HPDBC Chapter 90: The Parents' Chapter Arrives
Chapter 90: The Parents' Chapter Arrives
Chapter 90 Parents are back
Since she no longer needed to deal with things at the hospital, Mao Xiaoyu had a lot more free time, so she had some free time in the afternoon to work on her passport.
After a busy afternoon, I finally finished getting my passport sorted out and also got a travel permit to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. However, it will take about half a month to get both the passport and the travel permit.
When Mao Xiaoyu came out of the police station, it was still early and she had nowhere to go, so she played a few games of chess with an old man on the street. Unfortunately, she didn't win any of the games.
There was nothing they could do. They had a large and well-equipped army, plus a lot of armchair strategists. Mao Xiaoyu was an outsider, so it was no wonder she couldn't win.
After losing a few games of chess and noticing it was getting late, Mao Xiaoyu calculated Li Mingyue's off-get off work time and figured she should be home by then, so she called her.
Sure enough, Li Mingyue was almost home. Since that was the case, Mao Xiaoyu bought some food and drinks and went to Li Mingyue's house again that evening to have another chat with her.
There was no other way, so Mao Xiaoyu decided to transfer the money to Hong Kong. Apart from the 5 million yuan in the stock market, Mao Xiaoyu only had a little over 800,000 yuan in total on the mainland.
This amount of capital is definitely not enough to operate in the mainland A-share market, so they will definitely need to raise funds. If they don't raise funds, how can they possibly make a profit?
Therefore, whether Li Mingyue can persuade their manager to agree to Mao Xiaoyu's financing is also of paramount importance.
It's normal to make several trips to Li Mingyue's house for this matter.
So tonight, Mao Xiaoyu came to Li Mingyue's house. First, she inquired about the progress of Li Mingyue's matter, and then she talked to Li Mingyue about the benefits of margin trading.
After the benefits were explained and the drinks were consumed, Mao Xiaoyu finally staggered home.
"Why are the lights still on? Did I forget to turn them off when I left this morning?"
Mao Xiaoyu arrived at the bottom of her building and saw that the lights were on inside. This made her wonder if she had been in such a hurry when she left that morning that she had forgotten to turn off the lights.
Of course, now that it's been open for so long, it's not a big deal to open it again. Mao Xiaoyu wasn't in a hurry. She just squinted her eyes and leisurely entered the elevator to go upstairs.
Once she arrived at her own door, Mao Xiaoyu took out her keys, opened the door, and went inside.
"Hey, Mom, little sister, what are you two doing home?"
Upon opening the door, Mao Xiaoyu was surprised to see her mother and sister at home, prompting her to blurt out a question.
"What kind of question is that, kid? We're just going back to our hometown. Can't your mother come back too? She's back today, isn't she?" Mao Xiaoyu's mother retorted directly.
"Brother, brother!" Mao Tingting was quite happy to see Mao Xiaoyu and called out to her.
He originally wanted to rush over and hug Mao Xiaoyu, but when he got close to her, he covered his nose and said with a look of disgust, "Brother stinks! Brother has been drinking, he stinks!"
"Xiaoyu, you've been drinking. Tell me, who did you go drinking with?" Upon hearing Mao Tingting's words, Mao Xiaoyu's mother looked directly at her and asked.
"I went drinking with Brother Li, the one who shaved my head at our house a few times," Mao Xiaoyu said casually.
After all, my father agreed to my drinking. He even let me drink on my 18th birthday, so what's wrong with drinking a little now?
"Brother Li, do I know this Brother Li?" Hearing her son mention Brother Li, Mao Xiaoyu's mother thought for a moment but couldn't remember who Brother Li was, so she asked in return.
"We should know each other, since he's been cutting hair at our place for so long. Last time I gave him a haircut, and he thought I was pretty good. We started chatting, and he's not much older than me, so we became friends. Sometimes we get together and have a few drinks," Mao Xiaoyu said.
"I don't care how you make friends, just don't get scammed. Be careful when you make friends, not everyone can be a friend."
Mao Xiaoyu's mother didn't say much about her son making friends. After all, these are interpersonal relationships, a necessity for her son's growth. As his mother, she could only support him and had no reason to destroy them. She was just reminding her son to see people's character clearly.
"I know, I know. It's precisely because I think he's a nice person, and since he's from out of town and working hard in Shanghai all by himself, that's why we hit it off," Mao Xiaoyu explained.
"Just know what you're doing. By the way, I noticed there's a box in your room. What are you using it for?" Mao Xiaoyu's mother asked casually.
The box inside the room?
When Mao Xiaoyu heard her mother mention the box, she realized that she had left the box at home that morning, and that there were two fake property ownership certificates inside.
"You touched my box?" Mao Xiaoyu was startled and quickly asked.
"No, your suitcase has a combination lock. I don't know your combination, and I can't open it. How would I know what's inside? But I picked it up and lifted it, and it felt empty. There shouldn't be anything inside," Mao Xiaoyu's mother said naturally.
Hearing her mother's words, Mao Xiaoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, her mother didn't see the fake property certificate inside. Otherwise, she might have gotten a beating today.
"I'm asking you a question, what's this box for?" Mao Xiaoyu's mother asked again.
"This suitcase, ————, this suitcase, ————, I'm planning to go on a trip, so I bought a suitcase as a backup."
In a moment of inspiration, Mao Xiaoyu finally came up with an answer.
"Travel? You're not renting the house near the hospital anymore, what made you think of traveling?" Mao Xiaoyu's mother asked curiously.
Mao Xiaoyu's eyes darted around, and she immediately started making things up: "Business will continue as usual, but the travel will be cheaper. This time, the travel is some kind of special offer from the hospital. I heard it's an internal offer, and it covers all airfare and accommodation for a month, but it doesn't include food or the option to travel and have fun on your own."
My friend got a free spot, but he didn't want to go, so he sold it to me. I bought it for only 3000 yuan. Although it doesn't include food and entertainment, spending 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a month on travel is actually quite good, considering that airfare and accommodation are only 3000 yuan, which is too cheap.
"You've made friends at the hospital? And you even managed to get them to sell you tickets?" Mao Xiaoyu's mother asked, somewhat incredulously.
"I've been working at the hospital for over two months now. It's normal to make friends in this field. As for selling tickets, don't put it so harshly. We're relatives. It's normal for relatives to give each other tickets to go out. You have to say we're relatives, not that we're selling tickets," Mao Xiaoyu reminded her.
"What good does this do for the hospital? I don't see any benefit at all," Mao Xiaoyu's mother still didn't understand why.
"Isn't it simple? Why mention relatives? It's to let the hospital staff, who can't take a break themselves, send their children, brothers, and parents to Hong Kong for tourism, and the hospital will cover the expenses. Basically, the idea is that the hospital has a lot of money, so just help the hospital spend some money." Mao Xiaoyu felt that she was making things more and more complicated, so she could only say it casually.
"But you went to Hong Kong to have fun, so what about your business?" Mao Xiaoyu's mother asked with concern.
"Of course I'll do it! Why wouldn't I? I can just find someone to take my place and pay them a salary. Anyway, it's my house, and when I come back, he'll still have to give it to me. Don't worry about that, I'm shrewd enough not to let anyone take advantage of me," Mao Xiaoyu said.
"Alright, alright, you're so clever. Go take a shower, you stink." Mao Xiaoyu's mother waved her hand dismissively.
"Where's Dad? Why didn't I see him when I got back?" Seeing that she had gotten away with it, Mao Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief and then asked casually.
"Your dad hasn't been feeling well lately. He's been sneezing all the time. We've taken him to the town hospital and the city hospital, but they haven't been able to figure out what's wrong. So we came back to Shanghai early, and he went to the hospital as soon as we got back, just to find out what's going on. But after they took the X-rays, the results aren't available today, so he's gone to the hair salon now," Mao Xiaoyu's mother said with a worried expression.
"You sneeze a lot?" Mao Xiaoyu asked, a little guilty.
"Yeah, the worst time is after dinner. He keeps sneezing until after 10 or 11 o'clock before it gets a little better. It's the same when he wakes up in the morning. I don't know what's wrong with him. Even if someone is cursing at him, they can't keep cursing like that forever," Mao Xiaoyu's mother muttered.
"Maybe, maybe the weather is unpredictable. Dad, please take good care of yourself."
Thinking about what she had done recently, Mao Xiaoyu felt that her father's sneezing might be because she had used his name, but she didn't dare to say it out loud. She could only silently wish her father to take care of his health.
"She's much better these past two days. She went to the Shanghai hospital today and will pick up the X-rays tomorrow. There shouldn't be any major problems, since the hospital couldn't find anything wrong anyway," Mao Xiaoyu's mother said helplessly.
Seeing her mother like this, Mao Xiaoyu returned to her room feeling a little embarrassed.
Just as she returned to her room and saw her suitcase, Mao Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the combination lock on it. Luckily, her mother couldn't open it; otherwise, if she had seen the fake property certificate inside, she would have been in big trouble.
If I had known, I would have burned the property ownership certificate. I originally wanted to keep it so that when I became successful in the future, I could tell my children how I made my fortune, and then show them these two fake property ownership certificates to tell them how I became rich.
But now I realize that keeping these two fake property ownership certificates is just a disaster!
If my parents see this one day, I'm doomed.
Thinking of this, Mao Xiaoyu opened the box, took out the fake property ownership certificate, pulled out all the papers inside, put the cover back into the box, and then locked it again.
Then, he took a change of clothes, wrapped the paper in it, left his room, grabbed his father's lighter from the table, and went to the bathroom.
Lock the door, then take out all the papers from the property ownership certificate and burn them one by one until they are all burned to ashes, then flush them down the toilet.
After all this was done, Mao Xiaoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. The body had been destroyed and the evidence was gone. Even if the box was opened later, the two property deeds wouldn't reveal anything.
After doing this, Mao Xiaoyu took a shower. After showering, she washed her clothes and then left the bathroom.
Seeing Mao Xiaoyu come out of the bathroom, Mao Tingting immediately got off the sofa and hurriedly ran towards Mao Xiaoyu, calling out as she ran, "Brother, brother, I brought you lots of gifts from our hometown."
Looking at Mao Tingting, who was as round as a ball of flesh, Mao Xiaoyu picked him up and kissed him on the cheek. She asked happily, "Where's the gift? Give it to me! Didn't you say you were bringing me a gift from your hometown? If you don't give me a gift, I'll cry with you."
"So many gifts! They're in my room. Brother, come to my room and I'll get them for you. Don't tell Mom, okay? These are my gifts for you." As she said this, Mao Tingting whispered into Mao Xiaoyu's ear.
"Okay, shall we go to your room to see the gifts?" As she said this, Mao Xiaoyu carried Mao Tingting and headed towards Mao Tingting's room.
When they arrived at Mao Tingting's room, Mao Tingting struggled out of Mao Xiaoyu's arms. After Mao Xiaoyu put Mao Tingting on the ground, Mao Tingting ran to her bedside and took out the so-called gift.
Mao Tingting received quite a few new gifts this time, including plush toys, porcelain items, and plastic toys, all animal-shaped. I don't know if she won them at home by tossing rings or by playing the claw machine.
"Brother, there are so many gifts, you can only choose one. I've already divided the other gifts, you can only take one." Mao Tingting put all the gifts on the bed and said pitifully to Mao Xiaoyu.
"Tingting, which gift do you like?" Mao Xiaoyu asked with a mischievous smile.
"I like this one the most, it's so cute!" Mao Tingting said, pointing to a big, fluffy rabbit.
"In that case, I'll take this gift. It looks so cute!" As she said this, Mao Xiaoyu picked up the plush rabbit and stroked it with a mischievous grin.
"Ah!" Mao Tingting was stunned when she saw her brother take away her favorite gift.
When Mao Tingting saw Mao Xiaoyu poking at the plush rabbit, her eyes immediately reddened, and she looked like she was about to cry.
"Bad brother, not a good brother, bad brother, not a good brother, he only takes his sister's things." Although the tears hadn't fallen yet, Mao Tingting started muttering to herself.
"Forget it, I don't like this one anymore. I'll choose another one. I'll choose this one, the Big Bad Wolf."
Seeing that the time was right, Mao Xiaoyu quickly changed to another toy to prevent Mao Tingting from actually crying and getting a beating from her mother.
Seeing that Mao Xiaoyu had changed the gift, Mao Tingting stopped crying and quickly hugged the plush rabbit to her chest.
Next, Mao Xiaoyu didn't go back to her own room, but instead played with Mao Tingting for a while.
When her mother came to call Mao Tingting to bed, Mao Tingting didn't let Mao Xiaoyu go, making Mao Xiaoyu tell two stories before finally letting her leave.
At this time, Mao Jun had already returned, but Mao Xiaoyu was in Mao Tingting's room and didn't hear her father sneeze for a long time, so she felt a little relieved.
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