Xiao Ning remembered that the last time he had such a formal conversation was when he graduated from junior high school and they were discussing what to do in the future.
At that time, Xiao Ning was naive. His experience of being bullied in junior high school made him think that being able to fight meant being the boss and it was very prestigious. This was also influenced by various movies and TV dramas.
After finishing junior high school, he was determined to learn martial arts. Xiao Yousheng could not persuade him otherwise, so he had his youngest son, Xiao Xiaojun, ask someone to send Xiao Ning to a martial arts school thousands of miles away.
Looking back now, Xiao Ning realizes that his grandfather, Xiao Yousheng, was a wise ruler who fully respected his opinions on important life decisions.
Xiao Yousheng exhaled a smoke ring and said leisurely, "I asked Qiangya about it carefully last night. I also know about the villa you bought. It's a three-story building with a floor area of about 380 square meters. It's quite large."
"Most importantly, the house has a garden of about 40 square meters in front, a swimming pool in the back, and a rooftop terrace. The surroundings are also quite nice!"
"Your grandma and I are thinking that we want to grow some vegetables in that garden, and raise a few chickens and ducks or something. Xiao Ning, do you agree?"
Growing vegetables...raising chickens and ducks...
After a moment of surprise, Xiao Ning quickly came to her senses and readily agreed.
"Of course you can, sir. It's our own house, we can do whatever we want, nobody can tell us what to do, and of course I have no objection!"
As long as the two old folks are happy, even if Grandpa wants to raise cattle, Xiao Ning will buy him a lawn to graze them.
Nothing more than the two elders being happy.
As for what outsiders think, that's not important!
Hearing his grandson readily agree, Xiao Yousheng smiled and said, "By the way, Xiao Ning, I heard from Qiang'er that you want to buy her a house, then have your uncle borrow money from you, and then secretly leave the money to Qiang'er? For your uncle and his wife to support in their old age?"
Xiao Ning blinked and nodded: "That's right, I do have this plan. What do you think, Master? Is it feasible?"
Xiao Yousheng looked at him like he was an idiot, with a look of disappointment and frustration. He glanced around and lowered his voice, saying, "What a load of rubbish! You little brat, did your money grow on trees? Why are you giving it to Qiang? Girls will eventually marry out of the family. All that money of yours will be a gift to someone outside the family."
"Think about it carefully, isn't what I said reasonable?"
Xiao Ning was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
He explained, "Sir, I don't agree with your statement!"
"Although Qiang and I are not blood-related siblings, we are closer than blood-related siblings. We grew up together since we were little, and we were both left-behind children, with neither of us being loved by our parents."
"I've always shared everything I had with her. I treated her well, and she treated me well in return!"
"Aside from my married mother and my deadbeat father who only cares about his own carefree life, I only have you three relatives in my life: Grandpa and Grandma, and Qiang'er!"
"Although I, Xiao Ning, would not dare to say that I have made a fortune, I have made a little money. A house is only a few hundred thousand or a million yuan, which is just a drop in the ocean for me."
"Under these circumstances, I want to treat Qiangya better and buy her a house, so that even after she gets married, she can hold her head high in her husband's family and have more confidence in herself! She won't have to be bullied!"
"Sir, don't you think that makes sense?"
Xiao Ning's sincere words expressed her true feelings.
Putting aside his Golden Core realm cultivation that spans two thousand years, his nearly one hundred million yuan fortune alone is enough to embolden him.
Xiao Ning didn't consider himself to have any great ambitions. He didn't think about how to become a big shot, like beating up the Ma brothers or kicking Jianlin.
He would be content if all he wanted was for his loved ones to be happy.
My grandparents are still in relatively good health, but they are old after all, already over seventy years old. If we consider the average human lifespan of eighty years, they won't live for many more years.
Fortunately, I had received a few longevity pills as a reward for signing in during the Battle Through the Heavens.
Xiao Ning twirled the storage ring on his finger, thinking about the few remaining Azure Nether Longevity Pills that could extend lifespan by ten years. He thought to himself that he had to find an opportunity to give them to his grandparents.
Xiao Ning's words stunned Xiao Yousheng and brought tears to Xiao Qiang's eyes behind the door.
Because she was so excited about moving to a bigger house in the city today, Xiao Qiang stayed up very late and therefore woke up later than usual.
She woke up groggily to find the door ajar and heard voices outside.
Out of curiosity, Xiao Qiang secretly hid outside the door to listen.
But then they discovered that it was their older brother who had returned and was talking to their grandfather.
When she heard her grandfather, Xiao Yousheng, say that girls eventually have to get married, she pursed her lips and muttered to herself, "Old feudal thinking."
She was used to her grandfather's personality and wasn't angry.
After all, having grown up in the countryside, Xiao Qiang knew all along that her grandfather had always favored boys over girls and didn't treat her very well.
After hearing her older brother Xiao Ning's words, Xiao Qiang realized that her brother truly loved her, which moved her so much that she didn't know what to say.
She cried as she opened the door, threw herself onto Xiao Ning's back, hugged him tightly, and cried out, "Brother..."
Xiao Ning turned around, pushed her away, and wiped away her tears.
"Alright, alright, why are you crying so early in the morning, you little brat!"
He pinched her nose, showing his affection.
"Go wash up, you're all disheveled and look like a crazy girl!"
"Oh, oh!" Hearing Xiao Ning say that, Xiao Qiang felt a little embarrassed, obediently responded, and went back.
Only then did Xiao Yousheng realize what was happening, and sighed, "You're right, so I won't say anything more, lest I end up as a villain when I'm old!"
It was obvious that the girl had overheard their conversation, but Xiao Yousheng didn't care. At his age, he had come to terms with many things.
Xiao Ning cleverly stopped the conversation and asked instead, "By the way, Grandpa, where's Grandma?"