Chapter 326: Plundering
Li Zhongfa led Pei Wencong and others out of the terminal. Li Ye and Li Dayong fell behind, each dragging two suitcases with difficulty.
Pei Wencong and his group only had four people, but they brought six suitcases.
The two smaller ones were dragged ahead by Li Yue and Pei Wenhui, leaving the brothers with the four very large and heavy ones.
Although there are wheels under the box, there is no towing belt, and it is not as useful as the one Liu Muhan used more than a year ago.
[Should we get the suitcase out first? ]
Li Ye remembers that the prototype of modern trolley case appeared in 1987.
In 1991, an airline pilot named Adele Fendi improved a new type of box, registered a patent, and gave it a new name, Rollaboard.
But unfortunately, this guy forgot to renew his patent at the Patent Office in 1995, causing the patent to expire.
Although it is inevitable to avoid counterfeiting for low-tech items such as trolley cases, if anyone wants to build a brand, especially a high-end brand, it is impossible to bypass patents.
Li Ye was thinking about the suitcase, and Li Dayong next to him seemed to deliberately slow down his pace. When he saw Li Yue and Pei Wenhui were a little further away, he suddenly asked Li Ye excitedly in a low voice.
"Brother, how about the pretense I just put on?"
"ah?"
Li Ye was stunned for a moment, then said casually: "It's OK! Not bad."
“.”
Li Ye was telling the truth. Just now, Li Dayong just passively enjoyed Pei Wenhui's tenderness and did not say anything to Lin Zisheng and Chen Juming.
Moreover, Pei Wenhui is very reserved, gentle and dutiful. She is even embarrassed to hug, which cannot be described as "passionate".
If this is like the girl decades later, running over and jumping onto her boyfriend, and the little monkey climbs up the tree and nibbles him a few times, and then Li Dayong makes sarcastic remarks, then it can be considered a perfect show-off.
But this was the early 1980s, and too much is as bad as too little. If things were not handled properly, it would become immoral.
But Li Ye said it so lightly that Li Dayong, who was full of expectations, was speechless.
"Brother, this is not bad enough. I am so proud of myself!"
"Show off?"
Only then did Li Ye notice the brilliance in Li Dayong's eyes, and asked with a smile: "Are you showing off so much? This is just the beginning."
"Isn't this impressive enough? Didn't you see the look in their eyes just now?"
Li Dayong didn't hide anything from Li Ye, and said directly: "They were not happy with me before. Lin Qiuyan always thought that I was not good enough, and it had something to do with them. But after seeing what happened just now, I feel relieved."
"It's good to be in a good mood," Li Ye said with a smile, "Let the past unhappiness go, good days are still ahead! When you see your ex-girlfriend in the future, you should feel 'thank you for not marrying me'."
"Well, there's no need for another day. I feel this way right now."
“.”
Li Ye didn't actually mean to let Li Dayong show off, but he could guess that Li Dayong was holding back his anger.
Li Dayong is only twenty-one years old. It is too difficult to expect him to be as broad-minded and open-minded as those old guys. Therefore, it is better to let go of the anger as soon as possible to avoid affecting his mental health.
It is an inspiration for great men that a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years, but it is a normal reaction for young people that a gentleman takes revenge from morning to night.
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Li Ye and Li Yue drove Pei Wencong and others back to Qingshui County.
When they arrived at Li Ye's house, Pei Wencong said to Li Zhongfa with emotion: "I have known Mr. Li for such a long time, but I am only able to visit him today. I am really ashamed, ashamed."
Li Zhongfa laughed and said, "There's nothing to be ashamed of. I'm just afraid that our family conditions are so poor that Mr. Pei will laugh at us."
"No, no," Pei Wencong said hurriedly, "When I was a child, I lived in a rented house with my mother and sister. It was leaky and drafty. That was what we call shabby!"
"I've heard from Li Ye that Mr. Pei started from scratch. He is really admirable. Please come in."
"Okay, okay, old sir, please don't be so polite. According to seniority and etiquette, I am still your junior!"
"Hahaha, you can't say that. Let's just talk about our own things. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to drink later."
"That must be my respect to Mr. Li, please don't be too polite"
Pei Wencong got out of the car and entered Li's house while greeting Li Zhong.
After entering the door, Wu Juying led Li Kaijian and his family to welcome Pei Wencong.
Pei Wencong felt that apart from Wu Juying who behaved very naturally, the others were a little reserved, especially the two little girls, who were obviously very nervous.
"Alas~"
Pei Wencong sighed secretly because he felt a little strange.
At this time, Li Ye walked behind the two sisters and pushed them, saying with a smile: "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and wish this Boss Pei a happy new year. One red envelope is not enough? You need at least two."
Then Li Ye pointed at Pei Wenhui and said, "Look, there is also this sister Xiaohui. Let's also wish her a happy new year and a good fortune."
“.”
All members of the Li family looked at Li Ye in surprise, and Wu Juying and Li Kaijian looked at him unfriendlyly.
This is an overseas friend! How can you ask for money in person? Isn't it embarrassing? Are you short of money?
Li Juan and Li Ying looked at Li Ye with their mouths open, their meaning was clearly "Brother, don't cheat us, no one in the family can beat you, but we can't, my mother really beat you!"
But the two little girls were infinitely obedient to their brother Li Ye. With Li Ye's encouragement, they could only timidly take the red envelopes and said "Congratulations on your prosperity and good luck, take this lucky money" according to the etiquette Li Ye had taught them.
Pei Wencong said happily: "Yes, yes, the New Year brings new fortunes, good luck and good fortune, good things come in pairs, doubles and doubles."
He was really happy.
When Pei Wencong was dating Li Ye before, he always felt that he was being dominated by someone he couldn't stop.
Although he later became fond of the feeling of being dominated by Li Ye because he followed Li Ye, he always felt that the relationship between them was in an awkward situation of "friends not like friends".
After enjoying the feeling of being "carried away", Pei Wencong certainly wanted to maintain this relationship for a long time, so he also hoped that his relationship with Li Ye could go further.
Later, as Pei Wenhui and Li Dayong got to know each other better, this awkwardness was somewhat resolved, and now Li Ye's attitude made him feel that there were signs that the two of them were developing into a "close family relationship."
That is the result Pei Wencong hopes for!
The two younger sisters, Li Juan and Li Ying, were so confused that they took six red envelopes from Pei Wencong in a row. Together with the two red envelopes from Pei Wenhui, they felt that the amount of money in their hands was so thick that it seemed unreal.
When have you ever held such a thick amount of money?
The youngest sister Li Ying reacted the fastest. Seeing the Pei sisters and brother Li Ye enter the main room, she lowered her head and walked out the door with the red envelope in her hand.
But just as she walked out of the hospital gate, she felt her collar tightening and her mother's voice sounded coldly behind her head.
"Where are you going to hide?"
"No, mom, my sister said there are gifts in the car, I'm going to help move them."
"If you talk back again, I'll give you the money you hid before."
"I don't have any money! You took it all away last time."
Li Ying grinned and looked bitter, turned around obediently, and raised all the red envelopes above her head with tears in her eyes.
After Han Chunmei took it away, she showed no mercy towards the poor little girl.
You dare to hide money secretly, I'm lucky enough not to beat you up.
But after Han Chunmei left, Li Ying slowly began to smile.
With a flip of the little hand, two yellow Hong Kong dollars fell into the white little hand.
"Huh? What's this? 1,000?"
"Really? I'd better draw another red envelope!"
The number of red envelopes is finite, but the money inside is not. Li Ying would rather be beaten a few times than not take advantage of the opportunity.
If you have the guts, let me compete with the Pei brothers and sisters.
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Li Ying felt both sorry and happy, but Li Kaijian and his wife were in a dilemma.
Because after opening the sixteen red envelopes, the total amount was really staggering.
Han Chunmei said with a worried look on her face: "How can I return the gift? I can't just give the money back to them, right?"
In mainland China, if someone gives your child New Year's money, then as an elder, you should return the same amount of money to them.
But when Li Kaijian and his wife opened the red envelopes and counted them, they found that there were tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars in red and yellow. What should they do?
It would be easy if the Pei brothers and sisters gave you RMB. You could just add two more bills and return them the same. But they gave you Hong Kong dollars. It's too obvious if you return it back!
"I'll call Ono over to discuss this."
Li Kaijian had no choice. If he had a solution himself, he would not ask his son for help.
In addition to the New Year's money, Pei Wencong also brought a box of gifts, and everyone in the Li family received a share.
The Li family doesn't have the habit of taking advantage of others.
Li Ye came over and heard it, and said, "I originally prepared a gift for Dayong and Pei Wenhui, you can give it to them later."
Han Chunmei immediately handed the stack of Hong Kong dollars to Li Ye and said apologetically: "I'm so sorry, Xiao Ye, you should save this money. It's useless to keep it at home."
Li Ye waved his hand and refused: "This money belongs to my sister, you can just save it for them."
Han Chunmei wanted to insist, but Li Ye had already gone out.
When he came back, he had two small mahogany boxes in his hands.
"This is a pair of jade pendants that Old Song helped me find in Beijing. They are perfect gifts for Dayong and Xiaohui."
Li Kaijian picked up the jade pendant and rubbed it, feeling its unique smoothness. Even if he didn't know much about jade antiques, he knew it was a good thing.
"Xiao Ye, how much did you pay for this jade pendant?"
"About 1,800 yuan!"
"What? You weren't being ripped off by that guy Old Song, were you? These two pieces are only 1,800 yuan?"
Li Kaijian was really scared. After all, one thousand yuan was not a small amount of money in 1984. He was a little bit unconvinced.
Li Ye smiled and said, "You think 1,800 dollars is too expensive here, but it won't be that expensive in Hong Kong Island!"
Unlike porcelain and broken furniture, the possibility of finding a bargain on jade is much smaller.
Because the jade culture of the flower-growing countries has a long history, many people know how precious it is. Do you want to spend ten or eight dollars to buy someone else's treasure?
Just go to bed! Unless you are at your wit's end, they won't sell it.
Sure enough, when Li Kaijian gave the pair of jade pendants to Pei Wenhui and Li Dayong, Pei Wencong thanked them repeatedly, and his face was filled with joy so strong that it seemed like it could not be melted away.
Whether it is valuable or not is another matter. People value these brothers and sisters very much. This is better than any amount of money and they would not exchange it for anything.
Li Dayong also secretly pulled Li Ye out and said embarrassedly: "Brother, shouldn't you give these things in pairs to Wen Leyu? It's not good to give them to me now!"
[Brother, what are you saying? I have something better to tell you! ]
Li Ye said with a serious face: "This is a gift from my father to Xiaohui. You are just a matchmaker. You don't want it! If you don't want it, you should return it to me, but if you do, we will be separated as a couple."
"No, no, no, I'm just talking, just talking."
Li Dayong quickly held the jade pendant tightly, fearing that something unlucky would happen during the New Year.
(End of this chapter)
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