Qin Xiaotao and Hu Shanshan didn’t end up together, mainly due to reasons on their side.

However, Mrs. Hu was still unhappy about Qin Xiaotao being with Zhou Yue, so she decided to make a sarcastic remark. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

As she finished speaking, Zhou Yue’s mother smiled and said, "Sister, Xiaotao and Yue have already bought a house."

"Oh? They’ve bought one?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Hu was a bit surprised and said, "Where did they buy it? Aren’t Yue and Xiaotao both working in Jinling? If the house isn’t bought there, it would be inconvenient for work."

She was thinking that the house should be bought near Qin Xiaotao’s hometown.

"Sister, the house is bought right in Jinling." Zhou’s mother laughed, directly denying Mrs. Hu’s guess.

"Bought in Jinling?" Hu Shanshan’s mother was very surprised at this moment. Qin Xiaotao has only been working in Jinling for just over a year, and he’s already bought a house in Jinling?

She couldn’t help but ask, "Where did they buy it? How much was the down payment?"

Her heart was full of doubts, wanting to understand the situation.

Because Qin Xiaotao had no car and no house, she introduced Zhang Yuancheng to her daughter. Now, the Qin Xiaotao she didn’t fancy has bought a house in Jinling?

Hearing this news, she felt a bit suffocated.

Facing Hu Shanshan’s mother’s continuous inquiries, Zhou Yue’s brother stood up, smiled, and said, "Auntie, the house Xiaotao and Yue bought is in Jinling City, near the city center, a 130-square-meter house with a total price of eight million and a down payment of two million four hundred thousand."

Zhou Yue’s brother was all smiles. His aunt’s family actually looked down on their family a bit. Just now, Mrs. Hu’s questioning clearly had a bit of a probing intention.

"A down payment of two million four hundred thousand?" Mrs. Hu was taken aback, intuitively asking, "That much? Did you borrow money to buy it?"

Two million could buy two houses with full payment here, how could that poor boy Qin Xiaotao come up with so much money?

Mrs. Hu simply didn’t believe it.

"Of course, it wasn’t borrowed money."

Zhou Yue’s brother laughed and said, "Xiaotao’s year-end bonus this year was three million, making a down payment on a house was very simple."

"Three million..."

Mrs. Hu couldn’t hear what was said afterward, her mind was occupied with that number.

That poor boy Qin Xiaotao got a three-million year-end bonus? How is that possible?

"Sister, we’re about to head over to the restaurant for dinner, so we won’t say much more." At this moment, Zhou Yue’s mother said with a smile.

Right now, she didn’t feel awkward at all. Her son lived in the city now and had just had a child. After the New Year, they were planning to go to the city to help with the grandchild, and they probably wouldn’t be back much.

Their daughter and Qin Xiaotao are living in Jinling and don’t come back much. She had no concerns.

Mrs. Hu’s words earlier clearly had a hint of nitpicking, as if she wished to see them not doing well, which made her a bit angry.

"Yue, let’s go."

When Hu Shanshan’s mother arrived, there was no expression on Qin Xiaotao’s face. He sensed Zhou Yue’s slight nervousness, held her hand, and said with a smile.

"Okay."

Zhou Yue looked at Qin Xiaotao, nodded, and felt completely at ease inside.

"Wasn’t Qin Xiaotao supposed to be Hu’s family’s son-in-law? Why is he with Old Zhou’s daughter now?"

"You’re so out of the loop! Qin Xiaotao and Hu’s family’s daughter broke up a long time ago."

"Yeah, before, Hu’s family’s wife always said her daughter was with a company-owning boss in Jinling."

"During the New Year, I haven’t heard Hu’s wife say much. I’m not sure what the situation is now."

"I suspect they broke up; those big bosses are all savvy. Marrying them is not an easy feat."

The village is so small, at this time some people noticed the situation here and whispered among themselves.

Back then, Qin Xiaotao had visited Hu Shanshan’s house a few times, and some people in the village knew him.

Not far away, Hu Shanshan hadn’t come over, but she was looking over here.

She saw Qin Xiaotao also saw her standing by the roadside, but he just took one glance and then looked away.

She watched as Qin Xiaotao and Zhou Yue left.

Qin Xiaotao was driving his Audi, which was different from the Volkswagen he used to drive. His face was smiling, looking at Zhou Yue with a hint of affection.

Hu Shanshan felt a bit dazed. Qin Xiaotao used to treat her that way too, but at the time, she didn’t care at all.

She watched quietly, and at this moment Mrs. Hu finally reacted. She quickly came to Hu Shanshan’s side and hurriedly asked, "Shanshan, what’s the deal with Qin Xiaotao’s three million year-end bonus? Did he buy a house in Jinling?"

Her heart was full of doubts, but seeing that Hu Shanshan didn’t seem surprised, she must know.

She still didn’t believe what Zhou’s mother and others said.

"Yes, it’s true."

Hearing this, Hu Shanshan paused for a moment, then nodded.

"It’s really true... How is it even possible?"

Mrs. Hu was completely stunned. And this is just the year-end bonus; adding the salary on top of that, how much can Qin Xiaotao earn?

She knew about Qin Xiaotao’s job, and during last year’s New Year, she even asked about it specifically.

At that time, Celestial Fortune wasn’t very big. Although Qin Xiaotao’s salary was slightly higher, he had no car or house, and his conditions were poor. In Jinling, she didn’t know how many years he would have to work to afford a down payment on a house.

So, she introduced the better-situated Zhang Yuancheng to her daughter and advised her to get to know him a bit.

Then, Hu Shanshan and Zhang Yuancheng got together and dumped Qin Xiaotao.

When she heard about this, Mrs. Hu didn’t think much of it.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Yuancheng turned out to be a scumbag, juggling multiple relationships, ultimately discovered by Hu Shanshan, and the two broke up.

Meanwhile, the Qin Xiaotao who was dumped by Hu Shanshan was continually progressing. This year, Celestial Fortune’s year-end bonus was three million!

In just one year, Qin Xiaotao had made a stunning transformation, who they had considered poor.

After being shocked for a while, Mrs. Hu suddenly asked, "Shanshan, how about now with Qin Xiaotao... is there still contact?"

They were now extremely satisfied with Qin Xiaotao, and now that Hu Shanshan was unwilling to interact with others, maybe it had something to do with Qin Xiaotao.

Just now, seeing that Qin Xiaotao and Zhou Yue were preparing to get engaged, but until the end, no one knows who will get married.

Back then, they had seen how Qin Xiaotao behaved towards Hu Shanshan.

Upon hearing her mother’s words, Hu Shanshan’s brows immediately furrowed, and she said, "Mom, can you stop talking about it?"

Thinking about Qin Xiaotao’s matter, Hu Shanshan felt a heavy block in her heart, not knowing how much she regretted it.

She knew about the three-million-year-end bonus matter before the New Year.

Such a large amount of money, it might not be possible to buy a house outright in Jinling, but putting down a down payment would be a piece of cake!

In another two or three years, it can be easily paid off.

And now that Celestial Fortune is still developing, Qin Xiaotao’s salary may continue to increase.