Emerging from Mingyue’s consultation room, Long Xiao first checked the medicinal herbs on the stove, chatted with Lin Xuan for a few moments, and then headed to the backyard.
The dozen or so patient rooms in the backyard were already full, with people coming and going in each room. Some were arranging the rooms, while others were moving in various daily necessities.
Since the patients and their families did not recognize Long Xiao, no one paid him any attention.
After a brief look around the yard, Long Xiao returned to the front yard.
“Wife, let’s go home, it’s too chaotic here.”
Seeing Long Xiao preparing to go home, Zhang Eryong hurried over, took the fan from Lin Xuan, and took over the task of simmering the medicine.
Lin Xuan glanced at Long Xiao, then remembered why she had sought him out.
“Yes, let’s hurry home. Mom asked me to find you for something, and I completely forgot because I was busy.”
Long Xiao and Lin Xuan hurried back to the Lin family’s residence. Nangong Yue, Lin Shijie, Lin Hao, and Aunt Ling were busy packing.
“Mom, Lin Xuan said you needed me for something?” Long Xiao asked, approaching the doorway of Nangong Yue’s bedroom.
Nangong Yue, who was organizing clothes, turned her head at the sound of Long Xiao’s voice and glared at him. “Why are you only getting back now? You’re truly useless. The villa is renovated; go pay the bill quickly. I’m moving into the villa.”
Lin Hao, carrying a large box of items, was about to go downstairs when he saw Long Xiao. “Brother-in-law, I’ve picked out some furniture. Let’s go buy it this afternoon.”
“You have money for furniture?” Long Xiao asked.
Lin Hao smiled and said, “Brother-in-law, have you forgotten? You promised to pay for the renovation and furniture.”
Long Xiao was about to say something else when Nangong Yue interjected, “Long Xiao, hurry up and pay the bill, and find a moving company. Don’t delay me moving into the villa.”
Nangong Yue was vain. Recently, her close friends had been flaunting their lives on social media, and she couldn’t even afford to play Mahjong for high stakes, which made her very depressed.
In order to show off on social media herself, she had been watching the renovation of Mangshan No. 1 every day. The work was finally completed yesterday, and she was eager to move today.
Long Xiao went downstairs, contacted the renovation company, paid the final balance, and then hired a moving company to come the next morning.
After everything was arranged, Long Xiao planned to go shopping with Lin Xuan to buy some furniture for his own bedroom.
Mangshan No. 1 had many bedrooms; there was more than enough for everyone to have their own. When Lin Hao learned that Long Xiao and Lin Xuan were going to buy furniture, he dropped what he was holding and waited for them in the yard.
As the two arrived in the yard and were about to get into the car, Nangong Yue and Lin Shijie also came out.
“Long Xiao, you…”
Nangong Yue was about to call Long Xiao useless, but Lin Shijie pulled her back from behind.
Lin Shijie had repeatedly told Nangong Yue to treat Long Xiao better, otherwise, if Long Xiao didn’t let them live in the villa, they would have to move back.
The word ‘useless’ didn’t escape her lips. When Long Xiao turned to look at them, Lin Shijie quickly said, “Long Xiao, are you going to buy furniture?”
Long Xiao nodded. Nangong Yue managed a faint smile and said, “Long Xiao, my good son-in-law, our room also needs furniture. Let’s go buy it together.”
Long Xiao knew Nangong Yue’s temper. Her calling him a good son-in-law was clearly a way to get him to buy furniture for them.
Long Xiao had originally intended to buy some for them anyway, so he opened the car door and let them all in.
The family of five arrived at the furniture city and began to choose furniture. High, medium, and low-end furniture was dazzling, with all sorts of styles available. After more than an hour of choosing, Lin Xuan finally settled on a set of rosewood furniture.
A set of rosewood furniture cost over a hundred thousand yuan. Nangong Yue looked at the two of them strangely, feeling like she had been deceived.
“Lin Xuan, you’re unemployed now, and Long Xiao is just a security guard. How can you afford such expensive furniture?” Nangong Yue asked.
Lin Xuan had not dared to tell her mother about the matter of opening a pharmaceutical factory. She glanced at Long Xiao and said, “Long Xiao, where did you get so much money? Explain it to Mom.”
Explaining this was easy. Long Xiao told Nangong Yue that he had made some money by reading Feng Shui yesterday, and today he had just enough to pay for the renovation and furniture.
Nangong Yue, who hadn’t even had money for Mahjong recently, was thinking of ways to get by. She quickly smiled and said, “Lin Xuan, why don’t we buy cheaper furniture, and I’ll keep the remaining money for you?”
Lin Xuan shook her head and said, “Mom, let’s buy furniture that will last. It’s too troublesome to replace it in a few years.”
“But if you use it all up, what about the furniture for my dad and me?” Nangong Yue asked.
Lin Xuan told Nangong Yue that after buying the furniture, they would still have over a hundred thousand yuan left, which was enough for their furniture.
“Sister, don’t forget me. You have to consider my furniture too.”
Lin Xuan patted Lin Hao on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, you won’t be left out.”
As the family was discussing, someone walked towards them.
“Oh, the whole family is out to look at furniture. Are you moving?”
Long Xiao and the others turned at the sound and saw Lin Xin, Lin Huan, Lin Shiren, and Cui Lian walking towards them.
Seeing Lin Shiren, Lin Shijie quickly stepped forward and said, “Big Brother, you’re here to look at furniture too.”
Lin Shiren nodded and said, “Lin Xin just bought a new house and is renovating it. We’re here to look at furniture.”
Lin Xin said smugly, “That’s right. We bought a villa in the Mangshan Villa district. Long Xiao, I remember you saying last time that you bought Mangshan No. 1. Is it renovated, and you’re preparing to move?”
Lin Xin did not believe that Long Xiao could afford Mangshan No. 1. He said this intentionally to make Long Xiao look foolish.
Long Xiao smiled and said, “Yes, it’s renovated. We’re buying some furniture and moving tomorrow.”
Lin Huan chuckled and said, “Long Xiao, you really know how to brag. As a live-in son-in-law, how can you afford Mangshan No. 1? Your mother-in-law is here, so don’t lie.”
Long Xiao glanced at Nangong Yue and remained silent. Nangong Yue proudly tilted her head and said, “Our Long Xiao is very capable. He directly bought Mangshan No. 1 and gave it to me, unlike some people who can’t afford a big villa but boast everywhere.”
Nangong Yue liked to show off, but they had never heard Nangong Yue mention that Long Xiao had bought Mangshan No. 1. Lin Shiren and the others were even more convinced that Long Xiao was lying.
“Nangong Yue, you’re moving tomorrow, right? We happen to have time. Shall we bring Mom and Dad and the others to help you?”
Cui Lian wanted to directly challenge Nangong Yue. If Nangong Yue was lying, she definitely wouldn’t let them come tomorrow.
“Okay, everyone come to my villa tomorrow for a gathering. I’ll treat everyone to a big meal.”
Nangong Yue seized the opportunity to show off in front of her relatives and of course, did not want to miss it.
Once it was settled that Lin Shiren and the others would also go during the move, Long Xiao and the others prepared to pay for the furniture.
Standing by and watching Long Xiao pay, Lin Shiren’s family felt a mix of emotions. They had thought that Lin Shijie’s family would have a difficult time after Lin Xuan resigned as CEO of Lin’s Group, but they did not expect them to casually pay over a hundred thousand yuan for furniture without batting an eye.