Regarding this, Jason Liu couldn't do anything. In any case, his parents would live a good life with their own family in the future, and as for the other relatives of the Liu family—they could be ignored!
Now that he was rich, Father Liu and Mother Liu didn't have to work hard on farming or odd jobs anymore. They could enjoy life peacefully!
Wouldn't it be nice to travel every year or so?
Jason Liu shared this idea with his parents, but to his surprise, they refused outright.
"We're not going. We're not going. I'll just stay in the village and farm the land," said Father Liu.
"Traveling and all that is a waste of money. I'm not going!"
Father Liu shook his head, unwilling to follow Jason Liu's plan to relax and travel.
He was determined to keep cultivating the land he'd worked on all his life in the village.
Mother Liu didn't like traveling either.
"I'm not going either. Flying around all day like you said—how much will that cost? Jason Liu, let me tell you, even if you have money, you can't spend it lavishly.
"You'll need that money to get married in the future, and when you have kids, you'll need to support them."
Liu Wan continued her mother's thoughts and added, "Well, not only will you have to raise the kids, but when they grow up, you'll have to buy a car and a house for them. Then you'll have to get a daughter-in-law for your son, and after that, save money for your grandchildren's education. When the grandchildren grow up, you'll need to buy a car and house for them, too."
After saying this, Liu Wan looked at her mother with a smile. "Mom, is that what you were going to say?"
Mother Liu was startled and then burst out laughing. "How can you, a country girl, say so much? I'll be relieved if your brother can just take care of his own children first!"
Father Liu couldn't help but grin.
Lucas followed, laughing along with his daughter Lila.
Only Jason Liu was speechless. Before, his mother had urged him to find a partner. Now that he had a girlfriend, she was already urging him to have children?
Would it ever end?
So, he quickly changed the subject. "Dad, Mom, you're both going to be nearly 50 in two years. Farming is so exhausting—I really worry about you!"
"What's wrong with being 50? Didn't your grandfather work until he was 70? Are your mother and I dead already?" Father Liu retorted, irritated that his son seemed to look down on farming. "If it weren't for the land at home, how could we have raised you two?"
"Dad, don't be angry. My brother isn't trying to upset you. He just doesn't want you and Mom to be tired," Liu Wan quickly tried to calm Father Liu down. "After all, my brother's rich now. If he lets you continue to toil, wouldn't people call him unfilial?"
"I haven't done much in life, but I've farmed. Now you don't even care about farming because you have money? If it weren't for your mother and me, could you have gone to college?" Father Liu glared at Jason Liu, who felt a pang of guilt.
It wasn't that he looked down on farming.
He just didn't want his parents to overwork themselves. Now that he had the means to give them a better life, why should they continue to farm?
"Victor, what's gotten into you? Doesn't your son care about you?" Mother Liu raised her voice and glared at her husband. Then she turned to Jason and said angrily, "Son, ignore him. He's a stubborn mule. If he likes to farm, let him farm! He deserves a lifetime of hard work."
Jason Liu scratched his head. After thinking for a while, he said, "Dad, Mom, since you don't want to come with me to City and prefer to stay in the village, why don't I contract all the land in our village and build an ecological farm? I'll hire some workers to raise chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep—whatever you want. In the future, you won't have to do the work yourselves. Just be the bosses and direct the workers!"
"That's a good idea! Right now, the government's encouraging specialized farming to help villagers get rich.
"Jason, if you're willing to invest, this ecological farm could really succeed!" said Lucas, who had worked in a government department for years and was well aware of such policies.
He supported his brother-in-law's plan to return to the village and start a business.
When Father Liu heard that his son wanted to contract land and run a farm where he could raise all kinds of livestock, he was quite moved.
Mother Liu was thrilled as well. If the farm needed workers, couldn't they hire Jason's uncle to help out? That way, he wouldn't have to do such dangerous and tiring construction work anymore.
Thinking of this, Mother Liu felt even more touched. Her family was doing well now, and they could even help her mother's brother. After all, her parents' family had helped them a lot in the past.
Besides, Jason Liu's grandparents had always been in poor health. The entire family relied on her brother. In the past, Mother Liu hadn't been able to support her parents, but now that she had money, she could finally help.
"But… wouldn't that cost a lot?" Father Liu was moved but still worried that spending too much would affect his son's career.
"How much could it really cost? Would it even use ten million yuan?" Jason Liu had money in his pocket and spoke with confidence.
"Ten million?" Father Liu and Mother Liu's eyes widened in shock. Wasn't that a bit much for a small farm?
Lucas was slightly stunned. His brother-in-law was truly wealthy—he talked about tens of millions like pocket change!
"No way it would cost that much!" Lucas waved his hand. "Renting land only costs about 1,000 yuan per mu per year. Young people don't want to farm anymore, and the elderly can't manage it well. Some land is even abandoned. If you go to contract land in the village, plenty of people would be happy to lease it to you."
"The price is that low?" Jason Liu was surprised. He hadn't expected land to be so cheap—only 1,000 yuan per mu?
"These days, by the time you pay for pesticides, seeds, and fertilizers, you're barely breaking even. A month's wages from odd jobs is ten times better than planting!" Lucas, as a small civil servant, knew a thing or two about agriculture. "That's why most young people prefer working elsewhere instead of farming.
"If you're willing to contract land, they'll rush to sign it over."
"It's too late for some!" Father Liu took a drag from his cigarette, his rough fingers trembling. His voice was heavy with emotion. "There are no young people left in the village…"
"Then we'll start with 500 mu, build chicken farms, duck farms—whatever you want to raise," Jason Liu said. Then he glanced at his brother-in-law, who worked in a government department. "Brother-in-law, why don't you quit your job and come work at the farm?"
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