The nickname Lin Yi started when he was in elementary school, and soon even his parents accepted it. Not many people call him by his real name.
So much so that he occasionally signed the wrong name on the test papers.
He turned around and saw his aunt Lin Guofang leaning out of the car window in the back seat to greet him. Behind him was his uncle Cheng Shengli who nodded, and his cousin Cheng Zihui waved from the driver's seat.
Lin walked over and asked first: "Aunt, uncle, cousin, why don't you drive in?"
"To register, I'm about to call your dad."
Although this community is old and there are only a few uncles at the gate, the procedures are actually quite formal.
This is the first time this car comes, and you have to call the owner to confirm before it can be released.
"Have you bought a new car?" Lin Yi had already noticed that the taxi they were driving was not his uncle's. Calculating the time, it was indeed at this time in his previous life.
"Your brother, if you make some money, you have to spend it. I said your dad drives a taxi, so if you want to use a car, it's not a matter of words. You can't even stop him."
What my aunt said was complaining, but there was a little bit of pride hidden in her tone.
My cousin interrupted impatiently: "Oh, okay, Mom, Xiaojie, tell the security guard to open the door. The cars behind you will be screaming."
Lin Yi went to the security guard to check his face. The son of the old Lin family, who went to Linzhong, was considered a minor celebrity in the community.
It’s the “other people’s child” that parents most often mention when they teach naughty children.
After the car came in, he opened the passenger door and got in. Although it was only a few steps downstairs, why would he walk when there was a car to sit in?
"I'm telling you, Xiaojie, you're the only one sitting in the passenger seat. Your brother didn't even let me sit down just now." My aunt began to scold again.
"Mom, didn't I tell you? This is a seat reserved for girlfriends. No other woman can sit on it."
"Did your mother call you another woman? I'm telling you, Xiaojie, you must never look for someone like this when you look for a girlfriend in the future." My aunt felt very aggrieved.
Lin Yi thought to herself, Miss Gu is not such a person.
He didn't intend to get involved in this conversation. Fortunately, Cheng Zihui had already parked the car in the parking space downstairs, so he unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car.
When they entered, Uncle Lin Guofeng's family of three were already inside, sitting around on the sofa talking and laughing with each other.
Then of course everyone said hello in a circle.
At this time, Yu Xiujuan came over wearing an apron: "Everyone is here and the dishes are out of the pot. Let's sit down at the dining table and let's start dinner."
The Lin family's small long table is a foldable one that flips up to become a large round table, more than enough to seat nine people.
They were all members of the family, and they started to eat after casually sitting down. Today's dishes were of course extremely rich, and Ms. Yu Xiujuan showed her full strength.
After a brief chat, Lin Guoqing asked: "Why did you come up with your aunt and the others?"
"I met him at the gate of the community." Lin Yi said nonchalantly.
"Your community is really good. We used to come here often. Today a new car came here and they didn't recognize it anymore," my aunt said.
"Brother-in-law, did your taxi company buy a new car?" Lin Guofeng asked confusedly before he understood.
"No, it's Xiaohui who bought a new car. I told him that you should not be so ostentatious after working for two years, save the money and marry a wife later."
"Mom, I just bought a small Honda. It's not like driving a big Mercedes. How can I show off? Besides, if I don't have a car, I can't even find a girlfriend. Where can I get a wife?"
Cheng Zihui is actually a little proud of himself. Two years ago, he graduated from college and worked as a real estate salesman. His elders didn't say anything about it, but they felt it was not respectable.
As a result, he unexpectedly did quite well and bought a car within two years of working.
I can’t say how amazing it is, but at least I have proven myself.
Lin Yi knew that this cousin was smart and that he was in the right field of real estate sales. In the past few years, Lin'an's real estate market was booming and house prices doubled, so he actually asked him to buy a Mercedes-Benz.
This time everyone understood it. No wonder they insisted on getting together today. It turned out that they were here to show off.
Having said that, no one was very disgusted. The Lin family was quite harmonious and a small family could not play any scheming.
If the younger generation can make achievements, the elders should praise them.
Lin Guoqing said: "Xiaohui is promising. He can spend the money he earns however he wants. It seems that the house is quite easy to sell now?"
"That's it. Selling a house is just a hard-earned money."
There are some things that Cheng Zihui doesn’t want to talk about:
"In terms of future prospects, someone like Xiaojie must graduate from high school, get into a good university, and then just sit in the office and drink tea."
Lin Yi smiled, not wanting to drink tea, so he had to type on the keyboard.
He didn't answer, so Cheng Zihui had no choice but to ask directly: "Xiaojie, whose is that red Porsche you got off at the door just now?"
Lin Yi didn't expect that he would actually see it. He had been holding back these words for a long time.
But this time Yu Xiujuan responded the fastest: "What Porsche?"
"My classmate's parents are going out to play today. When they came to pick me up, they took me to the gate of the community on the way."
It sounded reasonable. Yu Xiujuan nodded and didn't care. Lin Yi deliberately made it unclear. She thought today was a group activity that many classmates participated in.
"The parents in Linzhong are very capable. Xiaoqian, you should study hard with brother Xiaojie and pass the exam to Linzhong in the future."
This is uncle Lin Guofeng taking the opportunity to educate his daughter again. He always uses Lin Yi as an example. My cousin Lin Xiaoqian is three years younger and is in the second grade of junior high school.
Lin Xiaoqian was a little speechless and had to lower her head to eat.
Cousin Cheng Zihui has not let go of the topic just now: "Who are your classmates, boys and girls, are you familiar with them?"
Lin looked at him and seemed to be more than just curious: "I'm not familiar with it. How come my cousin knows that car?"
Cheng Zihui shook his head with regret: "What a pity. Is the owner of that car named Gu?"
Lin Yi's tone remained unchanged: "My classmate's surname is indeed Gu."
"That should be correct. I remember that license plate. The owner of the car was a very beautiful woman. She bought a house from us."
"Do you know that she didn't buy the houses one by one? She chose the one with the best location before the sale started!"
My cousin said exaggeratedly.
Aunt Lin Guofang didn't believe it. This kind of financial resources was beyond her imagination:
"It's true. You sound like the boss of Lucheng. Didn't you hear that somewhere?"
Regarding "Lucheng Boss", at this time, Huang He, the owner of Jiangnan Leather Factory, who ran away with his sister-in-law, seems to have not become popular on the Internet with his ghostly animal videos.
However, in Lin'an, the provincial capital, there have long been many true and false urban legends, and the overall image is that of a nouveau riche who spends money like water.
"Mom, I am your son, can I still lie to you? I saw the procedures she went through with my own eyes and even served her tea, otherwise I could remember it so clearly!"
"It's a pity that our leader personally received the customer, so I didn't receive any commission from this order."
His tone was indescribably regretful.
Several elders at the table felt a little shocked and started discussing the mysterious topic of "How rich are rich people?"
Only Lin Xiaoqian concentrated on chewing the chicken legs. At her age, she didn't have much idea about money.
Lin Yi was also a little surprised. It was obvious that Gu Caiwei's family background was not short of money.
But I really don’t know what Ms. Gu Changge is engaged in specifically. Her temperament doesn’t really look like someone who spends a lot of money.
"What a pity. If you could introduce this kind of customer to me, Xiaojie, one order would be worth my year's salary." Cheng Zihui also said expectantly.
"Okay, I just said I'm not familiar with it. Besides, can a high school student still take care of his parents' house purchase?"
Lin Guoqing was afraid that Lin would be thin-skinned and embarrassed to refuse.
Cheng Zihui actually knew that there was no hope, but with this kind of opportunity in front of him, it was hard for anyone to say that he wouldn't be tempted.
He finally said with emotion: "No matter how good your grades are in school, Xiaojie, you might as well get to know a few more well-connected classmates like this."
Lin Yi nodded in response, but actually didn't take it seriously.
Not only did he know which classmates had "hidden family backgrounds," but he also knew which classmates would be "promising" in the future, but he had no intention of "taking a hold of them" in advance.
If youth requires such care, then it is not worth remembering.