Chapter 1499 - 1548: The Two Sisters Huffing and Puffing
On the way back, Li Yifei and Meng Xiaofei sat in the back seat, while Koboto Kobayashi sat in the passenger seat, and another member of the Yamaguchi Group drove. They didn’t take the helicopter back, as there was no hurry, and Meng Xiaofei didn’t like the noise from the helicopter.
On the road, Koboto Kobayashi tried to speak several times but hesitated. Li Yifei guessed what he wanted to say and asked, "Is there a problem with the money?"
Koboto Kobayashi let out a sound, quickly turned his head, and shook his head, "No, the money’s fine."
"What else is there?"
"Uh... actually, it’s nothing. It’s just that transferring the money to Huaxia is a bit troublesome and requires some time for money laundering. That’s why I wanted to talk to Mr. Golden Eagle about it earlier."
Li Yifei nodded lightly. Such large financial transfers from one country to another, especially from Japan to Huaxia, are indeed troublesome. He had considered this money, and there was already enough cash at home.
After crushing several families in the provincial capital, acquiring them, or directly taking over, the Li family’s assets had suddenly become the top in the province, conservatively estimated to be over 100 billion. It indeed didn’t require such a large sum.
Of course, compared to the trillion-dollar hidden groups in the country, it was still a bit less.
Li Yifei didn’t reply to Koboto Kobayashi but instead picked up the phone and directly called home without avoiding him.
Xu Shanshan answered the phone. As soon as the call connected, Xu Shanshan snorted, and Li Yifei chuckled, recognizing her voice. He said, "Why are you snorting as soon as you answer?"
"Just snorting at you!" Xu Shanshan pouted over the phone, pretending to be very angry.
Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "Alright, Xiaofei and I will be back in a couple of days, and you can snort all you want at home."
"Snort, snort, snort!" Xu Shanshan snorted several times.
Meng Xiaofei, sitting beside him, covered her mouth with a laugh, and Li Yifei also laughed. After he laughed enough, he said, "Let’s talk business now."
Xu Shanshan covered one ear with her hand, as if she really couldn’t hear, shaking her head towards the phone and shouting, "I can’t hear, can’t hear, bad signal, talk about it at home!"
Li Yifei rolled his eyes and said, "Shanshan is the most beautiful. Actually, my business was to praise her. Now she can’t hear it, sigh, I can’t say the words I’ve prepared. Xiaofei, should I praise you instead?"
Meng Xiaofei laughed with her hand over her mouth, and from the other side, Xu Shanshan’s voice came immediately: "The signal’s good now, go ahead."
"Hmm? It’s good now? Alright, I’ll tell you now. Wait a second, the signal isn’t good on my side, passing through a tunnel..." Li Yifei started to speak but found the phone signal suddenly dropped as several cars were passing through a long tunnel.
Xu Shanshan thought Li Yifei was teasing her. After waiting for a while and hearing no sound, the call disconnected not long after.
Xu Shanshan’s little mouth immediately pouted. Li Yifei had hung up on her, making her feel a bit aggrieved and unhappy. After waiting for a while, when the call hadn’t come back, Xu Shanshan lost her patience and called back, only to hear a message saying the user was temporarily unavailable.
"Humph! Humph, humph, humph!" Xu Shanshan hummed resentfully at her phone.
Xu Yingying just came out from the bathroom after taking a shower, drying her hair, and seeing her sister’s behavior, she curiously asked, "Shanshan, what’s wrong?"
"Your man, your man bullied me!" Xu Shanshan thrust the phone at Xu Yingying, grumbling angrily.
Xu Yingying was even more puzzled. She took the phone and saw it was her number, checked it, and noticed a call record from Li Yifei. So she asked, "Yifei called, how did your brother-in-law bully you?"
"Ask him yourself!" Xu Shanshan said as she got up to leave, and Xu Yingying pulled her back.
The two had shared a bed last night. They talked for a while and slept together when they got tired.
Xu Yingying asked, "How did he bully you, tell me, and your sister will help you?"
Just when Xu Shanshan was about to speak, Xu Yingying’s phone rang. Looking down, she saw it was Li Yifei’s number, so she answered, and Xu Shanshan let out a heavy snort beside her.
When the call connected, Li Yifei heard the heavy snort and said, "Shanshan, we were indeed in a tunnel just now, so there was no signal. Don’t be angry."
Xu Yingying rolled her eyes forward, not knowing who it was directed at, and coldly said to the phone, "It’s me, not Shanshan."
"Haha? It’s Yingying, my dearest wife, what are you doing? Where’s Shanshan?"
Xu Yingying’s lips moved but she didn’t reply to Li Yifei. She was naturally happy to receive Li Yifei’s call, but he was still asking about Xu Shanshan.
"Your brother-in-law is calling you." Xu Yingying handed the phone to Xu Shanshan, who refused to take it, saying, "I’m not answering."
The two pushed the phone back and forth, and Li Yifei, on the other side, was left speechless. He originally called Xu Yingying, but Xu Shanshan answered, snorted at him, and he didn’t know how to respond. He could already imagine Xu Yingying’s slight dissatisfaction and the bigger dissatisfaction Xu Shanshan had created for herself.
The phone ended up disconnecting as it was passed back and forth, and Li Yifei listened to the beeping tone in his ear, feeling speechless. Beside him, Meng Xiaofei couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Koboto Kobayashi understood what Li Yifei was saying. How could he dare laugh? He gritted his teeth and held it in while marveling in his heart. Look at Mr. Golden Eagle; he’s ruthless when needed, domineering when necessary, and tender when it calls for it, though it is somewhat awkward...
Li Yifei held back for a long time but eventually called Su Mengxin. Su Mengxin had just gotten up, finished tidying up, and was getting ready to eat when she received the call. She greeted with a "hello".
Li Yifei was a bit excited to finally hear a normal voice, so he quickly said, "Hey, wife, it’s me."
"I know it’s you, husband. What made you think of calling me?"
"Can we change the tone a bit..." Li Yifei gritted his teeth and said.
Su Mengxin hmm’d and said, "What’s wrong? Was what I just said wrong?"
"No, forget it, I’ll get to the point!"
"Oh, then go ahead."
Li Yifei then talked about the matter of two hundred billion US dollars, and after listening, Su Mengxin paused before saying, "Two hundred billion, converted to Huaxia currency, that’s more than twelve hundred billion. Husband, are you sure this is real?"
"Of course it’s real. It was earned by your husband. Look, the person paying is right in front; do you want to confirm it?"
"No need, no need, it’s just... this amount is a bit large, and I wasn’t mentally prepared for it."
What Su Mengxin wanted to say even more was, you went out once and earned more than twelve hundred billion, while we at home spent months, sometimes even working sleeplessly with so many people contributing ideas, yet we might not even make this amount. Isn’t this gap a bit too large?
Although Li Yifei made money, Su Mengxin was also very happy and proud, but she still felt a bit of disparity. But doesn’t this also prove that the man she chose is the best, the greatest?
Despite feeling a bit bitter, Su Mengxin quickly returned to normal. Li Yifei had already expressed his intentions clearly. After weighing it in her mind, Su Mengxin gave an answer, saying, "Husband, whether or not we should take the money home doesn’t matter that much. Right now, we still have a large cash flow, and the Sunx Family has already effectively become the Li family’s, and they’re currently dealing with the Lin family."
"Hmm, then about this money..."
"Husband, I don’t have any particularly good suggestions. With so much money, if we bring it home, it could indeed enrich our assets, but family development should be a step-by-step process. Too much money isn’t necessarily a good thing; it could bring more trouble. So, how about I make a call to ask Grandpa and see what his stance is?"
"Okay, I’ll wait for your news," Li Yifei agreed.
Su Mengxin hung up the phone and called Old Master Su.
The elderly man, who wakes up early, had been working for quite a while already. He was very pleased when he received the call and said, "Dear granddaughter, what made you think of calling Grandpa?"
"I miss you, Grandpa. It’s been several days since I called. Once things settle here, I’ll come home to see you." Su Mengxin said sweetly.
"Haha, great, great. Just tell Grandpa what you want to eat, and I’ll make it for you then." Old Master Su laughed heartily.
Su Mengxin murmured a few times and said, "Grandpa, what are you doing?"
Old Master Su put down the document in his hand, took off his glasses, and said, "Grandpa is exercising, trying to live a few more years to spend more time with my dear granddaughter."
Su Mengxin took a deep breath, paused, and then said, "Grandpa, I’m sorry, I haven’t spent enough time with you."
"It doesn’t matter. Seeing you all grow well is what Grandpa hopes to see. Tell me, what do you need Grandpa for?"
"Grandpa..."
"Alright, I know you have something to ask of Grandpa. Tell me, and I’ll give you some advice."
Su Mengxin felt a bit guilty, as in recent months, she mostly called the old man when there was something.
Taking a deep breath, she still explained Li Yifei’s situation. After listening, Old Master Su grinned and said, "That boy really knows how to make money. If I had known, I would have recruited him into departments like the National Development and Reform Commission."
Of course, this was just a joke; national development and important matters can’t be solved by martial strength.
After thinking slightly, Old Master Su already had a plan in mind and shared his thoughts with his granddaughter. After listening, Su Mengxin’s brows relaxed, and she affectionately said, "Thank you, Grandpa. You’re indeed the best to me."
"Haha, alright then. Grandpa will wait for your return. Go tell that rascal." Old Master Su said with a chuckle and hung up the phone.
Su Mengxin pursed her lips, secretly deciding that once things were settled here, she’d move back home to stay for a while. The elders at their age don’t ask for much; having their children and grandchildren around is already the greatest comfort. With her son gone, she couldn’t not return.
After calming her emotions, Su Mengxin dialed Li Yifei’s number. On the other side, the Xu Family Sisters were snorting, with Xu Shanshan accusing Li Yifei of bullying her and Xu Yingying criticizing Li Yifei for not calling back. The two sisters looked at each other and snorted again.