Chapter 2181: Chapter 2182: My Cousin Is a Capitalist Heiress 1
Zhang Yu rubbed her eyes and saw a display of a starry ocean in front of her, knowing she had returned once again.
Feeling the heaviness leave her body, even though the system might think it’s childish, she still bounced around, did a few stretches, "I’m back."
Then she prepared to take out some food and drinks from the space, the last task was predictably dealing with a long-lived old lady.
After sending off the client’s parents, Zhang Yu traveled the world with her friend until she stopped at the age of eighty and returned home for retirement.
She had already built an estate there, which after years of care had become a garden-style manor that blooms with flowers all year round, becoming a hotspot among young people.
She retired there with her old friends, having dedicated healthcare staff; her son Lin Zixuan, no matter how busy, would call her every day to check in and would come over every fortnight for meals.
As for Lin Zixuan’s wife and children, it wasn’t that they didn’t visit, but as she aged, Zhang Yu preferred peace and quiet, unless it was a holiday, she didn’t need them to come over.
Of course, the most important thing was that even though Lin Zixuan was her only son, Zhang Yu did not interfere in his marriage, doing what she was supposed to by preparing the bride price, wedding house, and covering wedding expenses herself.
Before Lin Zixuan’s wife got married, she mentioned not wanting to have kids immediately after marriage, nor quit her job; Zhang Yu expressed that if the couple agreed, then it was fine by her.
Thus, Lin Zixuan and his wife didn’t have children until a few years after marriage, despite people whispering in her ear, pushing their or their relatives’ children, she just listened.
Although she often floated outside, she knew a thing or two about some people and matters, yet never participated.
Once Lin Zixuan’s wife had a child, those people finally stopped talking, understanding that unless the couple had relationship problems, they couldn’t be forced apart.
After the child was born, Zhang Yu thought they would stop nagging, but seeing her still traveling instead of taking care of the child, they said she was displeased with her daughter-in-law.
Now that she’s old, Lin Zixuan and his wife are busy with work, their child is busy with work and studies too, and they only meet a few times a year.
Many people would mobilize their entire family during significant moments in their children and grandchildren’s lives to take a family photo to show family bonds; Zhang Yu never liked those things.
Suddenly came all kinds of rumors, claiming she had a hard heart, bringing up events from her youth, including matters regarding Lin Yu and even his old age.
Honestly, since she stopped focusing on work, she hadn’t paid attention to Lin Yu’s situation; if it wasn’t for resourceful netizens digging it up, she wouldn’t have known Lin Yu’s twilight years turned out like this.
Honestly, she really admired Lin Yu, who actually listened to his ex-wife and changed tracks, even though he was a laughingstock to others, he endured the pressure and started anew, truly admirable.
Those years he really flourished as a stock analyst, then as online media rose, despite his advanced age, he kept pace with the times and became an online stock analyst.
He had quite a few fans, and his income was steadily increasing; given his income, though not lavish, retirement shouldn’t have been a problem.
Unfortunately, in middle age he was blessed with sons again, and as twins, the expenses were significant, especially with Lin Zixuan being so outstanding, he was determined to show Zhang Yu that he could equally raise two successful children, certainly not falling short of Lin Zixuan.
To achieve this goal, he invested a lot, anything Lin Zixuan learned, the twins were to learn too, even skiing, which cost him greatly.
Not to mention the fees for tutoring and getting them into prestigious schools were substantial; had the twins shown any promise, not comparing with Lin Zixuan, but at least having some success.
Unfortunately, as the twins grew, aside from studies and work, they excelled in everything, meaning they were good at spending money but not at earning it.
Without the ability to earn, they shouldn’t spend extravagantly and should work quietly at the jobs Lin Yu arranged for them; life could still be decent.
Yet they were dissatisfied, feeling they had resources and connections but earned pitifully, they weren’t content, wanting to venture into business, investments, short videos, changed tracks multiple times, spent considerable money but never found the right path.
A typical person, seeing such circumstances, would simply return to rely on their parents, but they were unsatisfied; Zhang Yu thought they were still competing with Lin Zixuan, resulting in constant track changes, constant struggles, truly repeatedly failing yet persistently trying, success was a must.
Though they strived, it was unfortunate for their old father Lin Yu, who could’ve had a comfortable old age but instead had to travel about, just to support them to ensure their entrepreneurial success.
But their ideas were nice, merely Lin Yu’s health wasn’t cooperative, collapsing during one economic forum and never waking again.
After his passing, his precious sons wasted half a year, squandering everything Lin Yu left behind, eventually settling down, naturally they vanished from inquiries.
Really uncertain how Lin Yu felt before passing; though having no financial worries, carrying the titles of Professor Lin and Expert Lin, yet his children were disappointments.
The system appeared at this moment: Lin Yu regretted it deeply, wished he hadn’t insisted on competing with Lin Zixuan, forcing cultivation regardless of the children’s aptitude.
System: He regretted not bringing them to interact more with Lin Zixuan upon seeing their poor grades; with his assets and Lin Zixuan as their older brother’s support, the twins wouldn’t live so miserably.
Oh my, Zhang Yu hadn’t expected that after Lin Yu’s death, he would harbor such thoughts, it infuriated her, and she cursed him fiercely: Rather incorrigible, I shouldn’t have let him develop at the beginning.
Zhang Yu: I should’ve had someone watch him, knowing he had two sons again and spent big money on them, I should’ve struck him down, preventing him from making big bucks.
Wow, the system was surprised at Zhang Yu’s benevolence: Are you soft-hearted now? How could you not stop him from making fortunes, I assumed you’d bankrupt him instantly.
System: Even if not bankrupt, he should’ve been burdened with debt, you are indeed soft-hearted.
Zhang Yu: It’s not softness, if he went bankrupt or into debt, with Lin Yu’s shamelessness, I figured he’d shove debts onto Xiao Xuan, maybe even make him support the two younger brothers.
Zhang Yu: The best is for Lin Yu to earn, but not excessively, that’s optimal.
Zhang Yu: Though it’s alright now, all his life he watched me enjoy life, saw my son succeed, while the children he invested heavily in amounted to uselessness.
