Chapter 36: 36. I Call You Sister, You Call Me Mother-in-law

Liu Lu was surrounded by everyone asking curious questions, and could only say: "It's not that I bought a house, but that my father-in-law bought a house for us."

"Isn't that the same thing? By the way, whose name is the house under? Is your name on it?" The head nurse was older after all, so her first thoughts were of more practical things.

Liu Lu said: "It's under my husband's name and mine; my name is on it."

As soon as she said this, it immediately drew envious gazes from the people around her. This was solid, tangible property; no matter what happened in the future, she would have half of this house.

"That's not right, isn't your father-in-law..." At this moment, a nurse suddenly realized something; everyone actually knew a little about the situation in Liu Lu's family.

Liu Lu could only explain Zhang Ran's situation once. She actually didn't want to over-publicize this matter, but there was no choice; if she didn't say it now, she wouldn't be able to explain it clearly.

Once Liu Lu finished speaking, everyone suddenly understood. Although they were all a bit surprised, after all, this matter had happened nearly two months ago, and the buzz was no longer as high as it had been before. After discussing it for a while, everyone focused their attention back on the house.

"Where did you buy the house? How big is the area? How much of a loan did you take out?" a nurse asked curiously; everyone was quite concerned about such matters.

"Azure Garden, right near where I was renting before, 143 square meters, paid in full." At this moment, Liu Lu also rarely revealed a hint of showing off.

After all, they were all ordinary people, and not many could remain indifferent to favor or humiliation; this was also a normal reaction for Liu Lu.

As soon as her words came out, the colleagues around her were even more envious. 143 square meters in Shanghai was already considered a luxury home; after all, the price here was high.

And Sun Lin, who had been lingering on the sidelines, felt a bit uneasy inside upon hearing this. There was certainly no hatred, as they didn't have any deep grudges; at most, they just didn't see eye to eye.

Envy and jealousy, however, were real.

One had to know that Sun Lin had enjoyed a good moment of glory when she bought her house a while ago, but starting from today, it was estimated that no one would remember her buying a house.

Thinking again about how her whole family scrimped and saved every day to buy a house, and comparing it to Liu Lu, she felt even more uneasy inside.

"Liu Lu, let's go see your new house together after we get off work tonight. It would be good to feast our eyes on it," someone suggested.

"That's right, we can just have a get-together tonight to celebrate," the head nurse also said.

Everyone had no objections to this proposal. When these nurses had get-togethers, except for when the hospital paid, everything else was split AA-style, so everyone was very willing to have a get-together.

Seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic, Liu Lu felt embarrassed to refuse, and she also wanted to see what the house was actually like, as she hadn't seen it herself yet.

For the whole afternoon, Liu Lu had no heart for work; her mind was a bit dazed, and she almost took the wrong medicine, breaking out in a cold sweat.

The other nurses also saw her condition, so whenever they were free, they would help Liu Lu out to let her have a good rest.

After the shift change in the afternoon, Liu Lu and her group rushed to the new house. At the hospital entrance, they ran into Wang Jiajia, who had finished her photo shoot and was preparing to return the necklace.

When Wang Jiajia heard that Liu Lu had bought a house, she was also surprised, and then joined everyone to go see the house.

They spoke to the security guard at the gate and took out the keys as proof.

Under the guidance of the security guard, they arrived at the location of the new house.

When they saw that one-hundred-square-meter courtyard, they were all stunned.

"Sister, are you sure this is the one?" Wang Jiajia asked hesitantly.

The others were the same; even this one-hundred-square-meter courtyard was worth a lot of money.

Liu Lu was also a bit uncertain at this moment. She looked at the document and then at the keys in her hand, saying: "It should be, right?"

The security guard who had been following them all along looked at them with full suspicion. Were these people trying to fool him? How could someone buy a house and not know where it was?

However, when Liu Lu used the key to open the door, the security guard no longer doubted them.

"Wow, this house is really nice, the layout is so proper."

"That's right, and two bathrooms, really nice."

"You guys come look quickly, there's even a basement here." Soon someone discovered the basement, and Liu Lu was also a bit surprised.

When they finished looking at the basement, they were all a bit silent.

"Liu Lu, this house of yours must be worth over ten million, right?" the head nurse suddenly said.

Indeed, although the property certificate area was only 143 square meters, the actual area was nearly three hundred square meters.

Plus there was a one-hundred-square-meter large courtyard; how could this possibly be cheap?

Liu Lu was also in a dazed state at this moment; she hadn't expected this house to be so big, far exceeding her imagination.

"Sigh, if only I had such a father-in-law, I would have to struggle for so many fewer years."

"Pfft, is this a question of struggling for fewer years? With our salaries, we wouldn't be able to afford a house like this in Shanghai in a lifetime."

"Can't you just let me fantasize? Do you have to hit me so ruthlessly?"

"I'm just letting you recognize reality."

"Just the renovation of this house must cost a lot of money, right?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone started discussing the renovation. Although they were also stunned by this house, it wasn't theirs after all, so they quickly came back to their senses.

Actually, if a large villa were placed in front of them, they might not have been this surprised and shocked, because those were things they had never even imagined.

But for a house like this, they had actually all thought about it, and some had hopes of being able to buy one, although the hope wasn't great.

Liu Lu was also quickly awakened by the crowd, her mind still a bit fuzzy, but now she was worried again.

It wasn't about anything else, just the renovation.

Although Liu Lu didn't understand renovation, according to the discussion of her colleagues just now, it wouldn't be possible to finish the renovation without a million.

Facing the inquiries of her colleagues, Liu Lu could only say with a bitter face: "We really don't have money for renovation. My husband and I have scrimped and saved for so many years and only saved less than two hundred thousand. Is this money enough to barely manage a simple renovation?"

"Two hundred thousand? You want to renovate this house with two hundred thousand? Are you kidding?"

"That's right, two hundred thousand is completely ruining this house. And isn't your father-in-law rich? Let him take out money for the renovation. He took out so much money all at once, he surely doesn't lack this bit of money."

Everyone started speaking up one after another, and Liu Lu hurriedly said: "It's not the same situation. You all know my father-in-law's situation; he is actually only twenty-three years old."

"Now, one house has probably spent all his money. If we ask him to take out more money, what will he do for his future life? One cannot be like that."

"That's true. Then can this house of yours only be used for looking at? Seriously, with two hundred thousand, it's better not to renovate at all. Just buy some furniture and live in it like this."

Just as everyone was feeling sorry for Liu Lu's house, Wang Jiajia suddenly spoke up.

"Sister, who said you don't have money for renovation?"

Everyone looked at her one after another. How did you, Wang Jiajia, know that Liu Lu had money when Liu Lu herself said she didn't?

Liu Lu also looked at Wang Jiajia with a puzzled expression. She saw Wang Jiajia take out the necklace box and say to Liu Lu: "Sister, guess how much this necklace of yours is worth?"

"What necklace?"

"Let me see."

Jewelry and the like have always been a woman's favorite; everyone clamored to take a look, and once they received Liu Lu's consent, Wang Jiajia displayed the necklace, instantly attracting everyone's gaze.

"This necklace is at least over a hundred thousand, right?"

"Just about, it's even possible it's over two hundred thousand."

None of them were particularly wealthy people, and this was already the upper limit of what they could accept.

"No, you all guessed wrong, this necklace is worth one million!" Wang Jiajia said triumphantly, as if the necklace were her own.

"One million?"

"Just this?"

"It's true, I'm not lying to you, a friend of mine said so, it's definitely worth this price." Seeing everyone's skepticism, Wang Jiajia suddenly became a bit anxious.

At this, everyone hurriedly put the necklace back, as they really couldn't afford to pay for it if they broke such a thing.

Seeing that everyone believed her, Wang Jiajia then looked at Liu Lu with a straight face and said, "Sister, how about this, from now on I'll call you sister, and you call me mother-in-law."

"What's going on? Could it be that this necklace was also a gift from your father-in-law?" Someone reacted.

"Liu Lu, just how much money does your father-in-law have?"

Surrounded by everyone's envious and jealous gazes, Liu Lu suddenly felt for the first time that having a father-in-law like Zhang Ran really seemed quite nice.