The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye. The wheels of time have begun to move forward in great strides.

In recent years, the Tang and He families have undergone many changes.

First, there's the Tang family. Old Master Tang has officially retired from the Foreign Trade Bureau and now enjoys spending time at home with his wife, taking care of their grandchildren.

Tang Weimin's work unit allocated him a two-bedroom apartment, and he quickly moved out of the Tang family home.

After the house became vacant, Tang Zhenmin and Liu Xiaoling's wedding was put on the agenda.

This wasn't the first time the Tang and He families had become in-laws, so they were quite familiar with the process. This time, no one objected to the young couple's marriage, and everything went smoothly.

Just then, Tang Weimin was allocated a house, and the original room was given to Tang Zhenmin to use as their wedding room.

After Liu Xiaoling married into the Tang family, Granny Tang treated her very well, hardly letting her do any housework, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was quite good.

The year after their marriage, Liu Xiaoling gave birth to their son, Tang Jike, and He Changsheng nicknamed him Yangyang.

After the child was born, Tang Zhenmin and Liu Xiaoling had a conflict, as neither of them was willing to give up their freedom and stay at home to take care of the child.

The two playful people had no intention of taking responsibility for their son, Tang Jike, so the responsibility of raising the child ultimately fell to Old Master Tang and his wife.

Fortunately, after Wang Gang's treatment, the elderly couple's health improved, and coupled with their love for their grandson, they were willing to take care of the child.

After Tang Zhenmin and Liu Xiaoling had some free time, they spent all their time playing outside and sometimes weren't even home, which made Old Master Tang quite dissatisfied, and undercurrents were brewing in the Tang family.

Meanwhile, the He family was doing quite well. After He Changsheng recovered, he made money by leatherworking. Although he didn't earn much, it was still an income.

With the successive marriages of their four daughters, the He family's financial situation improved, and Liu Meixin's salary alone was enough to make a living.

He Jiali, He Jiawen, and He Jiayi usually give money to their parents' family. However, He Jiali's monthly contribution is not much because the factory's performance has deteriorated. He Changsheng and Liu Meixin did not insist on it, after all, He Jiali still has two sons to support.

As for He Jiayi, with Ouyang Bao's business getting better and better, He Jiayi's life was the best among the six sisters.

After He Jiayi gave birth to her son Ouyang Feng, Ouyang Bao even bought a big house.
The fourth sister, He Jia Huan, went to university in another city. After graduation, she refused to return to Huainan and instead found a job there. This worried Liu Meixin a lot, and she wrote many letters to He Jia Huan, trying to persuade her to come home, but she refused.

In fact, He Jiahuan was afraid of seeing Zhang Qiulin when he returned to Huainan.

However, what she didn't know was that Zhang Qiulin had a girlfriend in college and was now focused on studying abroad to further his education, and had no intention of going home.

As for He Jiawen, she had the lowest material demands among the six sisters. Her hospital salary was enough for her. Apart from supporting her family, she would only buy things for her goddaughter Zhang Xiaoya.

Zhang Qiufang has been doing very well since she started working as a salesperson for Ouyang Bao. She is naturally intelligent; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to get into university.

The pressure of life drove Zhang Qiufang to work very hard. In her first month, she sold twenty television sets and earned two hundred yuan in commission alone, which was equivalent to more than half a year's salary.

Later, Zhang Qiufang simply quit her job and focused on being a salesperson. She worked with Ouyang Bao for a year and earned a very considerable income.

In order to make money, Zhang Qiufang inevitably neglected her daughter Zhang Xiaoya. Since she had no relatives to help her, He Jiawen took the initiative to bring Zhang Xiaoya home to raise her.

Because he has no children of his own, He Jiawen treats his goddaughter Zhang Xiaoya as his own daughter, spending most of his monthly salary on her.

Wang Gang didn't say anything. Anyway, his salary was high enough, and he was doing business with Ouyang Bao. His family was not short of money at all, so it didn't matter if he gave his goddaughter a little money.

Although Zhang Xiaoya has no father, she is loved by her godparents Wang Gang and He Jiawen, and has been very happy since childhood. She also has a very lively and cheerful personality.

Zhang Qiufang later borrowed capital from Wang Gang to open her own shop, specializing in selling electrical appliances, displaying the demeanor of a strong, independent woman.

Wang Gang didn't ask Zhang Qiufang to repay the money; he considered it an investment in her appliance store, "Huimin Appliances." Zhang Qiufang didn't intend to profit either; she had someone draft a contract transferring 40% of the company's shares to Wang Gang.

On the day Huimin Appliances opened, Wang Gang, as a shareholder, did not attend. He only gave Zhang Qiufang a pager and told her that it would sell very well in the future.

Although Wang Gang was not involved in the operation of Huimin Electric Appliances, his forward-thinking vision meant that Zhang Qiufang could benefit greatly from even a casual suggestion.

On the contrary, Ouyang Bao couldn't see this point. Ever since he made a fortune by partnering with Wang Gang in business, Ouyang Bao's ambitions grew. With He Jiayi's encouragement, he always wanted to start his own business.

Wang Gang saw through Ouyang Bao's intentions and felt that a forced relationship wouldn't work, so it would be better for them to break up as soon as possible.

After 90, Wang Gang realized that Ouyang Bao wanted to go solo, so he took the initiative to invite him to dinner and also invited the He Jiawen and He Jiayi sisters to join him.

Wang Gang and He Jiawen arrived at the restaurant first, but did not order any food. Instead, they waited for Ouyang Bao and He Jiayi to arrive before ordering.

As a result, Ouyang Bao and his group arrived a full half hour late.

Wang Gang and He Jiawen weren't in a hurry; they drank tea and chatted about work while waiting.

By the time Ouyang Bao and He Jiayi arrived, it was already 7:30 p.m.

"Second sister, second brother-in-law, I'm sorry I'm late. I'll punish myself with three drinks later."

As soon as Ouyang Bao arrived, he burst into laughter, but there was no apology on his face for being late; it was all a fake smile.

"The shop suddenly got busy, and I really couldn't leave." He Jiayi was wearing a mink coat and heavy makeup, looking very fashionable.

"It's alright, we didn't wait long." He Jiawen smiled and said, "Please sit down! We didn't order any food, so we don't know what you'd like to eat."

Ouyang Bao laughed and said, "This meal is on me today. Let's order whatever is expensive, don't be shy."

Wang Gang laughed and said, "We're all family, so just eat whatever you like."

Ouyang Bao said with a straight face, "That won't do. It's not easy to invite my second sister and brother-in-law to dinner. We can't just do anything casually."

He Jiayi nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, we must eat and drink well today."

As she spoke, He Jiayi took out a bottle of Moutai liquor and placed it on the table.

“Jiayi, let’s not drink today. Your brother-in-law and I have to work tomorrow,” He Jiawen said, frowning.

Ouyang Bao advised, "Just have a little bit! It's nothing, just one cup."

He Jiawen shook his head and said, "Your brother-in-law is a surgeon, and he has surgery tomorrow, so he really can't drink."

He Jiayi said with dissatisfaction, "Second sister, you invited us over for dinner today. What's the point if we don't drink? I even specially brought a bottle of Moutai. You're really not giving us face!"

He Jiawen felt slightly displeased, thinking that his third sister had become increasingly arrogant since she became rich.

Wang Gang held He Jiawen down under the table and said to Ouyang Bao and his wife, "I invited you here today to discuss serious business, so we won't be drinking."

Ouyang Bao chuckled and asked, "Does Second Brother-in-law have some new get-rich-quick scheme in mind?"

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "On the contrary, I want to end our cooperation and focus on the hospital from now on."

Ouyang Bao and He Jiayi were both taken aback. (End of Chapter)