Regarding William Clark's emotional reaction, his father Charles Clark was also quite worried. However, William Clark gradually calmed down. Since he had been reborn, he now had plenty of time to spend with his father, and could slowly continue the father-son bond that was left unfinished in his previous life.

　　His mother Grace Howard returned home pushing her bicycle. When she saw William Clark, she was very surprised and quickly asked, “Weren’t you supposed to go back to school today? Why are your eyes still red?”

　　Hearing his mother’s concerned words, William Clark felt an even greater warmth in his heart. At this time, his mother was just over forty. Although her figure had become plump, her spirit was still so good.

　　William Clark's family lived in the suburbs. Although it was close to the city, their lifestyle was still rural. His parents had always relied on farming for a living, so life at home had always been tight. However, in the past two years, his mother had bravely rented two counters in a large mall in the city, and business turned out to be pretty good. Life had gradually improved over these two years.

　　But after a few more years, business at the mall gradually declined, and the burden of both him and his younger brother attending school became much heavier for the family. Life became increasingly difficult, to the point that when his father later fell ill, they didn’t even have money for treatment.

　　“Mom! I’m fine! I just came back to get something I forgot. I was looking at the fish just now, and the sunlight reflecting off the pond made my eyes a bit red. I also stood up too quickly and felt a bit dizzy. If Dad hadn’t been by my side, I would have taken a tumble.”

　　Charles Clark had been surprised when his son hugged him earlier, but now William Clark's explanation made sense. He said, “If you squat for too long, you’ll get dizzy when you stand up. Be more careful next time.”

　　“Okay, Dad, Mom, I’m going to get my book, then I have to head back to school.” Now that he had seen his parents, his wish was fulfilled. If he stayed at home any longer, he was afraid he would arouse their suspicion.

　　“Then you’d better get going.” His mother agreed, then said to his father, “Old Liu, right next to our mall, a new mall is already halfway built. They’re raising funds now. Do you think we should invest in a couple of counters?”

　　His father didn’t have much of a business sense, so he said, “Will that mall really work? Your current mall is already big enough. If they build another one nearby, won’t it affect your business?”

　　“I’m worried about that too. If we invest, I’m afraid the new mall won’t do well and our money will go to waste. We’ve finally managed to save up a little these past two years, and we still need to pay for Yi Fei’s college. But if we don’t invest... I’m afraid business will be good and we’ll regret it later.”

　　“Well...” Charles Clark hesitated and asked, “How much does it cost to invest in one counter?”

　　“It’s not much, five thousand yuan. But investing in just one is useless, the space is too small. If we invest, we should do at least two or three.”

　　“Then we’d have to take out more than ten thousand at once. Who knows when we’d make it back.” His father was still hesitant.

　　William Clark came out with a book and happened to overhear his parents’ conversation. He suddenly felt a surge of excitement and asked eagerly, “Is the new mall called Xinxing?”

　　“Yes! How did you know?” Grace Howard looked at William Clark in surprise.

　　“Heh... I have a classmate whose mom is in the same business,” William Clark casually made up a reason. But he was now certain that the new mall was the Xinxing Market. Many years ago, before his rebirth, his family seemed to have had a similar discussion, but at the time William Clark hadn’t paid attention and couldn’t remember if it was at this exact time. However, a year later, when the price of a counter in the mall rose from five thousand to twenty thousand, he still remembered clearly the regret and frustration his parents felt.

　　Grace Howard didn’t take William Clark's words to heart and continued discussing with Charles Clark whether or not to invest.

　　At this point, William Clark interrupted his parents and said, “Dad, Mom, I’ve heard about this too. I have a classmate whose second uncle works at the city government. He said this mall is a city government project.”

　　This immediately piqued his parents’ interest. In the eyes of ordinary people, anyone who worked at the city government must be very influential.

　　Grace Howard immediately asked eagerly, “What else did your classmate tell you?”

　　William Clark pretended to recall and said, “He said his second uncle told his family to invest in counters and boutiques at Xinxing, the more the better, because the price would definitely go up next year. I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

　　“Did he really say that?” Grace Howard was still a bit skeptical.

　　“Oh, and he also said his second uncle couldn’t invest himself, so he lent their family a lot of money to invest.”

　　Charles Clark and Grace Howard exchanged glances, their eyes shining with excitement. At that time, people had great trust in the government. As long as the government issued some kind of report, they would believe it, unlike later generations who became skeptical of everything.

　　Knowing that he had said enough, and that saying more might make his parents suspicious, William Clark smiled and said, “I’m off, then.”

　　He was pushing his bike and hadn’t even reached the gate when he heard his mother whisper to his father, “If that’s really the case, then... should we invest in a few more?”