Su Daqiang walked into Su Mingcheng's house in a depressed manner. He didn't even change his shoes as soon as he entered the house, he just sat on the sofa and sulked.
Wang Gang and Su Mingcheng walked into the house and walked helplessly to Su Daqiang.
"Dad, I only found out about Wu Fei's job transfer yesterday." Wang Gang sat next to Su Daqiang and held his hand.
"What does your wife's job transfer have to do with you? Why can't I go to the United States?" Su Daqiang said angrily.
Wang Gang explained patiently: "Wu Fei was transferred to China and won't be able to leave for a while. Plus her parents are in Shanghai again, so she might not leave after she comes back this time."
Su Mingcheng took his wife Zhu Li and sat aside, listening silently.
They were also surprised. They were mainly worried that Su Daqiang would always live in their home.
Especially Julie, she originally thought that Su Daqiang would only stay at her house for two days and would soon go to the United States.
Looking at this posture, Su Daqiang might not leave.
In the two days since the funeral, Zhu Li had seen how sloppy Su Daqiang was, and she couldn't accept it.
In fact, Su Mingcheng didn't want Su Daqiang to ruin their lives.
"Dad, Xiaomi is still very young and has just gone to kindergarten. She cannot leave her mother. If Wu Fei takes her daughter back to China, what's the point of me staying in the United States alone? The couple can't live apart for a long time!" Wang Gang explained to Su Daqiang.
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"Then Wu Fei has to be transferred back to China?" Su Daqiang said aggrievedly: "When I had dinner today, I told my relatives and friends that I was going to the United States, and now I suddenly don't want to go. How do you expect me to face them in the future?"
Wang Gang said: "Actually, Wu Fei and I have been thinking about returning to China. Wu Fei's parents are also older, and Wu Fei is the only daughter.
Wu Fei was also frightened by what happened to her this time, so she wanted to return to China to work and take care of her parents."
"Then what should I do!" Su Daqiang said anxiously: "Wu Fei returned to China to provide for her parents in old age. I have three children, but no one can take care of her in old age."
Wang Gang smiled and said: "Dad, I just said you can't go to the United States, and I didn't say I won't support you in your old age.
Wu Fei’s job has been transferred and he will live in the Magic City permanently from now on. You can come to the Magic City with us!”
Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li were very excited when they heard this.
"Brother, are you planning to settle in the Magic City for a long time in the future?"
"Yes, Magic City is the domestic economic center, and Wu Fei's company is planning to set up a branch in Magic City." Wang Gang explained.
"Houses in the Magic City are not cheap. Now the house prices have risen horribly. Are you planning to live in my father-in-law's house in the future?" Su Mingcheng asked.
Su Daqiang became anxious when he heard this. It was okay for Wang Gang to live in his father-in-law's house. What was going on with him?
Wang Gang did not tell the Su family about the apartment in the Magic City, but the apartment only had two bedrooms and two living rooms. It was really inconvenient for Su Daqiang to live with them.
Fortunately, he had money and could do things easily. Wang Gang could not afford to buy a larger house in the same community and let Su Daqiang live alone in the smaller one.
"Dad, I will buy a house in Shanghai in the future. What I mean is to be as close as possible to Wu Fei's parents. It is best to be in the same community. Then we will all take care of each other." Wang Gang comforted Su Daqiang and said:
"As for going to the United States, it's okay if all your relatives and friends know about it. You can apply for a tourist visa, go there for a while, and then say you're not used to living there, so you can save face."
Su Daqiang slowly calmed down, and Wang Gang continued:
"Magic City is also close to Su City. If you want to come back and visit, it's only an hour's drive away. It's very convenient. Mingcheng and Mingyu want you to go to Magic City too. We all live close by, so it's easy to get together."
As Su Daqiang listened, he also felt that what Wang Gang said was reasonable. Living in Shanghai was indeed more convenient than living in the United States, and he also had the opportunity to show off in front of old friends.
Su Mingcheng said with some worry: "Brother, do you and your sister-in-law have that much money to buy a house in Shanghai? You don't know when you return to China, but the new houses in Shanghai that are slightly larger now cost more than 10 million."
Nowadays, the average house price in Shanghai is about 45,000 yuan. The price of old and small houses is lower, but the unit price of newly opened residential buildings can easily exceed 60,000 yuan.
If Wang Gang wanted to live with Su Daqiang and his family of three, he would need at least a three-bedroom apartment, so he would need to prepare several million more.
Su Mingcheng only knew that Wang Gang was an associate professor at Stanford University and Wu Fei was a technician in a small company, and thought their annual salary would not be much.
In fact, Wang Gang's annual salary is about 160,000 U.S. dollars, and he also receives subsidies from scientific research funds every year. His annual income is about 250,000 U.S. dollars. After tax, when converted into Chinese currency, his annual income is about one million U.S. dollars.
Wu Fei's annual salary is higher than that of Wang Gang, about 300,000 U.S. dollars, and about 1.4 million U.S. dollars after tax.
This does not include the B coins in Wang Gang’s hands.
In 2010, Wang Gang spent a few hundred dollars to buy 100,000 B coins. By 2018, one B coin was worth 13,000 US dollars.
Wang Gang has 100,000 B special coins, worth 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. Of course, this is the price before tax.
The value of BitCoin has fluctuated greatly in the past few years. In the first half of the year, it might still be worth 13,000, but in the second half of the year it could drop by more than half, so Wang Gang has not moved.
Besides, he remembers that the highest price of B-bit coins was in 2021, which was US$40,000 per coin.
If he really wants to settle down in the magical city, Wang Gang can only sell some B coins and buy a big house directly.
Wang Gang was very eloquent and could comfort Su Daqiang and put Su Mingcheng and his wife at ease.
Su Daqiang will stay at Su Mingcheng's house for a few days for the time being. After Wang Gang returns to the United States to take care of things, he will take him over to play for a while.
Su Mingcheng also understood that returning to China was a big deal after all. Work needed to be handed over and the house in the United States had to be sold, which all took time. It was really not appropriate to take Su Daqiang there.
Zhu Li also said that Su Daqiang could stay as many days as he wanted, and she had no problem at all.
Wang Gang just wanted to say that she was too naive and did not realize how capable Su Daqiang was.
In the afternoon, Su Mingyu came to Su Mingcheng's house and brought a bill.
"Brother, I have listed all the funeral expenses. Take a look." Su Mingyu gave Wang Gang a list and said.
Wang Gang just scanned the amount and handed it to Su Mingcheng.
After Su Mingcheng looked carefully, he jumped up immediately.
"The funeral cost 400,000 yuan, Su Mingyu, did you calculate correctly?"
"The amount is clearly listed on the order, and there are documents for each transaction."
Su Mingyu took out a stack of receipts from her bag and placed it on the coffee table.
"Second sister-in-law is an accountant. You can also check the accounts to see if I made any mistakes."
Su Mingcheng picked up the receipt and said, "Don't worry, Lili will definitely figure it out."
Zhu Li felt that Su Mingcheng's attitude was wrong and kicked him.
"Mingcheng, don't talk like this, Mingyu won't lie to us."
Su Mingcheng handed all the orders to Zhu Li and said, "Lili, do the math!"
Zhu Li reluctantly took the order, and then said to Su Mingyu: "Mingyu, don't be offended. Your second brother is like this. He speaks more straightforwardly. He doesn't mean any harm."
Su Mingyu sneered and said: "Brothers still want to settle accounts openly. Su Mingcheng is right to do this. Second sister-in-law, please settle the accounts carefully."
Of course Wang Gang believed in Su Mingyu. He had also seen Zhao Meilan's cemetery. It was very grand. That tomb alone was worth at least 200,000 yuan.
Zhu Li settled the accounts very quickly, and Su Mingyu's bills were clear and detailed. There was nothing to check. Just check them once.
"Mingcheng, Mingyu's calculation is correct. This funeral cost two hundred million yuan for the cemetery, and the cemetery service fee was paid for ten years, a total of fifty thousand yuan. The funeral company and banquet totaled about one hundred thousand yuan, four hundred thousand yuan, that's right, Mingyu also paid for it.
Wipe out the change."
Su Mingcheng took the bill and frowned: "Why is a place as big as a cemetery so expensive? It is more expensive than the housing prices in Shanghai?"
Wang Gang said: "Mingyu bought Mom the best cemetery in Sioux City, and it is a connected tomb. In the future, Dad will be able to be buried with Mom a hundred years later, so there are two tombs."
Su Mingcheng put down the bill, and instead of apologizing for wronging Su Mingyu just now, he blamed her and said:
"Why did you buy such an expensive tomb?"
After saying this, the faces of everyone in the room changed, especially Su Daqiang, whose face turned as black as carbon.
Even Zhu Li was a little speechless towards Su Mingcheng.
"Su Mingcheng, what nonsense are you talking about? The cemetery is my mother's last face. You were the one who hurt her the most during her lifetime. You still said such things." Su Mingyu was furious, threw the bag away and screamed.
At this time, Su Mingcheng also realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly explained: "I didn't mean that."
Wang Gang stood up and said: "Okay, this matter is over. According to what was discussed yesterday, I will pay 200,000 for 400,000, and you and Mingyu will take half of the remaining 200,000."
When Su Mingcheng thought about giving out one hundred thousand, his heart ached terribly.
"Brother, don't worry, the money will be transferred to Mingyu immediately." Zhu Li understood the general situation, pulled Su Mingcheng aside, and took the initiative to hand over the money.
Wang Gang nodded, then turned to Su Mingyu and said, "Mingyu, I don't have that many Chinese coins on hand. I'll give you the American knife in a moment."
"It doesn't matter, brother, you have to go back to China anyway, so you can come to me when the time comes." Su Mingyu said.