Li Weidong was left speechless, both amused and exasperated by her.
"What, a Walkman is all it takes to bribe you? Didn't you say widows bring bad luck to their husbands?"
"I think Sister Xiaoyan is a good person. Brother, do you know how much this Walkman costs?"
"How many?"
"It's over a thousand yuan. Sister Xiaoyan is willing to spend so much money to please me. She must truly love you."
"..."
Li Weidong was speechless: "What do kids know about true love?"
"How could I not understand? That's how it's written in romance novels."
"You should read less of those pointless books. Also, I'm not dating your sister Xiaoyan. Didn't you hear her say that she's my own sister?"
"But you are not related by blood."
"You don't know anything! Just because you're not related by blood doesn't mean you can't be siblings. Can't you be a god-sister?"
"But you often stare straight at her."
“Uh…” Li Weidong blushed: “That was purely my admiration for you, sister.”
"Never mind, don't worry, I won't tell Mom."
"That's more like it."
...
They bickered all the way, and soon returned home.
As soon as Li Weidong arrived home, he saw Zhao Xiulian wearing an apron and busy in the kitchen.
Next to it were several plates of vegetables that were to be cooked.
Li Weidong, worried that she was making too much, quickly reminded her, "Mom, please make less. Lili and I had a banquet at noon, so we're not hungry."
"Your mother knows, your eldest and second aunts are here, they're in the main room."
"Your period's started?"
Li Weidong paused for a moment, then strode towards the main room.
Inside the main room, Zhao Xiujuan and Zhao Xiufen immediately stood up and greeted Li Weidong warmly upon seeing him.
"Wei Dong is back."
"I heard from your mother that you went to the city. It's really different being a big boss now. You're much busier than us peasants."
The two men were all smiles and exceptionally enthusiastic.
This is in stark contrast to his previous lukewarm attitude.
"Auntie, Second Aunt, what's the matter? Why did you come all the way to our house to talk about it?" Li Weidong said meaningfully.
"Hey, it's been a long time since I've seen my third sister. I missed her, and since it was on my way, I came to visit."
"Yeah?"
Li Weidong smiled, but in his heart he didn't believe it at all.
It's not convenient at all to get here from Shangshihe Village...
As for missing Zhao Xiulian?
That's utter nonsense...
They haven't come to visit our home for seven or eight years.
Now that he's heard he's made a fortune, he's starting to think about Zhao Xiulian?
What a coincidence!
Li Weidong knew better than anyone that these relatives were only there for personal gain and wouldn't come to his door unless they had something to ask for.
...
Just as Li Weidong had guessed.
During the meal, the two of them couldn't hold back any longer.
After only a few bites, Aunt Zhao Xiujuan spoke first.
“Weidong, you’re a big boss now, but your cousin Shunzi is still farming. You have connections, why don’t you mentor him?”
"And there's our Jianguo."
Having understood their purpose, Zhao Xiulian was worried that Hu Zi's incident would repeat itself, so she hurriedly tried to refuse.
But Li Weidong spoke before she could:
"Auntie, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I don't have the ability..."
"How can you say you're incapable? We heard that woman on the phone say you made 100,000 yuan in one go during the banquet, and you admitted it yourself."
"That's right, we heard those words very clearly."
The two were unwilling to believe it.
"Hey, you can't take what people say at drinking parties seriously. It's all just bragging. My boss did make 100,000 yuan, that's true, but what does that have to do with me, his employee?"
"You really didn't earn that? Don't try to keep it all to yourself, we're family!"
"It's only right for relatives to help each other."
The two were still reluctant to believe it.
“Auntie, Second Aunt, think about it. This liquor business can make a lot of money, but it also requires a lot of capital, often hundreds of thousands. Do you think I, a mushroom grower, can raise that much money?”
"this……"
After hearing what he said, the two of them also realized what he meant.
That seems to be the case.
After exchanging glances, they realized they were in the same boat.
Zhao Xiujuan sighed and said, "Oh, I thought I could make a lot of money with you, but it was all for nothing."
"In that case, why don't you lead us in growing mushrooms? It'll be hard work, but we can earn some money."
Judging from their tone, Li Weidong wanted to laugh.
He was clearly asking someone for a favor... but he acted like he'd been taken advantage of.
"Auntie, it's quite a coincidence. I'm not going to grow mushrooms anymore. Didn't Tiger tell you before? I demolished all three sheds."
They lost their butts.
"If I hadn't been desperate, I wouldn't have taken a job selling drinks!"
Is that so?
Their expressions turned extremely grim.
Before they came, they had already discussed it and decided that this time they must have Li Weidong lead them to make a fortune.
Ideally, I'd take them into the beverage business and even have to pay for it for them.
The next best option is to grow mushrooms with him. Although it's tiring and dirty, it's still better than farming.
But to their utter surprise... they didn't get any benefit at all and made a wasted trip.
In addition, two boxes of instant noodles and four packs of calcium milk biscuits were also included.
Isn't this a case of losing both wife and army?
"Weidong, are you really not going to grow mushrooms anymore?" Zhao Xiujuan was still a little skeptical.
"We're not planting anymore."
This time it was Zhao Xiulian who spoke up: "This time the yellow mushroom disease is too severe. Our family has suffered huge losses and can't afford any more damage."
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