The New Year has passed, and the hotel business has entered the off-season.
The government compensated the Li family for two shops, which can be considered a prime location. In addition to the shops, there are two houses in the newly built community. One set is 90 square meters and the other is 70 square meters.
Liu Chunzhi and Li Minghua discussed it and wrote the younger one in Li Wei's name. They also consulted their son and daughter-in-law for their opinions on this matter.
Neither Li Jianping nor Yang Man had any objections.
So when Li Wei came back, Liu Chunzhi handed the key to the house to Li Wei.
"This house is your future dowry. You can live in it yourself or sell it."
Li Wei hesitated for a moment, then she took the key.
"Your elder brother said that he would rent out the shop for two years and then take it back. Actually, I want him to sell it and turn it into cash so that he can pay off the bank loan."
"It's easy to sell it, but if you want to buy it again in the future, it will cost several times the price, right?"
"That's what your elder brother told me. He said that he would earn some rent in the past two years. When everything in the hotel is on track, he would like to start some business of his own."
Li Wei heard about it and said: "How can it be so easy? The family has limited manpower, and you and dad are getting older. Why should we still make you work hard? Dad's health is not very good. You are also in your old age, so you should have a good rest. Rest. I’ll sign up for a tour group for you after a while. Wouldn’t it be nice for you two to go out and see the outside world?”
Her daughter's filial piety and sensibleness made Liu Chunzhi feel warm in her heart. She lowered her head and thought for a moment and said, "Your sister-in-law must have a child, and I have to help take care of her grandson. I don't have time to travel. Let's talk about it later."
After raising their children, they have to help take care of their grandchildren. When the grandchildren are old and no longer need their care, they will suffer from diseases that will not go anywhere.
Li Wei thought about this and gave his mother a big hug.
"Where's eldest brother? Why don't you see him at home?"
Liu Chunzhi said: "Your sister-in-law drove the car out early in the morning and the two of them went out. I don't know where they went. She has been back late these days. I asked him what he was busy with and he said he was with some friends. I was not feeling too good either. Interfere with him more."
Sure enough, Li Jianping didn't come back until eight o'clock in the evening. He didn't know that his sister was back, but he looked happy when they met by chance.
"When you arrive home, don't tell me in advance so that I can ask your sister-in-law to pick you up."
Li Wei said: "I don't have many things with me, so I'll just call a taxi and come back."
"How many days will you stay back?"
Li Wei said: "Three days."
Li Jianping said with some regret: "It was too short. You didn't even come back during the Chinese New Year. Please spend some time with your parents, they always talk about you."
"Sister-in-law, does this exist?"
Li Jianping smiled and said, "Mom, did you even tell me?"
Li Wei nodded.
Li Jianping said: "I just went to the hospital for a check-up last week, and the month was still very early. I didn't expect that I was going to be a father. It's so fast."
"I know I'm going to be a dad and I'm not serious yet. I just hang out with some gangsters all day long." Yang Man came over and hit Li Jianping on the back with his bag.
Li Jianping said hurriedly: "You haven't had a lot of time lately. Hey, you have to take care of me drinking with men. I didn't go out to fool around."
"I don't think drinking will kill you, but your belly is getting bigger and bigger and I don't know how to restrain it."
Li Wei sat there watching the fight between his brother and sister-in-law with a smile on his face. It's just a slapstick, but the good feelings are real. Li Jianping was ordered to leave by Yang Man, and Yang Man sat down on a chair. Not long after they sat down, the two began to study what cosmetics would be useful.
Halfway through, Li Wei suddenly remembered: "Sister-in-law, you don't seem to be able to put on makeup now, right?"
Yang Man said a little shyly: "I won't change, I just want to talk to you."
Seeing that Li Wei was wearing a pair of inconspicuous earrings, Yang Man stood up quickly and said, "Wait for me, I'll be here soon."
Li Wei nodded in agreement for some reason. Yang Man went out and came back soon. When he came back, he had a small red box in his hand. She handed the box to Li Wei: "This is for you to wear."
Li Wei opened the box and took a look. Inside was a pair of golden long earrings. A hollow five-pointed star fell on each thin gold chain.
"I'll put it on for you." Yang Man put it on for Li Wei, then took a small mirror off the table and showed it to Li Wei.
"It's quite unique."
"I have never worn these earrings once, and I will never wear them again. You take them and wear them."
"Is this appropriate?"
Yang Man smiled and said, "If there's anything inappropriate about it, don't dislike it."
Yang Man is the new daughter-in-law and wants to integrate into the family as soon as possible, so she wants to have a good relationship with everyone in the family.
The next day, the aunt and sister-in-law met to go shopping together, as close as a pair of sisters. Halfway through shopping, the aunt and sister-in-law met Li Jianping and his friend Jiao Yang, who were coming out of the billiards room.
Yang Man looked a little unhappy and pulled Li Jianping to leave. But Li Jianping said: "It just so happens that you are here too, I'll treat you to lunch."
Jiao Yang smiled and said: "Jian Ping is worthy of being the big boss now, I'm really happy."
Li Jianping dragged his wife and sister to a restaurant together. During the dinner, the two sisters talked about what styles of clothes are popular this year. The two brothers over there were also chattering together.
"Jiao Yang, we are classmates in elementary school. We come from the same place. You can't cheat me."
Jiao Yang patted his chest and promised: "Who among us brothers is following whom? How could we possibly cheat you? Don't worry. I will definitely find someone else just because we have been friends for many years. You have to make a decision quickly." I'm waiting for your good news."
Jiao Yang's words made Li Jianping a little tempted, but Qian's words made him a little nervous. He still had to find a way to get the money.
When he went back that night, Yang Man asked Li Jianping: "Is that Jiao Yang asking you to make any investment?"
"You are smart, you guessed it right away. He said he had his eye on a project and wanted to take over the job, but he was a little nervous. He asked me if I would like to partner."
"How much do you want to pay?"
"He didn't specify a specific number. Naturally, the more, the better."
Yang Man wondered if Jiao Yang was reliable
Li Jianping raised money from everywhere and gave Jiao Yang the discount of 120,000 yuan after two days.
Jiao Yang said: "Jianping, you are really good. I collected 120,000 yuan so quickly. If you can, I will keep it in your account first. Having this money will help me a lot. When the project is handed over, I will get the money." We will distribute the dividends to you according to the previously agreed amount.”
"Okay, I don't know much about engineering. I'll give you the money and I'll wait for your good news." Li Jianping said and gave Jiao Yang a handwritten agreement and asked Jiao Yang to sign it with his fingerprints. Jiao Yang took a cursory look at the agreement and said with a smile, "Are we brothers still talking about this?"
"One code, one code, follow the rules." It wasn't that Li Jianping didn't trust Jiao Yang, but he felt that he had to go through the normal procedures to avoid trouble in the future.
(End of chapter)