Chapter 923 What Is Lottery? (Two in One)

"Carp, tofu, square meat. Why is there still one fruit missing? Don't you two grown men know how to prepare in advance at home? Are you waiting for me to come back and do it?"

"It snowed heavily yesterday, and the fruit sellers didn't come out. I bought calcium milk biscuits instead?"

"Replace? Can this kind of thing be replaced? Why don't you go down and ask the ancestors of the old Li family if they are willing to replace? Why don't you pay others to go to the grave for you? That would be much easier?

You are so grown up, but you can't do such a small thing. Look at this house, it's like a doghouse. You two can't clean it up. Can't you ask Mingxiang to come and clean it up?"

When Wu Juying returned to her home in Qingshui County, she began to prepare for the ancestor worship. She counted the things that her husband and son had prepared in advance one by one. Her arrogance was "very arrogant". Neither Li Zhongfa nor Li Kaijian dared to talk back.

Both of them are typical Dongshan men. They are always very impressive at work, but they are careless about trivial matters at home. If something is missing, they will just say "the ancestors will not blame you".

But such things are not trivial matters in the minds of women who believe in ghosts and gods. Besides, the relationship between Li Ye and Old Huai is so mysterious that Wu Juying is convinced. It is harder than climbing to the sky to convert her into an atheist.

So when Li Ye saw that grandma Wu Juying scolded grandpa Li Zhongfa and father Li Kaijian so badly, he could only laugh secretly and would never persuade them.

However, grandma scolded, but she was absolutely efficient. She quickly went out to find someone to get some fruits, and the tributes and paper money were neatly prepared, waiting for the men of the Li family to take them to the ancestors.

"Xiao Ye, you and your grandfather and father will go to the grave tomorrow morning. If you have anything to do, do it in the afternoon. We will leave early the day after tomorrow! There is no 30th this year. The 29th is the New Year. We will arrive in Beijing in the afternoon."

"What can I do? At most, I will go to Principal Chang's house."

Li Ye agreed casually, and then suddenly remembered something, and turned to ask his two sisters: "Xiao Juan and Xiao Ying, do you two have anything to do tomorrow? If you have something to do, tell me in advance, I will go with you, and you are absolutely not allowed to go out alone, understand?"

Li Juan hurriedly said: "I also want to see Principal Chang, I will go with you tomorrow."

And little Li Ying laughed and said: "Brother, I want to see a classmate, that is Sang Xiaomin, can you accompany me later?"

"What's wrong with that? Let's go now! Drive our father's car."

Li Ye readily agreed, took the key of Li Kaijian's 213 car and was about to go out.

Li Ying said excitedly: "Okay, I'll go get a gift for Sang Xiaomin."

Seeing Li Ying take out a walkman, a ladies' watch, and a delicate hairpin from her bag, Li Ye realized that she was going to give her outstanding employees year-end benefits.

The two drove Li Kaijian's 213 and headed straight to the east end of Qingshui City Center Street, stopping at the door of an old house.

After Li Ying got off the car, she shouted at the top of her voice: "Xiaomin, Xiaomin? Xiaomin, are you home?"

"Yes, yes! Xiaoying, are you back?"

There were hurried footsteps in the yard, and Sang Xiaomin trotted out. When she saw Li Ying, she jumped up and down in surprise.

"Xiaoying, it's you! You told me you'd arrive tomorrow, and I've been looking forward to it for days."

"We have a lot to do tomorrow, so I asked my brother and I to rush over to see you. Xiaomin, you've lost weight."

"No, no, I've gained several pounds!"

The two girls are both about 17 or 18 years old. They haven't seen each other for a long time, so they are naturally very close. They greeted each other at the door for a while.

It wasn't until Sang Xiaomin's family came out that Li Ye and Li Ying were invited in.

"Zhuangyuanlang, you smoke but you don't drink water. There's no good tea at home, please don't be surprised! Xiaomin's mother, hurry up and kill the chicken, it's too late for dinner."

"Uncle Sang, don't be polite, I'm a junior, don't bother to work."

Sang Xiaomin's father handed Li Ye a cigarette and poured water for him, treating him as a distinguished guest, which made Li Ye feel embarrassed.

However, Sang Xiaomin's father didn't treat Li Ye as a junior. After directing the family to work, he humbly asked Li Ye a question.

"Zhuangyuanlang, my Xiaomin has been telling me recently that she will not go to the big market after the New Year, and will rent a storefront in the provincial capital to open a clothing mall.

I really don't understand business matters. Zhuangyuanlang, you are knowledgeable, please give us some advice!"

"Open a clothing mall in the provincial capital?"

Li Ye pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "Sang Xiaomin has been selling clothes for more than a year! It's not impossible to expand a little bit.

Anyway, there are many fellow villagers in Qingshui County doing business in the provincial capital. It won't be difficult to say hello to them and take care of each other."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I think so too. Xiaomin is a enterprising child, no worse than those boys.

It's just that his uncle said that Xiaomin is a girl, young, and it's too easy for her to suffer losses when she goes out, so he wants Xiaomin's cousin to invest"

"Invest?"

Li Ye looked at Old Man Sang in surprise, and then looked at his sister Li Ying.

Li Ying probably knew about the investment, after all, she and Sang Xiaomin were the only two shareholders in this deal.

Then why did she ask him about Li Ye's idea?

So Li Ye smiled and said, "Uncle Sang, I don't really understand these things! Anyway, it's Xiaoying and Xiaomin who are in charge of the business, so let them make the decision."

But Old Man Sang quickly said, "No, no, no, you are the Wenquxing incarnation, we still listen to your advice."

Li Ye smiled and said, "Even if I am the Wenquxing, I am not good at business! That is the business of the God of Wealth."

But Old Man Sang immediately said, "They are all gods in heaven, how can they not be good at it? The director of the county's finance department went to the director of the education department to do things, and he always got it right~"

[What you said is right. 】

So Li Ye said helplessly: "This matter! In fact, it depends on who is in charge. If Xiaomin's cousin can wholeheartedly treat Xiaomin as the leader, then it is not impossible to let him come to help, but if he comes here to make the decision for Xiaomin, Uncle Sang, do you think the child will suffer a loss?"

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Old man Sang was stunned, fumbled for a cigarette, lit it and took two puffs, and said in a deep voice: "The champion is really wise, this matter is really wrong."

Li Ye turned his head slightly and looked at Li Ying and Sang Xiaomin, and saw that the two girls were really happy.

After all, they suffered a loss because of their young age, and they had to come out as their big brother to calm the situation for them.

"Mother, have you killed your chicken? It's already late. Hurry up and chop it up and make soup. The champion wants to have dinner at our house!"

"No, no, no, Uncle Sang, I really don't want to eat at home"

"No, no, no, our family depends on Xiao Min now! Xiao Min also depends on the champion. I must toast you with this glass of wine today"

In the end, Li Ye had no choice but to drink at Old Man Sang's house and saw the old man's shrewdness.

He has come to his senses. In fact, Old Man Sang also disagreed with the eldest brother's children coming to get involved, but due to family affection, he had to find an irrefutable reason.

And Li Ye's opinion is an irrefutable reason.

In addition, this dinner is not a simple dinner~

[Hey, our Xiao Min has a relationship with the old Li family. Li Ye was drinking at our house that day~]

[Li Ye is not simple now. He is a cadre in Beijing and the son-in-law of Teacher Ke's family]

[What? You don't even know who Teacher Ke is? Then why should I talk to you? Not classy~】

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"Hey, why did my second cousin come to visit the grave today?"

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Ye, Li Zhongfa and Li Kaijian arrived at the grave early to visit the graves of the ancestors of the Li family.

Originally, they thought that no one should come to visit the graves at this time, but when the three of them arrived at the graves, they met acquaintances.

Seeing Li Ye, Li Zhongfa and Li Kaijian get off the car, my second cousin had already come over with two children, smiling and helping to carry things.

"Uncle, Kaijian brother, are you here to visit the graves? I'll help you, I'll help you"

"No, no, there's not much."

"Hey, it's just a matter of convenience. Brother Kaijian, you are now a big factory director. You should bring a few followers when you go out. How can you do it yourself?"

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Li Kaijian glanced at his father, and then at the three distant relatives who were showing their courtesy for no reason, and guessed that they were waiting for the three of them today.

According to the rules of Dongshan, the ancestors' graves are visited on New Year's Eve. Occasionally, those descendants who are away from home and need to rush back to celebrate the New Year will come back one or two days in advance to visit the graves.

Because there is no New Year's Eve this year, the three grandparents and grandchildren of the old Li family came to visit the graves on the 28th.

But Li Ye's second cousin is a local of Qingshui, how could he come to visit the graves today?

Just don't hit a smiling person, Li Zhongfa didn't slump his face, and chatted with Wu Juying, the second nephew.

Anyway, as a director for so many years, Li Zhongfa's ability to talk is also very good. He talked about everything, but he just didn't talk in the direction that the other party wanted.

The second cousin didn't have this ability, and he couldn't keep his temper while chatting.

"Uncle, you arranged for Xiaocheng to work as a construction worker in the instant noodle factory. That was really kind.

But Xiaocheng broke his leg and had to go home to recuperate for a few days, missing the opportunity to become a regular employee.

Look at Xiaogu now. He is the deputy director of the workshop and earns a salary of less than 200 yuan a month. My Xiaocheng is losing money~"

"Hey, why are you still talking about what happened in the past? I was still in charge of the instant noodle factory at that time. I was thinking about finding a job for my child first, but I didn't expect that there would be a regular employee quota later.

As for Xiaogu, he can be a deputy director because he is willing to endure hardships and study. It has nothing to do with me."

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The second cousin didn't expect Li Zhongfa to brush the matter off in one mouth, and he was speechless for a while.

When the instant noodle factory was being planned, his son Xiaocheng also took the exam, but he failed, so he found Li Zhongfa and asked for a backdoor.

Li Kaijian opened a backdoor for him, but Xiaocheng was too tired and left after only a few days.

However, Xiaogu, who was stubborn, stayed and worked his way up to deputy director of the workshop during the expansion and development of the instant noodle factory. He will definitely be promoted again in a few years.

So now the second cousin is here to ask Li Zhongfa for regret medicine.

"Uncle, don't I know what Xiaogu is like? He has been a taciturn person since he was a child. He is not as eloquent as our Xiaocheng. Please take the trouble to arrange something for him. The child will never forget your kindness."

Hearing the second cousin's true words, Li Zhongfa had to frown and said awkwardly: "The instant noodle factory has no plan to recruit people this year! I will keep an eye out for you later and notify you when there is a vacancy."

"No, no, uncle, you are thinking wrong. Xiaocheng doesn't want to work in the instant noodle factory. He wants you to arrange a clear path for him."

"Clear path?"

Li Zhongfa didn't understand, so he had to ask: "What do you mean by this clear path, second cousin?"

The second cousin forced a smile and said: "It's a clear path like Hao Jian and Jin Peng~"

Li Zhongfa was surprised and said: "Hao Jian and Jin Peng, what do they have to do with me?"

"Hey, uncle, you are still hiding it from me!"

The second cousin smiled and said: "Now everyone knows that when Hao Jian got rich through your connections. If you hadn't approved the procedures for rural cooperative households for him, how could he, a poor outsider who couldn't even wear pants, make a lot of money and achieve what he has today? "

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Li Zhong was stunned for a long time, and then asked with a smile: "Second brother, do you want Xiaocheng to do business like Hao Jian?"

Second cousin: "Any business is fine, as long as you help me find connections, Xiaocheng will definitely not be worse than Hao Jian and Jin Peng. Hao Jian and Jin Peng are junior high school students, and Xiaocheng is still a high school student~"

Li Zhongfa sighed: "Second brother! You think too highly of me. How can I be so capable."

Jin Peng and Hao Jian are indeed only junior high school students, but they caught up with the trend and seized the opportunity, and then they have come to where they are today step by step.

Hao Jian is now one of the leading figures in the national clothing industry. Jin Peng's trip to Russia may seem inconspicuous, but he is planning a bigger business.

Even Jin Peng's wife has been running a cotton mill in recent years, which is also booming. She is a well-known entrepreneur in Qingshui County.

So the ambition of the second cousin "not worse than Jin Peng and Hao Jian" is really not low, and Li Zhongfa really doesn't have the ability to arrange it for them.

But the second cousin said something shocking.

"Uncle, you always hide this from me. With your relationship in Beijing, you want to arrange a future for Xiaocheng, isn't it just a matter of a word?"

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"What nonsense are you talking about? What relationship do I have in Beijing? Are you three just dreaming and not awake?"

Li Zhongfa's face was completely black.

This second cousin actually set his sights on Wen Leyu.

It's no wonder. Thinking about the legendary development experience of Hao Jian and Jin Peng, it's easy for people to think about "background" and "backer", and then they think that if they have the same backer, they can also replicate the success of Fenghua Clothing.

"Uncle, you... what are you angry about!"

The second cousin was stunned by Li Zhongfa's spray, turned to look at Li Ye and said: "Xiao Ye, we are all relatives, there is no need to hide it like this, right?

Your mother-in-law is in the newspapers and on TV all day long. She is a very capable person. You are busy coming here to visit the grave today, isn't it just to rush over to celebrate the New Year with her tomorrow?"

"Fuck you!"

Before Li Ye got angry, Li Kaijian got angry, grabbed his second cousin's cotton jacket, shook his hands and fell flat on his face.

Just now, his second cousin's words were slandering Teacher Ke and Wen Qingsheng, and internally, they put Li Ye in the position of "vassal of the Wen family", despising everything the Li family has now, saying that they got the advantage of the Wen family.

The second cousin was hit hard and was stunned for a long time, and then he could no longer hide the depression and anger in his heart.

He jumped up and pointed at Li Ye and cursed: "Well! You old Li family are all conscienceless. When you were down and out a few years ago, I didn't expose you at all. Now that you are in power, you turn your face and don't recognize people?"

"Hao Jian and Jin Peng, two outsiders, can support them, but your own relatives can't help them?"

"I don't recognize you as a relative today, I won't beat you to death"

Li Kaijian jumped over and was about to give his second cousin a few hard blows, but was tightly held by Li Ye behind him.

Then Li Ye walked to the front and gently asked the second cousin and his two sons.

"You said Xiaocheng is better than Hao Jian and Jin Peng, so what have they been doing in the past few years?"

"They... They don't have a chance! If they have a chance, they can do anything."

"Then they didn't do anything~"

Li Ye chuckled and said, "Let me tell you two sentences! Born as a human being, either work hard to excel, or be lazy and comfortable and accept your fate.

If you choose the former, don't dream too much about the latter, because the only way to realize your wish is the lottery."

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The second cousin was stunned for a long time, and then he said embarrassedly: "What do these two sentences mean? If you understand these two sentences, can you help me find connections?"

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Li Ye was completely speechless.

These two sentences are actually the original words of Mr. Luo in later generations. What they mean is that if you can't study, play to your heart's content, sleep unsteadily, and feel unhappy,

you feel uncomfortable but have a strong appetite, you don't have a solid foundation but are always hesitant, you want to excel but find it difficult to be down-to-earth,

you feel anxious when you see others working hard, but you always think about it tomorrow, you have lofty ambitions but don't want to make progress, you hate your procrastination but are addicted to the comfort in front of you,

then you are a guy who is unwilling to give up but can only think about good things, you can't get either freedom or career, and you make things difficult for yourself.

So after seeing the success of Jin Peng and Hao Jian, the second cousin's family did not think about how to struggle, but to find Li Zhongfa for "arrangements". Basically, they belong to the kind of people mentioned above, and have no value in training.

"The incense is finished, burn the yellow paper and leave!"

"Hey, okay grandpa!"

Li Ye took advantage of the other three grandfathers' coldness to light the paper money to worship the ancestors, kowtowed a few times and got up and left.

The second cousin's family looked at the three Li family grandfathers in a dilemma, wanting to apologize and beg for help, but felt that they could not lose face at all.

After the Li family left, the second cousin's youngest son suddenly asked: "Dad, what is that lottery ticket that Li Ye said?"