Chapter 428 - An Outlet? (1/2)
With a solution in mind, Chen Jin regained his calmness and became less flustered than before.
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Earth.
In Shanghai, there was a super-luxury villa area covering more than several thousand acres of land called the Spring Mountain Villas. In the center of the area was Villa No.18, which spanned 100 acres of land, and was the largest among them. Its facilities include an alpine garden, swimming pool, golf course, racecourse…the whole nine yards, as far as facilities were concerned. There were professional maids, chefs, and drivers, totaling almost a hundred personnel. Given the location of this villa, which was not far from the city center, and the current housing prices of Shanghai, one could only dream of owning such a luxurious estate unless one had a couple hundreds of millions.
The Chen Household.
Although there was no special carvings or plaque, most people in the country and even the world know that this villa belonged to the Chens—none other than the wealthiest family in the entire solar system.
At this very moment.
The living room at the Chen villa.
Three women who were intellectually dignified, elegant, and beautiful, whose glamor alone could serve as an emblem of the Chens, sat in a delta pattern on three respective sofas. With solemn and straight faces, they simultaneously looked sharply at the man sitting opposite them.
One sighed. “Dad, you once again have gone missing for almost half a year. I thought you’d forgotten this family of yours.”
“Dad, your eighth great-grandchild was born two days ago. I was thinking of telling you this great news and asking you to help give the baby a name. Too bad you are always out of reach.”
The most exasperated person was still Su Yun. With a face so cold that ice could literally be scraped down it, she said with hopelessness and disappointment, “You’re like this every single time—always going your own way. You suddenly disappear one day, then suddenly come back on another. You never once think about the feelings of others. Even I do not wish to sleep alone in a cold bed every day. You old geezer—do I still have a place in your heart?”
As she went on, her voice became kind of nasally, and it seemed that she was about to cry.
“Come on, don’t be like this…” Chen Jin became a little flustered. “I have already done all the basics. Our daughters are all married now, and besides, we have been husband and wife for so many years. So can you please not behave this way?
“Apparently, I like freedom the most. If you people keep on acting this way, I think I’ll be afraid to even come back next time.”
For, every time he returned home, he had to grapple with condemnation from grumbling women. He was feeling a little tired of having to bear the guilt that the scene spawned, every single time.
Perhaps this was the feeling of a burden.
However, Chen Jin was already past 100. He had already fulfilled all his responsibilities and obligations. Being a little more capricious and pursuing a little more freedom should not be a problem at all. By right, he should no longer be bound by anything, whether family or something else. It was only that he had a soft spot towards a woman’s sensibility. Sometimes, he just couldn’t resist when he came face-to-face with those plaintive eyes.
Of course, he was able to understand them. Three women having to shore up the world’s largest family was no easy task.
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After the complaining session had ended, Chen Xing Yue got into the main topic and asked, “Dad, what it is so important that you’ve came back this time and gathered us all?”
“Yes.” Chen Jin nodded. “Recently, this news—’Divine Powers Have Awakened, Homecoming of the Protoss’—has been raising a furor everywhere. Even I, an ‘old freak’ that likes to sit at home, couldn’t stay idle any longer. This world of ours is really going to change drastically.”
He looked at his two daughters. “But it has been a long time since I retired, and I have not been very active. I don’t know much about the inside stories of these incidents. I believe that you both should know more.”