Inside the ancestral hall.
It was the last part of the ancestral worship, which was to send off the ancestors.
It had to be said that the young people nowadays did not follow the rules of the older generation.
Look, you first invited the old ancestor back, and now you still remember to send the old ancestor away in an orderly manner.
If it were the younger generation, they would only know to invite him and not to send him off.
Li Dong's mind was full of wild ideas, and he sent the old ancestor off with a bow.
After the ceremony, the firecrackers were fired.
Outside the ancestral hall, the firecrackers roared, and red debris flew all over the sky.
At this time, the Li family members were no longer as reserved and serious as before. They gathered in groups of three to five and chatted with unconcealable smiles on their faces.
Li Dong was chatting with Li Chengfu at this time.
Li Chengfu was the oldest in the generation of Chen Jiawan's Li Chengyuan. Most of the Li family matters were decided by Li Chengfu.
Of course, Li Dong's family was not included.
At this time, Li Chengfu smiled and said to Li Dong, "Dongzi, look, our Old Li family is different from the past. But in the village, the Chen family is still in charge. During this period of time, the village secretary and the village director will be re-elected. Dongzi, I have been thinking about whether to run for the village secretary recently. Do you think it's possible? "
Li Dong smiled and said, "Second Uncle, if you want to run, then let's do it. Although there aren't many Li family members, there aren't few either. If they all vote for you, it shouldn't be a big problem. "
Li Chengfu said a little embarrassedly, "There are many Li family members, but there are more Chen family members. And on our side, it's not likely that everyone will vote for me."
"I'll ask my father to inform everyone later. As for the Chen family …"
Li Dong paused and said, "After all, the Chen family is the main surname of Chen Jiawan. Second Uncle, why don't you run for the village director and leave the secretary position to the Chen family? There's no need to make things so awkward."
Li Dong was not too concerned about the village affairs.
However, if the Li family wanted to run for the secretary position, he would not say anything.
The old house was here, and his parents might come back often in the future. Having a family member as the village leader could save a lot of trouble.
When he heard that Li Dong had asked Li Chengyuan to greet everyone, Li Chengfu immediately smiled.
There was no need for Li Dong to personally make an appearance. The richest man's father just had to say a few words. How could a village head be a problem?
Chen Jiawan wasn't a rich place and didn't have many resources. The people didn't care who the secretary and director were.
If Li Chengyuan called out, no one from the Chen family would dare to say anything.
As the two of them were talking, Li Chengyuan also walked over.
At this moment, Li Chengyuan's expression wasn't very good. He said angrily, "Where's Nanming? Who saw it? "
Li Chengfu was taken aback for a moment before he hurriedly asked, "Nan Ming isn't here?"
"I didn't see it just now. This bastard!"
Li Chengyuan was really a little angry. How important was the ancestral worship? How could you, Li Nanming, not participate!
If this had happened in the past, it was possible that his name would have been erased from the genealogy!
Hearing that Li Nanming did not participate in the ancestral worship ceremony, a few old men at the side hurriedly came over with dissatisfaction on their faces.
Of course, no one said anything.
After all, Li Nanming was Li Chengyuan's nephew and Li Dong's cousin. This matter could only be mentioned by the father and son. If others said it, it might make the father and son unhappy.
If they didn't say it, Li Chengyuan wouldn't know where Li Nanming had gone.
Although Li Qing, who was not far away, knew, he didn't know what to say at this time. After all, Li Dong was there.
Seeing that his father was angry, Li Dong smiled and advised, "Dad, anger is bad for your health. Today is a joyous occasion for the Li family. Don't be angry over such a small matter."
"Is this a small matter?" Li Chengyuan said angrily, "I saw him before I entered the door. In a flash, he disappeared. He deliberately went against the ancestors!"
"Dad, don't be angry. I took him away. "
After Li Dong finished speaking, the others suddenly quieted down. They were a little confused.
You took him away?
Why did you take Li Nanming away all of a sudden?
Li Chengyuan also looked at Li Dong with some confusion. He was not in a hurry to ask. His son had many ideas now. Before he figured it out, Li Chengyuan would not get angry.
One was his son, and the other was his nephew. He still knew how close they were.
Seeing everyone looking over, Li Dong said lightly, "Li Nanming caused trouble outside and owed a lot of usury. Just now, the usury came to stop him. I was afraid that it would delay the ancestral worship, so I took him away. "
"Usury?"
"No way?"
"What's going on? Didn't Nanming say that he made a lot of money outside?"
"…"
Everyone in the Li family whispered. Li Chengyuan's face also changed slightly. He hurriedly said, "Dongzi, is it true?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
Li Dong smiled and continued, "Dad, Li Nanming is hopeless.
In the past few years, although I didn't help him directly, it's not like I didn't know that he subcontracted those projects under my name.
If he works hard, it won't be difficult to earn a few hundred thousand a year.
After a few years, it won't be difficult to save a million, right?
In addition, Uncle left him a house back then. The family still has some savings. They have a house, a car, money, and everything.
If he marries a wife and lives a good life, he can be considered a top family in Qingyang City.
But he insists on gambling and visiting prostitutes. He only thinks about getting rich overnight and is lazy. This kind of person has long been crippled.
Mud can't help a wall. I won't care about him in the future. Dad, you don't have to help him anymore.
Everyone is here today, and we are all family.
I won't hide it. You can call me ruthless or cold-blooded, but Li Nanming has nothing to do with me in the future. His life or death is his business. I won't care about it anymore. "
Li Dong said firmly. Everyone's heart trembled slightly.
Li Nanming was his biological cousin!
Even when Li Nanming said that he wouldn't care about it, it was more or less the same as severing their relationship. Li Dongxin was indeed ruthless.
Today, he said these words in front of everyone in the Li family and the Old Ancestor. It was clear that he was not angry.
Originally, when Li Dong returned to his hometown today, some of the Old Li family members were tempted.
But after hearing these words, everyone's hearts turned cold.
Li Dong naturally saw the change in their expressions.
They were all villagers and were not as scheming. Disappointment was written all over their faces.
Li Dong waited for them to digest it for a while before he slowly said, "Going back a few generations, we are all one family.
Unless someone is really useless, I, Li Dong, am not someone who forgets his roots after getting rich.
From this year onwards, I will subsidize the elderly in the Li family who are over 60 years old by ten thousand a year.
I will pay for the children who are still in school.
There is no primary school in the village. They have to go to another village to go to school. I will build a primary school in the village and hire the best teachers to teach them!
I will take care of the elderly and children.
As for the others, they have their own hands and feet. They have to support themselves!
Far away, I will not reject anyone who wants to work. If you have the ability, you can even work as a boss.
If you don't have the ability, you can at most get enough food and clothing.
I will say these ugly words first. Most of the people here are my elders. My words might not be pleasant to hear, but I, Li Dong, feel that I have done a good job.
Unless you are like Li Nanming, who eats, drinks, and gambles without doing any proper work. If the others have any trouble, they can look for me, Li Dong. I, Li Dong, will not turn my back on them.
I will pay for the repair of the road in the village.
If someone's child becomes successful and gets into a prestigious university, or if they want to learn a skill to make a living, you can just tell me, Li Dong. Do you think I, Li Dong, will just stand by and watch?
We are all a family. I also want the Li family to have a better life.
As long as you do proper work and do something reliable, I have no reason not to support you.
However, it is impossible to treat me as a money tree. Everyone should know this. "
Although these words were not polite and said directly, the moment Li Dong finished speaking, a few elders with the surname Li immediately said, "Dongzi's words are extremely benevolent. Who can say anything wrong?"
"That's right. Everyone has hands and feet. How can we starve to death?"
"How can we rely on Dongzi if we don't live up to expectations!"
"…"
A few elders agreed first. Following that, the families with children of the right age also applauded!
The elders supported Li Dong because he previously said that everyone above the age of 60 would get 10,000 yuan.
What a joke. Was 10,000 yuan a small amount these days?
Those with two elders in their family would get 20,000 yuan a year. It was more than their entire family's savings.
If they lived in the countryside for another four to five years, that amount of money would be enough to build a bungalow.
As for those with children, they were also calculating in their hearts.
Putting aside the fact that the tuition fees for those who had passed primary school were not high. However, for those with children going to university, the tuition fees were not a small amount.
Some families with two or three children could crush their entire family for the sake of tuition fees.
Now that Li Dong had paid for the tuition fees, there was no longer any pressure. What else could they say?
The elderly and children. Just these two groups of people included almost all of the Li family.
There were not many who did not have children or elderly at home.
Even if there were, it was convenient for everyone to speak at this time. Otherwise, they would offend everyone.
There were not many people with the surname Li in Chen Jia Wan. There were a total of 50 to 60 households. A family of five had less than 300 people.
To Li Dong, these expenses added up to about a million yuan a year.
His net worth was close to 100 billion yuan. Spending a million a year in his hometown was really nothing.
After all, they were all from the same clan. If he were to be stingy, it would be bad for his reputation.
Of course, Li Dong was not really that easy to talk to. He only cared about the elderly and children. The rest were all young and had hands and feet. He would not support them.
If they wanted to make a name for themselves, they had to rely on themselves.
If they really hoped to make a fortune from Li Dong, they could only say that they were thinking too much.
Li Dong would rather help those outsiders who relied on their own efforts to survive than raise some parasites.
The Li family applauded. As for Li Nanming, he had long been forgotten by everyone.
They were not acquaintances. Previously, some people flattered Li Nanming because of Li Dong.
In fact, Li Nanming grew up in Qingyang and was not familiar with the villagers. Who would be willing to lose their benefits for Li Nanming?
Seeing that Li Dong was firm, Li Chengyuan's face showed a hint of sadness.
He looked at the others again. After a while, Li Chengyuan said tiredly, "Dongzi, let's go out and have a chat."
Li Dong nodded and followed his father out of the ancestral hall.
At the corner of the ancestral hall, Li Chengyuan wanted to say something but stopped.
Li Dong took the initiative and said, "Dad, since I said it, I must take it seriously.
When you helped him previously, I turned a blind eye and didn't say anything.
But now, if you help him again, I will tell Mom.
Did I say anything when you paid the down payment for Li Qing?
This amount of money is really nothing to me. I can earn 100 houses even if I don't work for a day!
Li Qing is running a supermarket. I have no opinion on how you help him.
But Li Nanming?
He's just a parasite. Do I still have to raise him?
Today, he dared to gamble and lose millions of dollars. Tomorrow, he will dare to lose tens of millions or even hundreds of millions!
I'm not running a bank, and he's also an adult. There's no room for discussion! "
Li Chengyuan sighed and said, "Dongzi, did he really take a loan from the loan sharks?"
"Yes."
"He lost money in gambling?"
"Yes."
"How much does he owe now?"
Li Dong frowned slightly. After a while, he said, "I'm not sure about the specifics, but there must be five or six hundred thousand."
"Help him pay. Otherwise, if you don't care about him, he will really be killed by those people. I know these people … "
"Dad!"
Li Chengyuan waved his hand and said, "Just this once. If you help him pay this time, I won't care about him anymore."
Li Dong frowned and said, "If there's a first time, there will be a second time. If you help him pay this time, he won't remember it. If he still comes to pester you in the future, what will you do? "
"I …" Li Chengyuan was speechless.
Li Dong saw that his father was in a bad mood and said after a while, "I helped him solve the money. But how to solve it, Dad, you don't have to worry about it. In short, I've done him a favor by giving him a living. Dad, what do you think? "
"Up to you. I won't care about this anymore."
Li Chengyuan knew that Li Nanming would suffer a lot this time, but it was good that he was fine.
As for the future, he would think about it in the future.
Li Chengyuan did not think about Li Nanming anymore. He changed the topic and said, "What you said about the Li family is enough. Well done. People can't forget their roots. Our roots are here. When I die in the future, I will be buried here. Your grandparents are also here. Help the old and the young if you can. The others can work hard on their own. But Chen Jiawan is not only home to the Li family. We are all from the same village. As for the others … "
"I understand." Li Dong nodded and said, "The other elders in the village are over 60 years old, 5,000 yuan each. As for the children, I will pay for them if they go to college. As for the others, although I don't lack money, I don't need to do too much. I have children, so you can't count on me. "
"That's true." Li Chengyuan nodded.
Li Dong would definitely bleed when he came back this time. After all, it was a hot topic. If he didn't bleed, he would definitely be despised by others.
Now that Li Dong had made such arrangements, no one could say anything against it.
Li Jiagen was here. The reputation of his hometown was important.
Whether it was an official or a businessman, no one would ignore their hometown if they were successful.
Li Chengyuan was quite satisfied with his son's arrangements. The only person who was a little disappointed was probably Li Nanming's nephew.
This was a legitimate relative, but in the end, it was worse than an outsider.
Although he was disappointed, Li Chengyuan was too lazy to say anything. After all, his nephew was still a little inferior.
If it were Li Dong's biological brother, Li Dong would have been furious if Li Chengyuan had been so decisive today.
But whether they would recognize each other as cousins or not depended on Li Dong himself.
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