Seeing his eldest son so eager to take all the money from him, Li Junsheng remained outwardly calm but inwardly felt speechless.
From his previous life, Li Junsheng knew that playing the retreat-to-advance strategy by offering to share the money with his eldest son was the most effective approach.
Sure enough, his son no longer cared about him selling the job for money.
As soon as money was mentioned, he immediately changed his attitude, acting like a miser!
This ingrate!
To rely on him for old age was just a pipe dream!
Li Junsheng deliberately said to Li Guojun, "But Father no longer has a job. How will I support myself in old age?"
Xingxing was his eldest granddaughter from his previous life who had complained about his old smell and made him sleep with the dog.
Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua were both selfish and mean-spirited people. Xingxing, their daughter, had either inherited their personality traits or been influenced by their environment, showing similar characteristics of being snobbish and mean.
After Li Junsheng said this, Li Guojun's smile froze, and he exchanged a glance with Wang Xiuhua. Both of their expressions turned unpleasant.
Clearly, they only wanted the money and weren't concerned about Li Junsheng's well-being!
But since they hadn't gotten the money yet, Li Guojun put on a smile and tried to flatter Li Junsheng, "Father, what are you saying? You still have me."
"You've been good to me, so I'll definitely take care of you in your old age. It's no big deal about losing the job. You can just stay at home and rest, and I'll take care of you with Xiuhua!"
Li Junsheng just smiled without responding.
He didn't bother exposing his eldest son's lies!
His son would only be good to him as long as he still had value and could be nice to him. Once Li Junsheng gave him the money and had nothing left, he would quickly abandon him!
Reborn into this life, Li Junsheng understood deeply that his eldest son was a waste of time to raise. He needed to find ways to earn more money for his own security!
As Li Junsheng thought this, Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua exchanged another glance.
They had already said nice things, but why wasn't this old father giving them the money?
His face didn't show much joy. Could it be that they hadn't said enough nice things?
Thinking this, Li Guojun put on a flattering smile, almost identical to Ma Yulian's!
He was just as skilled at saying smooth words.
"Father, it's hard for you to think so much. Your granddaughter needs this money to develop her talents. Once she finds a wealthy husband, she'll definitely make sure you live in luxury!"
"Just imagine, smoking good cigarettes and having two personal maids to take care of you, living like a nobleman. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Li Guojun was treating Li Junsheng like Ma Yulian who only liked to hear nice words.
In his previous life, if Li Junsheng had heard these words, he would have been overjoyed, thinking his children were being filial and good to him.
But now, Li Junsheng knew his eldest son's true nature. He was good at talking nonsense but didn't do anything practical.
In his previous life, when he transferred the job to Chen Zhiyuan, Li Junsheng never heard his eldest son say these nice things.
Instead, he only heard sharp, mean comments wishing he would die quickly!
Thinking about his previous life, Li Junsheng's expression became even colder.
"Enough, no need to say more. I received twelve hundred from Chen Dazhu. I gave two hundred to the second son, spent two hundred on connections, leaving eight hundred. We'll hold a family meeting and divide it among your siblings."
"I treat all my children equally now."
As the saying goes: Possession brings disaster!
The money earned from selling the job couldn't be kept without being used. The family wouldn't be peaceful!
Eight hundred dollars definitely couldn't go to Ma Yulian, nor could it all go to the eldest son!
The second son, Guohua, was still renting a house outside!
The third daughter's situation at her in-laws wasn't good, needing his support.
The fourth daughter was also reaching marriageable age, requiring dowry preparations!
Li Junsheng also wanted to use this opportunity to separate the eldest son's family and make them independent.
This way, he could focus on his business and keep his earnings for himself!
As long as he had money, he would have choices in old age!
Seeing Li Junsheng planning to divide the money among the other children, Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua became somewhat dissatisfied.
With only eight hundred left, and needing to share with others, they wouldn't get much!
Thinking about this, Li Guojun quickly asked, "Father, what are you talking about? You already gave two hundred to the second son. Do we really need to divide it? The third daughter is married, she's someone else's wife now. The fourth daughter might be getting married soon. Why give them money?"
"Why don't you give it all to me? I can use it to improve our diet and buy more meat for you!"
"All to you? You're too greedy!"
Li Junsheng said this and didn't bother with Li Guojun's attempts to claim all the money, simply opening the door and leaving!
Ma Yulian had been anxiously pacing outside, trying to figure out what Li Junsheng was doing in there.
She never expected Li Junsheng to come out unharmed, with the eldest couple not angry at all!
This wasn't like their son's usual behavior.
Not only wasn't he angry, but when he saw Li Junsheng going to wash up, he immediately ran ahead to fill water for him, holding the basin with a fawning expression for Li Junsheng to wash.
Seeing Li Guojun's behavior, Li Junsheng had a mocking look in his eyes as he washed his face from the basin he was holding.
After finishing, Li Guojun readily handed him a towel.
Ma Yulian was stunned on the side. Why was her son suddenly so good to Li Junsheng?
More attentive than to her!
Neither Li Junsheng nor Li Guojun acknowledged Ma Yulian after coming out of the room.
Ma Yulian felt quite aggrieved. She couldn't just let Li Junsheng get away with this?
Just then, Wang Xiuhua also came out of the room. Seeing her, Ma Yulian's eyes lit up as she immediately approached Wang Xiuhua with some flattery to ask about what happened!
"Xiuhua, what did your father say to you two in there? Isn't Guojun angry at your father?"
"Your father sold the job privately and kept the money hidden!"
Wang Xiuhua had no good attitude towards her mother-in-law. She still remembered how Ma Yulian had hit her yesterday.
Besides, Ma Yulian had repeatedly said she wanted to lend the job to Chen Dazhu and his son for free! It was Father who sold it!
At first, she thought her father-in-law was outrageous, but now thinking about it, it was fortunate he was smart enough to get over a thousand dollars back!
Otherwise, if the job was lent out, would it ever come back?
Comparing the two, her mother-in-law was truly lacking in sense!
She and Li Guojun didn't need a mother who favored outsiders!
"Father is planning a family meeting, possibly to discuss dividing the property and money. The job is already sold, what's the point of Guojun being angry?"
"Or would you rather see your father and Guojun fighting fiercely?"
Ma Yulian completely ignored her daughter-in-law's rhetorical question. She stood there, momentarily doubting if she had heard correctly.
"What did you say? Say it again. Li Junsheng is going to divide that thousand dollars?"
Ma Yulian's face showed disbelief, and she was also feeling a bit panicked.
This money couldn't be divided by Li Junsheng! What would she give to Chen Dazhu?
She had already promised Chen Dazhu that she would definitely get that thousand dollars back.
If she couldn't get it back, Chen Dazhu would definitely be disappointed in her!
What was Li Junsheng thinking?