The group spent the fifth day of the Lunar New Year at home.

These past few days, no one has been working; they've just been sleeping and waking up all day.

Pei Zhi has something to do at her company and can only leave on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

Pei Zhi left, and Cheng Xuelin and Jiang Qingyuan also left.

Pei Wang originally planned to stay until the eighth day of the month, but he received a phone call and left in a hurry.

Pei's mother sighed, and the house suddenly felt cold and deserted.

When they were still here, the whole family couldn't fit everyone at one big round table.

They all left in an instant.

Even Boss Pei went into the city to look for shops and storefronts.

Pei Laoda thought that he should find a shop that was close to Pei Wang's house.

Pei Zhi has spoken with her older brother these past few days.

When asking Boss Pei to find a shop, he should look for one near Pei Wang.

Firstly, Pei Wang also has a vacant house there.

Pei Wang bought that vacant house with the original intention of bringing his parents to the city to live out their retirement.

Since my parents aren't coming right now, we can let Pei Laoda and the others stay here, which will save us the trouble of renting a place and save us some money.

Secondly, this way Pei Wang can see the child often without having to pick him up and drop him off.

If my sister-in-law has any problems, Pei Wang can lend a hand when he's home.

Boss Pei thought Pei Zhi's idea was excellent, so Pei Zhi and the others left immediately.

After that, Boss Pei went to the city to look at houses.

Life went on unhurriedly.

Pei Zhi's business grew bigger and bigger, and its products were sold overseas.

With the advent of the internet, Pei Zhi's fame grew.

There's no way around it; Pei Zhi is beautiful and capable, and she's developed so many innovative products.

Many people believe that Pei Zhi is a money-burning machine.

Because Pei Zhi's products are so good, they wanted to buy them, but they couldn't buy them all.

Cell phones, headphones, computers, laptops, watches.

Pei Zhi released a full-screen phone in the early 2000s, and when it first came out, people were hesitant to buy it.

People who are used to using button phones often think that full-screen phones are not as user-friendly.

Moreover, what if you accidentally drop it and the screen breaks, then you won't be able to use it anymore?

To this end, Pei Zhi conducted a special experiment.

I put the phone under the wheel and ran it over several times. When I picked it up, the screen was still lit up and could be used again.

After this phone was produced, Pei Zhi originally planned to continue research and development.

Then, Pei Wang called to say that his father was dying.

Pei Zhi was still asleep when she received the call.

I had a meeting with the R&D team until 3 a.m. last night.

By the time Pei Zhi got home and finished washing up, it was already past four in the morning.

It's only eight o'clock in the morning, and Pei Zhi's mind is still a bit foggy.

"What do you mean, 'Dad's failing'?"

Pei Wang's tone was somewhat pitying, "Father can't stay idle at home, so he goes to the mountain to chop firewood."

"I accidentally fell off the mountain and I'm in the hospital now. Please come quickly."

Pei Zhi asked for the hospital's address, quickly got up, changed her clothes, grabbed her car keys, and rushed to the hospital.

In the corridor outside the emergency room, Pei's mother was burying her face in her hands and weeping bitterly.

The eldest son of the Pei family also had red eyes, clearly indicating that he had just been crying.

My sister-in-law didn't come over today because she's taking care of the two kids at home.

Pei Zhi arrived just in time, and then the doctor came out of the emergency room with a critical condition notice.

"The injured person has lost a lot of blood and is old, so you should be prepared."

Without saying a word, Pei Zhi took the form and signed it directly.

"Is it possible to transfer to another hospital now?"

"Or, could I ask a doctor from the provincial capital to come over?"

The doctor shook his head. "The patient's condition is critical; he probably won't last more than a few hours."

Pei Zhi handed the critical condition notice back to the doctor, saying, "I'm troubling you to do everything you can to save my father. No matter how good the medicine is or how much it costs, we don't care."

The doctor nodded solemnly and then returned to the emergency room.

Pei's mother pounded the chair. "I told him long ago not to go."

"He insisted he couldn't stay idle at home, but now look what's happened!"

Pei Zhi leaned against the hospital wall and saw that her older brother's back was covered in blood. She realized that her father might not make it through today.

Pei Zhi asked Pei Wang, "Was Father brought here by my eldest brother?"

Pei Wang nodded, "When Mother found out Father was in trouble, she immediately called my eldest brother."

"My older brother called me, and I'm waiting in the city."

Pei Zhi sighed. Her mother was a person with little common sense and did not know any first aid.

Pei Laoda wasn't in much better shape either; if the bleeding had been stopped a little earlier, it might not be so serious.

Driving from the village to the hospital in the city takes up a lot of time on the road.

Pei Zhi lowered her head, and her eyes inexplicably reddened as well.

Half an hour later, the doctor came out.

"I'm sorry, we did our best, but the injured person lost too much blood and there was nothing we could do."

Upon hearing this, Pei's mother's legs went weak and she sat down on the ground.

"Honey, husband of my child, how could you be so heartless as to leave me and the baby like this?"

Even Pei Laoda couldn't hold back and burst into tears.

Pei Zhi gritted her teeth, "We want to go in and see my father one last time."

The doctor quickly replied, "Of course."

Inside the emergency room, Old Man Pei's head was covered with a white sheet.

Upon seeing this, Pei's mother couldn't stop crying; she couldn't utter a single complete sentence.

Pei Laoda also squatted on the ground, covered his face with his hands and started to cry.

Pei Zhi stepped forward and took her father's hand.

"Father, don't worry, I will take good care of Mother."

Pei Wang couldn't hold back any longer and knelt down on the ground, crying, "Father, Father!"

After Old Man Pei passed away, Pei Wang and Pei Zhi took full charge of handling the funeral arrangements.

Old Man Pei has met quite a few people over the years.

Pei Zhi's business is so successful that many of the donations in the village are arranged through Pei's father.

Therefore, many leaders in the town came to pay their respects after they learned of Old Man Pei's passing.

Pei Zhi and her two older brothers, dressed in mourning clothes, knelt in the mourning hall to welcome and see off the guests.

The villagers also came to offer incense and send Old Man Pei off on his final journey.

The villagers looked at the three children and couldn't help but shake their heads.

The villagers whispered, "You know, that old village chief is really something. He has good fortune but doesn't know how to enjoy it. He's brought this upon himself."

"Who can argue with that? If my child were that successful, I wouldn't do anything but play."

"He's always causing trouble, he can't sit still."

Everyone just sighed, lamenting the old village chief's fate.

The family is so wealthy, and the children are all so successful.

In the end, he still couldn't let go of his worries and, at his advanced age, went to the mountains to chop firewood.

After the father's funeral, the family held a meeting to decide whether Pei's mother should stay or leave.

Pei's mother was getting old, and her father had passed away, so they couldn't leave her alone in the village.