I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 237 Dad, let's have a drink.
"Wait for me for a moment."

How long will it take?

"Just wait."

"Shall we go upstairs now?"

"you?"

"Yes, I brought a colleague back with me."

"Okay, then you can go upstairs first."

The phone hangs up.

Su Cheng looked at Ye Li in the passenger seat: "Let's go upstairs first."

"Oh, didn't you tell your dad I was coming?"

"I didn't say it."

"Won't your dad be surprised when he sees me?"

"Probably so."

However, Su Cheng actually felt that the old man shouldn't be too surprised.

"What if your dad thinks I'm the girlfriend you brought home?"

"Then why don't you pretend to be one?"

Ye Li thought for a moment: "Uh, that works? At least I can get some preferential treatment that way?"

“Mhm.” Su Cheng changed the subject, “But if my dad gives you a red envelope, you have to split it with me.”

Ye Li: ???
"I've already suffered such a huge loss, and you still want me to share the red envelope with you? No way!"

"Sister Chestnut, let's split it evenly, I've also been taken advantage of."

"Get out of here! You didn't suffer any loss at all. I won't give you a share; I want it all!"

After the two got out of the car, they opened the trunk and took out the gifts they had prepared.

Su Cheng prepared two bottles of complimentary wine.

Ye Li prepared much more.

Cigarettes, liquor, and tea.

Ye Li didn't even ask Su Cheng's father if he smoked or drank alcohol; these things were considered valuable assets.

Even if you don't smoke or drink, you can give these products to others. These brands are recognized by both the middle class and ordinary people.

Ye Li prepared two bottles of Moutai, two packs of Tianye tea, and some tea leaves and tea cakes.

These items alone cost several thousand yuan.

"If your dad were to give me a red envelope, would it be several thousand?"

"I doubt they can give it to you."

"How much can your dad give me?"

"I estimate it will cost two hundred yuan."

Ye Li: ???
"My grass!"

"You're fucking stingy."

"You want me to split the two hundred yuan with you?"

"It's not enough to cover my gas money."

Su Cheng:?
"Sister Chestnut, don't put a question mark here. I want to put a question mark here too. If you want to scold someone, scold my dad, not me. It's his fault for only giving me two hundred."

The two of them carried all their belongings upstairs first.

Ye Li couldn't help but ask, "Is your dad very busy?"

"No, he said he didn't have any work today, he's usually very busy."

Su Cheng didn't know how long she would have to wait.

a couple of hours?

Are you flying back from Gyeongju now?

They seem about the same.

Su Cheng first showed Ye Li the layout of her home, and then introduced her to her room.

There's not much to introduce; you can see it at a glance. It's just a very ordinary bedroom.

The air conditioner, cabinets, desk, and bed are gone.

Unlike those in European, American, Hong Kong and Taiwanese films and television dramas, the male protagonist's room has a very unique layout, filled with books, tapes and all sorts of souvenirs.

When Su Cheng was a child, she wanted to put up some posters in her plain room, but her father wouldn't allow it, saying that the walls would change color, so Su Cheng tore them down.

Less than thirty minutes after the call ended, the sound of a key turning in the lock came from outside the door.

Upon hearing the commotion, Ye Li and Su Cheng immediately realized that Su Tianyan had arrived.

Su Cheng wondered if the old man was really in Yuzhou?
Even traveling by spaceship wouldn't be that fast.

It should really be in Yuzhou.

In situations like this, the old man would never send his shadow to appear.

"Walk."

Su Cheng led Ye Li out of the room and met Su Tianyan.

"Dad, let me introduce you. This is my colleague, Ye Li..."

Su Tianyan was both surprised and not so surprised when he saw Ye Li.

His surprise was feigned; he wasn't surprised because he already knew Su Cheng had brought Ye Li back.

Ever since Su Cheng drove Ye Li's car to Shiqu City last time, Su Tianyan had someone install a GPS tracker on that Magotan 380, which was placed on the fuel tank cap.

In other words.

Su Tianyan knew exactly when Su Cheng set off, which highway she took, and which service area she stopped at, and could estimate the time with great accuracy.

"Oh dear, I thought you brought a male colleague, but it turns out it's a female colleague, hahaha..."

"Xiao Li, haven't I seen you before?"

Ye Li smiled awkwardly: "Yes, you saw me when you came to our company to see Su Cheng last time."

"Oh, you make tea very well, that's why I remember you so well."

Su Cheng: ???
Su Cheng fainted.

Why does this old man always bring up things he shouldn't talk about?

Why did you specifically bring up the time you asked someone to make you tea and pour you water?
However, when Su Cheng saw that the old man was carrying large bags and small packages, buying ribs, fish, chicken, pork belly and vegetables, looking like he was going to cook for himself, she didn't say anything.

"Dad, these are all things Xiao Li brought for you."

"Oh my, Xiao Li brought me so many things, you're too kind." Su Tianyan smiled.

The old guy acted quite well.

His eyes held a vain greed, making him look like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world before, grinning from ear to ear at the sight of Moutai, Tianye tea, and tea cakes.

Even if Su Cheng activated his six eyes, no matter how carefully he observed his father's movements, expressions, demeanor, and behavior, he could not detect anything unusual.

It really looks like it's true.

"Well, it's almost time for dinner. I'll go cook for you. I just happened to pass by the market and bought some fresh produce."

"You guys go watch some TV, I'll call you for dinner later."

Su Cheng stayed in the kitchen to help prepare dinner.

Ye Li wanted to help out, but Su Tianyan repeatedly refused, and she was instead made to watch TV on the sofa.

The television in Su Cheng's home is an old-fashioned flat-screen TV. Although it's LCD, it's not connected to the internet and can only watch traditional TV channels.

Ye Li casually manipulated the remote control, eventually selecting the movie channel, which was playing a terrible film, but Ye Li didn't touch it again.

Ye Li couldn't concentrate on watching the movie, so she could only fiddle with her phone.

Just then, Qin Fen and Zhang Yangwen were messaging in their small group chat of four, so Ye Li posted a picture of the kitchen and dining room in the group. Qin Fen immediately asked in the group:

Qin Fen: [Is that Cheng Ge in the photo?]
Zhang Yangwen also asked: [Is Cheng-ge cooking? Who's the other person?]
Qin Fen: [Where am I?]
Ye Li replied: [Su Cheng's family, that's Su Cheng's father]
Qin Fen spammed the screen with a series of [doge question mark] messages.

Qin Fen: [Sister Li, did you and Brother Cheng go back to Yuzhou together?]
Ye Li: [Yes, I didn't know where to go, so I came along with him to wander around.]
Qin Fen: [Ah, why didn't you call us to come along!]
Zhang Yangwen: [I heard that Cheng Ge's hometown is near the Yue Fei Temple and Youli City?]
Ye Li thought for a moment: [It seems so, but I haven't gone yet.]
Qin Fen: [Damn it, you two are always secretly doing big things behind my back, that's so unfair!]
Ye Li: [No way!! Really not!]
Ye Li sat on the sofa chatting with Qin Fen and Zhang Yangwen in a group chat.

Su Cheng was in the kitchen helping the old man, peeling garlic, picking garlic scapes, green beans and the like.

Su Cheng was also very curious as to why his father didn't ask him anything, such as why he brought a female colleague home or whether she was his girlfriend.

Hey, he just doesn't ask any questions. He even directs Su Cheng on how to help out, and he just keeps cooking in his head while Su Cheng watches silently from the side.

The old man is a very skilled cook, as proficient as a master chef.

About one or two hours later.

Two cold dishes.

The six hot dishes include a plate of dried bean curd, stir-fried pork with garlic sprouts, a fish, a chicken, and a pot of spare ribs.

There was also a large bowl of old-fashioned egg drop soup.

"Invite your friend to dinner."

"Uh-huh."

Su Cheng gave Ye Li a wink, and Ye Li immediately understood.

She had been sitting on the sofa feeling extremely uncomfortable for a while, and had been refused several times when she tried to help. Now she finally seized the opportunity to help get the bowls and chopsticks.

After sitting down.

The three of them then began to chat.

However, the main focus is on Ye Li.

It's the same old routine: how old are you this year, where are you from, how many people are in your family, what your education level is, and so on. Basically, it's like they're checking your household registration.

Ye Li knew, of course, that this was a household registration investigation, but she still told Su Tianyan the truth, only concealing the fact that she had fallen out with her family.

Su Cheng thought to herself, "That old man has already investigated Ye Li thoroughly. Is there any need to ask him? It's just a formality."

Finally, Su Tianyan steered the conversation to the Volkswagen Magotan outside.

"Xiao Li, is that Volkswagen yours?"

“Yes.” Ye Li nodded.

"How much did you buy it for?"

“Uh…” Ye Li glanced at Su Cheng. She didn’t know the exact price, but the market price seemed to be over 200,000.
"More than two hundred thousand, I guess."

"Oh, it looks pretty good."

"It's alright, it's not a high-end car, just an ordinary commuter car," Ye Li explained awkwardly.

In a county town, the Magotan is definitely a high-end sedan, especially the Magotan 380 rather than the 330.

People who drive this car are all high-ranking officials; even the lowest-ranking among them are still within the system, so they have a lot of prestige.

Su Cheng knew this, Ye Li knew this, and Su Tianyan knew this too.

But you have to make it sound convincing.

This is Su Cheng's family.

"Oh dear, I've always wanted to buy a car, but I've never had the money."

"It's always convenient to have a car when you go anywhere, and you don't have to worry about wind or rain."

Su Cheng: ???
Damn it, old man, are you targeting me?

Does Su Tianyan mean to ask Su Cheng to buy him a car too?
Sorry, I'm deaf.

I'm a fool, I can't understand what you're saying.

"Hey Dad, you don't even have a driver's license, why are you buying a car?"

Seeing this, Su Cheng quickly interjected, trying to change the subject.

But Su Tianyan clearly wanted to continue talking about cars: "I can get a driver's license even if I don't have one."

Helpless, Su Cheng had no choice but to continue talking about cars.

Su Tianyan kept saying how cold it was in winter and how strong the wind was, which made his meaning very clear.

Su Cheng had no choice but to relent: "Dad, how about I go with you to look at cars in a couple of days?"

Su Tianyan immediately showed a resistant expression: "Oh, let's not. Cars are quite expensive. The cheapest one costs tens of thousands of yuan, and the good ones cost hundreds of thousands!"

Su Cheng:?
I grass!

You've said both the good and the bad.

You're the one who wants a car, and you're the one who doesn't.

So Su Cheng became an unfilial son, unwilling to buy his father a car.

Su Cheng had no choice but to bend down again and beg his father to go look at cars with him: "Let's go take a look, Dad. You work very hard at home, and having a car would be very convenient."

"It's fine to take a look, since we might not necessarily buy anything anyway. Let's go and have a look."

For a fleeting moment, old memories flooded Su Cheng's mind, flashing through her thoughts like a slideshow.

When he was a child, his father repeatedly warned him of one thing: never ask him for money in front of outsiders.

Because in essence, Dad didn't want to give Su Cheng pocket money, so in front of outsiders, Dad felt embarrassed not to give it to her, but in order to maintain his adult image, he would give it to her.

Once, Su Cheng forgot about this and asked her father for a dollar to buy spicy strips. Su Cheng was very happy at the time, and her father was also chatting with the villagers with a smile.

When Su Cheng got home, he was beaten severely. He didn't know why his father was beating him until his father emphasized it again.

This is the situation.

This reminds me a bit of asking for money to buy spicy snacks when I was a kid, doesn't it?
Su Tianyan asked Su Cheng for the car in front of Ye Li, and Su Cheng was too embarrassed to refuse, so he could only agree to let him go see the car.

Looking at cars means buying them; it doesn't mean you can look at a car but not necessarily buy it.

After figuring this out, Su Cheng was deeply shocked.

Grass.

Fuck it.

The old man is still using his old tricks.

Su Cheng felt like she had been tricked. Damn it, the old man already knew Ye Li was coming back with him, right?

If an old man were to "improve" his abilities, that would be terrifying.

He wouldn't let Su Cheng ask him for money in front of outsiders, but instead he shamelessly came to him about buying a car.

Su Cheng brought Ye Li back partly because he wanted to use Ye Li to punish the old man, but the old man ended up using Ye Li first.
OK OK.

That's how you play it, right?

After agreeing to buy the car, Su Cheng immediately left the dining table and went to the living room to take out the bottle of liquor he had received as a gift with his gas card at the service area.

"Dad, try this."

"Huh? What kind of liquor is this?" Su Tianyan squinted at it. "Why does Moutai look like this?"

Su Tianyan meant that he wanted to drink the Moutai that Ye Li had brought him.

Su Cheng would not do as he wished.

"Dad, this isn't Moutai. Xiao Li brought you Moutai. I brought it back from Jingzhou specifically for you. It's a special supply of fine wine that those leaders drink."

"Could you bring over that Moutai? Does Xiao Li drink? Let's have a drink together..."

Su Cheng reacted quickly, immediately twisting open the complimentary wine bottle: "Oh dear, Dad, I've already opened it."

"And Dad, who would open and drink the wine that was just delivered that day? It would make it seem like we're short of wine, wouldn't you say?"

"Have some of mine first, it's also a good wine, it's Wuliangye!"

Ye Li had a big question mark in her mind.

Dude... you really want to give this liquor, which was given as a bonus when you topped up your gas card on the server, to your dad?

Although there are far fewer counterfeit alcohols these days, and while you probably won't die from drinking them, what if you develop any health problems?
(End of this chapter)