"Xiao Rui, I won't say much more to thank you. We're family. I'll pay you back," Zhang Huaiyuan said gratefully, his eyes reddening as he held Li Rui's hand.
Five million was no small sum. His brother-in-law had only graduated from university three years ago. Even if he had made some money in those three years, this was probably his entire fortune, wasn't it?
"Brother-in-law, you said it yourself: we're family. This little bit of money is nothing. Just consider it New Year's money from an uncle to his niece."
"Yiyi is already four, and as her uncle, I've never given her a single cent of New Year's money. I've failed as an uncle. Consider this my way of making up for it," Li Rui said guiltily.
When it came to his niece, Li Rui really did feel quite guilty. When she was born, turned one month old, and celebrated her first birthday, he had still been studying. He had never given her a gift or a single cent in a red envelope.
In the years afterward, he had barely been able to keep himself afloat. He had never given his niece a single cent in red envelopes or New Year's money during the holidays.
Doctor Zhao, who had heard Li Rui speaking from beside them, was completely dumbfounded. Five million was a little bit of money? Five million as New Year's money? How was this a farming family that couldn't afford five hundred thousand in medical fees?
With an uncle like this, they were definitely a wealthy family! If Zhang Huaiyuan and his wife hadn't been there, he really would have wanted to kneel down and wish Uncle a happy New Year.
Seeing that his sister and brother-in-law were about to say something else, Li Rui hurriedly said, "All right, Sis, Brother-in-law, we're family. Let's get Yiyi treated first and give the donor some compensation. We can talk about the rest later. Five million really isn't much to me now."
Looking at the confident, composed Li Rui before her, Li Xiaoshuang's eyes filled with pride and gratification. When I was little, Dad was the one I could lean on. Now my little brother is the one I can lean on. It's so good to have you both.
"By the way, Brother-in-law, stop working for now. Stay with Sis and Yiyi and take good care of them. Once Yiyi recovers, come work with me."
Hearing Li Rui's words, Zhang Huaiyuan froze. "Xiao Rui, I don't have any particular skills. I'm just a low-level employee at a construction company. You must be doing some big business now, right? What could I help you with?" he asked uncertainly.
His brother-in-law could casually produce five million and even call it a little bit of money. He must be doing some big business. Zhang Huaiyuan was just an ordinary low-level employee. What help could he possibly offer?
"Don't worry about that, Brother-in-law. Naturally, it'll be related to your profession. For now, focus on getting Yiyi treated. I'll explain everything when we get home."
With a system like his, he was bound to undertake construction on a grand scale. Fertile water shouldn't flow into outsiders' fields. When the time came, he could give plenty of projects to relatives like his brother-in-law, letting them live good lives too.
Afterward, he looked in at Yiyi through the window. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he didn't go inside to disturb her.
His niece was already four, yet he had only seen her in person when she was one. Since then, right up until she turned four, he had only seen her on video. She really was getting cuter as she grew, though her pale face made his heart ache. But now that they had sufficient funds, matching bone marrow, and the best doctor, she could definitely be cured.
After spending a little while at the hospital and telling his sister that he would go home tomorrow, he left the hospital and drove toward the shopping plaza. He was going home tomorrow; surely he couldn't go back in slippers and baggy shorts?
After arriving at the mall, Li Rui didn't buy any luxury brands that cost tens of thousands per outfit. He only bought some casual sportswear. A few hundred yuan per piece was fine, as long as it was comfortable.
It wasn't that he couldn't afford outfits costing tens of thousands. With his current wealth, buying clothes costing tens of thousands wasn't much different from buying clothes costing a few hundred.
He simply felt there was no need. After all, he had only just gone from being a loser to a rich man. His attitude toward spending couldn't change all at once.
After buying his clothes, Li Rui bought a few bottles of Maotai and several cartons of Chunghwa cigarettes, then drove back to his rented room.
A supercar worth over ten million like the McLaren P1 naturally drew the surrounding residents over to watch when it drove into the rental neighborhood. They all discussed whose rich young son this was and what he was doing here, taking photos and posting them on WeChat Moments.
After returning to his rented room, Li Rui called his mother to tell her that Yiyi's medical expenses had been taken care of and that he would be coming home tomorrow. If he wanted to revitalize the family, how could he not go home?
Wang Zhongtian was happily sipping tea in his office when an urgent knock at the door suddenly startled him. Then he saw someone push the door open and enter. Just as he was about to scold them, he saw that it was Wang Lili, the star performer of the day.
He instantly swallowed the reprimand that had been about to leave his mouth and asked with a smile, "Xiao Wang, what's the rush? Is something wrong?"
Panting heavily, Wang Lili said with fear on her face, "A bunch of gangsters have come!"
Oh? Wang Zhongtian frowned. He was someone with a bit of standing in Star City, and his boss was no small fry either. Even Lord Black Tiger had to show his boss some respect. Who would dare come looking for trouble with him?
He wanted to see just which mighty deity dared come looking for trouble with him. He immediately stood up and followed Wang Lili to the showroom.
The moment he reached the showroom and came to a stop, Wang Zhongtian saw a wall-a wall of human flesh.
There in the dealership showroom, twenty muscular men wearing combat boots, camouflage trousers, and white tank tops stood in a single row, feet apart and hands behind their backs. A fierce aura rushed straight at him.
There was no way they could look anything but fierce. Every one of them was at least 1.8 meters tall, and several stood two meters tall. Their muscles bulged all over, as though cast from steel.
No wonder Wang Lili thought these men were gangsters. The sight was truly terrifying. One look at the female sales staff and even the dealership's security guards, all hiding in the corners of the showroom as if saying, "You can't see me, you can't see me," made that clear enough.
By now, Wang Zhongtian's legs were trembling too. The confidence he had possessed in his office had vanished without a trace.
Any one of these twenty muscular men could step forward and crush him like an ant.
Looking at the expressionless men, Wang Zhongtian broke into a sweat. He plucked up his courage, approached, and cautiously asked, "Brothers, what brings you to my dealership?"
"To collect the cars," came the deafening reply from the two-meter-tall Li Yi.
Because Li Rui couldn't be bothered to come up with names for these twenty bodyguards, he had simply named them Li Yi through Li Ershi. Li Yi through Li Si were advanced biohuman bodyguards, Li Wu through Li Shi were intermediate biohuman bodyguards, and Li Shiyi through Li Ershi were basic biohuman bodyguards. It was convenient and easy to remember.
Hearing Li Yi's words, Wang Zhongtian immediately realized that these must be Young Master Li's men. He instantly relaxed. Thankfully, they hadn't come to make trouble for him.
"Oh, so you're Young Master Li's men. My apologies for the poor reception. The cars are ready, just out back. Please follow me, brothers," Wang Zhongtian said with a fawning smile.
Although he now knew they were Young Master Li's men, looking at these expressionless muscular men, he was still afraid he might accidentally offend them. He feared that if they became unhappy, they might beat him to death.
But Wang Zhongtian was worrying needlessly. Although these bodyguards were biohumans, they weren't much different from normal people. They were unsmiling, but that was simply a matter of a bodyguard's discipline. After all, they were bodyguards produced by the system, and they absolutely possessed discipline like steel.
Watching the twenty bodyguards drive ten Land Rover Range Rovers out of the dealership, Wang Zhongtian finally breathed a sigh of relief. This Young Master Li really is no ordinary person, he thought.
He had such formidable bodyguards, and twenty of them at that. None of the wealthy young men Wang Zhongtian knew could compare. From this, he reached a conclusion: this man must not be offended, only befriended.