"Auntie, you're accusing me wrongly." Liu Shan's eyes swept across the wine rack and finally picked up a bottle of national cellar. "Uncle Long won't scold me later, right?"
Although he said that, he still opened the bottle without hesitation.
Duan Mei said, "Here's the wine. Hand over the car keys. I'll keep them for you."
"Do you not trust me that much?" Liu Shan obediently handed over the car keys and pouted at Pan Ying and Li Ke. "I don't need to drive myself. There are two female drivers."
Pan Ying said, "In your dreams. You want me to be your driver? We'll drink too. "
"Drink red wine. It's not strong." Li Ke took a bottle of red wine and poured a glass for Pan Ying.
"What about you?" Duan Mei poked Liu Jiawei, who was in a daze. "It's not that I don't want you to drink. Don't forget your surname after drinking some wine. Not only are drunk drivers being investigated, but if something happens, it's not a joke."
The most important thing was that she couldn't bear the responsibility. No matter how well she got along with Da Zhuang and Lao Si's family, he was still someone else's child. He was the treasure of every family. She had to take it easy and not let it go.
Liu Jiawei handed over the car keys helplessly. "Auntie, I'm impressed. You're too controlling."
Duan Mei said, "I can't stand your mother's complaints. She even said that your Uncle Long taught you gambling. You can't give your mother a chance to complain."
Liu Jiawei was speechless.
"Come, let's drink. Don't talk nonsense." Liu Shan filled everyone's glasses one by one and poured himself a glass.
"Sister Ke, let me toast you." He Zhou raised his glass to Li Ke.
"Eat more and drink less," Li Ke said with a smile. "It's a pity that you're starting school. Otherwise, you could drink more at home."
"There'll be a chance next time." He Zhou smiled.
While everyone was drinking, the doorbell rang.
"Who could it be?" Duan Mei pressed everyone down and went to open the door herself. When she opened the door, she saw her father-in-law, Li Zhaokun, standing at the door with his driver. She was stunned.
"Dad, why are you here?" She didn't get the news that Li Zhaokun was coming.
"My granddaughter is back, how can I not come!" Li Zhaokun put on his shoes and went straight into the house, leaving the driver to change his shoes behind.
"Master, did you get this from home?" Li Ke held his arm and said intimately, "I was planning to go back in the afternoon. There's no need to make another trip."
"You've all grown up. You didn't even go home for the New Year." Li Zhaokun's anger had not subsided. "Hmph, I had to beg you before you could go home."
"Don't be angry." Li Ke pulled him to a chair and sat down. "Drink some wine."
"No." Li Zhaokun regretted after saying that. He couldn't help but sniff the wine. It was too fragrant.
"Fill it up for me." Duan Mei had been married to the Li family for more than 20 years. How could she not know her father-in-law? She put the cup on the table and asked her daughter to pour wine for her.
"Grandpa, drink slowly." Li Ke put the cup filled with wine in front of Li Zhaokun and explained patiently, "I'm busy with work. At the end of the year, the factory received a big order and had to work overtime to ensure that the task was completed. The workers didn't even go home. You see, I'm the boss. If I come back, the morale will be gone."
"Are you really that busy?" Li Zhaokun snorted coldly and was about to raise his cup.
"Master, let me toast you." Liu Shan raised his cup and was about to drink with Li Zhaokun.
"When I was young, I would drink three cups of your style." Now, Li Zhaokun only dared to take a sip of wine. He no longer had the courage to drink a cup.
Liu Shan echoed, "That's right, that's right."
Li Zhaokun's alcohol tolerance was legendary in Li Village. Liu Shan naturally did not think that he was bragging.
Li Ke smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, you can ask Fourth Aunt. She's taking me to her place for the Spring Festival. I don't have much time. Your granddaughter, I, is now focusing on my career."
Li Zhaokun said disdainfully, "You only earn a little money a year. If you're so tired, you should rest early."
Even though he was old and his body wasn't that good, Li Zhaokun still drank two ounces by himself.
After drinking, he lay down on the recliner in the yard and basked in the warm sun. He took the teapot from his granddaughter and squinted his eyes, looking like he was asleep.
"Master, are you cold? I'll get you a blanket." Li Ke squatted beside him. Seeing that he was about to light a cigarette, he snatched it and said softly, "You're not in good health. Smoke and drink less in the future."
"Granny, you're the only one who cares." If someone else had snatched his cigarette, he would have been angry. However, this was his own granddaughter. He took a sip of tea and said, "I heard from your grandmother that your rundown factory only earns five million a year. Excluding labor, rent, and other miscellaneous costs, it's less than one million a year?"
"More or less. I'll be able to recoup my investment next year." Li Ke was different from her brother, Li Pei. Her brother was unwilling to rely on the family and relied entirely on himself to build his own career. As for her, she relied on her parents and her mother to get the capital to open a factory. Now, she was doing very well.
Li Zhaokun propped himself up and said softly, "I'll take you to my Internet cafe to take a look. Come back, I'll give it all to you."
"Master, I can't leave." Li Ke smiled bitterly. This was not the first time her grandfather had talked to her about taking over.
"There are three Internet cafes. They can earn at least four million a year!" Li Zhaokun was really anxious. All these years, he had invested in this and that. In the end, the only thing that could make money was the Internet cafes. Naturally, he had put his heart and soul into the Internet cafes.
However, he was facing the problem of finding a successor. His son and daughter all had big families and businesses. They were not interested in them and could not be bothered to listen to his nonsense. Moreover, none of them were filial!
He did not want to give it to them!
As for his grandchildren, Yang Huai was his maternal grandson. Although he doted on him, he was still his maternal grandson. He was not foolish enough to give it to his maternal grandson. Li Pei, that rascal, was picky. Li Lan was a chess nerd. Li Yi was still studying. The only one who could take over his position was his eldest granddaughter!
"That much?" Li Ke was surprised. In her mind, her grandfather could not do anything. Therefore, she did not pay much attention to his so-called investments. She definitely did not expect that he could earn so much in a year!
"Yeah, what did you think?" Li Zhaokun said proudly, "Your uncle and dad don't know. I just told my eldest granddaughter that if you're obedient and come back, I'll give it all to you."
Li Ke said, "Give it to Little Lan."
Her grandfather's businesses were all built with money from her uncle. It was only natural to give it to Li Lan.
As for her, it didn't matter whether she was interested in Internet cafes or not. Her grandpa had a son, a daughter, and other grandchildren. Regardless of whether these businesses were profitable or not, how could she take over them for no reason?
It would never be her turn.
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