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Chapter 784 A Happy Reunion (The End)
When Meng Ziyan was wheeled out of the delivery room, her face was deathly pale, her hair was soaked with sweat and stuck to her forehead in curls, but she smiled when she saw Xu Ning and her parents.

Xu Ning stepped forward with great concern, asking her if she was hungry and what she wanted to eat. However, he advised that women who have just given birth should rest for a while, drink plenty of water before eating, and avoid eating too much.

Liu Lizhen and Liu Fenfang handed the two children over to Xu Laonian and Meng Quezi, who had been eyeing them for a long time. Then the two mothers pushed Meng Ziyan back to the ward. First, they changed Meng Ziyan into clean and refreshing clothes, and then wiped Meng Ziyan's face with a towel washed with warm water. At this time, she needed to avoid the wind, which meant that she had entered the postpartum period.

Xu Ning looked at the child in the room for a while, unable to calm down. It wasn't until almost noon that he went to Yang's Home-Style Restaurant to get food and bring it to the hospital.

Of course, he didn't forget to communicate with Aunt Qu. Aunt Qu said that Meng Ziyan's childbirth process was quite smooth. Because the baby was not big, it only needed to be adjusted to the correct position once before Xu Huaiyu was born. The birth of Xu Huaijin was even smoother.

After waiting at the hospital for three hours, Xu Long brought Xu Feng to the hospital. She seemed very calm about being an aunt again, but when she saw Xu Huaijin, she was extremely excited.

After nightfall, Meng Ziyan fed the two children one by one. Xu Ning knew that she didn't have enough breast milk, so he had prepared formula and bottles in advance. However, he didn't need to prepare the formula.

The next day, Yang Liguo and Zhao Lan arrived at the hospital early in the morning. After they left, Lao Qian and his wife also came. His wife had taken time off work to come and stayed in the room for half an hour before leaving.

When Chai Liangyu, Du Shoucai, Chang Danian, Xu Pao and others learned that Xu Ning's child had been born, they all laughed with joy and said that they would definitely come to see him when he was a month or a hundred days old!
These old men treated Xu Ning exceptionally well; they were like close friends despite the age gap, their bond even stronger than that of nephews and nieces. Ma Liu, in particular, wanted Li Fuqiang to drive him to the city, but Xu Ning said he would be going home in five or six days, which dissuaded him from the idea.

It wasn't easy for Liu Lizhen and Liu Fenfang to take care of Meng Ziyan and the two children at the hospital. The two children needed more than ten diaper changes every day. In Xu Laonian's words, they could eat, sleep, and poop all the time. Oh my god!
He and Meng the Cripple also helped wash the diapers frequently, but the drying speed couldn't keep up with the speed at which the two children urinated, so Xu Laonian asked Xu Long to take some time to go to the mall to buy two more rolls of diapers.

Xu Ning, on the other hand, was busy with the opening of his auto repair shop on the third day after his child was born. He invited some city leaders to help with the ribbon-cutting ceremony, as well as reporters from the city and provincial newspapers. He also invited leaders from the Changchang and Songjiang factories to sign authorization and procurement contracts on site.

Morning, 28th.

The open space of the auto repair shop was filled with firecrackers, and more than 30 vehicles were parked in the warehouse, including 10 tractors from Changchang Factory, 10 vans and small trucks from Songjiang Factory, and more than 10 brand-new second-hand trucks of several different brands. Cars that were not in good condition were not parked in the warehouse, since the cars in the warehouse were going to be featured in the newspaper.

Amidst the deafening sounds of gongs and drums and the crackling of firecrackers, after a cloud of smoke cleared, city leaders and leaders from two factories stood with Xu Ning and Lao Qian at the ribbon-cutting line. Holding large red scissors, they cut open the red floral ribbon. Newspaper reporters took photos and interviewed the leaders and Xu Ning, among others.

Of course, Xu Ning also found five or six bosses to act as shills, pretending to buy ten cars on the opening day of the auto repair shop.

At noon, the leaders were arranged to have lunch at Yanbin Hotel. Xu Ning and Lao Qian raised their glasses frequently to thank the leaders for their hard work and selfless support. These polite words came naturally to Xu Ning and Lao Qian, and they did not feel embarrassed at all.

The current job arrangement at the auto repair shop is as follows: Xu Ning serves as chairman and manager of the sales and purchasing departments; Lao Qian serves as general manager and manager of the logistics department; and Lao Jin serves as manager of the repair department. Wang Biao, Liu Tianen, and Huang Lin have not yet been given positions, as they have not officially completed their apprenticeships and their future paths are uncertain.

The full name of the auto repair shop is 'Huaning Auto City'. It's a project personally selected and supported by city leaders, just like the Jinlong Furniture City on Xishan Street. The goal is to make this auto city a landmark in the entire city!
In just four days since its opening, the auto mall has received a lot of repair work and used cars have been selling very well, with a total of eight cars sold. However, there have been few inquiries about new cars, mainly because the prices are too high. But two and a half cars have been sold, because there are no cars in stock. Xu Ning has to order from the car factory first and wait for the car to be delivered before he can take delivery.

Once Meng Ziyan had recovered enough to see the sun, Xu Ning and Xu Long drove Meng Ziyan, the two children, and their parents back to the village in a Jeep and an old Dongfeng respectively.

The temperature has now stabilized, with hot days and cool nights. Wang Shujuan previously spent her postpartum confinement in the East Second Room, while Meng Ziyan has to go to the West Second Room for postpartum confinement.

Friends and relatives from the village had been waiting at Old Xu's house for a long time. When they saw two cars parked at the gate, they all got up and came to the gate to greet them.

When everyone saw the two children, they all smiled and said that they looked like Xu Ning and Meng Ziyan, and that they were getting more and more handsome!
Not daring to linger at the door, they all followed into the house. Liu Lizhen told Meng Ziyan to go directly to the second room on the west side to rest, while Liu Fenfang made milk powder for the baby. Xu Ning and the others sat in the reception room chatting.

Ma Liu lingered for a while, then handed the child over to Xu Laonian. He then sat at the doorway and smoked a cigarette. The plastic shed in front of Old Xu's house had been removed and replaced with a tarpaulin, which would provide shade and shelter from the rain.

Guan Lei hasn't returned yet. Sun Lianfang said he called a few days ago and estimated he wouldn't be back for another ten days or so. He said he had prepared two seedlings with four leaves, which made the ginseng gang in Malian happy for several days. However, Wei Lai and his group didn't have any bad intentions. Instead, they generously gave one seedling with four leaves to Guan Lei.

Sun Lianfang's due date was fast approaching, so Xu Ning asked her to come back to the city with him. They could take Guan Hua for a check-up, and Sun Lianfang would stay at Sun Jishan's house.

Afterwards, Xu Ning went into the cellar and took a look at the honey produced by the bees during this period. There were more than 10 jars in total. Xu Ning had previously asked Wang Hu to send some to Chang Danian, Du Shoucai and others, but this year's honey was exceptionally plentiful and there was simply not enough to send out.

Xu Ning then asked Wang Hu to get several five-jin jugs from Liu Guangmin, poured the honey into the jugs, and prepared to take them to the city to give to people, such as Aunt Qu and Xiao Du.

Chang Danian and Chang Juan, Yang Jun and Sun Cuiping, Li Feng and Chang Lihong, Lao Jiang and Zhou Hui, and Jiang Qiu'er all came over in the evening, mainly to check on the children and ask when the event would take place.

Xu Ning, Xu Laonian, and Xu Long chatted with them, explaining that this 100-day celebration would take place right after the autumn harvest, leaving them with more free time.

Chang Danian said that Black Wolf and Flower Bear had both given birth to puppies. There were nine puppies in total from the two litters. Black Wolf had four puppies and Flower Bear had five. The puppies were of different colors, some were pure black and some were spotted. The puppies were not yet a month old. However, Chang Danian had already sent Blue Wolf back. Usually, Blue Wolf, Gray Wolf, One-Eyed and other dogs would go for a walk in the mountains with Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu.

Two puppies were ordered from Daba, and five more had to be reserved for Sun Jiye and Chai Bing, leaving only two puppies. But Xu Ning didn't feel bad about it. He couldn't keep dogs right now, since there were too many things to do at the car dealership. He figured he might as well give the remaining two puppies away.

Sell? How much can you get for that? When Liu Daming learned that there were still two dogs left, he immediately decided to take them. He explained that Liu Tianen wasn't home often, and he was living in a shack in Lengchang, leaving only Wu Qiuxia at home. He added that the world was still quite chaotic, so he wanted to keep two dogs to guard the house.

Xu Ning stayed at home for two or three days before taking Sun Lianfang, Guan Hua, and Wang Hu to the city. After Guan Hua and Sun Lianfang had their check-ups done, Wang Hu and Guan Hua drove their old Dongfeng truck home, while Xu Ning drove a second-hand minivan to run his business.

Old Qian bought this car in a neighboring city for a total of 24000 yuan. If he were to sell it, he would have to pay at least 1000 yuan back.

Two weeks later, Guan Lei, Da Zhi, and Feng Ye arrived in the city. Xu Ning took them to Yang Ji's Home-Style Restaurant for a meal, during which Guan Lei talked about what had happened in the mountains.

He and Dazhi took two 56 half-killed black bears and two deer whose feet had been caught, obtained a bear gall and a deer penis. The ginseng gang brought out a total of three seedlings, four leaves, five seedlings of lampstand, and some 200 grams. These clubs were worth nearly 4000 yuan in total.

Before Guan Lei came to the city, he had already given Wei Lai the money for the ginseng. They received nearly 3000 yuan. Because Da Zhi and Feng Ye had no experience in carrying ginseng, and they were the ones who carried guns, they only got one seedling with two seedlings and four leaves. Guan Lei, on the other hand, had experience and his skill in carrying ginseng was similar to Wei Lai's. After all, he had carried one seedling with five leaves with Xu Ning before.

Xu Ning's idea was that the business of selling clubs should not focus on immediate profits, but rather take a long-term view. He would buy clubs this year and resell them to the south next year, and the profits would surely double.

Guan Lei spent two days being intimate with Sun Lianfang at Lao Sun's house, and then he went to the provincial capital with Xu Ning, Feng Ye, and Da Zhi.

Xu Ning first took honey to visit Xu Pao and chatted with him about many things, such as hunting livestock in the mountains and everyday family matters. Aunt Gao, Xu He, Xu He, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law all came to the small house where Xu Pao lived, and the group gathered and drank some wine.

In the afternoon, I went fishing with Xu Pao. He's in pretty good shape now. Although his legs are a bit weak during the seasonal changes, it's not as bad as it was two years ago. Xu Pao said he would definitely be able to attend Xu Ning's two children's 100-day celebration. Xu Ning told him to go with Chen Hedong so that someone could take care of them on the way...

Chen Hedong, Xu Ning, and Guan Lei registered a company in the provincial capital, divided the shares, and signed a contract. After incorporating bear bile, clubs, and various hides into the company, the three of them each received some profits. However, the company's goods were stored in a cold storage cellar. They agreed to go to the south to explore the market this winter.

Two days later, Chen Hedong's brother-in-law, Su Beichuan, and Zhang Aini held their wedding. Wan Faqun and Liu Aimin served as witnesses and, as elders, also officiated. Xu Ning deposited Yang Yusheng's gift into the account and personally gave two more gifts, one to the groom's family and the other to the bride's family. The bride's family account was filled with Zhang Aini's colleagues and her father's comrades-in-arms, making the occasion quite grand and giving Su Beichuan's father, Chen Hedong's father-in-law, a great deal of face. After attending the wedding, Xu Ning went to the Songjiang factory to discuss the after-sales service issues for the minivans. Some auto parts could only be shipped from the Songjiang factory; there was no other source. Therefore, the Songjiang factory had to offer some discounts; otherwise, after-sales service would become a problem, making consumers feel they weren't getting their money's worth!
Before leaving the provincial capital, Chen Hedong took him and Guan Lei to the company's address, which was located in an alley in Daoli District. It used to be a warehouse of a clothing factory, but the factory went bankrupt this spring, leaving the warehouse idle. Through his father-in-law's connections, he rented it.

This warehouse is currently just an empty shell, filled with miscellaneous items. Chen Hedong certainly couldn't store things like clubs and bear bile here, so the warehouse is just the address for registering the company.

After Xu Ning and Guan Lei returned to the city, he continued to busy himself with business, while Guan Lei accompanied Sun Lianfang for walks. It wasn't until four or five days past her due date that Sun Lianfang was admitted to the hospital. Sun Jiwei, his wife, and his third aunt all came to the hospital to accompany her. Two days later, Han Fang, Guan Mei, and Wu Hailong also came with their baby. That evening, Wang Hu and Guan Hua also arrived in the city. Everyone gathered at Old Sun's house for a meal. Poor Sun Lianfang could only sit on the bed and drink fish soup.

A few days later, Sun Lianfang gave birth to a boy, whom Guan Lei named Guan Yiyang, nicknamed Yangyang. He weighed exactly seven pounds at birth, a chubby little boy. Sun Jiwei, Han Fang, and the others were overjoyed. Looking at his own son, Guan Lei was filled with emotion and said to Xu Ning, "Brother, having a child is really different from not having one. Right now, I feel a little excited, but also a little worried..."

In fact, Xu Ning and he felt the same way. They were both becoming fathers for the first time, and they were both excited and worried. But they couldn't change this worry. They could only focus on the present and do their best to care for and raise their children. Most parents in Northeast China have a famous saying: "I can spoil you with your food and drink, but I will never spoil your bad habits!"

Six or seven days after Sun Lianfang was discharged from the hospital, Xu Ning, Xu Laonian and others all went to Sandaohe, not to celebrate Guan Yiyang's one-month birthday, but because Sun Lianjun and Chai Hongyan were having a wedding.

Xu Ning, who served as the officiant and matchmaker, should have been seated at the main table, alongside Chai Liangyu, Chai Shao, Sun Jiwei, and others. It was clear that both sides were quite happy, as it was a joyous occasion.

He told Chai Liangyu that when Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan turned 100 days old, Xu Pao would come from the provincial capital. Chai Liangyu slapped his thigh and said, "That old guy said he would never see me again last time, but I didn't expect him to fall into my hands again. Just wait and see if I don't drink him under the table this time!"

The bond between the three brothers has been tested by time. Although they rarely see each other, they always keep each other in their hearts. It's just that as they get older, they've become more accepting of life, aging, sickness, and death.

Back in Qing'an Village, Xu Ning held the baby in both arms. Meng Ziyan had gained more than 10 pounds during her postpartum period and looked more plump than before. These days, Liu Lizhen was taking care of Xu Huaiyu and Xu Huaijin and coaxing Xu Wenxiao, so she could only sleep for less than six o'clock a day.

Because Guo Hongxia went to the city to attend to Wang Yuanjun's wedding, and Xu Ning and Xu Long were not at home, although Yang Shuhua, Han Fengjiao, and others were there, the child was mainly restless at night, and they couldn't help much.

The situation improved after Wang Yuanjun got married, because Xu Feng and Li Jinyu were on summer vacation and they helped take care of the children, so Liu Lizhen could finally get a good night's sleep.

After staying at home for half a month, Lao Qian suddenly called to say that the TV station wanted to come to the car city for an interview and specifically asked Xu Ning to make an appearance. He drove to the city and first accepted an interview with the provincial TV station, and then became a guest on the city radio station's "City Voice".

Speaking of radio, Xu Ning recalled that when he was a child, he would get up from his bed every morning to listen to the song "The East Is Red". Back then, the loudspeaker in the village broadcast from morning till night, and it basically never stopped except when there was a power outage or when people were sleeping. Sometimes, in order to rush the harvest, they would play various motivational songs. Everyone was so tired that their backs ached and they swung their sickles until they were smoking.

Xu Ning sat in his office at the auto mall, carefully reviewing the accounts. He noticed a significant increase in revenue over the past two months. Last month, they sold 16 cars, earning a gross profit of over 5 yuan, averaging over 2500 yuan per car. This month, in just over 20 days, they had already earned 8 yuan. Eight of these cars were purchased by business owners from the five eastern cities, demonstrating that the auto mall's influence had expanded to cover those areas…

Meanwhile, Lao Jin, along with Wang Biao, Liu Tianen, and Huang Lin, repaired more than ten used cars. Although they hadn't sold them yet, the profit had already been calculated: each car could earn more than 1500 yuan.

Nowadays, the city often reports stories of people who have become rich by doing business, which makes many people who are slow to realize the truth feel regretful. The more diligent people set up stalls at intersections or roadsides to sell small items, the smarter people become middlemen to earn the price difference, and some people who have nothing to do at home ride donkeys to collect scrap.

Today was the 100-day celebration for Xu Huaiyu and Xu Huaijin. Early in the morning, the Xu family home was packed with people. Yesterday afternoon, the Chai family from Wangxing, the Sun family from Sandaohe, the Wu family from Wanye, as well as Chen Hedong and Xu Pao from the provincial capital, and Yang Yusheng and Lao Qian from the city, all came.

Xiao Du took photos of the two children with his camera, and Xu Ning and Meng Ziyan also took some intimate photos together. Finally, there was a family photo.

Chai Liangyu, Chang Danian, and Xu Pao sat on the platform, smoking and reminiscing about the past. The three old brothers were very excited to see each other again, but none of them were good at expressing their feelings. They just talked about their experiences over the past few days in a normal tone. When Chang Danian talked about Li Baoquan, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. He said that it was good for Li Baoquan to study veterinary medicine. He would come back to raise livestock after he finished his studies.

Chai Liangyu and Xu Pao were both happy for him when they heard this, because they knew that Chang Danian's biggest worry was his own child. Now that his child had a way out, they could close their eyes in peace when he passed away.

Inside the house, Xu Ning and his buddies chatted and agreed not to leave the next day. They had to go to the mountains to hunt a couple of animals and have some fun. He hadn't been to the mountains for a while and was really itching to go, but his two children had already been born, and he had to earn some tuition fees for them.

Thinking of this, Xu Ning felt a little strange. He thought to himself: The protagonists in those rebirth novels he read in his previous life earned hundreds of thousands of yuan in just one month after being reborn. I've been back for three years now, and I'm still drowning in debt...

However, Xu Ning lived in a different era, and he had his own plans and intentions. If he hadn't been unwilling to be the first to stand out, he would have become a millionaire long ago!

Furthermore, his current development prospects are good. He currently holds shares in four companies, which can generate more than 10,000 yuan in profit annually (profit from his own shares).

There's also the car city's shares; based on the current development, it could generate 20 yuan in net profit this year! And Zhang Jinbao's Jinlong Furniture City also has a considerable annual profit of about 5 yuan.

Xu Ning didn't intend to keep the money he earned in his own hands, so he used his connections early on to buy two plots of land in the provincial capital and the city respectively. If he didn't have enough money, he would take out a loan. Anyway, more debt is better than less, because he was more optimistic about the real estate boom a few years later!
At that time, the profits will reach hundreds or even thousands of times!
Looking to the future, Xu Ning doesn't ask for much; he only desires peace, happiness, and well-being.

The 100-day celebration took place that evening.

Everyone had already gone back to their rooms to rest. Xu Ning got out of bed, grabbed the teacup from the bedside table, and took a couple of sips of water.

Hearing the noise, Meng Ziyan sat up, first glancing at the two children sleeping beside her, then turning to Xu Ning and asking with a smile, "Are you hungry? I'll get you some food."

Xu Ning shook his head, grinning mischievously, "No need, you already have some."

"Hey, this is a food symbolizing reunion, why are you getting involved? You're so annoying."

"Oh ho... now you're disgusted with me, huh?"

"No way, don't talk nonsense."

Xu Ning leaned over and put his arm around Meng Ziyan's shoulder, saying, "I wasn't home when you were in postpartum confinement. You must have felt uncomfortable, right?"

Meng Ziyan shook her head: "What's wrong with you? You have your own things to do, and aren't you doing it all for this family? I think things are great as they are now. We're so happy. Who in the whole of Qing'an doesn't envy our family?"

Xu Ning smiled slightly and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "I'm quite happy and content... Come on, give me a kiss."

Haw!

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