Chapter 112: 110. Arriving Home (Seeking first-time subscriptions, seeking monthly votes!)

Upon hearing his mother's words, Liu Kai let out a bitter laugh and said, "Mom, let it go. My sister and brother-in-law don't have it easy either. They live in a big city like Shanghai, where the cost of living is high; they surely haven't saved much money over these years."

The relationship between Liu Kai and his sister, Liu Lu, had actually always been very good, and he also hoped that his sister could live well.

Over all these years, every time Liu Lu and Zhang Sicheng came over, he was the one who hosted them to avoid making them feel too awkward.

"You only know how to speak up for her. Why doesn't she ever think of you? It's been so many years, and I haven't seen a single cent of return. There wasn't even a dowry, and they haven't held a wedding, so we haven't recovered a single cent in gift money.

I don't know how I gave birth to such a fool, and I don't know what kind of love potion that Zhang Sicheng fed her." Xiao Chunhua grew angrier the more she thought about it.

In fact, Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu did hold a wedding at the time, but it was very small, and because Liu Lu had been headstrong and had a very strained relationship with her family, they did not invite anyone from the family.

At the time, Zhang Sicheng's wedding only had two tables of people: the Qian family, and a few friends of Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu.

Liu Mao took a deep drag of his cigarette, sighed, and said, "Let's do this: when your sister and the others come back this year, we'll borrow some money from them."

He did not want to reach out to his daughter for money, and he knew that Liu Lu and her family hadn't actually been living very well over these years either.

But by comparison, Liu Mao still chose his son.

It was called borrowing, but Liu Mao knew in his heart that it would likely be very difficult to pay this money back.

Hearing his parents say this, Liu Kai said anxiously, "Dad, Mom, you really don't have to. My sister and the others really don't have it easy, and there's also Taotao. Can't you think of Taotao? He is your own grandson!"

After Liu Kai brought up Taotao, both Xiao Chunhua and Liu Mao fell silent. Although they had no fondness for Zhang Sicheng, they were actually quite good to their grandson, Taotao.

At the very least, they had never lost their temper at home with this grandson, and their attitude toward him was quite good; it was truly because this little guy was too likable, and facing such a little guy, they couldn't muster up any temper.

"You don't need to say anything more. It doesn't need to be two hundred thousand; let them come up with one hundred thousand. I'll borrow some money from your uncle and your younger uncle's family then, and that should be about enough. You discuss it with Panpan's family, and it should be fine." Liu Mao finally made the decision.

Just as they were talking, Liu Kai's phone rang; it was a message from Liu Lu.

It was just to tell Liu Kai that they would be back tomorrow.

Seeing this message, Liu Kai couldn't help but show a bitter smile. In fact, he had wanted to find an opportunity to tell his sister and brother-in-law not to come back this year.

On February 7th, at a little past four in the morning, the entire Zhang Ran family was already up. After eating a little something, they drove off.

Setting off now, it would take about seven hours to drive there, so they could make it in time for lunch.

Liu Hui came along this time too. Originally, she wasn't supposed to be on break yet, but when Ning Qing learned that Zhang Sicheng and the others were planning to go back, she gave Liu Hui an early break.

"Wow, brother-in-law, is this your car?" Just after picking up Liu Hui, she said in surprise.

Liu Hui had only visited Zhang Ran's house once in such a long time to drop off some gifts, and she hadn't stayed for long.

Because of Liu Lu, Liu Hui had been given important responsibilities at the company. Liu Hui herself knew this was her opportunity, so she worked and studied very hard most of the time.

So this was her first time seeing Zhang Sicheng's car.

Zhang Sicheng smiled and said, "Mm, are you sitting in our car or your sister's car?"

Although Liu Hui wanted to experience what it was like to be in a million-dollar luxury car, she knew it was better to sit in her cousin's car.

After Liu Hui greeted Zhang Ran, she sat in the front passenger seat of Liu Lu's car, while Zhang Siyan was in the back with the two little ones.

The two little ones were not awake yet and needed some space.

Liu Hui looked at the car ahead, her mind filled with thoughts about Zhang Ran. Now she already knew that the reason her cousin's family had changed so much was because of her cousin's father-in-law.

Although her cousin hadn't told her the details, she understood that her cousin's father-in-law was a wealthy man, and a very generous one at that.

The most crucial thing was that Zhang Ran really approved of her cousin!

He bought them a car and a house without a second word. She had also gone to see the house; the renovation and the size made her truly envious and jealous!

And according to what her cousin had inadvertently revealed, it seemed that her cousin was the one managing the money in their family now, which meant that her cousin's father-in-law had handed over the family's financial power to her cousin.

He must have trusted her cousin very much to do that.

Liu Hui didn't know how much money her cousin's family had now, but she knew that with her cousin's stingy nature, if she could pull out one million for an investment, it was clear that it definitely wouldn't be a small amount.

This made Liu Hui increasingly envious, but in her heart, she was happy for her cousin, because her cousin's sincere dedication over so many years had finally been rewarded.

However, she hadn't told her family about any of these things. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but she understood the specific situation well; the key was that such matters were best told by the parties involved themselves, otherwise, it would be very easy to cause misunderstandings.

In Zhang Sicheng's car, Zhang Ran looked at He Yong and said helplessly, "I told you to go back earlier, why are you so stubborn?"

Although this was said to be Zhang Ran's family business, He Yong still followed along.

"Brother Zhang, I don't have anything to do back there, and isn't this just perfect for me to help you drive?" He Yong said with a smile.

In fact, Zhang Ran understood that He Yong was just worried about him.

Even though there were only three people in Zhang Ran's car, the inside was packed full, with a huge pile of various gifts.

On the road, Zhang Sicheng and He Yong took turns driving, so Zhang Ran didn't have to drive at all.

However, Zhang Ran wasn't bored on the road, because after the two little ones woke up, they clamored to come over, so Zhang Ran's car was always very lively.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, I want to pee." Zhang Xiaotao, the little guy, had been talking until his throat was dry on the road and had drunk quite a bit of water, so they had stopped at many service areas just to let him pee.

"Alright, Sicheng, pull over at the service area ahead, and let's buy something to eat while we're at it," Zhang Ran said.

Zhang Sicheng shook his head helplessly. Ever since his old man came back, he felt that he couldn't control his own son anymore.

He had just scolded Zhang Xiaotao a few times, but he was quickly countered by Zhang Ran, and he was left with no choice.

After another bout of busyness, the car started moving again, but this time Zhang Xiaotao and Susu were both a bit sleepy, so they soon fell asleep.

At ten past twelve in the afternoon, Zhang Sicheng let out a breath and said, "We're here, it's right ahead."

They had now arrived near Liu Lu's home; the road into the village was not easy to travel, and the car ride was a bit bumpy.