Chapter 26: Sell the house and return to the countryside?!

However, Li Mingyang regretted saying that as soon as he spoke, even though his status at home had risen sharply.

But he was merely a 16‑year‑old minor; having studied early, even though he was about to graduate from senior year three, Li Mingyang was still under 17.

If he just opened his mouth to have the family buy a house and then return to this town, his parents would probably not understand, nine times out of ten.

After all, in his parents' view, he had originally come from the countryside and had struggled all his life to make it in the city.

Although his career is now in the countryside, at least he had bought a house in the city; if he gave up that city house now and returned to the countryside…

Wouldn't that be a denial of the career he had struggled for most of his life?

Thinking of this, Li Mingyang opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to start.

"What's wrong? Why did you stop talking halfway through, kid? Wait!"

It must be said that his mother's imagination is truly huge, and her thinking on this matter is unusually sharp; Li Mingyang had hesitated for less than a minute.

His mother's thoughts had already wandered far and wide, and she fixed Li Mingyang with a stern look:

"You little brat, this hesitant state of yours must mean you've secretly fallen in love, right?"

The more she thought about it, the more she felt her words made sense; otherwise, why would her son have that expression?

Next time she opened her mouth, she wanted Li Mingyang to study together, not to think about nonsense, but she feared that speaking would trigger his rebelliousness.

She didn't want to ruin this good study situation with a few careless words, so she opened her mouth, wanting to say something but couldn't find the right words.

Upon hearing this, Li Mingyang rolled his eyes:

"Mom, where did your mind go? You know my daily study situation; where would I find time to consider these nonsense things?"

"Besides, I, your son, am now focused solely on studying; I want to get into a good university, so let's talk about dating only after college."

Having said that, he looked at his mother's worried expression and also at his father, who was driving, silently keeping an eye on the situation's development with his peripheral vision.

He knew that if he didn't speak frankly now, he wouldn't get away with it; otherwise only a ghost could guess what his parents' wild imaginations might lead to next.

"Let me give you a heads‑up first; this is my sincere suggestion and idea."

"After you hear it later, you must not get angry, and you must promise to think about this issue carefully."

"This concerns our family's future development; if we seize this opportunity, our lives will be much better from now on."

Having said that, he glanced at his father driving; ahead there happened to be a service area, so Li Mingyang simply had his father pull into the service area before he continued speaking slowly.

If he got overly excited while talking and ended up overturning the car… that would truly be a case of joy turning to sorrow.

After finally being reborn, Li Mingyang didn't want to die again before even enjoying life.

……

"Come on, kid, what do you have to say that you can't wait until we're parked in the service area? Isn't saying it in the car the same?"

After the car stopped, seeing Li Mingyang's solemn face, the old couple exchanged glances and saw in each other's eyes a mixture of laughter and tears.

The youngster was still quite serious, and they also felt a bit curious, ready to see what Li Mingyang actually wanted to say.

"It's like this; I've thought about this matter for a long time, and answers can be found in the development processes of many countries around the world."

"Don't you think our country's real‑estate industry has already reached its peak?"

"Our country's economic development started relatively late, so there are many ready‑made models we can borrow from earlier."

"Look at all the developed countries in the world today; almost none are exceptions."

"When the real‑estate bubble keeps inflating, what follows is not prosperity but collapse after the inflation."

"Of course, it might still rise a bit if we wait another year or two, but that increase would be very limited and wouldn't change anything."

"Having said that, Li Mingyang paused, took a sip of water to wet his throat, saw his parents' earnest listening expressions, and then continued:"

"After the real‑estate bubble bursts, the next wave of economic surge will inevitably shift toward the countryside."

"The newly developed plot in our hometown town is now an excellent opportunity; since it has just been opened up, it is still the cheapest."

"I think we definitely need to buy low and sell our city house outright."

"Returning to the hometown, we should pick a good location and first stockpile a plot of land."

"As for the money to build a house, we can take it step by step, or we could wait a couple of years; even if we have no money, bosses will come knocking with money to build the house."

As for the money to build the house, we can take it slowly, step by step; or we could say that after two years, even if we have no money, bosses will come to our door with money for the house.