Chapter 240 Li Yuanrang
"Maybe I shouldn't go back with you. I should go to another city to work and never come back. I will probably always remember the good times when we were kids."
"Nonsense. No matter whether you try to avoid it or not, the objective things are still there. If you don't follow me, you will be more tired and gain nothing. The life you lead will be nothing but self-deception."
"Can everyone in this world choose to live a good life?"
"Why don't you just take care of yourself? That's the kind of life you want to live."
"I don't really want to..."
Li Yuan: “…”
Since I can't convince Zhou Ranran, I can only sleep on her.
He wasn't lying, he quite liked the voluptuous side.
Besides, Zhou Ranran is not fat at her current weight.
After a few months, if I unload some goods, it will be easy to get back to around 110 kilograms.
With her height, she can handle this weight perfectly.
"Hey, don't steal the children's food from now on..."
Zhou Ranran's parents are busy. After all, it's the New Year, and with Zhou Ranran's status, social engagements at home are inevitable.
So Li Yuan could stay with her for a while longer.
Plans can never keep up with changes.
On the afternoon of the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the family packed up their things and returned to Jiangzhou.
The main purpose was to buy New Year's goods for my grandparents, and also to bring some things to Jiangzhou.
On the first day of the first lunar month, he had to rush back with his father early in the morning to pay New Year's greetings.
After arriving in Jiangzhou, Zhou Juan went to pick up Jiang Yiling. After all, they felt embarrassed to keep living with Jiang Yuanqiao.
We even have to stay here during the New Year, and then Li Yuan will go and pick Jiang Yuanqiao up.
That night, Jiang Yiling talked a lot with Li Yuan.
On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Yuan had breakfast and came to Jiang Yuanqiao.
The old man was sitting in the yard basking in the sun, but his figure looked a little lonely.
After all, his only relative has now become someone else's daughter-in-law, and he spends less and less time at home.
He didn't even notice Li Yuan coming over.
Until Li Yuan spoke up, "How did you spend your time before? Yi Ling has only been gone for half a day."
Jiang Yuanqiao glanced at him and said, "Why are you here again?"
He felt an indescribable mixture of emotions as he faced Li Yuan.
He could see Li Yuan's ambition, which could be seen from some of Li Yuan's actions.
Li Yuan only focused on the key points and didn't care about other trivial matters at all.
Even if Jiang Yiling was pregnant, he should still hype it up with others.
If it's not hype, it means this guy is even more ruthless.
In Li Yuan's eyes, tens of billions or hundreds of billions are not money at all, otherwise he would not be so active in making trouble after he has his current net worth.
It's good to get along with such a person, but it's painful to marry such a person.
He was afraid that his granddaughter would never have a wedding in her entire life.
"I came to see you. Yiling said you haven't been in a good mood lately."
Li Yuan moved a chair and sat next to him.
"I'm fine, tell her not to think too much. Be nice to her in the future. If even you are not nice to her, then she will be the most pitiful person in the world."
"Why do I feel like you're being a little angry when you say this? If you really want her to go home, I'll talk to her tonight."
Jiang Yuanqiao waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. It's not convenient for her to travel everywhere now. It's too much trouble to take the bus back and forth. Besides, I guess your parents won't be happy about it."
Although she is his granddaughter, the reality is that after getting married, she will have to rely on other people's families as the main factor.
He didn't want to make things difficult for Jiang Yiling.
"Indeed, my parents are really worried about Yi Ling living here. Even if you have a nanny, they feel that they don't care as much as their own family."
Jiang Yuanqiao said impatiently: "You came here just to tell me this?"
He was lonely to begin with, and then Li Yuan came and kept saying that Jiang Yiling didn't come back, and his parents wouldn't let him...
If it had been twenty years earlier, his temper would have immediately flared up.
"No, I came to get some things for Yi Ling. After all, I won't be living here anymore, so move all your things to my place."
Jiang Yuanqiao opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't say it.
Li Yuan didn't leave him any hope at all.
It was obvious that they were forcing him to move out as well.
He looked at Li Yuan and said, "I can go with you, but before I leave, you have to promise me one thing."
Li Yuan smiled and said, "Actually, I didn't want you to follow me. After all, taking care of my parents is still a bit stressful for me."
Jiang Yuanqiao said with a straight face: "I don't need you to support me. After the New Year, you and Yi Ling can settle the matter."
Li Yuan: “…”
"I will only be 20 after the Chinese New Year, not old enough to get married."
"Let's get things done first. I'll have an explanation to her parents. I've already chosen the date, the sixth day of the first lunar month. Your family doesn't have to do anything, just come over when the time comes, and I'll take care of the rest."
Li Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Okay, but try not to invite strangers."
He could refuse, but he would not be able to explain to Jiang Yiling after that.
So far, Jiang Yiling has only asked me for help in this one matter in the true sense.
Besides, without a marriage certificate, it can never be considered a real marriage.
"Don't worry, there are no strangers!"
Jiang Yuanqiao knew that Li Yuan was unwilling to accept this.
Although a forced melon is not sweet, at least it quenches your thirst.
He didn't want to die without being able to get something for Jiang Yiling.
Anyway, he is old and doesn't care about Li Yuan's grudge.
"Oh , alright, alright. If I had known I wouldn't have come today and gotten myself into trouble."
"Heh... Don't be so ungrateful, kid! I'm telling you the truth. With your character, even if Yi Ling is rich, he is more than enough for you! If something happens to you in the future, Yi Ling's identity can save your life!"
Li Yuan: “…”
Why didn’t you say so earlier?
"It's a good idea to go along with it. In fact, the first time I saw Yi Ling, I knew that she and I were destined to be together. I have been chasing her until now, just to wait for this day!"
"Heh... you're born in the Year of the Dog! Stay here and have lunch with me at noon. I'll write some invitations and you can sign them."
"Okay, no problem."
Li Yuan stayed here at noon, and the two chatted about some things.
For example, buying wine.
There is only hope of getting Moutai this year, but it will basically be impossible to get it next year.
A new round of nationwide buying spree is coming, and that amount of production is simply not enough.
In the past few years, due to Moutai’s expansion of production, every distributor had a pile of goods in their hands, and the market had not yet expanded, so it was unable to digest so much.
So in the past two years, I could almost always get original boxes of wine directly from distributors at a price of around RMB 1,500 or 1,600.
Since 2019, with the expansion of the market, there are very few Moutais on the market priced below 2,500 yuan.
Even if you have some connections, it will still cost around three thousand to get it.
Jiang Yuanqiao only invested money, and because of his health problems, he didn't do anything.
It is mainly done by Hou Zhenguo and others.
Find warehouses and sources of goods, and now we have a considerable reserve.
They are able to get very cheap prices, the ex-factory price is 969, and even if they buy in large quantities, the cost will not exceed 1,100.
If Li Yuan buys it back at a price of more than 1,300 yuan, he can still make a profit of nearly 20%.
With some leverage, it would be easy for everyone to earn a few hundred million in pocket money from Li Yuan.
When signing in the afternoon, Jiang Yuanqiao scolded me.
"Your handwriting looks like a chicken crawling!"
"The handwriting reflects the character of the person, not the appearance, but the character."
"You are an impatient person, as I can tell from your handwriting."
Li Yuan: “…”
To put it bluntly, the old man wanted to scold me, but he couldn't find the right opportunity.
Now that the opportunity has come, I will definitely not let it go.
Jiang Yuanqiao may have started planning a long time ago and prepared everything very well.
Moreover, it is just a family dinner, held at home, and not many people need to be invited.
It's nothing more than the Thirteen Protectors, plus some people brought by the Thirteen Protectors, and the rest are gone.
They have relatives, but they live far away, so there is no need to invite them this time.
After all, the Thirteen Protectors have vested interests here, so even if they know about it they won't tell anyone, let alone cause trouble for Li Yuan.
Once they said it, they would be the ones who suffered the loss. After all, such things could not have much impact on Li Yuan. Instead, they successfully made Li Yuan exclude that person from his circle.
…
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Hou Zhenguo received an invitation from Jiang Yuanqiao.
He called Hou Wenbin in and showed him the invitation.
Hou Wenbin was stunned for a moment and said, "Grandpa, Li Yuan is going to marry Sister Yi Ling?"
"Well, on the sixth day of the New Year, you will come with me then."
"Me? My parents are back this time, so why don't you..."
He felt a little timid if he went to meet Li Yuan again.
He already knew about Ye Sheng's affairs.
After being imprisoned for the second time, he never had the chance to go out again.
The reason is that he offended Li Yuan.
He was so frightened that he didn't even think about talking to Li Yuan again.
Hou Zhenguo said: "It's useless for your dad to go there. Over there, he is either an elder or a junior. He doesn't even have a chance to speak."
"But even if I go..."
"You and Yi Ling are childhood friends after all, and you are also young, so you will have something to talk about with Li Yuan and the others. I can tell you the truth, this is your only chance. If you don't seize this opportunity, you will never have the chance to meet Li Yuan again. He has achieved his current net worth in just half a year. No one can predict how far he can go if he is given another year. If you run away, your outcome will not be much better than Ye Sheng's..."
Hou Wenbin hesitated for a moment before clenching his teeth and saying, "Okay, I'll go."
Hou Zhenguo finally felt relieved and said, "Don't feel any pressure, just communicate normally. I know Li Yuan's character, and there is no conflict between you two. He won't be so picky about such a small matter. Besides... Li Yuan also needs some allies. I have investigated the people around him. He spent a lot of effort to support a friend he had played with since childhood, but he suddenly passed away some time ago, which means that Li Yuan's goal was not successful.
No matter how capable a person is, it is impossible for him to do everything by himself. If you put your identity aside, it will be easy to communicate with Li Yuan and it will be easier to gain his appreciation. "
Hou Wenbin: “…”
Li Yuan is younger than him, and now he seems like he is trying to curry favor with a big shot.
But Li Yuan is indeed a big shot , regardless of whether the net worth of the richest man is inflated or not.
Hou Zhenguo said: "Take advantage of these two days to prepare some gifts for me. Prepare them according to the budget of 20 million."
"Grandpa, please tell me more. I don't have enough experience. I can't think of anything else worth 20 million except cars and houses."
Hou Zhenguo didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Instead, he felt that his grandson had made some progress.
If you are worried about doing something wrong, it is not shameful to ask your elders in advance .
"Yiling is about to give birth to a baby, what do you think we should prepare for?"
"Jade Ruyi? Guanyin?"
"Li Yuan's parents will definitely come this time, and even his grandparents..."
"The elderly can prepare some jade pearls, or gold pendants, and nutritional supplements..."
"Well, just prepare it. Talk to others. There are only about ten of them this time, and you know who they are. If it exceeds the budget, don't save money, just tell me. The gift should be nice. After all, the chance to give Li Yuan a gift may only come once..."
The next time will probably be when Li Yuan’s child gets married, but Hou Zhenguo has no confidence that he can wait until that day.
Hou Wenbin did not mention that he wanted to give away milk powder and diapers, which shows that he thought about it carefully instead of just speaking without thinking.
He is not an ordinary person. As long as he puts his heart into doing something, even if it doesn't turn out well in the end, it is probably because the task itself is difficult, and it doesn't mean he did it wrong.
That guy Ye Sheng, it’s all his own problem.
The group of Thirteen Taibao has been established for many years.
Now Hou Wenbin is going to start creating another group.
However, the relationship between them is definitely not as solid as that between the Thirteen Guardians. It is more like they band together for warmth in the face of some emergencies.
Hou Zhenguo and his family have always wanted their descendants to work together as a group, but unfortunately they have not succeeded.
A team has either gone through the test of blood and fire after adulthood or have deep feelings for each other.
Otherwise, you need a strong enough soul figure.
Unfortunately, these two conditions are not met in later generations.
Many people paid attention to Li Yuan, and he was just one of them.
Li Yuan obviously wanted to have his own partner, but there was no one around him who could support him.
I have a high level of trust in my childhood friends, but they have a limited vision and have no desire to move forward.
As for those few students, their backgrounds were too poor and they had to rely on support to truly integrate.
Hou Wenbin and others are the most suitable. They have the ability, background, and vision.
The only problem is that the level of trust is a little lacking. Whether or not Hou Wenbin can seize the opportunity depends entirely on what he does.
If you rely on others to introduce you to others, you will never be able to become true friends.
He sent a message to Jiang Yuanqiao, asking, "Do you need anything? I'll ask my cook to come over on the fifth day of the New Year. Let me know if you need any ingredients, and I'll prepare them then."
Jiang Yuanqiao only replied, "Just bring Wenbin and the others over. There aren't many tables of food, so the cook can handle it."
"It seems like we are thinking the same thing."
"No, Li Yuanrang gave it to me."
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