Chapter Twelve: Making Up for Parents' Regrets

  As for Liu Yifei's excited expression, his father Liu Dacheng was also very worried. However, Liu Yifei gradually regained his calmness afterwards. Since he had been reborn, he would have plenty of time to be with his father in the future, and then slowly continue the unfinished father-son relationship from his previous life.

  Mother Zhao Qin pushed her bicycle back home and saw Liu Yifei, who was also very surprised. She hurriedly asked: "Aren't you going back to school today? Why are your eyes still red?"

  Listening to his mother's words of concern, Liu Yifei felt even warmer in his heart. At this time, his mother was only in her early 40s, although she had already become a bit plump, but her spirit was so good.

  Liu Yifei's home is located in the suburbs, although it is close to the city, but still belongs to the rural life. His parents used to make a living by farming, so the family's life has always been tight. However, in the past two years, his mother bravely rented two stalls in a large shopping mall in the city, and the business was unexpectedly good. The family's life has also gradually improved over the past two years.

  However, after a few more years, the business of the shopping mall gradually became deserted, and the burden brought to the family by him and his younger brother going to school together also increased. The days at home gradually became tight, so that when his father was ill later, there was no money for treatment.

  "Mom! I'm fine! Just pulled something back to get it, just looked at the fish and my eyes were dazzled by the light of the pond, so they're a bit red. Just got up too quickly, so my head is a bit dizzy. If Dad wasn't next to me, I would have fallen over."

  Liu Daben was originally surprised that his son had just hugged him, but now Liu Yifei's words explained it reasonably: "When you squat for too long and stand up, you'll get dizzy. Be more careful next time."

  "Uh, Dad, Mom, I'm going to get my books and then head back to school." At this point, seeing his parents, his wish had been fulfilled, and staying at home any longer would only arouse their suspicion.

  "Then you go back quickly." Mother responded, then said to Father: "Old Liu, next to our shopping mall, a new shopping mall has been built halfway now, and it's being raised funds now, do you think we should invest two?"

  His father said, "Can that store work? Your store is already big enough. If another one is built near you, won't it affect your business?"

  "I'm also worried, you say invest, I'm afraid that the mall will not be profitable in time, and the money invested will be wasted. We've managed to save some money over the past two years, which we'll need for our child's university tuition soon. If we don't invest...I'm afraid that the business might do well, and we'll regret it later."

  "This..." Liu Dacheng hesitated for a moment, then asked: "How much does it cost to throw in a counter?"

  "The money is not much, 5,000 yuan, but investing in one is useless, the place is too small, if you want to invest, you have to invest two or three."

  "That's over 10,000 yuan all at once, I don't know when we can earn it back." Father was somewhat hesitant.

  Liu Yifei took the book and walked out, just in time to hear her parents' conversation. Her heart suddenly racing with excitement, she asked urgently: "Is the new shopping mall called New Star?"

  "Really? How did you know?" Zhao Qin looked at Liu Yifei with puzzlement.

  "Hmm... I have a classmate whose mom is also in this line of work." Liu Yifei came up with an excuse, but he had already confirmed that the new mall was Xinxing Market. Many years before his rebirth, there seemed to be a discussion about this at home, but at that time, Liu Yifei didn't pay attention and couldn't remember if it was during this time. However, after a year passed, when the rent for the stalls in the market increased from 5,000 to 20,000, Liu Yifei still remembered his parents' regret and disappointment clearly.

  Zhao Qin didn't take Liu Yifei's words to heart and was still discussing with Liu Dacheng whether or not to invest.

  Liu Yifei interrupted his parents at this time, saying: "Dad, Mom, I've also heard about this. One of my classmates' second uncle works in the municipal government and said that this mall is a project developed by the municipal government."

  One sentence suddenly caught the parents' interest. In the eyes of ordinary people, being able to work in the municipal government must be a very capable person.

  Zhao Qin immediately spoke with a sense of urgency: "What did your classmates say to you?"

  Liu Yifei pretended to recall and said, "He just said that his second uncle asked him to invest in Xin Xing's counters and specialty stores at home, the more the better, it will definitely rise in price next year, I don't know if it's true or false."

  "Did he really say that?" Zhao Qin still had some doubts.

  "By the way, he also said that his second uncle was inconvenient to go and vote himself, so he lent a lot of money to his family to let them go and vote."

  Liu Dacheng and Zhao Qin exchanged a glance, their eyes shining with excitement. At that time, people still had great trust in the government, and as long as the government issued some kind of report, they would all believe it to be true, unlike later generations who were skeptical of everything that was put out.

  Knowing that saying these was enough, saying more would only make his parents suspicious. Liu Yifei smiled and said, "Then I'll leave."

  Before they had even reached the gate, his mother whispered to his father, "If it's really like that, then we'll... invest a bit more?"

  "Why don't I go ask Second Brother instead? He should be able to get some news too."

  "Don't go, I don't want to see your second brother and sister's face. When do they ever think of us when something good happens? You can ask them but it's pointless. This matter was originally hesitant for me, actually I also wanted to invest, now what I'm doing is renting after all, if the owner wants to take it back, I have no way out, only by running my own stall can I be at ease."

  "Hmm, then you just watch and do it." Liu Dacheng smiled bitterly. His younger brother was the deputy director of the district education bureau, which still had some power. But his sister-in-law was a bit powerful, and in the past when their family was poor, they couldn't help but look down on them. Zhao Qin also had a lingering resentment towards these things.

  "Then let's vote, everyone in the government is voting in their own way, if we don't vote, won't we be foolish?" Zhao Qin finally made a decision.

  Liu Yifei's mouth corners revealed a faint smile, knowing that his words had taken effect, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud. Being able to grasp the future was truly a wonderful feeling. With just one or two sentences, he had changed his parents' lives, making it seem like his own experience of over ten years was an extremely powerful golden finger.

  Tomorrow is the Qingming Festival, today I went to my father's grave, and my heart feels uncomfortable. Tomorrow I will write these two chapters, actually it is to make up for the regret in my heart. Only when a loved one passes away can you realize that there are many things that could have been done but were not done at the time. Book friends, cherish the opportunities to spend time with your family, and it's very important to go back home often.

  Finally, I'd like to mention that a new chapter will be updated at 12 o'clock tonight, and two more chapters will be updated tomorrow morning. Tonight, we'll make a push for the new book chart. If friends who are still online at midnight could help vote with a recommendation ticket, and if friends who read books tomorrow could also help vote, I'd appreciate it. This week's recommendations have been poor, and the effect is probably not as good as those strong books that occupy the recommended spots. We can only rely on the support of book friends now.