The same goes for Qin Huairu.

Nobody knows where she went; she's made way for far more people over the years than Bang Geng.

If they come back and cause another scene, it will only make things worse for Jia Zhangshi, Xiaodang, and Huaihua.

Anyway, they all have found their place now, and Jia Zhangshi's life with Huaihua will only get better than before, not worse.

Although she often said that this was the Jia family's ancestral property and that it should not be lost from her hands.

She couldn't bring herself to ask her two granddaughters to come up with so much money to cover Bang Geng's debts.

There is no greater sorrow than a broken heart. After this experience, Madam Jia Zhang finally gave up all hope for her eldest grandson...

While everyone was still there, the fat man said to the two sisters, "Let's leave it at that for now. Come with me to the police station tomorrow to file a report."

Xiao Dang looked puzzled: "Filing a record?"

Huaihua, however, was quick-witted: "Brother-in-law, do you mean to get a document drawn up to establish ownership of this house?"

Incidentally, Huaihua used to call Fatty "Uncle Fatty"; after marrying Yu Qian, she changed her address to "Brother-in-law" along with him.

His seniority has actually increased, directly surpassing Xiao Dang's.

The fat man looked at Huaihua approvingly: "You're so smart. No matter what, this house belongs to your Jia family. Didn't Smiling Tiger make you pay compensation? But this money isn't owed by you. The wronged should have their culprit, right?"

He illegally occupied your house, claiming the homeowner owed him a large sum of money; now the homeowner has vanished without a trace, and he wants his money back. First, change the homeowner's name, then make him move out, and only then should you discuss compensation with him.

There was one more thing the fat man didn't say: only if the household owner fell into the hands of Xiao Dang or Huaihua would he not encounter too many obstacles when he later acquired the entire courtyard house.

"..."

The Spring Festival of 1985 arrived.

This year, Fatty decided to have the family reunion dinner at Qili Pavilion.

The whole family gathered together.

Besides their own people, the fat man also pulled over people like Yu Wanlin, Jia Zhangshi, Xiao Dang, Sha Zhu, Qin Longhu, and Zhang Qian.

Since Sha Zhu is here, what difference does it make if there's only one old man all alone?

At 7 o'clock sharp, when the news broadcast started, Fatty's older sister, Chen Rong, held the microphone and said to everyone, "It feels like another year has passed in the blink of an eye."

This is a year in which the spring breeze sweeps across the country, and also a year in which the lives of everyone here have undergone earth-shattering changes.

The fat man became an apprentice of Lu Xingbang, the grandmaster of Shandong cuisine, and thus became the authentic master;

Chen Yan's "Where to Move" company is thriving;

The eldest sister and brother-in-law started a parts factory with Xu Damao.

Huaihua married Yu Qian and became part of their family;

My third sister has also been promoted to deputy director, and her current status is even more remarkable!

Chen Fang still holds the title of "General Agent of Robust in Mainland China". Her bottled water, which she co-produced with Lou Xiao'e, officially began entering major hotels in Beijing at the end of 1984.

Among them, the bottles printed with the words "Special Drinking Water for Yanjing Hotel" have been permanently collected by them and are planned to be placed in the exhibition hall in the future.

Lou Xiao'e listened to the fat man's advice and persuaded Tan Yali to register the "Lebashi" trademark as soon as she returned to Hong Kong.

Why were they only founded in 1989? Today Group wasn't officially established until October 1992.

As a time traveler, isn't it normal for the fat man to seize opportunities by relying on his foresight?

"..."

If we're talking about who reaped the biggest rewards this year, it has to be Fatty.

First, Lou Xiao'e gave birth to his eldest son, and then she invested three million yuan in him. The new restaurant is now under construction.

Afterwards, they joined forces with Chen Fang, and both sides benefited. While the Lou family returned to Yanjing, Chen Fang's unit also took the opportunity to enter the Hong Kong market.

Now, Chen Fang has not only become a favorite of her superiors, but also a very busy person.

She was always busy with other things and often didn't go home for days on end. Even Fatty had to make an appointment to see her, let alone her husband Xing Jianshu.

Their marriage has officially come to an end.

Just now, Chen Fang told Fatty in private that she plans to go through the divorce proceedings after returning to work after the New Year.

Fatty, of course, supported her. Third Sister's marriage had long been a sham, and it was better to part ways and live peacefully than to endure it like this.

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Time flies like an arrow, fleeting in an instant.

The fat man had a dream last night. He dreamt that he was 43 years old and was an outsourced engineer hired by a telecom operator.

As a result, because he failed to complete the task of installing 10 new devices every month, the company returned him to the outsourcing company on the grounds of not meeting the KPI.

He was then fired by the outsourcing company on the grounds that he was too old.

Not only did the fat man not receive a single penny of compensation, but he was also deprived of his right to give 30 days' notice.

He questioned the company, but instead of receiving a reasonable explanation, he was met with indifference and even ridicule that he could go to labor arbitration.

Enraged, the fat man retaliated by grabbing at him!

Then Yu Li woke him up by rubbing her chest and pulling his ear...

Yu Li looked furious: "What's wrong with you so early in the morning?"

The fat man was stunned for a moment, and after seeing Yu Li's face clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief and lay back down sprawled out: "So it was just a dream."

Yu Li leaned down and looked at him with concern: "Did you have a nightmare?"

The fat man nodded with his eyes closed, unwilling to recall the events of his dream; in this world, he had a wife, a daughter, a loving family, and, oh yes, a son!

He never wanted to go back to that other world again...

The fat man buried his head in Yu Li's arms without saying a word.

Yu Li patted his back gently with a sigh: "Your daughter is already in college, you're in your fifties, and you're still acting like a child with your wife. Aren't you ashamed?"

The fat man opened his eyes and glanced at the calendar hanging on the wall.

Today is March 7, 1988, and tomorrow is Women's Day.

Time flies! Four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Mengqi was admitted to the School of Aeronautics in 1986 and is now a sophomore.

And soon, on April 2nd of this year, this college will be renamed the Aerospace University!

"..."

Lou Xiao'e's eldest son, Chen Mengxiao, whom she gave birth to for the fat man, also went to study in the UK in 1985 and graduated at the end of last year.

In January of this year, Chen Mengxiao took the entrance examination for the 1989 graduate program in Beijing and passed it without any pressure.

This was a special year, later known as the year of "brain-body inversion".

In Beijing, setting up a street stall can make you a "ten-thousand-yuan household"; while white-collar workers only earn 172 yuan a month.

The Beijing area planned to enroll 8,600 graduate students this year, but the number of applicants was less than 6,000.

While lamenting that his daughter Chen Mengqi had missed the deadline, the fat man hurriedly arranged for Chen Mengxiao to take the postgraduate entrance examination.

Chen Mengxiao lamented, "These days people say that those who build atomic bombs are not as well off as those who sell tea eggs..."

The fat man slapped him on the head: "You're spouting rhymes all the time, are you trying to take the postgraduate entrance exam?"