Break out of the courtyard

After getting off the bus, Zhang Heping led his eldest son, Zhang Bei, who was confused, unwilling, and conflicted, to the artificial lake.

"When I was little, I wondered what I would do when I grew up?" Zhang Heping said slowly, gazing at the distant horizon.
"I think I might become a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, with a few silver needles, a cloth pad, a pen, a prescription book, and some familiar or unfamiliar patients, living a simple life."

"I also thought about being a public servant, governing a region and bringing benefits to the people amidst the turbulent struggles."

"I also dreamed of becoming a teacher, a principal, and running a world-class school, and then quietly watching those students change the world."

……

Zhang Bei listened silently, wondering what he could do.

Chang Le returned to Villa No. 1 and told them where Zhang Heping and Zhang Bei had gone. This attracted Tang Xin, Chen Shuting, Zhang Pandi and others to come to the door to observe quietly and discuss what the father and son were talking about.

"I later discovered that in this world, as long as you have money, you can do most of the things you want to do." Zhang Heping withdrew his gaze, turned to his eldest son beside him, and said calmly:

"what can you do?"

"You should first ask yourself what you truly think about this question."

Zhang Heping patted his eldest son on the shoulder, turned around and said, "I gave so much money to your accounts, brothers and sisters, so that you could have more choices than others and do what you want to do."

"Let's go home and eat."

Zhang Bei followed his father for a while, and only when they were almost home did he hear him speak, "Dad, I want to..."

"Just do it, don't just think about it!" Zhang Heping said, picking up his youngest son Zhang Hao who was running towards him and lifting him into the air like a little flying man.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Bei felt a pang of emotion, as if he were the one his father had entrusted to him, wanting to realize those seemingly impossible "flying" dreams.

"Dinner's ready!" Tang Xin came to her eldest son's side, took his arm, and walked towards the dining room.

Tang Lao Er's people returned to New Island yesterday; the two aunts with AIDS whom they disliked were sent to Hong Kong Island Peace Hospital.

Tang Ren, Tang Lie, and Tang Qiang returned to Hong Kong Island this morning with their families, hoping to maintain their connections there.

Tang Ming and Xu Jiefeng stayed behind and are now sitting at the head of the dining table, chatting with Zhang Bing and Ma Xiuzhen about trivial matters in the capital.

After the family sat down around the dining table, they started talking about the docking of the No. 1 and No. 2 spacecraft.

They talked about the tension during the viewing and the joy after the successful docking.

"Stepmother!" Just as everyone started chatting amongst themselves, Zhang Bei looked at Chen Shuting and said, "I'm thinking of transferring Capital Technology and Hong Kong Island Technology to Smart Technology Company. What do you think?"

Chen Shuting subconsciously looked at her husband, Zhang Heping, wondering if this was Zhang Heping's idea.

Chen Shuting received no feedback from Zhang Heping, so she looked at Zhang Bei and asked with a smile, "Why did you suddenly ask this?"

"I feel that there's no point in engaging in online games and online shopping; it's just making money for the sake of making money," Zhang Bei answered honestly. "I want to do something meaningful."

Chen Shuting asked noncommittally, "For example?"

Zhang Bei looked at his father, Zhang Heping, and seeing that the other man wasn't paying attention to him, he thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it after I've succeeded. My current ideas aren't quite mature yet."

Chen Shuting didn't hear her husband Zhang Heping object, so she nodded and said, "After the New Year, I'll have Tang Wei talk to you about the acquisition."

After the meal, Chen Shuting privately asked Zhang Heping whether he should leave some shares in the two companies, Capital Technology and Hong Kong Island Technology, so that he could share in the profits with Smart Technology Company, but Zhang Heping refused.

Zhang Heping allows his children to start companies and make money alongside the Heping Group, but he doesn't want them involved in the group's operations or hold any shares.

Zhang Bei closed his eyes and rested for a while on the sofa in the living room. After sensing the conversation between Zhang Bei and Zhang Yi, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu, and learning that his eldest son Zhang Bei was preparing to join the quantum computer and optical brain research and development team in the underground base, he stopped worrying about his son and got up to go to the biological gene laboratory.

With the successful docking of the No. 1 and No. 2 Lifespan Space Modules, the second round of biological and genetic experiments has been put on the agenda.

On the top floor of the biological gene laboratory, at the Shouyuan Space Capsule Remote Control Center, there were only 5 assistants and 32 students waiting there.

The reason why not everyone was present was mainly because Zhang Heping only sent a message in the QQ work group after the No. 2 Shouyuan spacecraft successfully entered orbit, informing that the No. 1 and No. 2 Shouyuan spacecraft were about to dock and that everyone should remember to come back to work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

Yes, Zhang Heping didn't call his assistants and students over, but as soon as they received the news, they rushed over excitedly.

An elderly woman saw Zhang Heping sit down and excitedly asked, "Teacher Zhang, are we going to start the second phase of the experiment now?"

Zhang Heping pulled up the monitoring footage inside the No. 1 and No. 2 Shouyuan spacecraft and smiled, saying, "For the next week, you only need to assist the spacecraft project monitoring center in feeding the monkeys and mice to eliminate potential problems for the subsequent manned missions."

Upon hearing the words "manned," everyone else's eyes lit up, as if they were ignited with boundless fighting spirit.

One student even boldly asked, "Teacher Zhang, will we be able to go to space to do experiments in the future?"

"It depends on the type of experiment!" Zhang Heping laughed. "Experiments that can be done by robotic arms or drones don't need to be done manually."

This answer caused most of the students to sigh silently, as if they could fly without robotic arms or drones.

Zhang Heping checked the supplies in the No. 2 Life Pod at the remote control center, communicated with the Pod project monitoring center, and then handed over the relevant matters to five assistants.

Currently, the Spring Festival holiday in mainland China is only from the first to the third day of the Lunar New Year.

So, my eldest sister, second sister, two brothers-in-law, and nephew Changxing, who came earlier, will be going to work tomorrow.

Zhang Heping left the remote control center early mainly to accompany his family to see the five of them off on the plane.

That evening, Director Wang, Liu Yuan, Zhao Jianguo, and others also rushed back to work.

Because Zhao Jianguo's wife, Ding Ning, was about to give birth, the old company commander and his wife were worried and came along this time.

So, when everyone gathered outside the villa for dinner, Zhang Bing got drunk with the old company commander, Zhao Ziliang.

Also drunk were the veterans that Lao Zhang had invited, people he usually got along with.

Ignoring the three tables of veterans at Lao Zhang's table who were drunk and reminiscing about their battlefield experiences, Zhang Heping pointed to Ding Ning, who had gained a lot of weight, and smiled at Lao Liu, Zhao Jianguo:
"Your wife is due to give birth in a month. Have you prepared the baby's blankets, clothes, and diapers?"

"Preparations are almost complete, hehe!" Zhao Jianguo laughed, and then picked up his wine glass to take another sip.

Zhang Heping gestured to him, "You'd better drink less alcohol in the next year, so your wife and kids don't feel uncomfortable smelling alcohol."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Rong, the old company commander's wife, glared fiercely at her sixth son, Zhao Jianguo, and said, "Listen to this! I told you that drinking is bad for your health and to drink less, but you still wouldn't listen!"

"You should believe what He Ping says now! Put down your glass!"

Seeing Zhao Laoliu's discomfiture, Zhang Heping chuckled and looked at his wife, saying, "Sister-in-law, you're in charge of personnel, so I don't need to teach you the maternity leave application process, right?"

Ding Ning nodded with a smile, "I plan to finish my work this month, arrange the personnel department's work, and then take maternity leave to recuperate."

"It doesn't matter if it's a few days in advance, your personnel department has a deputy manager." Zhang Heping replied casually.

When Xiang Rong, the old lady, heard that her youngest daughter-in-law could take maternity leave early, she hurriedly said, "Xiao Ning, listen to Heping, hand over your work as soon as possible and take maternity leave early."

Ignoring Ding Ning's hesitation, Zhang Heping turned to his old classmate Liu Yuan and asked, "I heard you brought your boyfriend home for the New Year. Have you settled on your marriage?" "Yes!" Liu Yuan, a 40-year-old spinster, actually blushed when asked about her marriage.

The lighting was dim at that moment, making it difficult to see the blush on her face.

"Hmm, what do you mean?" Zhang Heping, with his sharp eyes, noticed that his old classmate was shy and couldn't help but tease, "You two haven't already gotten your marriage certificate, have you?"

"Mmm!" Liu Yuan responded again.

Zhang Heping asked with slight surprise, "You went back to the capital and got your marriage certificate there?"

Liu Yuan didn't understand why Zhang Heping was so surprised, but what he said next completely broke her down.

Zhang Heping said, feigning confusion, "Let me sort this out!"

"You and your partner got your marriage certificate, but you didn't invite us old classmates to your wedding banquet or give us wedding candy; today, you haven't brought him over yet, which means you haven't consummated your marriage, right?"

The words "wedding room" made Liu Yuan blush. She covered her face with her hands, not wanting to hear the lewd talk of a married man like Zhang Heping, but she couldn't leave now.

"Sixth Brother, you said they've already registered their marriage, so why haven't they consummated their marriage?" Zhang Heping winked at Zhao Jianguo, giving him a funny look.

"Ahem!" Zhao Jianguo coughed knowingly, then said seriously, "It's probably because they can't work properly at home in the capital, or maybe there's no soundproofing..."

Before Zhao Jianguo could say anything more, his wife Ding Ning grabbed his waist and pinched his dark flesh.

Ding Ning met Zhao Jianguo's questioning gaze, raised her chin slightly towards Liu Yuan, indicating that Liu Yuan's forehead was pressed against the table, and she was too embarrassed to show her face.

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore!" Zhang Heping chuckled. "Now that you've got your marriage certificate, you're legally married. Why don't you introduce him to us?"

Seeing Liu Yuan raise her head, Zhao Jianguo smiled and said, "Since it's still the Spring Festival holiday tonight, why don't you call your man and have him come over to meet you?"

Liu Yuan remembered that Zhang Heping didn't drink, and Zhao Jianguo had just been told not to drink, so she took out her phone, got up, and went to the side to make a call.

A moment later, Liu Yuan returned and said apologetically, "He has to work in the office tonight, so we'll have to wait until tomorrow."

Zhao Jianguo looked at Zhang Heping and gave him a look, as if asking if he wanted to go to their office to take a look.

Zhang Heping laughed and said, "Then I'll invite your husband for drinks again tomorrow at noon or in the evening."

As dinner drew to a close, Zhang Bei, Zhang Yi, Zhang Long, and a group of bodyguards and guards began to help the drunken veterans, including Old Zhang and the old company commander, leave the table.

Director Wang Sumei approached Zhang Heping and whispered about how many people had come to the Zhuang family and her home around the Lunar New Year, demanding longevity potions.

Zhang Heping said nonchalantly, "Right now, only the Lifespan 100 potion is available for free trial. As long as they're not afraid of side effects, let them try it if they want."

Director Wang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Zhang Heping didn't care about the Lifespan 100 potion. The main reason was that more than 300 people had come to her seeking help to use the Lifespan 100 potion!
The next morning, just as Director Wang finished communicating with the director of the cosmetic surgery department at Shenzhen Heping Hospital about the details of the trial of the Longevity 100 drug, an elderly person who had participated in the trial called Director Wang, claiming that they had arrived in Shenzhen.

Zhang Heping didn't care much about these trivial matters, but the older businessmen in Hong Kong weren't as young and carefree as he was.

Taking advantage of the Hong Kong businessmen's annual meeting at the Shenzhen Peace Hotel, the group checked into the hotel two days in advance, hoping to meet Zhang Heping as soon as possible, discuss the differences between the Life 100 drug and the Magnesium NMN100 drug, and inquire about how the Life 100 drug would be sold.

Unfortunately, apart from the Tang family, only a few top Hong Kong businessmen who participated in the Chinese Business Association were able to enter the Shenzhen Peace Academy and meet Zhang Heping.

However, when they met Zhang Heping on the top floor of the biology and gene laboratory building, the richest man in Hong Kong was watching monkeys eating on a big screen.

Upon closer inspection, Chairman He, Chairman Guo, and the ship owner Bao realized that the monkeys, food, and water droplets on the television screen were all floating.

Mr. Rong from CITIC asked excitedly, "Mr. Zhang, is this monkey the experimental monkey from Space Capsule No. 2?"

"Okay!" Zhang Heping responded without turning his head, then said into the microphone on the table in front of him, "Suck away any food crumbs or small water droplets as soon as you see them; prevent the monkeys from inhaling them into their nasal cavities and causing unnecessary trouble."

Mr. Rong from CITIC Group leaned closer to the glass partition, looked at the monkey on the TV screen, and laughed, "If this monkey can survive in a space capsule, can we try sending people into space next time?"

Chairman He chimed in, "Sending people up there is only a matter of time, but I don't know if the return capsule has been built yet?"

After chatting for a while, the group brought out Zhang Heping and others.

Before the Lunar New Year, Chairman He and Chairman Guo simply called Zhang Heping to inquire about the distribution of Shouyuan Pharmaceuticals.

Now that they are moving forward with Zhang Heping, they naturally have to bring up the old issues again, simply because the US's generic drugs are priced too high, and the hidden profits are huge!

However, Zhang Heping's response in person was still that he would not consider selling the Lifespan 100 potion for the time being and would have to wait and see.

At the annual meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce the following day, Zhang Heping gave the same answer.

As for whether the Lifespan 100 potion could still be tested for free, Zhang Heping simply smiled and remained silent.

We're all adults. If you want the 100-year lifespan potion, you should at least show some sincerity.

Why should someone you have no relation to give you a free opportunity to try drugs?

Haven't you seen how the US's generic NMN100 drug sells for 3000 million US dollars per vial?
Subsequently, as news spread that hundreds of elderly men and women had been admitted to Shenzhen Peace Hospital, the Hong Kong businessmen who had previously been left without answers gradually came to their senses.

Zhang Heping, who is not short of money, possesses that miraculous medicine that defies the laws of nature; it is not something that can be swayed by ordinary money!
As a result, Hong Kong celebrities who wanted to look younger began racking their brains to get closer to the Cheung family.

Of course, there are also those who disdain climbing the social ladder; they would rather spend 3000 million US dollars on domestically produced magnesium products than bow down to the Zhang family.

They even went so far as to claim that the United States has stricter regulations on pharmaceuticals, making them safer to use...

Time has quietly arrived at the eighth day of the lunar month!

With the Peace Group distributing red envelopes to its employees to mark the start of the new work year, this highly profitable group company has resumed operations.

On the same day, the Soviet Union proposed a ceasefire plan for the Middle East, but it was rejected by the United States.

Immediately afterwards, the war in the Middle East intensified, and the coalition forces led by the United States launched a ground offensive with full firepower!

But this ground offensive lasted only 100 hours, ending with Sasuke accepting a ceasefire and immediately withdrawing, aided by tens of thousands of aircraft and missiles.
The Americans are shameless!

When Satya Nadella accepted the ceasefire proposal from the Soviet Union, the Americans refused, insisting on using up most of the weapons and ammunition shipped to the Middle East before agreeing to a ceasefire.

Next, it will be time to divide the spoils at the negotiating table.

However, before the Middle East ceasefire agreement was reached, 33 countries, including the United States, Germany, and Italy, suddenly issued a joint statement suspending the manufacturing and import of pure electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles, citing the need to protect consumer safety.

When Zhang Heping learned of the joint statement, he thought to himself, "Holy crap, it's finally here."

Immediately afterwards, shares of Peace Motors, which are listed in Japan, plummeted!

Conversely, auto stocks such as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan surged, plunging Japanese investors into a frenzy of stock market gains.

In addition, since Japan Island was also an initiator of the joint statement, many Japanese Island residents and companies holding shares in Peace Motors also joined the sell-off... (End of this chapter)