On the evening of the 8th, at Dongping Hotel.
Dongping Hotel should be the most luxurious hotel in the county. The cost of living was definitely not low.
Today, the Li family held a banquet. Li Dong's parents, who had always been thrifty, booked a banquet at Dongping Hotel.
According to Cao Fang, they could be thrifty, but they could not be thrifty when it came to this kind of thing.
At this time, Li Dong and his mother stood at the entrance of the hotel to welcome the guests. Their faces were paralyzed after laughing the whole night.
Seeing some acquaintances, Li Dong quickly smiled and said, "Hello, Uncle Wang. Hello, Auntie Chen!"
They were all vendors in the market. Li Dong knew almost all of them.
Most of the people who came for the banquet were vendors in the market. Some old customers who often bought vegetables also came for a banquet when they heard the news. However, there were not many relatives.
Cao Fang and Li Dong did not have many relatives. Li Dong's grandmother's family was far away in Guizhou Province. It would take two days to get there by train. They were too far away, so they did not inform them.
"Yo, Dongzi is really promising! Jiangzhou University is a famous university … "
As usual, the two people who just arrived praised Li Dong. Tonight, Li Dong had heard these words more than ten times, but he still accepted everyone's flattery with a smile.
When they went upstairs, Li Dong exhaled and said to Cao Fang, "Mom, is there anyone else? If there is no one else, let's go up."
Cao Fang looked at her watch. It was almost half past seven. Most of the people who were supposed to be here had arrived.
She said, "Let's go up first. It's about time …"
"Cao Fang? Why are you here? "
Cao Fang paused and turned to look at the person who spoke. Her face suddenly became gloomy.
Li Dong also looked back. When he saw the person who came, his face darkened even more than Cao Fang's.
"Big brother, what a coincidence. When did you come back to Dongping?" Cao Fang forced a smile.
Li Chenghui held his briefcase, straightened his belly, and said with his head held high, "I just came back this morning to treat someone to dinner. I haven't told you why you are here."
"I …"
Li Dong really couldn't stand Li Chenghui's arrogant manner, even though this person was his uncle in name.
At this moment, seeing that his mother was stuttering, Li Dong bluntly interrupted, "Do we need to ask for uncle's permission before we eat?"
Li Chenghui's face darkened, and he snorted heavily.
Seeing Li Chenghui's unsightly expression, Cao Fang was afraid that he would explode on the spot. She pulled Li Dong's arm and smiled, changing the topic, "The child doesn't know any better. Big Brother, don't bother with him."
"You've taught your son well! Where's Second Brother? "
Li Chenghui was put on the spot by Li Dong. He curled his lips and asked Li Chengyuan.
When Cao Fang heard that Li Chenghui was also going to eat here, she knew that she couldn't hide it anymore. When Li Chenghui asked, she could only say, "Cheng Yuan is upstairs entertaining guests."
"Oh, you two still have money to treat us to a meal at Dong Ping Hotel? Did you make a fortune? "
Li Chenghui touched his stomach and widened his eyes. His expression seemed to say that they also had money to eat here, which almost made Li Dong's lungs burst with anger.
Just as he was about to retort, Cao Fang tugged at Li Dong's clothes and reluctantly replied, "How can we make a fortune? Dongzi was admitted to a university. We can't be too stingy today when we treat people to a meal."
"Admitted to a university?"
Li Chenghui obviously didn't remember that Li Dong was taking the college entrance examination this year, but in his opinion, it was a matter of course. He said with a straight face, "Why didn't I know that he was admitted to a university? He didn't even inform me that he was going to have a meal. Is this how Second Brother does things? "
It wasn't that he wanted to have a meal, but it was one thing to inform him. Not informing him meant that he didn't take him seriously.
He was the eldest son of the Li family. Li Chengyuan didn't call him, which meant that he didn't give him face!
Cao Fang didn't know how to respond to this. After all, he really didn't inform anyone. It was just a coincidence that they ran into each other.
However, Li Dong said sarcastically, "How would we dare to inform Eldest Uncle? I'm afraid that we'll be chased out before we even get to visit your house."
"Hmph! You've been studying for so many years, but you're still like this! There's no point in getting into a university! I won't argue with you. Just look at your father. What good can he teach? "
Li Chenghui's face was gloomy. He was a person who cared about his reputation. With so many people around, it wasn't good for him to lose his temper.
"My father is upright and upright. He relies on his own efforts to earn money to support the family. Is there anything shameful about him?"
Hearing Li Chenghui mention his father a few times, Li Dong couldn't suppress his anger. The scenes in his memory flashed in his mind again and again.
As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected!
Even if there was a gap between the brothers of the Li family, it wouldn't make Li Dong, a junior, contradict Li Chenghui again and again.
Putting aside the previous dispute between the two brothers of the Li family, after all, Li Dong's position was definitely on his father's side. It couldn't be said to be completely objective and fair.
However, Li Dong knew that Li Chenghui wasn't indifferent and old-fashioned on the surface. He was a real cold-blooded animal.
To this day, he couldn't forget that when Li Chengyuan was seriously ill and lying in the hospital, Li Chenghui, the eldest, didn't even look at him.
It wasn't thousands of miles away. Li Chenghui's home was in Qingyang, which was less than two hours' drive from Dongping!
In the later stages of Li Chengyuan and Cao Fang's serious illness, the family's savings were used up, and the house was sold. Li Dong had no choice but to shamelessly ask for money. He didn't borrow any money, but he received a lot of ridicule.
If Li Chenghui was looking for food in the dirt, Li Dong wouldn't care. After all, it wasn't easy for anyone.
However, he was the big boss of a construction company. Even if his net worth wasn't tens of millions, he definitely had a few million.
His nephew came to borrow money for his younger brother's medical treatment. He didn't borrow much, only twenty or thirty thousand yuan. No one would be stingy.
However, Li Chenghui did it!
Not only did he do it, but he did it very thoroughly. He didn't even look at the funeral of his younger brother and sister-in-law.
One had to know that Li Chenghui was Li Chengyuan's only biological brother. Li Dong's grandparents had passed away a long time ago. No matter what, he had to help his nephew with this kind of thing.
However, Li Chenghui didn't. Even his whole family didn't come over to even take a look!
He was so cold and heartless. No one would believe it if they said it out loud.
Of course, there was a reason for this.
It was said that according to Li Dong's cousin, their whole family went abroad for a trip and didn't have time to come back. This was the reason!
His younger brother and sister-in-law were seriously ill and dying. As the eldest brother, he still had the mood to take the whole family abroad. How cold-blooded!
If Li Chengyuan had done something wrong to him, it would be fine. However, Li Chengyuan really had nothing to say to his eldest brother.
This kind of person still hoped that Li Dong would treat him as a relative. It was simply ridiculous.
Li Chenghui's face was livid. He had been contradicted by his nephew several times. He had lost all his face.
He had nothing to say to Li Dong. He knew that Li Dong had a sharp tongue. He immediately pointed at Cao Fang and shouted, "This is the good son you taught? Is this how you taught him? No family upbringing! "
"Who doesn't have family upbringing? Who knows!"
Li Dong sneered. In his heart, Li Chenghui was worse than a stranger. He wouldn't spoil him!
"Bastard!"
Li Chenghui was so angry that his face turned pale. He pointed at Li Dong and cursed.
"…"
When Li Chengyuan received the news and rushed over, Li Dong almost fought with Li Chenghui.
If it weren't for Cao Fang holding him back, Li Dong might really beat Li Chenghui.
It was not until Li Chengyuan came that Li Dong suppressed his anger and shut his mouth. He didn't care about Li Chenghui, but he had to take care of his father's face.
Li Chengyuan hurriedly apologized to Li Chenghui, who had a gloomy face. Then he turned his head and scolded Li Dong severely. "Apologize to your uncle. You think you're so capable? How can you talk to your elders like that? "
Li Dong stiffened his neck and didn't say anything. Ignoring Li Chenghui was the best he could do. He would not apologize to Li Chenghui even if he was beaten to death.
Li Chengyuan knew that his son was stubborn and didn't get along with Li Chenghui since he was a child. Now was not the time to lecture him. He turned to Li Chenghui and said with a smile, "Brother, Dongzi is not sensible. I will definitely teach him a lesson when we get back."
After all, today was a wedding banquet. Li Chengyuan was afraid that Li Chenghui would not let it go, so he explained, "It's my fault that I didn't inform you of the banquet. Originally, I thought that you were busy in Qingyang and it would be troublesome for you to come back, so I didn't tell you."
"Now that you have returned to Dongping, the banquet hasn't started yet. Brother, go up and have a drink."
"Drink my ass! I don't need your two glasses of wine! "
Li Chenghui didn't give Li Chengyuan a good look. After Li Chengyuan finished speaking, he scolded him with a black face and turned into the hotel's private room.
Li Chengyuan looked a little embarrassed. Li Dong saw it and said disapprovingly, "Why bother with him? Without him, we won't be able to eat!"
Then he pulled Cao Fang upstairs. Anyway, he didn't like his father's attitude toward Li Chenghui. Li Chenghui didn't treat him as a family member. If he treated him as a family member, he would only be hurt more.
Li Chengyuan sighed and shook his head without explaining.
After all, Li Chenghui was his brother. He only had one brother. Could he really not recognize him?
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