Chapter 211: Don’t bully the young and poor!
After working for several days, Li Quanwang and his team sent out all the invitations to their friends and relatives in Baiyun City.
The remaining dozen or so invitations are all from relatives in my hometown in the countryside.
"My mother's 70th birthday is in three days, so let's send out these invitations then."
In the villa, Huang Jijiao was busy inside and outside for a long time. Then she wiped the sweat from her forehead and said to Li Changjian.
Li Changjian nodded slightly and said, "Okay."
Li Quanwang heard this and proudly took out 10,000 yuan from his schoolbag. He said with a smile on his face, "Mom, this is for you. Buy some gifts for grandma."
According to Maslow's theory of needs, human needs levels from the bottom of the hierarchy upwards are physiological, safety, social needs, respect and self-actualization.
The so-called respect is actually just pretending.
From this we can see that pretending to be cool is a very high-end, classy and classy thing, and it is also the primary driving force for human progress.
At this moment, Li Quanwang, who had been poor for a long time but had suddenly become rich, no longer lacked material enjoyment. Naturally, he wanted to break away from the vulgar interests of human beings and began to have spiritual needs.
He longs for recognition and even respect from his relatives.
The same goes for Li Changjian and Huang Jijiao.
If it were in the past, if Li Quanwang suddenly took out 10,000 yuan, Li Changjian and his wife would definitely think that Li Quanwang was doing something bad.
But now that I have the villa as a foundation, this ten thousand dollars doesn't seem too shocking.
Huang Ji refused softly, "No, you can keep the money. Mom has money here. Wangzi, although you have made money with Mingzi, don't develop the habit of spending lavishly. You will get married and have children in the future, and you will have a lot of money to spend."
Li Quanwang still insisted: "Mom, just take it. I will make a lot of money with Mingzai in the future. What's 10,000 yuan? Besides, every year when we go back for Chinese New Year or for grandpa and grandma's birthday, those relatives always complain that the gifts we bring are shabby. I can't stand this. This year I want to get the biggest red envelope and buy the most gifts!"
"this……"
Huang Jijiao was still hesitating, Li Changjian snorted and made the final decision: "Just do as Wangzai said! When we go back this year, we have to send out invitations! We can't let them look down on us anymore. They say we have been selling vegetables all our lives and can't make any money, but now my son is making a lot of money! Which of their families has the ability to come to Baiyun City and buy such a big house?"
Li Quanwang also said unhappily, "That's right. When grandma was sick and hospitalized two years ago, we spent all our savings. Who paid for it? Grandma's sons didn't pay, but my father, the son-in-law, paid for all the medical expenses. Do they still have the nerve to complain? This time I want to show them that you can't bully a young man who is poor after 30 years!"
Family matters are the most annoying. Li Changjian suffered a lot of anger at his mother's house, and even Li Quanwang couldn't stand it. At this moment, the father and son worked together and wanted to take this opportunity to save face.
Huang Jijiao wanted to say something at first, but when she thought about what had happened in recent years, she sighed and took the heavy ten thousand yuan from her son.
"Then let's come back early tomorrow after selling vegetables to pack up, and then go shopping."
At this moment, Li Changjian finally felt proud and thought that his future life would finally have hope and would no longer be a struggle.
Li Quanwang thought about it and suggested to his parents: "You should stop selling vegetables in the future. You can't make much money even if you get up early and work late every day."
Huang Jijiao was quite dissatisfied after hearing this, and snorted: "If we don't work, you will support us?"
Li Quanwang smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will support you."
Li Changjian scolded with a stern face: "You are so arrogant just because you made a little money. Go study quickly. If you fail to get into university, I will spank you!"
After saying that, he waved the broom in his hand, which scared Li Quanwang.
Two days later, the family of three took a bus back to their hometown.
On the way, Li Quanwang thought that after graduating from high school, he would have to get a driver's license and then buy a car. The smell of duck shit and sweat in this bus was too strong.
Li Quanwang's grandmother's home is in Yuanqing City, which is located on the border between Guangdong and Hunan provinces and is a poor mountainous area.
The family gets off the bus at the entrance of the village and then walks two or three kilometers along the mountain road to get home.
Fortunately, it hasn't rained recently, so the mountain road is relatively easy to walk on. Otherwise, the road would be muddy and rugged, which would be a real pain.
Early in the morning, the three people set out from Baiyun City, and it was not until eleven o'clock in the morning that they entered the village.
Li Quanwang's grandmother's home is the two-story tiled house at the entrance of the village. At this time, two large stoves have been built with bricks and yellow mud on the cement floor at the door. Several neighbors in the village are helping to wash vegetables and light the fire. Li Quanwang's second uncle Huang Dongxiang is the chef and is busy with the work.
Li Quanwang has four uncles. His eldest uncle Huang Dongcheng is a farmer at home, his second uncle Huang Dongxiang works in a factory in the county, his third uncle Huang Dongzhi is a bricklayer in the village, and his fourth uncle Huang Dongheng is the youngest, about the same age as Huang Dongcheng's eldest son. He is the only college student in the family. The whole family supported him so that he could complete his studies. Now he works in a government agency and has a stable job.
Huang Jijiao is three years younger than Huang Dongxiang and two years older than Huang Dongzhi.
"Brother Jian is back."
“Jiaojiao.”
As soon as Li Quanwang and his family of three entered the yard, neighbors who came to visit greeted them.
"Fourth uncle is here, so early."
"Seventh Aunt."
After greeting a few people, the family of three went into the house to pay their respects to the birthday boy Bai Sirong.
In the room, the old people sat around an octagonal table, drinking tea and chatting.
Huang Dongheng also came back this time, and at this moment he was chatting and drinking tea with the old people.
"Happy birthday, Mom." Huang Jijiao placed several gift boxes in her hand next to Bai Sirong, and then stuffed a bulging red envelope into Bai Sirong's hand, smiling: "I wish Mom a long life."
Li Quanwang also put down the cake in his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said respectfully: "Happy birthday, grandma."
Li Changjian presented a red jewelry box, which contained the gold bracelet that the couple had carefully selected yesterday, spending thousands of yuan on it.
When Bai Sirong saw Li Quanwang and his family coming back, she just glanced over here and then went to chat with Huang Dongheng. She asked Huang Jijiao to put aside the gifts sent by Li Changjian and his family, and she didn't even bother to look at them.
Huang Dongheng glanced at Li Quanwang's family of three with some pride, then deliberately raised his voice and said, "Mom, I have good news for you. Our company has allocated me a house! A two-bedroom, one-living room house of over 70 square meters! Our leader said that he is very optimistic about me. As long as I work hard in the future, I will definitely have a bright future."
When Bai Sirong heard that Huang Dongheng had been given a house, he smiled from ear to ear and praised him repeatedly: "You are the most promising one in our family. The future glory of our family depends entirely on you."
Several elderly people around also kept complimenting him.
"Hengzi has made great progress."
"That's great! You've brought honor to our family and become a high-ranking official."
"If you study a lot, you will have a bright future. You will even get a house."
Huang Dongheng was also full of pride and complacency: "Of course, it's good to be well-educated. Some people have no education and have no future. Not to mention housing, it's hard to even have three meals a day."
He has always looked down on his sister Huang Jijiao and his brother-in-law Li Changjian, and has expressed the view more than once that Li Changjian has a low level of education and has no future.
Now, in front of everyone, he dared to openly pick on Li Changjian, without caring about Huang Jijiao's face at all.
Li Quanwang was furious when he saw Huang Dongheng's smug look. He couldn't help but sneer, "Fourth uncle, do you feel guilty for saying this? If my family hadn't ordered my mother not to study and she had dropped out of junior high school to work to earn money to support your studies, would you be where you are today?"
