Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 1032 - 1012. Seventh Uncle’s House

Chapter 1032: 1012. Seventh Uncle’s House

Looking at Wu Lan, who was about to argue further, Seventh Uncle shook his head, "You all don’t need to say anything more. My son is probably truly unreliable. When I first brought up the issue of the house, he had already agreed to it."

"But he’s coming back now..."

Back then, it was agreed that Song Tan would take care of the elderly, so the house was given to her.

Now, Seventh Uncle is an incredibly important figure in their household. It’s not time for elderly care yet, so why can’t the arrangement about the house be reconsidered?

Wu Lan couldn’t quite figure it out.

When they were poor, getting a big house for free was a real prize, who wouldn’t cherish it? The place must be worth at least 1.8 million yuan.

But now, selling products at twenty yuan per kilo and seeing demand outpace supply, with annual profits hitting the millions, to Wu Lan, this kind of money doesn’t mean much anymore.

Now that they’re not short on money, items that once seemed crucial naturally don’t carry the same weight anymore.

And what she was saying now was entirely logical—

They haven’t even started the elderly care yet; why talk about who gets the house?

Seventh Uncle shook his head.

"My son and I were never close since he was young, and looking back, it seems we just lack the bond."

Originally, he thought his son didn’t return because the Borderlands region was vast, traveling back and forth took several days and was too much trouble. Over there, his son had built a family, so if he didn’t come back, so be it.

"But just a few days ago, he called, asking about the school situation here for the kids..."

Hearing this, Lady Tang immediately understood.

"He wants the kids to study here and then take the college entrance examination back home, right?"

Seventh Uncle nodded, "Yes, that’s exactly his plan. He said in recent years, in many challenging examination areas, people are finding ways to transfer their household registrations to those places."

But transferring the household registration doesn’t change the fact that their education and academic capacity remain tied to competitive regions with renowned schools.

Comparing this, children from their area appear to be at a disadvantage, and when the college entrance exams come, they’re not guaranteed success.

So, his son planned to bring the kids back to study here!

Lady Tang frowned, "But why Yun City? The education here in this small city may be better than there, but it surely doesn’t compare to the provincial capital, does it?"

Seventh Uncle snorted.

"Well, because I don’t have the ability to buy a house in the provincial city, that’s why."

As soon as he said this, the room fell silent.

It wasn’t about the house—it was about the fragile relationship between father and son. Getting old and having your child not care about you—thinking about it is just heartbreaking.

Seventh Uncle, on the other hand, seemed resigned.

When he was young, he endured many hardships—facing material scarcity, watching his child leave and never return, and suffering betrayal from an ungrateful apprentice... Through all this, he had gained clarity.

"As parents, worrying about their children is natural. He’s my own son; I can’t just kick him out."

"They’ve saved some money over the years, so coming back is unlikely to be purely about taking advantage of me. I’m just bringing it up so you all aren’t too surprised if he shows up someday."

Song Sancheng thought about it for a moment and suddenly chuckled, "Surprised about what? Seventh Uncle, if you hadn’t mentioned it in advance, who would even recognize what he looks like by now?"

Fair enough.

Still, the conversations about this tonight carried another layer of meaning from Seventh Uncle:

"About that house, I don’t plan to leave it to Tantan anymore."

The group turned to look at him with curiosity—he had just spoken about leaving the house to them, so why was he contradicting himself now?

Seventh Uncle sighed and said, "Tantan is capable and can earn money herself. She won’t lack for that house in the future. But if she gets married someday, and you’re all old, what about Qiaoqiao?"

In the quiet room, the soft crackle of the stove could be heard, while Seventh Uncle spoke in a low voice, "I was thinking, why don’t I take Qiaoqiao to transfer ownership of the house in the next few days?"

His words were earnest:

"Honestly, if my son comes back with his kids and wife, I can’t have them renting a place outside. But I’m not happy about just letting them take over this house either."

"So what I’m thinking is, we transfer it to Qiaoqiao first."

"While the kids are studying, they can live there for now. Once Tantan gets married, we can’t expect Qiaoqiao to always stick close to her, so we’ll sell the house and use the money to build another one here."

Seventh Uncle’s plan was thorough: "That old house of mine will eventually need to be torn down anyway, so I’ll apply for another plot of land directly for him."

Oh my goodness! Lao Song’s family would absolutely never agree.

Not to mention anything else—did their family look like they couldn’t afford to buy a house for Qiaoqiao?! They had already decided no one in the family, neither the sister nor the brother, would take it.

Wu Lan even outright said, "I’ve already saved money for both of them."

Besides, Seventh Uncle thought that once Tantan got married, it might not be convenient for her to take care of Qiaoqiao. But just watching her constantly dote on Qiaoqiao, calling him for this and ordering him for that, it was clear Seventh Uncle’s worries were groundless!

Frankly, the only reason he had agreed in the first place was that he trusted Tantan would keep her word. Now, to go back and twist everything around for Qiaoqiao, this "halfway apprentice"... it was just too much.

In the end, despite all of Seventh Uncle’s efforts, not a single person in the family budged.

But Seventh Uncle still couldn’t bring himself to leave the house to his son.

He had money saved, and that money would certainly go to his son after his passing—it was his biological child, after all, and he couldn’t ignore that. But was he not resentful about the years of neglect? So while he was still alive, there was no way he’d let the house go to him.

But with Lao Song’s family refusing at all costs, he...

As he wrestled with his thoughts, Zhang Yanping suddenly asked cautiously:

"Um... Aunt, are you really not going to take that house?"

Wu Lan was caught off guard, "You..."

And then Zhang Yanping leaned closer, "Aunt, I’m not trying to take advantage of your family. I just want to ask while the opportunity is here—Seventh Uncle, how about this, what if I bought the house from you..."

"I’m not selling!" Seventh Uncle was irritated.

Zhang Yanping waved his hands, "No, no, listen to me first."

He looked around at everyone earnestly:

"I really don’t want to go back to the urban area anymore. I’m so happy here; I just want to stay here forever. But like Seventh Uncle said just now, Tantan will eventually settle down, and as her cousin, I can’t freeload forever. I also don’t want to keep living in a dorm room."

"So... Seventh Uncle, let’s write an agreement. I’ll buy your house for a discounted price. If it’s worth 1 million, I’ll pay 200,000—don’t think it’s too little; I won’t transfer ownership to my name."

He emphasized, "You’ll use your name to help me apply for a plot of land in the village... is that okay?"

Whether this plan violated regulations or not was another matter entirely. Zhang Yanping only dared bring it up to Seventh Uncle directly. If it were anyone else, he’d never voice such thoughts. After all, if they went back on their word, he’d be left with no house and a financial loss.

Now that he proposed it, even Xin Jun got excited: "Can I join too?!"

In Yunqiao Village, a poor mountainous area, the restrictions on applying for residential plots weren’t very strict, and everyone was eligible for some allocation.

Zhang Yanping wouldn’t need a massive villa alone; if they combined their resources, had Seventh Uncle apply for more land, and split it half and half, it might just work.