Li Dong brought his wife into the house. He was very polite to Li He. With a cheeky smile, he handed Li He a cigarette and lit it up. Li He really didn't want to bully him, not to mention in front of his wife.
However, when he saw Li Dong's wife, he was surprised. This girl was tall, but she was beautiful. She was not ordinary. How could she let Li Dong take advantage of her?
"Are you alright?"
Li Dong said, "Not bad. Much better than before."
Da Zhuang said, "Li Dong has been transferred to the county. He's a cadre at such a young age."
Li He smiled and said, "Oh, you have a bright future. Why don't you treat me to a table?"
Li Dong said humbly, "It's not worth mentioning. Brother, don't make fun of me. It's all thanks to Brother Long's help. If not, how would I have the chance to meet the county leaders?"
Li He patted his shoulder and said, "Then do your best. Who knows, the Li family might really become a high-ranking official."
The old lady was fetching water from the well. He hurriedly went over to help.
"Aiya, you two brothers should chat more. We haven't seen each other for a long time. It's been a long time. I'll get the water myself." The old lady loved to see the children chatting and laughing.
"It's okay. I'll be staying at home longer this time. I have plenty of time to play with them." Li He still insisted on helping the old lady fetch water.
"Oh, right. Come here. I have something to tell you." Li Long pulled Li Dong aside and frowned. "Don't act like you've never seen money before. Do you need it? You should tell me if you need it. You're so young. "
"Brother, I don't understand what you mean." Li Dong was a little nervous. Actually, he was not afraid of Li He, but he was afraid of Li Long. Li He was reasonable and had a gentle personality. However, Li Long was different. His temper had gotten worse over the years. If he could fight, he would not use his mouth.
Moreover, he did not dare to anger Li Long. He knew that without Li Long's help, no one in the county would know who he was!
Moreover, everyone knew that Li Long was his brother, and people would give him face.
However, he also knew how to mingle. Otherwise, if he didn't know how to appreciate favors, he wouldn't be able to go up even if he wanted to.
"Don't you know whose money you took?" Li Long was obviously very angry and kicked him in the stomach. "Come here, don't run!"
"Hey, Big Brother, I know I was wrong. Isn't that enough? There are so many people here, give me some face." Li Dong smiled mischievously, hoping to fool him.
"If I didn't give you face, I wouldn't have told you in private. You still know how to be shameless? Do you think that when people give you money, it's as if no one knows? If you're completely black-hearted, people will still look up to you. You're taking money to do things, and you're still open and aboveboard. You're so secretive, are you trying to fool yourself? Damn it, this county is only so big. Who doesn't know which is black and which is white? "
"Brother, they're already at the door, it's not good for me to refuse." Li Dong's face turned green and white.
"Do you really think this little job of yours is a big deal? You don't even know what your surname is. Let me tell you, you're my brother, so I care about you. I don't have the leisure to care about others! " Li Long lit his cigarette and said, "It's really hard on you. You're even interested in a few hundred dollars, and you even embarrassed yourself. Go and ask, who doesn't know that you've taken money from Mao Dafang?"
"This b * stard! He told everyone? "Li Dong was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Li Long rolled his eyes at him. "What do you think?"
"I'm going to beat this b * stard to death!" Li Dong clenched his fists tightly.
Li Long waved his hand. "Forget it. If you can't do it, then hurry up and quit. I feel bad for you just looking at you. If you don't know what's good for you, sooner or later, something will happen."
"Big Brother, I'm not like you who knows how to do business." Although Li Dong did not have a lot of authority, he was still a cadre. He would still be able to go out with dignity. He definitely could not bear to lose it so easily.
"Aren't you doing it for money? If you're doing it for money, then come out and do business with your Third Brother. It's faster to earn money this way. What's the big deal about secretly taking money from others? "
"Ah, Second Brother." Li Dong did not know why Li He suddenly appeared from the side.
Li He smiled and said, "I heard it clearly from the side. If you're really thinking about the long term, you wouldn't do this kind of thing. Your Third Brother is right. How can there be anything that goes unnoticed? Sooner or later, you'll fall for it. It's better if you quit now."
Although Li He was not close to Li Dong, Li He did not want anything to happen to him in the future. If something really happened, the Li Family was one, and they couldn't just ignore it.
"Let me think about it." Li Dong was very hesitant.
Li Long said, "What's there to think about? We're doing business together. When will I not help you earn hundreds of thousands of dollars? "
"I got it."
When Li Dong heard that there was so much money, it was impossible to say that he was not moved.
"Then think about it carefully. Don't learn to walk before you even learn to crawl."
Li He didn't say anything else and let him think about it himself.
The next night, Xi Zi's old cousin drove a hand-guided tractor to deliver a whole sheep.
"Why are you giving it to me if you don't keep it for yourself?" Although Li He said that, he still helped to carry it out of the tractor. He liked this old cousin from the bottom of his heart.
Xi Zi said, "There's enough at home."
"Is Grandma's health okay?" Back then, Li He had spent 50,000 yuan to buy a tractor for Xi Zi to transport goods. After that, the business was good, so he got Li Long to buy a truck for him. His only request was that he wanted him to treat the old lady better.
Xi Zi said, "After my house was built, she has been living at my place. She was talking about you the day before yesterday and asked when you would be coming back. "
He was indescribably grateful to Li He. Those who didn't know would think that he was capable and filial, but who would have known that the one who paid for the tractor was Li He?
Therefore, he had always been a little embarrassed that he had gotten Xi Zi's face.
"That's good. Don't leave tonight. Let's have a good drink." Li He realized that this old cousin had been through enough. He even knew how to lie. This was because he knew what kind of people his grandparents were. They didn't even care about their daughters, let alone their grandchildren.
"No, I'm going to slaughter the pig when I get back. Let's go together and beat the pig." After Xi Zi said that, he looked at the courtyard and asked, "Where's Third Cousin?"
Li He said, "Let's go. He went to the county and will only be back on New Year's Eve."
Li Long was indeed very busy during this season.
"Oh." Xi Zi then said to Li Zhaokun, who was calculating cards in the courtyard, "Young Master, beat the pig."
"You guys go ahead. I won't be going." Li Zhaokun rejected. Ever since Wang Yulan entered the family, the Wang family had looked down on him. In the past, they didn't care about currying favor with him and now, they didn't care about it either.
Xi Zi wanted to continue being courteous but Li He smiled and said, "Don't. You know his personality. Let's just go."
Li Zhaokun was a person who didn't hold a grudge. Once he did, even the Emperor of Heaven wouldn't be able to stop him.
Under Li Zhaokun's dissatisfied gaze, He Fang placed two bottles of wine in Xi Zi's car and told Li He to drink less at night.
Li Yi wanted to go along but He Fang slapped her butt twice. The little lass pouted and didn't cry. This was a different character from Li Lan. Every time Li Lan cried, she would smile at the side. It was as if crying was a really embarrassing thing.
After Li He went to River Bay Village, he went to his grandmother's house.
Xi Zi built a front and back room with a wall in the middle. There was a big courtyard and the old couple stayed in the side room in front.
The old lady served him candied dates that she had hidden for a long time. The sugar had melted and was sticky. Although he didn't eat sweets, he still ate quite a lot to satisfy the old lady's enthusiasm.
"My good grandson is promising." The old lady looked at Li He with a smile. "Your uncle and the others are old, so that's all. It's not easy for your cousins. You have to help them."
"Don't worry. It's fine. I'll definitely help them if they need anything." Li He was speaking from the bottom of his heart. It was just that among his cousins, other than Xi Zi who was willing to get close to him, the others treated him as if they didn't see him. When they passed by the door, they only greeted him. They didn't even give him the face to invite him in for a cup of tea. He was helpless.
Actually, he was also curious. Whether it was him or Li Long, the two of them weren't doing badly. They didn't need to curry favor with them, but they shouldn't be so cold to them, right?
The old lady said, "Your cousins quarreled with Long Zi last year. Between brothers, there mustn't be overnight hatred."
The old lady suddenly revealed such a piece of news.
"Brothers aren't outsiders. I even quarreled with Long Zi." Li He had never heard anyone say such things before. Even Wang Yulan and Li Zhaokun hadn't said it.
"Right, right." The old lady said happily. "Don't worry about quarreling. Otherwise, we won't be close."
"It's okay, Grandma. No one will worry about it." Li He didn't continue asking. He was prepared to go back and ask the others.
Before he left, he still gave the old lady twenty thousand dollars. It didn't matter if the old lady gave the money to her eldest or second son. His intention was there. He really couldn't change the old lady's mind.
Since they were going to slaughter the pig, many people were invited to the table. Naturally, there were his cousins.
According to his age, he had accompanied them to drink quite a bit. He didn't find anything wrong with it. He just drank one glass after another.
However, he vaguely heard one of his cousins from the Dynasty Army say that they shouldn't be so good that they can't even see others. It seemed like he was referring to something.
He was dumbfounded. What was he talking about?
When he got home at night, Wang Yulan and the rest were already asleep. He didn't disturb them. He only went back to his room and chatted with He Fang for a while.
He Fang said, "Third Brother is fine. Although he has a temper, he's much more mature these two years."
"That's true." Li He knew his younger brother well. He definitely wouldn't do anything outrageous. Suddenly, he thought of Li Dong's wife. "What do you think this woman sees in men? Like Li Dong? "
He Fang smiled and said, "Li Dong has a sturdy build. Which part of him is lacking? Besides, he's quite talkative. Maybe she likes his sense of humor. "
"If a sense of humor could find a wife, wouldn't I have a bunch of wives and concubines long ago?"
He Fang teased, "You're quite humorous."
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