Biting Back

Old Mai had both villas and high-rise apartments here. He was one of the developers, and now that the villas in Phase Two were nearly finished, they had begun landscaping.

He had kept three—the three with the best locations. One was for Jiang Dong, one for Jiang Xia, and one for his son. The three villas stood side by side, so they could all live together in the future.

There was paternity-testing technology abroad, and Old Mai had already found someone to conduct the test. It could prove that he and Father Jiang were father and son.

Old Mai was now free to act without restraint.

Old Mai had the driver take them over and pointed out the three villas. "These three. They're all the same. You can choose one yourselves when the time comes."

Father Jiang did not know what to say. Refusing would hurt his elderly father, and he knew Old Mai was trying to make amends. But accepting made him feel undeserving—he had never done anything for his father.

Refusing everything would not be right either. After considering it, Father Jiang said, "Dad, my job may be transferred, and I may not stay in this city forever, so you don't need to save one for me. I'm already old enough that having one house here is sufficient. Xiao Dong will most likely stay in Capital City, and Xiao Xia already has a house in the village, so you don't need to save one for them. Keeping one for yourself is enough. Then, just like tonight, the whole family can stay together."

Old Mai was unhappy. "A transfer won't change the fact that there's a villa here. What good is one villa? When Xiao Dong and Xia Xia's future children grow up, it won't be enough room again!