My capital is quite large.

As the ancients said, "To return home in wealth and honor is like wearing brocade at night."

Moreover, Li Feng is not only wealthy, but he also carries the halo of "winning glory for the country" handpicked by CCTV!

With the overseas Apple Store generating substantial profits, Haofeng Network's corporate account has easily surpassed the ten million mark in working capital.

Li Feng sat in his study in the large apartment, looking at the long string of numbers, and had the finance department transfer a full ten million to his personal account.

"Xinyu, pack your bags and book two first-class tickets to fly to Xuzhou today."

Li Feng walked out of the study, looked at Zhang Xinyu who was organizing documents in the living room, and smiled faintly: "Come back to my hometown with me."

Zhang Xinyu's heart skipped a beat, and a hint of undisguised surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"Okay, boss, I'll arrange it right away!"

......

A few hours later, the flight landed at Xuzhou Guanyin Airport.

Li Feng didn't rush to the village; instead, he took Zhang Xinyu by taxi to the largest Mercedes-Benz 4S store in Xuzhou city.

In 2008, in this land of northern Jiangsu, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class was an absolute symbol of power and status.

"Hello sir, what kind of car are you looking for...?" The salesperson had just come up to him, before he could finish speaking.

"Is that black Mercedes-Benz S500 available for immediate pickup?" Li Feng asked casually, pointing to the imposing top-of-the-line luxury sedan in the center of the showroom.

"Oh? There are cars available now, but it would cost close to two million if paid in full..."

"Swipe card. Expedited processing, I need to drive away in half an hour."

Li Feng simply threw the bank card onto the coffee table.

Amid the salesperson's shocked and ecstatic gaze, the black Mercedes-Benz S500 with a temporary license plate drove out of the 4S store in just forty minutes.

Afterwards, Li Feng drove Zhang Xinyu around the city's major high-end shopping malls.

Boxes of Moutai liquor, premium Zhonghua cigarettes, top-grade cordyceps, century-old wild ginseng... bags and packages of expensive nutritional products and gifts filled the spacious trunk of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class to the brim.

Finally, the Mercedes stopped in front of the headquarters of a state-owned bank in the city center.

As a top-tier client with deposits in the tens of millions, the bank president personally received him.

When two million brand-new 100-yuan bills were pulled from the vault and neatly stacked into an oversized black leather suitcase, Zhang Xinyu, standing to the side, gasped for breath.

Two million yuan in cash! Weighing over forty kilograms! The visual impact of that sea of ​​red was far more shocking than a string of numbers in a bank account!

"Let's go home."

Li Feng lifted the heavy suitcase with one hand, threw it into the back seat, stepped on the gas, and the black Mercedes S500 sped off towards the countryside.

……

At this moment, Lijia Village was already in an uproar.

The dirt road at the village entrance, which was usually full of potholes, was leveled overnight by the village officials who organized people to do so.

A large red banner was unfurled high: "Warmly welcome Comrade Li Feng, an outstanding young entrepreneur from our county and a fine son who has brought glory to the country, back to his hometown!"

As the imposing black Mercedes-Benz S500 slowly drove into the village entrance, the drum and gong team, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately began to beat the drums and gongs loudly.

The car door opened.

Li Feng, dressed in a well-tailored suit, stepped out of the car.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xinyu, who was wearing sunglasses and had a cool and aloof demeanor, also got out of the car and naturally took Li Feng's arm.

This scene left everyone in the village, young and old, completely stunned.

"Wow! This car looks like a huge black ship, it must cost hundreds of thousands!"

"Hundreds of thousands? You don't know anything! That's a Mercedes S-Class! It's worth millions! Look at the secretary Xiao Feng brought back, she's as beautiful as an angel, even the biggest TV stars aren't as pretty as her!"

The crowd parted, and several middle-aged men in suits quickly came forward. Leading the way was none other than Secretary Wang of the county/district party committee.

"Oh, Comrade Li Feng! We've been waiting for you for so long, and we're so glad you're back!"

Secretary Wang grabbed Li Feng's hand and shook it vigorously, his face beaming. "I saw your interview on CCTV! You did a great job! Earning foreign exchange from overseas has brought immense pride to Xuzhou and our district! You are the pride of our entire district!"

"Secretary Wang, you flatter me. I'm just an ordinary rural boy from Xuzhou. It's only right that I come back to visit my hometown," Li Feng said fluently and politely as he exchanged pleasantries with the group of leaders.

Surrounded by a group of leaders, Li Feng walked up to his parents, who were already in tears.

"Dad, Mom, your son is home."

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back..." Old Li's rough hands trembled as he touched the hood of the Mercedes-Benz, then looked at Zhang Xinyu, who was unbelievably beautiful, standing next to his son, and tears streamed down his face.

Zhang Xinyu was very perceptive and immediately greeted them sweetly, "Hello, Uncle and Aunt, I am Mr. Li's assistant. These are nutritional supplements that Mr. Li specially picked out for you two in the city."

As she spoke, she opened the trunk, revealing boxes of Moutai liquor and precious medicinal herbs, which once again caused the surrounding villagers to gasp in astonishment.

After entertaining the district leaders and seeing them off, Li Feng helped his parents back to their dilapidated red brick house.

The courtyard was now packed with relatives and villagers who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

Some came genuinely to offer their congratulations, while others, who had previously rolled their eyes at him, now shamelessly tried to curry favor.

Li Feng asked Zhang Xinyu to bring over an eight-immortal table and place it in the center of the courtyard, then turned to look at his father.

"Dad, bring out that red book we use for keeping accounts."

Old Li was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't know what his son was going to do, he still dug out the old, worn-out account book from the house.

The paper was filled with detailed records of the debts incurred over the years to support Li Feng's university education and to pay for medical treatment for the elderly in the family.

Li Feng took the ledger and turned to the first page.

Then, he slammed the heavy black leather suitcase he was carrying onto the octagonal table.

Unzip—

"hiss--"

Everyone in the courtyard gasped at that moment, their eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets!

A blinding red! Two million dollars in cash, piled up like a small mountain in the box, exuding the alluring scent of ink!

"Second Uncle, when I was admitted to university, my family was struggling to make ends meet. It was you who secretly gave my dad the two thousand yuan that we had saved to buy fertilizer."

Li Feng picked up the ledger, read out a name, then pulled out two thick stacks of hundred-yuan bills from the box. After thinking for a moment, he grabbed a full twenty bundles and pushed them in front of a dumbfounded, gaunt old man.

"I'll return the principal of two thousand yuan to you. This two hundred thousand is interest. A small act of kindness deserves a great return; this is what you deserve."

boom!

The courtyard instantly erupted in chaos!

A debt of two thousand yuan, to repay two hundred thousand?! In rural northern Jiangsu in 2008, two hundred thousand was enough to build a beautiful two-story villa in town!

The gaunt old man waved his hands in fright, "No, Fengzi! This...this is too much! It was lent to my nephew back then, how can I take so much..."

"Take it!" Li Feng shoved it into his arms without saying a word.

Then, Li Feng continued reading the names.

"Third Uncle, you lent my mother five hundred when she was hospitalized. Here is two hundred thousand five hundred, please take it."

"Aunt Wang next door, when I was in high school, you often secretly brought eggs and flour to my family. I remember that kindness. Take this 200,000 yuan and use it as a down payment for your grandson's apartment in the city."

Send them out one by one!

Li Feng didn't even blink an eye at anyone who had lent a helping hand to the Li family during their most difficult time, even if it was just a few dozen yuan or a few kilograms of rice. He immediately gave each person 200,000 yuan in cash!

In just over ten minutes, most of the money in the box was gone.

The villagers who received the money were so excited they were trembling.

Meanwhile, at the back of the crowd, several relatives who had previously mocked the Li family were now filled with regret.

Li Feng's aunt, with a shameless grin, squeezed forward, her face beaming, "Oh, Xiao Feng, you've really made something of yourself! You see... back when you were in school, my family was struggling financially and couldn't help you much. Now you're making a fortune, and your cousin is short 100,000 yuan for the bride price, what do you think...?"

"Didn't help?" Li Feng sneered. "I remember it clearly. Back then, my dad braved the heavy snow and walked over ten miles to your house to borrow five hundred yuan for tuition. What did you say then?"

You said, "A country bumpkin like you dares to dream of rising to the top? What's the use of reading so many books? You might as well go work in an electronics factory in the south, fixing screws!" Then you wouldn't even let my dad in the door, leaving him standing in the snow for half an hour!

My aunt's face instantly turned a deep liver color, and she stammered, still trying to explain herself.

"Xinyu." Li Feng didn't even glance at her.

Zhang Xinyu immediately understood, strode forward in her high heels, and pointed coldly towards the door: "Ma'am, don't you understand what Mr. Li said? Please leave!"

"You'll get out of here today just like you treated us back then. Forget about money, you won't even get a sip of hot soup at the upcoming rural feast!" Li Feng's voice was firm and resolute.

Several snobbish relatives who had kicked him when he was down were slunk out of the yard amidst the contemptuous gazes of the entire village.

Clearly distinguishing between gratitude and resentment, and seeking swift justice! This is the kind of homecoming Li Feng desires!

"Sister Zhao, contact the best chef in town! I want to host a three-day feast in the village! Pigs and sheep will be slaughtered, and Moutai and Zhonghua cigarettes will be readily available!"

Li Feng pulled out a card and handed it to Zhang Xinyu. "A budget of one million. If you don't spend it all, you're in trouble! Also, go to the city and hire the best opera troupe and suona band. They'll put on a lively show for three days and three nights!"

"Okay, boss!" Zhang Xinyu replied crisply.

What does it mean to spend one million on a large rural banquet?

For the next three days, the entire Lijia Village was transformed into a sea of ​​revelry.

The banquet stretched from one end of the village to the other, with delicacies from land and sea served up as if they were free. On the stage, actors of all roles took turns performing, and people from all around came to share in the festive atmosphere of this exorbitantly priced feast.

The highlight of this triumphant return home was the reconstruction of the Li family's ancestral graves.

In rural northern Jiangsu, there are very strict rules regarding ancestral graves.

For ordinary people, tombstones can only have flat tops.

Only those whose families produced officials or whose members earned doctorates and brought honor to their ancestors could have a tasseled cap with upturned eaves added to their tombstones.

Li Feng spent a lot of money to hire the best stonemasons and bring in a huge white marble stele.

"This... Xiaofeng, our family has been farmers for generations. Will adding a brim to this monument violate our ancestral rules and cause gossip among the villagers?" Old Li looked at the huge monument cap carved with dragons and phoenixes, feeling a little uneasy.

"Who dares to gossip?!"

The patriarch of the Li clan, an old man in his eighties, stepped forward shakily, leaning on a cane, and roared with a ruddy complexion:

"That kid Li Feng, even foreigners are scrambling to buy his stuff! CCTV even praised him for bringing glory to the country! In ancient times, he'd be a divinely appointed god of literature descended to earth!"

"If he's not qualified to wear this hat brim, then nobody in the entire county is! Put it on!"

Amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers and the stirring sound of suona horns, the white marble tombstone cap was steadily placed on the ancestral gravestone.

Looking at the towering, imposing tombstone that symbolized glory, Li Feng lit three incense sticks and respectfully placed them in front of the grave.

At this moment, the former small-town exam-taker has completely achieved his upward social mobility, and has also sealed away his fate of being looked down upon at the bottom of society, along with this rebuilt ancestral grave, forever in the past.