Chapter 1301 - 1303:
Zhao Xuran warmly escorted Zhao Gang and his wife, as well as Gong Tao and his wife, to tour his house.
Zhao Gang initially thought that the room hadn’t been lived in for a long time and the environment wouldn’t be great, but he was surprised to see such a sight upon entering.
"Not bad, I think this house is really nice."
"Yeah, and there’s heating, quite nice."
"Is the vast forest across the street the one Ni Zi mentioned?" Cai Meina recalled Gong Ruini mentioning the reason for choosing this house.
It seemed like she talked about how good the park across the street is.
Gong Ruini hugged Cai Meina, "Yes, New York’s famous Central Park, the city’s lungs."
"Whenever the weather is good, I can go running over there."
"Mom, what do you think of the house here?"
Cai Meina looked at the surroundings of the house, "Although it’s not as big as your uncle’s house, I think the environment around here is nice."
"True, Uncle lives in the countryside; without a car, it’s really hard to go out, and it’s inconvenient to shop for things."
"I think this house is nice." Cai Meina previously heard her eldest son mention his plan to buy a house nearby as well.
This made Cai Meina quite tempted, even though they still need to reside in China, since her son and daughter are all buying houses here, it makes sense to buy one.
In the future, when visiting their children in the United States, they will have a place to stay.
After looking around, Gong Tao commented, "That’s an annual expense."
"After buying, it can be rented out."
"Actually, for a few years, this house was occupied by Zhao Guangran, so we didn’t consider renting it out." Gong Ruini didn’t consider renting it out initially, not because of some cleanliness obsession, but because of Zhao Guangran.
Now that Gong Tao and the others are considering buying the house, they can think about renting it out directly.
"Is the rent here high?" Gong Tao was considering it.
"It can be, and after buying a house, you can reduce taxes." Gong Ruini was persuasive about buying houses because of the tax benefits.
If there’s money to give to the IRS, it’s obviously better to try to save on taxes, so buying a house here in the US is the best way.
"Really?" Gong Tao wasn’t too concerned about the rent, but if it could reduce taxes, that was very tempting to him.
"You can ask Guangran for specifics." Of course, this had to be asked of Zhao Guangran.
Along the way, they could let him know the bad news; Gong Ruini expressed that she’s just a good person, not dragging this out too late, otherwise he might cry.
"If it really can reduce taxes, I think we can consider it." Zhao Gang was really reluctant to pay so much tax each year to Americans.
But he couldn’t avoid paying, and now knowing there’s a way to save taxes, he was naturally the first to agree.
"Yes, I think it’s worth considering." Zhan Jing also felt having a house is convenient, and in the future, when they visit the US to help with the kids or just visit, they’ll have a place to settle down.
"Alright, let’s just enjoy the scenery here." For them, this house is their home for a long time, so there’s no rush to tour it.
What they need now is to sit down and have a proper rest.
"Uncle Zhao, Second Uncle, Aunt Zhan, Second Aunt, have some tea." Gong Jiaxin had some things to attend to, just got back, and started preparing refreshments.
"Your parents?" Cai Meina just realized that Gong Zhuang and his wife weren’t following them.
"My parents are talking to my brother." Gong Jiaxin knew his parents were eager to know about their situation.
Cai Meina signaled Gong Jiaxin to go meet Gong Zhuang and his wife soon, "Jiaxin is really more beautiful now." It’s only been three years since coming to the US, and she seemed to have changed a lot.
"Where?" Gong Jiaxin didn’t think she had become prettier, but in the US, she worked harder, became more independent, and had changed a lot overall.
"Jiaxin is really working hard; her internship company recently offered her an opportunity to work and further study in Europe after graduation." Gong Tao knew this from Gong Tao’s mouth.
"Going to Europe?" Cai Meina was surprised, "Why go to Europe?"
They finally got the kids to gather here in the US; why go to Europe again? Isn’t that far away?
"Mom, there are many opportunities in Europe." Gong Ruini was actually aware of this news, but Gong Jiaxin had mentioned considering it.
There are many opportunities to learn in Europe, but there are many competent people as well; Gong Jiaxin was uncertain about what to do.
Gong Ruini knew Jiaxin actually wanted to go to Europe; the fashion master has many aspiring designers hoping to learn from him, but not many got personal invitations.
This time, Jiaxin got invited, such a good opportunity shouldn’t be missed.
Gong Ruini was persuasive with Jiaxin, telling her that their fashion brand isn’t in a hurry to launch, rather she should network in the fashion circle and have contacts for future needs.
When Gong Ruini clearly heard Jiaxin breathe a sigh of relief, she knew Jiaxin was sure to go.
"Yeah, forget it, your business, I shouldn’t meddle. Just don’t know if your third aunt will agree." Cai Meina sighed, knowing they couldn’t persuade Jiaxin, who had her own ideas.
Gong Ruini settled her belongings and helped arrange the rooms.
"Where to sleep?" Though Dai Liren bought a house, it’s not possible to lodge there.
"Parents and Third Uncle will live here, three bedrooms, a room for each family."
Well, Gong Ruini knew that this would be the arrangement, she wanted to know how they would sleep.
"We will stay in the study."
Ah, no way, Gong Ruini was shocked, although Zhao Xuran mentioned it while boarding the plane, Ruini just thought he was talking.
She didn’t expect it to be true; what to do? Gong Ruini was a bit panicked.
No, wasn’t it said Zhao Guangran bought a house with the same layout?
"Zhao Guangran combined two rooms into his studio, so what now?"
"I can share a room with Jiaxin."
"You can share with Guangran, it’s been a while since you two had a chat."
"And I reckon Xiao Zhi will go find Dai Liren, and Jia Ming can stay over too."
"Ban Xia will share a room with them."
Humph, I’m not the type to stay in the study; even though there’s a sofa, it’s just a small sofa, and Ruini feels it’s too small for one, let alone two.
Zhao Xuran heard this predictable answer, and felt a bit wronged.
"I haven’t seen Jiaxin in a while, quite a lot to talk about."
"Alright." Zhao Xuran was helpless; he hadn’t thought about this, the small bride he’d watched grow being solved like this.
Now that they’re in the US, there’s plenty of time, and he’d endured many things before, there’s no reason he can’t do it now.
Moreover, lying together with Ni Zi, Zhao Xuran didn’t have much confidence in his self-control.