Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 811 Family Love
Feifei had made preparations years ago. She first went to see her biological mother who had remarried four years ago.

He left some money and a lot of New Year's goods and stayed with his biological mother for two more days.

During this period, we also invited neighbors from where my biological mother lived, as well as village elders and stepfather's relatives. We set up 10 tables and had two meals a day, lunch and dinner.

He even followed Chu Xiangqian and Xue Jinglan's example and did good deeds, donating 100 yuan to each of the orphans and widows in the village. After gaining enough fame, he ran to the big house on the top of the mountain to tell Xue Jinglan about it as if to seek credit.

Then I stayed there for several days.

It was already New Year's Eve, and seeing that Xue Jinglan didn't say anything, she naturally stayed and refused to leave.

Of course, Feifei also spent the New Year in Beijing last year. Not only did she live in the same courtyard with Xue Jinglan for at least seven or eight months, but she also lived with Gangsheng and joined the battle when Xue Jinglan was unable to deal with Chu Xiangqian on her own.

After this experience, as long as Feifei didn't leave on her own, Xue Jinglan actually tacitly agreed to let Feifei come to the big house to celebrate the New Year.

As for Linda and Eliza, they don't celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Chu Xiangqian also promised to accompany them back to India in March to celebrate Holi, which is the New Year for most people in India.

The women were busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, and Chu Xiangqian and the other men were actually not idle either.

However, Master, Yixiantian and Lao Jiang said that they disliked Chu Jingrong for being too naughty, but in fact they wanted the father and son to be closer for a while.

He took Ailin to hang lanterns, clean the yard, and even washed the several cars in the family himself.

Chu Xiangqian did not compete for work with his master and others. These three old men were still in good health.

Although the oldest one, Lao Jiang, is over 70 years old, he is in the best health.

However, Ailin was unlucky. He could not defeat the three old men, and they were older than him, so he had no chance to slack off when working together.

Chu Xiangqian looked through the window and saw Ailin being assigned by his master to climb the ladder to hang lanterns. He smiled and turned his gaze to his beloved son who was riding a horse while lying on Dazhuang.

With Da Zhuang and Hong Niu by his side, Chu Jingrong's physique is far superior to that of other children of the same age. He has passed the period of liking to crawl, and his short legs can run at not slow at all.

It's not easy to have Xue Jinglan, Master and his wife watching me all the time.

But with Dazhuang and Hongniu following him, there was no need to worry about Chu Jingrong encountering any danger.

And the advantage of a mountaintop villa is that it looks like a large villa built on the top of a mountain. Together with the courtyard and the annex building, the area is only more than 1,000 square meters.

But apart from the villa area, the entire mountain actually belongs to the Chu family.

If you want to enter the villa on the top of the mountain, you first have to cross a mountain road of seven or eight hundred meters. There are checkpoints on the road so that ordinary people can't get in at all.

In addition, the scenery is unique. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking at the sea and the city below the mountain every day, my mood will be much better.

The second reason is that privacy is extremely strong. Moreover, Hong Kong Island has a small land area and most people live in very small areas. However, owning a hilltop on The Peak is a symbol of identity and status.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people who like to live on the top of a mountain or halfway up a mountain.

Of course, this is also related to Hong Kong people's belief in Feng Shui.

Therefore, living on the top of the mountain is still very safe. Da Zhuang and Hong Niu are with him on weekdays, and Sister Tao loves this boy very much, so there is no need to worry about Chu Jingrong's safety.

Chu Jingrong has been with Dazhuang and Hongniu for a long time, and has developed deep feelings for these two big dogs.

Sometimes this kid would secretly lie down from his little bed, take his pillow and run to sleep in the nest of Dazhuang and Hongniu who were guarding him.

As a father, Chu Xiangqian can often smell the scent of dog on this boy.

However, when Chu Jingrong learned to ride on the backs of two hunting dogs like riding a horse, this boy soon became disliked by people and dogs.

Sometimes when Da Zhuang and Hong Niu saw their master, his wife, and Xue Jinglan taking Chu Jingrong away, they would run outside the big house, standing guard and hiding.

It shows how annoying dolls that can run and jump are.

When Chu Jingrong saw his father looking at him, his heart skipped a beat. Afraid that his father would scold him, he hurriedly urged Dazhuang to run to the kitchen.

Unfortunately, Dazhuang and Hongniu didn't listen to him at all.

After Chu Xiangqian waved, he came to Chu Xiangqian, wagging his tail and carrying Chu Jingrong on his back.

Chu Xiangqian naturally would not teach the boy a lesson today. The custom of beating children must be after the first month of the lunar year, or on a certain day of the first month of the lunar year, and this custom exists in many places.

He picked up Chu Jingrong with a smile, and the boy immediately showed a flattering smile, and even took the initiative to kiss his father on the face.

Chu Xiangqian found it funny and at the same time, he was very satisfied that his own son was so close to him.

However, seeing that Chu Jingrong's clothes were stained with a lot of dog hair, she had no choice but to carry the boy upstairs.

When he heard that he was going to take a bath, Chu Jingrong's expression was completely different from that of other children.

If possible, this kid would like to soak in the big bathtub forever.

And I don’t know if it’s because of the 5 points of physical fitness that were added to him, but this kid learned how to do the dog paddle and breathe on his own without any instruction. When he couldn’t even walk steadily, he learned how to do the dog paddle and breathe on his own.

The more you play in the water, the more you can even easily sink into the bathtub and swim back and forth without taking a breath.

If it weren't for the fact that it is still winter, the weather in Hong Kong Island would not be too cold, but would only be around 10 degrees Celsius.

This kid will definitely go to the villa's swimming pool and play for an afternoon every day.

After playing in the water with his baby son for half an hour, Chu Xiangqian picked up Chu Jingrong, who was still reluctant to get out of the water, and rinsed him casually, changed his clothes and went downstairs.

Seeing the father and son walking into the living room with smiles on their faces, Xue Jinglan, who was wondering why she didn't see them, went to greet them with a smile.

He snatched Chu Jingrong from his father's arms, kissed his little face several times and asked, "Baby, are you hungry?"

It would have been fine if you hadn't said it, but as soon as you said it, the boy nodded hurriedly.

But that's true, this kid is basically never obedient during the day and he exercises a lot, so it's natural that he gets hungry quickly.

He ate a few pieces of tender stewed meat with a little soy sauce, and the smile on his face was so bright.

However, since he had enough food to eat, he also did not forget to ask his mother to feed the two hunting dogs as well.
-
At around 7 o'clock in the evening, the New Year's Eve dinner was ready, and the whole family happily sat together to eat and drink.

Chu Xiangqian naturally did not forget to toast his four elders and clink glasses with his three daughters-in-law.

Finally, he had another drink with Aiyuan and Ailin, and said some encouraging and festive words.

Just as he put down the cup, Chu Jingrong, who was standing beside him, saw that his father seemed to have forgotten about him, so he couldn't sit still, holding the bottle, and started shouting "ah ah ah" to his father.

Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but laugh when he saw this. He picked up the wine glass and clinked it with the little guy again. Then Chu Jingrong smiled and hugged the bottle and drank the boiled water in it.

From then on, whenever someone raised a glass, this guy would join in, or clink glasses with others alone.

He quickly gulped down half a pot of boiled water.

Xue Jinglan was both amused and worried that her son would wet the bed tonight.

She could only force this kid to pee before going to bed, and then wait until midnight, kick Chu Xiangqian off the bed, and make him go to the baby room next to the master bedroom, and hold Chu Jingrong to pee again.

You know what, after Chu Xiangqian carried the dazed Chu Jingrong to the toilet, the boy urinated quite a lot.

After coaxing Chu Jingrong to sleep, Chu Xiangqian didn't rush back to the master bedroom. He quietly went to find Feifei, and then carried the girl to Gangsheng's room.

After a lot of trouble, I finally went back to the master bedroom and fell asleep peacefully.

The next morning, Chu Xiangqian brought his three daughters-in-law to wish the master and his family a happy new year. Originally, Chu Xiangqian did not want any red envelopes.

He was already in his twenties, had a wife, children and business, and was no longer old enough to accept red envelopes. But the master and his wife insisted on giving them, saying it was for celebration, so Chu Xiangqian and his three wives accepted them.

Next, it is inevitable to give Chu Jingrong a red envelope.

Then there are Ehime and Ailin.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian and his wife and three other people also gave red envelopes to Ehime and Ailin.

The money was not much. The couple gave one thousand each to each of the four families, but the total amount for the four of them was four thousand.

Ehime doesn't care. This girl now receives tens of thousands of dollars in dividends from the art retail store every year.

Whenever Chu Xiangqian was in a good mood or made a lot of money, as long as Aiyuan appeared in front of him, she would give him stacks of pocket money.

When it’s more, it’s definitely over ten thousand, and when it’s less, it’s at least one or two thousand.

In addition, he also received a salary for helping Xue Jinglan manage the business that Chu Xiangqian handed over to Xue Jinglan.

She also helped Chu Xiangqian manage the wood carving factory. She could get 5% management dividends from the wood carving factory alone every year, and last year she received 7 yuan.

After three or four years, Ehime had at least 400,000 or 500,000 in savings.

Then learn from Feifei and buy small stores when you have money.

In the future, even if Ehime does nothing, just by owning three or five small shops in Causeway Bay, her net worth may exceed tens or even hundreds of billions.

Chu Xiangqian also remembered that there was a store of more than ten square meters in Causeway Bay, which would be sold for 6 million in the future, and the rent received over the past years was also several hundred million.

That’s why I have such a special liking for the store in Causeway Bay.

But in fact, there are many shops in places like Wan Chai, Central, Admiralty, etc., which are more valuable than those in Causeway Bay.

It is only in the past one or two years that Chu Xiangqian will not focus only on Causeway Bay.

As for Feifei, this girl owns more stores than Ehime. Last time, this girl was short of 4 yuan to buy a barbecue pork shop in Causeway Bay with a market value of 14 yuan and an area of ​​30 square meters.

She pestered Chu Xiangqian and acted like a spoiled child, and got a check for 5 yuan from Chu Xiangqian. She bought the store the next day.

Only then did Chu Xiangqian realize that Feifei now owned 7 stores.

The sizes range from a few square meters to more than 1 square meters.

They also complained that housing prices have risen too fast in the past two years.

Two years ago, this 30-square-meter store would cost at most or yuan.

Moreover, Feifei probably heard from Chu Xiangqian a few years ago that Causeway Bay would develop rapidly and become very prosperous in the future, so this girl set her sights on buying a property there.

Even Ehime was convinced by her and bought the four stores under her name there.

Only that girl from Hong Kong lives such a comfortable life.

She is spoiled by her aunt and uncle, and also by her husband. She is never short of jewelry and pocket money during festivals and birthdays.

As the eldest sister, Xue Jinglan was also very tolerant towards her, and the monthly salary she gave her increased from 2 yuan to 5 yuan now.

I only know how to save money.
-
Four thousand yuan is a huge sum of money for Ailin.

Moreover, since this kid is coming to Hong Kong Island to study, Xue Jinglan, his sister-in-law, will not treat him harshly.

I have 2 yuan in pocket money every month, which is equivalent to the monthly salary of many ordinary people.

Ailin also grew up in a forest farm. After the initial excitement, this kid basically didn't spend any money at school.

Moreover, there are more classmates around him, and he receives valuable gifts from time to time.

Originally, Ailin didn't dare to accept it, but Chu Xiangqian told him during a heart-to-heart talk that it is definitely not okay to accept all gifts, but it would also be bad to not accept those that came from people with a good relationship with the Chu family.

As for the return gift, Xue Jinglan, his sister-in-law, helped him to arrange it directly, so that the gift this boy gave in return would not be too different from the gift given by others, otherwise it would be Chu Xiangqian and his sister-in-law who would lose face.

On weekdays after school, Ailin was borrowed home by Yuen Wah and Tony Jaa, so she didn't have to spend any money.

Although Chu Xiangqian is usually busy, as long as he eats at home, he will occasionally take Ailin for a walk on the cement road on the top of the mountain.

Once, the boy excitedly said that once he saved enough pocket money for a year, he would send it back to the capital and ask his second uncle and second aunt to ask other residents of the courtyard house if they wanted to change houses.

This would save the couple Aiguo and He Yushui from having to squeeze into the small room in the backyard.

As for buying a new courtyard house, there is no chance now.

Unless Chu Xiangqian steps forward, no matter how rich you are, you can't even think of buying a large courtyard like the Qianmen Siheyuan.

But there is no problem in transferring the right of residence privately or exchanging two houses.

Although it is still a violation of policy in name, there is a lot of room for negotiation, and it is easy to get the consent of the neighborhood committee if you have connections.

If someone really reports it, not only the person involved will be offended, but even the neighborhood committee will hate the person who organized it.

It's about the house, it's no different from a deadly feud.

Moreover, in the eyes of most people, changing houses is a normal thing as long as the family that suffered a loss is compensated.

Even if someone reports it, the worst that can happen is that we can just get it back.

This is just a small matter and will never rise to the point of losing your job.

Maybe they can even bite back and say that this was a good thing to do.

A family with a small population living in a big house saw that their neighbors had a large population and it was inconvenient to live in a small house, so they exchanged houses with them.

It is definitely a good thing to speak out.

When Chu Xiangqian saw that Ailin still remembered to send money back to Beijing to her parents, he couldn't help but feel touched.

While praising Ailin, he was also wondering if he was being too cautious.

But he quickly rejected this idea.

When we first lived in the forest farm, although the area of ​​the mud house was larger than the back house and the hall room in the courtyard, it was actually not much larger.

The hillside mud house where Chu Xiangqian and his biological father lived consisted of just one room, with a defensive stove built outside.

The conditions are actually very difficult.

The Chu family lived in a quadrangle courtyard, with a single room in the backyard, a front yard divided into two rooms, a large east wing, and a side room and a hall next to the east wing.

There are a total of 6 rooms, and the living conditions are excellent compared to other residents.

As for the east wing which has been empty all the time, even if Chu Xiangqian doesn't live there, he won't give it to his younger brothers and sisters.

This is the bottom line. As the eldest brother, Chu Xiangqian can help his younger siblings find jobs and find places to live.

But he couldn't even give away his only house in Luoguxiang Siheyuan.

If anyone who loves the country or the people really talks to Chu Xiangqian about this, he will definitely slap him in the face.

If this matter was He Yushui or Qin Jingru seizing their men, Chu Xiangqian would not be polite either, otherwise he would no longer have any authority as the eldest brother and head of the family.

(End of this chapter)