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The commotion outside had nothing to do with Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong and his wife were warmly welcoming their son and granddaughter.

The couple brought out all the things they usually couldn't bear to eat.

"Lulu, try this."

This is something your second and third uncles got from Xu Damao across the street; they said it's a snack from Hong Kong.

Your grandfather and I ate some, but we thought it was too sweet.

Liu Lu initially seemed indifferent, but her eyes lit up immediately when she heard that the dim sum was from Hong Kong.

"Grandma, this is good stuff, you and Grandpa can eat it. I'm too old to eat it."

What they say is one thing, what they do is another.

Liu Lu took a piece and happily put it in her mouth.

Auntie Er smiled and said, "This is something I specially saved for you."

Liu Haizhong was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say, so he remained silent, focusing on watching his granddaughter.

Hearing what his second aunt said, he couldn't help but say, "Grandpa specially saved this for you."

Seeing that Liu Lu loved to eat, Liu Haizhong was not happy to give all the credit to his second aunt.

"If you like it, I'll ask Xu Damao for it when he gets back later."

Upon hearing this, Liu Lu was immediately intrigued: "I think it tastes pretty good. My younger brother will definitely love it too."

Liu Haizhong immediately understood what it meant.

The children of Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu had all eaten, but the eldest son and grandson of the family had not.

This is really unfair to his grandson.

"It's okay. I'll go find Xu Damao when he gets back."

Having achieved her goal, Liu Lu sat down and focused on eating.

Seeing Liu Lu eating so heartily, Liu Haizhong and his second aunt were even happier than if they had eaten themselves.

The couple had hardly ever spent time with their granddaughter and grandson in their entire lives.

As people get older, they become particularly attached to family ties.

Unfortunately, it's too late now.

Liu Guangqi brought his daughter over, taking advantage of the couple's affection for each other.

"Dad, where are Guangtian and Guangfu?"

Liu Haizhong turned his head and said, "They went out with Xu Damao early this morning."

Xu Damao recently imported a lot of goods from Guangdong, and they are helping him contact buyers.

"What kind of goods are they?"

"There are so many. There are clothes, digital watches, and... I'm too old to remember them all."

There are just a lot.

Isn't it almost Chinese New Year?

Xu Damao prepared mostly New Year's goods.

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangqi tentatively asked, "Xu Damao must have made a lot of money recently, right?"

Liu Haizhong didn't hide anything: "He earns quite a lot."

Your two younger siblings ran errands for three days, and Xu Damao gave them a thousand yuan as a running fee.

Do you think he can earn little?

"How much?" Liu Lu asked in surprise.

She's working now, but she only earns a little over eighty yuan a month.

Even if you don't eat or drink for a whole year, you'll only have a thousand dollars.

The two aunts only ran errands for three days and actually earned a thousand yuan.

"One thousand," Auntie Er explained. "Xu Damao specifically withdrew the cash and brought it over."

Liu Lu said with envy, "I can't even earn this much money in a year."

Upon hearing this, Auntie Er said, "This is nothing. Grandma will give you a thousand yuan later as pocket money."

"Thank you, Grandma." Liu Lu was overjoyed to receive a thousand yuan for just one sentence.

Liu Guangqi was also envious. His salary was high, but it couldn't compare to what he could earn doing business.

His life there is usually very frugal.

"And what about our family?"

Liu Haizhong said, "It has nothing to do with our family. Sha Zhu got the goods in Guangdong, and he also got the train cars."

Xu Damao was just helping to sell the goods.

He couldn't handle it all by himself, so he called on Guangtian and a few others to help him.

Liu Guangqi couldn't help but say, "What a pity."

Liu Haizhong also felt it was a pity, but there was nothing he could do.

Xu Damao would never take him along on such a lucrative business. "Without Shazhu, Xu Damao wouldn't be able to make it either."

Liu Guangqi frowned and said, "Dad, how many times have I told you, can you please stop calling Sha Zhu?"

Liu Haizhong said, "I've been saying it for decades, I can't change it."

Liu Guangqi said with dissatisfaction, "Even if it can't be changed, it still needs to be changed."

You and He Yuzhu have strained your relationship so much that I can't find a chance to get promoted.

Do you know that Xu Xiaoling and Li Pan are in charge of our factory?

If they had put in a good word for me, I wouldn't have stayed in this section chief position for so many years.

Liu Haizhong was unconvinced and wanted to argue.

Auntie Er quickly stepped forward: "Guangqi, don't be angry, we'll change our tune."

I'll keep an eye on your dad from now on, and make sure he doesn't call him "Silly Zhu."

Liu Guangqi was still a little scared when he saw that Liu Haizhong was about to get angry.

That was a trauma I developed as a child, watching Liu Guangtian get beaten.

His tone softened: "Dad, I'm doing this for the good of our family."

Look at Xu Damao, and then look at Wu Tiezhu. They have a good relationship with He Yuzhu, and they've all made a fortune along with him.

Also, you and Mom should treat Uncle Li's family better.

"So that I can ask Li Pan for help in the future without having to ask."

Liu Haizhong was not very willing.

In the courtyard, there was only one person pressing down on him, and that was Yi Zhonghai.

He lived a life of luxury in the courtyard house, but now that he's old, how can he face Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui when he has to humble himself before He Yuzhu and Li Dagen?

Auntie Er quickly replied, "Guangqi, don't worry. After what you said last time, I got along quite well with Old Li's family."

Liu Guangqi didn't care about what his second aunt said.

To put it bluntly, Liu Haizhong is the one in charge of the Liu family. Only Liu Haizhong's attitude represents the Liu family's attitude.

Second Auntie doesn't represent everyone.

Liu Haizhong has a bad relationship with the Li family, so Li Pan would never give him a second glance.

Liu Guangqi didn't dare to force Liu Haizhong to apologize, so after thinking about it, he could only step forward himself.

"Um, I'm going to buy something and check on Uncle Li."

Liu Haizhong said, "Why are you going to see him?"

Liu Guangqi said, "I begged him to say a few good words for me to Li Pan."

"As long as Li Pan is willing to support me, I can get promoted."

Liu Haizhong wanted to refuse, but was stopped by his second aunt.

"Don't go shopping. We have plenty of things at home. Let me find them for you, and you can take them with you."

Regardless of Liu Haizhong's attitude, the second aunt went to find two things.

Liu Guangqi took a look and thought the items were all quite nice, and that it would be impressive to take them out, so he took them to the Li family.

Liu Haizhong said, "What kind of talk is this?"

Liu Lu said, "Grandpa, that's how it is outside now."

If you don't give gifts, don't even think about getting a promotion.

I heard that my dad's factory is going to build houses.

The higher the rank, the larger the house allocated.

In our tiny neighborhood, it's so small now that it's hard to even turn around.

I also want to live in a big house.

This was the purpose of Liu Guangqi bringing his daughter along. He hoped to persuade Liu Haizhong through his daughter's words.

When Liu Haizhong heard that it concerned promotion and housing, he didn't say anything more.

He was obsessed with officialdom and naturally understood that the purpose of becoming an official was to receive gifts.

His disagreement stems from outdated ideas.

He thought he was the second oldest man in the courtyard, and that everyone in the courtyard should unconditionally obey him.

"If it were more than ten years ago, it wouldn't have been so troublesome. I could have just held a hospital-wide meeting and gotten it done."

Back in the day, who in Li Dagen's family dared to disobey me?

"I never imagined things would change like this; now our family has to send him gifts."

Liu Lu used the excuse of eating snacks to cover up her disdain.

That's all ancient history, why are you still thinking about it?

Auntie said, "Let's not talk about the past."

What goes around comes around; it's just that his family has a good daughter.

Lulu, what do you want to eat? Tell Grandma, and Grandma will prepare it for you. (End of Chapter)