"Yuanyuan, it's getting late, get up quickly." In the morning, Wei Xuan finished washing up and knocked on her daughter's door.
Today the whole family is going back to the countryside to have a drink.
The college entrance examination results came out, and Wei Ming was successfully admitted to a good university. He was the second college student in the Wei family, and such a big happy event must be celebrated with a banquet.
As early as a week ago, Wei's mother called to remind Wei Xuan to make time to go back and attend her nephew's wedding.
After more than a month of hard work by everyone, the food factory is finally back on track and Wei Xuan no longer needs to monitor it every day, so she decided to stay in her hometown for two more days.
Jiang Che came out of the room holding his son: "Yuanyuan hasn't woken up yet?"
"You're awake. You should be getting dressed. Give me your son. Go brush your teeth and wash your face."
The day for returning home had been set long ago, so Liu Ying was not here today. Wei Xuan gave her a day off yesterday. Her son had also been admitted to a university, but not in Beijing, but in Shanghai, and would leave home in September. During this period, as long as one of Wei Xuan and Jiang Che had time, they would give her a day off so that she could go back and spend more time with her son.
After a flurry of activity, the family of four finally managed to get out of the house before eight o'clock.
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The current Wei family is no longer the same as when Wei Xiaodi was preparing for college entrance examination. I still remember that when Wei Xiaodi was admitted to college, the family was very worried about not having enough money to hold a wedding banquet. In the end, it was Wei Xuan who sent money back to solve the problem.
The family has become better off in recent years, and Brother Wei's orchard earns at least a few thousand yuan every year. That little money for a wedding banquet is nothing to him, and this time he is determined to give his son a grand banquet.
When Wei Xuan and the others arrived, the entrance to the Wei family's house was already crowded with people. Wei Xuan was sitting in the car and saw through the glass that Big Brother Wei was standing at the entrance, greeting the guests with a cheerful face. In her impression, Big Brother Wei had always been taciturn, but today he seemed like a different person. The clothes he was wearing must be new, and his bright smile made him look radiant. Even his back, which was slightly hunched due to work, had straightened a lot.
"It's true that people feel refreshed when good things happen to them!" As Wei Xuan said this, Jiang Che's car came to a steady stop.
Everyone standing at the gate of the Wei family knew that this was the return of the daughter and son-in-law of the Wei family in the city! For a while, everyone was talking about it. Everyone knew that the Wei family had been more and more prosperous in recent years, and it was inseparable from the help of his daughter and son-in-law. How could the daughter be so capable?
Brother Wei didn't care about these comments. He squeezed through the crowd and came to the front of the car. The door opened. Yuanyuan wanted to get off the car, but Brother Wei carried her down first and said, "Go into the house and play with your brothers and sisters."
Then he turned around and took the nephew from Wei Xuan's arms: "Let me hold the child."
Yuanlang was not afraid of strangers and did not cry or make a fuss when he was held in another embrace. Wei Xuan jumped off the truck and just closed the door. Wei's mother, who was busy in the yard and heard the news that her daughter had returned, hurried out to greet her.
"mom."
"Hey, Nier is back, where's my son-in-law?"
Jiang Che came around from the other side of the truck, carrying the gifts for the Wei family. "Mom, I'm here."
Mother Wei smiled and replied, "Okay, I'm glad you're back. Stop standing at the door and come in."
Wei Xuan knew that her elder brother still had to entertain guests, so she said to him, "Brother, you still have things to do. Give me the child."
Following behind Wei's mother, Wei Xuan greeted many people along the way. It was not until she finally entered the main hall that her ears became a little quieter. Wei Xuan didn't recognize any of the older sisters and aunts who came to help in the yard.
Jiang Che, on the other hand, seemed to be much more familiar with the situation than her and was able to handle it with ease. He soon started chatting with Third Brother Wei and the others.
Wei Xuan looked around and didn't see Wei Ming, so she asked Wei's mother: "Mom, where is Mingming?"
"I asked him to take the kids out to play. Too many kids make so much noise that it gives me a headache."
Wei Xuan laughed and joked, "Your eldest grandson got into college, so it's worth the quarrel. I wonder how many old ladies envy you."
That’s right. Wei’s mother did not refute, but accepted her daughter’s flattery with a smile.
The mother and daughter were chatting when Wei Xiaolong walked in: "Sister."
"Xiaolong, why haven't I seen your wife?" Counting the days, Liu Qiao should have been pregnant for about four months.
Wei Xiaolong sat down on the chair next to Wei Xuan: "She is in the room. She got up early this morning and is a little sleepy now. I'll let her sleep a little longer."
"Are you okay? I told you not to come so early. You can't help anyway, but you didn't listen to me. Do you want me to go and take a look?"
"No need," Wei Xiaolong explained in a low voice, a little guilty, "I'm just a little upset, nothing else."
After listening to what they said for a while, Wei Xuan realized that Liu Qiao's pregnancy was not going well this time, especially in the first three months, when she vomited everything she ate. No wonder Wei's mother reacted so strongly when she heard that she was in pain.
Seeing that Wei's mother was still nagging, Wei Xuan finally spoke up for her younger brother: "Mom, they are all grown up, they know their limits, don't worry."
“The bigger it is, the more troublesome it is.”
Just as Wei's mother was about to continue talking, Wei's eldest sister-in-law came in and called them to eat, and Wei's younger brother finally escaped.
"Mom, little sister, you guys just sit here. This table is full of children and elderly people, and no one is drinking."
After Wei Xuan sat down, she saw her sister-in-law hurriedly greeting others, so she whispered in Wei's mother's ear: "It can be seen that sister-in-law is really happy today!" The smile on her face never faded. She had never heard her sister-in-law speak in such a loud voice before.
The dishes on the table today are very good, including chicken, duck and eggs. From this we can see how much the Wei family values Wei Ming's admission to university.
During the meal, Wei Ming was led by his elder brother Wei to toast at each table. Wei Xuan smiled and said to her mother: "If you don't know, you would think that your eldest grandson is getting married."
Mother Wei looked at Wei Ming and said with relief: "It will be soon. It won't take a few years."
Wei Xuan had to take care of Yuan Lang, so she left the table halfway through the meal. She brought some rice noodles for her son, and Wei's mother helped to make them and brought them to the main room.
Yuanlang had been hungry for a long time. When he smelled the fragrance of the food at the table, he would have been unable to sit still and started crying if Wei Xuan had not comforted him.
A bowl of rice noodles was finished in just a few minutes. Wei's mother sighed: "No wonder he eats so well, he has such a good appetite."
Wei Xuan touched her son's chubby little face and said with a smile, "Yes, he can eat more than his sister did back then."
Not long after finishing his meal, Yuanlang rubbed his eyes and began to feel sleepy.
Seeing this, Wei's mother asked Wei Xuan to take the child to sleep in her room.
When Wei Xuan coaxed the child to sleep, she came out and heard Wei's mother and a group of old ladies talking about interest or something.
Wei Xuan thought that these old ladies were quite fashionable.
You have to know that people nowadays generally don’t have much money and there are few banks, so many people don’t deposit their money in banks, and even fewer people will pay attention to interest.
At least she and Jiang Che had never discussed this topic. They only transferred the money they kept in the post office to the bank this year, not because of the interest, but mainly because of convenience. Especially now, whether it is a food factory or a clothing store, the daily turnover is huge, and going to the bank to handle business can really save a lot of time.
But as Wei Xuan listened, she realized something was wrong. Depositing 1,000 yuan and getting 50% interest a month, what a huge pie in the sky!
The annual interest rate is as high as 60%, which is even more terrifying than usury.
However, Wei Xuan did not express her opinion. She just listened to them carefully. When everyone had almost left in the afternoon, Wei Xuan asked her mother, "Mom, you didn't invest in the business they mentioned, did you?"
Although Wei Xuan didn't know how much private money her mother had, it was definitely not a small amount. Not counting the money she gave during the Chinese New Year and other festivals, as far as she knew, her three brothers would give filial piety money every year. It wasn't much in the first two years, but as they earned more and more money, the amount of filial piety money they gave each year also increased.
Wei's mother didn't have much to spend, so wouldn't the money she saved be a considerable sum? If she invested it all and ended up getting cheated, she was afraid that the old lady wouldn't be able to bear it.
That’s right, Wei Xuan was almost certain that this was a scam, even though she hadn’t figured out the whole story.
Otherwise, there is no such good thing in the world. This is not how charity is done.
"Why?" Wei's mother asked hesitantly, "Do you think this is unreliable?"
When Wei Xuan saw her like this, her heart skipped a beat, wondering if she had really thrown it in.
Perhaps the meaning of Wei Xuan's expression was too obvious, so Wei's mother quickly denied it; "No, not yet. I wanted to take another look, but I was busy with your nephew's affairs these days and didn't have the time to go."
"That's good," Wei Xuan breathed out, "Mom, don't be fooled. I'm not saying that he is a liar, but you are not short of money, so there is no need to take the risk. What if he is a liar? Wouldn't all the money you have saved for so many years be wasted?"
"I won't invest all my money in it. I, your mother, do have some ideas."
Well, it seems that you haven’t given up yet!
In fact, it’s no wonder that Wei’s mother couldn’t help herself. The interest rate was indeed a bit scary. In addition, she had witnessed someone in the village getting the return money, so she was tempted. As the saying goes, who would complain about having too much money? She was not short of money, but seeing such a big profit still didn’t stop her from wanting to make more.
In fact, those who invest money don't necessarily believe it 100%, but are blinded by the benefits. This is the typical gambler's mentality. They all want to try their luck and make a fortune, but they don't think about the fact that there is no such good thing in the world.
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Especially when someone really gets the money, this greedy desire will be completely uncontrollable. Everyone wants to give it a try, but in the end they will only get deeper and deeper into it.
It’s not that the liar’s methods are too sophisticated, it’s just that he accurately grasps the weaknesses of human nature.
Wei Xuan didn't say much to her mother. As long as she didn't invest all her money, the chances of being cheated would be limited.
She decided to find a few brothers to find out what was going on.
She didn't need to look for him. After sending the guests outside away, Jiang Che, Wei's second brother, Wei's third brother, and Wei Xiaolong came to the main hall.
Wei Xuan asked: "Where are my elder brother and father?"
"I drank too much, so I went back to my room and lay down."
Seeing that her second and third brothers were fine and did not look drunk at all, Wei Xuan felt relieved.
"Oh, second brother, third brother, I just heard mom and the others talking about someone coming to the village to persuade everyone to raise money to make a movie. Is this true? Who are those people? Why do they sound so unreliable?"
Speaking of this, Brother Wei's face looked a little bad, because Sister Wei had invested a lot of money in it. The couple had not spoken to each other for several days because of this matter.
Jiang Che also said: "I just heard a few words from the villagers. I heard that they are from Shanghai."
Brother Wei San said: "Yes, it sounds very plausible. Who knows? Anyway, I haven't seen where the movie was filmed."
"Are there many people in the village investing money in it?" Wei Xuan asked.
"A lot, a lot. I have tried to persuade them, but there is no evidence for this kind of thing. If I persuade them too hard, they will think I am preventing them from getting rich."
The Wei family's life has improved visibly in the past few years. There are those who envy and flatter them, but there are even more who say sour words. Because of this, Third Brother Wei almost had a quarrel with one of his former good brothers.
The man said that he was living a good life now and didn't know their difficulties, which made Wei San Ge so angry that he never tried to persuade anyone again.
Wei Xuan said: "Can't you go talk to the village chief?"
"Both sons of the village chief have invested money in it. Who will listen to what he says?"
This... Wei Xuan really didn’t know what to say. It seemed that there were more people participating than she thought. If this matter were to be exposed, it would be a disaster!
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After this is finished, the main text of this book is probably finished. I may update less in the past few days, mainly because I don’t know how to write the ending. I hope everyone will understand the new author (●ˇ?ˇ●)
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