Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 669 Earned a Full 300 Million

"Oh, you're leaving so soon? I was thinking of taking you to try a new Chaoshan hot pot restaurant that just opened in our county later!" Jiang Xiuli said enthusiastically as soon as she heard Li Weihua telling Liu Yuzhen to stay.

"It's alright, there will be plenty of opportunities to eat in the future. We've already made an appointment with Guoqiang's uncle to visit his home." Upon hearing this, Li Weihua immediately waved his hand and said in a somewhat indifferent manner.

"Well, okay then!" Jiang Xiuli's expression froze, and then she said somewhat reluctantly.

After saying that, she followed etiquette and got some fruit for Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen as a return gift, and also gave a red envelope to Li Guoqiang, the younger generation.

Li Guoqiang accepted the red envelope, whispered his thanks, and then, carrying the bag of old fruit—a small gift but full of sentiment—strode out of the furniture store.

Seeing this, Li Weihua silently followed behind.

Liu Yuzhen seemed to have noticed something. She first glanced at Liu Mingwei, who was sitting behind the counter looking through the account books, and then said to Jiang Xiuli, "Sister-in-law, my brother has a lot of liver fire. Remember to make some herbal tea for him."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiuli was slightly taken aback, then nodded and agreed, "Okay, I understand."

After saying that, she helped Liu Yuzhen into the car, then stood at the shop entrance and watched the extremely bright Panamera drive away.

Once the taillights were out of sight, she suddenly remembered something, hurriedly turned around and went into the store, asking Liu Mingwei, who had already put down his ledger, "What did you say to Ahua and the others just now? I feel like they have a problem with us?"

"Hmph! What can I say to them? All I asked was for them to use the money to open a furniture store and then get the goods from us to sell. That brat Guoqiang not only refused, but also said he had already talked to a friend about opening an investment company. If they lose money, it will be too late to regret it." Liu Mingwei said angrily.

"No, how can you just tell them to get their goods from us?" Jiang Xiuli couldn't help but say, somewhat annoyed, when she heard Liu Mingwei's clever idea.

After all, it's obvious from the word that this whole thing is trying to make Li Guoqiang's family look like suckers.

Unless someone is an idiot, no one would agree to that!

"Otherwise what? They've never done furniture business before. If they don't get their goods from us, where else can they get them? We can't possibly introduce all the manufacturers we've worked so hard to negotiate with to them, can we?" Liu Mingwei glared at them and then said shrewdly.

"Why can't you think straight? Is that what I meant? I meant don't say that to people." Jiang Xiuli was furious when she heard this.

Although she thought Liu Mingwei's idea was indeed a good one, who could stand that condescending attitude?

Especially Li Guoqiang, who earned in one project what his family would have earned in two or three years. Why would he need their charity?

No wonder they wanted to leave after hearing that; if it were her, she would have left too.

"What else can we say? In my opinion, they're getting too big for their britches now. Even if I didn't say it, they wouldn't give me the face I deserved," Liu Mingwei said, pursing his lips and still somewhat resentful.

Perhaps, for him, Li Guoqiang's decision not to invest money in opening a furniture store was secondary. The most important thing was that Li Guoqiang suddenly made several million yuan, which made him, who had always considered himself the richest and most powerful person in the family, feel somewhat unable to accept it.

Jiang Xiuli was naturally able to see this.

She just felt that Li Guoqiang was still a junior, and now that he was in his early thirties, he could earn several million yuan, which was much better than their children.

Moreover, during this meeting, she could also see that Li Guoqiang's temperament and behavior were quite different from before.

Even if it's just so that I can ask Li Guoqiang for help in the future, we shouldn't have let our relationship deteriorate like this.

But what could she do when faced with her husband?

Just as she was thinking about whether she should buy something and visit Li Guoqiang's house in a few days to ease the tension, on the other side, Li Weihua, in the car, also told Liu Yuzhen about Liu Mingwei's good plan with some anger.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuzhen couldn't help but show a look of anger on her face.

Over the years, it's one thing for Liu Mingwei to look down on his own sister, but now that her son has finally become successful and started earning money, Liu Mingwei immediately sets his sights on him. Is he still her brother?

Thinking of this, she immediately said to Li Guoqiang, "Son, don't care what your uncle says. It's your own business, and you should make your own decisions."

“Okay, Mom!” Li Guoqiang felt a warm feeling in his heart as soon as he heard that.

If there is anyone in this world who is wholeheartedly good to him, it must be Liu Yuzhen.

Even Li Weihua, his father, couldn't compare to Liu Yuzhen's doting affection for him.

Taking this opportunity, he thought for a moment and then said softly, "By the way, Dad, Mom, now that I'm able to earn money, you don't need to work so hard growing and selling vegetables anymore."

Besides, my uncle's family has an old house in the village, right? I'm planning to spend some money to buy it, then demolish it and rebuild it in the style of one of those country villas.

"This is not a good matter!" Li Weihua frowned immediately upon hearing this.

Although his elder brother's family moved to the county town many years ago, the people here value the old houses in the village very much, and they will not easily sell them even if they are abandoned for many years.

Furthermore, since they are relatives, even if they buy the house, disputes could easily arise later.

“That’s right! Son, if you want to build a house, then tear down our house and rebuild it.” Upon hearing this, Liu Yuzhen hurriedly added a word of advice.

"Okay, I'll think about it some more." Seeing that his parents were both against it, Li Guoqiang naturally didn't insist any further.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that building a house in the countryside would be somewhat difficult, he wouldn't have thought of buying his uncle's house.

However, just because it's not easy to do doesn't mean it's impossible.

If enough money is given for tea, it's possible to find another plot of land and build the house.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered that he had a classmate whose father was the village head of their village. He wondered if the classmate had retired yet.
Soon, he drove to the residential area where his uncle Li Weiguo lived, and then took a moment to send a message to his classmate Li Jianhui.

Immediately afterward, seeing that the other party did not reply, he did not wait, but got out of the car with Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen, and took the prepared gifts upstairs in the elevator.

Because his uncle was several years older than Li Weihua and had an aunt in between, his uncle had already retired from his job and was enjoying the retirement benefits of a deputy section chief.

Therefore, in comparison, the gap between their family and his uncle's family was quite significant. If the difference between their family and his maternal uncle's family was merely in wealth, then the difference between their family and his paternal uncle's family was in social status.

Fortunately, his eldest uncle was not as snobbish as his maternal uncle, or rather, he was more shrewd, so their family had a relatively harmonious relationship with his eldest uncle's family.

Soon, the doorbell rang, and a middle-aged man with a large build opened the door and appeared.

"Brother!" Upon seeing this, Li Weihua immediately called out, his face revealing a hint of respect.

This was not only because of Li Weiguo's identity, but also because he grew up following Li Weiguo around.

Moreover, when he was being naughty, Li Weiguo often disciplined him on behalf of his parents.

Furthermore, now that their parents have passed away, he has developed an even more special affection for Li Weiguo.

"Uncle!"

"Big brother!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Guoqiang and Liu Yuzhen also greeted him.

"Hmm!" Li Weiguo nodded slightly in agreement. Then his gaze swept across the faces of Li Weihua, Liu Yuzhen, and Li Guoqiang, finally landing on the gifts that Li Guoqiang and Liu Yuzhen were carrying. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

As far as I can remember, whenever Li Guoqiang and his family came to his place, they would at most take a pack of ordinary cigarettes and buy some seasonal fruit, and they rarely bought anything particularly expensive.

Why are you being so generous this time, bringing so many nice things?
As he was thinking, he made way for her and said softly, "Come in!"

Soon, Li Weihua led Liu Yuzhen and Li Guoqiang into the house and sat down on the sofa.

Li Weiguo sat down beside him, started boiling water, and fiddled with the tea set.

"Brother, where's sister-in-law? She's not home?" Li Weihua looked around the room and then asked softly.

"She heard you were coming, so she went to the market to buy groceries," Li Weiguo replied without looking up.

As he spoke, he picked up a can of good quality tea from under the coffee table. Then, after a slight hesitation, his gaze swept over the Da Hong Pao tea that Li Guoqiang had placed on the coffee table, and he silently put the tea back.

"Brother, Guoqiang bought these things especially to show his respect to you and sister-in-law," Li Weihua quickly explained when he saw Li Weiguo's actions.

"Hmm, Guoqiang has made some money?" Li Weiguo nodded slightly, then looked at Li Guoqiang's face.

"Oh, he was just lucky. He partnered with someone on a project and made some money." Upon hearing this, Liu Yuzhen waved her hand and smiled modestly before Li Guoqiang could answer.

"How much did you earn?" Li Weiguo raised an eyebrow and then asked very cooperatively.

Having worked in a state-owned enterprise, he has a good grasp of human nature.

Therefore, he could easily see that Liu Yuzhen wanted to show off to him.

"Not much, just two or three million!" Liu Yuzhen waved her hand and then answered with a proud expression.

Although two or three million is not a particularly large sum for either Liu Mingwei or Li Weiguo, it is quite remarkable for Li Guoqiang, a young man in his early thirties.

Even though Li Weiguo was used to meeting big bosses, he couldn't help but look at Li Guoqiang with a hint of surprise.

"Brother, here's what happened." Seeing the change in Li Weiguo's expression, Li Weihua hurriedly explained before the other party could ask any questions.

This attitude is completely different from how he treated Liu Mingwei before.

And perhaps this is the difference between friends and outsiders!

In the end, to prove that what he said was true, Li Weihua even took out a photo of the tax payment certificate stored on his phone and showed it to Li Weiguo.

When Li Weiguo saw that the taxpayer on the tax payment certificate was Li Guoqiang, and there was a string of zeros above it, his heart skipped a beat. He then abruptly looked up at Li Guoqiang and asked in a deep voice:
"Guoqiang, is this tax payment certificate really yours?"

"Really!" Upon seeing this, Li Guoqiang immediately understood that Li Weiguo had figured out the tricks of the tax payment certificate, and then nodded seriously and said.

"This is incredible! This is incredible! You really gave me a fright!" Li Weiguo's face showed a very complicated expression when he saw that Li Guoqiang didn't seem to be lying.

Others might not know what this tax payment certificate is, but he knows that it represents taxes paid on behalf of those large companies.

In other words, all the income listed above is the legitimate income of the taxpayer mentioned above.

This income amounted to a whopping 300 million.

This is absolutely incredible!
"Son, what's wrong?" Seeing Li Weiguo's strong reaction, Li Weihua immediately realized that something was wrong and hurriedly asked.

Although Liu Yuzhen didn't say anything, she also looked at Li Guoqiang with a questioning gaze.

Just as Li Guoqiang was thinking about how best to put it, Li Weiguo suddenly waved his hand and said with a smile, "Let's put it this way! You were all fooled by this brat before."

"Stunned?" Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen were stunned when they heard this.

“That’s right. In fact, he didn’t just earn two or three million, but a full three hundred million!” Li Weiguo nodded and then said emphatically.

Upon hearing this, Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen, the elderly couple, were instantly shaken. They looked at Li Guoqiang with disbelief, as if they couldn't believe it was true.

"No, no, I'm just working with friends. Most of it is distributed, so there's not that much at all." Upon seeing this, Li Guoqiang hurriedly waved his hand and denied it, afraid that he might accidentally scare Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen.

(End of this chapter)