Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Niu Chengtao initially pretended not to care and played by himself outside, but later he found it interesting to see his father playing alone inside.

Niu Chengtao entered the house out of curiosity and saw the boss holding a controller, directing the little characters on the TV screen to run and jump, and even holding a gun...

"Dad, I want to play too."

Now, the father and son started playing together...

Not only does my son enjoy playing, but my daughter does too. There are only two controllers, so the father and son take turns playing. If someone's skills are not good enough and they get eliminated in the game, then someone else takes over.

At first, Niu Dazhuang played for a long time, but by lunchtime, his skill level had been surpassed by the two children.

Now, the migrant workers take care of everything at home, from cooking to cleaning the yard. Bai Hongmin doesn't have to do any of the work herself anymore.

Bai Hongmin's two children are quite sensible. Despite her reluctance, she called them to eat and they put down their games and went to the west room.

"It's almost the end of the year, why haven't we seen your sister Bai Hongyan yet? Where are those two rascals? Aren't they home either?"

"My sister's busy. During holidays, when it's time to properly exchange gifts, she's sending truckloads of goods out. Cheng Run and Cheng Ze usually don't come back here."

This Chinese New Year, you really need to give those two brats a good talking to. You two have no time to manage them. They're almost thirty and still single.

I don't know what my sister does with all that money.

"Didn't I ask them to help your sister at the beginning of the year?"

"He went there, but after less than three months, he found the work on the construction site too tough and came back on his own."

"Okay, I understand. If it doesn't work out, have your sister stop for now. You're right, no matter how much money you make, it's all for nothing if your child doesn't get married."

After lunch, Bai Hongmin stopped the siblings from playing and sent them to their respective rooms, one to read and the other to do their winter vacation homework.

It was already dark when Bai Hongyan finally dragged her heavy steps back home. Once inside, she sat down on a chair in the main room and didn't want to move.

"I'm getting old, and I'm not as energetic as I used to be. Even just delivering things to people leaves me exhausted."

"You spoil them too much. They're adults, and you still can't bear to use them. I came here today to tell you, you keep one of them, and I'll take the other one with me."

"Where are you taking it? What for?"

"Business in Russia is growing rapidly, and transportation is becoming a problem. I'm thinking of setting up a shipping company in China specifically for transporting our own goods. We already have a shipping company, and we plan to expand it next year."

But after thinking about it, I realized they're both my sons, and I can't favor one over the other, so I'm thinking of starting another shipping company.

You hand over one to your road and bridge company, and I hand over one to my newly established shipping company; these will be the foundation for the two brothers' future livelihood.

Remember, for now, the company will keep them locked up, but give them some shares first...

"You still keep an eye on your own son?" Bai Hongmin disagreed with his approach.

Have you read the Marriage Law?

"What does this have to do with the marriage law? Oh, I see, you're worried about your future daughter-in-law taking a share of your son's property?"

"Young people these days are so fickle. They're having a great time today, but tomorrow they might have a disagreement and start talking about divorce..."

"You've thought things through quite a bit. I'll call them back tonight." Niu Dazhuang even gave Bai Hongyan a friendly shoulder massage, but his hands started to wander off...

"Stop fooling around, your son will hear you..."

"You're too busy to spend time with me now."

"I've been fooled by your words my whole life. You only know how to say what I want to hear. Do you still need a young and beautiful woman by your side?"

"That's different. What kind of relationship do we have? You've been with me since I was nobody..." Niu Dazhuang started to get emotional.

Even the most shrewd woman falls for this, and it even moved Bai Hongyan.

I'll spend some quality time with you tonight.

"You don't want to?"

"I'm so busy all day that I fall asleep the moment my head hits the pillow, I don't even have time to think about that kind of thing."

"You too, you spoil them too much. When I was their age, I would have already..."

"What do you mean 'already'? You've had multiple women who needed your support for a long time!"

"Hehe, enough about me. You can't be soft-hearted this time. Just leave the company to him and don't shut it down. Only step in to solve the problem if he runs into trouble outside."

"Sigh! I'm always doing nothing and still can't find a wife. Now that I'm busy, it's even harder to find one."

"You're always worrying about this and that. Believe me, if you don't employ them and let them find partners on their own, it'll be the same in ten years. Maybe when they have something worthwhile to do, they'll find someone they can connect with at work."

"You mean, hire more young women at the company?"

"I think this method will work." The two men began to think about how to put reins on their two sons.

Dinner was served before the two brothers even had a chance to eat.

Bai Hongyan and Bai Hongmin even had a few drinks with Niu Dazhuang...

It was almost bedtime when the two brothers reluctantly returned.

The two younger ones went to sleep, leaving only Niu Dazhuang and the Bai family sisters.

After Niu Chengze and Niu Chengrun entered the house, they greeted the three of them respectfully.

"Your mother and I have discussed it and agreed that next year, Chengze, you will take over your mother's job and take charge of the road and bridge company."

Cheng Run, come with me to Japan. I'll buy you a few cargo ships and set up a shipping company to transport coal or timber from Russia. You're not getting any younger; you can't afford to waste your time like this anymore.

"Dad, we haven't been messing around. We've started a company now and are making money."

"That shell company you three brothers set up? Let's put aside whether it's legal or not for now. With the liberalization of the pricing system, how long do you think your shell company can last?"

I told you, this isn't a discussion, it's an announcement. Don't think I can't handle you.

"You're just paying lip service. Believe me, I'll give your uncle a hand and have your shell company shut down tomorrow."

Next, Bai Hongyan and Bai Hongmin chimed in, "Xiao Run, you two brothers aren't young anymore. It's time to share some of the burden with your mother. Look how much older she's aged these past two years..."

"Don't think your parents are pressuring you. You're not young anymore, you can't always be so carefree. We'll get old one day, and when we can't work anymore, you won't know how to do it, and our huge family business will be ruined..."

"Mom, please don't say anymore, we'll do as you say."

Bai Hongyan smiled broadly: "That's good. Finish up your work before the New Year, and come help me on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Xiao Run, Xiao Ze, which of you two brothers is going with your dad?"

"I"

"I"

Both brothers knew that their father was a hands-off boss; once the company was up and running, he wouldn't care about anything else.

My mom is different; she's too controlling.