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

Chapter 239 The old man transferred the money on his own initiative!

Experts advised Su Tianyan that he needed to adjust his approach to Ye Li and treat her as Su Cheng's girlfriend and future daughter-in-law.

For example, give Ye Li a big red envelope and ask Su Cheng to take Ye Li to have some fun in the neighborhood.

Su Tianyan, Bai Zihua, and the rest of them all had an omniscient perspective, which is why they knew that Ye Li had come to find peace and quiet.

However, from the perspective of the 'ignorant father', if his son brings a girl home for no apparent reason during the holidays, especially since it is close to the anniversary of Mrs. Su's death, most parents would assume she is their future daughter-in-law with a 99% probability.

so.

Su Tianyan's behavior and performance today are detrimental and inconsistent with his character.

Normally speaking.

Su Tianyan will probably seize the opportunity to find a chance to be alone with Su Cheng and ask her something like, "Is this your girlfriend?"

For example, while the father and son were busy in the kitchen, Ye Li was watching TV outside.

Close the kitchen door at this moment, and then you can ask.

Even a single sentence, "Is this your girlfriend?" would be enough. Whether Su Cheng admits it or not, Su Tianyan will treat Ye Li as his prospective daughter-in-law.

Now they know that Ye Li has earned tens of millions, so his wallet is very full and he has bought a lot of expensive gifts.

But the 'ignorant father' was unaware of this.

The woman brought Moutai, Tianye tea, and other precious teas, which most people would assume was a gesture of goodwill from the daughter-in-law on her first visit.

However, Su Tianyan didn't inquire or ask, and just lowered the weight of his character, which more or less aroused Su Cheng's suspicion, making her think that her father's attitude was abnormal.

"However, Mr. Su, we can still salvage the situation."

"It's better if the young master doesn't ask again. If he does, we'll just say that the 'decoration company' is too tiring."

Su Tianyan only realized at this moment that the expert team was right.

Even though he had returned to Yuzhou in advance to prepare, his performance was still not perfect.

His focus was solely on Su Cheng, while he ignored Ye Li.

Su Tianyan kept talking about alcohol and cars.

He didn't even drink alcohol; he just wanted to give Su Cheng a hard time and let her figure it out herself.

"President Su, we can also remedy the situation regarding the red envelopes."

"There are two customs in Yuzhou: one is to give it when you meet someone, and the other is to give it when you leave."

“We’ve already missed the chance to give it to you when we meet, so you can give it to me when you leave, or you can make a decision in the next few days and give it to me at a suitable time, or use the excuse that you were too busy to give it to me.”

"The amount must not be small; I think it should be at least around 10,000 yuan in red envelopes."

"Given that the gifts Ye Li brought are worth several thousand yuan, it would be most appropriate for us to give her 16,000 or 18,000 yuan."

Eighteen thousand?

Su Tianyan felt that this was too much.

His persona is that of a stingy, frugal father. Doesn't giving out a red envelope of 18,000 yuan at once contradict his persona?
"President Su, I think it's necessary."

"This will hopefully increase your importance as a father figure in the young master's heart."

Bai Zihua then stepped forward to explain, offering three reasonable and clear reasons.

"President Su, the stinginess in your persona is in your daily life, stinginess towards yourself and the young master, but you are generous to outsiders. You are a person who cares a lot about face, so it doesn't violate your persona. It is very much in line with the behavior of your character."

"Secondly, Mr. Su, the purpose of our use of Mrs. Su's death anniversary this time is to teach the young master to be filial to you. Your generous treatment of Ye Li will leave a good impression on both Ye Li and the young master, which can effectively lay the groundwork for our later plans."

"Finally, Mr. Su, this red envelope can be said to be earned from your own decoration company."

"Business success is also a positive benefit for your role."

"We've discussed this before. Your 'renovation company' must not lose money; it must make a profit. This is a good opportunity to showcase your business acumen and wisdom to the young master, as well as your diligent and honest personal style."

Bai Zihua actually knew what Su Tianyan was thinking; he was focusing excessively on the matter of "buying a car."

Su Tianyan has excessively linked buying a car with filial piety.

If Su Cheng doesn't buy the car, then their predictions about Su Cheng are flawed, and the situation is more serious than they imagined.

But now it seems that Su Cheng has agreed to go see the car with Su Tianyan, which proves that it hasn't gotten to that serious yet.

"Ms. Su, didn't the young master also say that he would take you to see the car?"

Su Tianyan was worried that the brat might just take him to the 4S store to take a look, but might not actually buy a car.

"No, no, young master will definitely buy it for you."

Bai Zihua understands it this way:
Does Mr. Su need this car?

There is definitely no shortage.

But President Su just wanted Xiao Cheng to buy him a car.

Only after buying the car could President Su be sure that Xiao Cheng still considered him her father.

But it's obvious now that Xiao Cheng doesn't want to buy it for him. At least Xiao Cheng hasn't brought it up herself; it's President Su who keeps hinting at it.

Forcing people to buy will actually lower your ranking significantly.

This wasn't just something Bai Zihua noticed; the entire expert team also realized it, but none of them dared to say it.

Even President Su himself probably knew that such hints were wrong, but he still wanted to take this step.

"President Su, my suggestion is that before giving Ye Li a big red envelope, you should give the young master an extra sum of money so that he can take Ye Li for a stroll around the area."

"This amount doesn't need to be too much, two or three thousand will be enough."

"You spent a total of 20,000 yuan, but it effectively increased your importance in the young master's eyes."

Bai Zihua's suggestion is very prudent.

Ultimately, Su Tianyan agreed to the recommendations of the expert team and Bai Zihua.

At this moment, Bai Zihua keenly realized that Xiao Cheng no longer needed to 'please' President Su, but could use this to get President Su to give more to Xiao Cheng.

It seems that from this moment on... the roles of offense and defense have been reversed!

……

……

That evening, Su Cheng and Ye Li rested in the east and north rooms of their old family home, respectively.

Early the next morning.

Su Cheng slept until mid-morning.

When I woke up, I found that the north room was empty. The car was parked in the yard, but Ye Li was nowhere to be found.

Just as Su Cheng was about to send a message to Ye Li to inquire, Ye Li strolled back through the gate.

"Hey? Where did you go, Sister Chestnut?"

"I went out for a walk." Ye Li woke up very early. Seeing that Su Cheng was still sleeping, she didn't wake him but went for a stroll in the village.

"Your village is quite backward."

Su Cheng: Huh?

He acknowledged that the village was indeed quite backward, with some roads still being dirt tracks and the village roads being winding and uneven, unlike a few years later when the village received strong support for rural development and all the houses were transformed into model houses with white walls and gray bricks.

But this is also good.

All roads look the same, and all villages look the same; after a while, it can get a bit aesthetically tiring.

"What are your plans for today?"

"Take a childhood friend out for dinner."

"Is he/she your childhood friend?"

"Yes, they've been friends since childhood, and they were also my classmates in school."

Su Cheng was referring to Zheng Jiawei.

Zheng Jiawei played a significant role in the camera incident last time, and Su Cheng promised to treat him to dinner when she returned.

Su Cheng quickly washed up. Before leaving, he made a special call to the old man, telling him that he was taking Ye Li out to play and have a meal with friends, and not to worry about the two of them.

The old man's reply surprised Su Cheng. He told Su Cheng to have fun with Ye Li and even transferred two thousand yuan in cash to Su Cheng via WeChat.

Su Cheng: ???
My grass?

The old man actually transferred money to me on his own initiative, which is unprecedented for him?

What's the situation?
Two thousand yuan is neither a lot nor a little.

But transferring money is difficult!

In Su Cheng's memory, the old man almost never transferred money to her on his own initiative.

what is it today?
Su Cheng thought for a moment.

Oh.

Understood.

This money wasn't transferred to him.

Instead, the old man gave it to him to give to Ye Lihua.

Based on the old man's character, he must already consider Ye Li as his future daughter-in-law. In any sense, he needs to show his appreciation.

Since it's their first time visiting and they brought so many gifts, you should at least give them a red envelope or something.

Su Cheng didn't think too deeply about it, and that was about it.

"What's wrong? What did your dad say?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing. His dad just told me to show you around the area."

"Oh, that's all?"

Su Cheng originally wanted to tell Ye Li about her father transferring money, but after thinking about it, she decided against it.

He didn't want Ye Li to have a good impression of the old man, so he felt he should keep it a secret.

You can keep those two thousand yuan for yourself.

However, in the end, Su Cheng changed her story and told Ye Li that she had received the transfer.

"Huh? Your dad's pretty nice, he even transferred money to you so I could spend it. By the way, how much did he transfer?"

"two hundred."

"What?"

"Two hundred," Su Cheng repeated.

"Not...two hundred?"

"Correct."

Ye Li frowned deeply.

Well... by county standards, that's only enough for one hot pot meal? And there won't be much money left after that.

"Why only two hundred?"

"I don't know either, anyway he transferred two hundred yuan to me."

"Your dad is so stingy. I brought gifts worth several thousand yuan."

“Indeed, my dad is very stingy. I’m telling you, he’s being very generous with 200 yuan.” Su Cheng kept telling Ye Li how bad Su Tianyan was.

After getting tired of arguing, Su Cheng changed the subject.

He briefly described Zheng Jiawei's situation to Ye Li, and would introduce him to her later so that she could get an impression of him.

After graduating, Zheng Jiawei inherited his family's small shop. It wasn't a Lawson or 711-Eleven convenience store in the city center, but a small supermarket located at the entrance of a residential area in a remote corner of the county town.

They usually sell cigarettes, alcohol, groceries, and everyday items, but it's said they've expanded into fresh produce, selling vegetables, eggs, noodles, and the like.

"Like me, his mother passed away a long time ago."

Su Cheng explained that this was also why he and Zheng Jiawei were able to play together when they were in school, since neither of them had a mother.

The only difference is that Zheng Jiawei's father found him a stepmother not long after.

"However, his stepmother ran away several years ago."

Ye Li was confused when she heard this: "Ran away? What do you mean?"

"He ran away because he thought his family's life was too hard."

Ye Li: ???
"Is it a divorce or something else?"

"They weren't divorced; they didn't even register their marriage back then."

"But doesn't his family run a small shop? Small shops can make a lot of money, right?"

Generally speaking, small shops are indeed very profitable, earning about twice as much as a regular job, with a monthly income of four to five thousand yuan, and possibly reaching seven to eight thousand yuan during holidays.

But Zheng Jiawei's father is sick.

Several years ago, his father was in a car accident and became paralyzed, semi-vegetative, which cost a lot of money.

At first, his father couldn't take care of himself. Zheng Jiawei couldn't abandon the business at the shop, so he paid for caregivers and nannies. When he ran out of money, Zheng Jiawei did it himself, cleaning up his father's excrement and urine.

Things got better later on; he was able to take care of himself, and his father could help look after the shop, but he still needed injections, IV drips, and rehabilitation every month.

"The income from his family's small shop, along with their previous savings, all filled the hole left by his father's illness."

After listening, Ye Li had two questions.

Don't car accidents usually come with insurance?

Secondly, even if there is no employee medical insurance in the county, there is cooperative medical care, which costs three or four hundred yuan a year and can reimburse a lot of expenses.

“His father is fully responsible, and the insurance won’t cover it.”

"Moreover, very few people in the county buy full insurance; most just buy compulsory traffic accident liability insurance and get on the road."

"Medical reimbursement is available, but only a portion is covered. Some things are not covered, such as rehabilitation training, which is definitely not covered and must be paid entirely out of pocket."

"Oh... I see."

Through Su Cheng's description of Zheng Jiawei, Ye Li gained an initial impression and understanding of Zheng Jiawei.

"He's really in a bad situation."

"Uh-huh."

Ye Li's feelings towards Zheng Jiawei's experience reflect sympathy.

Su Cheng no longer felt any sympathy. He used to sympathize with Zheng Jiawei, but now he felt more envy.

Su Cheng recalled her previous memories.

In his past life, the old man lay in the ICU, with an oxygen tube inserted, his hands trembling, his hair all shaved, and his face haggard. He begged Su Cheng from his past life to let him inherit the Emperor Group.

At that moment, Su Cheng had only one feeling: shock!

Su Cheng's current feeling is nostalgia!
Sour and refreshing!

"Hey, hey, watch out for the car!"

Ye Li suddenly yelled and instinctively grabbed the handle on the right side above her head.

Su Cheng only realized then that a white Volkswagen Sagitar was overtaking him in the opposite lane. He quickly swerved to the side and avoided the Sagitar.

This scared Ye Li half to death.

"What are you thinking? Are you still half asleep? Or are you having hysteria?"

"Sorry, sorry, I just spaced out."

Su Cheng apologized repeatedly.

After cursing Su Cheng, Ye Li started cursing the Volkswagen Sagitar: "That white car is an idiot too. It only has two lanes and it still tries to overtake others, and it's driving so fast."

"Oh, Sister Chestnut, please understand, we're still on a country road, the lines on the ground are all worn away."

"Then you need to be more careful! Damn, you just scared me to death."

"Don't panic, don't panic, it's a small matter."

(End of this chapter)