How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

As he walked into the hall, he saw Old Gu sitting on the sofa, watching a patriotic war drama...

Compared to his mother Xu Hong’s meddling nature, his father Gu Jianguo was much more reserved.

Seeing Gu Heng come in, Gu Jianguo turned his head and smiled, "You’re planning to demolish our house and rebuild it?"

It was quite normal for Old Gu to guess that he was planning to build a house given that he had made such a big show of having the land measured; Gu Heng hadn’t planned to keep it a secret anyway, and he simply nodded, then sat next to him and said, "Yes, this house is over twenty years old already.

Though it’s not exactly a dilapidated house, it’s not very comfortable to live in anymore. You see my room upstairs: aside from a bed, there’s nothing left.

I thought about renovating it all over again, but it seemed troublesome, so I figured it might be simpler to just tear it down and rebuild."

"How much do you plan on spending?"

"The budget for the main structure is a couple million, and with the renovations, about five or six million."

Upon hearing Gu Heng’s words, Gu Jianguo’s hand, which was holding a teacup, couldn’t help but tremble...

"That little?!"

"Five or six million?!"

"Five or six million is enough for you to buy a house outside, why waste the money?! No way, I won’t allow it!"

Gu Heng rarely saw his dad lose composure like this; seeing it now was actually quite amusing, and he smiled and said, "If you two are willing to come live with me outside, then I could save this money and instead buy you a big villa outside, how about that?"

He was serious with this offer.

If his parents were willing to live in a big city, he would certainly spend all of his remaining 70 million on them.

But knowing them, he knew that would nearly be impossible.

Sure enough, as soon as Gu Heng finished speaking, Gu Jianguo immediately refused without a thought: "Why should I go out there? Your mother and I have lived here all our lives, we can’t even speak Mandarin clearly, would life be better outside than at home?

I’m not going.

"Then if you’re not going, I’ll just build you a big villa here to make your living more comfortable. Five or six million is nothing to me now!"

Gu Heng’s words also had not a hint of compromise.

Before Old Gu could continue, Gu Heng changed the subject, "I remember our family has been in debt these years, right?"

Hearing this, Gu Jianguo nodded, then continued, "Yes, we owe a few tens of thousands. Although we can repay it, I’ve also saved up a few tens of thousands over the years...

I’ve been putting it off because I was thinking you weren’t married yet, hoping to have some money at home in case of emergencies.

My few old buddies have never pressed me, but now that you’re capable, the money I’ve saved probably doesn’t seem like much to you. I was planning to pay off the debt before the New Year, dragging it out any longer would be embarrassing."

Listening to this, Gu Heng didn’t speak but simply took out his phone and transferred 200,000 to Gu Jianguo’s WeChat.

Gu Jianguo stared at the large figure on the phone, looking at Gu Heng with wide eyes...

"Don’t look at me like that, use this money to pay off the family’s debts, and keep the rest as your private fund. Don’t go out to work for others anymore, just stay at home and watch TV, and maybe go play cards with friends occasionally.

People say to raise children to provide for old age, isn’t this just it?"

Seeing Gu Jianguo’s trembling lips, Gu Heng also felt bad, and could only stand up, faking a smile, "When you have time, go open a bank account and keep this money in it, just don’t let mom know!

"Don’t overthink it, things are getting better!"

Then, without waiting for Gu Jianguo to react, he ran upstairs, calling out as he went, "Call me when it’s time for dinner, I’m going to lie down on the bed for a bit."

[The host has dutifully rewarded his father, thus successfully indulging his desires. Reward: 10 million. Balance: 81.1 million.]

The system’s reward this time was remarkably brief and the amount was also significantly substantial.

Having given Gu Jianguo 200,000, it was essentially moving money from one hand to the other, yet he received a reward of 10 million...

However, this time, Gu Heng wasn’t excited, but instead hid at the stairway entrance, looking at the trembling figure sitting on the sofa with both hands over his head...

This scene was something he had never even dreamed of before...

After standing at the stairway entrance for a solid three or four minutes and seeing that Gu Jianguo had managed to pull himself together and walk toward the kitchen, Gu Heng also stepped into his small room...

Just as he had reassured Gu Jianguo earlier.

With the system, life had improved.

The memories of past struggles, now seem,

to be merely a bit of frost...