While Bai Su and the others were having dinner, Li Dong was entertaining his relatives.
In Jiangbei, or rather, Dongping, there was the habit of having housewarming drinks before marriage.
On the man's side, the day before the wedding, he would call his relatives, including his seven aunts and seven aunts, to have a meal together.
At this time, no one from the woman's side would come.
Of course, there wasn't much care about where to eat now. It was fine to go to a restaurant.
Under normal circumstances, housewarming drinks would be done in a restaurant.
Weddings were already very busy. Ordinary families didn't have nannies or chefs, so there were very few guests at home.
However, Li Dong was different. He had just moved to a new garden, and everything inside was ready.
Nannies, chefs … These staff were all in place.
At this time, there was no need for Li Dong to go to a restaurant.
Moreover, Li Chengyuan and Cao Fang hadn't been to Li Dong's new garden much. They had come a few times when it was being renovated. After the renovation, they had hardly come to see it.
They were about to get married, so Li Chengyuan and his wife naturally wanted to come and see it.
Of course, they didn't want to have any ulterior motives.
They had seen Li Dong's East Garden a few times before and were shocked.
Although they knew that their son was rich and was even the richest man in the world, the former Provincial Party Committee Compound where Li Dong lived was not too big and it was built in a relatively early era. It didn't look too luxurious.
This time, it was different. Shen Qian had spent hundreds of millions of yuan on the renovation alone.
In fact, because they were in a hurry, they hadn't finished it completely. There would be some additions later. It could be seen that the interior of the East Garden was extremely luxurious in the eyes of Li Chengyuan and his wife.
It was also at this time that they truly realized that their son was really promising, capable, and capable.
Even before this, they had seen Li Dong's private plane.
However, in the eyes of Li Chengyuan and his people, cars, planes … These external things were still not as practical as a house.
Even if Li Dong bought a fleet of planes, it might not be as worthy of praise as the East Garden in their eyes.
Therefore, of course, Li Dong's housewarming drink was held in the East Garden.
…
East Garden.
When the car stopped in front of the East Garden Memorial Arch, everyone's expression was one of shock.
Even before entering the door, everyone felt like they had stopped in their tracks.
At the main entrance, because they knew that Li Dong was coming, Han Fang, Xiang Wei, and the security guards in uniform gathered there to welcome him.
Originally, according to the original plan, there were more than 60 people in the security department, including patrols, night watches, surveillance rooms, and bodyguards on the surface and in the dark!
Later on, Li Dong requested to reduce the scale. Han Fang, Tan Yong, and the others discussed for a period of time and finally reduced the scale by half.
Even so, the number of security guards was maintained at around 30 people.
As for Li Dong's bodyguards, they were not included. They continued to protect him in secret.
These security guards were now affiliated with the Far away Security Company. On the surface, they were not considered to be Li Dong's private employees. Their salaries were still paid by the Far away Security Company, while Li Dong paid the security company's commission personally.
Officially, Li Dong's private employees were only slightly more than 10 people.
The nannies, chefs, and cleaners were considered to be Li Dong's private employees. As for the drivers like Tan Yong, their salaries were paid by the group.
Currently, the total number of people in the East Garden was maintained at less than 50 people. This scale was actually considered very small.
With an area of more than 30,000 square meters, it was equivalent to managing an acre of land per person. Compared to a house, this number of people was understandable.
If there were fewer people, the East Garden might not be able to operate normally.
Now, although not everyone was at the entrance, there were at least 10 to 20 people in uniform standing on both sides of the entrance to welcome Li Dong.
The greeting "Hello, General Manager Li" almost made Li Dong's two aunts, who had just gotten out of the car, fall over.
Li Dong's two aunts were actually different from Cao Fang.
Cao Fang was the youngest in the family, so she had to be more lively from a young age. After running around for a while, she ran to Dongping and met Li Chengyuan. After that, they got married, had children, and even started a business.
After doing business in the market for so many years, she might not have seen much, but she was still more knowledgeable than the average person.
As for Li Dong's two aunts, they had lived in the mountains their entire lives.
They were born in the mountains and married in the mountains. At most, they would go to the county a few times to do some shopping. If they went further, they would go to the city.
In this lifetime, they might not have left the province.
Unlike the children of the mountains today, in the modern era, no matter where they were born, young people would always yearn for the big city. It was normal for them to go out and explore when they were young.
However, it was common for the older generation, especially the women who lived in the mountains, to never leave the county their entire lives.
This time, when Li Dong got married, it was Cao Fang who warmly invited them. Li Dong personally arranged for people from Qian Province to pick them up. In the end, accompanied by the two uncles, the two aunts, who had never met before, left Qian Province for the first time and came to Pingchuan.
Ever since they came to Pingchuan, the two women, who were nearing the age of 60, felt that their eyes were not enough to take in everything.
Their youngest sister's son, the nephew of the maternal family, was a very capable person. They knew this and had also heard about it.
The last time Li Dong's two uncles went back, they had talked about it.
Cao Feng and Cao Yu had also gone back a few times in the past few years. Every time they went back, they would give all kinds of gifts and cars. Not only did they buy the gifts, but Cao Fang and Li Dong also asked them to bring back some gifts.
Just from these gifts and the money that Cao Fang often sent to Li Dong's grandmother, people in the mountains knew that the Cao family had produced a big shot!
Some people knew Li Dong, but some didn't.
The Cao family rarely talked about Li Dong. They only said that Cao Fang, who ran away from home, had now made a name for herself in the business world.
Li Dong's two aunts knew Li Dong's name. They had also heard their children mention him.
But knowing was one thing, but they had never met him. No matter how hard they thought, it was hard to imagine what kind of life Li Dong lived.
But now, they knew.
They had to be transported by a motorcade, and they had to live in one house after another.
When they lived in Wanyuan, they already felt that it was a good place. It was like the houses of the city people on TV.
Yesterday, Cao Fang took them to see Shen Qian. They went to Lanshan Villa.
On the other side, they were already shocked.
But no matter how well Lanshan Villa was built, there were still many people living there.
Today, when Cao Fang's aunt and nephew took them to their new home for a warm drink, they were a little timid when they saw the people at the door.
In fact, they were not the only ones. The others were also shocked.
As a bank employee, Yao Bo was young and had been to many places, so he had seen a lot.
But at this time, he was a little moved and couldn't help but ask, "Dongzi, is this the new house you prepared?"
He and Li Qing had been married for a while, so he was embarrassed to call Li Dong General Manager Li or his younger brother. Now, like the others, he called him Dongzi.
Li Dong didn't do anything else. He glared at Han Fang and the others and waved them away.
When he heard Yao Bo's question, Li Dong smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing much except that the place is a little bigger. This is the suburbs, and the land is not valuable. Someone wanted to develop a tourist attraction, but later, the Emblem Garden opened nearby, and this place was abandoned. It just so happened that it was cheap, so I bought it. It's a little more spacious. Let's talk as we walk. It's just been done this year, and the greenery has just been transplanted. It should look better next year. "
As they spoke, Li Dong led the way in front and led everyone through the door.
Without needing Tan Yong and the others to accompany him, Li Dong waved them away. As he walked, he introduced, "The security room is in front. After all, it's not a small place, and it's not good without people watching. There's nothing to see on the lawn in front. It's mainly for convenience. In the future, if there are any banquets, they can do it at home. There's no need to go to a hotel and waste money. Actually, I was going to hold the wedding here, but considering that there are too many people and that I have to clean up later, I didn't do it at home … "
He talked as he walked, but at this time, the others were not in the mood to listen to him.
Everyone looked around as if they were Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
Cao Fang and her siblings, who were walking behind, were also whispering.
Li Dong's auntie spoke with a local accent. She said in shock, "Ah Fang, this is almost the same as the Wang residences on TV! In the past, only emperors, generals, and ministers could live in such a place, right? "
Cao Fang could be considered someone who had seen the world. Although she was happy, she still said, "Big Sis, what era are we in? Only emperors, generals, and ministers can live here.
Rich people live in such big mansions now.
Although Dongzi's house is big, there aren't many things.
There's a Xu family nearby. Their family is a real estate developer. We went to their house to take a look the last time.
The place isn't as big as ours, but it looks more impressive than Dongzi's.
Oh right, they even have a butler. It's exactly the same as on TV.
Dongzi's place actually takes up a lot of space, but in our hometown, the entire mountain is ours. It's nothing much. "
Although Li Dong's auntie didn't know much, things were different now. Even if she didn't go online, she would still watch TV.
Upon hearing her sister say that, the woman immediately rebuked, "How can it be the same?
Our mountain belongs to the public!
How can it compare to this place? Look, I was so scared that my legs turned to jelly just now.
There were so many people at the door. They should be bodyguards, right?
In the past, I heard from Ah Feng and Ah Yu that your Dongzi is impressive.
But back then, I really didn't expect him to be so impressive.
Now that I'm here, I know that Dongzi is in charge of hundreds of thousands of people. He has more people than our county. Even the county head isn't as extravagant as Dongzi … "
Before the old woman could finish her sentence, Cao Yu added, "Aunt, don't make a fool of yourself.
County head, you don't know how impressive Dongzi is.
Now that he's over to our side, all the officials in Guizhou have to suck up to him.
Our side is poor. If Dongzi were to invest there, just watch. The people who would want to suck up to him would form a long line.
Just look at this house. Do you know how much it costs?
A few hundred million!
What's the concept of a few hundred million? Just look at the houses in our county. Didn't Ah Gui want to buy a house in the county last time?
How much did it cost … "
Ah Gui was the old woman's son, but he didn't come this time.
When Li Dong's aunt heard that, she immediately said, "It's a hundred and fifty thousand. Houses are getting more and more expensive these days …"
"A hundred and fifty thousand, right? Aunt, Dongzi's house can buy … can buy more than a thousand houses in our county. Do you understand now?"
"A thousand …"
This time, not only was Li Dong's aunt shocked, but everyone else was also shocked.
This house could be exchanged for a thousand houses in the county?
To be able to buy a house in a county was already very impressive in the eyes of ordinary people.
But now, just a house owned by Li Dong could be exchanged for a thousand houses in their county!
This simple conversion left everyone even more shocked.
When Li Nanming saw their reaction, he felt a little disdainful. A bunch of inexperienced people.
Although he was disdainful, he didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Li Dong.
As Cao Yu spoke, Li Nanming also calculated in his heart. This meant that Li Dong's house was worth a hundred or two million.
This bastard, he really didn't treat money as money.
Thinking about how he owed him a few hundred thousand, but this guy didn't even help him, Li Nanming couldn't help but feel indignant.
Although he felt unbalanced, he didn't dare to show his dissatisfaction on his face.
Seeing that Li Dong was still talking to Yao Bo, Li Nanming hurriedly jogged over and said with a smile, "Dongzi, brother-in-law, what are you talking about?"
As his brother-in-law, Yao Bo knew that his brother-in-law wasn't very reliable, but he still answered with a smile, "Brother, I'm talking to Dongzi about Yu 'e Bao."
"Yu 'e Bao?"
Li Nanming really didn't know about it, but he didn't mind. He chuckled and said, "Dongzi, your house is really beautiful. Our Li family's ancestors are blessing our Li family!
Dongzi, you are now the richest man in the world. As for me, I was a bit of a bastard in the past, but I've changed now.
As the saying goes, a prodigal who repents is more valuable than gold. I don't have the face to ask you for money.
Didn't you ask me to join the army last time? I listened to you and went to the army for reform.
But they say that the army likes to bully newcomers. I'm also old. If I go there and get bullied by a group of young people, wouldn't it be embarrassing for you?
Dongzi, can you help me arrange it? I don't have any requests. I can't be a high-ranking official even if you give me a position.
But before that, I still have dozens of people in the company. You can arrange a company commander or platoon commander for me. This shouldn't be difficult, right? "
Li Dong glanced at him and said with a fake smile after a while, "Okay, no problem. I'll arrange it for you when you go there. Not at the beginning, at least three to five months. When you're familiar with the situation, I'll arrange it for you. "
"Really?"
Li Nanming was pleasantly surprised. This guy is so easy to talk to?
Li Nanming was just bargaining with Feng Yu, thinking that being a Squad Leader is better than being a soldier in the army.
But who knew that Li Dong would agree as soon as he asked.
Li Dong laughed and said, "Of course it's true. It's not a big deal, but you have to be honest. Over there, people don't care who I, Li Dong, am. You have to keep a low profile for a while and stay there peacefully for a while. People say that the army is the best furnace. In fact, I regret not joining the army. Now, I really can't leave. You better work hard, and you might be doing better than me in the future. Maybe one day, I will have to rely on you. "
"That's not necessary … …"
Li Nanming grinned from ear to ear. Yao Bo, on the other hand, couldn't help but look at his brother-in-law. Are you still dreaming?
He could tell that Li Dong's words were filled with ridicule.
Let's not talk about whether Li Dong can influence the army. Even if he can, will Li Dong give Li Nanming special treatment?
As for three to five months later … …
Yao Bo suddenly sympathized with Li Nanming. Li Dong arranged for him to join the army at Li Nanming's age. That's bullshit!
In the following period of time, this brother-in-law of his was probably going to be in deep trouble.
He was able to leave the army in one piece because Li Dong didn't want to torture him to death. Otherwise, Li Nanming would have suffered.
Although Yao Bo thought so, he will not say it out loud.
His brother-in-law should indeed suffer a little.
He and Li Qing got married not long ago, and Li Nanming went to their house five to six times for two reasons.
First, to borrow money.
In short, he is a little tight on money and needs to borrow money to do business.
Second, Li Qing and Yao Bo are married, and both of them have houses. It will be a waste to leave one empty.
According to Li Nanming, the house is empty, and he will lend it to a friend for a few days.
When Li Qing heard this, he almost chased him away with a kitchen knife.
If the house falls into Li Nanming's hands, it will be like throwing a meat bun at a dog.
As for the friend staying for a few days, the house might be occupied by Li Nanming. They are brother and sister. If Li Nanming refuses to leave, how can Li Qing kill him?
Because of this, Li Qing doesn't care about Li Nanming.
Only Yao Bo, who has been married for a short time, is too embarrassed to say anything. The few times he borrowed money, it cost him a lot.
But life can't be like this. It's good that Li Dong got rid of Li Nanming.
If it was Yao Bo, he can't do anything.
… …
Li Nanming's matter is a small matter.
Li Nanming is two years older than Li Dong. He is 26 this year, which is 27 years old.
Li Dong has already thought about it. Before Li Nanming turns 30, he can forget about leaving the army. As long as he doesn't lose his life, he can torture him.
After a few years, Li Dong doesn't believe that Li Nanming won't change at all.
If he doesn't change, it has nothing to do with Li Dong. He can just let Li Nanming live and die on his own. Anyway, he has done his best.
The group walked around and looked around. They spent the entire afternoon admiring the houses and exclaiming in admiration.
After dinner, these people didn't stay in the East Garden. The East Garden is Li Dong's wedding house. Before the hostess arrives, even Li Dong's parents don't want to stay here.
After Li Dong sent these people away, he made a few phone calls to make arrangements. At night, he called Shen Qian.
The two chatted for a while. Considering that they have to wake up early tomorrow, they ended the call before 12 o 'clock.
However, as the call ended, Li Dong, who was lying on the bed, could not fall asleep.
He is getting married!
This is his first marriage in both his previous and current lives.
That time with Qin Yuhan, he was in a hurry. He didn't prepare anything after getting the certificate.
That time, he didn't do it consciously.
This time, he is prepared.
Marriage …
At the thought of getting married tomorrow, Li Dong, who didn't think he was nervous before, suddenly felt a little nervous under the night sky.
That night, Li Dong almost didn't sleep.
Similarly, many people couldn't sleep that night.
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