Chapter Seventy-Three: Planning an Escape Route for His Father

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  After staying at home for an afternoon, his parents pushed the cart into the yard together. However, as soon as Liu Yifei saw the expressions on his parents' faces, he knew that both of them were angry.

  Father Liu Dacheng is a man of few words, but sometimes his temper can be quite stubborn. Mother Zhao Qin is more sharp-tongued, and usually Father gives in to her, but the couple's quarrels are inevitable.

  In the past, when Liu Yifei encountered his parents quarreling or getting angry, he could only hide to one side to avoid being affected. However, now he couldn't do that anymore. He walked over and took the things from his mother's car, saying: "Mom, you bought so many good things today, it seems like today was a very successful sale."

  "Hmph, if it weren't for your dad, I would have sold more." These words immediately brought out Zhao Qin's resentment, saying: "Today, a big customer came, wanting to buy a quilt and a blanket. We had already discussed the price, and this one deal could have earned us over a hundred. The customer asked for a discount, so I gave them another twenty off, but your dad refused, resulting in the loss of the business. We lost at least a hundred, it's infuriating!"

  "It's not that I don't want to sing the red face, but you won't give me a discount?" Liu Dacheng continued with a sentence, clearly already scolded by his mother on this trip.

  "We've already talked about it so much, how can you still not give in? You're really stupid beyond stupidity."

  Seeing his parents getting a bit agitated, Liu Yifei hastily smiled and said: "It's just over a hundred yuan, is it worth you guys arguing like this? The loan has been approved, why not buy another store, think about how much more you can earn in the future?"

  After saying this, her mother's resentment indeed decreased, but she shook her head and said: "It's not easy to handle, the loan has been borrowed, but now a store has risen by 3,000 yuan, we don't dare to buy it anymore."

  Liu Yifei hastily said: "Buy! How can you not buy? The more you hesitate, the higher the price will rise. If we wait a bit longer, it won't be just a matter of 3,000 yuan anymore. Besides, your current store and counter have already earned quite a bit, what's there to fear?"

  Zhao Qin nodded and said, "Well, then let's buy it. I'll get in touch with them over the next two days. Actually, I've been thinking the same thing, but I just had some reservations."

  "One flight, how did Director Qian get in touch with you?" Father finally asked this question. That day at the bank, he received unprecedented respect. Not only did the loan officer rush to help him complete the loan, but also offered him cigarettes and water. When leaving, Qian Liansheng even drove him back to the mall in a bank car. This was not like going to the bank for help, it was VIP treatment!"

  Liu Yifei then told the story of how he saved Teacher Zhang and how his family came to thank him, naturally omitting the part where he almost got in trouble at the time.

  "Son, you really did a great job! If it weren't for you saving Teacher Zhang, our loan wouldn't have been approved so easily." Looking at her son becoming more and more capable, Zhao Qin was overjoyed.

  "We're not looking for reward either." Liu Dacheng glanced at his wife and nodded to Liu Yifei, "Kid, this is the principle of good deeds being rewarded. Being kind and doing good things will never have a bad outcome."

  "Alright, I'm going to cook." Zhao Qin's mood had improved and she was no longer angry with Liu Dacheng. She turned around and walked into the house.

  "Dad, do you like doing this kind of business?" Liu Yifei suddenly asked Liu Dacheng.

  Liu Dacheng was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Whether you like it or not is one thing, whether you do it or not is another. Doing this kind of business, your mom would be more suitable, but I... am not suitable. But now your dad has no other skills, and farming can't make much money either, so we can only do it for now."

  "...then...if there's something else you can do, what would you do?" Liu Yifei asked tentatively.

  "What else?" Liu Dacheng looked at Liu Yifei with a puzzled expression, then sighed and said: "There aren't that many good things to do. I think when our family's store and counter are gone, I'll take care of one part, your mom will take care of another part, and we won't have so much quarreling."

  "Hmm... Dad, I'll ask you, do you like driving?"

  "Drive a car? Silly child, our family can't afford a car." Liu Dacheng burst out laughing.

  "I'm just asking if you like it?" Liu Yifei asked again.

  Looking at Liu Yifei, it's not a joke. Adding this, Liu Yifei helped his family a lot, and Liu Dacheng also valued his son's words, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Of course I like it."

  "Alright... then it's settled, after a while, I'll definitely let you drive the car and even make money from it."

  "You mean... let me drive a taxi?" Liu Dacheng's eyes lit up instantly, driving was a man's dream, and if he could both drive and make money, that would be even better.

  "Wow, yes! I took a taxi today and he said that in one day, he can make around 300 yuan. That's not bad at all!"

  "This... but I don't have a driver's license." Liu Dacheng's spirits lifted upon hearing this, but he immediately furrowed his brow.

  "Then just go take an exam."

  "This..." Liu Dacheng thought for a moment and shook his head again, saying: "Getting a driver's license costs several thousand yuan."

  "Ah... Dad, as long as you like it, that's all that matters. I'll definitely help make this wish come true for you."

  Liu Dacheng looked at Liu Yifei with full confidence, patted Liu Yifei's head and chuckled: "My son is really getting more and more promising now, Dad believes that there will be such a day."

  Actually, the 50,000 yuan in Liu Yifei's hands could almost be enough for his father to buy a taxi. However, if Liu Yifei were to take out 50,000 yuan now, his parents would definitely ask him where the money came from. Although the money was earned honestly, it would still be difficult to explain to his parents. Moreover, Liu Yifei had his own plans for this money. If he wanted to start a business, being with his parents wouldn't work either. He needed his own funds and his own career, so for now, the money couldn't be revealed to his parents, nor could it be used by them.

  Fortunately, Liu Yifei remembered that the Xiaoli car was popular in Hekou City as early as 1996, and there were still two years left. It would be just right to accumulate a batch of funds and then let his father handle it. As long as his father had something suitable for him to do, the conflict with his mother would definitely decrease, and his mood would certainly become more pleasant. This was what Liu Yifei most hoped to see.