A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 698 Epilogue
Wang Manyin felt a chill. Shrunk his head and begged, "Shao'an, brother-in-law, I was really wrong. By the way, I came back this time to talk to you about a big business. I'm going to sell your pork." Let’s earn foreign exchange together in Guangdong Province, Hong Kong, and even Southeast Asia.”

Wang Lidong glanced at this guy, it's okay to deceive someone who has never seen the world, but he dared to fool him, "Do you know how many kilometers away we are from Guangdong Province, Hong Kong?"

"Thousands of kilometers?"

"Oh, you know how many thousands of kilometers it takes. Do you know how much it costs to transport a pig to Guangdong Province, which is more than 2000 kilometers away?"

Wang Manyin shook his head.

Wang Lidong said indifferently, "The money from selling the pigs is not enough to pay the shipping fee!"

Sun Yuhou's eldest daughter Lanhua divorced.
Divorce is also a new thing in the city these days. Shuangshui Village has not encountered it for decades, and it immediately became the talk of the whole village after dinner.

"The two of you have been on good terms, why did you get divorced?"

"Wang Manyin brought a foreigner woman back home. I heard that the three of them are all on the same kang these days."

A group of women showed contempt on their faces and criticized the bastard. The male compatriots also made a profound judgment on this behavior, but they were all envious in their hearts. Respect", is really a role model for our generation.

After He Fengying heard the news, she hurried to her eldest brother's house, entered the house and saw Lan Hua and cats and dogs were there, and hurriedly asked, "Lan Hua, did you really divorce Wang Manyin?"

Orchid nodded.

He Fengying said gossipingly, "Wang Manyin really brought a woman home?"

The old man frowned, looked at his sister-in-law and said, "Yuting has been away for half a year, have you written a letter recently?"

He Fengying said, "I wrote a letter last month, saying that I had contracted a big project in the city, a whole ten-hole cave dwelling. Yuting said that he would return to Shuangshui Village after this trip was finished. He planned to take the kiln at home. Hoop it again."

The old man was a little relieved when he heard that his younger brother was finally promising, but thinking of what he saw when he went to the field this morning, he told He Fengying to let her go hoe when she had time, many of which had grown to her knees.

He Fengying readily agreed, and then asked about the arrangement of Lanhua, mother and son. After learning that cats and dogs were raised by her elder brother, and her niece Lanhua planned to remarry, she immediately thought of a suitable candidate, "Brother, my hometown I have a nephew who is 43 years old this year, and his wife died the year before last, and he is looking for a mother-in-law who can live with him.”

The old man asked about the situation, and He Fengying said, "My nephew is He Minfeng. He is the second eldest in the family. Now there are two boys and one girl. He is honest and willing to work. He is good at tidying up the land."

"Dad, Second Mom, I don't want to think about this recently." Lan Hua got up and got off the kang, "I'm going to feed the pigs."

When Wang Lidong came home in the evening, when he heard the old man talk about it, he couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, "Father, it takes a while to get used to changing the shed.

The eldest sister just got divorced today, so she must be very sad, and she needs some time to recover.

If you rush to introduce someone to her like this, the eldest sister will definitely think too much, thinking that the family will not tolerate her. "

The old man felt a little regretful, why didn't he think of this, after taking two puffs of dry tobacco, he said, "Shao'an, I want to rebuild the old cave, and build two new caves next to it, for the orchids and cats and dogs to live in."

Wang Lidong nodded and said, "I also thought about building a new three-hole kiln by the end of the year. We just happened to build it together."

"What's the purpose of building a new kiln?"

"Tangtang will grow up in two years, and then he will have to sleep separately. One of the other two rooms will be used as a study, and the other will be for Shaoping. He will be 22 this year, and it's time to marry his mother-in-law."

The old man took two puffs of dry cigarettes, and said sullenly, "I mentioned this to Shaoping during the Chinese New Year, and he said that he would think about it after graduating from university."

Wang Lidong rolled his eyes, "Since this is the case, the extra room will be used as a utility room, just as there are more and more things in the house, and there is no place to pile them up."

Shuangshui Village Brigade Headquarters
Tian Futang picked up the teacup, drank a couple of sips, looked at Jin Junshan who was sitting across from him, smoking a cigarette and listening to the radio, and said, "Now the two of us are retired."

Jin Junshan shook his cattail fan and said, "You have a son and son-in-law to take care of you, so you don't have to go down to farm. I'm not so lucky. When the sun goes down, I'm going to work in the fields."

Tian Futang said a little unhappy, "I can support myself. Even if I retire, I don't need the two of them to support me."

Jin Junshan chuckled without arguing.

"Jingle bell, jingle bell."

Tian Futang got up and went to the next room, picked up the phone, "Hello."

A strange male voice rang on the other end of the phone, "Is this the brigade of Shuangshui Village, Shigejie Commune, Yuanxi County?"

"It's the Shuangshui Village Brigade, who are you?"

"This is the Nanshi Street Police Station, Baohe District, Huangyuan City. Is there a man named Sun Yuting in your village?"

Tian Futang said, "Yes, yes, he is still the branch committee member of our brigade. What's wrong with him?"

The strange man said, "Sun Yuting owes a total of 2631 yuan in goods and wages to others. Now you should notify his family and take the money to the Nanshi Street Police Station."

"Who does Yuting owe so much money?"

"The matter is more complicated, and I can't explain it clearly on the phone. Let his family members come to the police station as soon as possible."

Tian Futang hung up the phone with a busy voice coming from the receiver, wondering what the hell Sun Yuting had done to owe so much money.

Seeing Tian Futang leaving in a hurry, Jin Junshan hurriedly asked, "What happened to Yuting?"

Tian Futang ignored him at all, and hurried to Sun Yuting's house, "Fengying. Fengying."

He Fengying was lying down and taking a nap, when she heard the secretary's call, she got up, put on her coat, and opened the door, "Secretary, why are you here? Come in quickly."

Tian Futang waved his hand, stood under the eaves, and gave a rough overview of the phone call. After He Fengying listened, it was like a bolt from the blue. Just now she was dreaming that she had bought a new kiln. More than 2000 yuan, how could she get it out.

Seeing He Fengying crying and cursing non-stop, Tian Futang said, "The most urgent thing is to redeem him first."

"All the money in the family was taken away by Yuting, a dead ghost. Where did I get so much money?"

"Borrow it from your elder brother's house."

"Brother, something happened to Yuting, hurry up and save Yuting!"

The old man Sun Yuhou was teasing his two little grandsons, and when he heard the shouts of his younger siblings, he had a bad feeling.

He Fengying rushed into the cave, "Brother, Yuting was arrested by Gongan."

The old man hurriedly asked, "Why was Yuting arrested?"

He Fengying Balabala talked about the matter, the old man thought for a while, and said, "I don't have that much money with me, let's go to the pig farm now and ask Shao'an for it."

He Fengying hurriedly said, "Run Ye should have it, right?"

Sun Yu said kindly, "This matter is a bit strange, I will call Shao'an later, and we will go to Huangyuan together."

The two hurried to the pig farm, and Wang Lidong said after hearing this, "Second dad may have been tricked."

More than two hours later, the three arrived at the Nanshi Street Police Station.

Sun Yuting squatted in the corner with a dejected expression, seeing his eldest brother and daughter-in-law as if they had seen a savior.

"what happened?"

Sun Yuting angrily gave a general account of what happened. This time he received a big job from a non-staple food company in the city to build a large cave dwelling with ten holes, including labor and materials, and an advance payment of 50 yuan in advance. 50% left.

Sun Yuting was very relieved to repair the kiln for the state-owned unit, and the profit was less than 4 yuan. For this, he also gave [-] peony cigarettes, which made him feel bad.

But after the repairs were completed, the boss who asked him to build the kiln disappeared, and asked the non-staple food company for money, but the non-staple food company said that they had contracted this matter to a contractor surnamed Li, and they had paid the full amount. Also showed him the receipt.

In order to take over the job, Sun Yuting drained his own pockets, and finally owed more than 1800 payment to the supplier and more than 800 workers' wages.
After hearing this, Wang Lidong knew what was going on.I didn't expect to start playing this routine now.

After he took out the money to settle all the payment and wages owed, and after they left the police station, Sun Yuting wanted to take them to the non-staple food company to ask for the account.

"Second Dad, it's useless to go now, and we have no evidence, and they won't talk to us even if they say they are broken."

The old man said, "Shao'an, can you ask someone to find that contractor surnamed Li?"

Wang Lidong said, "The matter is very clear. The contractor surnamed Li and a certain leader of the non-staple food company are in the same group."

Sun Yuting said, "Shao'an, are you saying that the non-staple food company and the person surnamed Li teamed up to cheat me?"

Wang Lidong said, "Second Dad, you have been working as a contractor for half a year. Have you ever met someone who hasn't worked yet and you can get all the contract fees?"

Sun Yuting shook his head, there were very few people who could pay in time as agreed, "How about we go to Brother Fujun?"

"Second dad, you don't treat the commissioner as an official. There is no need to alarm him with such a trivial matter."

"What should I do?"

"Find Tian Xiaoxia."

"Isn't Xiaoxia just a reporter, is it useful to find her?"

"Xiaoxia is now working as a reporter for the column group of 'Xantha Focus'. This column is dedicated to exposing the ugly phenomenon in Huangyuan City. When it is published in the newspaper, the relevant departments will follow up. It won't be long before the matter can be found out."

The old man said, "Can you really find out?"

Sun Yuting hurriedly explained, "Brother, don't worry, as long as it is published in the newspaper, the results will definitely come out. Don't forget Brother Fujun's current official title."

Wang Lidong brought a few people to Huangyuan Daily and summoned Tian Xiaoxia to the gate, "Brother-in-law, Uncle Yuhou, are you here to see me today?"

Wang Lidong briefly described what happened to Sun Yuting, "Can you report it?"

Tian Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Brother Shao'an, what a coincidence that you guys came here. Our newspaper office is preparing to do a series of reports on economic crimes. Uncle Yuting's case is quite representative." She then led a few people into the reception room, went back to the office to get a pen and paper, and asked Sun Yuting to describe the whole thing in detail.

"Brother-in-law, are you going to leave today? I'll call Shaoping tonight, let's have dinner together?" Tian Xiaoxia finished recording, closed her notebook, and said to Wang Lidong.

"There are a lot of things at home, let's do it next time. How is Shaoping doing?"

"Very good. This month, Shaoping had three articles published in Huangyuan Daily. He didn't write a letter to tell you about this?"

"No, what are the three articles?"

While a few people were talking, they came to the gate, Xiaoxia waved her hand and said, "Brother-in-law, Uncle Yuhou, be careful on the road."

Wang Lidong and the others waved, "Come and play at home when you are free."

In the evening, several people returned to Shuangshui Village.

The old man Sun Yuhou was smoking a dry cigarette and asked his younger brother what his future plans were.

Sun Yuting dug a few handfuls of shredded tobacco from his eldest brother's cigarette pouch to fill it up, lit a cigarette, and took two puffs. Thinking that he owed his eldest nephew nearly 3000 yuan, his face turned bitter-melon-colored.

Seeing the old man looking at him, Wang Lidong thought for a while and said, "Second Dad, let's go to work at the pig farm tomorrow. Our pig farm is going to set up a publicity and liaison department. Second Dad, you are in charge of this department."

Although Sun Yuting has a lot of shortcomings, he is lazy, but he also has advantages. He is very good at political work and doing things, and he obeys his superiors, and will do everything possible to complete the tasks assigned by his superiors.

Fugao has always been responsible for the external publicity and political communication of the pig farm, but after more than a year, the performance has been mediocre. As the scale of the pig farm grows larger, publicity and public relations are becoming more and more important.

The couple did not expect such a good thing to happen, Sun Yuting said pleasantly, "Thank you, Shao'an, don't worry, I will definitely make a big splash in the publicity of our pig farm, so that the whole Yuanxi and Huangyuan City will know about our pig farm. pig farm."

In the blink of an eye, the time came to 1983. Wang Lidong's pig farm developed from a small pig farm with no more than 5 pigs to a pig farm with more than 50 pigs, annual production of 2000 bags of chemical fertilizers, and annual sales of more than [-] million medium-sized animal husbandry company.

In 82, the company officially changed its name to Shuangshui Animal Husbandry Company, and was rated as the cash unit of a private enterprise in Huangyuan City that year. Wang Lidong was elected as the first provincial model worker in Shuangshui Village.

This afternoon, Tian Futang sat on the stone mill in the yard, watching the sun setting over the western mountains, suddenly felt a little depressed.

Since the land was divided, the power of the village committee has fallen to the bottom, and he, the top leader, has become a dispensable figure.

After the son-in-law's pig farm scaled up, leaders at all levels came to inspect the pig farm, and he became a busy man again, thinking that he would be able to live happily until retirement, but he didn't expect it to be a short-lived dream. Fortunately, his son was upbeat, and the villagers When I saw him, I was a little more polite than before.

"Dad." Wang Lidong walked into the courtyard, sat on the stone mill, took out a cigarette and handed it to the old man.

Tian Futang took the cigarette, put it under his nose and sniffed it, "Where are the tigers and tigers?"

"Run Ye took them to play in the Dongla River. Where's Tangtang?"

"Your mother took her to visit."

Wang Lidong lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said, "Dad, I want to set up an education fund, and I want you to be the president."

Tian Futang didn't understand, and asked, "What is this education fund used for?"

Wang Lidong roughly explained the role of the education fund, "Supporting the out-of-school children in Huangyuan City to return to school, and improving the conditions for running schools in rural areas. Just like our Shuangshui Village Middle School, the current classrooms are still pig farms of the brigade. Make an application, and the foundation will allocate funds to build a brand new middle school."

Tian Futang immediately understood that the foundation and the ancient landlord Laocai donated money to run the school, and he was almost rich, so he wanted to pretend to be a good person.

If Wang Lidong wanted to know what was going on in the father-in-law's head, he would definitely spit on him. Every penny he earned was clean, he didn't pay a penny less in taxes, and he didn't take the initiative to deceive others.Always been a nice guy.

In fact, to set up a foundation, the most important thing is to put a protective shell on the company. This year, the company's annual sales are expected to exceed 5000 million, and it will definitely exceed 5 million in the next two years.Now the GDP of Huangyuan City is only over [-] million.

The company's performance is really eye-catching. If Tian Fujun, the deputy senior official of Shaanxi Province, was not standing behind them, the hungry wolves would have been staring at them, and they would come to the door every day to beat the autumn wind.

It happened that Run Ye was looking for him to discuss, and wanted to find something for the old man to do, so that he would not have nothing to do all day, lying on the stone mill from morning till night.

Tian Futang said, "How much money are you going to invest in this fund?"

Wang Lidong said, "The first tranche of 50 yuan will be invested no less than 20 yuan a year."

Tian Futang was surprised, "So much? Both Runsheng and Fugao agree?"

Today, there are only 50 holes in cave dwellings, and 500 caves can cover 5 cave dwellings. One school can be built with 100 cave dwellings, and [-] schools can be built.

Wang Lidong said, "Such a major event must be approved by shareholders."

Tian Futang regained his energy immediately, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I can be the master of this foundation?"

Wang Lidong said, "Dad, if you agree to take up the post, then you will be the top leader of the foundation, and of course there will be several deputies, just like our village committee of Shuangshui Village."

"How many deputies are there?"

"I, Run Ye, Run Sheng, Fu Gao, Jin Xiu's mother, Fu Gao's wife."

Tian Futang said, "I'm still the party secretary of Shuangshui Village. I have to ask the commune leaders about this."

Wang Lidong nodded. After the matter was finished, he stood up and said hello, then left the small courtyard and walked a few steps. When he was about to turn a corner, he saw the little girl appearing in front of her with a big bag on her back and a small bag in her hand. village entrance.There was another person beside her, Tian Xiaoxia, which surprised Wang Lidong.

He rushed forward, took the big bag from the little girl, and greeted Xiaoxia, "Why don't you call before you come back, so I can drive to the provincial capital to pick you up."

The younger sister, Lan Xiang, said happily, "Brother, I can carry only two bags of luggage by myself. You drive for half a day, and you will be exhausted and waste a lot of gasoline."

"The car is used for these purposes. Brother is not short of gas money." Wang Lidong said, "Didn't you participate in a project of your mentor. It was completed so quickly?"

My younger sister was admitted to graduate school last year, and she studied under the aerodynamics expert Qi Zhonghong. In June, she called her family and told her that she was going to do a project with her tutor during the summer, so she would not go home during the summer.

Lan Xiang smiled and said, "It's done."

Wang Lidong didn't ask further, many of the projects in Northern University of Technology were Junfang projects, so he turned to Tian Xiaoxia and said, "You are a busy person, why come back when you have time? Where is Shaoping?"

Tian Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Yuanxi has an interview mission here, so I happened to come here with Lan Xiang. Shaoping is busy writing novels, so he can't leave."

Wang Lidong thought to himself, he should be ashamed to come back. He has been taking the exam for 4 years, but he still hasn't been admitted to university.Wei Hong of my second father's family will take the college entrance examination next year, and if my cousin is admitted to university, this guy will still fail the exam tsk tsk
"How many days are you staying this time?"

"Three days."

Lan Xiang stepped on the cement road under her feet, "Brother, when did the cement road in our village be paved? The brigade paid for it?"

"It was laid in April, half of it was paid by the company, and the other half was raised by the village."

"Is everything okay at home?"

"It's all good."

"Lan Xiang is back." The chubby Tian Haimin's wife greeted, "Is this Xiaoxia?"

"Aunt Yinhua, hello." Lan Xiang greeted with a smile.

Xiaoxia also greeted with a smile.

When he got home, the old man was overjoyed to see his little girl and future daughter-in-law coming home. He called Xiaoxia to sit down, looked at Lan Xiang and said, "What about Zhongping, why didn't he come back with you?"

When Lan Xiang was in her junior year, she had a boyfriend named Wu Zhongping, a college classmate. After graduating from her senior year, her daughter brought her back, and he was very satisfied with it.

"He's working on a project with his mentor." Lan Xiang looked around and said, "Tangtang, where are the big and small tigers?"

"They're all playing outside."

"Boom!" There was an explosion in the sky, Wang Lidong looked at the sky, it was sunny just now, but it suddenly became cloudy, "I'll go pick Run Ye back."

After he finished speaking, he left the cave, came to the stables, rode on a bay red horse, and galloped along the Dongla River. After a while, he saw his daughter-in-law rushing home with two babies in her arms.

After sending his daughter-in-law home, he rushed to the old man's house and took his precious daughter home.

"Why is it raining non-stop? It's been three days." Tian Xiaoxia looked at the torrential rain outside, frowning a little. This time the interview task was delayed by the heavy rain.

"Dinglingling." The phone rang, and Run Ye answered the phone, "Hello."

The voice of second father Tian Fujun rang from the other end of the phone, "Run Ye, is Xiaoxia here?"

"Yes, wait." Run Ye handed the phone to his cousin, "It's your father's."

Tian Xiaoxia answered the phone, "Dad, what's the matter?"

Tian Fujun said, "You have been staying in Shuangshui Village recently, and I have asked for leave for you."

Tian Xiaoxia asked in confusion, "Dad, what happened?"

Tian Fujun said, "The torrential rain in the past few days has caused the water levels of several rivers in Huangyuan City to exceed the warning line. On the way back to Huangyuan from the west of the original place, several small bridges have been flooded."

Tian Xiaoxia said, "Dad, how's the water level in Huanghe? Has the embankment burst?"

Tian Fujun said, "Leave this matter alone. I won't talk to you anymore. I still have a meeting. That's it."

"Crack, beep beep" Tian Xiaoxia hung up the phone, then picked up the receiver and made a few calls, and learned from her colleagues that Huang He's water level had also exceeded the warning line, and the embankment might burst at any time.

"Sister, can you ask my brother-in-law to drive me back to Huangyuan?"

Run Ye was taken aback. She heard the conversation between the second dad and his cousin clearly, and hurriedly persuaded, "Second dad don't talk about it, several bridges are flooded. How can the car pass by?"

"I have something urgent, I'll go find my brother-in-law." After Tian Xiaoxia finished speaking, she ran out of the cave and came to the pig farm in the rain.

Wang Lidong looked at his sister-in-law who was soaked like a drowned chicken, and hurriedly asked Tian Linghua to take Tian Xiaoxia to change her clothes. When he knew why Tian Xiaoxia came to him, he couldn't help but sigh that the young man was not afraid of death, "Xiaoxia, why are you going back to Huangyuan?" Ready to go to the front line to report the disaster?"

Xiaoxia nodded, "I'm a reporter, and I should be on the front line of anti-coaxing at this time, and let the people know about the disaster."

Wang Lidong said, "You are the only reporter in Huangyuan? Without you, there would be no one to report on the disaster?"

Tian Xiaoxia said, "One more person means more strength."

Wang Lidong said, "Whoever leaves the earth, it will still turn around. Have you thought about what will happen if I promise to drive you, but there is an accident on the way?

Run Ye became a widow, Tang Tang, Big Tiger and Big Tiger lost their father.Your father sent a white-haired man to a white-haired man. "

He poured a cup of tea and handed it to Tian Xiaoxia, "I hope you will think twice before you do things in the future. Don't make impulsive decisions. Life is a one-way trip, and there is no chance of turning back."

Tian Xiaoxia took the teacup and took a sip, "Brother-in-law, what you said is too scary. If you find something wrong halfway, let's just come back."

Wang Lidong snorted coldly, "In the face of the turbulent nature, human beings are too small, and sometimes you can't retreat if you want. You just stay at home obediently for a few days, and when the rain stops in a few days, I will tell you Big news."

Tian Xiaoxia's eyes brightened, and she hurriedly moved to Wang Lidong's side, "Brother-in-law, you are not fooling me, how old are you?"

There was a faint fragrance coming from the tip of Wang Lidong's nose, and his sister-in-law's wet hair stuck to the side of his face, making his ruddy pretty face even more beautiful. He hurriedly picked up the cigarettes on the table, took out one and lit it, thinking silently After a few words of Amei Tofu, after suppressing the small flame, she said, "At least one commissioner can be pulled down."

Tian Xiaoxia's eyes brightened, she stretched out her palm, and said, "Brother-in-law, you can't lie to me. Let's high-five as an oath."

Wang Lidong hesitated for a moment, raised his hand and lightly hit his sister-in-law's palm.

"Pa", with a soft sound, Tian Xiaoxia's fate took a ninety-degree turn.

Five days later, Tian Xiaoxia bid farewell to Shuangshui Village and returned to Huangyuan City safely.
Ten days later, the first page of Huangyuan Daily reported that the Huangbei Bridge was just built for three months and cut corners. The shoddy news was like throwing a big mushroom over Huangyuan City, blowing up Huangyuan City.
Time flies like water, time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it came to New Year's Eve in 1987.

Early in the morning, before dawn, the old man Sun Yuhou got off the kang. After washing, he took a broom and started cleaning.

In the past few years, Shuangshui Animal Husbandry has grown bigger and bigger. I heard that the sales of live pigs have reached 500 million heads. The eldest son has always wanted to hire a few servants, but he pushed them all away.

He has not yet reached the age where he cannot move, and he is really not used to having several strangers living in the house.

Wang Lidong heard the movement outside the house, checked the time, it was almost six o'clock, got up and dressed, "Brother Shao'an, what time is it?" Run Ye was woken up, and asked confusedly.

He said, "It's early, it's not yet six o'clock."

"Well, then I'll sleep for a while."

As the sun gradually rose, the Sun family compound gradually became lively.

Tangtang was thrown off the quilt by his old lady, and reluctantly got out of bed, after getting dressed, he rushed into the room of his two younger brothers, followed the old lady's method, Tangtang dragged his two little brothers The guys posted couplets together.

Before nine o'clock, the eldest sister Lanhua carried her youngest son and brought her husband Liu Jing into the courtyard, "Dad, Shao'an."

Wang Lidong smiled and said, "Sister, brother-in-law, happy new year." He said he hugged his one-year-old nephew. Youngest son, "Where are the cats and dogs?"

He said, "I'm still sleeping. I played until midnight last night."

At noon, Sun Shaoping returned home with his daughter-in-law Jin Xiu. Three years ago, after he broke up with Tian Xiaoxia, he married Jin Xiu, who had loved him since childhood.

The two lived in Huangyuan City after they got married, and they would come back every year and holiday.

"Dad, brother."

Little sister Lan Xiang walked into the small courtyard with her husband and a pair of children, "Grandpa, uncle."

Wang Lidong picked up his nephew and niece one by one in each hand, "The two little guys are at least ten catties heavier than last year."

At night, the Sun family sat around the dining table. The old man Sun Yuhou looked at his four sons and daughters, who were now married and established businesses. He was filled with relief and satisfaction. He raised his glass of wine and said, "I wish our family a happy new year and all the best!"

(End of this chapter)