The wind blew the clouds, and the cups were in a mess.
When the banquet was about to end, an interesting scene happened.
The old man from the Chen family brought a few young people and a middle-aged man with a bit of temperament to look for Li Chengyuan, but the middle-aged man saw the people at the main table from afar and turned to leave.
Li Dong didn't notice this scene. When Li Chengyuan asked, he asked, "Who was that just now?"
"Chen Guodong, have you forgotten?"
If Li Chengyuan hadn't mentioned it, Li Dong really wouldn't have remembered. When Li Dong mentioned it, he remembered.
Chen Guodong, the first university student of Chen Jiawan, also studied in Pingchuan. After graduation, he had stayed in Pingchuan.
It was said that he also became a civil servant in Pingchuan. Li Dong didn't know the specifics, but he knew that the Chen family often bragged about it.
But now, Chen Guodong just took a look and left. Li Dong suddenly realized that Chen Guodong must have recognized who was at the main table.
However, Li Dong didn't know who he saw before he ran away. There were many people at the main table today, and there were many people who had connections with the government. Who knew who scared Chen Guodong away?
Not to mention Li Dong, except for Chen Guodong, perhaps the person who scared him might not know that he scared him away.
These things didn't matter, so Li Dong didn't take it to heart.
At the end of the banquet, Li Dong saw everyone off one by one.
When Fang Qingfei and Huang Zhigao also got in the car, Li Dong said to Fang Qingfei, "I've settled Wang Jia's debt. She can go back to Pingchuan now."
Interestingly, Hu Wanlin, the creditor who forced Wang Jia into a corner, was next to her.
However, Hu Wanlin didn't know Fang Qingfei, and Fang Qingfei didn't know that the loan shark who forced her good friend to go abroad was Hu Wanlin.
During lunch, the two women clinked glasses many times.
The two of them didn't know that Li Dong, as an insider, was jealous. Back then, Fang Qingfei had cursed Hu Wanlin a lot. The world was so wonderful.
Fang Qingfei didn't know what Li Dong was thinking. Hearing this, she said gratefully, "Li Dong, thank you. Thank you so much!"
Because of the loan sharks, Wang Jia didn't dare to stay in Pingchuan for long.
Even when he came back to visit his mother, he was sneaky. Every time he left some money, he would leave at night.
Now that Li Dong had helped solve the usury problem, Wang Jia would be free from now on.
This time, Fang Qingfei didn't mention money. It was too much. Not to mention her, even if she and Wang Jia worked together for the rest of their lives, they might not be able to pay it off.
Li Dong smiled and did not say anything. He chatted with Huang Zhigao for a while and finally waved goodbye to everyone.
Although Hu Sicheng, Chen Rui, and the others wanted to talk to Li Dong in detail, they knew it wasn't the right time.
They agreed to talk when Li Dong returned to Pingchuan, and then they left one by one.
The last to leave was Qin Yuhan's family.
Because Li Dong still had to stay in his hometown for a day, Qin Hai and the others had to go back to the company, and it wasn't convenient for Qin Yuhan to stay.
Before leaving, Qin Yuhan said, "I'm going back to Beijing tomorrow. I'll come back to see you when I'm free."
"So soon? The National Day holiday isn't over yet. "
"I still have something to do at school. I have to go back," Qin Yuhan said, a little embarrassed.
She was too embarrassed to say that her dessert shop had just opened on National Day. If it weren't for Li Dong's uncle passing away, she wouldn't have come back for National Day.
Li Dong nodded and did not say anything. He just kissed her forehead gently.
Many people saw this scene. The Qin couple, Li Chengyuan, Cao Fang, and most of the villagers who hadn't left saw it.
Qin Yuhan's face turned red. She didn't even have time to say goodbye to Li Dong's parents. She turned around and closed the car door. Then, Qin Hai started the car and left in a hurry.
Li Dong smiled and did not say anything. Li Chengyuan and his wife, who were next to him, twitched their mouths.
After a long while, Cao Fang said in a low voice, "This girl isn't ugly, and she's quite a nice person. Let's find a time to settle down."
Li Chengyuan's face was a little stiff. He said gloomily, "There's no rush. Let's talk about it after Boss's matter is over."
Cao Fang also realized that it wasn't the time to talk about this. She nodded and did not say anything else.
They didn't stand at the intersection for long. Soon, someone from the Chen family came to find Li Chengyuan, saying that they wanted to discuss Chen Jing.
Originally, as a junior, Li Dong was not qualified to participate in this kind of thing. However, the Chen family specially asked Li Dong to go over today.
Li Dong did not argue. He discussed with Li Chengyuan for a while, and the two of them went to the Chen family together.
When Li Dong and his son arrived, there weren't many people from the Chen family. Other than the old man from the Chen family, there were only Chen Jing, her daughter, and Chen Guodong present.
On the Li family's side, other than Li Dong and his son, Li Nanming accompanied Wang Li.
After all, it was a family scandal. There was no need to make it big.
Old Chen had made a fuss before, but it couldn't be helped. Wang Li and her son did not admit to it.
Whether it was Chen Jing, her daughter, Wang Li, or Li Nanming, they all looked at Li Dong with a strange expression.
Li Dong looked indifferent. He did not care about how everyone was looking at him.
Following that, Li Dong did not express his opinion.
In the end, the two sides talked for more than half an hour and argued for more than half an hour before they gradually reached an agreement.
First, Wang Li had to give Li Lan fifty thousand yuan as child support.
Second, the construction team had not recovered the remaining two hundred thousand yuan. If Chen Jing could get the money back, it would belong to her.
Third, a two-story building that Li Chenghui built in his hometown years ago would be given to the Chen family.
Fourth, Chen Jing and her daughter would not return to Qingyang, nor would they pester Wang Li.
All in all, Wang Li and her family had paid a lot of money this time.
However, Wang Li agreed because she was a little guilty. Moreover, with Chen Guodong and Li Dong around, Wang Li did not dare to bully Chen Jing and her daughter too much.
Of course, these were not the main reasons.
Even Li Nanming agreed and was willing to pay. Naturally, it was because they were not at a loss.
This time, Li Dong had so many friends. They were both subordinates and rich people. Naturally, they owed him a lot.
In total, the gift this time should be more than one hundred thousand yuan.
Li Chengyuan would not take the money, and Li Dong would not take it either. Naturally, Wang Li and her family benefited.
Now that they gave Li Lan fifty thousand yuan, they would only get half of it. Not only did they not have to pay, but they also made a profit.
As for the remaining money, it was a dead debt. Wang Li and her son did not care.
The house in their hometown was even less important. Li Chenghui was dead. They had a house in Qingyang, but they would definitely not come back to Chen Jiawan in the future. It was useless to take the house.
That was why Wang Li and her son were so generous in the end.
On Chen Jing's side, Chen Guodong and the old man also agreed to this agreement.
After all, Li Chenghui was dead. Now that they could get fifty thousand yuan and a small building in their hometown, it was quite a good deal.
Fifty thousand yuan in 2005 was not a small amount in the countryside. It would be even better if they could get the two hundred thousand yuan back.
With this money and a small building, Chen Jing and her daughter would not have to worry about food and drink if they were willing to return to the countryside.
This agreement was to everyone's satisfaction. Neither side had any objections.
Li Dong was like a statue the whole time. It was only when they were about to leave that Chen Guodong smiled and said, "Dongzi, I heard that you are also in Pingchuan. Let's keep in touch."
Li Dong smiled and nodded. "I didn't know that Uncle Guodong was in Pingchuan. Let's meet more often in the future."
Chen Guodong's smile was sweeter than a flower and he quickly nodded.
After Li Dong left, the old man mumbled, "Guodong, didn't I ask you to talk to him about the compensation? He injured so many people, he has to pay for the medical expenses. "
Chen Guodong frowned and said earnestly, "Seventh Uncle, people should be content. A contented person will always be happy. If you didn't go and make trouble, would they have hurt people? "
Seeing that the old man still wanted to say more, Chen Guodong said with a straight face, "Seventh Uncle, you have to know that if it wasn't for me and Li Dong, would Wang Li and her family give you fifty thousand yuan and the building?
"Besides, Xiao Lan is Li Dong's cousin. Now you have offended Li Dong …"
Chen Guodong didn't finish his sentence. He felt like he had more to say.
The old man didn't understand, but Chen Jing, who was next to him, said hurriedly, "Dad, what medical expenses? It's not a serious injury. I'll just treat them to a meal later!"
She was now regretful and hateful. If she knew that Li Chengyuan and his son were so rich, she wouldn't have rejected them!
Not to mention Li Dong's attitude when he came back this time, Li Chengyuan held a big banquet and spent money like water. She could guess that Li Chengyuan's family was really rich.
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world.
Now even if she agreed to let them adopt Li Lan, Li Chengyuan would definitely not agree.
Fortunately, Li Lan was a member of the Li family after all. Thinking of this, Chen Jing hurriedly told Li Lan, "Go to your second uncle's house more often in the future, and call your brother more often. Do you understand?"
This "brother" was naturally not Li Nanming.
Not to mention Li Lan, Old Man Chen and Chen Guodong both knew who Chen Jing was talking about.
Li Lan said timidly, "I don't have Brother Dong's number."
Chen Jing frowned and opened her mouth to scold, but then she remembered that she was the one who tore the note.
If she asked Li Dong for it now, they would be unhappy.
After taking a breath, Chen Jing frowned and said, "It's okay if you don't have his number. Find a way to ask someone else later. Besides, your second uncle's family is still in Dongping now. Let's go and have a look when we have time."
The corner of Li Lan's mouth moved. She wanted to say something but didn't say it in the end.
…
Let's not talk about the discussion of the Chen family.
That night, Li Dong didn't go back to Dongping but stayed at the old house for the night.
The next day, Li Dong and Cao Fang rushed back to Dongping first, while Li Chengyuan stayed in his hometown to deal with the funeral affairs. He would come back in two days.
Li Dong was worried that Li Chengyuan would stay alone, so he asked Wang Cheng and the others to stay.
As for Cao Fang, Li Dong persuaded his mother to move to Pingchuan when he returned to Dongping.
He also specially explained the reason for the move, because Li Dong's motorcade was a little conspicuous this time.
Although no one knew that they were from the Li family for the time being, the news couldn't be hidden if there were too many people.
His parents were left alone in Dongping now, and there were no relatives or friends to accompany them. Naturally, Li Dong was worried.
Hearing Li Dong's words, Cao Fang was a little hesitant.
Finally, she said, "We'll discuss it when your father comes back, but I'll persuade him on this matter."
Hearing this, Li Dong knew that his mother had agreed. The rest was up to Li Chengyuan.
Because there were still a lot of people waiting for him in Pingchuan, Li Dong couldn't stay for long. In the end, he left Zheng Long and Cao Hongbing to stay to protect his mother, and he rushed back to Pingchuan with Zhou Haidong.
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