Magnate Tycoon: How Did Simply Enjoying Life Make Me a Male God?

Li Jing declined Ge Qin's invitation without much thought.

After all, this was a reunion event, not a class gathering, and Li Jing didn't know many people. Even if it were a class reunion, Li Jing wouldn't agree to go.

Li Jing is not a person who enjoys lively events, and has lost touch with most of his middle school classmates due to being busy with work after graduation.

Now, six years after graduating from university and ten years since middle school, Li Jing doesn't have much desire to meet up.

Besides, these reunions are said to be about reminiscing and recalling the past, but in reality, everyone is an adult, and inevitably, some level of comparison and showing off happens.

Although Li Jing is doing well now, he finds it meaningless to go to such gatherings just to show off.

Since becoming wealthy, he has experienced many things he had never been through before and seen a world he had never seen, making him much more knowledgeable and broad-minded than before.

If he were working hard with an annual income of several hundred thousand, becoming a high-level worker, he might think about showing off at a reunion where most classmates earn less than ten thousand a month, to satisfy his vanity and sense of achievement, and to preach the truth about changing one's fate through hard work.

But now that his savings have exceeded two hundred million and continue to grow, showing off to classmates with ordinary lives seems pointless.

They have their own lives, and there's really no need for him to make a grand entrance and disrupt their ordinary but hardworking lives.

Because he no longer belongs to the same world as they do, and in the future, their paths will likely intersect even less.

So Li Jing felt that instead of attending the reunion, it would be better to spend time at home with his parents.

Putting down his phone, Li Jing sat on the sofa, watching his mother trying on new clothes in front of the mirror, and then looked at his father who just returned from checking on the car downstairs. Seeing the genuine joy on their faces, he also couldn't help but smile, feeling truly fulfilled inside.

...

Meanwhile, on the snack street in the city center, Ge Qin felt her phone vibrate and immediately checked WeChat.

Seeing Li Jing's reply, her expression changed slightly, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes, and she quietly put her phone away.

After pondering for a long time and finally having the courage to send the invitation to Li Jing, being rejected left her feeling a bit lost and empty inside.

Since returning from Tianhai last time, she thought of contacting Li Jing several times, but never had the courage to actually send him a message.

In her heart, Li Jing had become a shining light she looked up to, making her hesitant to approach easily.

"Qin Qin, what's wrong? Is Li Jing coming?"

The elegant girl next to her noticed and curiously asked.

Behind her, there were more than a dozen classmates strolling in the snack street, seemingly all from City No.1 Middle School, although not necessarily from the same class or even the same year, but all attending the reunion tonight.

"Li Jing? Graduated in '09?"

At this point, a man in a suit and glasses spoke up: "I have some impression of him, he was a year ahead of us, right? I remember he was in the top ten in the school, his name was on the honor board during the college entrance exams."

"Oh, it's him, I kind of remember him now."

The elegant woman's eyes brightened, and she immediately said: "When Qin Qin mentioned Li Jing, I thought the name sounded familiar. Now that you mention it, I remember, they announced the names of the top ten in the school for the college entrance exams in our year several times, telling us to learn from them."

Saying this, the woman turned her head and curiously asked Ge Qin: "Qin Qin, how do you know him? He scored so well, where is he now?"

"My aunt's husband is his uncle, although there is no blood relationship, it's some kind of family relation. I contacted him this year."

Without Li Jing's consent, Ge Qin was reluctant to disclose his situation, and vaguely replied: "He's in Tianhai now, doing quite well…"

Hearing her response, the man in the glasses nodded understandingly: "I see, with his education, he should be working in a big company in Tianhai, right?"

Saying this, the man seemed to feel that Li Jing might be too proud to attend such gatherings, and chuckled: "He probably thinks he's doing well so he doesn't want to come.

However, this reunion is organized by Wang Jun; we didn't expect Wang Jun to be a rich second generation. His family has a business in Guang City, and it's doing quite well. They might even open a company in Tianhai in the future, so Li Jing's absence is a missed opportunity to connect with Wang Jun."

"You're right, even if he's working in Tianhai, he's just an employee ultimately. Ordinary families like us can't compare to someone born into wealth."

The elegant woman sighed: "We used to think Wang Jun wasn't studious, not very noticeable, but now he's surprisingly turned into a rich second generation. I heard he invited several single female classmates personally."

Upon hearing this, the man was full of envy: "Indeed, being born into the right family is important. I'll see if I can get Wang Jun's contact at the hotel; maybe I'll have a chance to get along with him…"

Noticing the slight derogatory remarks towards Li Jing, Ge Qin's eyebrows furrowed slightly, intending to retort, but she ultimately held her tongue.

The elegant girl then leaned towards Ge Qin and whispered: "Qin Qin, you're not married yet, right? You're so pretty, maybe you can seize this opportunity…"

"Me? I'd better not…"

Ge Qin's expression changed, and then she explained: "He's in Guang City, and I'm back home, it won't work…"

"What's the problem? If you two really get together, you could quit your job and move to his place."

Saying this, the elegant woman continued: "But Wang Jun just isn't very handsome, and I heard he's quite arrogant and irritable; he doesn't like being contradicted, or else he'll give you a hard time…"

Hearing this, unconsciously, Ge Qin recalled the image of Li Jing confidently drinking alone on the yacht that night. Comparing him simply to Wang Jun, she resolutely shook her head and said:

"There's definitely no way I'd be suitable with Wang Jun, let's not talk about this anymore."

...

The next day, it was New Year's Eve.

The biting cold wind seemed to understand it was a special day tonight, no longer as wild as usual, becoming much gentler.

It occasionally brushed past one's cheeks, carrying a light, subtle chill.

That day, Li Jing's family drove back to their old hometown in the county town.

After his grandparents passed away, the house back home was given to Li Fuguo's family to live in, so over the years, the New Year's Eve reunion dinner has always been held at Li Fuguo's place.

The old house is a self-built rural house, two stories, next to the town's road, with a dozen square meters of cemented ground in front, acting as a small courtyard.

This type of self-built rural house is very common in this area, mostly jointly funded and built by family siblings.

This building, due to some repair work funded by Li Fuguo in recent years, looks rather decent and doesn't appear worn out.

White tiles cover the exterior walls, and the interior walls are repainted, with only the towering ancient trees at the back bearing marks of age with their huge canopies and sturdy trunks.

Compared to before, the new large red couplets and 'Fu' characters pasted beside the main door of the building added some brightness and vitality to the old house.

"Dinner's ready, dinner's ready!"

In the evening, as Li Fuguo's wife brought out the last large pot of chicken soup from the kitchen, everyone began to gather in the main hall.

Though Li Fuguo is the oldest, he often does manual labor, so he's strong and robust. He was the first to lift the large round table from the corner of the room to the center, arranging it while loudly directing everyone, his energetic voice laced with New Year's exuberance.

Aunt Li Fanghua deftly moved between the kitchen and the dining table, holding stacks of clean bowls and chopsticks, placing them on the table carefully.

Li Weijun didn't slack off either, helping to serve the meticulously prepared dishes onto the table, calling out for more room as he did so.

Liu Mei and others gathered around, chatting away as they arranged the chairs, adjusted the placement of the dishes on the table, and made sure everything was neatly organized.

Li Xiaoxiao and other younger family members ran around the elders, sometimes helping to pass things, sometimes watching wide-eyed as the various delicious dishes were laid down, uttering little exclamations, their eyes brimming with anticipation.

Once everything was set, everyone sat around the round table together, young and old, filling the room with happiness.

Whoosh~ Boom!

At this moment, a few fireworks sounded outside, erupting with lively booms, lighting up the night sky.

Li Fuguo, beaming, raised his glass under the yellowish light and cheerfully said: "Come on, come on, it's the last day of the year. Let's all toast to peace and success!"

Clink, clink.

With these words, the crisp clinks of glasses and beverage cups followed, quickly drowned out by everyone's laughter and chatter.

The once empty old house once again returned to its yearly liveliness and warmth.