I haven't been home for a long time, and I didn't come back to see my parents until the New Year. This made Li Mu feel guilty. At the same time, he also recalled his experience when he was drifting to the north in his previous life. Since he only had seven days off during the New Year's holiday at work, Li Mu basically took advantage of the New Year's holiday to work. The difference between going home and now is that during the Chinese New Year in my previous life, I would feel huge psychological pressure when I went home. This pressure not only came from my own inaction, but also from my long-term single life in my previous life.
It's not easy to go home alone to celebrate the New Year in your thirties. Your parents are reluctant to criticize and force you, but they always have to nag you. In the past, Li Mu always wanted Li Mu to go back to Haizhou and take the civil service exam. Life in Piao was too hard. When she thought of her only son working hard day and night in Yanjing without a girl to take care of him, Ma Li felt particularly distressed.
For these reasons, Li Mu's memory of the New Year's Eve dinner in his previous life was always inseparable from the tacit bitterness lingering in the hearts of the family of three.
This life is better. Although Li Mu still went to Yanjing, his current achievements are enough to make his parents happy and satisfied. The bitterness is no longer there, and his parents are not aging prematurely like they did in the previous life. They even I am younger, healthier and as stable as when I was forty years old.
Since the moment Li Mu returned home, the smile on Li Mu’s face has never disappeared. Although Li Mu no longer feels any worries about Li Mu, she still feels sorry for her young and promising son who is here day and night. Traveling around the world.
His parents had already prepared a table of meals waiting for Li Mu. As soon as Li Mu got home, his mother urged him to wash his hands and eat. At the dinner table, his mother kept picking up food for Li Mu while constantly greeting him.
Li Mu did not dare to neglect, and answered patiently no matter what questions his mother asked. At the same time, he also looked at his parents in front of him. They were really much younger than when he was just reborn. His parents had not dyed their hair, but there was almost no white hair. There are traces of hair loss. Mom pays attention to skin care. Her complexion is fair and rosy, and wrinkles are almost invisible. But dad’s face is rosy and he looks confident and high-spirited. He looks like a man in his thirties. , middle-aged people who are in the golden period of their careers.
Dad Li asked about the purpose of Li Mu's trip to Spring City. Li Mu told his parents the ins and outs of the Veterans Immortal Charity Foundation and what he saw and heard during his trip to Spring City. Dad Li and Mom listened. Li Mu's narration greatly appreciated Li Mu's charity initiative, especially Li's father. He said that the Li family has not had a soldier for five generations, but his admiration for soldiers has been cultivated since he was a child. His own son After doing such a meaningful charity project, he immediately expressed his position: "Your mother and I will donate five million first. If the business situation is good this year, we will donate another five million next year."
Li Mu smiled and said, "Dad, you should act according to your ability. How is your business with Mom now?"
"Not bad!" Dad Li said with a smile: "Didn't we contract the department store? Now we have opened a dozen clothing stores of different brands. The largest supermarket in Haizhou is also ours, and the business situation is very good. .”
Li Mu said: "Although the business situation is good, with so many people in the two companies trying to make money, there won't be much profit in your hands, right?"
Li Ma interjected at this time and said: "Your dad and I have roughly calculated that 40% of the net profit from our business is divided between the two families. Everyone is now involved in this business between me and your dad." As for their job, your uncle, your brother-in-law, and your two aunts are all in charge of different clothing stores, and they also have some shares. Your uncle's family all help in the supermarket. Didn't he previously open a wholesale department in the countryside? Now they all Our supermarket directly supplied the goods to him, and then he supplied the goods to more than 100 wholesale departments and canteens in various parts of the country, and the sales were very good, and he bought five cars one after another."
"Five cars?" Li Mu asked in surprise, "Why did you buy so many cars?"
Dad Li took over the conversation and said: "Five trucks are all used for delivery, two trucks and three trucks for bread. Your aunt's cousin is now driving with your uncle to deliver goods. Your uncle will also give his wife We also opened a small supermarket.”
Li Mu nodded and said helplessly: "It seems that it has become a family business."
Li Ma smiled and said: "Whether it's a family business, we are just doing it in a small way. Your father and I don't want to make much money. On the one hand, we want to have something to do, and on the other hand, we can help our relatives at home."
As she said that, Ma Li fell down again: "Look, everyone knows now that you are a rich man. If all the relatives in our family are still living in confusion, people will gossip about you behind your back and think that they won't help you now that you are rich. Relatives, but although relatives are there with family ties, they can't be kept with money in vain. The words "promoting rice and grudges against rice and grudges" are not groundless. Besides, if we don't settle our relatives well, what if they come to you directly in the future? What if? What should I do if I want to get a position in your Makino Technology and Taobao Technology? It doesn't matter if your dad and I turn this small business into a family business, but your business cannot be like this. Your dad and I don't want to leave it to you in the future. What kind of trouble will this cause, so I simply invite the two relatives in, let them participate in these things between me and your dad, and provide them with an opportunity to work hard to make money. This will not only prevent them from looking for you, but also prevent them from looking for you. The time can also develop healthily.”
Li Mu gave his mother a thumbs up and praised: "Mom, you are becoming more and more like a female entrepreneur. You consider everything. My son feels ashamed in front of you."
"Stop flattering me." Ma Li said with a smile: "Your kid's brain is like a stimulant. He has all kinds of fantastic ideas all day long and has done so many great things. If your father and I can compete with you, Get up, the difference is more than a million miles."
Li Mu said: "To be honest, I have some opinions on some relatives in our family before. Things like being petty, snobbish, and not seeing good things in others have happened before. But I don't have the heart to pursue these things now. As long as they can Just follow you and do things in a down-to-earth manner. But parents, you should always observe and pay more attention, and be on guard against others. If someone does something they shouldn't do here, you can't turn a blind eye. Close one eye, otherwise, there will be endless troubles in the future."
Li Ma nodded and said: "Your father and I have told the two families that it's best to do things and make money together as a family, but if anyone does something they shouldn't do, don't do it." It's my fault that your father and I have turned against each other."
"That's good." Li Mu said, "As long as everyone can work together, I will ensure that they have enough food and clothing in their lives."
In Li Mu's eyes, parents are definitely in the most important position. Anyone who stands on the opposite side of his parents must be his own enemy. The same is true in reverse. Whoever stands by his parents is his own person. .
Dad Li took out a bottle of Moutai and said to Li Mu, "Come, have a drink with Dad."
"Okay Dad." Li Mu nodded, took the wine from his father's hand, opened it, and poured a glass for himself and his father. Then Li Mu held the wine glass and said, "Dad, I respect you."
Dad Li smiled happily, picked up the wine glass, and said, "Come on, son, this glass is dry!"
The two raised their heads and drank up the richly fragrant liquid in the wine cups. Li Mu hurriedly gave his father more.
After three rounds of drinking, Father Li's cheeks became slightly rosy. He looked at Li Mu and asked him: "Can't you stay home for a few more days this time? Leaving in three days is too fast. Office workers still have a week off. You This boss only has three days off during the Chinese New Year?"
Li Mu said shamefully: "The more you become the boss, the more things you have to do, but I will try to stay a few more days."
Dad Li nodded and said without any doubt: "At least five days. Your mother has been talking about you all day long and hopes that you will come back soon. If you stay for three days and then leave, your butt will still be hot."
Li Mu hurriedly agreed and said, "Okay! At least five days!"
"That's pretty much it." Dad Li smiled with satisfaction and raised his eyebrows at Ma Li. Naturally, Ma Li smiled brightly and gave Dad Li a complimentary look. Then she picked up a piece of meat and put it into Li Mu's bowl and said, "What if If you can stay a few more days, your parents will stay at home with you. We, a family of three, haven't lived together properly for a while."
"Okay, then mom, please give me more delicious food."
"Mom will cook you five meals a day. You can eat whatever you want. I will try to raise my son to be fat and white."
Li Mu smiled and said: "Eating five meals a day is not raising a son, but raising a piglet."
After saying that, Li Mu asked seriously: "By the way, parents, are we usually busy at home? The Chinese New Year should be the best time for business, so you won't be busy again then, right?"
"It's not bad." Dad Li said, "In general, it's a bit busy, but fortunately there are enough people to help, so your mother and I can sometimes take a break from the busy schedule. It is indeed quite busy these days during the Chinese New Year, but we It doesn’t matter if you don’t go, your aunt is very good at management now, just let her handle many things.”
As he said that, Dad Li added: "But there are some things that your mother and I still have to do in person. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, your mother and I will go to Guangdong Province. We have looked for several clothing brands and want to go there. Investigate it and, if possible, take down the agent.”
"Guangdong Province?" Li Mu frowned and said, "Don't go to Guangdong Province during this period."
"What?" Dad Li asked in surprise: "Is there any problem in Guangdong Province?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Didn't I stay there for a while because of logistics matters? I heard from my friends there that there is a serious infectious disease in Guangdong Province. To be on the safe side, it's better not to go there. good!"
(End of chapter)