Xu's father used to farm in his hometown, but now that he's come to the city, he gets restless and itchy if he doesn't do something.

There were some flowers and plants in the yard. After Cheng Shoufu saw them, he went around helping him find some strange and unusual flowers and plants. He didn't know how much they cost. Every time he asked, Cheng Shoufu said they weren't worth much.

However, one time when he went to the flower market, he saw the Japanese black pine bonsai that Cheng had given him before, which was worth more than 100,000 yuan. But the quality was far inferior to the one Cheng had given him. Xu's father immediately called Cheng and asked him how much it cost, saying that such an expensive gift should not be accepted.

But no matter what Cheng said, he refused to accept it. Later, he directly called General Manager Xu Wu his great benefactor. If it was a matter of "benefactor," then he didn't say anything. It was mainly because Xu's father didn't understand those business matters.

Cheng, the richest man, said, "Don't even mention this little bit of money. Even if it were ten times or a hundred times more, it would be fair." He also said that it was because of Ms. Xu that his wealth had doubled. This terrified Mr. Xu. A richest man's assets doubling was simply unbelievable, especially since the man claimed it was all thanks to his daughter's support.

Did they offer some support? Xu's father knew that Cheng, the richest man, probably didn't even rank in his daughter's eyes. During the Spring Festival, when Cheng came to pay his respects, he spoke cautiously and timidly to his daughter.

Over time, she got used to it. It was mainly because Xu's father once called his daughter about it, and Xu Wu said, "It's okay, let him give it to me if he wants."

Crape myrtle is also known as "Hundred Days Red" and "Emperor Tree", and a hundred-year-old crape myrtle is a garden treasure.

Not only did Cheng, the richest man, send flowers, but he also planted them himself. He even brought his own equipment with him, wearing a pair of rubber shoes.

"How could I possibly accept this?" Mr. Xu looked extremely apologetic. It was one thing for the richest man in the country to send such precious flowers and plants, but to plant them himself was another matter entirely. Mr. Xu knew that even his own family probably wouldn't be able to do this kind of work, as evidenced by his clumsy movements.

Buzz—The phone rang for Mr. Xu.

It was my second uncle calling. He's already in Qingyun County and is now on his way to Jindi Huafu. Mr. Xu was a little excited and said to Mr. Cheng, "Mr. Cheng, don't bother. I'll find a florist to take care of things later. My brother's family is here today. I'm going to pick them up now. Why don't you stay for dinner tonight and have a couple of drinks together?"

"Okay, okay, I'll be bothering you then," said Cheng, the richest man, eager to have more contact with the Xu family.

Mr. Xu was in a hurry to go out and pick up his younger brother. It wasn't the first time that Mr. Cheng had come to their house. After saying hello, he headed straight for the entrance of the residential area.

"Xu Xin, look at how much Qingyun County has changed in the past few years."

This time, the son-in-law Zhou Dawei will be driving, and the second uncle will be sitting in the back seat, looking out the window at the dramatic changes that have taken place in his hometown county over the past few years.

Xu Xin nodded, "This area where my uncle's family lives was a wasteland a few years ago, but now it has been developed into a new town. The environment is quite nice. I wonder how big an apartment my uncle's family bought."

Uncle laughed, "Awu rarely comes back. It's just your uncle and aunt living here, so it's definitely not a big house. Besides, your cousin works, how much money can she afford? Why would she buy a big house?"

"That's true. But Dad, I think I should buy a bigger house this time. In the future, you and Mom will live with us, and with the kids in the family, we probably won't have enough room if it's not at least 150 square meters."

Then my aunt sighed, "It's not easy to earn money these past few years, and it's all gone to the house."

"What are you afraid of? Money can be earned back. Besides, didn't we exchange it for a house?" Uncle glared at Aunt, and Aunt fell silent.

"Now there are more luxury cars in the county town, BBA cars are everywhere, and there are also more new energy vehicles."

Xu Xin laughed and said, "When we get back, I'll take my uncle and aunt for a ride in the Audi, so they can enjoy it too."

My second uncle smiled without saying a word, but his eyes gleamed, as if he had returned to his youthful, spirited days. "To return home in glory is like wearing fine clothes in the dark"—only now do I truly understand this.

"Big brother, I'm back! I'm back in style! My wealth, Xu Lao Er's, should be among the top in our town, right?"
Their run-down town was quite poor; most families with assets exceeding a million had moved away, leaving very few who were wealthier than him. Mainly, it was because of the big boss he'd recently met; he'd made a considerable amount of money from him, and he was even confident that his assets would reach 500 million by the end of the year.

Five million is a lot of money. My second uncle would be laughing in his sleep every night. He's never seen so much money before. Although the money is now in his son's hands, it's still the Xu family's money.

"Wow—this Jindi Huafu looks pretty good!" Xu Xin exclaimed in surprise as they arrived at the outer perimeter of Jindi Huafu. She had assumed her uncle's family had bought a resettlement house or something like that.

Uncle Er also said in surprise, "It's quite nice, there's even a villa area. This is a high-end residential area. It seems your cousin earns a lot of money at her job. I forgot to ask her what she does last time."

Zhou Dawei laughed and said, "You only asked her if she needed money, and you were going to transfer 20,000 yuan to her. You already assumed she didn't have enough money, so you didn't even think to ask her where she works."

Second Aunt said, "He's got a bit of money and doesn't even know his own surname anymore. Maybe Ah Wu earns more than him."

Xu Xin said, "That's a bit of an exaggeration. How much money can you earn working? What we've earned in these past few months is more than many workers earn in their entire lives."

My second aunt didn't argue further; clearly, she thought the same thing.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the Jindi Huafu residential complex, Xu Xin pointed ahead and said, "Isn't that my uncle wearing a polo shirt? He looks even younger than he did a few years ago. He's dressed quite well."

When my second uncle was young, he was dashing and cared a lot about his clothes, while Xu Wu's father was not so particular. But now that my second uncle has returned home in style, he is naturally wearing a newly bought "French Lacoste" polo shirt.

But his older brother's clothes seemed much more upscale than his own, and he paused, momentarily forgetting to call out. He naturally didn't know that Xu's father's clothes were all sent back by Xu Wu; they used to be custom-made, but now that Chen Xiao had the "Starry Night" luxury brand, they'd all switched to that. Each garment started at over ten thousand yuan, so of course they looked extraordinary.

"Are you two crazy? Your older brother was looking around for us, and you didn't even say hello?"

Auntie's reminder brought Uncle back to his senses, and he quickly got out of the car. "Big Brother~!"

"Second!"

The second uncle blushed. What was the eldest brother calling out like that? Everyone around was looking at them. Was this way of addressing him inappropriate? But they knew that he was used to calling him that back in his hometown and wouldn't be able to change it so easily.

"Uncle!" "Uncle!" "Big Brother!"

This was the first time Xu's father had met Zhou Dawei, and he knew that Zhou was Xu Li's fiancé.

"Let's go home. We've already prepared a meal. You must be tired from your journey. Let's go back and eat first."

Uncle checked the time. "Eldest brother, we've been drinking tonight, so we won't be going back to our hometown. How about I book a hotel for you first, so we don't run out of rooms if it gets too late?"

Mr. Xu shook his head. “Now that you’re back, stay at home. Why stay in a hotel? There are no outsiders here. Besides, there’s enough room at home.”

Is there enough room? Uncle Er exchanged glances with Xu Xin and Zhou Dawei, the same image flashing through their minds. A cramped space in the small room, and another cramped space on the living room sofa.

"Boss, there's no need for that. We're not short of money right now. Ah Wu is all grown up. We can't take over her room, and it's not very convenient for her to sleep in the living room."

Mr. Xu was stunned. Sleeping in the living room? Why in the living room? And how could he let outsiders into A-Wu's room? Then he realized he was stuck in a fixed mindset. But he couldn't blame his younger brother; the changes in their family were quite significant, things most people wouldn't even dare to imagine.

"Let's go home first." Once we got home, there was no need for explanation.

Seeing that the eldest son insisted, the second uncle had no choice but to call him to get in the car and drive into the residential area together. Mr. Xu was quite a celebrity in this neighborhood; everyone knew the old man lived a comfortable life, but no one knew what he did for a living. Although he was called an "old man," he was actually only in his fifties, dressed fashionably, and looked like a middle-aged man. Someone like that who didn't need to work and didn't lack money—wasn't he living the life many people envied?
"Hey boss, your house is still in the back?" They had already walked through the high-rise area, but they still hadn't arrived.

"Yes, at the next intersection, turn left and it's the first building."

As he spoke, Zhou Dawei's car had already turned the corner. When he saw the first building, he instinctively exclaimed, "Uncle, you must be mistaken. This is a villa area."

Mr. Xu said, "That's right, it's the villa area. We're here, let's drive the car into the garage."

The second uncle was instantly petrified. No way, the eldest brother bought a villa? The honest, hardworking eldest brother, who can't even earn 3 yuan a year, bought a villa?

"Pinch me." "Ah—are you out of your mind? I told you to pinch me, why are you pinching me so hard?" Uncle glared at Aunt, almost twisting his own flesh off. He didn't know that Aunt also wanted to see if this was a dream.

It turned out this wasn't a dream. Zhou Dawei drove his car into the garage and saw the Junxing M7 parked next to him.

Goodness gracious! "Uncle, this car isn't cheap; the top-of-the-line model costs over 35 yuan."

The second uncle looked at the eldest son. He already lived in a villa and had a car worth over 30 yuan, which was normal. It seemed that the eldest son was doing better than him.

"Eldest brother, this house was bought by A-Wu—?" Xu's father led them into the yard, grunting as he said, "It was all bought by A-Wu. You know what kind of ability your sister-in-law and I have."

The second uncle gasped. No wonder she lent him 6000 yuan like it was nothing. It seems his niece is doing quite well in Jiangzhou. This villa costs at least 400 million yuan, and you can't get it without a down payment of 100 million yuan. Plus, there are stable monthly mortgage payments. Her income not only needs to be high, but also stable.

The group entered the courtyard, where flowers and plants were planted. An "old gardener" was planting a crape myrtle. The second uncle didn't know much about them and didn't know that one plant cost hundreds of thousands of yuan. But he was very shocked that the eldest son's family had hired a gardener to take care of the flowers and plants. This was too extravagant. Wasn't it a waste of money?

Thinking of this, and seeing that the gardener was still clumsy, he said to Xu's father with dissatisfaction, "Eldest son, where did you find this gardener? He's so unprofessional."

When Cheng, the richest man, saw the group of people coming in, he was about to greet them when he heard his second uncle's comments. He was immediately embarrassed. He was a professional at being the richest man, but he was indeed a bit of an amateur at being a gardener.

Mr. Xu was about to make the introduction, but his second uncle beat him to it. Upon hearing this, he quickly called out, "Mr. Cheng, come and rest, wash your hands, we're going to eat."

He introduced, "This is my younger brother's family: his wife, son, and son-in-law." "Second brother, this is Cheng, the richest man, not the gardener. Don't call him that."

The second uncle then realized his misunderstanding. It turned out to be a friend of the eldest brother, but he had assumed "Cheng the Richest Man" was a name—something like Cheng Shoufu. He hadn't dared to imagine it was the same Cheng the Richest Man from Qingyun County. If he were the richest man, would he be working for the eldest brother? Wouldn't that be defying the Heavenly Gang?
He quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, Brother Cheng, it was a misunderstanding. Let's have a couple more drinks later, and I'll make amends."

"You're too kind, Second Boss."

Second Uncle immediately took a liking to Cheng, the richest man. This guy had a good eye; he could tell at a glance that he was a boss. Then, looking at Xu Xin carrying the wine, he pointed to the wine box and said, "Brother Cheng, we hit it off right away! We must have a couple more drinks tonight. This is good wine; it won't give you a headache."

Cheng Shoufu raised an eyebrow after glancing at the Luzhou Laojiao liquor that Xu Xin was holding. "Can I say that the cheapest liquor in my house is Moutai Feitian?"

Father Xu didn't say anything, but he was worried about what kind of wine to drink later, and whether taking out the wine from home would hurt his second brother's pride.

Upon entering the living room, the second uncle's family suddenly felt a little awkward; their eldest brother's house was decorated far too luxuriously. Father Xu invited them to sit down, but the second uncle said he needed to greet his sister-in-law and headed straight for the kitchen.

Mr. Xu said, "Your sister-in-law is upstairs tidying up A-Wu's room. A-Wu will be back tomorrow."

Cheng, the richest man standing to the side, felt a tremor in his heart and his eyes flashed with a sharp light. President Xu would be back tomorrow, so this trip today was worthwhile. If he could meet President Xu and she could give him a little support, his business could take another step forward.

Uncle laughed and said, "How could that be? She's clearly in the kitchen." He walked closer to the kitchen and heard some noises inside, assuming it was his sister-in-law.

She added, "I know A-Wu is back. This time she brought her boyfriend back with her. That's a big deal."

Cheng, the richest man, felt his legs go weak. My god, CEO Xu's boyfriend! CEO Xu brought her boyfriend home? What kind of amazing person is the boyfriend of the CEO of Junxiao Group? If he could befriend him, he was destined to take off.

The second uncle came to the kitchen and was dumbfounded when he entered. It wasn't his sister-in-law who was busy inside; it was his eldest brother openly keeping a mistress? Wasn't that a bit too audacious?

Mr. Xu had already called out, "I told you your sister-in-law is upstairs, and the housekeeper is cooking in the kitchen."

The second uncle wiped the sweat from his brow. Thank goodness he wasn't raising a younger sibling; otherwise, he wouldn't know whether to criticize or envy his eldest son. Then he thought about how extravagant his eldest son was these days, even hiring a housekeeper. Just how much money did Ah Wu earn?

He casually saw the aunt cleaning the refrigerator door seal. He was about to turn back, but he accidentally smelled a strong aroma of alcohol as she cleaned the seal. He couldn't help but sniff it, and then looked in the direction from which the smell was coming. His eyes widened immediately.

Holy crap, what did he see? That auntie was using Moutai liquor and white vinegar to clean the refrigerator seal! Where did she hire such a wasteful auntie? It's not easy for my brother to have Moutai, right? She must have bought some after Ah Wu came back, and she's using it to wipe the refrigerator seal.

He rushed forward and snatched the Moutai liquor, startling the aunt. She guessed that the middle-aged man, who looked somewhat like Xu's father, must be the second master.

The second uncle took a sniff, and the last shred of hope in his heart vanished. He had initially thought it was some other liquor packaged in Moutai, specifically used to clean the refrigerator seal, but after smelling it, he could confirm that it was indeed Moutai, the real deal.

"Hey lady, you're using this to clean the refrigerator? Do you know how much this liquor costs?"

This aunt had worked for Cheng, the richest man, for over ten years. How could she not know that this was Feitian Moutai? She nodded immediately and said, "I recognize it. Feitian Moutai, it costs nearly 2000 yuan a bottle."

Uncle Er almost fainted. He took a deep breath and said, "You know this wine is so expensive, and you use it to wipe the refrigerator. Sister, even though this belongs to the family, we have to consider the family's interests when we're at work."

The aunt instantly understood what he meant, and explained in a low voice with a wronged expression, "This is what the master instructed us to use. He said that no one drinks this wine anymore, and there are no other wines at home, so we should use this to clean the refrigerator."

"Nobody's drinking this wine? Am I not human?" Uncle's eyes widened like saucers. He didn't know what his eldest brother was thinking, but since it wasn't Auntie's own doing, he couldn't blame her. He quickly ran out and pulled Xu's father aside: "Eldest brother, what's going on? Why are you wiping the refrigerator with Moutai?"

Mr. Xu asked in surprise, "What's wrong? What's wrong with wiping the refrigerator with Moutai? It's for disinfection."

Judging from the eldest brother's expression, it seemed that he had made a fuss over nothing. The second uncle was heartbroken, "For disinfection, what kind of liquor won't do? Do we need to use Moutai?"

Mr. Xu scratched his head. “I know, but I looked through all the wine in the house, and this was the only one that could be used, so I just made do with it.”

"No way? Brother, you can't be that clueless about bars. This is Moutai! Is there any better liquor? Where's the storage room? Show me, I'll pick one out for you. Just don't ever use this liquor again."

After saying that, seeing the young aunt come out, she said, "Young lady, take me to the storage room. I'll pick out a different bottle of wine. We'll bring this one to the table later and drink it so we don't waste it."

The aunt looked at Xu's father, who looked helpless. "You take him with you. You can also take the wine he brought in at the same time."

After glancing at the Luzhou Laojiao liquor, the auntie, being an honest person, immediately said, "Then why don't we use this to wipe it?" She was referring to the Luzhou Laojiao.

Mr. Xu shook his head. How could he use the wine that was delivered to clean the refrigerator in front of everyone? Mr. Cheng also gave her a wink. He knew this young aunt; she was a good person, but her emotional intelligence was a bit low. Wasn't she just offending people by talking like that?

As expected, Xu Xin was displeased. "This is a bottle of fine wine that I specially bought to show my respect to my uncle. How can I use it to wipe the refrigerator? Isn't that a waste?"

Uncle Er called to Xu Xin, "Come on, let's go to the storage room and pick out another bottle." His son and son-in-law didn't know that this young aunt had done something even more wasteful. That bottle of Moutai was almost enough to buy five bottles of Luzhou Laojiao. Not only did she use it, she didn't even use it sparingly. Uncle Er's stomach was already full of alcohol worms. He, Xu Lao Er, had earned so much money, and he hadn't even used Moutai to feed his alcohol worms yet. But she was feeding bacteria with Moutai.

Xu's father stepped forward to move the wine, but his second uncle glared at Xu Xin, thinking, "He has no sense of propriety. How can he let his eldest uncle move it?" Just as he was about to step forward, Cheng, the richest man, beat him to it, saying, "I'll do it, I'll do it. Leave the heavy work to me."

He wasn't shy at all, but since Xu's father had gotten to know him well, he didn't try to take it from him again. Second Uncle laughed heartily and patted Cheng the richest man on the shoulder: "Not bad, you work very efficiently. I have high hopes for you. You'll definitely achieve great things in the future, and earning a million a year is not a dream."

Cheng, the richest man, stumbled and almost fell. Earning a million a year isn't a dream? That's a nightmare!

Xu's father shouted from behind, "Look at my second brother, putting his arm around Cheng the richest man. How can he be so inconsiderate? I already introduced him as Cheng the richest man, and he even wished him an annual income of millions. Isn't that insulting him?"

However, Cheng, the richest man, was not angry. Firstly, his status as the richest man was insignificant in the Xu family; secondly, he could see that the second son of the Xu family had no idea that he was the richest man in the county, so he couldn't explain further.

As her aunt led the way, listening to the conversation between Xu's second son and Cheng, the richest man, she felt like she was watching a comedy sketch.

"Old Cheng, what projects do you usually work on?"

"I've dabbled in this and that, but haven't really accomplished anything significant. Just getting by," Cheng, the richest man, said somewhat modestly. Compared to the Xu family, he really hadn't achieved anything remarkable.

My second uncle laughed and said, "You definitely can't do it like this. You need to focus when you do things. I think you're quite flexible and willing to work hard, so why don't you come and work with me? But let me be clear, it's hard to make a lot of money in the first year, but once you learn the skills, you'll have the opportunity to earn a million a year, or even more."

When I was learning a trade from others, it was the same. I didn't make any money for the first year or two, but recently business has suddenly picked up. Do you know how much I can earn in a year now?

Cheng, the richest man, was both amused and exasperated. "If I followed you and earned a million a year, I couldn't even support my family." But when his second uncle asked, he had no choice but to reply, "How much, one hundred million?"

Uncle was taken aback for a moment before saying, "Old Cheng, how come you've become so impractical? One hundred million? Do you really think that's a small goal? Let me tell you, the money I earn in a year now would probably scare you. If business is good, I could probably earn more than five million."

He touched his chest, realizing he was genuinely shocked. He only made 500 million in business, and you still want him to do this business? Aren't you trying to ruin me?
"So, are you interested? Are you tempted?" Uncle Er looked at Cheng the richest man with confidence, waiting for him to be moved to tears and bow down in gratitude.

The aunt, who was listening from the front, almost burst out laughing. This second master was really ripping people off. The richest man in the family, Cheng, was doing *that* with you, and he couldn't even afford to pay his servants' wages. How could you push him into a fire pit?

Faced with his second uncle's good intentions, Cheng, the richest man, could only smile awkwardly: "Second Boss, I'm a bit slow-witted. I'm afraid I really can't do this kind of work. Besides, I really can't bear to leave Qingyun County." (End of Chapter)

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