Chapter 209 - Understand You

Lu Chen sold a total of 41% of his shares in Muchen Crowdfunding to Li Mushi or the Li family.

The total amount of the transaction was 20.5 million yuan.

After deducting taxes, lawyer fees, notarization fees, and other miscellaneous fees, he ended up with 17.5 million yuan.

The money was more than enough to pay off the debt, but he also wanted to redeem his family’s old villa…

It was really not enough.

Although Binhai was a fourth-tier county-level city, because it was located in the economically developed coastal areas in Zhedong, the housing prices were quite high, with an average price of 15,000+ yuan, and buying a decent big house often cost 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 yuan.

And the Lu family’s villa that was taken away by the bank was located in the best Jingsheng district in Binhai City. Its current market price was definitely more than 10 million, conservatively estimated at about 12 million!

So, when he came back this time, Lu Chen asked Lu Xi draw another sum of money from the studio’s account.

Almost emptying the account.

But this villa originally belonged to the Lu family, so he must take it back.

In that big house, there were too many joys and sorrows belonging to his family, as well as countless memories!

In the past, there was nothing Lu Chen could do, but now that he has earned the money, he wouldn’t let himself regret it.

Fortunately, the house hasn’t been auctioned off by the bank.

It wasn’t because the bank didn’t want to sell it, but that the previous auctions have failed.

A villa worth more than 12 million yuan was not something anyone could casually afford to buy. With this money, one could buy a very good house in Beijing. It was true that Binhai was a place for the wealthy, but the truly rich people don’t worry about where they live.

On top of that, when the Lu family’s business had an accident, Lu Qingsheng died of illness in the villa, which was undoubtedly a big taboo for those who could afford it.

And for the bank, with the real estate market booming and house prices rising, they were naturally unwilling to auction off this rare set of properties at a low price, so it was delayed.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, it should have been sold long ago, and it would not be Lu Chen’s turn to redeem it.

When Lu Chen inquired about his account with his mobile phone and showed the balance of the account to Fang Yun, she finally believed it.

Fang Yun had a myriad of feelings in her heart. She was surprised and at the same time didn’t know what to say.

What she was most happy about was not being able to pay off the debts and redeem the house, but that Lu Chen has really grown up and become the pillar of the Lu family.

Fang Yun also believed that Lu Qingsheng’s spirit in heaven could close his eyes in peace.1

Tears overflowed from the corner of her eyes. They were tears of joy, excitement, and sad relief.

Lu Chen raised his glass and said, “Come on! Let’s have a toast and wish our family a better future.”

Lu Xue couldn’t wait to raise her glass: “Cheers!”

Fang Yun wiped her tears and raised her glass: “Cheers…”

Four crystal clear wine glasses gently collide with each other, and light sparkled through the ripples of the red wine.

They believed that the future would be better!

…….

Lu Chen and Lu Xi lived in Binhai for four days, mainly accompanying Fang Yun to pay off debts and redeem the house.

Repaying the debt was actually very simple. The small ones have already been paid off. The only remaining ones that they had to pay off were from the large families. They transferred the money directly using their mobile phones, and then send them a gift to express their gratitude.

The Lu family has owed so much money these years, but only few people have really come to their house to press for payment. They all knew that the Lu family really couldn’t pay it back, and not that they didn’t want to pay it back. Some creditors even gave up the idea of collecting debts.

Now they have also reaped an unexpected joy.

The Lu family has finally break clear of all the troubles and hardships2.

The process of redeeming the house was a little more troublesome, but the Lu family still has some acquaintances in the bank. They couldn’t help when the business turnover was difficult, but now it was much easier to redeem the house with money.

On the morning of fourth day of Lu Chen’s return to Binhai, he got the key to the villa.

The re-transfer procedures were still being processed, but that wasn’t the point.

Returning to Jingsheng Community again, to the villa where he had lived for many years, Lu Chen’s mood couldn’t be described in words.

He was feeling emotional, excited, happy… Even a little bit timid.

Jingsheng Community was the best community in Binhai City. Although it was built very early, neither the geographical location nor the surrounding environment could be compared to the real estate developed in recent years.

So, the house price here was very expensive, and the price of second-hand houses were much higher than that of new houses in other places.

The Lu family’s single-family villa was purchased in 2002. It was cheap at that time. It only cost just over 1 million yuan. Adding the decoration, the total cost was just over 2 million. The area was 350 square meters.

Lu Chen has lived in this house for 10 years!

It wasn’t too much to say that he and Lu Xue grew up in this villa, and they were very familiar with every blade of grass and tree3.

It was just that no one has taken care of it in the past two years. The small private garden in front of the villa was overgrown with weeds. Climbing vines could be seen everywhere, and even the doors and windows showed signs of damage.

Fortunately, the door could still be opened.

A smell of old mildew and dust hit his face!

The furniture and furnishings in the living room were still there, covered with dustproof white cloth, including the piano that Lu Chen received as a gift on his 13th birthday. It was as if the years have been frozen here.

Everything brought Lu Chen countless memories.

Even if there was a thick layer of dust on the ground, Fang Yun, Lu Xi and Lu Xue, who came back with Lu Chen, were very happy – this was their real home!

Regardless of the dirt and dust, Lu Xue quickly ran up the stairs and rushed to her room.

Then, there was a string of silver bell-like laughter.

Lu Chen said with a smile, “Mom, as I see it, it’s best to renovate first. Even a simple renovation wouldn’t cost much money.”

Fang Yun wanted to find someone to clean it. After all, they have spent too much money recently. She was trying to save money.

She shook her head and said, “Let’s talk about it later…”

Lu Chen looked meaningfully at Lu Xi. He was asking his sister to persuade their mother.

He went straight to the piano, lifted the white cloth, and sat down on the piano stool.

After lifting up the cover, Lu Chen gently pressed the piano key.

This piano has been around for nearly ten years, but he rarely practiced playing it. He just regarded it as a big toy.

Now the sound of the piano was still the same, but things have changed.

After correcting his sitting posture, Lu Chen began to play seriously.

At this moment, right here, he has a song that he wanted to sing to his mother and his deceased father.

A mother who gave her all for this family!

“You leave quietly,

A lonely figure step by step.

I want to be with you,

To tell you how much I love you in my heart.

The flowers bloom quietly,

In the night when I suddenly miss you.

I want to tell you,

You have actually always been my miracle!

Year after year of hardship has covered your smile.

Who can understand your lonely heart.

Are the spring flowers and autumn moon heartless.

From spring to autumn, your love is silent!

You gave me all the love, gave me the world.

And I never knew the pain and happiness in your heart.

I want to be close to you.

Snuggle in your warm and lonely arms.

To tell you that I’ve always understood you!

I want to tell you.

Your loneliness and my heartache together!”

The name of this song was “Understands You”. In Lu Chen’s dream world, it was an interlude song in a movie.

It expresses children’s nostalgia and love for their parents.

The wind and frost of passing years have ruthlessly dyed their mother’s hair white. Year after year, as spring goes and autumn comes, as time passes, the children have grown up, and have a sky of their own, but it has also exhausted most of their mother’s lifetime painstaking care.

The white hair and frosty temples couldn’t cover her smile. In her entire life, the only thing their mother know was to “give all the love and the world”, without the slightest idea of enjoying herself – their mother has been used to silent dedication. She has never thought of getting anything in return.

And when the children were chasing after their dreams, have they ever forgotten to walk into their mother’s heart, to go understand their mother’s inner world?4

At the beginning, there was a change in his family, and when his father died of illness, Lu Chen seemed to fall into dust overnight.

At that time, he had both hatred and resentment.

At that time, Lu Chen didn’t understand why Fang Yun had to carry all the huge debts on her own.

In the traditional concept, debts will be eliminated with the person’s death. After all, it was Lu Qingsheng who wrote the IOU.

But now Lu Chen has fully understood that Fang Yun chose to face and bear all this because she didn’t want the Lu family to bear the stigma of being ungrateful, and she didn’t want his father to be cursed and hated after his death.

She was telling him that to be human, he should know how to be grateful and stick to his moral principles and conscience.

Recalling the facial expression of those relatives and friends who received the payments, the joy ad relief…

He really understood.

Fang Yun and Lu Xi stood side by side in the living room, quietly listening to Lu Chen play and sing this song.

They’ve never heard of it before, but they all understood the lyrics.

Fang Yun smiled, but her tears couldn’t stop flowing down, wetting her clothes bit by bit.

She knew that Lu Chen sang the song for her.

She felt that all her hard work in her life have been rewarded at this moment.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

When Lu Chen finished playing the last note, applause suddenly came from the door.

It was unknown when, but there were a lot of people around the door. Impressively, they were all neighbors of the Lu family.

They moved in around the same time as the Lu family. Everyone knew the Lu family for a long time. They used to have a good relationship with each other, and they also knew the changes the Lu family had experienced.

Everyone thought that the Lu family would never come back, but they didn’t expect to see them again.

Everyone was attracted by the piano and Lu Chen’s singing.

The villa, which had been silent for several years, suddenly became lively. Fang Yun and Lu Xi smiled and greeted the neighbors, telling everyone that they had redeemed the house and would soon move back in.

Of course, the neighbors warmly congratulated them.

It was really not easy for the Lu family to turn around!

Lu Chen, who has become a celebrity in Binhai, naturally received the most attention.

Some people even tried to be a matchmaker on the spot, selling him their daughter, and nieces of seven aunts and eight aunts.5

In this regard, Lu Chen had no choice but to flee.

The next day, October 18, he and Lu Xi took the high-speed train to Hangzhou.

The concert would be on that evening.