SAG -Chapter 36 I’ll Call You Sis, You Call Me Mother-in-Law

Surrounded by everyone’s curious questions, Liu Lu could only explain, “It wasn’t me who bought a house. My father-in-law bought it for us.”

“Isn’t that basically the same thing?”

The head nurse was older and immediately thought of the practical side.

“Whose name is the house under? Did they include your name?”

Liu Lu replied, “It’s under my husband’s and my names. My name is on it too.”

The moment she said that, everyone looked at her with envy.

This was real, tangible property.

No matter what happened in the future, half of that house belonged to her.

“Wait…”

One nurse suddenly reacted.

“Wasn’t your father-in-law…”

Everyone more or less knew Liu Lu’s family situation.

Liu Lu had no choice but to explain Zhang Ran’s circumstances.

She didn’t actually want to publicize it too much, but there was no way to explain things clearly otherwise.

After hearing the story, everyone finally understood.

Although they were surprised, the matter had already happened nearly two months ago, and the public excitement around it had long faded.

After discussing it briefly, their attention quickly returned to the house.

“Where did you buy it? How big is it? How much did you borrow?”

A nurse asked curiously.

Everyone cared deeply about matters like this.

“Azure Garden.”

Liu Lu couldn’t help showing a rare trace of pride.

“It’s near the place we were renting before. One hundred and forty-three square meters. Paid in full.”

The moment those words came out, the surrounding nurses became even more envious.

A 143-square-meter apartment in Shanghai was already considered a luxury home.

After all, prices there were no joke.

Standing off to the side, Sun Lin felt deeply uncomfortable when she heard this.

She wasn’t resentful.

After all, there was no real grudge between them.

At most, they simply disliked each other.

But envy and jealousy were absolutely there.

Not long ago, Sun Lin had enjoyed quite a bit of attention after buying her own home.

But starting today, no one would probably remember her purchase anymore.

Then, thinking of how her whole family had been saving every penny just to afford their house, she felt even worse compared with Liu Lu.

“Liu Lu, why don’t we go see your new place after work tonight?”

Someone suggested.

“Let us feast our eyes a little.”

“Exactly.”

The head nurse agreed.

“We can have dinner together tonight too, as a celebration.”

No one objected.

When nurses like them went out to eat, unless the hospital paid, they always split the bill evenly.

So everyone was usually happy to gather.

Seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, Liu Lu felt too embarrassed to refuse.

Besides, she also wanted to see what the house was actually like.

After all, she hadn’t seen it herself yet.

For the entire afternoon, Liu Lu couldn’t concentrate on work.

Her mind was dazed.

At one point, she nearly picked up the wrong medicine, frightening herself into a cold sweat.

The other nurses noticed her state and helped whenever they could, letting her rest properly.

After the afternoon shift handover, Liu Lu and the others headed toward the new house.

At the hospital entrance, they happened to run into Wang Jiajia, who had just finished her photo shoot and had come to return the necklace.

When Wang Jiajia heard that Liu Lu had bought a house, she was shocked.

Then she followed everyone to view the property.

After explaining the situation to the security guard at the gate and showing him the keys as proof, they were led to the new house.

When they saw the 100-square-meter garden, they all froze.

“Sis…”

Wang Jiajia asked hesitantly,

“Are you sure it’s this one?”

The others had the same reaction.

Just this 100-square-meter garden alone had to be worth a fortune.

Even Liu Lu herself was uncertain.

She looked at the document, then at the keys in her hand.

“It should be… right?”

The security guard standing beside them looked at the group suspiciously.

Were these people trying to fool him?

Who bought a house without even knowing where it was?

But when Liu Lu used the key to open the door, the guard stopped doubting them.

“Wow, this house is amazing. The layout is so square and proper.”

“Yeah, and it has two bathrooms. That’s great.”

“Come look! There’s a basement here!”

Someone soon discovered the basement.

Liu Lu was also stunned.

After everyone finished exploring the basement, the group fell silent.

“Liu Lu…”

The head nurse suddenly said, “This house must have cost over ten million, right?”

Indeed.

Although the official registered area was only 143 square meters, the actual usable space was nearly 300 square meters.

Add in the 100-square-meter garden…

How could such a place possibly be cheap?

Liu Lu was completely dazed.

She had never imagined the house would be this large.

It far exceeded everything she had imagined.

“Ah, if only I had a father-in-law like that. How many years of struggle would that save me?”

“Please. Is this just a matter of saving a few years of struggle? With our salaries, we couldn’t afford a house like this in Shanghai even if we worked our whole lives.”

“Can’t you just let me fantasize for a moment? Do you have to crush me so ruthlessly?”

“I’m helping you recognize reality.”

“The renovation alone for a place like this must cost a lot, right?”

Once that was mentioned, everyone began discussing renovations.

Although the house had shocked them, it didn’t belong to them, so they soon regained their senses.

If a giant villa had been placed before them, perhaps they wouldn’t have been this surprised.

After all, they had never even imagined owning something like that.

But this kind of apartment was different.

It was something they had all dreamed of.

Some of them had even believed they might someday be able to afford one, however slim the hope.

Liu Lu was soon jolted back to reality by their discussion.

Her mind was still foggy, but now she had a new worry.

Not anything else—the renovation.

Although Liu Lu didn’t understand interior design, based on her colleagues’ discussion, renovating this place would cost at least one million yuan.

When they asked her about it, Liu Lu could only smile bitterly.

“We really don’t have money for renovations.”

“My husband and I have saved every penny for years, and we only have less than two hundred thousand yuan.”

“That should barely be enough for a simple renovation, right?”

“Two hundred thousand?”

One nurse immediately exclaimed.

“You want to renovate this house with two hundred thousand? Are you joking?”

“Exactly. Spending only two hundred thousand would be wasting this house.”

“Besides, isn’t your father-in-law rich? Ask him to pay for the renovation too.”

“If he could take out so much money at once, he surely wouldn’t be short of this little bit.”

Liu Lu quickly shook her head.

“That’s different.”

“You all know my father-in-law’s situation now. His actual age is only twenty-three.”

“Buying this house probably used up all of his money.”

“If we still ask him for renovation money, what will he do with his future life?”

“A person can’t behave like that.”

“That’s true.”

Someone sighed.

“Then this house can only be looked at for now.”

“Honestly, if you only have two hundred thousand, you might as well not renovate.”

“Just buy some furniture and live in it as is.”

Just as everyone was feeling sorry for Liu Lu, Wang Jiajia suddenly spoke.

“Sis, who says you don’t have money for renovations?”

Everyone immediately looked at her.

Even Liu Lu had said she had no money.

How did Wang Jiajia know otherwise?

Liu Lu also looked at her in confusion.

Wang Jiajia took out the necklace box and said, “Sis, guess how much this necklace of yours is worth?”

“What necklace?”

“Let me see!”

Jewelry had always been a favorite topic among women.

Everyone immediately wanted to take a look.

After getting Liu Lu’s permission, Wang Jiajia opened the box and displayed the necklace.

In an instant, it attracted everyone’s attention.

“This necklace must be worth at least a hundred thousand, right?”

“About that. Maybe even two hundred thousand.”

None of them were wealthy.

That was already the highest estimate they could imagine.

“No.”

Wang Jiajia said proudly, as though the necklace belonged to her.

“You all guessed wrong.”

“This necklace is worth one million yuan!”

“One million?”

“This thing?”

“It’s true! I’m not lying.”

Seeing their doubt, Wang Jiajia grew anxious.

“A friend of mine told me. It’s definitely worth that much.”

This time, everyone hurriedly placed the necklace safely back into the box.

If they accidentally damaged something this expensive, they truly couldn’t afford to compensate for it.

Seeing everyone believe her, Wang Jiajia looked at Liu Lu seriously and said, “Sis, how about this? From now on, I’ll call you Sis, and you call me Mother-in-law.”

“What’s going on?”

Someone quickly realized the implication.

“Was this necklace also given by your father-in-law?”

“Liu Lu, exactly how much money does your father-in-law have?”

Surrounded by everyone’s jealous and envious gazes, Liu Lu suddenly felt, for the first time, that having a father-in-law like Zhang Ran…really did seem pretty wonderful.