Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 801 An Invitation from the Ice City

Xiao Hong said, "Just tell me the amount, I don't care. I only care about my own little savings, hehe. I don't want to worry about that."

Xiaowei said, "The company is currently using loans, so the original accounts are balanced. Our family has over eight million yuan, and we estimate it will double after selling those houses. But wait, that house is now considered yours, so am I losing out? Once that house is sold, you'll have more money than the family has."

Little Hong chuckled smugly, waved her little hand, and said, "It's okay, I'll buy you whatever you want when the time comes, I'll take care of you."

"What are you two doing? What are you going to support him for? What are you carrying?" Geng Hui carried Xia Gensheng as they walked out of the building and happened to run into each other.

Xiao Hong ran over and hugged the child: "Xiao Gensheng, let me hold him."

Xiao Wei said, "It's really not easy for you to come out like this. What made you decide to come downstairs today?"

Geng Hui smoothed her hair and looked at the child, saying, "I don't really like crowds anyway, so it's fine to take care of the child indoors. But my aunt said the child should come out and get some fresh air, saying it's good for his health, so I'm planning to take him to the pavilion to sit for a while."

Xiao Wei said, "My mom said that? I don't know, I don't understand these things, but getting some sun will definitely help."

The three of them carried the child into the pavilion. Xiao Hong held Xia Gensheng tightly and wouldn't let go, teasing him. Geng Hui sat and watched with a smile. She hadn't worked much since giving birth and had gained a lot of weight. She was no longer skinny and looked much better than before.

Xiao Wei said, "You're fine as you are. Don't lose any more weight; you have to stick to it."

Geng Hui was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm eating more now than before."

Xiao Hong said, "That's normal. You're raising two people. It'll be fine once he stops breastfeeding. But Xiao Wei is right, you look much better now than before. You were too thin before."

Geng Hui said, "I don't want to become like Chen Xiao." Xiao Hong giggled. Chen Xiao is prone to gaining weight, and he's already a bit round now. Thanks to his small frame, it's not too noticeable yet, but if he continues to develop like this, it's hard to say. He could easily become a spherical creature.

After placing the things he was carrying on the table, Xiao Wei opened the registered letter and saw that it was an invitation from the Harbin government to hold an investment promotion conference.

Xiao Wei glanced at the contents and saw that it described urban renovation and upgrading, aiming to create a commercial hub in Northeast Asia and develop border trade.

Shaking his head, Xiao Wei wasn't interested in this. The company wasn't in distribution or trade, so it had nothing to do with it. Border trade was even more ridiculous—why open a restaurant and a cake shop abroad?

Xiao Hong peeked over and said, "Let's go take a look. Let's all go together. I've never been before. Didn't they say they're building a headquarters in Bingcheng? This is a good opportunity to go and maybe even negotiate some terms."

Xiao Wei said, "They're talking about commodity circulation, right? Isn't border trade all about light industrial products, clothing, and small commodities? We catering businesses don't meet the requirements."

Xiao Hong said, "Here comes another one of his stupid ideas. He's just trying to attract investment; all you have to do is invest. What restrictions does he have on what you have to do? Isn't urban redevelopment just about tearing down the old buildings and building new ones? Are you not going to build anything?"

Xiao Wei said, "There are many old buildings in Harbin. I originally planned to just buy some old buildings like I did in Fengtian and that would be it."

Xiaohong said, "Buying an old building doesn't cost money, does it? Isn't that an investment? I've noticed that when you come up here, you're incredibly stubborn, like you can't think straight. What is an investment? It's spending money, understand? Where can we go now to save money? This is a big investment."

Xiao Wei said, "Then why did he say anything about building a distribution center and developing border trade? He could have just said he was attracting investment."

Xiao Hong looked at Xiao Wei and said, "It's over. Our child will definitely be a son. My dream of having a daughter is shattered."

Geng Hui asked, "Why?"

Xiao Hong said, "He's not smart enough. This thing is about intelligence. If a man is smart, he'll have a daughter; if a woman is smart, she'll have a son. You and Chen Xiao are smarter than Lao Xia and Chen Hui. I originally thought Xiao Wei would be better than me, but it seems he's no match for me either. He can't even figure this out."

Chen Hui and Liu Hongliang walked over: "Hey, you three seem to be having a pretty easy time."

Geng Hui waved and picked up the invitation: "Come on, Chen Hui, you two take a look at this."

Chen Hui took it: "What? An invitation letter? Oh, it's for investment promotion. What a coincidence! Looks like we can save a lot of money. It's come at the perfect time. Shall we all go together?"

Liu Hongliang leaned over to Chen Hui and said, "I'll go too. I can go check out the market and save on travel expenses and tickets."

Xiao Hong laughed and pointed at Xiao Wei with Xia Gensheng's little finger, shouting, "You're the dumbest, the dumbest. He's the dumbest, isn't he, little baby? He's the dumbest." Xia Gensheng grinned, showing his two big front teeth.

Liu Hongliang asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Hong said, "This gentleman said the letter was sent to the wrong address, it's not the right one, and we can't participate because we're not involved in border trade."

Xiao Wei asked, "Isn't that right?"

Chen Hui patted Xiao Hong on the shoulder: "My condolences. It's already like this, just make do."

Xiao Wei raised his leg to kick, but Chen Hui laughed and ran away. Xiao Hong said, "You still have the nerve to kick someone?"

Xiao Wei said, "You guys are just trying to screw me over. So what if I didn't quite get it right? That's how it is. Why didn't you explain it clearly when you were trying to attract investment?"

Geng Hui asked, "Are we really going together?"

Xiao Hong looked at Geng Hui: "You don't want to go?"

Geng Hui looked at Xia Gengsheng: "I'm thinking, is it possible?"

Xiao Hong said, "It's okay, there are so many people, everyone can help."

"Xiaowei, invite Huang's family over for dinner tonight," Xiaowei's mother's voice came from over the street. The group turned around and saw that Xiaowei's mother and Aunt Wang had bought two large baskets of vegetables, meat, and fish, which the butcher had carried back for them.

Xiao Wei stood up and went to greet them: "What are you doing here? Why did you buy so much?"

Xiaowei's mother said, "Let's invite Director Huang's family to dinner tonight so they can formally get to know each other. Are other families not coming? Think about how many people are in our family now. Go and invite them early, before they're all done."

Xiao Wei did the math in his head and realized, sure enough, there were almost thirty people, filling three large tables.

Xiaowei's mother said, "I asked the cafeteria to steam the rice for me; I really can't cook it at home. Are you all alright?"

Xiao Wei said, "We're talking about something. The Harbin government sent us an invitation, and we're discussing how to go."

The housekeeper came out of the building to greet them. Xiaowei's mother told the deliveryman to go with the housekeeper. Aunt Wang asked, "What are they going there for?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's invest. Let's go and take a look. Anyway, we had this plan before."

Aunt Wang said, "Be careful when you're far away. Don't be so naive as to believe everything people say. You have to be more discerning."

(End of this chapter)