Chapter 373

After Li Kaian and Li Zhongfa received Li Ye's message, they arrived in Jingcheng on the Sunday of that week.

Although it was agreed that it was just a meeting between the parents of both sides, and whether it would succeed was still uncertain, the Li family mobilized everyone this time, and everyone came, which could be considered as showing the importance attached to Li Yue's marriage.

The two younger sisters, Li Juan and Li Ying, also took advantage of the summer vacation to come. The two little girls who had never left Qingshui County were curious about everything and excited about everything when they arrived in Jingcheng.

However, curiosity was curiosity, and they didn't ask their brother and sister to take them out to play immediately, but started working first.

"Brother, your room is a bit dirty, we'll wipe it for you. Is there anything that needs attention that we shouldn't touch?"

"Brother, I'll take advantage of the summer to wash your quilt. It'll be warm and comfortable to cover in the autumn..."

The two sisters rolled up their sleeves and started cleaning, making it seem as if Li Ye's room was full of toilet paper and other dirty things with nowhere to step.

And Han Chunmei certainly couldn't be idle either. Under the command of Grandma Wu Juying, she started buying whatever was missing, preparing to receive the guests from the man's side later.

"Let Xiao Ye take you to buy tea later. Do you have money on you? Is it enough?"

"I brought money, Mother. It's enough, more than enough."

Han Chunmei brought two hundred yuan, which for her, was more than enough to buy anything.

However, Han Chunmei soon reported to Wu Juying.

"Mother, it seems we don't need to buy tea. There is a lot in the cabinet, including Yunwu green tea, West Lake Longjing, Guizhou Maojian, and it seems there is also some Dahongpao."

"Oh, then are there fruits, snacks, candies, and cigarettes?"

"There don't seem to be many cigarettes, just one carton of good cigarettes, the rest... are all ready!"

Wu Juying was very satisfied and said: "It seems Xiao Ye thought ahead of us, knowing this is a big event for his sister, and prepared everything in advance."

Han Chunmei nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Xiao Ye is indeed a good child, smart and thoughtful, and will definitely have a future."

"Hmm, you have to praise him a few times. When a child grows up, you have to praise him and treat him like an adult."

Hearing Han Chunmei's words, Wu Juying was naturally even more satisfied with her grandson.

However, soon, Li Kaian, who was responsible for sweeping the courtyard and cleaning, swept out a large pile of empty cans.

Wu Juying certainly recognized Pengcheng Pengcheng Hongniu, which was advertised on TV every day.

With so many empty cans, how much money had been drunk?

A bottle of beer is three mao, and a can of Pengcheng Pengcheng Hongniu is worth half a dozen beers.

Wu Juying summoned Li Ye and asked him casually: "Are the things in your house bought by your sister to entertain guests?"

Li Ye was an honest person and said: "I didn't buy them specifically. We don't lack these things at home usually. If you see what's missing, Grandma, I'll go out and buy it right now."

Wu Juying was stunned for a few seconds, her face turning from sunny to cloudy, and then began to thunder and rain.

"I thought you prepared this for your sister's marriage! So these are all snacks you enjoy yourself usually? You drink these sodas and drinks by the case?"

"I thought you were studying hard in Jingcheng, but it turns out you are living more comfortably than a landlord's family here. Seeing that you have money, you've burned yourself to the point where you don't even know your own surname..."

Li Ye hurriedly defended himself: "Grandma, you've wronged me. These things are usually used to entertain people. Xiao Yu often comes to find my sister. How much can I eat and drink? Besides, watermelons and bananas aren't expensive in the summer! Eating more fruit is also good for beauty!"

These snacks and drinks were snacks for Wen Leyu, Li Yue, Fu Yiruo, and others when they watched TV at night. Li Ye was really not the main consumer.

"I'll let you be beautiful, I'll let you be vain. Isn't your face white enough? Why don't you go act in a movie?"

Wu Juying kicked Li Ye a few times in anger. Although she kicked empty as expected because she loved her grandson, the anger in her heart was evident.

She had been in charge of the family's life for these years, and with a rough estimate, she knew that Li Ye's monthly living expenses exceeded one hundred yuan.

One hundred yuan! Which child lives like this?

"Xiao Yue, come here!"

Li Yue, who had secretly slipped to the door, still couldn't escape Grandma's sharp eyes.

"Silly, showing off, did you tell the truth when Grandma asked you?"

Li Yue glared at Li Ye fiercely before reluctantly walking towards Grandma to accept the nth reprimand education in her life.

But this time, Wu Juying was very formal.

She actually moved a chair and sat down, letting Li Yue stand in front of her.

"Xiao Yue, you have grown up. I don't have many years to live, but before you get married, I have to talk to you..."

"I know you earned some money following Xiao Ye, but remember, Xiao Ye's money is Xiao Ye's money. If he is willing to give it to you, you must have a sense of proportion yourself."

"Also, after you go to someone else's house in the future, you must change this habit of spending money lavishly. These shoes are new, right?"

"I just looked under your bed, there are four or five pairs of sandals alone. If you still spend like this after you marry over, who can afford to support you?"

Li Yue whispered in defense: "Grandma, he doesn't earn little either. He earns more than fifty yuan when he just started working. My salary is even more than his. How can he not afford to support me..."

"That fifty yuan of his has to be spent on you entirely?" Wu Juying said sternly: "A man's salary has to support a whole family. Don't look at all that money as yours, and don't look at your money as your own..."

"Even if you earn more than him, don't show off all day. Don't think that just because you spent money on your man, he will be overjoyed. You have to discuss things with him, take care of his face, and don't let him be unable to lift his head in front of outsiders..."

Li Ye stood on the side, listening to Grandma Wu Juying's lecture, and really felt both amused and deeply touched.

If these words were placed a few decades later, it would be a joke. The little fairy could overturn the table on the spot.

What, my money has become his?

But in the 80s, it was really different.

In the 90s of his previous life, Li Ye really saw a situation.

Some individuals who started businesses and became rich were said by neighbors, "Don't look at how well his family lives, he's actually eating his wife's rice. That man has no ability."

And this man really felt inferior when he went out to socialize.

This situation gradually disappeared until the 2000s, and the famous quote "Sister, I don't want to work hard anymore" began to spread in the 2010s, and the fact that eating soft rice is really fragrant was accepted by the world.

Otherwise, look at the love in the 80s. Which male protagonist pursued by a rich girl wasn't poor in ambition and a top-notch man?

If you eat soft rice, you must be a villainous supporting character.

So the men in the 80s were happy and would receive respect from women in all aspects.

But this happiness was also a little imperfect, that is, eating soft rice would be despised by others.

And Grandma Wu Juying was using her experience to let Li Yue pay attention to not always suppressing Yang Yumin in the future, and to know how to "show weakness."

Li Yue was lectured by Grandma for a full five minutes before it finally ended.

"Xiao Yue, I'll say this to you for the last time. In a few days, you will have to listen to your mother-in-law. How your life goes depends on yourself."

After Wu Juying said this, her stern expression suddenly broke, and two lines of tears fell.

Her own child, how she beats her at home doesn't matter, but if she suffers losses in someone else's house, it really hurts.

Li Yue's eyes were also red, but she said seriously: "Grandma, I know all of this. I have been learning."

"You've learned it all?" Wu Juying was stunned and asked: "Who did you learn it from?"

Li Yue didn't make a sound, but glanced at Li Ye.

Li Ye instantly understood that his sister Li Yue had been learning from Wen Leyu.

Isn't Wen Leyu a girl who "shows weakness" in front of Li Ye? When Wen Leyu is with Li Ye, she never makes Li Ye feel any pressure.

Li Ye used to think that it was purely because of his protagonist halo, but now looking at Li Yue's eyes... which girl in the world is easy to deal with?

"Beep beep beep."

A car horn suddenly came from outside, startling everyone in the courtyard.

Wu Juying hurriedly said: "Quickly wipe your tears, don't let the Yang family see and laugh at you."

Li Yue shook her head and said: "Grandma, this isn't Yang Yumin and the others. This should be Dayong. His car horn sounds different."

Li Dayong had been busy at the Changbei Machinery Factory after the summer vacation and happened to be in Jingcheng at this time.

"Dayong? Dayong even has a car?"

Everyone walked out one after another to see what kind of car the one with the "different horn sound" was.

And Li Yue had a flash of inspiration and said casually: "It's not Dayong's car either. It's Pei Wenhui's car. Pei Wenhui returned to Hong Kong for the summer vacation, and the car was left for Dayong to use."

The law doesn't punish the masses. What do you old antiques know?

So after everyone witnessed the high-class nature of the BMW 3 Series, they cast "soft rice man" looks at Li Dayong one after another.

Li Zhongfa liked Li Dayong very much, so he whispered a reminder: "Dayong! You should show off this car less usually."

Li Dayong didn't understand and whispered: "Master, can you explain it more clearly?"

Li Zhongfa had to say: "Pei Wenhui isn't your wife yet! Why are you driving her car around all day?"

Li Dayong's big mouth split into a tearful arc.

He drove Pei Wenhui's little BMW, but Pei Wenhui drove a Ferrari in Hong Kong!

Li Ye had already counted the money for that Ferrari on his, Li Dayong's, head...

Li Ye, the only one who knew the inside story, hurriedly pulled his good brother into the courtyard and quietly comforted him a few times.

"Brother, this is an unprovoked disaster. Don't take it to heart. People in Qingshui County even said I climbed Wen Leyu's high branch! What did I say? With our family background, this kind of thing doesn't need explanation."

"Sigh, brother! If it weren't for you as an example, I would have fought countless fights with others this year."

Li Dayong shook his neck and said: "You don't know what kind of strange things those people said when they saw me with Liu Xiaohui. Several times, if Liu Xiaohui hadn't pulled me, I would have torn their mouths apart."

"Hmm, hmm, the more they say strange things, the more they are actually jealous of you. Don't take it to heart."

"Hey, I'll listen to you, brother," Li Dayong nodded, and then said: "Brother, I came today first because I heard that Master and the others are all here, so I came to see. There is another matter that needs your opinion."

Li Ye said: "Just say whatever it is!"

Li Dayong didn't say it immediately, but looked at his watch and turned on the TV.

A few minutes later, an advertisement appeared on the TV.

"Changbei brand industrial sewing machine, international first-class, high quality and low price, provincial excellent, ministry excellent..."

Li Ye finished watching the advertisement and said somewhat puzzled: "Who filmed this advertisement for you? Why is it so bad? Didn't you find A-Qiang and ask him to contact a professional photographer from the film studio for you?"

"Brother, this isn't an advertisement we filmed. It was filmed by Factory Manager Wang, and he didn't discuss it with us, just played it directly on the TV station."

Li Ye frowned and said: "He didn't say what he meant?"

Li Dayong said: "The Hong Kong manager went to ask, and Factory Manager Wang said that it's not appropriate to always let Tian Hongshan have exclusive sales, which will lose profits in the factory, so he decided to sell it himself."

Li Ye smiled and shook his head: "This isn't following the rules, is it!"

When the joint venture to produce sewing machines was first established with Changbei Machinery Factory, it was initially agreed that the Hong Kong side would be responsible for sales, but later, because the commission for sales staff was too high, Factory Manager Wang's side opposed it, so Tian Hongshan was allowed to establish a new company to package all the production capacity of Changbei Machinery Factory.

But now it seems they are not happy.

Li Dayong also nodded and said: "Our products are selling too well now. Look, what should we do about our next-generation products?"

"Hmm? Has the second-generation product trial production succeeded?"

Li Ye looked at Li Dayong and smiled: "Dayong, you are here to bring me good news today!"

Li Dayong also smiled honestly and touched his hair, saying: "Brother, where are we brothers who eat women's rice!"

(End of chapter)