Li Youqing was doing the final touch-ups in front of the mirror in the living room.
Liangliang hid in the room and put on her clothes, and from time to time she could hear a few thumping noises.
Only the old man sat alone on the sofa, sighing and looking sad.
This year's reunion year was really worrying, and he even thought about pretending to be sick and staying home to rest. Although it was not good to pretend to be sick during the Chinese New Year, it was still better than being ignored by his father-in-law in the past!
As a successful time traveler, Jiang Bei really couldn't stand that anger.
"Okay, let's go." Li Youqing greeted Liang Liang as she picked up the coat on the hanger and walked out of the room.
"Okay!"
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The car was still the same SUV. Most of the women were talkative players. They said they wanted to change a car for their family, but they were unwilling to pay for a replacement, so Jiangbei could only repair the car and continue to drive this old car.
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Because it was New Year's Eve, most of the hard-working outsiders who had worked hard in Azure City for a year went home to celebrate the New Year, making the pedestrians and traffic on the streets very sparse, and the huge Azure City was like an empty city.
"The prosperous city has suddenly become so desolate, and I feel a little uncomfortable." Li Youqing sat in the passenger seat and looked at the desolate streets outside, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Isn't that great! Look, there's no traffic jam, that's great." Liang Liang muttered while sitting behind.
She has no special feelings about the Chinese New Year. The only thing she looks forward to is getting some New Year's money from her brother, sister-in-law, uncle and aunt so that she can continue to complete her unfinished great cause.
"That's true, but it feels like it's a bit less New Year. I remember when I was a kid, the New Year celebrations in my hometown were very lively. The ten-mile long street was filled with friends who came out to buy New Year's goods. It was so crowded. It's not like now, when it's so difficult to find someone.
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Li Youqing shook his head and actually recalled the past events of his childhood in the car.
She is not a native of Weilan City, but chose to settle here because her father Li Qiangguo's career developed in Weilan City. It has been almost ten years now.
Scenes from childhood can only be found in meetings.
"If you want, we can go to your hometown to celebrate the New Year next year." Jiang Bei glanced at his wife who was melancholy and comforted her.
"It depends on whether dad is willing or not..." Xiao Nizi was not very excited when talking about this. She silently took out her mobile phone and took a photo of the scenery outside, and began to decorate it with her professional p-picture method.
This picture.
Jiangbei understood the profound meaning of Li Youqing's words.
In fact, there is a reason why my father-in-law, Li Qiangguo, and his family chose to settle in Weilan City for ten years and never returned to their hometown.
His father-in-law, Li Qiang, has five siblings in the CCP. Among them, Li Qiangguo is the youngest, with two older brothers and two older sisters.
The Li family seems to be prosperous, but there are also troubles, especially the fact that a painting master who can make money pops up in the Li family. The brothers and sisters in the family must want to come and get rich.
Li Qiangguo himself is quite good. He makes money and supports his brothers and sisters.
But people's hearts are greedy, and as the number of supports increased, the brothers and sisters began to become more and more aggressive.
You are short of money to buy a house, you are short of money to buy a car, you are short of money to get a son to marry, or you are short of money to get a daughter to get married, you all need to 'borrow some'. As for when you will pay it back, only God knows.
Although Li Qiangguo made money at the beginning, it was still limited. In addition, he also had a wife and children to support. How could he withstand such a huge demand from his brothers and sisters?
In desperation, Li Qiangguo had no choice but to politely refuse, but the result was obvious. His brothers and sisters who were accustomed to asking for help must have had objections when they saw his refusal, and they made up all kinds of weird words, which made his father-in-law Li Qiangguo very uncomfortable and angry.
, the relationship between the family gradually became tense.
Until eleven years ago, Li Qiangguo's parents were admitted to the hospital for observation due to their old age. His elder brothers and sisters at home were indifferent to this. Not only did they not often accompany and take care of the two elders, but they also avoided mentioning their medical expenses. In the end, they could only
Li Qiangguo's family is solely responsible for taking care of the two elders' daily diet and all medical expenses.
After the two elders died and went to bed, Li Qiangguo, who looked away, left his hometown with his family and settled in Weilan City. He never set foot in his hometown for the next ten years.
Although Li Qiangguo has never mentioned this matter in these years, including Jiang Bei, who later joined the big family, he occasionally heard some past events from Li Youqing's mouth, and knew that his father-in-law still cared about it, so he basically celebrated the New Year every year
No one will take the initiative to bring up the idea of returning to their hometown to celebrate the New Year.
Speaking of which, I wonder if my father-in-law has ever thought about returning to his hometown after ten years.
As I was thinking, the car had already driven into the Wutongshan villa area. The security guard at the door was still the same as last year. One year later, my career was still at the same pace.
After being released, the car drove into the residential area of my father-in-law's house on a familiar road. Unexpectedly, I found two cars parked outside the yard. Judging from the license plates, they seemed to have out-of-town license plates.
"Huh? It seems like there are guests at my uncle's and aunt's house today!" The gambling king had a keen eye, opened the window and looked towards the house, and found that the door was full of shoes, of all styles.
"The license plate is from our hometown." Li Youqing frowned and got out of the car, looking at the two dusty cars parked aside.
"Is it a relative coming from your hometown?"
Jiang Bei got out of the car, opened the trunk, took out the gifts prepared for his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and asked curiously.
"No relatives should know that our family lives here." Li Youqing shook his head and walked into the yard full of doubts.
"Brother, although I don't know what's going on, I have a keen sense of smell and smell an unusual smell." Liangliang held two bottles of white wine, walked to her brother's side and said in a low voice.
"It's good to be unusual. It would be even better if someone could help attract your Uncle Li's firepower." Jiang Bei followed behind with the gift, feeling a little excited in his heart.
What a perversion.
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The reality is as Jiangbei guessed, relatives from his father-in-law Li Qiang's country really came to visit.
The eldest sister and third brother who have not seen each other for ten years came to visit with their respective families to pay their respects!
There was an atmosphere of embarrassment in the living room.
The eldest sister, Li Xuemei, is an acquaintance. She sat on the sofa and played the emotional card with Li Qiangguo in a loud voice.
The third brother Li Qiangjun and the eldest sister's husband Zhao Jianchun stayed with them, and from time to time they would chime in with a smile on their face.
The third brother's wife, Tian Lifang, was following her mother-in-law Wen Xiu'e in the kitchen, obviously planning to have New Year's Eve dinner here.
Apart from the older generation, there are also two girls.
One is the eldest sister's youngest daughter, and the other is the third brother's youngest daughter. They look older than my wife.
"Oh, this is a young girl! The yellow-haired little girl we haven't seen for ten years is now so lively and graceful. Come here and let Auntie take a look."
When the Jiangbei family walked into the living room, everyone naturally noticed them. The eldest sister Li Xuemei was stunned for a moment and then immediately smiled and extended her hand to greet Li Youqing.
This has to mention Li Xuemei's sharp eyesight, she can tell who is a member of the Li family at a glance.
Thinking of this, Jiang Bei glanced at the gambling king who was sitting on the ground without any image, taking off his boots.
Hmm...
That is true and cannot be admitted.
Li Youqing's appearance became the subject of everyone's discussion. Whether it was the eldest sister, the third brother, the eldest sister's husband, or even the third brother's wife, they couldn't help but run out of the kitchen to praise Youyou's beauty.
Of course, when talking about Li Youqing, it is natural to talk about her husband Jiangbei, so the old man soon fell into the family feud. (At this time, the gambling king was still taking off his shoes...)
It's just that this parent was not very happy during the short chat.
"Oh! Our ugly duckling actually grew up into a white swan. After all, it is the mountains and rivers in the city that support people!"
"Are you my young husband? What's your name? What industry do you work in?"
"It's okay to be unemployed. We, Youyou, are now big stars. Jiangbei, you can't hold Youyou back!"
The eldest sister, Li Xuemei, was really difficult to deal with. She acted in a one-man show by herself, complaining about Jiang Bei and Li Youqing in different ways.
Fortunately, this woman is not the biological mother of a young child, otherwise there would be more things to do.
Seeing that his wife had no intention of replying, Jiang Bei decided to just let her go. He picked up the teapot and started making tea, then filled it with his father-in-law.
"Dad, drink tea."
Li Qiangguo squinted at the teacup, took it and took a sip without saying a word, without speaking to him, looking like a arrogant little daughter-in-law.
This made Jiang Bei couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he was worthy of his arrogant young father, even his arrogant demeanor was exactly the same.
"Jiangbei, why don't you just pour tea for fifth brother? Where are we aunts and uncles? Young people must be polite."
The eldest sister Li Xuemei started to push her hard again. Li Youqing next to her frowned and was about to retort. Suddenly there was a "whoosh~" and a riding boot hit Li Xuemei's face directly, making a "snap" sound.
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"Who!"
Li Xuemei was furious and turned to look in the direction where the shoes were flying.
Liangliang just got up from the ground, still holding two bottles of liquor in her arms. Seeing everyone looking at her, Du Wang lowered his head innocently and said in a low voice: "If I say that this shoe has its own ideas, you guys
Believe it..."
"..."
When she met the gambling king of Ancheng, Li Xuemei was destined to be in vain.
Jiangbei naturally turned towards his sister.
Father-in-law Li Qiangguo's unwillingness to go back for ten years is enough to show how disappointed he is with these brothers and sisters, and how can he speak for her.
In addition, Liangliang is an outsider, so moral rules and regulations are of no use to her.
As for wanting to be serious?
I guess the eldest sister and the third brother's family together wouldn't be enough.
However, after receiving an inexplicable blow, Li Xuemei finally stopped talking for a while and hid aside to sulk.
The third brother Li Qiangjun and his husband Zhao Jianchun began to take over the topic, chatting with Li Qiangguo all the time.
Li Youqing couldn't stand this awkward atmosphere, so he politely found an excuse and got up and went back to the house, taking Jiang Bei away with him. As a result, Liang Liang followed behind and tried to get in after doing something wrong, but was slapped by Jiang Bei.
Push out the door.
"Bang~"
Watching the door of the room close, the gambling king was full of resentment and whispered: "Killing Jiang Xiaobei, ruthless and unjust Li Youqing, criticize: xxxx!"
How could Jiangbei hear her, and even if he heard her, he wouldn't be able to let her in.
How could a third party sneak into the couple's private space?
"Beibei, don't take what my aunt just said to heart."
Li Youqing still cared about what he said just now, and immediately took the initiative to comfort him.
Jiang Bei shook his head indifferently and replied: "I don't care about that, but it seems that they came here to ask for something."
"What else can I ask for, it's just a loan." Li Youqing's words were a little helpless. After all, he still knew a little about the virtues of his relatives.
"That's not necessarily the case." Jiang Bei thought of the two big families in the living room, including juniors. If they were just borrowing money, why would they need so many people?
"No matter what they ask for, you must try your best to stand up and speak for dad when the time comes. After all, I am a girl, and it is not convenient for me to say many things." Li Youqing asked seriously.
"Isn't this bad? This is your family's business." The old man was a little embarrassed.
When Xiao Nizi heard this, she was immediately unhappy. She stared at him and said, "You are my husband and the backbone of our family. Why is it so bad?!"
He was very happy to hear this, and the old man nodded happily.
"Silly and silly."
Seeing his appearance, Li Youqing said angrily, walked to the edge of the bed, took off his slippers, got into bed and leaned against the bedside, took out his phone and scrolled through Weibo.
How could Jiang Bei miss this opportunity? He immediately ran to the other side and put his slippers on the bed, rubbing himself against his wife as hard as he could.
Li Youqing glanced at it without saying anything and continued playing on his phone.
After all, time is the best weapon to enhance a relationship. After two full years of marriage, the young couple has been able to accept such intimate actions, and basically only the last step remains to be completed.
Of course, the old man believed that the time for the last step was almost ripe, so he had recently been trying to find a suitable time to give it a try.
"I remembered something. A few days ago, Yinyin suddenly told me that she was resigning as the president of the fan support club. I heard some fans said that she seemed to have fallen out of love. Do you think the person she was dating was Wutongshu?
That guy?" Li Youqing suddenly put down the phone, grabbed the big hand on his stomach and asked doubtfully.
The guy under the sycamore tree?
Is it cool?
"They are not from the same world, so they must not be able to get together." Jiang Bei thought for a while and said tactfully.
Not to mention that Liangliang is a woman, even if she is a man, how can an ordinary chore be worthy of Lin Yinyin who drives a sports car?
In modern society, we still pay attention to a well-matched family.
The story of a rich girl falling in love with a poor boy only happens in fairy tales.
"You are just too realistic. When I married you, I didn't expect to be a good match for you, right?" The simple Li Youqing couldn't bear to hear such words and retorted dissatisfied.
OK.
Everything my wife says is right.
Let's just keep going deeper.
"In a few days, I want to invite Yinyin to my house for a meal to comfort her. What do you think?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Li Youqing thought for a while and asked again.
"No problem." Jiangbei agreed, but his actions have not stopped and he will soon break through the defense line.
Just then, there was a knock on the door outside.
"Dong dong dong~"
"Brother, sister-in-law, are out for dinner."
"It's time to eat, you stinky scoundrel!" Li Youqing took out his troublesome hand, quickly jumped out of bed, tidied his clothes, and hurried outside.
The old man felt a little regretful, got up from the bed and followed him out of the room.
Passing by the door, Liangliang followed behind and reminded in a low voice: "Brother, the latest information. The reason why these two relatives came here during the Chinese New Year is because they both want their daughters to enter the entertainment industry and become a star."