Chapter 235 Pretending Not to Know
After dinner, Jiang Yuanqiao went to the study.
Well, you can have a smoke over there.
He knew that Jiang Yiling was going to take Li Wanhe and his wife out for a walk later, but he didn't expect that Li Yuan would come running over at around nine o'clock.
He asked in surprise: "Why didn't you go out with them?"
"Shopping is too tiring, and Yi Ling wouldn't let me follow."
"Um?"
Jiang Yuanqiao was even more surprised.
You two are eager to stick together, why won’t you let me follow you?
Li Yuan said puzzledly: "I don't know why, she suddenly told me that we should never take the same flight, never be in the same car, and even better, we should not go out together except at home."
This one sentence made Jiang Yuanqiao's eyes misty.
Only after experiencing some things will one become so sensitive.
Otherwise, who would consider something with such a low probability?
Li Yuan continued, "I want to tell you something. Please don't be angry if you hear it."
"What's up?"
Jiang Yuanqiao calmed down a bit.
"It's like this... Yiling is going to give birth in June, and my parents want to take care of the baby, but they're afraid you won't agree. They didn't dare to talk to you, so they asked me to come over and talk."
Jiang Yuanqiao narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you mean?"
"Ah? It's nothing. They just want to keep the child in their hometown. They are worried that if they don't take care of the child, the child will not be close to them when he grows up. After all, they are the child's grandparents. The neighbors all know about it. If the child stays in Jiangzhou, they will feel bad."
When Jiang Yuanqiao heard this, he wanted to beat Li Yuan up.
My goodness, if your parents are upset, then the old man will be upset too?
If he hadn’t heard that Jiang Yiling was pregnant last time, would he have run a hundred kilometers to Li Yuan’s house?
"Then ask them to come and talk to me."
Jiang Yuanqiao couldn't control Li Yuan, but he could control his parents.
The identity of an old leader is still quite useful.
Of course, you have to pick the softest persimmons.
"They are embarrassed, so let me take charge and talk to you. It's okay if you don't agree."
"Then what?"
"Anyway, Yi Ling has the final say on this matter. I'm only telling you out of respect. And coincidentally... Yi Ling listens to me more."
Jiang Yuanqiao: "..."
Why are you pretending to ask for so long?
It seems like this old man really has the final say.
"Then this matter has nothing to do with me?"
He asked with a bit of anger.
Li Yuan nodded, "It really has nothing to do with you."
Jiang Yuanqiao had only one thought: he would not marry his granddaughter, no matter what.
But on second thought, this bastard Li Yuan never wanted to get married in the first place, so giving him an excuse would only make it reasonable for him to be a scumbag, right?
Anyway, Jiang Yiling probably wouldn't leave him, and not marrying her would simply allow Li Yuan to take advantage of her.
"You're here to cause trouble so early in the morning, aren't you?"
"I mainly want to tell you that people should accept their age."
Li Yuan left after he finished speaking, leaving Jiang Yuanqiao gritting his teeth in the study.
Li Yuan's hint was very clear: either go with him and take care of the child, or live here and be alone.
It's not like before now. As an old man, he has little say.
Besides, the little money he had was nothing in Li Yuan's eyes, and his own children would not be interested in the little things he left behind, so Jiang Yuanqiao should not try to use this matter to control anyone.
Jiang Yuanqiao has always been a rather stubborn person, and precisely because of his stubbornness, he has not been able to remove the shackles in his heart for so many years, and he is filled with guilt about the departure of his son and daughter-in-law.
Living in this depressed state is not good for your health.
The visibly thin and old appearance is a typical manifestation, and Li Yuan doesn't want him to continue like this.
If you change your environment, maybe you can live a few more years.
At noon, Jiang Yiling took the old couple shopping and came back. He bought a lot of things, which made the old couple look worried.
Because they didn't think things would be so expensive.
They bought thousands or even tens of thousands of clothes, but they still can't pay them back.
House and car? He didn't have much money, so he couldn't afford it, and Jiang Yiling didn't care about it either.
They don’t understand the luxury goods that young people like.
So after coming back, he threw this difficult problem to Li Yuan and asked him to take charge of it.
Of course Li Yuan will take responsibility and basically pay back ten thousand times.
After lunch, Li Yuan took the old couple to his own place, and Jiang Yiling stayed at his own home.
Basically, as soon as the car drove out, the old couple felt free and unrestrained.
Zhou Juan couldn't help but ask first, "Xiaoyuan, what have you been doing in the past year or so since you went to college? How did you suddenly become the richest man? You didn't do anything illegal, did you?"
Li Yuan: “…”
The first two sentences are fine, but things start to go wrong afterwards.
But it's normal. It's not easy for ordinary people to have so much money in a short period of time without thinking in the wrong direction.
After all, the methods of making big money are written in the criminal law.
"Mom, if I did something illegal, how could Grandpa Yi Ling not know about it? It's just the money I earned honestly."
"What industry is so profitable?"
"I studied finance in college. Finance is a leveraged thing. Let me give you an example. Someone grows 10,000 kilograms of cucumbers. The wholesale price is one yuan per kilogram. I take one thousand yuan and borrow nine thousand from the bank to buy the 10,000 kilograms of cucumbers. Then I sell them to the market. The market is willing to buy them for one yuan and twenty yuan. So I have made two thousand yuan, right?"
"Is it that easy?"
"No, if the price of cucumbers drops, I will have to lose money. But I'm lucky, and I haven't lost much money so far. You see... my funds are leveraged, and I can make 2,000 yuan a day with 1,000 yuan, which is equivalent to doubling. After I have the principal, I will continue to borrow money and make 6,000 yuan on the second day. If I continue to borrow money, I can make 18,000 yuan on the third day..."
Li Wanhe spoke at this time, "Do you owe a lot of money?"
"I don't owe you any money. I've paid it all back. But a net worth of 290 billion is definitely wrong. My current net worth is probably only 10 to 20 billion. You can just take those numbers online for fun. Don't take them seriously."
"Why didn't you tell your family?"
The old couple's little grudge just came out like that.
Parents actually have a certain desire to control their children. Even if they know they can't help, they still want to know what their children are doing.
Li Yuan did not hesitate in this matter and said directly: "It's no use telling you. Besides, I don't even know your situation. If I knew this, wouldn't I tell the whole world about it?"
Li Wanhe's face turned red. "We are proud of you. People in the village always talk about how much money this kid makes and how much money that kid makes. Aren't they all the same?"
"It's different! Others only make a few hundred thousand, a few million, or even tens of millions. If you tell the world that you are my father, do you believe that you will be kidnapped even if you go to a public toilet?"
“…”
"Also, you see that the old leaders are so cowardly. If some people from the county come and give you some banners and find you to be the president of some decoration association, can you refuse? If you drink some more wine and brag a little, who knows what kind of work they will give me at the dinner table. I'm so busy that I don't even have time to go home, so how can I have the energy to do anything else? Anyway, Yi Ling is at home and has never lacked money from the family. You can live the same way as before..."
Today is also the day when Li Yuan declares his sovereignty. From now on, no one else can make the decisions on major family matters.
Although it may embarrass my parents a bit, it is the only thing I can do for the sake of future stability.
Everyone will feel uncomfortable with the change of identity and role, and Li Wanhe and Zhou Juan are no exception.
They have worked hard for half their lives, just wanting to provide a better environment for their son, watch him get married and have children, and enjoy that sense of accomplishment.
As a result, I suddenly realized that the money I had worked hard to earn for half my life became meaningless.
Not only his son and daughter-in-law don't like it, but even his future grandchildren don't need it.
Li Wanhe said in a depressed mood: "Then we won't be able to make any decisions in this family in the future, right?"
"You can decide what to eat and drink, and what to buy and use. Although I don't owe money now, my future business will also be leveraged. If I make a mistake, my net worth will be zero. So please consider me and don't let me go bankrupt without knowing it."
"How can it be so easy..."
In Li Wanhe's opinion, that amounted to hundreds of billions, which he could never spend in his lifetime.
Li Yuan said, "It only takes one night to bankrupt me! I almost lost 100 billion in one night a few days ago! If I had lost, I would not be the richest man now, but the loser! We will never be able to pay back that money in our lifetime!"
“…”
"Why don't we just quit? Aren't we short of money now?"
"You make it sound simple. I still have a bunch of projects on hand. If I don't do them, I'll have to pay all my money as liquidated damages. Anyway, don't think I'm too rich. I don't have a lifetime's worth of money. As long as I dare to build, it will only take a few minutes to spend that little money. But for now, it's definitely enough for me to spend normally."
Li Yuan doesn't mind his parents spending money. It's no big deal if they spend hundreds of thousands or millions every day.
What I fear most is getting involved in something that not only costs money but also causes trouble.
When they arrived at Li Yuan's residence, Zhou Juan looked at the big house and said, "Did you buy this house?"
"I rent it, but I own a villa and I can move in next year."
Zhou Juan tried the sofa and said, "It's more comfortable than home, and much cleaner."
"Then stay here for a few more days?"
"How can I stay longer? I got some chickens and ducks last time and left them at your grandparents' place."
"Where do grandpa and grandma live now?"
"They didn't want to live in a building, so they rented a small courtyard in the next village. Your third grandfather also lives there."
He tidied up the room for the old couple and then put the things Jiang Yiling bought for them in it.
They don't really understand finance.
But according to what Li Yuan said, he was probably just a hawker.
The next two days went by normally. Li Yuan took his parents to Jiang Yiling's place at nine o'clock every morning, and then Jiang Yiling took the old couple to play in Jiangzhou.
You don’t have to buy anything, just go to a restaurant, visit some attractions, and take some photos.
Li Yuan was responsible for accompanying Jiang Yuanqiao at home.
Although my parents didn't say it, they definitely wanted to go back.
There is no one familiar here and I can’t find anyone to talk to.
It’s okay to force them to stay. As long as Jiang Yiling is here, the old couple will never say a word about leaving.
However, Li Yuan was still worried about the elderly people at home, so he confronted Jiang Yuanqiao directly that day.
"Have you made up your mind? Do you want to spend the New Year in Jiangzhou or in my hometown?"
"I'll stay here."
"Okay then, I'll talk to Yi Ling later and I won't make things difficult for you."
"Why should I be embarrassed? This is my home. Isn't it natural for me to celebrate the New Year at home?"
"Yeah, so it's only natural for Yi Ling to come to my house to celebrate the New Year, right?"
Jiang Yuanqiao thought for a while and said, "We haven't gotten married yet, so it doesn't count."
He wanted to keep Jiang Yiling.
Li Yuan smiled and said, "If you say so, then I won't be polite. Teacher Jiang has always been clinging to me. If it weren't for her pregnancy, I would never have thought of marrying her. Now that she doesn't come to my house during the New Year, according to the rules, I don't have to be responsible for this matter, right?"
Jiang Yuanqiao shook his head. "Don't try to provoke me. I don't want to go yet. Aren't you planning a villa area over there? I'll go there next year. Just leave one for me."
He has already relented, mainly because he has talked to Jiang Yiling several times in the past two days.
Jiang Yiling seemed to have already discussed it with Li Yuan and would not give in on this matter.
Li Yuan sighed, "Okay, I'll go and convince my parents."
"Why? If they want to go back, let them go back. What's so difficult about that?"
Li Yuan: “…”
If you don't want to leave, Jiang Yiling will definitely not really leave.
Can his parents feel at ease if Jiang Yiling stays here?
Anyway, it's a dilemma and one side has to be persuaded to compromise.
That night, after returning home , Li Yuan told his parents about this matter.
I didn’t get a reply at the first time, and later my parents rarely mentioned going back, so I took this as a tacit agreement.
Before we knew it, it was the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Little New Year had arrived.
That day Li Yuan took his parents back to his hometown and planned to stay there for a day.
It's been very low-key, but people still know about it.
As soon as I got home, a bunch of people came to my house.
He had no memory of those relatives at all.
Some of them didn’t even recognize their own fathers and were stuck for a long time when introducing themselves.
Before this group of people leaves, another group arrives.
Local entrepreneurs in the county, as well as some prominent people who have left the local area.
Li Yuan directly booked a table at the restaurant and called them over instead of asking them to come home.
His drivers have now become secretaries.
When Song Jiajia called, he was still a little puzzled.
"Senior, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Jiutian Media did not take a holiday. After all, for internet celebrities, the Chinese New Year is such a good subject and also the best time to attract traffic.
However, Song Jiajia can work from home, after all, there is nothing for her to do.
"Um...my dad wants to go meet you...when the time comes, we'll just pretend we don't know each other..."
