Chapter 807

Chapter 807: Double Home (Part 1)

As if tearing cotton, Lin Mo swiftly pulled off a piece from the gold giant dragon’s troublesome duplicate shoulder, which quickly transformed into a phone.

Unless the gold giant dragon allowed it, even the Dragon Knight couldn’t tear off a piece with all his strength.

Obtaining Coin Gold equated to fully acquiring the basic foundation of this world’s electronic civilization. Various electronic components, including the communication module, naturally evolved from it, eliminating the need to carry the “fire source” cube like before.

Family, perhaps the most precious thing to Lin Mo in this world after fighter jets.

In another world, Morin, who had been abandoned as a child in a small town on the border of the Su Lan Empire, never experienced the luxury of familial love. Since he could remember, he had fought for survival, seizing every opportunity to live.

It wasn’t until he was drafted by the imperial soldiers for the mandatory talent tests for every civilian, and was fortunately selected into the Dragon Knight candidates’ camp, that he began to experience life beyond mere struggle.

After coming to this world, he learned from the remnants of this body’s memories that he actually had family, and not just one but two (well, the values of Dragon Knights are different). The instant joy enveloped Lin Mo, and even his Battle Energy saw a small improvement in this world filled with inert elemental energy, driven by his uplifted spirit.

Despite needing to keep his tasks secret, Lin Mo rarely had the chance to visit his family. Most of the time, he was either assembling his variable wings fighter jet or fighting battles overseas, or on the run.

But whenever he had the opportunity, he would never miss a chance to reunite with his family.

Destiny once owed him in his past life; in this life, it returned in double. He now held two homes, received love from two dads and two moms, and the Dragon Knight felt very satisfied, doubling his happiness.

“Come on, son, have another piece of elbow! Hmm, it used to be your favorite.”

Lin Mo’s father, Lin Yuanfang, happily placed a big, shiny piece of braised elbow into his son’s bowl, watching with a smile as Lin Mo wolfed it down, as if it was being consumed by himself.

Yang Lian observed her current husband serving her son more food and then glanced at her daughter, Yang Shanshan, who was absentmindedly playing with a golden ball python. She felt unfairly treated and scolded, “Xiao Mo, slow down! There’s more if you want it. Lin, can’t you see it’s almost overflowing? All this time, I haven’t seen you give Shanshan a piece!” She then added a lean piece of pork to her daughter’s bowl, saying, “Here, Shanshan, eat a bit more! You keep talking about dieting. Look at how little meat you have; I’m really worried that a gust of wind might blow you away!”

“Mom, stop! I have enough nutrition; if I eat more, it’ll be excessive. I’ve already gained over a pound this month.”

Yang Shanshan, who had followed her mother into this marriage, seemed to have little appetite. Her bowl barely had a few bites taken from it. The pet golden ball python she held looked larger than when Lin Mo last visited. It had grown a bit, and even though it still curled up, it remained a very tame creature, making it a highly popular pet.

“Son, did you pay back the money I sent you yet?”

Since Lin Mo helped Lin Yuanfang out of a debt crisis, his remote car sales company had become solely his. With fewer disputes and constraints, his control significantly increased, and the car business flourished even more.

Once funds started circulating rapidly, profits flowed in consistently.

In less than a year, Lin Yuanfang had transferred thirty million to Lin Mo’s account.

Of course, a car sales company wouldn’t make a thirty million net profit in a year. With funds back in abundance, the bank assessments became much more lenient. Lin Yuanfang regained bank loans, and a significant portion of the money sent to Lin Mo was from a loan.

For a commercial enterprise, maintaining a certain flow of loans was vital. Although the loan pressure was still considerable, as long as he kept good sales numbers, he could gradually reduce debt and earn even more profits.

“Thirty million?”

Lin Mo stroked his chin. The Dragon Knight had long forgotten about this.

It seemed he hadn’t paid it back. He had used it on the variable wings fighter jet and had already repaid this favor with a large batch of alloy formulas. From the perspective of the National Defense Star, it seemed they owed him a substantial amount.

Reflecting on this, Lin Mo finally replied, “Uh, let’s say it’s paid back!”

What counted this debt? The Dragon Knight still couldn’t figure it out till now.

“Xiao Mo, I have an investment project with great returns. Do you want to join in? You could sell your apartment in the city center and invest the money here; I guarantee you won’t lose.”

Yang Lian rolled her eyes, watching Lin Mo’s facial expressions as she spoke.

“Xiao Lian!” Lin Yuanfang shot a warning glance at his current wife. To encourage Lin Mo to sell his house, Lin Yuanfang’s ex-wife, Lin Mo’s biological mother He Yuejiao, nearly came over for a confrontation, scolding him over the phone until the conversation turned bloody. Thankfully, they were divorced; otherwise, he might have been cut with a kitchen knife.

Though women might seem gentle, like water, and evoke sympathy, once they start to throw a tantrum, they are a hundred times fiercer than a tiger, leaving men defenseless.

“Yuanfang, don’t worry. I’m doing this for Xiao Mo’s own good! Look at what kind of society we live in now. In the past, having a house, a car, and money was enough, but now it’s different. You need at least a big house of a hundred square meters, a nice car worth more than two hundred thousand, a million in savings, and a good job for people to marry off their daughters. In Hangzhou, a boy looking for a partner needs a minimum monthly income of six thousand. Can Little Lin continue being a pilot for life? I’ve heard they retire at forty-five; some even earlier. It takes connections to become a civil aviation captain; do we have those connections? Old Lin, just look at our daughter Shanshan—can you let her marry someone who has nothing?”

Once Yang Lian spoke, her strong personality shone through, instantly gaining the upper hand in front of her husband.

While Lin Yuanfang was somewhat well-known in business battles, he immediately softened in the face of the assertive Yang Lian, turning his gaze to Lin Mo and insisting, “Xiao Lian, you need to listen to Xiao Mo’s opinion. The house belongs to him; he’s grown up now, and we adults have no right to decide.”

Yang Lian still had some business acumen. Over the past two years, she had made quite a bit of money in financial investments, especially with recent short-selling on rebar and copper, almost doubling her capital. If it weren’t for this, Lin Yuanfang would’ve done everything he could to stop her from pushing for it.

“About that, I’ll pass!”

The Dragon Knight smiled shyly.

“What?” Thinking their conversation might lead to some influence, Yang Lian didn’t expect Lin Mo to be so resistant and questioned, “You’ve only been in the army for a few years; how much savings can you have? Mom just wants to help you save up for a wife early. Although your dad and I have some assets, many girls value the man’s ability to provide. You don’t want them to look down on you, right? Even if you are an ace pilot, what about after retirement? Are you going to drive a taxi? Love is always built on the foundation of bread.”

Lin Mo remained focused on the large, fragrant piece of elbow that Lin Yuanfang had placed on his plate. He didn’t lift his head as he said, “Savings? Not much! One hundred million!” Thinking about the big expenses ahead, he rounded it off to a nice figure.

“Ten thousand?” Yang Lian initially thought she would laugh along with the joke but suddenly felt something was amiss and heard Lin Yuanfang exclaim in shock and confusion, “One hundred million?”

“Exactly, in US dollars!”

Lin Mo raised his head, spat out a bone, and blinked at his astonished father and stepmother.

If it weren’t for that Coin Gold moving funds, he might have had even more; that tricky thing—if only he had sold it to exploitative coal mines in Shanxi sooner!

“One million US dollars!”

Lin Yuanfang gasped, but his expression quickly normalized.

This kid really knows how to joke. He assumed Lin Mo was playing tricks on Yang Lian and unwilling to sell his house, though such a vague statement was just fine.

Yang Shanshan, on the other hand, curiously examined her younger brother, uninterested in money, believing as her mom said, that earning was a man’s job. All she had to do was marry someone good.

Boys should be raised poor, and girls should be raised rich. She never lacked money, whether it was one hundred million or one hundred dollars; it was all pretty trivial to her.

“That’s over six hundred million yuan? Xiao Mo, don’t joke with me.”

Yang Lian’s eyes flickered, her mind racing to assess the veracity of Lin Mo’s claim, knowing it would determine how she spoke next.

“Joking?” Lin Mo was surprised and shook his head, saying, “I really do have one hundred million US dollars; that’s a fact. If you don’t believe me, I can log into online banking to show you. I’m not short on money; it’s enough for my whole life, even enough if I want to start a family.” He owned two private fighter jets, so why would he need to lie about having this one hundred million?

“You child! With such a sum, why haven’t you mentioned it to your family? Where did this money come from? Do pilots really earn that much?”

Yang Lian’s expression changed rapidly, from shock to a smile as she said, “It’s just a hundred million. Your mom is trading futures now and has made quite a bit; how about investing some of that in me? I can guarantee to double your money in a year!”

“Mom, the source of this money is a state secret. If you want to avoid the National Security Department knocking on our door for questions, it’s best not to ask. As for futures, let’s skip that.”

Mentioning futures made Lin Mo furious; one Coin Gold had caused Lin Mo’s cash to evaporate by a third. If another wasteful investment came up, the Dragon Knight might even contemplate suicide.