Chapter 263

When Li Ye drove back to Qingshui County, the sky was just turning dark.

When he arrived at the door of his house, he found two more cars parked there, one of which was the familiar Beijing 130, and the other was a Volga with Beijing license plates.

When Li Yue saw the Volga, she smiled and asked Li Ye: "Did someone from your Wen sister's family come?"

Li Ye shook his head and said: "No, it should be Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng's. The day I left, he was busy getting the license plates, and today he drove it back for Ergou's wedding."

"Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng is already sitting in a Volga?"

The older sister jumped out of the car, circled the brand-new Volga twice, the more she looked, the more she envied, the more she looked, the more her eyes burned, the more she looked, the more resentful she felt.

Until she stepped into the house, Li Yue said unwillingly: "Xiao Ye, if I had resigned and gone to the capital with you last year... sigh~"

Li Yue's sigh made Li Ye feel somewhat at a loss.

This older sister had been extremely good to him since he was a child—washing clothes and shoes, carrying him across the river in winter, catching shrimp together in summer—and they had relied on each other to survive those most difficult years.

After starting work, Li Yue only had that little bit of salary, and she still gave Li Ye five yuan every month. Although her temper wasn't great and she would throw a washbasin if they didn't agree, the blood relationship could never be severed.

Back then, when Li Ye gave the 26 Phoenix bicycle to Li Juan first, Li Yue was very unhappy. Now that all the good things had fallen to Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng, it would be strange if she weren't resentful.

But she was just resentful, not complaining. Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng being able to drive a Volga was because Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng had put in the effort for Li Ye; wasn't it because she hadn't been the first to catch the first pot?

So Li Ye quickly gave Li Yue a guarantee: "It's not too late for you to go to the capital now; I'll get you a Volga by next year at the latest."

"It's a deal! If you go back on your word, you're a puppy!"

The resentful Li Yue seemed to have been waiting for these words from Li Ye, answering almost instantly.

In Li Yue's heart, Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng, that middle school graduate, had only followed her younger brother for less than two years. If she, a high school graduate, couldn't catch up to him in a year, she would have lived in vain!

But just as Li Yue finished speaking, she saw Li Kaijian come out of the main room, standing on the steps of the main room and glaring.

Li Kaijian started scolding Li Ye: "Why don't you buy her a plane? Wouldn't it be better to let her go straight to the sky?"

Apparently, the conversation between the siblings at the door had just happened to be heard by Li Kaijian in the main room.

Li Yue raised her eyebrows and glared at her father without fear. Don't look at how Li Ye was beaten by Li Kaijian until his butt blossomed when he was a child; his eldest daughter wasn't afraid of her father.

But Li Yue only stayed tough for a few seconds before wilting, because Grandma Wu Juying also walked out of the main room.

Wu Juying looked coldly at Li Yue: "What's going on? You haven't even left the house yet, and you dare to glare at your father? If I put four wheels on you, would you really fly away and not recognize your father?"

Li Yue quickly lowered her head and said: "No... Grandma, I wasn't glaring!"

Wu Juying sneered: "You weren't glaring? Then were those two light bulbs just now a mistake on my part? If you ask me, you shouldn't go out either; just stay at home honestly! Going out is just finding trouble and causing problems for Xiao Ye."

Li Yue lowered her head, completely defeated.

If the usually kind Grandma got angry, even Grandpa Li Zhongfa would have to back down by three points.

Li Yue glared at her father, and Li Kaijian didn't care, but Li Yue glared at Grandma's son, and Grandma wouldn't have it.

Li Ye quickly smoothed things over: "No, Grandma, don't you know what your sister has been like since she was a child? She won't be without a sense of propriety..."

"I haven't even talked about you yet!" Wu Juying didn't wait for Li Ye to finish, turned her face, and scolded Li Ye: "You're giving a girl a car? Look at the whole Qingshui County, is there anyone more showy than your sister?

She changes her clothes every three days, and her shoes are almost filling the bottom of the bed. She doesn't like this one and doesn't like that one. Our family has been poor for three generations; is this going to produce a bourgeois young lady?"

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Li Ye had a face full of black lines.

Ever since the Pengcheng Seventh Factory had the support of the Hong Kong design studio, the clothing styles produced were updated every month. As long as Li Ye felt they were suitable, he would arrange them for everyone in the family.

But in fact, there weren't many; adding them up, each person only had five or six sets. Older sister Li Yue had a few more, but it was only ten or eight sets at most.

Even so, Grandma, stepmother, and younger sisters at home mostly let the clothes gather dust in the closet, really living up to the saying, "Whether I wear them or not doesn't matter; as long as I have them, it's fine."

Only older sister Li Yue changed her styles from time to time, not wasting her unregretful youth.

But now, falling into Wu Juying's mouth, it was enough to reach the standard of being elevated to a political level.

Li Ye felt that he should correct their backward concepts.

"Grandma, in fact, as long as the family has the ability, it's better to raise girls in luxury. Being knowledgeable and experienced isn't limited to men.

It's also good for girls to have more experience; they won't be surprised by anything, they won't be greedy for vanity, and they won't be fooled away by those bad boys with a few pennies...

For example, the eye for people that you and Grandpa have accumulated over a lifetime—whether it's a bad child or a good child, can't you tell at a glance? You have to teach us these skills too."

"Your sister is as smart as a monkey; who can fool her with a few pennies?"

Wu Juying's eyes softened after receiving Li Ye's flattery, but she still said unforgivingly: "Raising girls in luxury? When you were fighting to eat meat and your sister was staring at you, why didn't you say girls should be raised in luxury?"

"You've only been eating your fill for a few days, and you're already thinking about throwing your weight around! Today you're equipping her with a car; tomorrow, are you going to equip her with a maid?"

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Li Ye twisted his face and said with a wry smile: "Grandma, the 'raising in luxury' I'm talking about isn't about being pampered, and you definitely can't look down on others just because you think your conditions are good. Everyone is equal, right!

Moreover, with a broader horizon, ideological education must be strengthened. In terms of education, you and Grandpa are experts; you'll have to put in some effort in the future."

Li Yue: "."

She wanted to kick Li Ye. What he said before was so good; why did he turn back at the end?

With Grandpa and Grandma's noble awareness, wouldn't ideological education have to be thoroughly ingrained into their bones?

And Li Juan and Li Ying, who had long been hiding on the side like groundhogs and didn't dare to lift their heads, were half-happy and half-worried in their hearts.

The happy thing was that the beautiful new clothes in the closet could probably be taken out and worn.

The worrying thing was that Grandma's ideological education was really hard to endure! Even Grandpa, who had a red heart, got a headache when he heard it, let alone the two of them, the step-granddaughters?

"Cough, ahem~"

Grandpa in the main room coughed and walked out, followed by Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and Hao Jian.

Li Zhongfa said with displeasure: "Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and the others came to find you, and you threw your guests at home and went out to roam yourself. What kind of behavior is that?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Where did I go to roam? I just saw the new car and my hands were itchy, so I went out for a spin."

Li Zhongfa stared at Li Ye and said: "Fine, they've been waiting for you for a long time; you guys talk."

"Eh~, then let's go to Ergou's house to see if there's anything we can help with."

Li Ye smiled and agreed, calling Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and Hao Jian to go out of the house again.

After going out, Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng got into the driver's seat of the Crown, carrying Li Ye and Hao Jian toward Ergou's house, while the Beijing 130 followed behind.

After getting in the car, Hao Jian smiled and said to Li Ye: "Cui Cui's godfather, what you said was so good. Girls really need to be raised in luxury.

Cui Cui used to be the most unwilling to go to the nursery; she was always looked down upon and disliked for being rustic. As a result, Cui Cui slowly discovered that others weren't so great either. Now she's no longer afraid of strangers and even has several little friends..."

If there was anyone in this era who "raised daughters in luxury," Hao Jian definitely counted as one. Hao Cuicui was truly his heart's treasure; he gave her whatever she wanted.

But Li Ye shook his head and said: "It's not just material wealth; you must teach them some principles from a young age."

"In the capital, I see many girls who are fascinated by so-called 'romance,' but girls with broad horizons can remain unmoved.

That's why I think girls should learn more and see more, but you absolutely cannot let them forget their roots; they cannot lose their kind hearts."

Hao Jian nodded incessantly: "Yes, yes, yes, girls need to have horizons, and even more so, they need to have kind hearts. This kind heart is very important."

Hao Jian and Li Ye discussed the "little cotton-padded jacket" problem for a long time, but Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng hadn't said a word.

Li Ye was a bit strange and asked him if he had something on his mind.

As a result, Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng said gloomily: "Xiao Ye, what you just said... the 'bad child' who was fooled by a few pennies—you weren't talking about me, were you?"

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"Hahahahaha~"

Li Ye and Hao Jian both laughed out loud.

The reason Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng had his current wife was that he had found connections at the garment factory, spent some money on cigarettes and alcohol, and solved her work problem before they got together.

The speaker had no intention, but the listener did. Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng felt that he had become the "bad child" in Li Ye's mouth.

After Li Ye laughed for a long time, he endured his laughter and said: "You have to listen to this from two sides, understand? Understand the specific meaning specifically; just ponder it yourself."

"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough~"

Hao Jian was choked by the smoke and quickly opened the car window to throw the cigarette out.

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng also laughed at himself, touched his scalp embarrassedly, and then patted the steering wheel to change the subject: "This car is really good. Old Hao, you're really willing to give it to the Beijing office?"

Hao Jian clicked his tongue and said: "Then if you don't like it, I'll take it back. You just drive your Volga."

"You're thinking beautifully," Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng shook his head and laughed: "It's really true that plans can't keep up with changes. I begged Grandpa and told Grandma in the capital, and finally managed to get a Volga, and I felt I had a lot of face. As a result, you're better; you got two Crowns at once."

Hao Jian smiled: "I didn't intend to get two either. Guo Donglun gave me one in March, and I was content. But this time, foreign trade gave us a quota for one, and I pondered that you also need a facade in the capital, so I bought it on my own initiative."

After saying this, Hao Jian looked cautiously at Li Ye.

Guo Donglun kept his word; after seeing Li Ye in the capital, he really gave Hao Jian a Crown.

So Hao Jian was no longer short of cars to drive, but this time he still couldn't help it and spent money to buy this second Crown.

This was all bought with foreign exchange. Heartache was one thing, but he was afraid that Li Ye would say he was extravagant.

Li Ye waved his hand and said: "You don't need to look at me. How would I have the energy to manage these small matters? If you have extra money in your hands, it's only right to have a facade."

Hao Jian immediately said: "That's right, that's right. Our export volume for these few months has exceeded expectations again and again. Just the US dollars allocated to us are almost 1.7 million.

I was afraid that foreign trade would go back on their word, but they were very precise; they didn't give us a cent less."

Li Ye nodded slowly: "The business environment in Pengcheng is very good, but after you get used to it, you must not take it for granted that it's the same everywhere else. You must follow the local customs and adapt to local conditions."

"Understand, understand. We have more than thirty cooperative processing factories, and I know the differences among them. It's a special zone, after all! It's the place that gets rich first. When the time comes, other places will also get rich."

Hao Jian felt deeply about Li Ye's words. The business environment in Pengcheng really made him feel comfortable.

But what he didn't know was that even decades later, this gap hadn't completely disappeared.

Many people who got rich first outside wanted to come back to benefit their hometowns, but they were uncomfortable in various ways and eventually returned to Pengcheng.

(End of chapter)