"Well, it's almost time for the ceremony, everyone stop watching now, you can watch it later. Let's head over there."

"Mom and Dad, get in the car, I'll take you there, we'll go straight to the brigade in a bit," Li Chunlai called out as he turned around.

"Hey, here I am."

Then, Li Chunlai's parents walked out of the yard with their backs straight, their faces rosy and their faces beaming with joy. The relatives instinctively split into two rows to make way for them.

And so, the two of them arrived in front of the Mercedes.

"Old Li, you're really something! You're even riding in a Mercedes now. You've raised a fine son!"

"If my son were as capable as Chunlai, would I have to worry about him every day?"

"Of course! Spring is truly a case of 'silent until it speaks, then it makes a stunning debut.'"

“Look at Old Li’s son, he’s already built a house for his dad and is driving a Mercedes. And look at my son, I still have to support him every month.”

“There’s nothing I can do. What are you going to do? Let me tell you, a young man like Li Chunlai has to be out there and make his way in the world. Who knows, he might just make it big.”

Hearing everyone's praise, Li Chunlai's father beamed with joy, standing ramrod straight and constantly responding to everyone's words.

"Hey, your son is pretty good too."

"Yes, Chunlai has been doing well lately, and he's grown up and become more promising."

"Haha, I also benefited from the arrival of spring."

The relatives sitting in the car tactfully got out, and Li Chunlai's parents got into the car under everyone's gaze.

"Everyone, please gather at my new house location. I'll head out first."

After Li Chunlai finished speaking, he got into the driver's seat and slowly drove forward.

As soon as the car drove away, the relatives were in an uproar again, talking in amazement about the changes in Old Li's family as they walked on.

"Wow, that's amazing. When it comes to someone becoming successful, it can happen in the blink of an eye."

"Of course, who would have thought he would become so successful back then?"

"The most unexpected thing is that a kid has become rich."

Li Chunlai's aunt and her family walked slowly behind, even forgetting to drive their most prized Mercedes-Benz A-Class.

Or perhaps, after seeing Li Chunlai drive an S-class car, they all felt a little embarrassed to drive one themselves.

Soon everyone arrived at Li Chunlai's new house. Li Dazhuang was driving an excavator, and there was a cordon around the house. Li Chunlai was setting up firecrackers on the ground.

"Two minutes left, everyone please wait a moment," Li Chunlai said, clapping his hands after setting off the firecrackers.

Wow, this place is huge?

"Yeah, this is almost as big as one and a half times the size of Old Li's old house."

"They've even brought in an excavator; this is for real."

"How could it be fake? They're really rolling in money these days."

"The auspicious time has arrived, let's begin construction!" an elderly man shouted at the top of his lungs.

Li Dazhuang's excavator immediately started up and demolished the dilapidated house on the homestead. Li Chunlai lit the 50,000-shot firecracker with a cigarette butt.

"Crackling and popping!"

As the firecrackers exploded and the excavator started moving, Li Chunlai and his family felt as if they were in a dream.

He worked hard his whole life but never built a new house. Li Chunlai went away for two months and had everything.

Especially the envious looks and flattering words from those relatives just now made Li Chunlai's father's eyes flicker.

No one can understand what it feels like to suddenly straighten up after a lifetime of bending over.

As the firecrackers burned out, red debris littered the ground, and the smell of gunpowder filled everyone's nostrils. Applause resounded throughout the venue, and someone led the cheers.

"good!"

"good!"

Li Chunlai couldn't contain his joy. He waved his hand and said, "Let's eat! Let's assemble at the brigade headquarters!"

Just as Li Chunlai was heading to the brigade headquarters with his parents, a child brought by a relative started crying loudly, pointing at Li Chunlai's Mercedes-Benz.

"I want to ride in a car, I don't want to walk!"

"Why are you sitting? There's no seat available. Can I carry you?" The relative said helplessly as he picked up the child.

What does a child know? She was just curious and wanted to ride in a car.

Seeing the child crying incessantly, Li Chunlai smiled and waved to the relative.

"Auntie, there are still seats on the bus. If the child wants to sit, let him sit. It's no big deal."

"Chunlai, this is not good. You should leave quickly. The child will be fine after some coaxing." The relative was worried that her shoes would get dirty and then she would dirty the car, which was so expensive.

"It's alright, Auntie, come on in." Li Chunlai stepped forward and helped the aunt and child into the car.

As soon as the child got in the car, he immediately stopped crying and started looking around with curiosity in his eyes.

The aunt was both embarrassed and a little happy.

“Look at this child, he just won’t listen. I won’t bring you next time.”

She spoke to Li Chunlai's mother, who was sitting in the back row, while simultaneously threatening the child.

"It's alright, let the child sit if he wants to. Look at you, why are you always criticizing the child?"

"How old are you this year?" Li Chunlai's mother teased the child.

The little girl nestled shyly into her aunt's arms, secretly peeking at Li Chunlai's mother with her squinted eyes.

"I'm asking you a question, how old are you? You said I'm three years old," the aunt said with a smile.

Li Chunlai got into the car and drove towards the brigade headquarters. Not to mention the children, even his aunt was excited when she got into the car.

The best car she had ever ridden in her life was a large bus; she had never ridden in such a luxurious car before.

I got to ride it today thanks to the kids; otherwise, who would have dared to ask to try it?

Once everyone arrived at the brigade headquarters, they took their seats one by one, and the kitchen staff began preparing dishes for each table.

There were two people at the entrance, holding a gift ledger and starting to record who gave how much money.

"Wang Laoliu, two hundred."

"Li Qi, one hundred."

"Zhang Erbiao, one hundred."

Li Chunlai's uncle looked at the hundred yuan in his hand, exchanged glances with his family, gritted his teeth and took out another four hundred yuan.

"Li Mei, five hundred!"

A gift of 500 is considered quite generous here.

The reason why Li Chunlai's uncle suddenly changed his mind is self-evident.

This is probably an attempt to reconnect with Li Chunlai's family and build a good relationship.

In fact, it wasn't just him; many relatives changed their minds at the last minute and generally gave an extra hundred yuan.

Because they didn't bring enough cash, the village store was so crowded that all the cash inside was exchanged.

And in the end, an awkward situation arose where, despite giving a gift of 200 yuan, 100 yuan of it was in small change.

But at least having some is better than having none. Aren't spare change money?

While the procession of those giving gifts was still forming a long queue, Chen Feng led Xia Yingying, Huang Feilin, and the others into the brigade headquarters.

Li Chunlai, with his sharp eyes, spotted them immediately and ran over.

"Brother Feng, sister-in-law!"

"Go ahead and do your thing, we'll just find somewhere to sit later."