Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 675: He bought a BMW, is that really necessary?

"Go away, you're such a grown man, and you still can't be serious. We don't have abalone or lobster, but we do have scallops, oysters, prawns, flower crabs, and clams. Take it or leave it!"

"Eat up! It's been so long since I've had your seafood feast. This time I'm going to eat my fill."

"Eat, eat, all you know is eating! Knowing you were coming, your brother-in-law went out to sea early this morning and brought back dozens of kilograms of seafood. If you're so capable, then eat it all!"

"Heh, that might not be enough for me. I think I've gone through a second growth spurt lately, and my appetite is frighteningly large. Don't complain that I eat too much."

"What a joke! Don't you know how old you are? Second puberty? You're kidding me! Anyway, eat as much as you want, I'll make sure you have enough!"

"Alright! You said it yourself, so hurry up and get ready! We'll be there in about half an hour, so let's get some grilled oysters to tide us over."

"You want grilled oysters? Or I can get you some salt and pepper shrimp and raw marinated crab too!"

"You are my own sister!"

"roll!"

Li Guolan quickly hung up the phone, then turned and ran into the kitchen, giving instructions to Chen Haitao, who was cleaning oysters:

"Hurry, my parents and my brother will be here in about half an hour. Go and get the grill set up. My brother said he wants to eat some grilled oysters first. I'll make some salt and pepper shrimp. You can have a drink with them later."

"Okay!" Chen Haitao nodded immediately upon hearing this, then hurriedly got up and went out to set up a coal grill in the yard.

Since all these things had been prepared in advance, it wasn't long before smoke began to rise from the grill.

Then, Chen Haitao placed the prepared oysters one by one on the grill, while occasionally looking up at the gate outside the courtyard with a hint of anticipation on his face.

Back when he was penniless, Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen were able to marry off such a wonderful girl as Li Guolan to him without asking for a single penny of dowry, even before Li Guoqiang had graduated from high school.

Therefore, he has always been grateful to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen, and at the same time, he has always been determined to prove that he can give Li Guolan a good life.

Now, after more than a decade of hard work, he has finally built a house that belongs to him and Li Guolan, and finally sees a glimmer of hope that Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen can be proud of him as their son-in-law.

As he watched, and the oysters began to sizzle as they were grilled, a cool white Porsche suddenly appeared in his line of sight.

This made him feel a sense of longing and envy for a moment.

Then, just as he was about to move the grilled oysters aside to keep them warm so they wouldn't burn, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why did that Porsche drive straight towards their house?
Moreover, they even drove right into their yard gate?

Just as he was somewhat stunned, the Porsche stopped not far in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, several very familiar figures opened the car doors and got out, instantly making him widen his eyes in surprise.

"Dad, Mom, Qiang, you all..."

"Wow, brother-in-law, these oysters smell amazing!" Li Guoqiang was delighted to see Chen Haitao's shocked expression and praised him with a happy smile.

"No, Qiang, this car." Chen Haitao snapped out of his daze upon hearing this, then grabbed Li Guoqiang's hand and asked in astonishment.

"This car is one I just bought. What do you think? Not bad, right?" Li Guoqiang smiled slightly and then asked with a hint of smugness.

"You bought it?" Chen Haitao swallowed hard, then looked at the car, then at Li Guoqiang, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Yes! Do you want me to show you the driver's license?" Li Guoqiang nodded, then turned around and went back to the car, taking out the driver's license that he had just obtained.

"Damn, when did you become so arrogant? You bought a car worth over a million just like that?" Chen Haitao couldn't help but swear as he looked at the three big characters "Li Guoqiang" on the vehicle registration certificate.

"Ha!" Li Guoqiang couldn't help but chuckle when he saw this. Then he went to the trunk and took out the gifts he had brought for Chen Haitao and Li Guolan.

Since he couldn't visit his second aunt, uncle, and aunt before, he hadn't been able to give them the gifts he had prepared. Now he could give Chen Haitao and Li Guolan some more.

Among them, there were three or four cartons and three or four bottles of Huazi and Moutai alone.

Upon seeing these gifts, Chen Haitao was once again somewhat stunned.

Compared to the million-dollar Porsche, these gifts were undoubtedly more familiar to him, and he could easily calculate their value.

"Here, brother-in-law, these are all gifts I bought for you and my sister." Li Guoqiang handed the gifts to Chen Haitao.

"This is way too valuable!" Chen Haitao hesitated for a moment upon seeing this.

After all, the total value of these gifts was almost equivalent to two or three months' salary for him.

Moreover, because these gifts have the hard attribute of circulation, he can convert them into cash at any time after receiving them, which is equivalent to increasing his income by two or three months at once.

This temptation is really quite tempting!
"Alright, you're my brother-in-law. What's so valuable about this little bit of stuff? In my opinion, it's not even as valuable as the oysters you grilled yourself!" Li Guoqiang frowned and said somewhat irritably.

After saying that, he stuffed the gift into Chen Haitao's arms, then turned around and walked towards the barbecue grill, leaving Chen Haitao standing there, somewhat moved.

Meanwhile, Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen were not attracted by the oysters; instead, they all headed towards the kitchen.

As far as I can remember, whenever they came over, Li Guolan would be busy in the kitchen, just to make sure they ate well and could relax a little.

Little did they know that the more Li Guolan did this, the more worried they became.

While they had their concerns, they were powerless to help Li Guolan in her difficult situation.

It's different now.

Now they are billionaire parents, and they have the ability to provide their daughter with a better life.

"Dad, Mom, you're here!" Li Guolan's eyes lit up when she saw Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen walk in together, and she hurriedly greeted them. At this moment, she was unaware that her dear younger brother had bought a luxury car worth millions, and even less aware that her parents had become veritable billionaires.

She just looked at the graying temples of Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen, and silently thought to herself that when her life got a little better, she must make more time to go back and visit Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen.

"Hmm, why did you cook so much food again? If we can't finish it, it'll all go to waste!" Liu Yuzhen walked over and glanced at the pot, then said with some heartache.

Li Guolan's life was already not very good, and now she has to spend so much money to prepare so many dishes. How can she feel at ease about this?

"It's alright, Haitao and his crew brought all this seafood back from the sea. It didn't cost much," Li Guolan quickly waved her hand and explained.

However, while she said that, she didn't mention that Chen Haitao had been busy since 1 a.m. and hadn't slept for more than a few hours.

After all, how could you possibly get so much seafood without spending money or putting in any effort?
"Alright, since you've already started, let's get on with it!" Liu Yuzhen rolled her eyes, then rolled up her sleeves to help.

Li Guolan did not refuse.

Because every time Liu Yuzhen came before, it was always like this.

"Alan, where are your parents-in-law, brother-in-law, and aunt? I haven't seen them."

At this moment, Li Weihua walked to the living room door, glanced at it, and then came back and asked.

"Oh, they all went to my sister-in-law's place today. My sister-in-law bought a BMW today and said she wanted them to come over and celebrate," Li Guolan replied calmly.

Clearly, her relationship with her sister-in-law wasn't very good.

Otherwise, even if she had to wait for Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen to come over, she could go to her sister-in-law's place for a while and then come back.

"No, it's just a BMW, is it really that big of a deal?" Li Weihua said dismissively.

“Yeah! It’s just a BMW, why make such a big fuss? People who don’t know any better would think it’s an airplane!” Liu Yuzhen nodded, then said somewhat disdainfully.

"That's not quite right. This BMW costs at least several hundred thousand yuan, which is almost equivalent to our house," Li Guolan said with a slight smile, speaking very fairly.

In fact, if it weren't for Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen coming over, giving her an excuse to decline, she would have gone with Chen Haitao to offer her congratulations.

After all, no matter what, she is Chen Haitao's younger sister, so it's important to maintain good relationships with her.

It's like even though the couple didn't go to the wedding, they still sent the wedding gift money to her sister-in-law.

"That's true!" Upon hearing Li Guolan's words, Li Weihua suddenly realized that he had become somewhat arrogant because of the fact that Li Guoqiang had earned 300 million.

"Alright, since your in-laws aren't here, there's no need for us to cook so much food." Liu Yuzhen waved her hand, directly changing the subject.

“No, Qiang said he wants to eat more. Anyway, the seafood won’t keep, so let’s cook it all!” Li Guolan immediately objected.

"Alright, alright, anyway, this seafood is all yours, so go ahead and do it!" Liu Yulan nodded and agreed immediately when she heard Li Guolan bring up Li Guoqiang.

"By the way, where's Qiang? I haven't seen him." Li Guolan turned around and looked at the kitchen doorway, then asked with some confusion.

Based on past experience, she remembered that Li Guoqiang would always come over and greet her first whenever he came over. Why hadn't she seen him come in this time, even though he had been there for so long?
After asking the question, before Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen could answer, she couldn't help but walk out. She soon found Li Guoqiang sitting next to the barbecue grill, eating grilled oysters with gusto.

The way he wolfed down his food instantly amused her.

"Hey, Qiang, why are you eating here all by yourself? Where's your brother-in-law?" Li Guolan walked up and asked.

"Look! They're back!" Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang gestured with his chin towards the courtyard gate.

Upon seeing this, Li Guolan hurriedly turned her head to look towards the courtyard gate, and then her eyes widened instantly.

Her husband, Chen Haitao, was sitting in a cool, stylish white car, which slowly pulled up in front of her.

Before she could react, Chen Haitao excitedly called out to her, "Wife, isn't this car cool?"

"No, where did you get this car?" Li Guolan suddenly came to her senses and asked with a look of surprise.

"Where else could this have come from? Your brother just bought this car." Chen Haitao raised an eyebrow and then answered with some pride.

Anyone who didn't know better would think this car belonged to him!

"What? You're saying this car was just bought by my brother?" Li Guolan's eyes widened, and then she turned to look at Li Guoqiang with an incredulous expression.

Although she didn't know much about cars, she could tell from just one look that the car in front of her was definitely expensive.

Where did Li Guoqiang get the money to buy such an expensive car?
Could it be that they bought it with one of those zero-down-payment schemes?

As she was thinking, something suddenly occurred to her, her expression changed abruptly, and she quickly walked up to Li Guoqiang, grabbing his hand in one swift motion.
"Qiang, how exactly did you buy this car?"

"Look at what you're saying, of course I bought it with money!" Li Guoqiang chuckled to himself upon hearing this, and then said with a bit of a laugh.

"Then where did you get so much money?" Li Guolan's heart skipped a beat, and then she asked with a serious expression.

After all, there are just too many loans these days, and she didn't want Li Guoqiang to borrow money online to buy a car.

If that's the case, even if you take out all of her parents' savings for their funerals, you still won't be able to fill this hole!

"I earned it!" Li Guoqiang said seriously, his expression turning serious.

"No, didn't you work at a bar? How could you possibly earn so much money all at once?" Li Guolan frowned and asked with a puzzled look on her face.

“I can’t explain exactly how I made it in a short time, just look at this!” Li Guoqiang shook his head, then picked up his phone, pulled up the tax invoice that he had shown to Li Weihua and Liu Yuzhen earlier, and handed it to Li Guolan.

When Li Guolan saw it, her eyes widened instantly.
(End of this chapter)