New Year's Eve was getting closer and closer.
This year's New Year's Eve was a little different from the past.
In the past, no matter how successful Li Dong was, his parents' house was his only home.
But in 2009, Li Dong got married and had children. Now, he had his own small family.
At this time, something changed.
In the past, Li Dong would choose to spend the New Year in Wanyuan because his parents were there and he was single. Where else could he go if he didn't go?
But at that time, he wasn't the head of the family.
Now, there was a little change.
This year's New Year's Eve would be spent in the East Garden.
His parents would come to the East Garden. Although it seemed to be just a change of location, it was actually a sign of recognition.
In the past, his parents wouldn't agree to spend the New Year in Li Dong's house, even if his house was bigger.
Now, when Li Dong mentioned it, his parents didn't have any objections and readily agreed to it.
In the eyes of his parents, the sign of maturity was to get married and have children. In the past, no matter how famous Li Dong was, he was still immature and not qualified to be the head of the family.
…
In the blink of an eye, it was February.
In the East Garden.
As the New Year's Eve approached, Li Dong went to the company less recently.
His parents also came to the East Garden in advance to help Li Dong and Shen Qian prepare for the New Year.
The atmosphere in the East Garden gradually became lively.
Since his parents were here, Little Shitou and Xiaoyu were also on vacation. Li Dong spent more and more time in the East Garden. At this time, the East Garden was not as quiet as before.
On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Jing brought Li Lan to the East Garden.
After Li Dong's uncle passed away, Li Chengyuan took good care of Li Lan.
In fact, Li Dong didn't have a deep relationship with them. Or rather, he didn't have much affection for them. After all, they had only met less than twenty times.
But his father felt that he should take care of them. For the current Li Dong, it was a small matter. It was fine as long as Li Chengyuan was satisfied.
His father rarely asked him to do anything. Even now, he was still self-reliant.
Taking care of the Li Family's bloodline could make his father happy. Li Dong didn't think it was a big deal.
Of course, the prerequisite was that he wasn't as unreliable as Li Nanming.
However, Li Nanming couldn't be unreliable now. Li Nanming, who had been forced into the army by Li Dong, couldn't come back this year.
As soon as Li Lan and her daughter arrived, the East Garden became even livelier.
Before long, Cao Feng's family, including Cao Yu, arrived at the East Garden.
In the past few years, everyone had changed a lot.
When Li Dong went to the train station to pick up Cao Feng and Cao Yu, anyone could tell that they must have come from a poor place. At that time, Cao Yu still had a braid.
But now, when he looked at it again, he couldn't tell what it was like before at all.
Cao Feng had matured a lot. He had gotten married and had children. He had also trained Far away for a few years. Not long ago, Cao Feng had taken all his savings and left Far away with some support from Li Dong.
After resigning, Cao Feng started his own small company.
It might not be appropriate to call it a company.
Cao Feng knew that he wasn't suited for high-tech. He didn't have the capital to do so. Although the IT industry was booming now, it wasn't something he could do.
He knew his own ability.
Even if he left Far away, he still had to rely on Li Dong to make a living.
After all, he had been working in Far away for a long time. Recently, the retail business in Far away had been adjusting, and the fresh food business was getting bigger and bigger.
Cao Feng was from the mountains, so he was no stranger to this.
The company he started this time was not really a company. He just contracted a lot of land in the suburbs, including the Nanhu area, and became a farm owner.
And his main target was Far away.
Currently, Distance was in great demand for these products, and there were no problems with sales. As long as they were managed properly, it would not be difficult to earn some money, even if they did not become rich.
With Li Dong as his backer, Far away would naturally choose his goods first.
As for Far away, Cao Feng's small farm wasn't even enough for a day's sales in the Pingchuan area.
As long as the quality wasn't too bad, there wouldn't be a problem. In fact, Far away was supporting some farmers to develop fresh food bases.
Far away, including Jiangzhou University and Agricultural University, were also promoting this project, preparing to build more fresh food bases.
Li Dong actually supported the idea of leaving the faraway land and starting their own business.
This was a good thing. Cao Feng didn't have a high education background. Even if he stayed Far away, his prospects would be limited.
It was better to leave. With Li Dong's support, it would be easier.
Cao Feng was actually the same as Meng Qiping. He was also the kind of person who appeared to be wise but appeared to be stupid. Li Dong knew a long time ago that although his cousin looked honest, he was actually more clear-headed.
He wasn't worried about his cousin. His cousin-in-law, Lin Meng, was also a smart person. The two of them were living a good life.
It was mainly Cao Yu. Li Dong had been too busy before, so he didn't pay much attention to her.
Until this time, when Cao Fang pulled Li Dong aside and whispered something to Li Dong, Li Dong turned his attention to Cao Yu.
…
In the living room.
Li Dong was reminded by his mother, so he took some time to sit opposite Cao Yu.
Seeing that his cousin was looking at him curiously, Li Dong felt that he could really be a matchmaker now.
After thinking for a while, Li Dong said, "Cousin, after the new year, you'll be 29, right?"
Usually, it wasn't easy to talk to a woman about her age.
Even if the other party was Li Dong, Cao Yu was a little depressed when she heard this. She argued, "After the new year, I'll only be 28 …"
Li Dong laughed. Cao Yu wasn't very pretty, but she had the looks of an average person.
Of course, life was better now. Coupled with the fact that they weren't short of money, with beautiful clothes and some makeup, women were very malleable.
For example, compared to a few years ago, Cao Yu was completely different. The current Cao Yu was probably a beauty in the eyes of many.
Discussing age was not Li Dong's goal, and he didn't care how she tried to reduce her age. Li Dong continued, "Uncle and Aunt are very anxious. Look at my cousin, his child is already so old. My mom is anxious too. At this age, it's time to consider marriage. I heard from my mom that you seem to have a boyfriend. When are you going to bring him over? "
Cao Yu blushed when she heard Li Dong mention this. She said embarrassedly, "We haven't even gotten married yet. Aunt, how could I tell you about this …"
Li Dong laughed. "I heard that you've been dating for a long time. It's not a big deal to meet, right?"
Cao Yu was a little embarrassed. She said softly, "Actually, I'm afraid that you'll scare him. I don't even dare to tell you about this. You have high standards, so you definitely won't fall for him … "
Li Dong laughed and said, "How could that be? It's fine as long as you like it. Tell me, what does the other party do?"
"I'm just an ordinary office worker, working as a technician in a factory. He looks ordinary, but he's very honest … "
Cao Yu gave a brief introduction. He was an ordinary person without any special characteristics. Cao Yu had gotten to know him when they were having a meal at the fishing village.
Cao Yu was now working as a cashier at the fishing village. She didn't have much of an ambition, unlike others who still had some desire to improve themselves.
Cao Yu felt that her life now was pretty good. The cashier's job was easy, and the restaurant was opened by her aunt and uncle, so it was even easier.
Moreover, she had a house in Pingchuan. Although it wasn't big, it was enough for a woman to have a house, work was easy, and with Cao Fang taking care of her in private, money wasn't an obstacle.
She didn't think too much when it came to choosing a boyfriend. Anyway, it was fine as long as he was reliable.
Such a life was enough for Cao Yu. Cao Yu felt that the other party was honest and slow.
However, the other party's income wasn't high, and he wasn't outstanding. Cao Yu had never dared to bring him over to Cao Fang and Li Dong.
From Cao Yu's point of view, her cousin definitely had frighteningly high standards.
Last time, Li Qing's boyfriend, who was from the bank, was much more powerful than her boyfriend. In the end, when he saw Li Dong, he was also scared out of his wits. Li Dong also didn't show any sign of respect for him.
Her boyfriend was worse than Li Qing's current husband, so Cao Yu felt that if she brought him back, her cousin and aunt might think that her boyfriend was too lousy.
If they didn't think he was good, Cao Yu wouldn't know what to do.
Li Dong listened to her narration, and after a while, he said with a smile, "He's pretty good."
"Pretty good?" Cao Yu was confused. You didn't even see him, and you said it was pretty good?
Actually, Li Dong wasn't referring to Cao Yu's boyfriend, but Cao Yu herself.
To be honest, as a relative of Li Dong, after Li Dong became more and more successful, there were very few who could still maintain their original intentions.
Even if they were slightly related to Li Dong, their standards would be frighteningly high.
Furthermore, as Li Dong's cousin, Cao Fang treated this niece very well. At this time, there was no problem for Cao Yu to have higher standards and a higher attitude.
However, Cao Yu didn't seem to have such thoughts. Even Lin Meng couldn't compare to her on this point.
Lin Meng often wanted to curry favor with Li Dong. She wanted her husband to curry favor with Li Dong, or to curry favor with Cao Fang and her husband. It was more intentional.
Of course, all of this was understandable.
However, Cao Yu's personality didn't change much over the years. She didn't look down on Li Dong just because he became rich, and she didn't think that he was bad.
Her choice of boyfriend was the same as always. It was based on her heart.
Class, level, family … Although these concepts had been abandoned now, they still existed.
If it were someone else, they would probably focus more on the elite class at this time.
Cao Yu didn't need to worry about others looking down on her. With the identity of Li Dong's cousin, she could marry into a rich family, let alone an ordinary elite.
However, Cao Yu didn't. Based on this, Li Dong felt that the Cao family might not be strong, but they had a good foundation.
Whether it was Cao Feng or Cao Yu, they were actually much stronger than many people.
The most difficult thing for people was to see themselves clearly.
The Cao siblings saw this point more clearly. It had to be said that this was quite to Li Dong's liking.
Was it really good to find an elite?
The so-called elite, in Li Dong's view, was all the same.
It was better to find someone that he liked and was at the right level. In this way, even if Li Dong supported him a little, his life wouldn't be too bad.
On the contrary, if he found an elite, others might not be interested in him, but more in his background.
The two parties might not have much in common, and the man might choose to marry for benefits. Such a life might not be a happy one.
Li Dong had seen this kind of situation many times.
Among the rich second-generation heirs in Jiangbei, there was a high probability of such a situation happening.
If Cao Yu was an elite, it would be fine. However, she wasn't. She had the mentality of being content with a small fortune. Finding an ambitious husband might not be a good thing.
As he thought about this, Li Dong didn't say it out loud. He smiled and said, "Let's find time to have a meal together. At this age, it's time to get married."
Hearing Li Dong's words, Cao Yu was delighted. "You agree, Dongzi?"
Li Dong laughed. "You're looking for a husband, not living with me. Of course, it's up to you.
Poverty and mediocrity aren't scary.
What's scary is that you're not willing to be ordinary and mediocre, but you don't have the corresponding ability and responsibility. Don't find such a person.
Many people say that they want to do whatever they want, but they don't take any action.
These people long for a pie to fall on their head. How can there be so many good things waiting for them in the world?
As for the other kind of people, although they're willing to be ordinary, they can live a warm and extraordinary life. That's a skill. "
Cao Yu didn't necessarily understand Li Dong's words, but she was still very happy to have obtained Li Dong's approval.
Seeing her happy, Li Dong was also very happy.
Looking back at the big family, Li Dong's mood became even happier.
All these years, what he had been pursuing was now being realized step by step.
…
New Year's Eve was getting closer.
This was the sixth reunion night since Li Dong's rebirth.
The East Garden was getting more and more festive.
When the East Garden was full of red lanterns and Li Chengyuan and his wife went around giving red envelopes to the security guards and cleaners, Li Dong knew that New Year's Eve was really coming.
From a family of three in the first year to more than a dozen people now.
From the humble abode in Dongping in the first year to the huge East Garden now.
On New Year's Eve, Li Dong had been smiling since early in the morning.
He called Yuan Xue, who was far away in Hong Kong, Hu Xiaorui, who was also in Pingchuan, Du Anmin and his wife, who were still in the capital, the management of the company, and his classmates and friends …
Except for Qin Yuhan, Li Dong called all the phone numbers he could.
After his rebirth, Li Dong felt that he had obtained everything he should have.
Wealth, family, affection, love …
Everything seemed so perfect. Sometimes, Li Dong felt that there was no need to ask for too much. Everything now had met his expectations, or even far exceeded his expectations.
But sometimes, the girl with the ponytail often flashed in his mind.
From being clever and lively at the beginning, to being silent later, and now to being persistent and determined …
Many times, Li Dong thought that maybe he should not have changed some things when he was reborn. Maybe it would be better for Qin Yuhan to let history go on the original track.
Without him, she might live a better and happier life than she was now.
However, there were no ifs.
Li Dong was very doubtful. Even if he did it again, could he really let it go?
Or, if he did it again, maybe he would go to the end with her?
All these were unknown, and Li Dong himself did not know.
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