My 1978 Hotel

While Li Feng was teasing Li Jingjing, Li Liang's post on WeChat Moments had received over ten likes. Some friends and relatives who usually didn't show up came out to like it.

Of course, there were a few people who left messages, saying some congratulations, but those don’t count.

There were also people who called directly. Wang Cheng, the second cousin from my second aunt's family, called me first. This guy was tinkering with his barbecue stall at home today. He was browsing his circle of friends and saw that his third cousin from my eldest aunt's family posted a photo of a luxury car.

My cousin bought it. This guy must be kidding. A car worth over two million yuan. He immediately called me via video to confirm it.

"Third brother, did the eldest brother really buy a Maybach?"

Wang Cheng drives a Volkswagen Golf, but secretly dreams of driving a Mercedes-Benz. Just two months into his part-time job, he's already back home, setting up a barbecue stall. He's heard from someone that barbecue is a great way to make money in the summer, so he's invested tens of thousands of yuan and is ready to go all out.

He never thought that just as his Mercedes-Benz dream was about to begin, his eldest cousin from his aunt's family drove back a Maybach worth more than two million yuan, and this guy enjoyed it.

"Yeah, my brother's car broke down earlier, so he bought a new one."

Li Liang switched his phone camera to the GLC480, which was quite long. "Quick, take a picture of the rear. It's beautiful. Amazing! Over two million. What did the boss do? Did he get rich?"

"Haha, okay."

Li Liang smiled and touched the car body. "I just got in and sat for a while. It was quite comfortable."

"How can I be uncomfortable? It's a luxury car worth over two million."

Wang Cheng was truly thrilled. He couldn't just stare at the car; he wanted to fly over right away. "I'll go take a look later. I've never been in a luxury car of this level before."

"Aren't you busy?"

"It's just a waste of time. It's okay to waste a day or two." Wang Cheng's mouth was watering as he spoke. "It's really beautiful. It must be nice to touch it."

"this……."

"You're kidding," Li Liang thought. "I can't let you drive a new car worth over two million yuan for fun." He knew Wang Cheng's driving habits, and how he liked to drive fast. His Golf had been bumped and banged around quite a bit. "I'll tell my brother later not to let this kid drive."

Given Wang Cheng's personality, I'm afraid he would really dare to do it. If something gets bumped or scratched, it would be difficult to explain. If he doesn't say anything, it will cost a lot of money to bump into such an expensive car. But if he tells his relatives, he might lose face.

Seeing Wang Cheng hang up before he could finish his words, Li Liang had no choice but to tell Li Fuan, just in case. "You, what are you showing off? Okay, I get it. Come on, I'll tell him, open it and just take a look."

Li Fuan glared at his third son. Don't talk about him. He wanted to go to the farm and chat with everyone, talking about the car his son was driving. This guy's rural life was already quite boring, especially when he got older. He usually talked about his own children. Although Li Feng was a good person before, he was not at the level of driving a luxury car.

At most, I can talk about my daughter-in-law. She has a good job, a salary, a pension, and she doesn't have to pay for medical treatment. My son has opened several stores and makes a lot of money a year. There's not much else I can say. Now he's doing well and drives a car worth more than two million yuan.

If this guy said he was going, they would be shocked. From now on, who would be able to talk about it and show off in front of him?

"Then Dad, why don't you tell your brother."

Li Liang was still worried that Li Feng would be embarrassed when the time came.

"What's the matter?"

Li Feng got out of the car holding Li Jingjing and just heard Li Liang say that he had something to tell him.

"Yes, Chengcheng, come and see."

"Chengcheng, he's here?"

Li Feng muttered, this kid usually doesn't do any serious work. He goes out to work for three or two months and then comes home, tinkering with this and that. He doesn't make any money at the end of the year, and it's good enough if he doesn't lose tens of thousands.

"I'm afraid it's already on the way."

"Just come."

"He came here to look at the car."

"Just watch."

Li Feng said with a smile, "The car is already back, why not show it to others?"

"You know Chengcheng, he's always so careless. If he wants to borrow your car, don't agree." Li Fuan was worried that Li Feng wouldn't care. "You don't know, he crashed his car a few days ago. The door was even crooked. He drove too hard."

"Dad, don't worry."

Li Feng said with a smile. "I'll just ignore it when the time comes." What a joke, he wasn't worried about Li Liang driving, he drove steadily. Wang Cheng was joking, Li Feng had once ridden in his car and was almost scared to death.

He drives too hard, and it's flying in any crappy place. It would be strange if he didn't crash. Li Feng would not hand over the new car to him. That's not a joke. What if he really crashed or hit something? Li Feng rarely lends out cars.

There was no other way unless he was forced to do so. Fortunately, he drove steadily and didn't act recklessly like Wang Cheng. As he was talking, Li Liang's phone rang again. This time it was Shao Wentao from his third aunt's family.

"Third brother."

Saomao was riding his electric scooter at lightning speed. "Hey, come over here later and check out the scooter."

"Well, since Damao bought such a nice car, I must come. Remember to tell my uncle to cook more dishes."

Saomao's words made Li Liang speechless and rolled his eyes. This cousin was not very reliable and even a little silly. Li Liang really had no idea what to do with him. Fortunately, he had been trying to get a driver's license for three or four years and still hadn't failed.

There was no need to worry about that, as he was borrowing the car. However, when he thought about this idiot who wanted to eat and drink coming over, Li Liang grinned. "Okay, I get it. Slow down. Don't ride a bike while talking on the phone. It's dangerous."

"fine……."

"It's okay, hang up now."

Li Liang was speechless. Originally, the boss hadn't planned to hold a wedding banquet when he bought the car, but now this guy showed up. He had just hung up on Saomao, and now he was here again. Li Liang looked at the displayed names and realized that they were all there.

"Matsuko, are you in the Magic City?"

"Just got off work."

Zuo Song wore his chef's hat askew. "Third brother, my eldest brother bought a car. I think it's a nice one."

Of course not, how could a Mercedes-Benz not look good? Fortunately, Zuo Song didn't have time to come back now, so he could only sigh a few words, saying that the boss had made a fortune, and said that he would visit the boss when he had time. This guy would not say such things normally.

After all, this guy is doing pretty well now, contracting several windows at several universities in Shanghai, making hundreds of thousands of yuan a year. Now he looks down on his aunt's family, that is, Li Feng's family. But who would have thought that Li Feng actually bought a car worth over 2 million yuan? He just checked it secretly and was shocked.

Boss, you have made a fortune, otherwise how could you buy a car worth two million? I called you specifically to keep in touch with you, so that it will be easier to talk to you if you encounter business difficulties in the future.

"These are one by one."

Li Liang knew very well that Zuo Song usually didn't come over during the Chinese New Year. Except for calling to borrow money a few years ago, he rarely called in recent years.

"Who is there?"

"Zuo Song."

"How can he have time to make a phone call?"

Li Fuan doesn't like Zuo Song very much. To put it simply, he's too slick.

"I saw the circle of friends I posted."

Li Liang never thought that a post on WeChat Moments would attract so many people.

Good guy, not to mention Wang Cheng and Saomao, one wants to drive, the other wants to eat, and now Zuo Song is probably looking for a loan or something. As expected, it's a luxury car. Usually, there are only one or two likes on his Moments, but sometimes there are five or six.

Wow, now there are almost 25 of them. I have received quite a few messages, and many people are surprised. Some of them even speak a little differently than usual. Even some relatives who I don’t usually contact have liked my messages and sent hungry smiley faces.

There were also some old classmates who usually didn't like the posts, but they all showed up this time. Li Liang thought to himself, these people are really realistic. But think about it, these days, if you have no value, no one will care about you.

"correct."

Li Feng asked Li Yi to take Li Jingjing out to play. "How many children are there, Maomao?"

Why haven’t I seen the three little kids from the second son’s family? They’ve been here for such a while, and there are firecrackers and people around, but I haven’t seen the three kids come out.

"I went to Xili's mother's place."

The second son, Li Cong, and his wife have been divorcing for almost ten years. The last time Li Feng saw Li Cong's wife was eight years ago when his grandmother passed away. "How is it?" "It's still the same as before."

When Li Liang talked about this, he didn't know what to say. Li Cong's explanation was unclear. They had no idea whether they were divorced or not, but he hadn't been home for so many years, so he was probably not far from home.

"How long have the children been gone?"

"Almost a week."

Li Feng groaned. Han Zhaoxia had bought clothes and shoes for the children, but she hadn't been home. "How's the second child doing at work?"

"I'm not going to work with Zuo Song anymore."

Li Cong is a chef. He started out working for his cousin Zuo Song, but Zuo Song's family was a bit stingy, which led to some conflicts. Now he works at the senior center on his own. "Last time, I said I wanted to contract the window. How's it going? If you need any money, I'll give you some upfront."

"Let's just forget about this. It's not easy to deal with the Magic City."

Zuo Song was because his aunt had been there for more than 20 years, and his uncle-in-law was a local. Even though he had been cheated several times, it was not easy for Li Cong to contract the canteen window.

"When the time comes, I'll follow my friends and say hello."

It seems that Qin Yue’s grandfather was a leader at Shanghai Jiao Tong University for a period of time, so maybe he can help ask.

"I'm afraid he won't have time to come back until the New Year."

"There's no rush."

Li Feng thought that he could talk about it after the New Year. There was no rush. After all, he needed to find out first, so as not to be left with nothing. While the two brothers were talking, Li Fuan waved.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

"The secretary will be here soon."

Li Fuan was quite surprised to receive a call from the secretary. The village secretary never called him normally. He really didn't know why he suddenly called him today. Could it be because of the boss buying a car? Did someone tell him?

"secretary?"

Li Feng left home when he was in high school, then went to college, and later came to Chicheng. After so many years, he has forgotten what the secretary looks like.

"Who is the current secretary?"

"Chen Cheng."

"Why does the name Chen Cheng sound so familiar?"

Li Feng muttered, this name looks so familiar, no, the secretary has been replaced?
"You forgot that you and he were classmates."

"His father quit?"

"Of course, it was the young secretary who did it a few years ago."

"It's true that three generations of this family are all village secretaries." Li Feng muttered. The position of village secretary was monopolized by his family.

"What's he here for?"

"No, I just said I heard you were back and came to see me."

Well, it was probably about the car. Li Feng didn't expect that he just drove back a luxury car and caused such a big commotion. Not to mention his relatives and friends, they all rushed over when it was almost dark.

Not to mention that, even the village secretary is coming over. He said he came back to see me. I really am not familiar with him. We were classmates for only one or two years and we haven't spoken a few words.

"I'm afraid there won't be enough food to eat now." Li Liang muttered.

That's right, Li Feng thought to himself, Wang Cheng, Saomao and others will come over soon. Once the secretary comes, he will definitely find a few people to accompany him. Then there is the team leader and the so-called lackeys who usually run errands. This guy may not even be enough for one table.

"I should have changed the car earlier."

Li Feng joked, "If the car is too good, it will easily cause unnecessary trouble."

While the three of them were talking, the team leader and a village committee official who usually handled team affairs came over. Li Fuan had no choice but to greet them. Li Feng and Li Liang stood up and called them uncles. There was no other way. Everyone in Li Village had the same surname, and there was basically no five generations of mourning.

The secretary belongs to another village. Their village is quite big, with about five or six villages, the farthest of which is three or five miles away. The whole village has about 5,000 people, which is considered a big village. In fact, the secretary's family can probably afford a luxury car.

I just don’t dare to buy it normally, so I have to pay attention to the impact.

"Uncle San, sit down."

"Da Mao, how many days will you stay this time?"

"About three to five days. I have things to do at home."

He had originally planned to stay a few days longer, but seeing the situation, Li Feng decided to stay a few days shorter. Besides, he had a lot of things to do. The Time and Space Hotel needed to expand and attract more tourists. Remember, it still needed 993 new tourists to upgrade.

This kind of people must be newcomers, and the old ones are not popular. There is no way. Li Feng plans to organize a few summer tour groups. Children usually have some minor problems such as not liking to eat or being obese. As for not liking to study, Li Feng is afraid that he can't help.

"Hey, why are there so many people?"

Han Chaoxia was helping Zuo Chuanlan pick and cut vegetables, and she didn't notice that so many guests had come to her house in a short time, and it seemed that these people had no intention of leaving.

"The secretary is here."

"Oh."

Han Zhaoxia wasn't interested in the secretary; she was simply puzzled. Why was he here so late, at dinnertime? He had no sense at all. Chen Cheng had brought a few bottles of fine wine, so it was hard to turn him away. Besides, whenever he opened his mouth, he'd talk about old classmates, and when he closed his mouth, he'd talk about how things were back then.

Li Feng was a little speechless. They didn't have much interaction back then. Although they were classmates, Li Feng had good grades, but this guy had average grades and could only go home to inherit the ancestral position of village secretary.

"drink wine."

After a while, they were served with wine. Fortunately, Li Feng could drink quite well.

"Old classmate, hello, I, the secretary, came here this time to ask you for something."

"Oh, you said, if I can do it, I will definitely try my best."

Of course I can't do that, so don't blame me. Chen Cheng's words hinted at trying to get Li Feng to come back and invest. "There's a chance." Just kidding. Lixin Village is a plain village. What's there to invest in? Farming.

There are no tourism resources at all. Besides, Li Feng only has a little money now, and he is not engaged in industry. What should he invest in? Should he follow the pig farm, board factory, furniture factory, or chicken farm in front?

Just kidding, Li Feng could handle a few of them, but Chen Cheng came over and helped Li Feng block some people. Even Wang Cheng and Saomao behaved a lot more when they learned that the village secretary was coming.

"invest?"

Li Feng had just sent Chen Cheng away when he received a message from Wu Tong on his phone. Wu Tong's father was planning to invest in a B&B in Xiangshan. "Invest in a B&B?"

"Yes."

Wu Tong replied. "An initial investment of 50 million, for a 10% stake. Is that okay with you?"

"How much to invest?"

Are you kidding? 50 million, are you crazy? And he owns 10% of the shares. My small B&B is not worth even 5 million, let alone 50 million. No, Li Feng slapped his forehead and felt that he was being too modest.

"what happened?"

"Did you drink too much?"

Han Zhaoxia saw Li Feng slap his forehead and quickly came over with a towel. "It's okay, Zhaoxia, let me ask you something. If you had 50 million, would you invest in my B&B, and only take 10% of the shares?"

"Ah, what are you talking about when you're drunk?"

Han Chaoxia patted Li Feng on the shoulder and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I put 50 million in the bank and earn interest. Why invest it in your B&B? And what about 100% shares? Unless you meet a fool, I'm afraid even a fool wouldn't do that."

"Look for yourself." (End of this chapter)