Men and women eating in the courtyard

Thousands of lights in the night market illuminate the blue clouds,

The high-rise buildings are full of red-sleeved guests.

Li Xuewu can see a different kind of prosperity through the report submitted by the port city.

The extravagance and debauchery are just an exaggerated performance, and more of it is actually confusion and thinking about the future.

This is the problem faced by contemporary Hong Kong people, and it is also a choice.

Sister Lou quoted the financial and market development data given by the local management department in the report.

Li Xuewu took a general look and felt a depressed and chaotic situation.

Of course, this data may also be mixed with some other subjective concepts, causing a certain degree of distortion.

However, based on what we can see now, and Lenovo's big move to borrow money from Wufeng Bank some time ago, we can know the current situation of the port city economy.

In fact, the crisis started as early as seven years ago, and gradually evolved to the worst situation in 1965.

And last year and this year, the economic market has already healed itself.

Of course, we cannot expect the active intervention and coordination of local management departments. Even if there is, it is for better grabbing.

The port city is more like a sponge. If it is loosened, it will absorb talents and funds. If you squeeze it hard, endless wealth will be squeezed away.

How to survive and live in this invisible big hand has become the main theme of Hong Kong people's life.

The self-healing of the market does not mean that the market has become healthy, but various rejection reactions will occur.

For example, at the beginning of this year, affected by the regional ecology, Hong Kong City and Macau City respectively showed signs of being unadaptable.

The two cities once had to return the management authority to the past.

Ji Weidong, who works in Hong Kong, felt it particularly clearly. The culture, port affairs and security he manages are at the forefront of the affected business areas.

Are chaos and analgesia definitely bad?

This depends on which market.

Among the industries managed by Ji Weidong, port affairs must like stability and prosperity.

But culture and security rely on a complex social environment, and can reproduce rapidly in such an environment.

It is difficult to say whether the current state of Hong Kong City is the best state.

Even Hong Kong people themselves may not understand or distinguish clearly.

Those who have a large amount of social resources in their hands are naturally happy about the current stage.

For example, Hutchison has been planning real estate and integrating resources.

Although the Times Group, which also controls social resources, rose very late, its strength is particularly strong.

In particular, the female president who is in charge of Oriental Times Bank is a leader of the times.

This economic woman who rarely shows up and even rarely participates in social activities has played a perfect combination of punches in the ups and downs of the market economy as if assisted by God.

No one knows her educational background, and no one knows her growth environment, just like a person who suddenly emerged from the Hong Kong market.

Somewhat similar to her appearance is the Times Group's business chain.

Many economists are studying and thinking about the roots and development ideas of the rise of the Times Group.

But it is unclear, let alone understand.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that the Times Group does not belong to the China Merchants Group as rumored.

It is very simple. In the China Merchants Group system, there is no such capital operation, even if there is some business cooperation.

This also precisely illustrates the independence and reasonable existence of Times Capital.

It has a good relationship with the China Merchants Group. The projects it operates include investments from China Resources and Wufeng Bank, and it relies on some special forces to control the transportation rights of ports and ships.

It is very special that an investment bank is operated in the port city, and the capital expansion and investment operation are realized one after another.

In particular, it can invest in docks and shipping, and can master the economic lifeline of the times, namely trade and real estate.

Other investment areas include hotels, culture, electronics, security, etc.

From top to bottom, it seems that such a design has been in place from the beginning. In the past six months, the industries obtained by bottom-fishing have been mainly integrated with resources and redistributed with equity by Oriental Times Bank.

Basically, the overall layout and adjustment of the economic industry of the era have been completed.

With shipping, ports and real estate as production channels, the in-depth development of industries such as culture, security, and electronics will be expanded, and the rapid recovery and charging of banking business will be fed back.

What needs special attention is that after half a year of investment and integration, the non-performing assets included in Oriental Times Bank have been subcontracted and distributed for secondary processing.

For those with integration value, the establishment of a new operating company is used as a means to jointly develop and create profits with professional management departments.

For those without integration value, Oriental Times Bank did not make secondary loans, but directly bundled financial products and resold them to other banks.

Even though the loss in this part is large, there is still an advantage. At least the credit and capital rating given by Hong Kong City Finance has returned to a healthy state.

Watching the revival of Oriental Times Bank, there are rumors in Hong Kong that its shareholders have invested at least 1 billion yuan to help it out, which is a big deal.

In any case, you may not be able to find a big boss who can invest 1 billion yuan casually in Hong Kong.

This also makes Lou Xiao'e, the helmsman behind the Oriental Times Group, a mysterious figure.

1 billion yuan was invested, and the effect was immediate.

What the newspaper said is not groundless, and it will naturally lead to a change in the impression of Hong Kong people on Times Bank.

The most direct feedback is that the amount of savings in Times Bank has skyrocketed, even exceeding the deposit-taking capacity of most banks in Hong Kong.

For ordinary people, the more active the savings, the more it represents the current economic downturn.

Choosing a safe and stable bank has become a key issue for savings.

Small banks have high interest rates, but there is a risk of bank runs, which has happened in the past few years.

Large banks have low interest rates, which are not worth saving, especially when there are many banks to choose from.

When Oriental Times Bank announced its savings interest rate, a large number of people were disappointed.

A commercial bank that has just gone bankrupt and reorganized actually set the interest rate the same as that of a large bank. How can this work?

But the reality is that it seems that Oriental Times Bank does not lack operating funds.

At the beginning, the savings market was still unclear and it was hard to figure out why Times Bank did this.

But when Modern Land Co., Ltd., which is controlled by the Times Group, went through a half-year of crazy real estate acquisitions and even purchased non-performing assets mortgaged by other banks, it seemed that someone understood it.

Then, when Modern Land integrated resources, combined some buildings on excellent plots into residential areas, quickly demolished old buildings, and built new buildings, everything became clear.

Modern Land announced the design concept and community management ideas of the building at the beginning of construction.

It also gives clear requirements for buying a house. If there is a loan, it will provide an exclusive ultra-long-term mortgage loan from Oriental Times Bank.

The current construction market in Hong Kong is sluggish, and the construction cost is extremely low, especially for the Times Group, which has a port and shipping foundation, and the introduction of construction materials is extremely convenient.

It is particularly easy to recruit manpower, and the cost of workers has dropped compared with previous years, which is suitable for large-scale development and construction.

In the general sense of Hong Kong, property communities are based on the rich area and provide commercial property services.

But Modern Real Estate has rolled up to the sky and directly brought the high-end property services to the surface.

The first real estate project proposed a closed residential area and a complete commercial property service concept, including kindergartens and primary schools, commercial and medical supporting buildings.

Based on the current trend of rising housing prices, real estate projects that have obtained the right to sell pre-sale properties have seen a rush to buy houses as soon as they were opened.

Compared with the existing real estate development in Hong Kong, Modern Real Estate has broken the curse of stable real estate this year.

Commercial mortgage projects and the means of selling in separate buildings allow ordinary people to buy big houses and live in big mansions.

With a down payment of 20%, even if the loan interest rate is ridiculously high, it is still within the consideration of home buyers.

Why?

Because Hong Kong people are influenced by Western living habits and prefer to enjoy their property in time.

Who wouldn't want to live in a big house in advance with only 20% of the money?

The monthly repayment pressure seems particularly suitable in the face of a loan period of 20 to 30 years.

Anyway, you have to live there for 30 years, so it seems much easier to take out half of your salary every month for repayment.

The advantage of commercial mortgages is that home buyers do not need to provide credit collateral.

In other words, when Modern Land sells a property, the bank will provide loan services in conjunction.

Home buyers only need to pay the down payment and provide a stable income certificate to prove that they are able to repay the monthly loan.

Why did Modern Land, which started operating last year, only start to provide real estate construction and sales this year?

This has to go back to the current economic recovery phenomenon, and the investment caution it has caused will inevitably cause a crisis of confidence in the capital market.

Finding a reliable investment direction has become the most urgent need for investors.

Real estate investment is the most suitable direction in the economic recovery stage, and the emergence of commercial mortgages has completely detonated the investment market boom in Hong Kong.

The capital that can be used to buy a house in full can be directly used as a down payment to buy more properties, and then the repayment period can be extended to 30 years indefinitely.

When the repayment pressure reaches its peak, it is the investment peak of this person.

What he needs to pay attention to every day is whether the speed of economic recovery can exceed the growth of bank loan interest rates.

In other words, when house prices stretch rapidly and the rate of house appreciation exceeds the loss of loan repayment, he will make money.

On the contrary, he will lose money, but it is only the interest on the loan repayment. His property is still there and the value is still there.

This is the advantage of real estate investment, which is a popular category of real estate investment.

Of course, if house prices drop sharply, or the appreciation time is far longer than expected, then the boom in real estate investment will cool down.

But this situation will not happen in Hong Kong at present. Just look at the operations of a number of real estate companies such as Hutchison.

If there is no economic value, why do so many real estate companies collect land?

Compared with the mainland, Hong Kong's real estate is another situation, especially the age.

Although the land here is not permanent, most of them have been approved for unlimited periods of time, and some even have 99 years.

Real estate is extremely valuable for investment, as long as the society is stable and the situation is stable.

The current definition of management authority is beyond doubt. The capital of the port city quickly stabilizes the situation, which also led to the big move that Wufenghang would do even if it was hungry.

The tide has receded, and whoever runs faster can pick up the seafood on the beach.

You ask if there is no risk in the current financial market?

How could there be no risk? The greater the risk at this time, the greater the return on investment.

If we really wait until the wind and waves are calm, there will be only sand left on the beach.

The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish.

Why did Ai Jiaqing fly directly from the port city to Beijing to transport construction materials and raise funds?

As long as the economy recovers, the infrastructure industry will be the first to respond. Whoever masters the basic materials for construction will master the prerequisites for basic investment.

It can be said that Wu Feng Xing is building a ladder and going to the house, and he wants a girl and a mother.

It is necessary to quickly occupy the market in the fields of infrastructure construction and commerce, and it is also necessary to establish a firm foothold in the capital investment market.

Seeing Ng Fung Hong's drastic actions, the think tank has already been calculating the investment risks and return on capital investment.

The materials given to Li Xuewu showed that based on the current economic development situation of the port city, it is feasible to increase investment in the infrastructure market, especially the real estate market.

In fact, they didn't need to tell Li Xuewu to know, but he just knew.

How to let Sister Lou know and how to operate is the most important thing.

Therefore, Li Xuewu signed a capital operation authority worth 500 million in his official letter to Sister Lou.

The 500 million will be used for bank mortgage projects and real estate operation projects.

Money is not wasted. Compared with Wufeng Bank, Oriental Times Bank is more important to open up the market for Li Xuewu in the real estate and financial fields and occupy an absolute position.

Currently, apart from the Huangpu and other consortiums supported by the Huifeng Group, no other company in Hong Kong City can mobilize hundreds of millions of dollars to engage in financial games.

Financial credit business is a project that Li Xuewu is particularly optimistic about, especially housing loans, which are the best virtual assets on the market.

It can be said that if one day, Oriental Times Bank needs to raise a large amount of funds, there may not be anyone to take over the gold bars in hand.

However, this batch of high-quality housing loans are definitely excellent products that people are eager to compete for.

Why?

Because stable and reliable cash flow is the first choice for most investment and financial management.

High-interest commercial loans with real estate as collateral are cash-absorbing machines that appreciate faster than gold.

This is not only a financial management need, but also the best direction for listed companies to invest in asset management.

Sufficient cash flow represents the unlimited vitality of the enterprise and its ability to resist risks.

Oriental Times Bank will be listed sooner or later. It does not lack resources and opportunities, but it needs to wait until it grows into a crocodile before it can enter the capital market to feast.

Many people are looking forward to this moment, waiting for the opportunity to follow it and pick up the meat of the spirit star.

The entry of billions of capital into the investment market will trigger a storm of tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of dollars.

No one dares to underestimate Oriental Times Capital, and is more looking forward to its rise.

——

"Tell me, tell my aunt"

Qin Jingru hugged Li Shu, pointed in the direction of Li Xuewu on the dining table and said, "You said that Dad will make progress in the New Year and have good luck."

"Ga~ga~ga~"

How could Li Shu learn such long words? She started talking nonsense when she was anxious.

She was as anxious as anything now, looking at a large table of delicious food, but it was useless for her aunt to clean it up.

Qin Jingru also deliberately teased her to learn how to speak. She smiled and slapped her hand that touched the table, and said: "Progress in the new year."

"Spring step~"

Li Shu stared straight at the big red crab on the table. She had never seen this monster before.

She mumbled along, then pointed at the big crab with her little hand and said to Qin Jingru: "Eat! I want it!"

"You said this very eloquently!"

Qin Jingru nodded her forehead in a funny way, looked at Li Xuewu who was smiling over there, and said, "It's not that Li Shu can't speak, it's that she doesn't want to speak."

"Yeah~"

Seeing that my aunt was teasing me and then turned to talk to Baba, ignoring her request, I became anxious now.

She didn't wait for Qin Jingru to feed her, she held the table with her little hands and was about to climb up from the seat.

This little girl has this kind of domineering spirit. She only says good things once, and if she ignores her again, she won't wait any longer.

Qin Jingru pressed her back in a funny manner, quickly grabbed a crab leg and stuffed it into her hand.

Li Shu looked at the big crab legs in her hand and then stopped with satisfaction.

But now that I have the crab legs, how should I eat them?

Gu Ning can't eat seafood now, so she can only eat light vegetables.

But Li Xuewu and Han Jiankun were not picky eaters, and they had already thrown away their chopsticks.

Today's large table of dishes must be made of the two of them.

Qin Jingru can eat it, but after working in the kitchen all morning, she has long lost her appetite.

At this moment, he was scooping up the minced meat and seafood porridge and feeding it to Li Shu in small bites.

Li Shu took a few bites, and was anxious about the crab legs in her hands, so she wanted to shout again.

Han Jiankun took it over, smashed it bit by bit with a small hammer, and peeled it clean, leaving only the bottom shell holding the white crab meat on top.

In front of Li Shu, Qin Jingru put the crab meat into the porridge bowl and crushed it. Only then did Li Shu open her mouth.

"Don't let anyone fool you!"

While feeding her, Qin Jingru said in a funny voice: "If I didn't see it, I can't say that the crab meat didn't go into my mouth, right?"

"Hmm~~~"

Li Shu clicked her lips, hummed a smile, and lay back in the small seat, feeling extremely satisfied.

Although she can't use chopsticks like Ba Ba and eats in a lively manner, she has someone to take care of her and the family is looking at her, which makes her little girl satisfied.

Not just eating, if Li Shu liked something, she would ask her aunt to put it on the plate in front of her, and when she was almost done eating, she would order one into her mouth.

When Li Xuewu looked at her, she looked no worse than the young master from the landlord's family earlier.

"Jingru, you can eat it yourself."

Li Xuewu gestured to Han Jiankun, asking him to pick up some food for Qin Jingru.

Qin Jingru shook her head and said, "Don't worry, wait until she finishes eating, otherwise she will play."

Children are like this, they can't concentrate, and they think about playing while eating.

Although Qin Jingru didn't come from an excellent family, she also knew the rule of not talking while eating and not talking while sleeping.

In order not to cultivate the habit of Li Shu playing while eating, the old lady disciplined Li Shu when she was here, and she insisted on it.

Now when Li Shu eats, she just eats, and she won't bring toys or other chopsticks or spoons to her.

At most, she eats food, such as steamed buns, dried shrimps, and dried sweet potatoes.

These things have to be watched to make her grind her teeth, and her mouth can't be too big, and she can't stuff them all in her mouth.

Raising a child is a huge project, which consumes much more time and energy than money and is more difficult.

Seeing that she cares about Li Shu, Li Xuewu took the wine bottle and filled a glass for himself and Han Jiankun, and toasted him with a smile.

Han Jiankun smiled and lowered his glass to clink with him, and waited for him to drink before he became depressed.

Even during the Chinese New Year, even at home, Li Xuewu only tasted a little white wine, not like the heavy drinkers outside.

In fact, he knew in his heart that drinking at home was real drinking, and drinking outside was for Director Li.

He drank with Han Jiankun because he had been serving him, and the couple had been dedicated and had nothing to say, let alone causing trouble.

According to Gu Ning's temperament, anything that did not suit her mind would be reflected on her face.

In fact, it was surprising to think that Gu Ning could tolerate the chattering Qin Jingru.

According to Li Xuewu, Gu Ning liked quiet people who talked less.

But he knew very well that Qin Jingru would never be idle for a moment when he was not going out on weekdays.

When Han Jiankun was around, she would command Han Jiankun, when Li Shu was around, she would coax Li Shu, and when neither of them was around, she would mutter to herself while listening to the radio.

It was as if her mouth was rented, and she would lose every minute she spoke.

Just listen, she kept talking until you were dizzy and couldn't tell the number of words.

Sometimes when I got home from get off work, I would catch Gu Ning sitting in the living room, and Qin Jingru was cleaning the house and talking to Gu Ning.

It's not that Li Xuewu hadn't asked Gu Ning how she could stand her.

Gu Ning just smiled when she heard his question and never answered.

He guessed that maybe Gu Ning also felt that the house was too big and empty, and it would be more popular to have someone to talk.

Or is it that behind the extreme personality is another side, the silent inner being is a chatterbox?

The pairing of these two is so tacit, one is talking while the other is listening, and when Han Jiankun wants to talk at home, Qin Jingru listens.

Don't treat anyone unfairly.

Actually, think about it, a child's growth environment needs someone who talks a lot, so that she can learn to speak.

If parents talk to their children frequently, the child will talk early, and the language environment is very important.

If Gu Ning really came to take care of the child, I'm afraid the child would be more taciturn and learn to speak late.

This is also one of the aspects that the mother-in-law is worried about her. Her daughter knows her own daughter well, and she is worried that Gu Ning is not ready to be a mother.

Li Xuewu is very confident in Gu Ning, especially in recent times, he can obviously feel that her personality has become more lively, and sometimes the couple can chat for a while when they wake up in the middle of the night.

Gu Ning actually speaks very nicely, with clear logic and concise and natural sentences, and she is definitely not as nagging as Qin Jingru.

She will clearly tell you what she wants to express in concise words, and she will ensure that you can understand it.

Maybe Gu Ning pays more attention to the spiritual nutrition, and prefers the joys and sorrows in the literary world.

Or the environment she grew up in made her learn to be vigilant and defensive too early, and the performance beyond this psychological state is an introverted and sensitive personality.

Especially after experiencing special twists and turns and leaving psychological shadows, she is more sensitive to certain feelings and afraid of contact with uncertainty in life.

The biggest feeling Li Xuewu gives her is calmness and security. He will not interfere excessively with her state of mind, and will not impose environmental changes on her that she is at a loss.

Gu Ning could feel the changes in Li Xuewu more clearly, perhaps because he was more mature, more stable and natural.

He was no longer impulsive and irritable as when they first met, and he was less exaggerated and over-trying to play games.

The most direct manifestation was that Li Xuewu spent more and more time at home and became more and more stable.

Business trips were of course an exception, but business trips were also business trips, and he had never left without saying goodbye.

The longer time he spent with her and Li Shu, the more stable it was, which meant that he paid more attention to and valued the family.

Gu Ning had read too many books about life and marriage, including novels, articles, and thoughts.

No one can always keep a focused heart, and she hoped that feelings would be a permanent state.

According to her mentality and situation, it was completely impossible to restrain Li Xuewu from socializing and contacting other women.

But Li Xuewu had changed a lot since he got married, and he himself might not have noticed it, but Gu Ning only had him in her life.

If Gu Ning were asked to give her husband an assessment score, she would probably give a satisfactory conclusion after careful consideration.

Who hasn't had youth and adolescence? Who dares to say that they are faithful and that the one they like in kindergarten will become their lover in the future?

If this is the case, I'm afraid love is not a luxury, but a standard product under the rationing system.

——

I didn’t actually drink much, but I was very sleepy.

Maybe it has something to do with my relaxed mood today. After working hard for a whole year, I finally got rid of all the burdens and shackles and could relax for a while.

After the meal, Qin Jingru cleared the table, Han Jiankun helped clean the room, and Li Xuewu carried Li Shu upstairs to sleep.

The child made a fuss for a little while in the afternoon, fearing that it would affect Gu Ning's rest.

The two of them read storybooks in the study for a while and drew pictures for a while.

It wasn't until Li Shu yawned that Li Xuewu couldn't open his eyes anymore that he lay down on the bed.

He slept until about four o'clock in the afternoon. When he got up, Li Shu was still snoring.

I woke up too early in the morning and didn't stop eating all morning. I ate so much again at noon.

He was afraid that she would not be able to find the adults when she got up, so after Li Xuewu finished washing and heard some movement downstairs, he hugged her and walked downstairs.

I don’t want her to sleep too much in the afternoon, otherwise she won’t sleep at night.

Even though today is New Year's Eve, Li Xuewu's family doesn't plan to keep up the New Year's Eve, so they can sleep whenever they feel sleepy.

I wandered down from upstairs and saw that Han Jiankun and his wife had returned.

Gu Ning went to bed in the afternoon, and they simply packed up and drove home.

He had just come back now. Han Jiankun was adding firewood to the fireplace, and Qin Jingru was tidying up the flowers in the house.

"Are you up now?"

She greeted and glanced into the inner room. When she saw Gu Ning lying on the bed reading a book, she turned on the lights.

"Have a rest, be careful of myopia."

He didn't dare to grab Gu Ning's book, so he could only persuade her while filling the water glass on the bedside table for Gu Ning.

There was a radio in the back room. I was afraid that Gu Ning would be bored, and even more afraid that she would always read, so I prepared it.

Seeing that Gu Ning put down the book obediently, Qin Jingru turned on the radio to listen to the program.

"You two are downstairs, I'm going to wash Li Shu's face."

After receiving Gu Ning's response, she went out of the house again, took the dazed Li Shu from Li Xuewu's hand, and said: "Wake up quickly, if you sleep again, you will become a little pig~"

"Hehe~"

Li Shu rubbed her eyes, yawned slightly, and still wanted to continue sleeping.

Qin Jingru teased her, carried her to the bathroom, and asked, "Your dad is going to your grandma's house, are you going?"

"Milk?!"

When Li Shu heard that she was going out to play, she became more energetic. She stopped fussing when she entered the bathroom and cooperated with Qin Jingru to wash her face.

Li Xuewu asked Han Jiankun to find some peanuts and melon seeds from the warehouse, wrapped some in paper bags and put them in bags.

I will take Li Shu back to the courtyard soon, and I will inevitably have to say hello to the neighbors.

On New Year's Day, it's hard to say a few auspicious words and then pass.

If it had been the same in the past, forget it, but he no longer lives in a courtyard, and he has to take care of his parents, so he can't be too restricted by his identity.

So when you meet a child, you can't say lucky money, but you can pack peanuts and melon seeds for good luck.

As for giving sweets, it’s not good to give them. It doesn’t look good if you give them too little, and it doesn’t look good if you give them too much.

People are wise, and the scale should be just right, between politeness and politeness.

Sometimes people's hearts are so complicated. If you give too much, they will nag you instead.

The warehouse at home was placed by Han Jiankun. He had to go down and look for it, otherwise he would really not find it.

When he brought the things up, Qin Jingru had also finished packing for the child.

"Why do you take so much?"

She said with some distress: "It's enough to pack less. If you give too much, it won't be enough for people to eat."

“Wrap a large portion separately”

Li Xuewu told Han Jiankun: "Aunt Jia helped my sister-in-law when she was hospitalized, so I have to go and have a look."

"You are also caring and polite."

Qin Jingru muttered: "It's not like I didn't give her wages, so why take care of her face?"

Li Xuewu glanced at Han Jiankun and told him to listen to him and not to care about Qin Jingru's words.

Sometimes women can be a little bit petty, or carefree.

When Qin Jingru first came to the city, she was unwilling to return to the countryside because of her sister's family, but she was often looked down upon by Jia and Zhang.

Now that she has established a foothold in the city, she has no reason to be angry with Jia Zhang.

In fact, it is superfluous to say that she is petty.

If you are really angry with Mrs. Jia Zhang, don’t even buy anything for Mrs. Jia Zhang when I visit your sister in the courtyard that time!

On the one hand, Qin Huairu's face had to be taken into account, so he had to buy it for her.

On the one hand, she has to think about how she didn't feel good about her when she came to stay at her sister's house, but she didn't miss a bite of her food.

No one could bear to be left alone for so many days, even a family with an orphan and a widowed mother.

Another thing is that Han Jiankun is willing to buy things for the Jia family, and he cannot look at the Jia and Zhang family no matter what.

It depends on Jia Zhang's mouth and temper, who can live with him.

It depends on the past relationship, but also on Qin Huairu's current care for him and Qin Jingru.

Not to mention in the factory, but also at home, in life, Qin Huairu recognized her relatives, and she didn't say no to leaving food no matter how long she went.

When they met, he called him brother-in-law, very polite and respectful to him.

Li Xuewu asked him to pack a big one in order to give Jia and Zhang family face, and also to benefit Bangge and the other two children.

Anyway, he doesn't lack these things. It's a good look for children to have some snacks in their pockets during the New Year.

For a year, Bangge has been raising those chickens and eggs, and has never said anything about quitting.

Whenever he saw her, he would call her Uncle Wu. Just for his perseverance, there was no need to care about these things.

Han Jiankun was packing the things skillfully. Qin Jingru saw that she put Li Shu next to Li Xuewu and helped to pack them.

When everything was packed and put in the car, Li Xuewu also helped his daughter put on clothes for going out.

It was getting dark, and night fell. Fireworks rose from time to time, blooming a few gorgeous flowers in the sky.

Han Jiankun was not going. He and Qin Jingru helped to take care of Gu Ning at home and also prepared dumplings for the evening.

Li Xuewu put his daughter in the co-pilot and drove to the courtyard by himself.

He could think of the people in the courtyard, and he could think of Tong Huimei and Jin Jiaojiao who lived in Dongsi.

He could also think of other friends and relationships in the club.

Shen Guodong had sent the things over early, including New Year's goods and New Year's snacks, which were all bought by him.

At this moment, the streets were deserted, and everyone was at home to reunite.

There were a few snowflakes floating in the sky, which was really in line with the scene of New Year's Eve.

Li Xuewu drove very slowly, fearing that his daughter would get bumped or bumped, and also fearing that he would be careless again in the dark of the New Year.

When he arrived at the courtyard, it was completely dark, and the snow was falling heavily, even covering the ground.

Knowing that he was coming back, the gate of the west courtyard was open, a bonfire was lit in the courtyard, and several figures were standing around and talking.

Seeing the car lights flashing in, they knew it was Li Xuewu's command car, and they smiled and made way to the garage.

Li Xuewu parked the car at the door of the garage, and then walked around the car body and carried Li Shu out of the car.

The child was curious about the snow and struggled to get off the ground and walk by herself.

The grandmother saw that she had already come to meet her, squatted down and admired her for a while, and then took her little hand and walked into the yard.

This little girl was clumsy and stupid, and she only thought the snow was fun when she walked, and she laughed.

"Grandma~"

She likes to call people word by word. Now she looks up at her great-grandfather holding her hand, and her mouth is so sweet.

Grandma is so fond of her. Wherever she wants to go, she coaxes her to go, and she never stops smiling.

A boy came over and took his keys and drove the car to the greenhouse garage.

Li Xuewu took out a paper bag and distributed it to Banggeng and other children who came to greet him.

They are all neighbors in the nearby courtyard. They may have seen the west courtyard gate open and the bonfire in the courtyard, so they all came in to chat.

The way to celebrate the Spring Festival in this year is not as rich as in later generations.

There is radio, but no TV programs, let alone Spring Festival Gala.

Because it is not allowed to celebrate the Spring Festival, the fireworks are also set off secretly.

Those who close the door and light the lights are mostly gathered at home to play cards, or the family gathers together to chat.

Those who are diligent will go out for a walk.

There is an old saying that the God of Wealth will bring good luck on New Year's Eve, and whoever meets him will get rich this year.

There is also a saying that the God of Wealth will be accompanied by the King of Hell, and if you meet him, you will naturally be unlucky and may die.

Of course, these sayings may come from a legend or some previous regulations.

It is absolutely impossible to cut your hair in the first month of the year, and the uncle's death is completely nonsense.

This was the shaving policy when the Manchus entered the pass, and it changed its meaning as it was passed down.

Li Xuewu also came home late at night. He was not afraid of meeting the God of Wealth, let alone the King of Hell.

If he really meets the King of Hell, he will have to collect some taxes!

Why?

Last year and the year before last, he set so many targets for Old Yan, so he must give him some kickbacks or something.

With a gun on his waist, the King of Hell will have to pay a head tax before crossing the street.

Banggeng got the biggest portion. Although he knew it was for his family, he still ran back to the yard shouting happily.

His shouting attracted more children who were out at night. They ran to Li Xuewu and said auspicious words, and stretched out their hands to receive the big gift bags.

The adults had nothing to do and went out for a walk. Today, the children were allowed to go around in groups at the door of their homes with canned lanterns.

They didn't want to bump into the God of Wealth, but they liked the thrill of running around with a group of friends.

There was a fire in the west yard, so they naturally ran around with this side as the center.

But they didn't expect that there would be something to get when they came out to play.

The laughter of the children made the adults gathered around the bonfire smile.

When the children dispersed, if there were adults at home, they would greet Li Xuewu warmly.

If they were willing to say a few auspicious words, Li Xuewu would jokingly throw a bag of dried fruit bags in his hand to them.

Regardless of whether the other party cared or wanted it, he just took it as a joke.

This aroused everyone's fun. One by one, they said auspicious words to Li Xuewu and took a pack from him.

The last few packs were thrown to the boys, and he clapped his hands to indicate that there was nothing left.

He took out the cigarette box and distributed cigarettes to the men present.

He didn't need to help light them, because there was a bonfire at his feet. He just needed to pinch a small branch from the fire to light a circle of cigarettes.

It's been a year, and it's rare for everyone to take off their responsibilities and stand together to chat and make a few jokes.

There are no outsiders here. The neighbors around, whether Shen Guodong or the boys, have lived here for a long time and are familiar with each other.

The content of their conversation is not fixed, and they talk about whatever they want.

For example, when Li Xuewu came back with his child, he would ask him about his family, when his wife would give birth, whether he would have to go to work tomorrow, etc.

It seemed like all nonsense, but it was actually the most common communication in interpersonal relationships.

What else to say?

Should he ask him about the development ideas of the steel rolling mill in the next year, or the recent work dynamics of the security team?

The bonfire reflected red on the faces of a group of people, and Shen Guodong called the name of Li Xuecai who had just come out and talked about what happened in the morning.

Ji Yuxiu came out with Li Xuecai. Both of them were young and liked this kind of atmosphere of gathering together.

Especially since the second brother was here, they also came over.

"It was a big fight, and several people were injured."

Ji Yuxiu listened to Shen Guodong's story and emphasized a few words.

Li Xuecai saw his second brother looking over and asked a little embarrassedly: "Are these people Buddhas?"

This was what he heard in the morning, and it seemed to be the reason why Zhang Jianguo and his group had the fight in the first place.

Shen Guodong smiled, knowing that Li Xuecai didn't understand this, and explained: "The one who is fighting is the bully, and the Buddha is the Buddha. How can the bully be the Buddha!"