Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 667 is about paying taxes to the country.
"Okay, let's go to my uncle's house first!"

Hearing Liu Yuzhen and Li Weihua's answers, Li Guoqiang felt a slight smile to his face, then nodded and agreed.

As far as I can remember, his uncle Liu Mingwei had made a lot of money by opening a furniture store a few years ago, and he was quite arrogant.

In addition, being the eldest child, Liu Mingwei's favorite thing to do was to lecture others.

Back then, when Li Weihua learned that Li Guoqiang worked at a bar, he confronted Liu Mingwei because Liu Mingwei's words were too offensive, and they didn't speak to each other much for several years afterward.

Liu Yuzhen, caught in the middle, was also in a dilemma.

On one side is her older brother, and on the other is her man; it's inappropriate to advise either of them.

Fortunately, her son Li Guoqiang has become quite capable. He earned several million yuan in one go and even bought a luxury car. Now she has to take a good look at her arrogant older brother and see what else he has to say.

The thought of her older brother, who might be so angry he'd turn into a dark-faced monster, almost made her burst out laughing.

"By the way, this is the order in which your mother and I will visit our relatives. Please check if there are any problems." Li Weihua put down his chopsticks, took out his phone from his pocket, opened a memo app, and placed it in front of Li Guoqiang.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang looked at his phone screen, and after a moment he nodded and said, "No problem, just do it the way you discussed."

Although it is indeed too rushed to visit so many relatives in one day.

But it's not a holiday now, so it's just a short visit and won't take too long.

In addition, all their relatives live in the same county, just in different streets and towns, so it is still very convenient for them to visit each other.

The only thing that surprised him was that his parents had chosen his sister as their last stop.

Although he is the only son in their family, it doesn't mean that he is their only child.

He has an older sister named Li Guolan.

Because his sister was eight years older than him, she was already married by the time he was old enough to understand things.

Moreover, because their economic conditions were not very good, his eldest sister rarely came back except to visit his parents during holidays.

This also means that his impression of his older sister has always remained from when he was a child, on her tender yet broad shoulders.

“Son, your sister called a while ago and said their house is finished. Now that you’re back, you can come with us to take a look.” Li Weihua put away his phone and said earnestly.

“Yes! Your sister has had a tough time these past few years. Now that you're successful, you can't forget her,” Liu Yuzhen quickly said.

"Mom, what are you saying? Even if I forget someone, I would never forget my sister!" Li Guoqiang glared at her and said somewhat indignantly.

Although he has been working away from home for many years, he has indeed had less contact with his sister, let alone visited her.

However, he continued to contact his sister on WeChat, and would occasionally transfer money to her under the guise of borrowing money.

Moreover, his original intention in coming back this time was to visit his sister and see if there was anything he could do to help.

Alternatively, he could do what he did before: under the guise of borrowing money, give his sister a few hundred thousand yuan so she could improve her life.

After all, she was his older sister who raised him on her back and carried him all the way up; she was his own sister from the same mother!

"That's good, that's good!" Liu Yuzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw Li Guoqiang's reaction.

Although she believed in the bond between Li Guoqiang and Li Guolan, and in Li Guoqiang's character, she had seen many siblings turn against each other over money in her life.

Therefore, she still couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Alright, let them handle their own affairs. Let's not worry about it." Li Weihua waved his hand and then chuckled as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuzhen couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She knew that because her first child was a daughter, and then she waited seven or eight years before having a son, Li Weihua had always been somewhat sexist.

Li Weihua has always been rather casual about his daughter's attitude; as long as no major problems arise, he doesn't really concern himself with her.

As for his son's attitude, Li Weihua paid more attention to him, and even asked someone to introduce him to several blind dates.

However, this situation is not uncommon in small counties.

In addition, their daughter was already married, and their grandchildren were already teenagers, so Liu Yuzhen had no intention of talking about Li Weihua.

Soon, the family of three finished breakfast and, without wasting much time, drove straight to the home of Liu Mingwei, the eldest uncle, who lived in the county town.

The person driving was, of course, Li Weihua, who had been looking forward to it all night.

He gripped the steering wheel with both hands, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, and kept his speed below 60 mph, just like an old man driving a car.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but speak up and advise, "Dad, please speed up! If you drive like this, we'll be lucky if we can visit half of our relatives today."

"Hey! I was just worried about him getting bumped or hurt," Li Weihua said, sounding a bit annoyed.

As far as he knew, luxury cars like the one he was driving, which cost millions, usually didn't have collision insurance.

If you accidentally bump or scratch it, you'll have to pay for the repairs yourself.

Moreover, even a simple repair can cost several thousand or tens of thousands of yuan.

You know, he used to work hard every day to grow and sell vegetables, and he could only earn ten or twenty thousand a month.

In other words, the cost of repairing this car, even a small amount, could be equivalent to a month's worth of his hard work. How could this not make him nervous?
"Alright! Take your time, no need to rush. If you can't finish today, you can continue tomorrow." Seeing how worried Li Weihua was, Li Guoqiang quickly offered a word of reassurance.

Although with his current wealth, he didn't need to care about such a small luxury car worth millions, he knew that it was unrealistic to expect Li Weihua to change his mind overnight.

Moreover, driving slower is safer, and there is absolutely no need to take risks to save time.

"Son, why don't you drive?" Liu Yuzhen couldn't help but suggest when she heard Li Guoqiang's words.

In her opinion, Li Weihua was already quite old, so it was inappropriate for him to insist on driving.

If it weren't for Li Guoqiang voluntarily handing the keys to Li Weihua and considering Li Weihua's feelings, she would have kicked Li Weihua out long ago.

“That’s right, son, you drive!” Hearing his mother speak up, Li Weihua immediately took the opportunity and slowly brought the car to a stop. After all, there would be plenty of time to enjoy driving later, and there was no need to let this delay the important matter of visiting relatives.

Moreover, having Li Guoqiang drive them around would actually make others envious.

“Okay, I’ll drive for now. If you want to drive, just let me know.” Li Guoqiang saw that Li Weihua had already stopped the car, so he naturally didn’t refuse to take over the driving task.

Soon, he switched places with Li Weihua, then stepped on the gas and drove back onto the main road, heading straight for the county town at a speed of up to 80 miles per hour.

During this time, Li Weihua also quietly observed Li Guoqiang's driving skills in order to become more familiar with the car.

This also shows that he really likes this Panamera.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang couldn't help but feel amused. He then decided to hand over the car to Li Weihua once Li Weihua had become familiar with driving.

He, on the other hand, bought another Bentley or something.

As the saying goes, "A young man with great potential drives a Bentley."

Although he can now be considered middle-aged, that doesn't stop him from acting like a young man.

Not long after, the Panamera traversed an arc and stopped in front of a furniture store.

Normally, Liu Mingwei's family would stay at the furniture store during the day, so they simply came here, which saved them the trouble of having someone stay to cook.

At that moment, the furniture store had just opened. Through the glass window, you could see a middle-aged couple dressed in fine clothes, cleaning the dust off the furniture with feather dusters.

In addition, there was an elderly woman with a full head of white hair sitting behind the counter, wearing reading glasses, watching a video on her phone.

Seeing this, Liu Yuzhen quickly took a few steps and called out:
"mom!"

Upon hearing the sound, the old lady Hu Chunhua slowly raised her head and looked towards the shop entrance, a kind smile immediately appearing on her face.

"Ah Zhen is here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Weihua and Li Guoqiang, who were carrying gifts, followed him into the store.

"mom!"

"grandmother!"

"Hey! Ahua, Guoqiang, you're both here!" Hu Chunhua responded, then her gaze swept across Li Weihua's face before finally settling on Li Guoqiang.

Perhaps because Liu Yuzhen was in the middle of her siblings, with an older brother above her and a younger brother below her, she didn't seem to be favored by the older generation.

As a result, Hu Chunhua didn't pay much attention to her grandson, Li Guoqiang.

However, this time, a hint of surprise flashed in Hu Chunhua's eyes.

Because she had noticed the gifts Li Guoqiang was carrying, and she also noticed that Li Guoqiang's posture had become much more upright and confident than before.

As the saying goes, old age makes one wiser.

At her age, she could tell with just her own eyes that her grandson, Li Guoqiang, had grown up to be quite successful.

I just don't know how much of a talent he's grown up to be?

"Mom, Guoqiang is back from Pengcheng. He said he wanted to come and see you. We didn't have anything to do, so we came along!" Liu Yuzhen noticed that Hu Chunhua's gaze was on Li Guoqiang, so she quickly stepped forward and explained with a chuckle.

After saying that, she took a box of high-end bird's nest and a box of high-end fish maw from Li Guoqiang's hand, placed them on the counter, and then said, "Mom, Guoqiang specially bought these to show his respect for you."

"Oh dear! Making money isn't easy these days, why spend this money on these things?" Hu Chunhua glanced at the expensive gift box and then complained somewhat reproachfully.

As she spoke, she casually picked up the item and placed it under the counter, presumably intending to leave it for her granddaughter-in-law to give away.

Seeing this, Liu Yuzhen didn't say anything, but focused her attention on her elder brother Liu Mingwei and sister-in-law Jiang Xiuli who came over after hearing the commotion.

Liu Mingwei walked to the counter, first glancing at the Moutai and Huazi liquor that Li Guoqiang was carrying, then looking out of the store through the glass window. He didn't see Li Guoqiang's old Corolla, but instead saw a bright white Panamera.

This made his eyes narrow slightly, and then he asked in a deep voice, "Was that car outside yours?"

"Hey, it's just that Guoqiang partnered with someone in business and made some money, so he just squandered it! If I had known he was going to buy such an expensive car, I definitely would have stopped him. Anyway, it's a four-wheeled car, so what difference does it make what kind of car he drives!" Liu Yuzhen waved her hand and then pretended to be a little annoyed as she complained.

However, as she spoke, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

Anyone with eyes could see that she was in a very good mood.

When Liu Mingwei heard Liu Yuzhen say this, he was suddenly shocked. He looked at Li Guoqiang in disbelief, seemingly not expecting that the million-dollar Panamera was really bought by his nephew, Li Guoqiang.

After all, this isn't an ordinary family car worth a few hundred thousand yuan, but a top-tier luxury car worth millions.

Even for a furniture store owner like him, buying such a luxury car would require careful consideration.

"Guoqiang has really become quite capable now, buying luxury cars worth over a million just like that. What kind of business are you running? How can you make so much money all at once?"

At this moment, Jiang Xiuli suddenly stepped forward and said with a smile.

On the surface, she was praising Li Guoqiang.

In reality, she was questioning whether Li Guoqiang had done anything illegal or disorderly.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuzhen immediately wanted to explain things to Jiang Xiuli.

However, before she could even speak, Li Weihua had already handed the phone to Jiang Xiuli and said with a chuckle, "Sister-in-law, we don't really know much about the business Guoqiang is in. All I know is that his business pays taxes to the government."

After saying that, he tapped his phone screen with his finger, indicating that Jiang Xiuli could look at the tax invoice herself.

When Jiang Xiuli saw this, she was completely dumbfounded.

This was not only because Li Guoqiang's business was legal, but also because the series of zeros on the tax invoice was so numerous that she couldn't count them all at once.

In other words, she's never seen so much money in her entire life!

(End of this chapter)