Chapter 11: Dinner with my parents (1/2)

I heard someone knock on the door so I went to open it.

”Miss, dinner is ready.” Rona said.

”Are mama and papa home already?” I asked.

”Yes, Miss, they just arrived and will be joining you for dinner shortly.”

”Ok.” I said as I exited my room and walked to the dining room.

When I arrived, I took my usual seat. While waiting for my parents, I started contemplating again.

Although I have my college life mission, I also have others. I mean, life does not solely revolve around one's love life. Now, one of those missions include helping my parents get richer of course! I don't want us to be kicked out of the social circle. I can still vividly recall how depressing that time was to me, and especially to my parents.

To them, it felt like they failed our ancestors because they were not able to maintain the affluence of our family that has been passed through the generations.

They have been in the social circle much longer than I have been, and their friends and everyone else suddenly abandoning them was terrible. Wait, that did not sound right. Not everyone abandoned them, there were still some real friends who tried to reach out. However, my parents were too ashamed to face them.

As their daughter, I also felt bad that I can do nothing to help. When all was good, I just spent all the money without thinking how they tried to earn those to give me all the things I could ever want. I even spent so much time abroad just getting my allowance and studying while idling around. So, when everything came tumbling down, I was also at a loss.

In the end, my parents retired quietly in one of our townhomes remaining in the province and lived a life of seclusion.

Anyway, I did not have the ability to keep that from happening before, but since I do now, I should advise them where to invest our money. I do know some of the places that will be booming in the future.

However, my parents should not buy too much. I mean, what if they buy too much land in a certain area I ask them to? It might lead to no further development in the area. That won't be good.

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Yesterday, I was not able to have dinner with my parents as they were still in province B having an ocular to one of our factories there. Thus, since returning to this timeline, this was the first time that I saw and talked to them.

I observed them first and felt happy seeing that they were obviously livelier, more vigorous, and younger looking. I recall that when I came home from country E, their faces suddenly aged by 20 years and it's like the world was weighing on their shoulders.

I wish that I would never get to see that happen in this lifetime. Since I have the foresight, I will definitely ensure that.

After finishing dinner, my parents started talking to me about school.

”So, Michelle, how was your first day in college?” My mother, Janet Lui, asked with a smile.

I was their only daughter, for during their generation, our government was strict with the implementation of the one child policy.

”It was good, mama. I get to meet many people and it was very exciting. Oh, by the way, have you heard of Steven Sy? I think I just met him in one of my classes.” Ok, why not ask my parents about that too? Maybe they know something?

”Steven Sy? Ah, the only son of the Sy corporation. I heard of the name but have never seen him before. We also don't have any business with their family. Why? Have my daughter set her eyes on her first crush now?” my mother teased.

My father, Morris Lui, cleared his throat. ”Michelle, you're still too young to think about those kinds of things. Finish school first.”

Ugh, now there goes my probing. Oh well. ”Yes, papa. I only asked because I was curious. Anyway, Ma, how was your trip, did you also have a vacation aside from doing the ocular?”