Reborn with Consumption System
Chapter 744 - 316: Guests Fill the Seats, A Continuous Stream
Han Lie arrived home to find all three relatives from his father's side had already gathered.
The moment the Q7 parked downstairs, his older nephew and second nephew, who were playing with pop-it firecrackers, rushed over with the little niece.
Han Lie rolled down the window, ruffled his older nephew's hair, and instructed, "Go upstairs and call your dad down to move the seafood. We're eating big crabs today!"
The kids cheered and sprinted upstairs to fetch people.
Flailing their arms and legs, they only managed to call down three men and one girl—Han Lie's eldest male cousin Han Dongjun, second male cousin Han Dongwu, and third male cousin Han Zhiyuan. Dongjun and Dongwu were from the eldest uncle's family, both already married. Zhiyuan was from the second uncle's household, over thirty and still loafing around, having already been divorced once. The girl was Du Qingqing, Han Lie's cousin and the daughter of his youngest aunt. She worked at the Agricultural Bank and was discussing marriage with her boyfriend, a traffic police officer.
Han Lie had these four cousins, and to be honest, none of them were particularly easy to deal with.
Dongjun didn't earn much, so he was always quarreling with his wife.
Dongwu earned a decent amount but was constantly out entertaining clients, leading to ongoing arguments with his wife as well.
Zhiyuan had a temper, loved playing cards, and his bickering with his wife eventually led to their divorce.
Du Qingqing was doing fine for now, but after getting married, she was likely to have a hard time with her mother-in-law, which meant she'd probably be fighting with her husband...
Well, to sum up—the Han Family's four tiger generals were a bunch of brawlers.
Seeing it was them coming down, Han Lie's head buzzed.
The four siblings all walked with wide, swaggering gaits, spreading out in a line, looking more like gangsters than anything decent.
As they passed the second nephew, Du Qingqing landed a solid cuff on his head, scowling fiercely, "If you dare to scare your little sister with firecrackers again, I'll tan your hide!"
The second nephew, nicknamed Dog Leftovers, instantly quieted down, while the little niece, Yaya, gleefully grinned, showing the gap where two front teeth were missing.
Dongwu, enraged, retorted, "Why are you scaring my son?"
Zhiyuan nudged the older nephew, Dog Egg, to the side with a stern expression, "Go play with those further away! If you damage your Third Uncle's car, your dad will beat you so hard he'll knock the shit right out of you and call it a clean job!"
Dongjun glanced down at his belt, and Dog Egg quickly grabbed Dog Leftovers, and they scampered off like a puff of smoke.
Damn!
Such blockheads!
The old Han Family was certainly peculiar—both older brothers and the sister were fierce. Only Han Yong, sandwiched in the middle, had seemingly been squeezed too tightly, turning out bland and somber.
Then, in the next generation, the former Han Lie was the only one with an introverted and insecure personality. Even after he had experienced more of the world than his older cousins, he still felt not quite as tough deep down.
It's true what they say: extremes meet. The moment Han Lie got the system and was reborn, he went completely "rogue." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
It was quite amusing, actually.
The three male cousins and one female cousin, arms akimbo, approached the car, unable to contain their excitement.
"Holy shit! Look at the paint on this Q7!"
"Wow, those headlights are so badass!"
"Lie, get out, let your bro feel the steering wheel!"
"Lie, dear, when I get married, can I borrow your car for a day?"
The four of them poked their heads around—one squatting to touch the paint, one peering into the cabin, another walking circles around the car, and one cheekily asking for favors.
Han Lie got out of the car and then, CLICK, locked it, responding bluntly, "Whatever you need, discuss it with my dad. If you can make him happy and he's willing to give you the car, it's none of my business."
Zhiyuan, who had a sharp mind, quickly caught on to something.
"Holy hell! Everyone guessed you must be driving a better car in Magic Capital and that these little things at home don't matter to you. Seems they were right, huh?!"
Han Lie, arms crossed, tipped his head towards the small truck that had just pulled up behind him and pursed his lips. "Move the stuff. Half of it is New Year's gift boxes for you guys to take home..."
Before he could finish, the four of them rolled up their sleeves and darted over.
But when they opened the back of the truck, they were dumbstruck.
"Damn! Bro, did you just bring back someone's entire store?"
A single king crab came in a huge foam box eighty centimeters long and thirty centimeters high, packed with ice.
Hawaiian scallops, each larger than an adult's palm, with only ten in a box.
Plus geoduck, blue crabs, Arctic surf clams, grouper, and more seafood piled high in the truck bed.
"How the hell are we going to move all this?"
The four older cousins complained bitterly, then were promptly silenced by a single question from Han Lie—
"Are you eating or not?"
Of course, they were going to eat!
Not to eat would be an insult to their stomachs, which had suffered for thirty years... Right, time to move it!
The four of them huffed and puffed through two trips. Then, the eldest uncle and aunt, second uncle and aunt, youngest aunt and uncle, and the two sisters-in-law all came down to help.
When the whole family mobilized, it naturally stirred the neighbors in the building.
Huang Yu and the local gossip were the most eager, scurrying down to assist, while Old Dong and Dong Zhipeng also emerged, albeit reluctantly holding their noses—primarily because Comrade Ma Honglian had taken the initiative to knock on their door.
Old Ma was sly. She knocked, and when they opened the door, she asked, "Uncle Dong, have you bought any seafood for the New Year? Our Pipi bought too much. Later, when it's steamed, grab some to try, get a taste of how fresh it is!"
Old Dong's face turned green.
I've been minding my own business, cooped up at home, and you still manage to drag me into this?! You're really something!
But he was without recourse. Seeing Huang Yu and his wife happily heading downstairs, he and his son had no choice but to go help.
If it had been in the past, Ma Honglian would never have been so generous!
However, after being stunned by Han Lie's gift the night before, tossing and turning all night without sleeping well, she wasn't as concerned about a small profit anymore when she woke up today.