allonlinenovel Chapter 22 My Mom Was the Richest Woman in the 1980s
Chapter 22 My Mom Was the Richest Woman in the 1980s
"Jianguo, my mom and the others suddenly went back to the countryside without leaving me any message. Do you think something happened?"
"What could have happened? They probably just went back to the countryside to visit relatives."
"Tsk tsk, Old Wang's liquor is still the strongest."
Liu Jianguo sipped his wine and ate a bite of crispy pork, thoroughly enjoying himself.
Sun Qunfang, who was anxiously looking around at the door, suddenly brightened up and went to greet them with a smile.
"Snapped"
Before she could even complain, the Sun family pushed him aside and walked straight toward Liu Jianguo.
With a thud, Liu Jianguo, who had been drinking, was lying on the ground.
But Liu Jianguo wasn't a good-natured person either; he got up and punched his brother-in-law.
"Brother-in-law, are you drunk? What are you doing here causing such a scene?"
"We have to pay compensation. This wine I just bought wasn't cheap."
After finishing his sentence, Liu Jianguo looked at the wine bottles on the ground with heartache, and then looked at the Sun family with a puzzled expression.
"Liu Jianguo, how dare you talk to me like that? You've ruined us! Do you even know that it's not Liuxiang that's being demolished, it's Sunjiacun!"
"How could that be? My brother wouldn't lie to me."
Seeing Liu Jianguo's incredulous face flushed, Sun Yaozu laughed heartily in satisfaction.
"Brother? We inquired around, and last week the demolition office arrested an official, we heard his surname is Li, is he your brother?"
"What? Is that so? No wonder I said there hadn't been any news lately."
"But haven't you been misled by someone? Your Sunjia Village isn't in a very good location, how could they possibly demolish your place?"
"Liu Jianguo, you're still dreaming. The people who were relocated from Sunjia Village have all taken the money and moved away. Now all the houses there have been demolished. You've ruined us."
“We’re finished, you’re finished, everyone in Liuxiang is finished.”
"Hahaha, we're all doomed."
Sun Yaozu's eyes were glazed over, as if he was extremely angry and even somewhat delirious.
Although the Sun family was furious, seeing Sun Yaozu like this still frightened them quite a bit.
"Yaozu, what's wrong? Don't scare your mother."
Sun Yaozu acted as if he hadn't heard and ran straight out. The Sun family was worried about him and didn't care about causing trouble for Liu Jianguo anymore. They quickly followed in the direction Sun Yaozu ran.
But it wasn't the Sun family's departure that caused a stir in Liuxiang; it was the news they brought that truly shook the area.
"What? Is what he said true? Our area isn't going to be demolished?"
"My God, who the hell made this decision? Our family used all our money to build an extension into the house. It was all our hard-earned money, and we didn't keep a single penny for ourselves."
"What's this? The money for building my house was all borrowed. We've already bought all the materials, and we're only just starting. We'll refund whatever we can."
That night, the entire Willow Lane was filled with complaints, startling passersby who thought something terrible had happened.
Everyone looked worried and distressed. Every household was raising their houses, but strangely, none of them had finished building the roof.
Because they have no money left.
The next night, a thief broke into the Liu family home and took all the two thousand yuan that Si Yan had given him, as well as all of Liu Jianguo's savings. It was because Liu Jianguo didn't like depositing money in the bank and preferred to keep cash at home.
"Jianguo, something terrible has happened! A thief broke into our house! I woke up this morning and found the lock had been pried open. Please check what's missing."
"Oh no! Quick, to the study! My money, all my money is in there!"
Upon entering the study, I saw that everything on the table had fallen to the floor, the table and chairs were overturned, and the entire study was a mess.
With trembling hands, Liu Jianguo pulled open the drawer located inside.
With one pull, the drawer fell out; the lock on top was broken, and the contents inside were long gone.
Liu Jianguo turned pale and collapsed to the ground.
"Call the police! Call the police now!"
Muttering to himself, Liu Jianguo leaned against the wall and stood up, staggering as he ran to the police station. By the time he arrived with the police, a crowd had already gathered outside the Liu family's house.
"Karma, it's all karma. If Liu Jianguo hadn't claimed to have leaked firsthand information, would we have gone bankrupt to raise the height of our houses?"
"Yes, otherwise why would a thief steal from him instead of others? Isn't that retribution?"
Meanwhile, Liu Sisi's stepmother was still holding her son and crying, a far cry from her usual arrogant self.
The police came and conducted an investigation, taking statements, but they also said that the chances of recovering the stolen goods were slim, because it was nighttime and no one could clearly see the thief's appearance, and the stolen items were all cash, so the chances of getting them back were extremely slim.
Looking at the few dozen yuan left in his pocket, Liu Jianguo gave a bitter smile, resignedly packed his things, and decided that from now on he would never keep cash at home again.
While Liu Jianguo's life was in dire straits, Si Yan's company was thriving.
With information provided indirectly, Si Yan's company's researchers were able to produce their first flip phone in less than four months.
It became a nationwide sensation as soon as it was released. You have to understand that mobile phones at that time were still bulky brick-like devices, so this small flip phone became an instant hit.
Distributors from all over the country rushed to acquire the agency rights, and Sisi Technology, which had only been established for a few months, quickly became a hot technology company in China.
At this time, Liu Sisi had also made some progress in learning embroidery. Her teachers praised her for being talented and hardworking, and said that her future achievements would probably not be lower than their own.
With things going smoothly on Liu Sisi's end, Si Yan focused even more on the company's operations.
Sisi Technology's mobile phones have become popular overseas, and the provincial TV station even arranged for a reporter to conduct an exclusive interview with Si Yan.
Having finally made it to the end of the month and received his salary with his last remaining money, Liu Jianguo hadn't even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Si Yan being interviewed on a TV in the street.
"Si Yan, thanks to you, I'm suffering here, while you've even started a company."
"No, I have to go to the city."
Liu Jianguo glared fiercely at Si Yan on the TV. "You think you can just abandon me and live a good life with your daughter? Dream on!"