Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

You should know that Aimin's life is not just ordinary. He has no worries and takes all kinds of supplements and health products every day, making him look much younger than his peers.

Even so, she was still no match for him. Li Lan just couldn't understand how he managed to do it.

Regardless of the circumstances, Li Lan was still uneasy about allowing any visits to the nuclear power plant.

However, seeing her son's enthusiasm, Li Lan decided to keep her thoughts to herself for now and wait until he had mastered the knowledge.

"Come on, eat first. Eat more vegetables, don't just stand there grinning like an idiot, look at this child..."

Li Lan was overjoyed when her son said, "I've gained something."

The man won the grand prize, and his wife was overjoyed, bringing home pockets full of money. "Aimin," she said, "your son is saved this time."

Seeing the two families chatting and laughing, Yaohui even showed off in front of his uncle. Not to be outdone, Yu Haitang also gave her son a look, signaling him to go up and offer a toast.

But after waiting for a long time, the boy became timid and hesitant, acting like a shy young girl and unwilling to move.

Yu Haitang was furious. If it weren't for so many people around and the fact that it was the New Year, she would have slapped him long ago.

Divided into two tables, unable to discipline her son, Yu Haitang could only vent her anger on her husband. She elbowed Aiguo in the waist, and he instantly whimpered as he was gnawing on a pig's trotter.

His eyes were wide open like a bull's, and his mouth was tightly clenched, as if he were struggling against a pig's trotter. He almost passed out from the blow of that elbow.

After calming down a bit, Aiguo released the pig's trotter from his mouth and turned to glare fiercely at Yu Haitang.

"What are you looking at? Go look at your precious son, you good-for-nothing."

Yu Haitang, who elbowed him, was even more temperamental than him.

"Begonia, why aren't you eating? It's not to your liking."

Yingzi had already noticed something was off between the two, and following Yu Haitang's gaze, she immediately understood what was going on.

"No, sis, the food is all good, I'm eating it!"

Yu Haitang forced a smile, not daring to lash out again. She could only blame her child for being disappointing, and then she blamed her husband. If he hadn't always had a stern face and was so rigid and inflexible, how could their child have become like this?

He had completely extinguished the man's fighting spirit.

On the surface, everything seemed harmonious, but in private, everyone had their own thoughts. However, Yang Jianguo enjoyed the meal quite a bit.

He saw all those little tricks, but he didn't take them to heart. Everyone has their own selfish motives when they live their lives.

This is all human nature, there's no need to worry about such a small thing. Decades later, we can still sit at the same table and eat together, that's better than anything else.

After the banquet ended and everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Yingzi arranged for everyone to rest in their respective rooms, while Yang Jianguo invited the heads of each household to come to the courtyard for tea.

"Brother-in-law, your tea table is nice. Where did you get it?"

Aiguo patted the thick tea tray in front of him, carved from a whole tree root, and felt genuinely pleased.

“Ai Min did it, ask him.”

Yang Jianguo pointed, picked up a teacup, warmed it in the basin, and placed it in front of him.

Seeing the teacup in front of him, Aimin picked it up and examined it carefully. "Brother-in-law, this isn't a gift from me, is it? Where did it come from? It's a nice thing!"

Over the years, Aimin has traveled all over the country and has seen a lot of things, especially when he was working as a middleman in Russia, where he acquired quite a lot of old goods.

As soon as he picked up the teacup, he realized it was no ordinary object; it looked somewhat like a celadon teacup from the Tang Dynasty.

“Sure, Li Aimin.”

As Yang Jianguo poured tea, he complimented, "Your insight and judgment are unmatched by ordinary people."

"So, you think I've wasted all these years of tuition fees?"

Speaking of this, Li Aimin looked pained, as he had wasted a lot of money on it.

The tuition fees he paid for antiques were enough to revive a large state-owned factory.

“Aimin, you’ve really made it now, a major private entrepreneur. The Aimin Group you founded in the South Island is a leading enterprise in the country.”

Hearing his own brother's praise, Li Aimin waved his hands repeatedly, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Don't listen to outsiders' praise. Family members know their own difficulties. Don't be fooled by the glamorous appearance of my group. There are still many difficulties to overcome."

"You have no idea, every morning when I wake up, I touch my pillow and there's a clump of hair. My hair is falling out in clumps all day long. Look, look at yourselves, aren't you almost bald?"

Li Aimin lowered his head to let the two of them see that his head was completely bald. What a glorious life! He was worried sick about the bank interest every day.

Everyone thinks big companies are good, but can big companies really rest easy and have no difficulties or troubles?

Absolutely not. The troubles that big companies face can drive them crazy.

"Every family has its own problems, I can understand that."

Yang Jianguo understood his difficulties very well. Not to mention a big entrepreneur like Li Aimin, even he, as a minister, had difficulties to overcome.

Patriotism should be understandable in this matter; he's such a high-ranking factory director, and he has a lot of things to deal with every day.

Now more than ever, this is the case.

"Eh!"

The mention of the factory made Li Aiguo's face even uglier than his brother's. He was truly fed up with this lousy factory manager.

Chapter 802 Immense Wealth, What is Precious?

"Have you had enough? You really don't want to do it anymore?"

Li Aimin chuckled and took a sip of tea, suggesting, "Why don't you just quit your job and work for me? Or I can give you a share of my business. You can decide for yourself."

"We're family, no need to be so formal. Anyway, it's time for me to reorganize and consolidate my businesses. It's better to hand them over to family than to others."

Li Aimin said this not only to reorganize resources and help his brother, but also to give Aiguo a way out, so as not to make Yang Jianguo look bad.

Li Aiguo seems to have forgotten how he got his factory director position.

Without Yang Jianguo's help, could he have risen to power so easily?

Yes, that factory might not seem like much to someone in Yang Jianguo's position, but he's at a higher level, overseeing the overall situation and considering the whole country as a whole.

Let alone his factory, even a factory several times larger would just be a pawn in his eyes.

But for any normal person who wants to make progress, the second-tier subsidiaries of a provincial leading enterprise represent a ceiling that many people can never reach even after a lifetime of hard work.

His assessment of this was, "I've had enough of it."

Li Aimin glanced at Yang Jianguo's expression, wondering what he was thinking. But if it were him, Li Aimin knew he didn't have that kind of magnanimity.

Based on what he said, I have to praise him for two years.

I helped you up, and it caused problems?

"Aimin, you're not kidding me, are you?!"

Li Aiguo realized that he was giving Li Aiguo a way out, but he continued the conversation, not because he wanted to save face, but because he was genuinely interested.

It seems he's truly done with this factory management job.

"I'm not kidding. If you really come, I'll hand over my transportation projects to you."

"Don't underestimate this transportation business. There are a lot of things to do, and you need a lot of connections, but it can also be very profitable."

Li Aimin told him about his transportation company, which had more than sixty vehicles and occupied half of the market in Southwest China. The work was tough, and the relationships were difficult to manage.

But what in this world is easy to solve? Nothing at all…

However, if he were truly willing to go into business, Aimin could actually spin off some of its operations for him.

Not for any other reason than to help him out for the sake of brotherhood.

If he really does that, he'll only lose a couple of million, which will hurt him a little, but it's nothing serious, far from crippling him!

Besides, there's my brother-in-law stuck in the middle.

"Aiguo, do you really want to go into business?"

Yang Jianguo had given it serious thought before asking the question. If he really wanted to go into business, he had to consider the issue of who would take over.

Alternatively, one could disregard the prospect of a takeover and directly consider mergers and acquisitions or bankruptcy reorganization.

After all, his factory didn't have any standout products, and its market competitiveness was a complete disaster.

The reason we have this situation today is twofold: firstly, Li Aiguo's abilities are limited, and secondly...

Perhaps it's because he's become too ambitious and hasn't focused on his work.

"I need to think about it."

Li Aiguo felt a little guilty, after all, he was in the wrong. But when he thought of what Aimin said, the assets worth tens of millions were practically given away for free.

Not tempted? Not tempted? That's bullshit!

Who can remain unmoved in the face of tens of millions of assets, like a meditating hermit?

If that were truly possible, one would indeed attain immortality.

Forget about Buddhas; most people can't afford to cultivate one. The price is too high. You can throw in tens of millions and just hear a bang. What's the point of cultivating Buddha if you don't have a golden body?

"Then think about it as soon as possible and give me a definite answer."

Yang Jianguo remained expressionless, calmly blowing on the tea leaves floating on the water, and said indifferently, "After all, if you really don't want to continue operating this factory, you'll have to make arrangements in advance."

"it is good."

Li Aiguo was distracted and did not notice his expression or how cold his attitude was.

Yang Jianguo had actually taken care of his two brothers-in-law to the best of his ability, but the two chose different paths, so the care they received was naturally different, and their achievements were also different.

In fact, he cared for Li Aiguo even more than he cared for Li Aimin.

However, much of the care and attention is invisible to outsiders.

It is indeed a system. With such a high-ranking leader, even a casual extra instruction from him can bring benefits to subordinate units, including Li Aiguo.

The smarter ones seized the opportunity to turn the tables and take control.

Take another machinery factory in the same province as an example. They used to produce heavy truck engines, but after the opening up of the tertiary industry, they found that this path was temporarily blocked.

Therefore, they immediately set their sights on the motorcycle market.

Back then, motorcycles were just like bicycles were; everyone wanted one. Foreign technology was good, especially Japanese products, which received unanimous praise.

But it also has a problem: it's expensive!

As a result, the low-end market gained room to survive, and the competitors seized the opportunity to enter the market, instantly reversing their losses.

While making profits, they did not forget their original business and continued to invest in the research and development of heavy truck engines.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, they aggressively acquired companies in the same industry chain, becoming...

Besides, if others know he's their brother-in-law, and Yang Jianguo doesn't speak up, will no one take care of him?

No, how could that be?

But in the end, he still created a mess, which Yang Jianguo had long been dissatisfied with.

I had planned to have a good talk with him this Chinese New Year. If there was any hope for him, Yang Jianguo would definitely lend him a hand.

It seems unnecessary now. Going into business is fine; it will save me the trouble and effort.

Thinking of this, Yang Jianguo felt as if the burden in his heart had suddenly lightened.

Although he didn't take it to heart at all, he still felt a sense of exhilaration, as if the sky was wide open, and even the tea in his mouth suddenly tasted delicious.

"Brother, your tea is really good!"

Li Aimin was a master at creating a lively atmosphere. Businessmen need to be adept at navigating social situations, so they couldn't let the atmosphere become awkward.

Sure enough, they started discussing tea with Yang Jianguo in just a few words.

They even managed to extort a small jar of Da Hong Pao tea from him, which was a genuine, non-circulating product.

“This Aimin used to deliver things to my door. Now, not only does he not deliver, but I also have to spend a lot of money on him.”

Yingzi, applying skin cream, said with a smile, "Then why don't you tell him? What's the use of telling me?"

Yang Jianguo chuckled, clearly enjoying himself.

He doesn't have any relatives here, and if he does, they're too far away. They haven't been in contact for so many years, they're no longer close.

The people around him treated him with respect but also with distance, either fearing him to death or valuing his status and position more.

Only Li Aimin gave him a sense of closeness, like being with family.

There were fewer constraints, no need to be constantly reminded of one's rank by the other party's attitude, and no deliberate attempts to flatter or fawn.