Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

Looking at the old man in the crystal coffin, Li Muhua's eyes became slightly moist.

If everyone could learn half of what he did, there would be no more disputes and darkness in this world, and utopia would not be just a utopia.

After visiting the monument, we walked around the square and finally arrived at Xidan Shopping Mall.

Xidan Shopping Mall has been upgraded and renovated in recent years, with a five-story building, four large gold-plated characters on the door, and a two-story fence billboard on the roof, which looks very impressive.

Although April is the off-season, there are still many people strolling around in the mall, and the crowd is bustling and lively.

But no matter where they went, there would be staff members who would warmly greet and say hello to Li Haifu and his wife.

The news that Li Aihua's father-in-law is the mayor has long spread, and his other two children are also college students at Wuhan University and Peking University. They will definitely become state officials after graduation.

Just relying on the status of their children, no one dared to mess with Li Haifu and Xu Yan in Xidan Shopping Mall. Even the general manager and the party secretary had to give them face.

However, the two of them did not seek to climb up the social ladder in a ostentatious manner. They just worked steadily, were friendly to everyone, and were quite popular and respected.

Li Haifu responded warmly to others' greetings and introduced Cheng's father and mother to them.

Seeing the in-laws of the second son of the Li family, everyone looked at them curiously. They knew that Li Qinghua married a country girl, which was a joke in the business world back then.

Until now, Li Qinghua has not been able to return to the city. They are all waiting to see whether Li Qinghua will abandon his wife and children and return to the city.

However, when Cheng's father and mother were in person, no one said these things and just greeted them politely.

I walked all the way to the food department and started buying ingredients for dinner.

In the spacious shopping mall, grocery stalls are arranged in six long rows, offering customers a variety of ingredients to choose from.

But as long as Xu Yan went up to ask, she was quietly told that there were many top-notch products that were not sold to the public.

It’s not that easy for ordinary people to buy vegetables. Any slightly advanced goods have to be sold together.

It is not uncommon to buy two kilograms of kelp before buying one kilogram of sea fish.

People were shopping in front. Li Muhua was holding Li Hongmei, so she was exempted from the obligation of carrying the net bag. Li Aihua and Li Qinghua carried the large and small bags.

Back in the yard, the east wing was cleaned up and let Cheng's father and mother live in it, while Li Aihua lived in the same room with Li Muhua.

Since we bought this yard in 66, this is the first time that there are not enough beds in our family and we have to live in a crowded place.

Thinking of the gold bars under the bed, Li Muhua secretly pondered on finding an opportunity to exchange it for a house.

With the reform and opening up, the recycling price of gold has soared some time ago to 400 yuan per tael.

Even if he takes his gold bars to official recycling centers, he can still get more money.

If the transaction is conducted privately, the amount can be nearly doubled.

With such a large sum of money, according to the current housing prices in Beijing, he could buy fifteen or sixteen small courtyards.

If some people become rich in a while, the housing prices in Beijing will probably soar, and by then, the number of houses that can be bought with this amount of gold bars will probably become fewer and fewer.

Thinking that buying a house now wouldn't be a problem, Li Muhua secretly made up his mind to start looking for a yard in the city.

Buying more than a dozen yards is not only time-consuming, but also physically demanding.

After thinking about this, Li Muhua thought of Lou's father who gave him the gold bars. He hadn't seen him for thirteen years and didn't know his current situation.

Logically speaking, if he hadn't died, he should have returned to his country by now.

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night--

There were two square tables in the room. It was not as lively as when there were more than twenty people in the Cheng family. With only ten of them in the room, it was quieter and warmer.

Li Haifu really spent a lot of money to entertain Cheng's father this time, and directly took out two bottles of sunflower Maotai, which he would not drink except during the Chinese New Year.

But even if it was Maotai, Li Muhua still just drank Beibingyang with Li Hongmei as he did at noon.

Li Aihua and Li Qinghua can both drink white wine, so they can drink with them to prevent the atmosphere from becoming too cold.

Just when he was drunk, Li Haifu suddenly confessed.

"Brother, it stands to reason that since you have come to Sijiu City, Qinghua's mother and I should treat you and your elder sister well, but I have stayed at your house for too many days this time. I really have to go back to work tomorrow. There are a lot of things to do in the mall!"

Li Haifu held the wine glass and looked at Li Muhua and the others.

"So you can only ask the three little ones to accompany you to walk around the city first."

Li Haifu assured again: "Don't worry, the mother and I will go to check in tomorrow. If there is no emergency, we will come back. As long as we work for two days, we can take another leave. Then we will accompany you to have a good stroll in the city!"

Knowing what Li Haifu was planning, Li Muhua was not at all surprised to hear these words.

Li Haifu's feelings were genuine and didn't seem fake, so Cheng's father didn't care.

"It's okay. We are a family and we don't have to talk about different things. You and your mother-in-law should just be busy. Work is important!"

After saying this, Father Cheng said with some emotion: "Today I know that your mall is so big. It is much bigger than the largest new department store in Xingqing."

"With such a large mall, your leaders must be very busy. It's not easy for them to take a week off!"

Father Cheng spoke on behalf of Li Haifu, and this was also his true words.

"What's so big?" Li Qinghua continued, "There are so many shopping malls this big in Beijing that you can't even count them on one hand. It's just average, I guess!"

Although Li Qinghua was being disparaging, he couldn't hide the pride on his face.

"That's normal. After all, this is the Forbidden City!"

After Father Cheng finished speaking, he looked at Li Muhua and the other two and said, "They are all college students. I don't think they need to ask for leave to accompany me around the city. It's enough for Qinghua and Qiaohui to accompany the two of us!"

Hearing that Father Cheng didn't want the three of them to accompany him, Li Muhua quickly said, "That's fine. Uncle and aunt, since you are in Sijiu City, we should accompany you to have a good look around and introduce you to the attractions in the city!"

Without waiting for a rebuttal, Li Muhua said, "Besides, tomorrow is Friday, and the day after tomorrow is Saturday and Sunday. It won't affect our classes, so it's okay!"

Li Haifu also said: "It just so happens that one of them is from Huazhong University and two from Beijing University. I can take you and me to visit their universities."

"Let Hongmei learn from her talent, so she can get into a good university in the future!"

Li Haifu looked at Li Hongmei lovingly and said, "There are many top scorers from various provinces and cities there. Hongmei, try to learn from their talent and become a top female scorer."

Without waiting for Cheng's father to answer, Li Qinghua agreed and said, "Okay, I should have gone to Hua University and Peking University a long time ago. Let Zhao Degui dare to show off to me for getting into a crappy normal school."

"Why is this lousy Normal University so arrogant? He can't even get into the doors of Hua University or Beijing University!"

Seeing him being so cocky, the room suddenly became quiet, and no one opened their mouths to speak.