Alex's large house and new car undoubtedly made his parents seriously suspect that he had done something illegal.
When the old couple stood in front of their son's exquisitely decorated new home, the expression on his mother's face involuntarily tightened.
His father, on the other hand, frowned as he surveyed the gleaming marble floor in the hallway, and the shiny elevator doors reflected his slightly uneasy figure—this was a world apart from the old, dilapidated neighborhood where they remembered their son renting.
"How much does this house cost?" his mother's concerned question was laced with unconcealed worry. She clearly remembered Alex was still renting last year, so how did he move into such a high-end residential area in the blink of an eye?
His father's face darkened even more directly, and he grabbed Alex, who was changing into slippers: "Tell Dad the truth, where did all this money come from?"
He lowered his voice, his gaze sharp: "The economic investigation is strict now, those online loans, virtual currencies and so on…"
When his father was young, he worked for a state-owned enterprise for most of his life and had seen too many cases of overnight riches ending in imprisonment.
At this moment, various news headlines about illegal fundraising and online fraud flashed through his mind, and even the new car parked downstairs felt glaring to him.
They knew their son too well.
Alex had never been a particularly clever child since he was young, changing four or five jobs after graduating from university, and every call was always filled with complaints about overtime and his boss.
His mother still remembered her son worrying about rent last year; if he had the ability to make a lot of money, it should have shown by now.
His father remembered even more clearly that last Spring Festival his son was still worried about the company possibly laying off staff, so how did he… in the blink of an eye…
"Dad, Mom, don't worry yet." Alex smiled wryly, ushering the old couple into the living room, and retrieved the documents he had prepared from his study.
He knew his parents too well—his father was always cautious, and his mother was prone to worrying.
For this, he specifically prepared a complete set of supporting materials: red-headed project approval documents from the municipal government, various equity documents stamped with official seals, and even the bank statements for the past six months were clearly printed.
"This is an ecological agriculture project in cooperation with the municipal government, with national support behind it." Alex opened the documents, pointing to the middle-aged man standing beside him in the group photo folder in it: "This is Mayor Li of our city, he specially came for the ribbon-cutting that day, and it was reported on TV. If you are worried, you can check it on the government website."
In the photo, Mayor Li cordially shook Alex's hand, and behind them was the ecological planting garden already in use.
Facing the red-headed documents with government seals and various proofs that Alex presented, they finally believed that Alex had indeed started a government project with someone and made a lot of money.
His father put on his reading glasses and checked the project approval document, which had the municipal government's steel seal, page by page. His tense shoulders finally relaxed.
However, Alex's father still habitually nagged a few words. He took off his glasses, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and his tone had softened a lot: "Money that comes quickly needs even more caution. Don't be like those nouveau riche; save money for a rainy day."
His mother's thoughts had already turned elsewhere.
While Alex went to the kitchen to pour tea, she quickly followed him, mysteriously pulling out a bulging envelope from her handbag: "This is the betrothal money Mom saved for you, I originally thought…"
Her voice dropped even lower, "Now that conditions are better, Mom asked Aunt Wang to introduce someone to you? She said last time there's a girl who works in a public institution, and she's very pretty…"
"Mom!" Alex interrupted her, exasperated, as he carried the tea set towards the living room.
But the old woman followed closely, step by step, relentlessly: "You're thirty! It was hard to find someone before without a house, but now you have a house and a car, and Aunt Zhang's grandson downstairs can already buy soy sauce!"
Her voice suddenly rose, causing her old partner, who was looking at the documents, to look up.
His father took off his glasses, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and suddenly asked, "Is your project stable?"
The harshness from before was gone from his tone, replaced by a hint of pride.
After receiving his son's affirmative answer, he nodded and turned to his wife, saying, "The child's career is just starting now, what's the rush with finding a partner?"
Although his tone was still serious, the smile at the corner of his mouth couldn't be hidden.
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After settling his parents, Alex waited for the old couple to rest for a day, then drove them to the hospital he had already contacted.
Originally, Alex wanted to perform Rejuvenation Surgery for his parents at the People's Hospital. Putting aside other things, Sea Hare was a doctor at this hospital, and this hospital was also a public tertiary hospital, so its standards in all aspects were trustworthy.
However, relevant parties reminded Alex that this matter should not be carried out in a place with many people and prying eyes, as it could easily expose more information.
They coordinated and arranged a hospital with fewer people and a higher safety factor.
"Where is this? It doesn't look like a hospital!" Alex's mother got out of the car, looking at the quiet surroundings with a puzzled expression.
Hospitals in China are basically overcrowded daily, so one that looks uncrowded and very quiet indeed doesn't resemble a hospital.
It was Alex's father who looked around and then asked Alex, "Is this a cadre sanatorium?"
"It's the old cadre sanatorium in this city. This project hasn't been widely promoted yet, so it's placed here first." Alex didn't explain much and led the old couple into the sanatorium.
Someone was already waiting at the sanatorium. After a brief greeting with Alex, they took his parents for a physical examination, while Alex found a place to sit down casually.
As soon as Alex sat down, someone immediately brought him hot tea, and soon after, someone seemingly casually sat beside him.
This person first chatted about the weather for a couple of sentences, then asked if Alex was accompanying his parents. After receiving an affirmative reply, he started conversing with him.
In his words, he mentioned the recent hot news about various national high-tech advancements, asking Alex's opinion, especially mentioning other countries' dissatisfaction with China possessing these high technologies and their demands for sharing.
In response, Alex gave only one answer: "When we were poor and had nothing, we didn't see them sharing technology with us. Now that we are leading, they have the nerve to shamelessly demand sharing?
If it were me, I'd simply form an aerospace force and conduct an orbital airborne exercise to let these foreign politicians who constantly nag know that we can carry out decapitation strikes against them at any time! Make them shut their mouths!
Listen to us, cooperate with us, and we don't mind sharing benefits and leading all of humanity to progress together.
But if they oppose us, insist on attacking and suppressing us, and don't allow us to develop, then there's no need for them to exist."
After speaking, Alex got up to get water, leaving a plastic bag on his seat.
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