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Wang Yi is different from Wang An. From childhood to adulthood, Wang Yi rarely asked his family for things.

Even as Wang An's family's life improved, Wang Yi rarely made any demands on Wang Dazhu and his wife or Wang An.

So, faced with Wang Yi's persistent pleading, Wang An originally intended to agree immediately.

After all, it was just a motorcycle, a big toy for Wang An. The key was that it didn't cost much, so he just bought it.

But before he could finish speaking, Wang An said:

"Give me a good back massage, make sure it feels good before we talk. If it doesn't work, I won't buy you anything."

Wang Yi chuckled and said:

"Then I definitely have to give my older brother a good massage."

Finally, after Wang Yi had been massaging Wang An's back for more than ten minutes, Wang An pretended to be unwilling and said:

"I can buy you the motorcycle, but if you don't stay in the top five of your grade in the final exams next semester, then I'll have to take the motorcycle back."

Upon hearing that Wang An had agreed to buy him a motorcycle, Wang Yi immediately exclaimed with excitement:

"Big brother, you're so good to me! Hehehehehe."

Looking at his younger brother's pure and unadulterated smile, Wang An couldn't help but smile too.

However, Wang An still waved his hand and said to Wang Yi:

"Alright, alright, alright, stop laughing. What if you laugh yourself silly?"

Wang Yi ignored all that and continued shouting and yelling happily.

Just then, Wang Dazhu and Liu Guilan suddenly entered the house. Hearing Wang Yi's excited shouts, Liu Guilan subconsciously asked:
"What's wrong? Why are you laughing like that?"

At this moment, Wang Yi was just looking for someone to share his joy with. Seeing his father and mother enter the house, he immediately ran over and said:

"Dad, Mom, my older brother promised to buy me a motorcycle! My older brother promised to buy me a motorcycle! Hahahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Dazhu and Liu Guilan couldn't help but exchange a glance, and then Liu Guilan very inappropriately said:

"Why buy a motorcycle? How old are you? Why would I buy you a motorcycle? Besides, those things are ridiculously expensive. What would you even need one for?"

As the saying goes, "All the passion in one's heart is wasted, and all the hope turns into nothingness." When Wang Yi heard his mother's words, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, instantly chilling his excited and fiery heart.

Wang Yi stopped smiling and stared blankly at Liu Guilan, instantly dumbfounded.

A few seconds later, Wang Yi lowered his head and slumped down as if he had lost all his strength.

Clearly, the contrast of falling from the peak to the bottom in an instant was something that Wang Yi found hard to accept for a while.

Liu Guilan continued:
"Stop messing with me. Do you think you can just confess however you want? Have we cut you off food, drink, or clothes? And buying a motorcycle? You look more like a motorcycle than a child. How old are you to be buying a motorcycle?"

And so, Comrade Liu Guilan's mouth once again opened like a machine gun, unleashing a powerful barrage of words at her youngest son.

Wang Yi just stood there with his head down, not uttering a sound the whole time.

The main problem is that Wang An can manage to say a few words to deal with his mother's anger, while Wang Yi, like Wang Dazhu, always responds with silence.

Finally, after speaking for more than half a minute, Comrade Liu Guilan stopped, and Wang An put down the plane in his hand and said:

"Mom, you know, we've been leasing land, building greenhouses, raising sika deer, and you've even been helping me deal in bear bile and malt extract. What's the point of all this?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Guilan subconsciously said:
"Why do you think it's for? To make money, of course. Is that even a question?" But then, Liu Guilan realized what she meant and, glaring at Wang An, said:

"He said he didn't talk about you, right? What are you trying to do now? Don't beat around the bush, just say what you want."

Wang An chuckled and continued asking in a very calm tone:
"Mom, you know, money is something you can't take with you when you're born, and you can't take it with you when you die. If you're unwilling to spend it while you're alive, you won't be able to spend it after you die."

After a pause, Wang An pretended to be completely puzzled and continued:

"Then I'm really puzzled. What's the point of us working so hard and risking our lives to earn that much money? Don't you think we're being cheap? Why are we being so cheap?"

As he spoke, Wang An raised his hand and slapped his own face, making a soft, crisp "smack" sound.

It was easy to tell from the barely audible cracking sound that Wang An hadn't put any force into slapping himself; he was clearly just going through the motions.

However, Wang An's calm and unhurried words, coupled with his final slap to his own face, struck Liu Guilan like a thunderbolt, leaving her completely stunned.

In fact, Wang An's extravagant spending has subtly changed Wang Dazhu and his wife in many ways.

The main problem is that there's nothing they can do if they don't change things, because Wang An doesn't listen to them at all when it comes to spending money. He buys whatever he wants, however he wants, spending money like water. In the eyes of the couple, he's incredibly wasteful.

However, although Wang An was good at spending money, he was even better at making money, and the family's money kept increasing. Not to mention how much money Wang An and Mu Xueqing had, Wang Dazhu and his wife alone had more than 10 yuan.

Therefore, Wang Dazhu and his wife had long since become numb to Wang An's spending and bringing money home.

Liu Guilan opened her mouth several times, wanting to refute Wang An's words, but each time she swallowed her words back.

Finally, under Wang An's smiling gaze, Liu Guilan unleashed her maternal authority and began to berate Wang An:
"You worthless bastard, all you do is annoy me all day long. From now on, you can spend money however you want, I don't care anymore. I don't know who this family is for, what am I doing here?"

After saying that, Liu Guilan flicked her sleeves and turned to walk towards the east room.

Seeing that his mother was about to leave, Wang An immediately started sneer in a cheap, obsequious manner:
"Mom, you don't need to cook anymore, let's have hot pot for dinner."

Liu Guilan stopped, turned around, and glared at Wang An fiercely, saying:

"All you do all day is grin and rummage around, pulling out the best stuff. You good-for-nothing!"

Wang An chuckled, unconcerned, and turned to Wang Yi, saying:
"Xiao Yi, wait a few days. When I have time, I'll buy you a motorcycle. Once we get the motorcycle, we can ride it around everywhere and show it off."

"Let's show off, show off to the fullest! Just think about it, wouldn't that make you feel incredibly proud? Hahahaha!"

Liu Guilan could no longer hold back. She turned around and walked towards Wang An. When she got to Wang An, she grabbed his sleeve with her left hand and slapped his back several times with her right hand, making a loud "thump thump" sound.

And Liu Guilan continued relentlessly, saying:

"You little brat, I'll teach you to make me angry, I'll teach you to make me angry, I'll teach you to make me angry!"

Wang An didn't dodge, or rather, he didn't move an inch, because his mother's strength really couldn't hurt him.

The key point is that Liu Guilan didn't use much force; she just wanted to beat her son to vent her anger.

Despite the slaps on his back, Wang An was all smiles, making faces at Wang Yi and Wang An, as if the slaps were a kind of honor for him.

Finally, Liu Guilan couldn't continue fighting and couldn't help but laugh, saying:

"You little brat, I can't even hit you anymore."

When Liu Guilan smiled, Wang Dazhu, Wang An, and Wang Yi could no longer hold back and all burst into laughter.

Instantly, the atmosphere in the living room became warm and harmonious. (End of Chapter)