Tian Jing and her group arrived at the villa. Aunt Cai was sweeping the front yard, which had many green plants, and even in early summer, there were many fallen leaves.
Seeing Yu Ziyu arrive with her people, Aunt Cai immediately stopped her work: "Miss Ziyu."
Yu Ziyu was a little helpless about this address. She had told Aunt Cai that she was older and could just call her by name, but Aunt Cai insisted on adding "Miss" afterward.
"Aunt Cai, let me introduce you. This is my husband, Li Weibao."
Aunt Cai nodded at Li Weibao: "Sir."
Li Weibao frowned: "Aunt Cai, you can call me Xiaobo or Xiao Li."
Aunt Cai changed her address: "Mr. Xiao Li."
"Heh heh." Yu Ziyu chuckled: "I'm reminded of beef noodles."
Aunt Cai was a little flustered: "Miss Ziyu, did I address you incorrectly?"
Yu Ziyu still smiled brightly: "Aunt Cai, I told you to just call me by my name. As long as I call you by your surname plus Aunt, people can tell your identity."
"Look, this is my father-in-law, would you call him Mr. Li? This is my mother-in-law, would you call her Mrs.? It sounds too capitalist."
"Exactly." Shen Jianrong also had an opinion. Her family's cook, Xiao Yuan, used to call people by these titles.
She didn't like it, but her elder sisters-in-law did.
Later, she had Xiao Yuan call her that in front of guests, and privately call her Sister Jianrong.
When it came to her daughter's side, she didn't want to be called "Mrs.": "If you're not used to calling me by my name, then call me Ms. Shen."
Aunt Cai scratched her head. Her relatives had told her that as a nanny, she should never think of being on equal footing with her employers, especially in terms of address, where she must highlight the employer's status.
But her employer didn't seem to be like what her relatives had said.
Yu Ziyu helped Aunt Cai out of the predicament: "Aunt Cai, if you call me Miss, then for my mother here, you can only call her Ms."
Aunt Cai could only comply: "Ms. Shen."
Yu Ziyu then introduced her father-in-law and mother-in-law to Aunt Cai separately.
This time, Aunt Cai addressed them earnestly: "Mr. Li, Ms. Tian."
Tian Jing also felt like laughing. This kind of nanny, just starting out, was too focused on rules, fearing she might be fired by the employer:
"Call him Mayor Li, and call me Captain Tian. We both hold official positions, so it sounds better to us if you address us that way."
This time, Aunt Cai obediently called them: "Mayor Li, Captain Tian."
The issue of address was temporarily resolved, and the group went to tour the villa.
Li Weibao also brought the painting of the twin dolls, intending to hang it above the headboard of the master bedroom.
The young couple went to the master bedroom on the second floor, while Tian Jing and the others toured the first floor.
Apart from the rather pale color scheme, the rest of the decoration was quite good. It would definitely last for ten years.
Shen Jianrong asked Tian Jing if she had any suggestions, and Tian Jing said everything was fine.
Shen Jianrong didn't believe her.
Tian Jing seriously told her: "It's a new house, and everything is perfect."
"No matter what, you and your daughter worked hard to decorate it, so it must be very good."
"And, whether it's the style or quality, it will be outdated after ten years. We can redecorate then, so don't worry about these things."
"Once we start living here, we'll know what design is unreasonable. Then, when we redecorate in the future, we'll have a better idea."
"Okay!" Shen Jianrong nodded: "With your words, I'm not so anxious anymore."
"I should be the one thanking you. You've worked hard." Saying that, Tian Jing held her hand and shook it.
This made Shen Jianrong laugh: "Hahaha, I feel like I'm being consoled by a leader."
The group then went to the villa opposite.
The color scheme here was much deeper.
Shen Jianrong asked again: "How is it? It's entirely done according to my preferences. I thought since we're getting older, we prefer these reddish solid wood furniture."
Tian Jing was very satisfied: "Yes, this color suits our age better. It's stable and practical. You've worked hard."
Shen Jianrong chuckled: "The leader is consoling me with three words again."
After visiting both villas, it was time to prepare bedding.
The group drove to the mall and bought a lot of their favorite bedding, then went to the underground supermarket to buy various daily necessities.
Shen Jianrong once again witnessed Tian Jing's spending habits.
Seeing Tian Jing about to buy home appliances again, she quickly stopped her: "The home appliances have been bought. I haven't asked anyone to install them yet. I was thinking that installing them in advance would just attract dust."
After all the items were delivered to the villa, Tian Jing did not unpack them. She waited until they returned from Kyoto, and then everyone would work together. She and Li Zhengguo did not need to trouble Shen Jianrong and the others.
Shen Jianrong took a look and scheduled the appliance installation for next Tuesday.
Back at the Yu family's home, Yu Ziyu handed the property deed and the silver bank card to Tian Jing: "Auntie, there's over 1.4 million left in this card."
Tian Jing took the property deed and pushed the silver bank card to her second son: "You handle it."
Li Weibao pushed the bank card back to Yu Ziyu: "Mom gave this to us as pocket money. See if there's anything else the house needs and get it."
As he said this, he took out a bank card from his pocket:
"This is my salary card. I'll hand it over to my wife for household expenses. If it's not enough, I'll..."
"It's enough, it's enough." Yu Ziyu quickly interjected. She hadn't expected her mother-in-law to not intend to take back this silver bank card:
"There's over 1.4 million in this silver card, and the betrothal gifts from Kushan were 660,000. I plan to save these, which should be enough for us to raise children..."
Tian Jing interrupted Yu Ziyu: "I said I would give the child living expenses every month."
Yu Ziyu: "..."
What should she do with such a spendthrift mother-in-law?
"Then I'll save it too. The interest alone will be quite a lot."
"Xiaobo, take back your salary card. You're often away, and you have many expenses."
"I'll prepare the things the household needs. I don't know what else you need, so you buy it yourself."
Yu Ziyu pushed back Li Weibao's salary card.
Li Weibao did not take the salary card: "I don't spend much, and my ten years of salary are all here."
As the two of them pushed the card back and forth, Tian Jing told Yu Ziyu to keep Xiaobo's salary card: "It's his responsibility, take it."
"Then you get him another bank card and transfer him a fixed amount of pocket money every month."
This idea solved the problem of the two young people worrying about each other.
That evening, Tian Jing called her second son for a private talk:
"Xiaobo, supporting a family is your responsibility. It's right for you to hand over your salary card."
"From now on, the dividends Lili gives you will be kept by you."
"It's not that Mom is telling you to guard against the Yu family, but Mom is worried. Mom is worried that after Ziyu gives birth to two boys, the mindset of the three people from the Yu family will change."
"Every mother has her favorites. How do you know Ziyu won't favor the children who carry the Yu surname?"
"After all, carrying the Yu surname means inheriting less property."
"Perhaps you want to distribute fairly among the two children or all children, but in the eyes of the Yu family, children with the Yu surname will inherit less property."
"Keep the company dividends to yourself. It's fairer for you to distribute them, and there will be no selfishness."
"We don't care if the children with the Yu surname equally divide your property. I'm just worried about favoritism."
"The more Ziyu knows how much property you have, the more likely she is to be biased. This is something that neither we nor her parents can control."
"After waiting for so long, it's hard for one's mindset not to change. You must cut off the conditions that lead to this change."
Li Weibao agreed without hesitation: "At that time, I'll leave the bank card with you for safekeeping."
"Regardless of the surname, or whether it's a boy or a girl, they will all share equally."
Tian Jing nodded with satisfaction: "Don't test emotions with money."
"Once it spoils, it's hard to fix."
"Ziyu already has a lot of money. According to her plan, it's more than enough to raise two or three children, and even raise them lavishly."
"And your monthly salary and bonuses are more than enough. If there's a shortage, then something is wrong. You can't let your guard down."
"Mhm!" Li Weibao nodded vigorously: "I understand. Running a family is not easy, and I don't have much time to manage it, so I can't miss any slight clues."