When Wang Gang was buying a house and a car in Shanghai, Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li were living in dire straits.
After writing an IOU to Wang Gang, Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li began to live a life of reduced clothing and diet in order to repay the debt.
In order to pay off the debt, Zhu Li forced Su Mingcheng to sell the car and received 400,000 yuan, of which 200,000 yuan was used to pay off the car loan and the remaining 200,000 yuan was temporarily deposited in the bank.
Since then, Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li could only take the bus and subway to work, and began to cook their own meals to save living expenses.
Originally, they planned to hire a part-time employee to take care of Su Daqiang, but in the end, Zhu Li rejected it and the couple took the job themselves."
But Su Daqiang didn't appreciate it.
Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li had never cooked before, so they just used Su Daqiang to test their skills. It would be surprising if he could eat well.
Fortunately, Su Mingyu found a restaurant and opened a small stove for Su Daqiang every now and then.
The name of that restaurant is The Meat Eater, and the owner is Shi Tiandong.
Su Daqiang admired Shi Tiandong's craftsmanship, and Shi Tiandong wanted to please Su Daqiang because of Su Mingyu's relationship, so the two got along well.
Julie originally thought that it would be easy to reduce clothing and diet, but unfortunately she had never suffered hardship since she was a child. Her parents pampered her like a princess, and she had the best food and clothing.
Later, he fell in love with Su Mingcheng and got married. Su Mingcheng deliberately made a big deal and bought all famous brands. Anyway, Zhao Meilan paid the bill.
Now that Zhao Meilan is gone, there is no one to subsidize Su Mingcheng anymore, and they have to pay back the mortgage. After a month of downsizing and dieting, Zhu Li suddenly discovers that she and Su Mingcheng can only save two thousand yuan.
After all the calculations, the problem still arises from the fact that the couple's wages are too low.
Although Su Mingcheng graduated from a prestigious university, it was a pity that he developed the habit of getting something for nothing. He was not interested in his work and just muddle along, so he was not promoted in the company. After working for ten years, his salary was only 7,000, and he still needed to deduct it.
With tax deducted and insurance, it only costs just over 6,000 per month.
Zhu Li works in a financial auditing company and is just a small accountant. Her monthly salary is slightly more than Su Mingcheng, but it is only about 8,000.
The combined monthly salary of the two of them is less than 15,000 yuan. After deducting the mortgage and necessary expenses, being able to save 2,000 yuan is considered a great savings.
After all, Julie is a woman and has a lot of money to spend. Cosmetics, clothes, and bags are all expenses. Sometimes she has to honor the elderly and buy some gifts, which all cost money.
After really living on her fingers, Julie realized how difficult life was.
She didn't dare to look at those big-name cosmetics. Sometimes she saw a beautiful dress in the counter, asked the price, and turned around and left.
Su Mingcheng, on the other hand, adapted faster because without a car, he also lost the biggest expense.
Anyway, after a month of downsizing and dieting, Julie couldn't bear it anymore and secretly returned to her parents' house. Her parents thought the couple had quarreled.
On this day, Su Mingcheng suddenly received a call from Wang Gang, saying that he had arrived in Su City and was preparing to gather the Su family for a meal.
Su Mingcheng took a rare taxi to pick up Zhu Li, then took Su Daqiang with him and headed to the hotel.
When they arrived at the hotel entrance, Su Daqiang had just helped Su Daqiang get out of the car when he saw a Mercedes-Benz GLE driving towards them.
Su Mingcheng likes cars and usually pays attention to popular models. He knows that this top-end GLE costs 1 million.
"Dad, walk faster and give way to the car." Su Mingcheng didn't think much and helped Su Daqiang to stand aside, hoping to drive.
As a result, the GLE parked directly next to them and rolled down the window.
"Brother?" Su Mingcheng discovered that the person in the cab was actually Wang Gang?
"Dad, Mingcheng, you're already here!" Wang Gang smiled, and then asked Wu Fei and Xiaomi in the back seat to get out of the car first while he went to park the car.
Wu Fei got out of the car with Xiaomi in his arms and said hello to Su Daqiang and Su Mingcheng, but he was not very enthusiastic.
"Brother, did you buy this car new?" Su Mingcheng asked enviously.
"Yes, I just picked up the car. I will live in China from now on. It will be more convenient to have a car."
Wang Gang actually didn't mean to show off. With his current net worth, this GLE was already very low-key. He originally wanted to buy a big G, but he didn't find the car and had to wait several months to pick up the car.
"You guys go upstairs first, and I will come find you after I park the car." Wang Gang said and drove the car to the parking space of the hotel.
Looking at the GLE's taillights, Su Mingcheng was filled with envy.
As soon as Wang parked the car, he saw Su Mingyu's CLS driving over.
"Brother, is this your car?" Su Mingyu got out of the car and looked at Wang Gang's new car and asked.
"Yes, I just bought it. It has the same brand as your car." Wang Gang put away the car keys and said.
"It seems you are really going back to China to settle down? Have you bought a house? Do you want me to give you a reference?" Su Mingyu didn't show envy, and her car was not bad either.
"The house has been booked. When I return to Su City this time, I just want to take my dad over to have a look and give me some advice on decoration." Wang Gang and Su Mingyu walked into the hotel together and said:
"Your sister-in-law is here today with her children."
Su Mingyu's eyes lit up and she said, "Xiao Mi is here too, so as my aunt, I need to take a good look."
Wang Gang knew that Su Mingyu liked children, but it was only because of childhood injuries that she had not started a family.
After entering the box, Su Mingyu greeted Su Daqiang and rushed directly to Wu Fei and his daughter.
"Xiao Mi, come and give Auntie a hug."
Strangely enough, Xiaomi was a little agitated when she saw her grandparents. On the contrary, it was her aunt Su Mingyu whom she met for the first time, but she seemed very close to her, neither crying nor making trouble, and having fun with Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu likes the sensible Xiaomi even more.
"Brother and sister-in-law, I bought something for Xiaomi." Su Mingyu took out a gold bracelet and put it on Xiaomi.
This gold bracelet is printed with cartoon patterns, and Xiaomi likes it very much.
However, Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li were a little embarrassed. It was their first time meeting Xiaomi and they forgot to bring gifts.
Wang Gang smiled and asked everyone to sit down and ordered a lot of delicious dishes.
"Mingcheng, you didn't drive here. We brothers will have a drink later."
Wang Gang didn't know about Su Mingcheng's car purchase.
"Brother, it's you who wants to drink. In the United States, sisters-in-law are very strict." Su Mingcheng said with a smile.
"Your sister-in-law doesn't care about me." Wang Gang said with a smile: "It's rare for our Su family to have a family reunion today. Let's drink some wine to celebrate. Don't force it. Drink as much as you can."
Wang Gang asked the waiter to open a bottle of Maotai. He had fallen in love with Maotai ever since he was in the courtyard house, and other wines tasted bad to him.
Su Mingcheng's eyes lit up when he saw Maotai. He rarely drank such good wine.
"Since elder brother wants to drink, younger brother, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you today." Su Mingcheng picked up the wine dispenser and poured a pot for himself and Wang Gang.
Su Daqiang wasn't good at wine, but he was delicious. When he saw the waiter bringing plates of delicious dishes to the table, he didn't move his eyes.
Wang Gang raised his wine glass and said to everyone: "Today is the biggest gathering of the Su family. Let's raise a glass to celebrate."
Others picked up drinks one after another, and even Xiaomi made a toast like a brat.
After a drink, Wang just got down to business.
"Dad, Wu Fei has brought his children back to China and will live in Shanghai permanently. I have to return to the United States in two days to deal with the transfer of the house."
Wang Gang said to Su Mingcheng: "Dad may have to trouble you and Zhu Li to take care of me these days."
Zhu Li smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry! We will take good care of dad."
Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li seemed to see a bright future ahead, and were finally about to bid farewell to Su Daqiang. They felt full of energy.
Wang Gang smiled and said: "I want to toast you with this second cup. Thank you for taking care of Dad."
The words "hard work" almost made Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li blush. Who knows who takes care of this troublemaker? It's not easy to live this month!
Su Mingcheng drank all the wine in the glass and sighed: "Brother, is there anything else I can help you with? If you ask, Julie and I will definitely help."
"It's nothing. I have decided on the house in the Magic City. Now I have to find a decoration company to decide on the decoration plan. When I return to Su City this time, I just want to take my dad to see the house."
Su Daqiang became so excited when he heard it that he couldn't even take care of the delicious food in front of him.
"You've already bought the house, why didn't you tell me and didn't think about whether I was satisfied or not?" Su Daqiang said bluntly.
Wu Fei frowned when she heard this. When she came back this time, she found that Su Daqiang seemed a little unfamiliar.
In the past, when Zhao Meilan was still here, Su Daqiang was a little transparent, timid and didn't say much.
What's going on today? It makes people uncomfortable as soon as I open my mouth.
Why should you be satisfied when buying a house? Have you paid a penny?
Wang Gang took out a color page from his bag, which was a promotional draft for Tianhai Community, and handed it to Su Daqiang.
"I chose this house over thousands of times. Dad, you will definitely be satisfied with it."
Su Mingcheng stretched his neck and saw the four big characters on the color page.
"Tianhai International, why haven't you heard of it?"
When Su Mingyu heard this, she even dropped one of her chopsticks.
"Brother, you bought a house in Tianhai International. I remember it costs 130,000 per square meter there!"