My Breathtaking CEO Wife Novel - Chapter 180

It could be seen from the place where they lived how rich the Li family was.

It was a 16-courtyard house that occupied a total of 30 mu.

Perhaps some people would say that 30 mu wasn’t a lot. His family had that much land. But don’t forget, this is Yan Jin, every inch of land is worth its weight in gold.

Now in Yanjing, 30 mu of land was impossible to get without 17 to 18 billion.

In ancient times, a courtyard house was where the princes lived. Generally, those who could live in a courtyard house were considered to be from a well-off family.

And now? A few years ago, there was a piece of news that the richest man in the world, gates, bought a courtyard house in China to watch the Olympic Games. He spent a full 100 million US dollars, which was worth about 800 million Chinese dollars at the time.

The layout of the siheyuan was not very big. It was far from the sixteen Heyuan. The Li family lived in such a place.

Because tomorrow was the old man’s hundredth day, there were no red decorations at the door, but it was full of people.

This was the rule. It was the first time that the Li family’s young Madam had come, so all the members had to come out to welcome her. The Li family had been developing for so many years. Even if the old man had left, they were still a top family, and no one could shake their existence.

The direct line had 130 people, while the collateral branch had 352 people. These people were all big shots. Those over the age of 30 were worth at least tens of millions. One could imagine how terrifying the Li family was.

The leader of the group was Li Tian’s second uncle, a middle-aged man named Li Heng. He still looked quite handsome. Perhaps the Li family’s genes were good to begin with. In the Li family, there were not many ugly men, and all the women were beautiful.

Li Heng had a company under him that was worth tens of billions. He was considered a well-known rich man in China. Even in the Li family, he had a high status.

The Li family’s business method was like this. After the age of 18, the direct line could get five million Yuan and the collateral line one million Yuan. You could run whatever business you wanted, but you had to give half of the shares to the Li family. If things went well, the Li family would increase the investment after an assessment. There was only one requirement for the increase in investment, and that was to increase the Li family’s shares to 70% , absolute control.

Li Heng was just like that. Back then, he started his business at five million Yuan. After his company started to make a profit, he applied for the family to assess him. In the end, he received three hundred million Yuan from the family as an investment and achieved what he had now.

Although most of the money seemed to belong to the Li family, he could also get a lot of resources from the Li family. Otherwise, did he really think that an ordinary person could make a company so big?

From the beginning to the end, the core of the Li family used to be the old man. Now, it should have been Li Tian, but Li Tian didn’t accept it.

At the moment, the Li family was still unable to unite, so the next step was to hold a vote.

One person from the direct line counted three votes, while one person from the collateral branch counted one vote. Whoever had the most votes would be able to control the Li family.

“Xiaoyi, welcome to the Li family.”

Li Heng said to Lin Yi enthusiastically at the door.

“Many thanks, second uncle.”

Lin Yi smiled as she bent over. She had learned about etiquette before. In a family like the Li family, family members rarely shook hands with each other. They would usually bow to show their respect.

More than 400 people stood neatly on both sides of the house. Under Li Heng’s lead, Li Tian and Lin Yi slowly crossed the threshold of the Li family’s house.

There was a courtyard in front of them, and there were about 100-meter long stone steps. After walking past them, they reached the Li family’s living room, which occupied an area of about one mu.

At this time, there were already 30 tables set up neatly, and the dishes on each table were exactly the same. Only the largest main table in the middle had more dishes.

“Xiaoyi, you must be tired after coming here. Let’s eat first. After eating, I’ll arrange a room for you. Have a good rest and go to the Li family’s ancestral hall tomorrow morning.”

There were still many more ceremonies to attend, but it was already too late. When Li Tian left the cemetery, it was already half past five. By the time he arrived at the Li family home, the sky was already dark.

Hence, Li Heng could only make the decision to go to the ancestral hall tomorrow and rest at night.

The people who sat at the same table as Li Heng and the others were basically all from the Li family’s direct line of descent. There was also a particularly famous person from the branch family.

Li Xiangdong was in his forties this year. The company under him already had assets of more than 30 billion Chinese dollars. The entire company was the leading enterprise in China, and the number one person in the branch family.

Li Tian had another uncle, but he wasn’t very capable. He only owned a small company that was worth tens of millions. Fortunately, he didn’t have a strong desire to make money. He just wanted to earn enough money to spend.

The rest of the family members were similar to Li Tian. They were the third generation of the Li family and had their own companies. For example, Li Heng’s two sons and Li Xiangdong’s son and daughter.

Apart from that, the Li family also had an Elder’s Council. Anyone from the old man’s generation, as long as they had previous achievements and the company’s scale was in the top ten of the Li family, could become a member of the elder’s Council. The elder Council was independent of the Li family. They had teams and analysts under them that specialized in assessment. If the Li family wanted to apply for some financial aid, they could apply to the elder Council.

It could be said that the Li family was a small society. The Council of Elders was the officials in the court, and below them were the regional Inspector-General and so on. It was very comprehensive and also very complicated.

Becoming the patriarch didn’t mean that all the money of the Li family belonged to you. The money you could spend every year was only 50 million. This was the salary of the patriarch, but your power had increased.

The Li family was very polite, so they didn’t make toasts during dinner. At most, they would make a few toasts to each other at the same table. Lin Yi was a woman, so no one would ask her to drink.

“Little Tian, come, let’s have a drink.”

Li Heng raised his wine glass and said to Li Tian.

‘Yes.”

Similarly, Li Tian picked up his glass and drank it in one go.

Li Tian hadn’t integrated into the Li family yet, but that didn’t mean he could do whatever he wanted. Even if he didn’t like everyone present, he still had to do what he had to do.

For example, he did not say a word about the arrangements that were to be made. Li Heng had made the decision on his own.

If Li Heng didn’t send anyone to pick them up, then Li Tian and Lin Yi would find a hotel in Yan Jin and come back the next morning.

Since he was already here, he naturally wouldn’t leave. After Li Tian finished his meal, he was brought to the place where he would be staying for the night.

The master bedroom was the courtyard where the old master used to live in. It was in the guest room over there.

Without a doubt, this was the best place in the Li family. As the heir, Li Tian had no problem living here.

“Hubby, what’s wrong?”

Lin Yi asked as she walked into the room and noticed Li Tian’s unnatural expression.

“It’s nothing. You can rest here for a while. I have something to do outside.”