Hearing this, Li Jiafu grinned widely. "The entire Qinghe Brigade knows that the old man doesn't care about money at home. No one will ask him for money."
"Huh?" Li Jiakang was stunned. "How did they know?"
"Some time ago, someone tried to stir up trouble in front of Mom, saying that she wasn't in charge, so no one praised her. Mom was so angry that she said, 'You'll know who's in charge when you borrow money.' So within two days, word spread around the brigade that the old man didn't care about money."
As soon as these words were spoken, Li Xu and others laughed, thinking that the old lady had a bad temper.
Li Jiakang asked curiously, "Did the old man lose his temper over this?"
"Of course I did, but I gave in after a few days."
Without waiting for anyone to ask, Li Jiafu continued to explain, "Our mother wouldn't give him money to buy tobacco, and she wouldn't let us give it to him either. Dad was too embarrassed to ask outsiders for a loan. He was so anxious during those days when he couldn't smoke tobacco, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore and gave in."
Li Jiakang thought for a moment, then said, "I'll teach you a method. From now on, whenever the old man loses his temper, you should cut off his cigarettes for a few days. After a few times, he won't dare to do it again."
Everyone: ...
Good job.
You are really filial. You dare to come up with such a mean idea.
Fortunately, the old man is not in the room, otherwise he would have scolded you a few times today.
Mrs. Li was even more amused and helpless. "You two are really born to clash with each other, but you can just say this in front of us. Don't let your father hear it, or he will never let you go."
"I know." Li Jiakang responded and continued talking about other things.
After a while, several middle-aged men suddenly came in from outside. Seeing them, Li Jiafu's face instantly turned ugly, and he asked in a stiff tone, "It's New Year's Day, why are you coming to my house instead of entertaining relatives at home?"
One of them responded with a smile on his face, "I just heard that Brother Li is back, so I thought of coming over to see him."
Then he looked at Li Jiakang and greeted him warmly, "Brother Li, Happy New Year! It's been a while since we last met. How about staying a little longer tonight and having a drink with you guys at my place?"
Several other people followed suit and greeted him, their words not much different from his.
Li Jiakang casually replied, "Happy New Year to you all," and then stared at the few people with a frown, as if he was recalling their identities.
After a long while, he pointed at the person in the front and asked hesitantly, "Are you a scholar?"
Hearing this, the man nodded repeatedly and said excitedly, "It's me, Brother Li. Come to my house tonight."
Li Jiakang shook his head. "I can't go. I have a big family here. I have to go back to the city after dinner. I'll treat you when I'm free."
The man called Xiucai was a little unwilling to give up. "Brother Li, it won't take long to have a drink. If you think it's too late, how about we brothers give you a ride?"
Li Jiakang's face darkened. Wasn't what he just said obvious enough?
So he said coldly, "Don't bother you, we can go back by ourselves."
Before they could speak, he said again, "Dinner is about to start at home, so I won't keep you here any longer. Goodbye."
A few people probably didn't expect that he would chase them away without any regard for their feelings, and they just stood there in a daze for a while.
Seeing this, Li Jiafu stood up and walked in front of them, saying in a bad tone, "It seems that you are unwilling to leave without someone to escort you. I will escort you."
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