Taking Mom House-Hunting!

Chapter 948: Taking Mom House-Hunting!

Li Guiru didn't become smug just because her son had made a lot of money, was doing well, and had achieved a little success.

She still got up promptly at six every morning, washed up, and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

She had been leaving for work at 6:45 every day for over twenty years. It had become a habit.

But today, just as she entered the kitchen, Lin Baici followed her in.

"Mom, take the day off?"

Lin Baici leaned against the doorframe. "Let's go buy a house today!"

"Can't we wait until the weekend?"

Li Guiru didn't want to take a day off. They'd deduct it from her pay.

"My friends—Hongyao and the others—are coming over in a few days. Then we're planning to go to Hong Kong Island together for half a month, and after that, we'll head straight to school!"

Lin Baici explained, "I won't be home for long, so I want to get this taken care of first!"

Li Guiru stayed silent as she flipped the pancake in the pan to keep it from burning. "Do we really have to buy one?"

"This place is so old. Don't you want to improve your living conditions?"

Lin Baici asked.

Li Guiru looked around the kitchen. The paint was peeling, the wiring was old, and even the refrigerator, which she'd had for over ten years, was making a constant buzzing noise.

There was even a layer of grease on the electric meter up high on the wall.

"It's fine if you don't want to buy one!"

Lin Baici smiled. "Then you can move to Haijing!"

"You're going to start a family of your own one day. What would I be doing there? Letting your wife resent me?"

Li Guiru had