Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

After they sat down, they noticed the photos hanging on the wall, which were all taken during their travels or as family portraits.

Among them, several photos taken on the yacht caught Qu Junshan's attention. "Is this Mr. Stephen?"

Hearing this name, Lin Qin was somewhat surprised, "You know him?"

Qu Junshan shook his head and explained, "Mr. Stephen invested in many projects in Anshi in the 1980s. At that time, I worked in the municipal government building and had dinner with him while accompanying the leaders."

Because he was a foreigner, and a super rich and powerful boss, it was hard for him to forget him.

Lin Qin suddenly realized and explained, "I took the children fishing in Nangang at the time, and we happened to run into government staff who were accompanying Mr. Stephen on a site visit. Interestingly, Mr. Stephen hadn't caught anything after several days of sea fishing, but my children who went on the boat had a great catch. Mr. Stephen was very happy and even gave each of them a set of fishing equipment."

The little ones were reluctant to use it and still treasure it to this day.

Qu Junshan knew a little about it, and immediately looked at the Chen family children in shock. Then he nodded in satisfaction and exclaimed, "Later, when the project was finalized, do you know how much the investment was?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Qu Junshan's lips twitched, and he gestured with his hand, "Ten billion."

"Hiss!" Everyone gasped.

Yang Caifeng quickly hugged Chen Xinyue, "These children are truly heroes!"

Lin Qin smiled and said, "I don't know if we've made any contributions, but I know we can go cook now. A new batch of seafood arrived just this morning, so you can decide how to cook it."

She had originally planned it all out, but when she found out that it was her colleagues who came to visit, she handed the initiative over to them.

Yang Caifeng didn't stand on ceremony and followed Lin Qin out.

The man is making tea in the living room.

Qu Zhiyang has always been thinking about playing ball.

Chen Ruiyu told the elders before leading him away.

Qu Junshan nodded secretly upon seeing this; the Chen family's upbringing was indeed excellent, and each of their children was more mature than the last.

Qu Zhiyang, who was heading to the stadium, was still a little dazed. "Brother, this really is your home! I thought it was just an ordinary house, who knew you were the island owner! You really kept this from me!"

Chen Ruiyu rolled her eyes at him and sneered, "You talk as if you're not one of them! I've never heard you say before that your aunt and uncle both work in the system. We're both in the same boat."

Qu Zhiyang touched his nose, quite unconvinced, "I always said that I'm not short of money, but you couldn't tell at all."

Xu Kang, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore. "Who keeps showing off how rich they are? The security situation is only slightly better than before. There are still a lot of human traffickers and bad people. We need to learn to be low-key. Don't you understand?"

"I don't understand!" Qu Zhiyang shook his head decisively.

He received several eye rolls from the crowd.

A group of people entered the stadium laughing and joking.

After seeing the car's design inside, Qu Zhiyang exclaimed in surprise again.

The four of them played inside until noon before going back for lunch.

Lunch was a seafood feast. Restaurants charge exorbitant prices for large blue crabs and saltwater shrimp, but here they were cooked in large pots, so you could eat as much as you wanted as a main course.

There are also some deep-sea fish, giant squid, and so on.

In short, everyone was all smiles during the meal.

There was also a fruit platter after the meal.

After eating, the group sat in a row in the shade of the eaves, enjoying the cool river breeze. Yang Caifeng felt drowsy and glanced at Lin Qin beside her, unable to resist saying, "Your home is so comfortable! No wonder you never go out on your vacation. I'm so envious!"

Lin Qin twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled, "Don't envy me. The breeze in the alleys is especially cool in the middle of summer. You can live like this anywhere as long as you want. By the way, has your son estimated his scores? Which university is he going to apply to?"

When the topic of her child's grades came up, Yang Caifeng immediately perked up. "I'd like him to go to the capital or Shanghai, or at the very least, Guangdong Province. These places have good economies, and it would be good for him to broaden his horizons. What about your child?"

Lin Qin pondered for a moment and said, "It's pretty much the same few places, but those two siblings are very opinionated. I can only offer my suggestions and can't influence their decisions. We'll have to wait until the final admission notice comes in to find out."

Yang Caifeng nodded thoughtfully.

In the afternoon, the men took the children on a boat to go fishing on the river.

Lin Qin then took Yang Caifeng to the field to pick things; she could pick whatever she liked and take it all with her.

The family played until around 5 p.m. before reluctantly leaving.

On the way back, Yang Caifeng pressed Qu Zhiyang, "Have you decided which university to apply to? If possible, it would be best if you could go with Ruiyu and the others, so you can look out for each other."

Qu Zhiyang was somewhat surprised, "Mom! Didn't you set out a range for me before? How come you changed it so suddenly?"

Yang Caifeng choked, then glared at him irritably, "Don't you want to be with your friends?"

Qu Zhiyang was speechless for a moment.

Before we knew it, it was time to fill out college applications.

Just as Yang Caifeng had said, Qu Zhiyang filled out his application based on the schools that Chen Ruiyu and Chen Xinyue had applied to.

After filling out the application, it's time to wait for the results and prepare for university.

Because the admission notices hadn't arrived yet, the adults kept quiet and didn't dare tell anyone until the notices came through.

Nanyu set off firecrackers for an hour straight.

Pedestrians passing through Nanxi stopped and craned their necks to investigate.

Zhou Shuifang and Chen Yongding, who were fishing on the water, went to the door after hearing the sound.

"I could hear your family setting off firecrackers from far away, and they lasted for so long. What's going on?" Zhou Shuifang asked impatiently as soon as she got ashore.

Chen Wenjun, beaming, stepped forward to greet her, "Auntie, all three of my children have been admitted to universities in the capital! I'm so happy! My family is having a party today, come on in!"

Zhou Shuifang and Chen Yongding were greatly shocked and somewhat incredulous.

After they sat down, the two looked at the three children of the Chen family and asked them about them one by one. They learned that they had all been admitted to the Capital University, but now that they were not together, they didn't know how to praise them anymore.

The couple had a meal in Nanyu, and upon returning to their village, they immediately shared the news with acquaintances.

Two days later, a woman was seen lingering at the Nanyu Gap by boat, seemingly waiting for something.

She waited until the gate of the temple opened and someone came out before she had someone row a boat across.

Looking at the unfamiliar face before her, the woman tentatively asked, "Is Chen Wenjun home?"

Lin Yi looked the woman over carefully, confirming he didn't recognize her, and his eyes widened with scrutiny. "What's the matter?"

He Chunhong forced a smile and said, "I am Ping An's mother. I'm here to see my son today."

Lin Yi's expression immediately darkened, and his voice became much colder, "I'm sorry, I can't decide this. Let me go in and ask. If the child is willing to see you, then you can come in." (End of Chapter)