NFBE Chapter 685 Show off again
Chapter 685 Show off again
Yang Tao looked at her family, each one of them talking to each other, all with worried expressions, and felt both moved and a little amused. She knew everyone was doing this for her own good, but Lin Bufan's actions made their usual "defenses" seem a little... unnecessary. She took a deep breath, decided not to keep them in suspense, and raised her voice, clearly announcing word by word:
"It's not what you think! Lin Bufan bought this house for me, and it's in my name! And only my name! And it was paid in full, without any loans!"
These words were like a mute switch, instantly quieting the noisy living room.
The anger and worry on Xue Sumei's face froze, and slowly turned into extreme astonishment. Her mouth opened slightly and her eyes widened.
Duan Xifeng's hand, which was about to pick up the water cup, stopped in mid-air, and the expression on his face looked as if he had heard something out of the ordinary.
Even Su Qing, who was always gentle and calm, couldn't help but cover her mouth, her eyes full of disbelief.
The silence lasted for a full five or six seconds.
"What...what the hell?" Xue Sumei was the first to react, her voice changing tone. She grabbed Yang Tao's arm and asked anxiously, "Just...just write your name? Full payment? Taozi! Don't try to fool me! How much does this cost? Did he...did he really do this?"
Duan Xifeng also came back to his senses, and smacked his lips repeatedly. "Oh my God... buying a house with full payment and only putting the woman's name on it? This... Xiaolin is really generous! This is not a small amount of money in our Kyoto! Taozi, where did he buy it for you? What kind of house did he buy? How big is it?"
Su Qing couldn't help but be curious. She gently stroked her belly, which hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy yet, and asked, "Yes, Taozi, when can we get the real estate certificate? Are all the formalities in place?"
Yang Tao looked at her family's shocked and anxious expressions, and the slight uneasiness she felt about accepting such a generous gift was instead overcome by an indescribable sweetness and confidence of being cherished. She nodded and said affirmatively, "Yes, it's absolutely true. We signed the contract and completed the paperwork today. We bought... a villa in the Fenglin villa complex in the west of the city, a corner unit. I didn't ask for the exact price, but it's definitely... not cheap. He said he'd have someone handle the paperwork as quickly as possible, but it will probably take some time to get the property certificate."
Duan Xifeng sucked in a breath of cold air, his voice trembling a little: "Aole Fenglin... Oh my God, Taozi, that's a top-notch villa area! I went there once to meet an important client. The environment, security, and apartment design are all impeccable! I was thinking at the time that when I get rich, I will definitely buy Qing'er a house there. She will definitely like the quietness and the yard there..." He paused, a bitter yet relieved smile appeared on his face, and he gently put his arm around Su Qing's shoulders: "That place... any house starts at hundreds of millions. I guess I can only dream about it in this lifetime. I didn't expect... Xiaolin... he actually directly..."
Duan Xifeng didn't finish his words, but the meaning was self-evident. He bought a villa worth hundreds of millions of yuan in full without blinking an eye, and only had Yang Tao's name on it... This exceeded all their expectations of "generosity" and "sincerity."
After hearing this, Xue Sumei was stunned by the huge surprise. She stood there blankly, her mouth opening and closing, opening and closing again. After a long while, she suddenly slapped her thigh and cried out in a voice filled with uncontrollable excitement: "Oh my God! Hundreds...hundreds of millions?! Xiaolin...he is...he has given his heart to Taozi! I am...I am not dreaming, Qing'er? Pinch me!"
Su Qing was also shocked by this number and was speechless. Seeing Xue Sumei almost fainting from excitement, she hurried forward to support her, saying with both amusement and emotion: "Aunt, it's true! You're not dreaming! Now you should be completely relieved, right? Xiaolin's love for Taozi is really beyond words! He is 100% sincere and honest!"
Xue Sumei tightly grasped Su Qing's hand and looked at Yang Tao again. Tears finally couldn't be held back and fell, but they were tears of joy: "Don't worry! Don't worry! Don't worry a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times! Taozi! My dear daughter! You are... you have accumulated blessings for several lifetimes to meet someone like Xiaolin! You must cherish her! Do you hear me! Don't be so petty and don't bully Xiaolin anymore!"
Yang Tao watched her mother weep with joy, and her brother-in-law and sister Qing's genuine joy for her. The last bit of uneasiness and anxiety in her heart completely vanished, filled with a heavy, warm feeling of happiness. She nodded vigorously, her eyes moistening. "Mom, I know... I will."
Xue Sumei wiped away her excited tears, then suddenly remembered something. She stood up abruptly and walked towards the phone, saying excitedly, "This is such good news! I have to tell Lan Caiping right away! Let her hear it too!"
Yang Tao, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, pulled Xue Sumei aside: "Mom! What does this have to do with Aunt Lan? Why are you notifying her so late at night?"
"Why is it okay?" Xue Sumei shook off her daughter's hand and said confidently, "Lan Caiping used to show off her Weiwei's boyfriend, who works for a Fortune 500 company, in front of me all the time! She said he was young and promising, with a bright future, and she even secretly said our Taozi was picky and had too many choices. Now, our Taozi has made a comeback, so of course I have to get my lost face back!"
She became more and more excited as she spoke, her voice unconsciously rising. "Besides, last time she sarcastically called Xiaolin unreliable and a liar. Now I'm going to show her what sincerity is! What sincerity is!"
Su Qing also gently advised: "Aunt, it's already past eight o'clock, Aunt Lan might have already fallen asleep. How about we talk about it tomorrow?"
Duan Xifeng also echoed: "Yes, Auntie, it's not appropriate at this time of night."
However, Xue Sumei, who was in a state of excitement at the time, was completely oblivious to these words and had already picked up the phone: "What's inappropriate about this?! When Lan Caiping sent me a voice message late at night showing off the designer bag Weiwei's boyfriend gave her, why didn't she think about whether it was appropriate?"
After the call was connected, it rang seven or eight times before it was picked up. Lan Caiping's displeased voice came from the other end: "Hello? Sumei? Calling so late, what's the matter that can't be said tomorrow?"
Xue Sumei didn't seem to notice Lan Caiping's displeasure, and immediately changed her tone to an enthusiastic one: "Caiping! Did I bother you? I have a great news, and I can't wait to share it with you!"
"What happy event?"
"Oh! You don't know!" Xue Sumei deliberately dragged out her tone. "Just last time I told you, our Taozi's boyfriend Xiaolin took Taozi to buy a house today! It's in the Aolai Maple Forest Villa District, paid in full! And it's only in Taozi's name!"
There was silence on the other end of the line for a few seconds, and Lan Caiping's voice became even colder: "Oh, congratulations. If nothing else, I'll hang up. I have to get up early tomorrow."
"Hold on, don't hang up. I still have something to say!" Xue Sumei hurriedly said, "You don't know how sincere Xiaolin is. He's sincere to our Taozi. He bought a house worth hundreds of millions of yuan without hesitation. Think about it, you were worried that he was a liar before, but now look, there are still good men in this world. By the way, how is your Weiwei's boyfriend? When are they planning to get married? It's not like Taozi will get married sooner..."
Listening to Xue Sumei's endless boasting, Lan Caiping was already a little impatient. When she heard Xue Sumei mention Zhuang Yan, she immediately exploded: "Xue Sumei! Are you doing this on purpose?"
Xue Sumei was a little confused when she heard Lan Caiping calling her by her full name.
That's it? !
Is this the defense that's broken?
The combat effectiveness has dropped too much today, hasn’t it?
"What did I do on purpose?"
"You know full well that Weiwei is lying in the hospital right now because she met a scumbag! And yet you chose this very moment to call and brag about your daughter Taozi finding a good boyfriend. If you don't do this on purpose, what could you possibly mean?" Lan Caiping's voice was filled with obvious anger. "Are you just waiting to see us laugh at you? Are you hoping Weiwei will meet someone unlucky so that Taozi's luck will be highlighted?"
Xue Sumei was completely stunned. "Weiwei is in the hospital? When did this happen? How come I didn't know? How could Weiwei run into such a scumbag?"
"Stop playing dumb!" Lan Caiping practically yelled, "You did this on purpose, didn't you? You were trying to show off that your Taozi found a good partner, while my Weiwei met a scumbag, just to piss me off! Xue Sumei, I never thought you were that kind of person!"
"I really don't know!" Xue Sumei was also a little panicked: "If I knew Weiwei was in trouble, how could I call you at this time? Caiping, we've been friends for so many years, you know me, am I the kind of person who gloats over other people's misfortunes?"
"You are, you are, you are!"
After Lan Caiping finished speaking, she didn't give Xue Sumei any chance to explain herself again. She hung up the phone with a "click", leaving only a "beep" busy tone.
Xue Sumei stood there holding the microphone, looking confused.
Seeing this, Su Qing quickly stepped forward and took the microphone, asking with concern: "Auntie, what's wrong? I think I heard Auntie Lan say that Weiwei was in the hospital? And she met a scumbag?"
Xue Sumei shook her head blankly: "I don't know either. Caiping just said that Weiwei met a scumbag and was hospitalized. She didn't explain the details."
At this time, everyone's eyes were cast on Yang Tao who was about to sneak back to the room.
Seeing this, Yang Tao could only sigh softly, walked back to the living room, and simply said, "Weiwei is in the hospital. Her boyfriend... is indeed a liar and has a wife. Weiwei was exposed by his wife in person and fainted from the shock."
Xue Sumei opened her mouth in shock: "Oh my God! How could this happen? Weiwei usually looks quite smart, how could..."
Duan Xifeng shook his head and sighed: "These days, you can only know a person's face but not his heart."
Su Qing also sighed: "I'm afraid Weiwei was seriously injured this time."
Xue Sumei was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed and said in a complicated tone, "So, not everyone can fly up to the tree and become a phoenix. How can it be so easy to fly up to the tree? If you don't have that destiny, you can't force it."
As she spoke, she lovingly took Yang Tao's hand and said, "Our Taozi is so lucky to have met a good boy like Xiaolin. Taozi, you must cherish him, okay?"
Yang Tao looked at her family members, who were sometimes happy and sometimes worried, and nodded with a puzzled look: "Mom, I know, I will."
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That night, Xue Sumei tossed and turned, barely closing her eyes. Lan Caiping's words on the phone, "I never thought you were that kind of person," and her tearful outburst, pierced her heart like a thorn. She and Lan Caiping had fought for most of their lives, every kind of argument they'd had, but this time, it seemed truly different. Feeling increasingly guilty, Xue Sumei rose at dawn, quickly washed, grabbed her bag, and headed out the door.
When Xue Sumei rushed to the downstairs of Lan Caiping's house, she just saw Lan Caiping coming out of the unit door. Her face was gloomy and there was a dark spot under her eyes. It was obvious that she had not slept well.
"Cai Ping! Cai Ping!" Xue Sumei hurriedly trotted over to meet her.
When Lan Caiping saw Xue Sumei, she paused, her face became even colder, and she turned around and was about to walk to the other side.
"Cai Ping! Listen to me!" Xue Sumei grabbed Lan Cai Ping's arm, her tone filled with pity: "I was wrong about what happened last night! I really didn't know that Wei Wei had such a big problem! If I knew, how could I have called you at that time? Even if I, Xue Sumei, am a worthless person, I can't do such a thing as stabbing a sister in the heart! We have been together for so many years, don't you understand me? I just... I was so happy that I lost my mind and said something without restraint. I was wrong. I apologize to you, okay?"
Lan Caiping shook off Xue Sumei's hand forcefully, without even looking at her, and said in a harsh voice: "No need! You, Xue Sumei, are so great. Your daughter found a rich husband and became successful overnight. Why are you apologizing to me? I can't bear it! Go away, I don't want to see you!" After that, she walked quickly towards the gate of the community.
"Cai Ping! Cai Ping!" Xue Sumei hurriedly followed, still trying to explain: "I know you are angry. You can scold me or hit me, but please don't be like this... How is Weiwei now? Which hospital is she in? I'll go with you to see her..."
"No need!" Lan Caiping suddenly stopped, turned around, and glared at Xue Sumei with red eyes: "Xue Sumei, I told you not to follow me! Do you hear me? We don't need you to care about our family affairs! Get out of my sight right now!"
Seeing the determination and hurt in Lan Caiping's red eyes, Xue Sumei's heart twitched and she couldn't help but stop. She opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't follow, just watched Lan Caiping walk away quickly.
Lan Caiping walked to the gate of the community, looked back, and saw Xue Sumei still standing there without moving. She seemed relieved and turned around to join the crowd going to work in the early morning.
Xue Sumei hesitated for a moment, her worry and guilt taking over. She gritted her teeth and decided to secretly follow after them. She was truly worried about Lan Caiping's condition.
Watching Lan Caiping take a taxi and leave, Xue Sumei immediately stopped a taxi and hurriedly said to the driver, "Master, follow the car in front!"
Two taxis drove in front of each other through the early morning traffic. Xue Sumei stared straight ahead, her heart racing. She was worried about Lan Caiping's condition and curious about where she was going.
Finally, the taxi in front stopped at the foot of a grand office building. Xue Sumei watched Lan Caiping get out of the car and rush straight into the building. She quickly paid the fare and followed in.