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

Chapter 426 Why did you buy a car?

Old Deng was driving alone in his car.

Su Cheng and Ye Li rode in the same car, one white and one black Volkswagen, and drove towards the old street of the county town.

"Why does it feel like your dad isn't your dad?"

Su Cheng naturally noticed it as well.

Old Deng doesn't seem to be in a good state.

"What do you mean, Sister Chestnut? How did you figure that out?"

"Hmm..." Ye Li tried her best to express herself accurately, "It feels a bit lowbrow, not like the top leader of the Emperor Group."

Ye Li felt that in the past two days, Su Cheng's father's aura was even stronger than that of their former boss, Deng Qiang.

"Do you think he's just a traditional old-fashioned Deng?"

"Ah, yes, yes, that's exactly how I feel. He's a very, very traditional, very, very normal middle-aged man. He doesn't have any outstanding qualities and is no different from ordinary people."

If this was Su Tianyan's performance, it was too realistic; she often felt disoriented.

"Hmm, now you know how convincing his acting was, right? I've been fooled for so many years!"

"Understood."

About twenty or thirty minutes later, they arrived at their maternal grandmother's house.

My maternal grandmother's house has a large yard, but the road in front of the gate is narrow, so usually we drive the car directly into the large courtyard with two entrances and two exits.

There were already other cars parked in my grandmother's yard: a Volkswagen Sagitar, a Volkswagen Magotan, and a Mercedes-Benz C260.

This means that the eldest uncle, second uncle, and eldest aunt have all arrived.

Upon seeing the car arrive, Grandma, Uncle, and others came out of the house.

After parking the car, Su Tianyan got out of it with a silly grin.

"You've all arrived?"

Su Tianyan opened the trunk and placed the gifts on the ground one by one before carrying them into the house.

No one offered to help throughout the entire process.

Tian Yong, Tian Kun, and Tian Rui exchanged glances, their attention focused on the brand-new white Volkswagen Tiguan L.

The car hasn't been registered yet; there's a temporary license plate hanging on the windshield, so it's obviously a brand new car that was just picked up.

Tian Yong, the eldest uncle, came up first and helped carry two gifts: "Tianyan, you bought a car?"

"Oh, not really. It was mainly for Xiaocheng."

Su Cheng and Ye Li slowly walked forward.

Many people looked at Su Cheng, and they were surprised to find that there was a woman following behind her.

Su Cheng helped introduce Ye Li to her uncles and aunts: "Little Ye, this is my eldest uncle, and this is my second uncle..."

Ye Li greeted everyone politely: "Hello."

"Hello."

"Wow, Xiao Cheng actually brought his girlfriend home!"

They had actually met Ye Li.

However, I never met Ye Li in person, but I did see Ye Li's car.

They had a very deep impression of the black Volkswagen Magotan 380 with the Jingzhou license plate that Su Cheng was driving.

They mentioned bringing his girlfriend during the last dinner party, but they only met her in person today.

Ye Li's appearance is not the kind of striking beauty, but rather a gentle and pleasing look, like a spring breeze.

She has a softly shaped oval face, with fair and delicate skin that radiates a healthy, natural glow.

Her eyebrows and eyes are the most striking part of her appearance. Her eyes are clear and bright, as if they hold a pool of autumn water, and her gaze is calm and focused.

Her eyebrows were naturally curved, without any deliberate shaping, yet they complemented her gentle temperament perfectly.

Her nose was straight and delicate, adding just the right amount of three-dimensionality to her gentle face.

Her lips were full and moist, giving her a healthy complexion.

Her shoulder-length black hair was as smooth as silk, without much perming or dyeing, only with natural curls at the ends.

She simply tucked one side of her hair behind her ear, revealing her small, delicate earlobe, adorned with a pair of small, lustrous pearl studs, adding a touch of elegance.

When she greeted the Tian family and others with a smile, the corners of her eyes would curve into a beautiful arc, and two shallow dimples would appear on her lips.

She has excellent posture, with her shoulders and back naturally straight, and she exudes an aura of confidence and composure.

What's most surprising is that she's so natural and poised.

From the moment she got off the bus, she wore a gentle and kind smile, showing no signs of nervousness or awkwardness despite it being their first meeting.

Su Cheng introduced Ye Li to these relatives one by one, and also introduced them to Ye Li.

Ye Li greeted everyone one by one, but the titles were still polite ones like "uncle" and "aunt".

After getting to know Ye Li, the Tian family temporarily put aside their interest in her.

Their attention was focused on the gifts Su Tianyan had brought.

"Hey, Tianyan, why did you bring so much stuff today!"

Su Tianyan explained, "It's not entirely from buying. Some of it was brought back to me by Xiao Ye from Shanghai. I can't eat or use it all by myself, so I brought it over to Mom."

"Hey bro, you guys got a share too."

"This is for you, big brother."

"This is my second brother's."

"This is for you, eldest sister."

Su Tianyan assigned them one by one.

Su Cheng was slightly surprised.

Damn, it was exactly the same as what was assigned to which family at home beforehand, without any mistakes.

Did Old Deng's memory improve at this point?
"The rest are for our mom."

I thought they would be very happy.

But in reality, no one was happy; Tian Kun and Tian Rui only managed a forced smile.

Tian Kun chuckled: "Oh, then don't bother moving it inside, just move it to the truck."

Su Tianyan agreed: "Sure."

Tian Kun instructed his son, "Yu Xuan, help your uncle move this."

Tian Rui also gave her son Xue Yan a look, signaling him to take her family's share to the car.

Seeing that the other two families had already moved out, Su Tianyan took the initiative to pick up Tian Yong's share: "Brother, drive the car over there, I'll put it in the car for you."

"Oh, I don't need it. Since the two kids are a gift to you, you can keep them."

Tian Rui glanced at Tian Yong.

Why bring this up now?

It makes it seem like she and her second brother like to take advantage of others.

Just a casual polite remark is fine.

Tian Rui called out to Tian Yong with a smile, giving herself and her second brother a way out: "Hey, big brother, this is all Tian Yan's good intention, how can you say that? Quickly, Xiao Yan, help your uncle move the car upstairs."

Tian Yong had no choice but to obediently unlock the car door.

My second uncle and aunt didn't even look at what it was before stuffing it all into the trunk.

Su Cheng didn't believe they weren't interested in those gifts.

He bought all of those with real money, each one starting at four figures.

You can tell just by looking at the outer packaging.

The quality is almost identical.

Of course.

If they were to show now that they really like it, they would lose face.

After we finished eating and got home, I planned to have a proper meal to observe.

That's such a damn pretentious act!
Su Cheng guessed that they would also take photos and use image recognition on e-commerce platforms to see how much the images were actually worth.

They probably wouldn't even dare to eat or drink those things like cigarettes, alcohol, and skincare products.

After the gifts were distributed, Su Tianyan, Su Cheng, and the others were "allowed" to enter the house.

Tian Yong was wearing an apron, so it was obvious that he was cooking today.

However, the main dishes and other hearty dishes are all prepared, and they just need to simmer for a while longer. The other stir-fried and cold dishes are already on the table.

Before dinner, the family sat together and chatted.

The conversation naturally turned to Ye Li. All sorts of gossip-filled questions were thrown at her: where she works, how much she earns a month, how many people are in her family, whether she has siblings, and how she met our Xiao Cheng.

A household registration investigation is necessary.

Ye Li answered each question clearly and logically, revealing wisdom and enthusiasm in her words.

This uninhibitedness is not a casual disregard for etiquette, but rather a composure and magnanimity stemming from inner confidence, kindness, and high emotional intelligence.

"Hey, Xiao Cheng, when are you planning to get things done?"

Before Su Cheng could speak, Su Tianyan blurted out, "Soon, soon."

Su Cheng and Ye Li exchanged a silent glance.

After dinner.

Besides Ye Li, the topic also included the newly purchased Volkswagen Tiguan L.

My eldest uncle's family owns an older model Sagitar, my second uncle's family owns an older model Magotan 330, and my aunt's family owns an older model C260.

To be honest, the new Tiguan L looks absolutely impressive when parked in the yard.

Tian Yong asked about the car.

The details include the number of units to be installed, the down payment, the mortgage amount, and so on.

When Tian Kun and Tian Rui heard that it was a mortgage, they didn't feel so depressed anymore.

A mortgage means taking on debt, which means you'll have to pay the bank money every month for the next three to five years.

But Tian Kun and Tian Rui were still a little unhappy.

Because this car ran over their car.

Volkswagen only introduced the Tiguan L version in 2016. With its extended wheelbase and overall size, it's much more impressive than the older C-Class.

Su Tianyan finally got his chance to show off: "Sigh... He can't drive in the big city, so he insists on staying at home. What do you guys think is going on?"

Tian Kun immediately noticed something amiss: "If it's for Xiao Cheng's wedding, then we can buy it then. The wedding is this year, right?"

This time, Su Cheng didn't let Lao Deng answer first: "It might not be possible to hold it this year."

Tian Kun continued, "Then why are you in such a hurry to buy it? By the time it's an old car, it'll be old. Next year, a new model or facelift might be released, with better power and a lower price."

Tian Rui chimed in, "That's right. If it's not a necessity, there's no need to buy now. It's too early to buy now."

"Yeah, if they release a new model next year, your car will be the old model. When you get married, people will see it's an old model and start gossiping."

Ok.

classic.

So classic.

They just can't stand seeing others do well, or seeing someone drive a new car.

In short, it was intentional or unintentional denigration.

Su Tianyan felt a surge of displeasure.

Actually, feeling unhappy is the right thing to do.

Things won't go as he expected; everyone will be praising him.

This is the Tian family's residence.

He could only bite the bullet and explain, "It's okay, it's pretty much the same. Anyway, he doesn't drive it much. If he leaves it at home, it'll still look brand new."

Su Tianyan tried to focus everyone's attention on the point that "Su Cheng won't drive, so he'll stay home and drive for him."

Tian Rui continued with full force: "What's the point of buying them if you're not going to drive them? Just to display them? Let me tell you, Tianyan, cars are all just sitting around and getting ruined, not driven."

Tian Yong had already sensed the tension between his younger brother and sister.

There's no need for family members to say such things.

He took the initiative to defend Su Tianyan: "It's okay, if Xiao Cheng doesn't want to move around, you can just move around normally, it definitely won't break."

Tian Kun ignored him: "So, who's driving, you or Xiao Cheng? Don't let Xiao Cheng get hurt or scratched."

Su Tianyan felt a little wronged. How could these people not understand the real meaning behind it?

That's the car his son bought for him!

Su Tianyan had to explain again: "Of course it's Xiao Cheng who drives it, but it's not very convenient for him in the big city. I usually take care of his car and wash it for him at home."

"Isn't the point of buying a car to make things more convenient? Why buy a car if it's inconvenient? That would be such a waste."

Su Tianyan could only follow Tian Rui's lead and say, "That's right, I told him too, why buy a car if you're not going to drive one, but he insisted on buying one, saying it's for me to drive. But I don't drive this kind of car, my electric one is fine."

"You mean that old man's electric car? That's not very safe."

Su Tianyan found that no matter what she said, she would be rebuffed: "Just slow down, it's not like you can go that fast, it's fine."

Tian Rui ignored Su Tianyan and asked Su Cheng, "Xiao Cheng, did you buy the car for your dad?"

Su Tianyan looked at Su Cheng with a pleading gaze.

He wasn't worried about his brother-in-law, but he was afraid that Tian Kun and Tian Rui would force him to ride in their son's car.

Su Cheng naturally sided with Su Tianyan at this moment, and he spoke the truth: "Yes, even if it was bought for my dad, we still have to enter a lottery for a license plate in our big city, and we can't even get a license plate."

Su Tianyan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Su Cheng tell the truth.

After hearing this, Tian Rui gave a disdainful snort:
"Harmful."

"After all that talk, what am I supposed to be?"

“We’re not strangers, Tianyan. If you want to show off the new car Xiaocheng bought for you, just say so.”

Su Tianyan's face burned with embarrassment upon hearing this.

He never expected that Tian Rui would put his thoughts so openly on the table.

This blatant exposure made him feel terrible, like he was being roasted over a fire, his face feeling like it was being cooked.

Su Tianyan originally wanted to tell them that Ye Li had also contributed money, but Tian Rui's words made him unable to speak.

Tian Rui and the others ignored Su Tianyan and continued chatting with Su Cheng and Ye Li.

"Xiao Cheng, are you planning to go back to your hometown to develop your career? Are you both planning to go back to your hometown?"

"Yes, I do want to come back, but I don't know if there are any suitable job opportunities for me. Maybe I can come back and start a small business?"

Su Cheng didn't want to come back.

His primary goal in life was to escape Yuzhou.

Whether in her past life or this one, Su Cheng has achieved it.

They've already run away, who's going to come back?

However, with Old Deng present, he naturally had to say that he wanted to go back home to develop his career.

Traditional old folks all want their sons to come back.

The main thing is to be able to stay by his side and take care of him in his old age.

No matter how much they earn or how well they live in big cities, they can't benefit from it at all.

Tian Rui directly criticized Su Cheng: "What kind of business are you in!"

"If you ask me, you should take advantage of these next few years and come back to take the civil service exam."

"Aren't you and Xiao Ye both from Yuzhou University? It's easy to get in."

The ideas of Tian Rui and others are different from those of the traditional Chinese.

In their minds, returning to their hometown is equivalent to failure; settling down and establishing a career in a big city is far better.

why.

Because they receive retirement pensions.

The price will increase every year after retirement.

They don't need their children to support them in their old age at all.

You can say to others that your children live in xxx city and won't be coming back.

This is what they have to brag about and what they have to be proud of among their peers.

In any case, Tian Kun and Tian Rui had no intention of letting Tian Yuxuan and Xue Yan return to their hometown; they were definitely going to go to a big city.

but.

They would certainly encourage Su Cheng and Ye Li to come back.

What's in Yuzhou?
Staying in a big city offers endless opportunities for development.

Things are different when you go back to your hometown.

In particular, their county town is neither part of the provincial capital metropolitan area nor has it benefited from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan area.

They certainly encouraged Su Cheng to return to his hometown.

If they stay in the big city, wouldn't they have a chance to surpass Yu Xuan and Xue Yan from their family?
(End of this chapter)