compared to the past. Few years ago, even having enough food and clothing was considered a luxury in the countryside."