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"You're too kind. We are best brothers. We are used to hearing you say this."

If Wu Qian said this, Zhou Chen would not believe a word of it, but when Xiao Guoqing said it, he believed it.

Xiao Guoqing didn't have a high status in the family before, that was because he didn't make money, but now he makes money, with his personality, even if Wu Qian is more aggressive, she will definitely change a lot. The family's life depends on Xiao Guoqing, she dare not be unrestrained.

There are happy things, but there are also unhappy experiences. For example, when Xiao Guoqing was a driver, he encountered many things and even had many fights.

Zhou Chen listened to Xiao Guoqing's narration patiently, drinking a glass when he was happy and drinking a glass when he was unhappy.

As Xiao Guoqing was talking, he also mentioned several other childhood friends from Guangzi film, such as Sun Ganchao, Qiao Chunyan, Cao Debao, etc.

Unlike Xiao Guoqing's prosperity, the fate of these people was not very good.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 620: Personal Fate, Returning Home in Glory

When talking about a few childhood acquaintances, Xiao Guoqing's expression became serious.

"Catch up, ah."

As soon as Sun Ganchao was mentioned, Xiao Guoqing started sighing before he said anything.

This expression let Zhou Chen know that Sun Ganchao’s current situation must not be very good.

"What happened to catching up?"

Xiao Guoqing sighed, "When I went to work at the logistics company, I wanted to take him with me, but Ganchao decided to stay at the lumber mill. It was just that the lumber mill was really rotten. Not long after, the mill failed, and Ganchao was forced to be laid off without even receiving compensation."

"After Gan Chao was laid off, I asked him to come with me, but he didn't agree. He then found work on the street by himself. It's been almost two years."

"Ganchao's family has had a hard time in the past two years, and Ganchao seems to be in a very bad state. I can't persuade him. This time when you go back, you must persuade him well."

Zhou Chen was deeply moved after listening to this. Sun Ganchao's mind is more clever than Xiao Guoqing, but that is why he has so many ideas.

When he asked the two of them to go to the logistics company, Xiao Guoqing gave a positive reply the next day, but Sun Ganchao was hesitant. He knew it was because Sun Ganchao was too thoughtful and did not trust him as much as Xiao Guoqing did.

Later, the sawmill went bankrupt, and seeing that Xiao Guoqing was doing well, he naturally felt even more ashamed to agree to Xiao Guoqing's request.

Zhou Chen patted Xiao Guoqing on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I will persuade him well when I go back."

Sun Ganchao is actually a very nice person. He did not agree to Xiao Guoqing's request because he felt sorry for Zhou Chen and was too embarrassed to go.

But after all, they were childhood friends for many years, and if he could help, Zhou Chen still couldn't bear to see Sun Ganchao suffer the same fate as in the TV series.

After Xiao Guoqing finished talking about Sun Ganchao, he talked about other people.

Among them, Cao Debao and Qiao Chunyan are the couple with the most experience. The soy sauce factory had been in failure for a long time. After Cao Debao left the soy sauce factory, he started to engage in reselling business. He made money at the beginning, but soon lost a lot of money again.

Qiao Chunyan once again stepped down from the position of women's director and became the deputy general manager of the former public bath, now Provence. Because it was contracted out to a private person, her status plummeted.

Xiao Guoqing only knew the general idea and didn't know much about the details. However, he did mention Gong Weize.

This Uncle Gong has turned his life around and even become the chief of the police station in their area. There is still room for promotion in the future.

Zhou Chen listened carefully and found that without his intervention, the changes in these people were similar to those in the TV drama. The biggest change was Xiao Guoqing, and that was without his intervention.

After eating and drinking, Zhou Chen and Xiao Guoqing rested for a while and then returned to Zhou Chen's home.

Zhou Chen booked a room for them in the hotel and let Xiao Guoqing and another driver rest for a day before driving back the next day.

After Zhou Rui and Feng Yue had their holiday, Zhou Chen went to their school to start handling the formalities, and then Li Suhua called Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng to her home.

"What? You guys are going back to Jichun?"

Zhou Rong was very shocked when she heard Li Suhua say that the family would not only go home for the New Year but would also stay in Jichun.

"Mom, what are you thinking? You are living well in Yanjing, why do you want to go back to Jichun? Jichun's development is incomparable to Yanjing. And I heard that Bingkun is about to become the director of the hospital department. Why are you giving up this bright future and going back to Jichun to start over?"

During the years they spent in Yanjing, Zhou Rong and Feng Huacheng did not do very well, but because Zhou Chen's family was also in Yanjing, Zhou Rong never thought about returning to Jichun to develop.

Now when I heard that Zhou Chen was going to take his family back to Jichun, I couldn't help but feel panicked.

Li Suhua said, "Rong'er, this is the decision made by your brother. We have all agreed to it. Kun'er has his own career, so you don't have to worry. Yueyue will also go back to Jichun with us to study."

"Yueyue is going back too?"

Zhou Rong frowned. She had been reluctant to bring Feng Yue to Yanjing before, but now she was reluctant to let Feng Yue return to Yanjing.

"Yes, this is Yueyue's own idea. Kun'er originally wanted her to stay and you two could take her to school here, but Yueyue didn't want to and insisted on going back with us, so Kun'er went to the school to handle the formalities for her."

Zhou Rong was immediately annoyed: "Mom, why didn't Bingkun discuss such an important matter with me in advance and made the decision on his own?"

Li Suhua said calmly: "This matter is beyond the control of an old woman like me. If you don't want to, you can go and discuss it with Kun'er and Yueyue. If you can convince Yueyue, I believe Kun'er will not stop you."

When Zhou Rong heard this, her face suddenly darkened. Although her relationship with Zhou Chen had eased over the years, she felt a little scared when she thought about how Zhou Chen treated her in the past, and she didn't have the courage to question Zhou Chen.

Also, she understood her daughter's personality, and the possibility of persuading her to stay was almost zero.

"Your father will also retire and return home this year. You can discuss the specific decision with him when you get back."

Zhou Rong didn't say anything in the end. She wanted her daughter to stay in Yanjing with her, but she didn't want to live in Zhou Chen's house because it would make her feel uncomfortable.

In her heart, she was proud. Although she didn't have a house, she didn't want to live in her brother's house all the time. She felt that if she did that, Zhou Chen would only look down on her even more.

On the contrary, Feng Huacheng, who was sitting next to her, had a conflicted look on his face. He wanted to persuade Zhou Rong, but he knew his wife's character, and his mother-in-law was also present, so in the end he didn't say anything.

Before leaving, Zhou Chen invited a large group of his friends to have a meal, the most important of whom were Wan Shibing and Zhang Shiyuan.

After so many years, this group of people have become middle-aged people. Except for a few individuals, the rest have developed well. Even Wan Shibing has become a leading cadre of the Health Bureau instead of a hospital doctor like Zhou Chen.

Among them, Zhang Shiyuan, who is over 40 years old, has become the top leader of a nearby city, and his future is definitely bright.

Although Zhou Chen is only a doctor among this group of people, his status is not low. Now that they know that Zhou Chen is leaving Yanjing, they are all very surprised and puzzled.

After all, Yanjing is the capital, and there will be better development here.

But when Zhou Chen told them that he was the boss of Chenxing Group, Wan Shibing and others were stunned. They could not connect a billionaire with a doctor.

Zhou Chen smiled and told them that if the company developed in Yanjing in the future, he hoped they could give help and lead everyone to get rich together.

Although Wan Shibing and others were already leading cadres, no one thought the money was too little, and they all agreed to Zhou Chen's offer with a smile. However, no one knew how many of them took it seriously.

Only Wan Shibing and Zhang Shiyuan finally pulled Zhou Chen aside and talked about this matter.

Wan Shibing had worked in the Health Bureau for a long time and felt it was boring, so he said that if Zhou Chen came to Yanjing to develop, he must take him with him to make a fortune, and then make him the general manager.

Zhang Shiyuan heard that Zhou Chen was the boss of Chenxing Group, which had assets of over 1 billion and was preparing to expand domestically, so he asked Zhou Chen to invest in the city he was currently in charge of to increase his performance.

Zhou Chen naturally agreed with a smile. Among these people, Wan Shibing had the closest relationship with him, followed by Zhang Shiyuan, and the others were far behind.

Zhou Chen also found Lu Chuan and Tang Xiangyang. After graduating from university, both of them stayed in Yanjing. Lu Chuan joined a government agency and is now a department-level official, while Tang Xiangyang went to work in a research institute.

They were also surprised to learn that Zhou Chen was going back to Yanjing, and even tried to persuade him, but their words naturally could not change Zhou Chen.

When Zhou Chen returned to Jichun, he did not tell anyone, and the whole family took the train back to Jichun.

As soon as they got out of the train station, Zheng Juan and her friends were stunned because, led by Zhou Chen, they came to several cars.

There were several men in suits. When they saw Zhou Chen coming, they all bowed respectfully and called out, "Chairman."

Li Suhua looked at his son in confusion: "Kun'er, what is this?"

Zhou Chen smiled and explained: "This is my company's car, they are the driver and assistant."

Three brand new cars and a few men in suits were indeed quite eye-catching at the exit of the train station.

Zhou Chen didn't want to be treated like a monkey, so he quickly asked the three drivers to put their luggage in the car.

The three cars were not luxury cars, just normal Santanas. The main reason was that it was not easy to get luxury cars in China these days. It was okay in the special economic zones of Pengcheng, but it was really troublesome to transport cars to places like Jiangliao Province.

It’s not about the money aspect, but the procedures in other aspects are more complicated.

"Juan'er, I have something to discuss with my assistant. You and mom can sit in the back car. Ruirui, Yueyue, you and Congcong can sit in the other car."

Following Zhou Chen's instructions, Zheng Juan and Li Suhua got into the second car cautiously, but the three children happily ran to the last car.

In fact, they rode in cars quite often when they were in Yanjing, but the cars at that time belonged to other people. Now these three cars are their own cars, so the feeling is naturally different.

Zhou Chen and his two assistants sat in the first car, listening to their reports on what had happened since arriving in Jichun and the group's development in Pengcheng.

The first shot of Chenxing Group's entry into the country would naturally have to be fired in Pengcheng, but Jichun was Zhou Chen's hometown after all, so he also made preparations here.

"Chairman, we have contacted the city leaders and explained our intention to buy land and build a factory. They are also very enthusiastic, but compared with the conditions in Pengcheng, the preferential scale offered here is relatively low."

Zhou Chen remained silent. This was within his expectations. Jichun naturally could not be compared with Pengcheng, which focused on economic development. Nowadays, Jiangliao Province was still a relatively backward place, and the leaders had more things to consider. People's livelihood must be ranked ahead of the economy.

Jichun will not reject foreign investment, but it is not as easy as in Pengcheng to get enough preferential treatment here.

"It's okay, you guys continue communicating, I'm not the main territory here."

Zhou Chen came to Jichun to invest not to make a lot of money. In fact, he couldn't make much money by investing in Jichun for the time being. He came here to invest more for future considerations.

After Assistant Liang finished talking about the development of Chenxing Group in Jichun, the assistant sitting in the back row with Zhou Chen began to talk about the development of Pengcheng.

Li Suhua and Zheng Juan were sitting in the second car. They sat in the back seat, looking left and right and touching things.

"Juan'er, is this really our car?"

Zheng Juan was a little uncertain: "Probably."

At this time, the driver sitting in the cab said with a smile: "Madam, the old lady is right. We are all employees of Chenxing Group. President Zheng sent us here."

"Mr. Zheng, Guangming, no, Bowen?"

Zheng Juan reflexively said the name Guangming, but then she realized that her brother's name in Hong Kong should be Zheng Bowen.

"Yes, it's Mr. Zheng. To be honest, Madam, we always thought that Mr. Zheng was the largest shareholder of the company. Now we know that you are the largest shareholder of our company, and Mr. Zhou is the chairman of our company."

These drivers and assistants who were assigned here were all here to serve Zhou Chen, so before they came, they were informed of the identities of Zhou Chen's family.

Zheng Juan asked hesitantly, "Does Chenxing Group have a high status in Hong Kong? Are you from Hong Kong?"

Although she had heard Zhou Chen talk about Chenxing Group, she, as the shareholder with the largest shares, really didn't know much about Chenxing Group. Even though Zhou Chen told her a lot, she didn't understand much.

The driver said very proudly: "Yes, ma'am, our company is also very famous in Hong Kong. The drivers who came here this time were not originally from Hong Kong, but from the mainland who worked in Hong Kong. Later they were recruited into Chenxing Group. Chairman Zhou and General Manager Zheng are both good people. They not only give us high salaries, but also let us settle down in Hong Kong. They are our great benefactors."

Zhou Chen was very clear about the situation in Hong Kong, so when he asked Zheng Guangming to go to Hong Kong to start a company, he found a lot of people from the mainland.

Everyone is from the mainland, so they stick together and are easier to manage, especially people like drivers, most of whom live at the bottom of society. Chenxing Group has given them decent jobs with good salaries, so they are naturally grateful.

Zheng Juan and Li Suhua asked the driver many more questions, and the driver naturally told them everything he knew. Since she was the chairman's wife and mother, he had to curry favor with her.

Zhou Rui's three children sitting in the last car were even more outgoing. They chattered non-stop and the driver was stunned by their questions.

Three bicycles slowly stopped by the roadside.

After Zheng Juan and others got off the car, they looked around blankly. All they saw were two-story houses everywhere.

Seeing Zhou Chen coming over, Li Suhua quickly asked: "Kun'er, where is this? This is not our home, right?"

Zhou Chen smiled and explained, "Mom, Ruirui and Yueyue are all grown up, and the house at home can no longer accommodate them, so I bought a house here. Although the house here is a bit old, it is still okay to live in."

"what?"

Li Suhua and Zheng Juan were still a little confused, but the three children all jumped up with joy.

In fact, the three of them had thought about how to live after returning home. After all, there were only three rooms in the house. Especially Feng Yue, she had lived in a room with her grandmother when she was in Yanjing. After returning to Jichun, there were even fewer rooms.

Now when I heard that my uncle had bought a two-story house, I was very happy and felt that I could have my own room again.

Assistant Liang led the way for Zhou Chen's family: "Chairman, the house has been completely cleaned and the items and furniture inside are complete. You and your wife can move in directly."

Zhou Chen brought a few people to the purchased villa, looked up and down the stairs, and found that the renovation was quite good.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 621 New House, Goodbye Brother

Although this villa has only two floors, its area is not small. In addition to the house area, there is also a large yard surrounded by walls.

The villas in this area were previously inhabited by wealthy families. Later they were expropriated by the state and distributed to other people for living. However, the policy changed in recent years, and many owners who left at that time came back and took their houses back.

Zhou Chen had someone buy this house last year. The price he paid was very high in Jichun.

It is precisely because the money is in place that subsequent matters are resolved very quickly without leaving any trouble.

Although the houses in this area are not as good as those in the provincial compound, it is also the best area in Jichun City, with convenient transportation, close to shopping malls, and convenient for buying and selling...

"The largest room on the second floor is for my uncle and aunt, and the one next to it facing the sun is for my grandparents. They are old and have weak backs and legs, so they can't sleep in a room facing the shade."

"There is another room over here. Ruirui, Congcong, you two can live in this room."

"As for me, I'll just take the loss and live in the bedroom downstairs."