Chapter 288 - 157: Monthly $100,000 Limit [Filial Piety Card] and the Golden & Silver Axe in the River! (Triple Combo~)

After dinner, they rested for a while.

Mom and Dad went downstairs for a stroll.

Xu Li drove to Jiang Yi’s place to pick up Jiang Xue after class.

Jiang Tao, as usual, ran for an hour on the [Strengthen Body and Health] treadmill.

After this period of exercise,

he was already able to run for an hour straight without needing a break.

It was related to his own exercise and also to the enhancement from his constitution.

In the past ten days or so, he triggered the constitution bonus during most one-hour exercises.

Jiang Tao’s constitution increased from the initial 49 points to 56 points.

Although he still hadn’t escaped the weak evaluation,

he could clearly feel himself getting stronger.

Xu Li could feel this too.

[You completed 1 hour of running, congratulations on gaining 1 point in constitution!]

While running and sweating like rain, a message suddenly appeared on Jiang Tao’s retina.

Seeing the reward was already in hand, he reached out and pressed the "STOP" button.

The treadmill’s belt gradually slowed down and finally stopped.

Jiang Tao picked up the towel draped over it and wiped his head and body sweat.

He stepped off the treadmill and went directly to the shower to take a hot bath.

While showering, Jiang Tao heard the door open.

Soon after, Xu Li and Jiang Xue’s chatter could be heard inside.

Today, Jiang Xue was picked up by Jiang Yi to her house for tutoring and also had dinner there.

Jiang Yi had been tutoring Jiang Xue at home for about ten days.

The two of them spent the whole day together at school and also stayed together after school.

Not only did they not find it tiresome, but their relationship grew closer.

Under Jiang Yi’s careful guidance, Jiang Xue’s grades improved quickly.

In just about ten days, she rose from the bottom of the class to the lower middle ranks.

Little Cotton Padded Jacket’s intelligence was one factor, and Jiang Yi’s teaching ability was another.

Jiang Yi’s level wasn’t any worse than that of Li Ziyue’s family tutor, who was a Tsinghua graduate making fifty to sixty thousand monthly.

After the shower, Jiang Tao changed into a set of home pajamas and walked out of the bathroom.

As he stepped out, he saw the mother and daughter playing an innocent finger-catching game on the sofa in the living room.

"Hahaha, Mom is so clumsy! Can’t catch me, can’t catch me~"

"Let’s try again! This time I will definitely catch you!"

Seeing the two playing happily, a smile appeared on Jiang Tao’s lips.

Birth, aging, illness, and death are up to fate, and Old Sun’s matters are in the past.

Those who are alive should still face the future optimistically and positively.

"Dad, come join us!"

Seeing her dad, Jiang Xue cheerfully invited him to join the game.

"I’m quite strong! Catching you is a piece of cake."

"Hmph, bragging! I’m quick, you and mom can’t catch me! Nyah nyah~"

The little one even made a funny face at Jiang Tao in a challenging way.

"Oh, quite confident, aren’t you! Then let me show you what real skill looks like!"

Jiang Tao chuckled as he joined the mother-daughter mini-game.

After playing around on the sofa for a while,

Jiang Xue pestered Xu Li to read her a children’s growth picture book.

Jiang Tao leaned back on the sofa, chatting with Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yufei from the old neighborhood on WeChat.

According to Brother Tongzi’s info, a bull market was just around the corner.

Jiang Tao was still waiting for that opportunity.

As for what that opportunity was, Brother Tongzi didn’t say, but it was bound to appear.

Around 9 PM, Mom and Dad returned from their walk.

They chatted until about 9:30, when Jiang Xue started to feel sleepy, and Xu Li took her to bathe first.

"Hey, let’s go have a smoke on the balcony."

Jiang Wen motioned to Jiang Tao and got up to head to the balcony.

Jiang Tao sensed that there was something Dad wanted to talk about and followed him.

On the balcony, Jiang Wen took out a pack of Huazi from his pocket, pulled out two sticks, and handed one to Jiang Tao.

Jiang Tao casually asked, "What’s up, Dad?"

"Well, your mom and I have been discussing moving to Building 89."

"Living all together as a family is lively, but it’s not a long-term solution."

"Of course, you and your family should still come over to ours for breakfast and dinner."

"We all live in the same community, it’s not that far."

Jiang Wen was eager to explain a lot, fearing Jiang Tao might misunderstand something before he could even ask.

"Is that all? That’s no problem!"

Jiang Tao laughed after hearing his dad, thinking it was no big deal.

Indeed, as Dad said, living together as a big family does have many inconveniences.

Taking turns for showers at night, and taking turns for the bathroom in the morning.

If conditions allow, living separately with some distance is better for everyone.

After receiving Old Sun’s inheritance, Mom and Dad now own two properties and are surely settling down in Beijing in the future.

Moving to their own house is reasonable.

"So, you’re agreeing?"

Seeing his son answer so straightforwardly, without hesitation or displeasure, Jiang Wen’s anxiety eased.

He was really worried his son might think they wanted peace and quiet by moving away, leading to a misunderstanding.

Jiang Tao chuckled, "You and Mom can move, but not right now."

"Building 89 could use some renovation first."

"I’ll find someone for the renovation, and you and Mom can choose the style."

Building 89, 101, is the apartment Old Sun used to live in.

The place still had the basic finish from when the developers handed it over.

All the materials were the cheapest possible, just rough finishes.

The kitchen was already so smoked up it was unbearable to see.