However, nothing went according to his wishes. He had just washed his face when Sang Yongbo came to invite him for dinner.
If it was Li Hui and the others, he would have directly refused. They were familiar with each other, and if he didn't go, they wouldn't blame him.
It was rare for the Sang family to invite him for a meal. If he didn't go, it would be disrespectful.
When he arrived at the Sang family, he was surprised to find Hunchback Wu there.
The Sang brothers had always disapproved of his mother being with Hunchback Wu, so they never treated him well.
During the busy farming season, Hunchback would willingly help the Sang brothers cut the wheat, pick the wheat stalks, and reap the harvest in the wheat field. As for Old Lady Sang, she still looked after the children and cooked like before.
Even though he had already done this much, Hunchback Wu had never stepped through the Sang family's doorstep, let alone eat or drink.
Wu You was about to enter junior high. Li He didn't expect the two families to reconcile so quickly.
Chen Yongqiang whispered, "Hunchback gave Yongbo ten thousand when he got into a car accident."
"Is that a loan or a free gift?" Li He was amused. In another ten years, ten thousand was not a small amount, let alone now.
Li Hui said, "Hunchback has money. It's none of our business."
"He really doesn't lack money." Even though Li He could hear the sarcasm in those words, he had to admit that it was the truth.
Hunchback Wu was old. Whether it was running the boat or serving the banker, he was powerless. His stamina and spirit were both slower. However, his luck had turned for the better. Because of his close relationship with Zhao Di, he had shares in both the boat and the truck. Even if he didn't do anything every year, he would still earn money while lying down.
Even if he didn't count those shares, he and He Laoxi earned quite a lot from the bond and stock market. They would get at least a hundred thousand.
More and more families were living better lives these days, but there weren't many in the entire county who had a hundred thousand in savings.
After drinking at the Sang family's house at noon, it was Da Zhuang's turn in the evening, and Li He continued drinking.
When he got home that night, his eyes were only a slit.
The next day, he took the whole family to the river bend.
He scratched his head when he saw his grandparents' shabby little house.
"Let's build the foundation when the sky is clear." Li He didn't wait for Xi-zi to go to his house. In front of Xi-zi's wife, he placed fifty thousand dollars on the table. "I'll leave it to you. Don't delay it."
"I don't need that much." Compared with his wife's beaming smile, Kiko couldn't hide his embarrassment. "It's just three tile-roofed houses with wooden beams and green tiles on the roof, red bricks on the walls, and cement on the ground. Twenty thousand yuan is the maximum."
"That's it. Use the rest to buy some food for the child." Li He didn't dawdle anymore. If he waited any longer, it would probably be a long time.
"Elder cousin, please sit down. I will cook." It was the first time that Xi-zi's wife had treated Li He so warmly.
"I'm going to First Uncle's place to take a look. I'll come back later." Wang Yulan and the others went to First Uncle's place first. He went to Xi's place first.
First Uncle Wang Yushan's two-story house was the only one in the village. It was like a crane in a flock of chickens.
Just as Li He got close to First Uncle's two-story house, he saw Wang Yulan coming out angrily with his wife and grandson.
"Let's go." He Fang looked back, then turned around and pulled Li He away.
"What's wrong?" Li He was curious.
Fourth Brother said, "Mother always gives money to First Uncle and Old Uncle every year. From what First Uncle said, he seems to think that Mother doesn't give him enough. He gets less and Old Uncle gets more."
"Why don't you say that? Your Old Uncle has a lot of money. When you guys didn't have money, didn't your Old Uncle secretly give you three to five yuan?" Wang Yulan felt indignant. She had never borrowed money from her Eldest Brother!
Now, she let bygones be bygones. She thought that they were all brothers and sisters. If she had money, she would give him more. If her Eldest Brother liked her, she would give him more. If her Eldest Brother didn't like her, he would give her less! That's right!
She didn't expect that she would be in the wrong!
Eldest Brother even mocked her!
She got angry just thinking about it!
She would feel embarrassed if she said it out loud!
She used her son's money to subsidize her Eldest Brother! In the end, her Eldest Brother didn't even praise her!
"Hehe … What did I say? Ingrate, you shouldn't have come." Li Zhaokun wasn't angry. Instead, he was gloating. Don't think I don't know that you gave money to your mother's family behind my back!
It's fine if you gave it, but now you're making such a fuss!
You have to be taught a lesson!
He felt that he was wise. It was indeed the right decision to not step into the Wang Family's doorstep for so many years.
"Let's go." Li He couldn't go to First Uncle's house anymore. He said to Wang Yulan, "Let's eat lunch at Xi Zi's place. We'll go home after that. Don't be angry. We'll live our own lives. Let them say what they want."
"I understand now." Wang Yulan was angry and sad at the same time.
Xi Zi obviously didn't know what was going on. He still invited Wang Yushan for lunch.
"Among the younger generation, only you and your brother are promising. Help your Eldest Brother and the rest." Wang Yushan was very warm to Li He and Wang Yushan.
"I didn't see Bingzi just now." Li Long spoke before Li He could.
Wang Yushan said, "He went to his father-in-law's house."
"I said I didn't see him." Li Long didn't give Li He a chance to speak.
They didn't say much before Xi Zi called for lunch. Other than drinking, there was nothing else at the table.
On the way back, Li Long said, "When we were eating just now, I was afraid that you would agree."
"Agree to what?" Li He didn't understand.
Li Long said, "Sigh, they know that we're well-off now. They feel that it's only right for you to help. If you do well, they won't owe you a favor. If you do poorly, they'll scold you. Don't try to be a good person to their family."
"What's going on?" Li He could hear the resentment in his brother's voice. He only knew that his cousins had borrowed money in the name of doing business all these years, and they had never returned the money they borrowed.
If they returned it, they wouldn't have this small building or motorcycle.
"Wang Bingzi came to the county and said that he wanted to do business with us. He just wanted to borrow money. After one borrowed money, another came to borrow money. It's fine if they just borrowed money. We don't need that much. At most, we won't have anything to do with them in the future. " Duan Mei said in a resentful tone, "Your brother is so soft-hearted. He believes in their nonsense. Last year, he asked us to rent a shop for him to do breakfast.
Coincidentally, a friend of mine transferred his shop. The shop is his own. It's complete with a stove and a steamer, so he gave it to us. We paid the rent for three months. This friend gave us face and didn't ask for a deposit.
That's not a big deal. But before half a year had passed, Bingzi suddenly quit and said that he was losing money.
How could he not lose money? How could he offend so many people just to do business?
If he doesn't want to do business, then so be it. Alright, my friend came to us and said that he hasn't given us a single cent of rent since he moved in.
He's been dragging it on for our sake.
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