Middle-aged tycoon: Twins come knocking on his door when he goes home for Chinese New Year

A few minutes later, the shiny black Audi A6 came to a steady stop under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village.

Li Mengli had been waiting there for a while. As soon as she saw the car arrive, she opened the door and plopped down in the passenger seat.

As soon as the car door closed, the girl's mouth started chattering like a machine gun:

"Dad! You have no idea how outrageous those aunts were in the yard just now!"

"Especially that third aunt, she was showing off in a leopard print outfit, and she never said a kind word to anyone."

"They just kept nagging you, saying you came back to live off my wife, and even told my mom to be wary of you. It's infuriating!"

Li Mengli became increasingly angry as she spoke, her cheeks puffing out like a little pufferfish.

Li Ze found it amusing to see his daughter so protective of her.

He reached out and ruffled her hair, tidying it up after it had been blown about by the wind.

"Alright, alright, stop being so stubborn."

"That's just how adults are sometimes, they're talkative and love to meddle in other people's family affairs."

"Besides, I've only been back for two days, and I disappeared for so long before, so it's normal for them to be prejudiced against me."

"If they greeted me with a smile right away, I would feel something was off."

"Some impressions, well, always take time to change, don't they?"

Hearing her father's words, Li Mengli's initial anger gradually subsided.

Looking at Li Ze's nonchalant demeanor, she couldn't help but give him a thumbs up and said with a smile:

"It has to be Dad! His heart and his perspective are truly magnanimous!"

"That's right."

Li Ze smiled, stepped on the gas, and the car glided smoothly forward.

"Let's go buy gifts."

The father and daughter drove straight to the town.

But when Li Ze arrived in town, he was dumbfounded.

Today is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lunar New Year's Eve.

Although the streets of the town were decorated with red lanterns, making it look festive, it was actually quite deserted.

Apart from a few small stalls selling fireworks and firecrackers, and two or three small supermarkets that were still open, most of the decent shops had closed and gone home for the Chinese New Year.

Li Ze parked his car on the side of the road, looked at the tightly closed roller shutters, and shook his head helplessly:

"Looks like we're too late."

"This town didn't have any high-end goods to begin with, and now even the doors are closed."

"If I just buy two cartons of milk at the supermarket and bring them back, who knows what kind of nonsense your third aunt will say about me."

Li Mengli was also a little worried: "What should we do, Dad? We can't go back empty-handed, can we?"

Li Ze thought for a moment, then looked at the time; it was only a little past eight in the morning.

He waved his hand and made a decision:

"Since we can't buy it in town, let's go to Han City."

"Anyway, it's not far from here to Han City, only a little over an hour by car."

……

Meanwhile, in the old house in Zhangjiazhai.

Li Menghan was sitting on a small stool under the eaves, holding her phone and sending a WeChat message to her girlfriend, Dai Yuqian.

In fact, he had been waiting for news from Dai Yuqian ever since he woke up in the morning.

Good morning, are you up yet?

He posted this an hour ago.

As usual, Dai Yuqian always replied to messages slowly.

It wasn't until more than thirty minutes later that the phone vibrated.

"Hmm, I just got up. Why are you up so early?"

Seeing that his girlfriend had replied, Li Menghan immediately smiled and typed rapidly with both hands:

I'm in the countryside, and the roosters here are so industrious; they start crowing before dawn every day, so I can't sleep in even if I want to.

Dai Yuqian replied quickly: 【Haha, why don't you go beat up the rooster and shut it up?】

Li Menghan replied with a smile, "No, that's my grandma's neighbor's rooster. If I beat it, the neighbor will beat me up, and I can't afford to pay for it."

Dai Yuqian sent a laughing emoji: 【Baby's broke? How pitiful.】

Speaking of money, Li Menghan glanced at her bank account balance.

That was the hard-earned money he made delivering food during the winter break, braving the freezing cold.

He replied: "No, that's not it. I delivered food during winter break, and I still have over two thousand yuan in hand."

Dai Yuqian: [Oh, that's pretty good.]

His tone was somewhat flat.

But Li Menghan didn't realize that all he could think about was seeing his girlfriend.

【By the way, I'm not going back to Lijia Village in the second year of junior high. I'll ask my mom for leave and take the bus directly to Wuhan to visit you, how about that?】

We haven't seen each other in so long, I miss you.

After the message was sent, the other end fell silent again.

Li Menghan stared at the screen, feeling a little uneasy.

Meanwhile, in a bedroom in Seoul.

Dai Yuqian looked at the message, bit her lip, and hesitated.

Just now, Song Hao, the student council president, also sent her a message.

I asked her to go out on the second day of the Lunar New Year, saying I would take her to play golf.

On one side is her boyfriend delivering food on an electric scooter, and on the other side is her wealthy senior in a sports car.

Dai Yuqian hesitated for a long time, but in the end she couldn't bear to reject Li Menghan directly, and replied with an ambiguous message:

Okay, but I don't know if my family has made any plans yet. I'll see if I'll be free that day.

Seeing this reply, Li Menghan was a little disappointed, but still very happy:

[Yes, it would be best if you had time! Because I can only sneak out to see you on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and after visiting relatives in the countryside, I have to go straight back to school on the seventh day.]

After finishing her conversation with Dai Yuqian, Li Menghan exited the chat interface.

He looked at the lonely "2201.50" yuan in his WeChat wallet.

This is all his possessions.

He originally planned to save the money for living expenses next semester.

This way, I can ask my mother for less money and reduce the burden on the family.

but……

He glanced at the calendar; it was almost his and Dai Yuqian's first anniversary.

"We should at least give a decent gift."

Li Menghan muttered to herself.

He unconsciously swiped his phone screen and suddenly came across a Douyin (TikTok) promotion.

The video shows a guy giving his girlfriend a brand new iPhone, and she is so touched that she hugs him, crying and laughing at the same time.

Li Menghan's fingers stopped.

He glanced at the phone in the video, then at his own bank account balance.

A new phone costs six or seven thousand yuan, which is definitely beyond his means.

However, the way he made his girlfriend happy in the video really appealed to him.

"If I can't afford a cell phone, I can buy another expensive one."

"For example, a necklace, or a good set of cosmetics."

Li Menghan gritted her teeth and made up her mind.

I'm not keeping this money!

Use all of it to buy gifts for Sisi!

As long as she's happy, I'm willing to eat instant noodles for the next few months.

……

At this moment, Dai Yuqian was lying lazily on the bed.

She's still struggling with which student to choose in the second year of junior high.

Of course, she kept telling herself:

"I'm not doing this for the money, nor because Song Hao is rich. The main reason is that Song Hao is the student council president, and having a good relationship with him will help me with future evaluations and awards."

"Although Menghan is good to me, he's too honest and doesn't have many connections..."

Just as she was swaying back and forth, her phone suddenly rang.

It was Song Hao calling.

Dai Yuqian was startled, quickly cleared her throat, answered the phone, and her voice became sweet and cloying:

"Hey, senior?"

On the other end of the phone, Song Hao's voice was very enthusiastic:

"Sisi, are you up yet? The weather's nice today, come out and play!"

Dai Yuqian was stunned for a moment:

"Huh? Today? But today is New Year's Eve..."

"What's wrong with New Year's Eve? We'll have our New Year's Eve dinner tonight, and we're just killing time during the day anyway."

Song Hao said with a smile:

"I secretly drove my dad's Porsche 718 out today, and there were a few members of our student council there too."

"I'll take you with me, let's go for a drive, and you can get to know them while we're at it."

"This will be very helpful for your student council officer selection in May; it's an insider resource."

Upon hearing "Porsche 718" and "helpful in the selection process," they immediately understood.

In a moment of impulsiveness, Dai Yuqian's composure vanished completely.

"Well... okay then."

She agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Dai Yuqian threw her phone on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

A sudden wave of guilt and regret washed over me.

"Hey, Dai Yuqian, what are you doing?"

"Today is Lunar New Year's Eve. You should be at home with your parents or chatting with Menghan."

She picked up her phone, opened Li Menghan's chat window, and hovered her fingers over the keyboard, wanting to send a message to let her know.

Even if you just make up an excuse, like visiting relatives, that would be fine.

However, a sense of wishful thinking resurfaced in my mind.

"Forget it, don't send it."

"The more you say, the more mistakes you make."

"Anyway, he's in that remote rural area, dozens of kilometers away from here. How could he possibly find out?"

"As long as I don't post it on WeChat Moments, he'll never know."

With that in mind, Dai Yuqian put down her phone with a clear conscience.

Then she jumped out of bed, opened the closet, and began carefully selecting her outfit for the day, preparing to put on makeup and get ready.

……

On the other side, at 10 a.m.

Li Ze, driving his Audi A6 with his daughter Li Mengli in the car, had already entered the urban area of ​​Han City.

Although it was New Year's Eve, the streets of the big city were still bustling with traffic, much more lively than in the town.

As Li Ze drove, he asked his daughter:

"Honey, let's go buy some seafood first."

"Do you know where to buy fresh seafood? If you buy frozen seafood from the supermarket, it won't taste as good."

Upon hearing this, Li Mengli replied without hesitation:

"I know!"

"Dad, let's go to Pinganli Community. There's a really big market there."

"The seafood and river fish there are incredibly fresh; they're all live and delivered that very day!"

Li Ze was somewhat surprised and turned to look at his daughter:

"Wow, how do you know so much?"

"Ping'anli Community? That place is quite far from here, and it's an old community. You don't usually live there, do you?"

Li Mengli put down her phone and explained with a smile:

"That's because of Meng Han's girlfriend!"

"That Dai Yuqian, her family lives in Pinganli Community."

"Once before, Menghan took me to see her. At that time, she even took us to that market to buy abalone and lobster."

"He said he was going to show off his skills, and the food he made was indeed quite good."

After listening, Li Ze smiled, as if suddenly understanding:

"Oh, I see."

"We should definitely go check it out. Since it's a place recommended by my future daughter-in-law, it can't be bad."

"Okay, let's go there first."

"After we buy the seafood, we'll go to the mall to pick out gifts for those aunts."

With that, Li Ze turned on his turn signal and drove towards the Pinganli community.

As he drove, he pondered in his mind:

This is quite a coincidence; it's a good opportunity to see what the place where my son's girlfriend grew up is like.

If we're lucky, we might even run into that girl and get her to help us choose our son.