Seeing the two people looking completely bewildered, Li Fanqing had no choice but to break it down and explain it to them carefully.
"The important thing is that this news came from my aunt's house!"
Zhang Fengxia scoffed, "So what? Only his family has a phone!"
Li Fanqing gave up trying to persuade Zhang Fengxia and turned to Li Hanmin, saying, "Second brother, although our mother and our aunt are not from the same mother, they are from the same father. Even if there were conflicts in the past, our aunt still cares about our mother."
"Besides, even if our grandparents and father don't like our eldest brother, he and we are still siblings from the same mother."
Zhang Fengxia interrupted, "What kind of 'kindness'..."
"Shut up!"
After yelling at Zhang Fengxia, Li Hanmin looked thoughtful and said to Li Fanqing, "Go on."
Seeing that his second brother had finally come to his senses, Li Fanqing felt deeply gratified.
"This time, my elder brother was personally brought back by Xiang Dong. It's said that Xiang Dong went on a big business deal and made a lot of money!"
Li Fanqing's eyes showed envy, "And didn't Uncle say that since my eldest brother's household registration hasn't been moved, he's still a resident of Lijiapo?"
"You mean, my older brother and my aunt's family..."
"You finally understand, my second brother! Now, Uncle is openly and secretly the eldest brother's family's backer! Do you dare to offend Uncle's family?"
This question struck at the very core of Li Hanmin and his wife's soul.
They certainly didn't want to offend Li Jin's family.
"Let's treat our eldest brother's family better now, and show our aunt's family that no matter if we share the same father or mother, we're all blood relatives! Blood relatives who are connected by blood even if the bones are broken."
Their relationship with Qian Hanzhong is to Zhao Sufeng what Zhao Sufang's relationship is to Zhao Sufang.
If you cultivate good relationships, how could you not reap the benefits?
"Haven't you heard? Guo's little Erdan and Xiao Guoqing went out with Xiang Dong and each earned more than ten thousand yuan!"
"What? How much?"
"That's probably made up!"
"Exactly! More than ten thousand yuan? At this rate, he'll be a ten-thousand-yuan household in no time?"
"Hey, you two don't believe me! Erdan's mom told me herself!"
"Really?! Ten thousand yuan! That's enough to buy several houses!"
Zhang Fengxia's eyes lit up as she listened, while Li Hanmin lowered his head and secretly made his own calculations.
After leaving his second brother's house, Li Fanqing let out a long sigh of relief.
The recent troubles at her parents' home have taken a toll on her, and she's even gotten a few more gray hairs.
Looking back at Li Hanmin and his wife, who were huddled together whispering to each other, Li Fanqing thought to himself, "I hope the promise I made to my second brother and sister-in-law will stop them from causing trouble."
Otherwise, they would have driven her mother to her death sooner or later.
Perhaps Li Fanqing's words had an effect, because Li Hanmin and Zhang Fengxia stopped causing trouble and instead began to quietly associate with Qian Hanzhong's family.
The days passed peacefully, and before we knew it, it was June.
In Lijiapo Village, tall and straight locust trees are covered with snow-white locust blossoms.
The layers upon layers of flowers resemble strings of sparkling pearls, or clouds drifting down to earth, inspiring endless beautiful daydreams.
A gentle breeze blows, and the locust blossoms sway softly, releasing a sweet fragrance.
This fragrance is like a gentle embrace, tightly enveloping the entire village.
After a day's work, people like to sit under the locust tree, chatting leisurely about everyday matters, enjoying this rare peace and tranquility.
However, within a few days, all the locust blossoms under the locust tree had been picked clean.
The children love to eat them raw; they pluck a handful and stuff the whole bunch of flowers into their mouths, where they taste sweet.
The older women like to use locust flowers to make dumplings. They blanch the locust flowers in water and mix them into the meat filling; it tastes delicious.
For older people, they make locust flower rice.
Simply coat the washed locust flowers with a thin layer of flour, spread them out in a pot and steam until cooked. After cooling, if you want them sweet, mix in white sugar; if you want them savory, mix in chili vinegar, garlic and sesame oil.
This stuff is all about enjoying it fresh.
The locust flowers withered completely in less than ten days.
After eating a few proper meals of locust flower rice, Li Xiangdong drove back in a Santana sedan.
How can I describe the shock this Santana brought?
It's like a Rolls-Royce Phantom suddenly slowly driving into an ordinary residential area.
Everyone huddled together in a tight circle to watch the spectacle.
Some people say this is much more exciting than those big jeeps in the county.
Some people say, "What's so special about a big Jeep? The little car we had last time couldn't compare to this one. This one looks so new!"
However, some people doubt how much gasoline this big thing must burn. Driving this around normally is not as economical as riding a bicycle.
Then someone retorted, "Yes, yes, yes! Your bicycle is fuel-efficient. Even after riding it for ten or eight years, only the chain will wear out a bit of oil!"
Li Xiangdong was surrounded by people asking him all sorts of questions, and he was really overwhelmed by their enthusiasm.
There was no other way; to prevent Li Xiangdong from not being able to hear, everyone crowded around his ear and shouted questions. After a while, Li Xiangdong's head started to buzz.
"Stop! Stop, stop, stop! Everyone be quiet for a moment!"
Li Xiangjie stood with his hands on his hips and shouted loudly.
Everyone looked at him with displeasure. "What are you yelling about?"
Li Xiangjie kept everyone in suspense, "Hey, Aunt Ba, if you don't let me speak, I won't tell you about the good things that are coming up!"
"What good news is there?!"
"Say it!"
Li Xiangjie cleared his throat and raised his voice, "Uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters—on behalf of my second brother, let me introduce this car to you!"
"This car is called a Santana! It was one of the first Santana sedans produced in our country. There were only 100 in the first batch!"
"This car isn't something just anyone can buy! After all, there are only a hundred of them in the entire country right now!"
Someone nearby asked, "How much does this car cost?"
"Yeah, let's see if we can save up enough money to buy one too!"
"Hehe, picking up the new bride at the wedding, how prestigious!"
"..."
This left Li Xiangjie completely bewildered; he had no idea how much the car cost!
Li Xiangjie looked at Li Xiangdong, "Second Brother, how much is it?"
Li Xiangdong hesitated for a moment.
Speaking of price, this car is really more expensive than most people can imagine!
In 1983, my country assembled more than 100 Santana cars in Shanghai using all parts imported from Germany. The initial price was 80,000 yuan, but after negotiations between the two countries, the final price was set at 160,000 yuan.
Of course, with the dealers raising prices as well, the last Santana that reached the buyer's hands cost as much as 200,000 yuan.
Even so, these first batch of Santanas were still in high demand and short supply.
However, Li Xiangdong didn't actually pay a single penny for this car.
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