Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1070 Fate (Donation to reader 20189428)

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Xiao Wei said, "Why don't we just let my sister-in-law oversee the development in Mongolia? We won't go here. It's a vast and sparsely populated area, so it's not easy to manage. They know more about it than we do."

Chen Hui nodded and said, "Okay."

Milina walked in carrying a cake and a tray of fruit: "Mr. Zhang, where should I put this?"

Xiao Wei pointed to the window: "Put it over there. Beibei, go eat your cake." He put the little one on the ground.

Beibei ran over with her short legs: "Time for cake!"

Chen Hui asked, "Who is it?"

Xiao Wei said, "My goddaughter is Xiao Hong's adopted daughter. Those over there are her biological mother and maternal grandmother. There are no men in her family, so life is quite difficult."

Chen Hui glanced at it: "Police?"

Xiao Wei said, "I just processed it, and he hasn't even taken office yet. Aren't we going to pay off some of the loan? Are we going to split all the money?"

Chen Hui said, "Let's split the money this year, so we can each keep some. Next year, when we sell our houses, it'll be about all done."

Xiao Wei said, "What about Xidu? Let's leave Bingcheng aside for now, where does the money from Kyoto and Tianjing come from?"

Chen Hui said, "Why don't we set up a company over there? Each region should be separate. I suggest we keep the finances separate. That way it'll be clearer. The loan in Kyoto can be repaid from the income in Kyoto, and each region can only be responsible for itself."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then it'll be clear how much each side earned. Let's do it this way. You'll be at the big meeting tomorrow, and I'll be listening from the audience. You're the general manager."

Beibei ran over with a piece of cake: "Daddy, you have some too, it's sweet. It smells so good!"

Xiao Wei took a bite, patted Bei Bei's head, and said, "Thank you, baby. This is Daddy Chen. Ask him for a gift."

The little guy timidly snuggled up to Xiao Wei's lap, glanced at Chen Hui, and said, "Hello, Daddy Chen."

Chen Hui said, "What kind of greeting gift is this? My son has been running around all over the place and I still haven't seen your greeting gift. How can you be so shameless?" But he took out his wallet, pulled out a wad of cash, and handed it to Bei Bei: "Here, take this and buy some candy."

Beibei turned to look at Xiaowei, who said, "Take it. It's from Chen's dad, Xia's dad, Grandpa and Grandma, and Grandma and Grandpa on your mother's side. You don't need to ask Mom and Dad, you can take it. But you can't take things from strangers, remember?"

Beibei nodded and asked, "Who is Xia's father?"

Xiao Wei said, "You'll see when we eat. Both Chen's dad and Xia's dad have little brothers at home. They can play with you tonight."

Wang Guifang and Xiao Hong were talking over there, their eyes fixed on this side. When they saw Chen Hui give money, they reached out to call out to Beibei, but Xiao Hong pressed her hand down and said, "You don't need to concern yourself with their affairs."

This is Chen Hui, and Xia Maosheng are both in the hospital. The three of them are like brothers; they started this business together.

Wang Guifang said, "That's too much. We don't even know these people."

Xiao Hong said, "It must have been Xiao Wei who asked for it, you don't need to worry about it. None of the three of them are short of money. They usually buy things for tens or hundreds of thousands without mentioning it, they just spend it. Bei Bei is our daughter now, there's no such thing as 'good luck'."

The old lady asked, "Isn't Xia here?"

Xiao Hong said, "No, he works at the Provincial Urban Construction Bureau. Xiao Wei and Chen Hui are in charge here. His wife works here, managing the finances."

The little girl toddled over, one hand clutching her pocket tightly, the other hand still holding a piece of cake, saying, "Mommy, Mommy, I can't hold it anymore! Chen, Chen's dad gave me so much money, so much!"

By this afternoon, Xiaohong could already tell the difference between the two mothers. The second one was calling her herself. When the little girl called her biological mother, she emphasized the last syllable, but when she called herself, she emphasized the last syllable, and the same went for her maternal grandmother.

"Come on, let Mommy help you count, let's see how many there are." Little Red hugged Bei Bei with a big smile: "We're rich! We can buy new clothes and so many delicious things."

The little girl also beamed with excitement, her face flushed, looking like she and Xiao Hong were in cahoots, which made Wang Guifang burst into laughter.

With that laugh, all the hardships, helplessness, and sorrow that had been weighing on my heart suddenly seemed to find an outlet, bursting out with a "poof." All the confusion in my heart vanished, as if a ray of light had shone upon my soul, soothing the wounds that had accumulated over the years.

"You're all good people," Wang Guifang said, looking at her daughter who was smiling so happily. Xiao Hong didn't hear her clearly: "Huh? What did you say, sister?"

Wang Guifang smiled and said, "I said you are all capable people, able to run such a big business."

Looking at the darkening sky and the increasingly bright lights in the distance, the old lady exclaimed, "Fengtian is so big! I came here once when I was young. Back then, I thought there were so many people and so many cars. I just clung to my dad's clothes and followed along, not daring to let go even for a moment."

Xiao Hong pretended to count the money in the little girl's pocket: "Wow, so much! Daddy Chen is really rich."

The little girl whispered, "No. Grandma is the richest. Grandma's big bag is full of lots and lots of things, more than both Daddy Chen and Daddy Chen."

Little Red, with her shifty eyes, asked, "Did you see that?"

The little girl whispered in Xiao Hong's ear, "I saw it. Grandma, Grandma gave it back to Grandma, but Grandma didn't have any money."

Hearing the old lady's words, Xiao Hong turned her head and asked, "Auntie, how old were you back then? When you came to Fengtian?"

The old lady said, "I can't remember exactly, maybe it was 4040, 4540, or 4640. Back then, everyone on the street was a big shot, and they were really arrogant. That was the first time I saw a car. I didn't understand it then, so I asked my dad, 'How does it run without horses?' My dad said it was fueled by coal."

Xiao Hong and Wang Guifang both laughed, and the little guy laughed along with them.

Wang Guifang said, "I never met my maternal grandfather, I only remember my maternal grandmother."

The old lady said, "They dragged him up the mountain, and he's probably dead there. As for our family... well, never mind, I won't say anything more."

Xiao Hong looked at Wang Guifang, her mind filled with the question, "Where's your dad? Where did he go?" But she couldn't bring herself to ask.

The old lady seemed to understand what Xiaohong meant and said, "Guifang's father also went up the mountain and just left like that. He took two steamed buns with him this morning and said he would bring something back for Guifang. What was he going to bring back? We've been waiting for him until today."

Wang Guifang said, "I brought some groundcherries. The other kids all had some, so I asked my dad for some."

Xiao Hong asked, "Didn't you go look for it?"

The old woman said, "Where could we find it? The mountains are so big. Back then, there was everything in the mountains. Later, the army came and came up the mountain with guns to fight. A lot of families were ruined by the mountain animals back then."

After a pause, the old woman said, "It's fate. Three generations, one girl per generation, all fatherless from a young age."

Xiao Hong said, "Don't believe those things. They were all fabricated out of poverty. Life is getting better and better now, and those things are all in the past. Don't think about them anymore."

Xiaowei and Chen Hui walked over, and Xiaowei asked, "Are we going back?"

(End of this chapter)