Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 288 Li Chengwen’s ambition

After Li Chengwen finished speaking, Shen Yueying was silent for a while and never mentioned her son's loss of money. It was always good for his son to have that filial piety and take care of his parents' face.

"You said it's not a problem for us to take care of the baby here in the future. Li Qian is less than one year old now. This little one won't be born for another eight or nine months. When will he be born?"

Shen Yueying was silent for a while, then sighed and said, it's not that she doesn't want to take care of her son here, but like Li Chengwen said, she is not old yet and can't just give her son a hand.

"Hmph, how can we have a head? You are fifty-one now and I am fifty-two. Let's see what we can do in ten or eight years. Last time we went home, I swept the snow all morning and couldn't get enough of it all day. , this person cannot be idle, otherwise he will easily fall into laziness!"

As Li Chengwen spoke, he took out a red envelope, then took out a brand new stack of money and put it in, handed it to Shen Yueying, thought for a while, then found a stack of money and stuffed it into another red envelope.

Just look at this brand new money and you will know that it is red envelope money. There is a saying for this.

Li Chengwen handed the two red envelopes to Shen Yueying and said: "This is for Li Qian, and this is for Li Qian's mother. It has not been three years, and she is also a new daughter-in-law, so she should give it!"

Shen Yueying took it and said, "You don't want to give it to your own daughter, why don't you show some interest?"

Li Chengwen said reluctantly: "How old are you? You are over 20 years old. What else can you give me? If you are not short of food and clothing, why should you give me money?"

"I used to give it, although it wasn't much, but it was still there. It would be outrageous to stop giving it all of a sudden. Let's wait until we graduate!"

Li Chengwen had no choice but to take out another stack of money and handed it to Shen Yueying. Shen Yueying took out three red envelopes from the bedside table and opened them. Each contained two hundred Hong Kong dollars.

This has been prepared for a long time. If you lose money tonight, you will definitely give a red envelope, but now the red envelope is much thicker.

Li Chengwen thought for a while and said: "We don't have much to look after the children here. How about you look after it yourself? I will go back to my hometown to do some work and make some money. I must have money in my hands!"

"What can you do when you go back? What's the use of earning those few dollars a day? Besides, Wei Dong can't agree!" Shen Yueying shook her head and said. She didn't feel that she couldn't see the child, but that Li Chengwen had no one to look after her. , what can you do if you don’t take away tobacco and alcohol?

"Who said I only earn a few yuan a day? I only earned three to five yuan a day a few years ago. Besides, I am also a carpenter. You can tell me that there is no one in the country who can make furniture as good as me. "

Li Chengwen felt that he had been greatly insulted in his profession. He had no ability in farming, but he learned to be a carpenter from his master. His master said that he was still quite good.

"Your craftsmanship is good, but don't you look at how many people are making furniture now. They just buy ready-made furniture. Besides, the kind of solid wood you make is cumbersome and heavy, so who would use it?"

Shen Yueying does not deny the quality of her men, but she does not approve of Li Chengwen making furniture. Today's furniture is all compressed, light and good-looking. In the past, the solid wood was rarely used, and the requirements for carpenters were low. A lot.

Li Chengwen was unconvinced and said: "Who said that I have to go to other people's homes to make furniture? I can't open a carpentry shop. You said that rich people would use the compressed version. Just look at what is not in this house." It’s solid wood, and it’s all high-quality wood!”

When Shen Yueying heard what Li Chengwen said became more and more outrageous, she said: "Where did you get the money to open a carpentry shop? It's easy to say that you just want to do good things. You think it's so easy to open a factory. You can open it if you want." Yes, this kind of solid wood furniture is expensive and not good, so I’m sure I won’t buy much of it. How can I have a business if I open it?”

Li Chengwen became more excited after talking about his major. He smoked a cigarette and said, "You don't understand this. There are many rich people. I asked about it when I was in Qizhou."

"There is a carpentry shop in Dongguan Market. A master craftsman and three apprentices can run a stall. The business is very good. I can earn at least this amount in a month. Why can't I do it?"

Shen Yueying looked at the three fingers extended by Li Chengwen and asked in confusion: "Three hundred, isn't that much?"

Li Chengwen was unhappy and said: "What three hundred? That's three thousand. The master still told me not to make any money. I look at the materials and the selling price. I don't have to do any calculations to know how much money I can make!"

"I have thought about it. It doesn't cost much to find a shop in the suburbs. The money I have is enough. I can recruit a few apprentices and start a carpentry shop. It will definitely be no problem. I can make a fortune with my skills." Reputation is a matter of time!"

"We are both still young, and we are not too old to move. We have to rely on our son to support us in old age. We don't have any money, so it is difficult for you to buy snacks for your child. My son is rich, but he is also a son!"

"With our bodies, it shouldn't be a problem for Haiyan, Li Tai, and Li Qian to get married. Even if they kowtow to us at the wedding, you can still sit empty-handed!"

"Do I have to be like Li Lei's grandfather, whose grandchildren and wives kowtow to him and ask my son to pay to cover his face? I can't do such a thing!"

Li Chengwen put on another cigarette, sat on the bedside and started smoking. When he was young, he traveled around with his master and was used to seeing the world. He didn't pay much attention to some customs. When he had money, he would eat, drink and have fun.

But later, after getting married and having children, I gradually restrained myself. I was a strong person at heart, but I just looked down on the little work in the crop fields, but I gritted my teeth and persisted for the sake of my children.

When his children got married, and only one of his little girls was admitted to college, he suddenly found that he had nothing to pursue, and he began to relax completely again, drinking revolutionary wine every day.

Now his children have nothing to worry about, but his grandsons have begun to appear again, and it is difficult for him to give him lucky money. Moreover, now that the economic situation is better, there are more rich people, and his carpentry job is not bad. Probably not profitable.

Besides, now he doesn’t have to walk around the streets and yell at people like his master, and he doesn’t have to suffer the consequences of sleeping in the open air. Opening a carpenter’s shop is also a way of making a living, and he also has some living money. If he does well, he can still leave it for his children. Point some money.

Shen Yueying is also a strong person, so she naturally thinks that she can reach that level, so she said: "What are you talking about? Xiaolei's grandfather is not in good health and cannot make money by himself. We can still reach that level. Grandson Can’t even pay for the wedding?”

Li Chengwen said sarcastically: "You are in good health, but you have to have time to earn that money. When Li Qian gets married, do you think you can give us ten or eight yuan to get married in the countryside? It can't be compared." Is his grandpa low?"

This sophistication of people is a matter of face, and there is a lot of emphasis on it. No matter what is done, it must be divided into those who are near and far, and those who are near and far will naturally have to spend the same amount.

If Li Qian gets married, Li Chengwen will be the grandpa and Liu Yongliang will be the grandpa. Although they are both of the same distance, the grandpa will definitely have to spend a little more, at least the same amount.

Shen Yueying got tired of Li Chengwen's nagging, so she said: "That's not okay. We are grandparents, and they are grandfather and grandmother. Can we have the same surname? Okay, don't talk about these annoying things after the Chinese New Year. We will talk about it later. Well, you won’t be able to leave for an hour or two anyway!”

Even though he said this, he accepted it in his heart. Li Chengwen had enough skills to go out to do some work and make some money, so there was no need to worry about his son asking for money.

"Okay, let's talk to Wei Dong when I have free time. After this new year, Wei Hong will go back to school, and I will go back with her. This place is good, but it costs too much!"

A penny stumps a heroic man, but he still chooses face or freedom. Li Chengwen, who has just been free for a few days, has to think about how to make money!

Li Weidong was sleeping soundly, and he didn't know about the exchange between Li Chengwen and Shen Yueying, otherwise it would be another worry.

On the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, Li Weidong was woken up at four or five o'clock before it got dark. Although he didn't need to pay New Year greetings, he still had to get up early. The earlier he got up, the better the sign.

The Chinese New Year itself is a time to pay attention to a good omen. You can't use swear words, curse people, or use some unlucky words. In short, just say "congratulations on getting rich".

The first meal of the New Year started at the moment the sun rose. Li Chengwen sat at the main seat, waiting for the juniors to wish him New Year greetings, and then Shen Yueying next to him handed out red envelopes.

Perhaps it was fate that during this Spring Festival, Liu Jinhui no longer had to kowtow, but Li Weidong took Li Qian, who had been crawling, to kowtow to the two elders to pay New Year greetings.

Li Weidong didn't even get the red envelopes. Instead, there was one person who kowtowed unofficially and one who kowtowed improperly, and Li Qian was able to get three red envelopes.

Li Weihong, the aunt, also gave Li Qian a red envelope in a decent manner.

Li Weidong was extremely envious. When he was a child, his family gave him only 10 or 20 cents, but they were taken away before they were warmed up. Unlike now, they are given to children to play with as they like. They are brand new and have nothing to worry about.

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