This matter cannot be discussed with outsiders. If others find out, Sheng Xiping will have completely offended the forestry system in Heilongjiang Province.

When Sheng Xitai learned that his elder brother had set off ahead of schedule, he insisted on going to Heihe with him.

My daughter-in-law gave up the opportunity to work in the provincial capital and returned to Songjianghe for the sake of her family.

Upon learning that Zhou Mingyuan had been transferred to a position in the provincial capital, Chen Ruiqing arranged a dinner party for that evening.

In this way, goods can be loaded directly in Harbin, shipped to Manzhouli for customs clearance, and then travel along the railway straight to Moscow.

"Xiping, you need to come to Changchun right away. We can't explain this over the phone." Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingyuan urged Sheng Xiping to hurry over.

This year, the Lunar New Year is early, with Lunar New Year's Eve on January 28th, so the winter vacation after the holiday will be long.

The Lantern Festival is held on the 15th, and border trade resumes on the 16th.

Zhang Shuzhen doted on Zhou Qinglan like her own daughter, and was afraid that the couple's relationship might have some problems, which is why she inquired about such a private matter.

Sheng Xiping led the group northward by car towards Harbin.

Walking behind the crowd, looking at the happy young couples in front of him, Sheng Xiping also felt quite happy.

This is a difficult matter.

Zhou Qinglan sighed, "Mom, to be honest, I had the same thought."

Although Mr. Yang was a soldier, he was very sensitive to these matters and immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

"She's probably just tired and feeling lazy." Zhou Qinglan noticed this too, but she didn't know what was wrong and could only guess.

The group stayed in Harbin for two days before continuing north. Fortunately, the trip went smoothly, without encountering blizzards or other adverse weather conditions, and they arrived in Heihe safely on the afternoon of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

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Sheng Xinhua and the others refused to leave, insisting on staying until the start of the semester before returning home.

The banquet was held at a rather upscale restaurant, and quite a few people attended.

"Who would have thought that Jing Gang would find a wife while visiting a lantern festival last year?" Sheng Xiping suddenly remembered this and laughed.

The newlyweds walked sweetly down the brightly lit street, their faces beaming with happiness and warmth.

The situation here is too chaotic, a classic case of one servant serving three masters. If nothing goes wrong, all is well; but if something does go wrong, even though everyone is clearly responsible, they're all thinking about having someone else cover for them.

Zhou Qinglan teaches the second year of high school, and school starts on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, so she has to go back to school.

The company is back on track, so there's no need to keep too many people around during the Chinese New Year. That's why Zhang Zhiqiang, Pan Fusheng, and others all came back for the holiday this year.

Sheng Xiping immediately put down what he was doing and rushed to Changchun.

Sheng Xiping couldn't resist his younger brother's nagging and came out to see the ice lanterns as well.

Even though Sheng Xi'an and Sheng Xi'kang are both married, and Zhang Shuzhen treats them well, Zhou Qinglan is definitely different in Zhang Shuzhen's heart.

Since Chen Jiayong and his gang were apprehended last year, Heihe has been cracking down on crime, and many of the local thugs have ended up in jail.

Taking advantage of the situation, Sheng Xiping also inquired about the Greater Khingan Mountains region.

It would be a real shame if he quit.

Every time Sheng Xiping came back from a trip, he would pester Zhou Qinglan for several days. It was only during these few days of the Chinese New Year holiday, and because Sheng Xiping was sick, that the two of them didn't get very close.

Last year at the lantern festival, Sun Jinggang helped a few girls, which in turn angered some local thugs, and they even got into a fight.

Therefore, Zhang Shuzhen changed her story and used a different approach.

Zhang Shuzhen was a little scared; was her son having an affair?

Despite having been married for over ten years and having four children, Zhou Qinglan still felt quite embarrassed when her mother-in-law asked her that question.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, when Sun Jinggang and his group returned from trading on the big island, they ran into the girl in the rose-red cotton-padded jacket while discussing business with a middleman by the river.

So this year's lantern festival was much quieter, and no one dared to cause trouble anymore.

The next day was the Lantern Festival. We ate fried glutinous rice balls and boiled sweet dumplings for breakfast. At noon, we hosted many city leaders at the Longjiang Hotel. In the evening, we ate dumplings, and then everyone went to see the ice lanterns together.

Border trade in Heihe will be suspended during the Spring Festival and will not resume until the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

Tengyue Company's trade with the other side of the river has already reached a considerable scale, so there's not much to worry about.

Sheng Xiping was always thinking about doing something to salvage the situation, so he needed to go back to Heilongjiang Province as soon as possible to inquire and think of a solution.

The house, consisting of three and a half rooms, was fairly well-organized, and Zhou Mingyuan and his wife could live comfortably there.

Since we're going to leave anyway, we might as well all go together, so we can have company on the journey.

These words made everyone burst into laughter. Sun Jinggang's wife, who was in front, also heard it and blushed with embarrassment, but she clung tightly to Sun Jinggang's arm.

Many provincial leaders were invited, including people from the forestry sector, as a welcome dinner for Zhou Mingyuan.

Gao Hailin, that kid, said with a grin on his face.

So those girls came to Heihe with their families to do business.

Upon hearing this, the local forestry bureau leaders did not object and immediately arranged for someone to accompany them.

Sheng Xiping and the others took the Zhou family of five to their accommodation, while they found another hotel to rest.

In this way, Sheng Xiping spent several days wandering around several forest farms, including Hewan, Gulian, Xing'an, Yixi, and Pangu, going up the mountain to conduct on-site inspections of the working conditions of the forest farm workers.

After finishing all that, it was already late March. Sheng Xiping was still thinking about the fire, and he wanted to do his best.

Just then, Zhou Mingyuan, Zhou Qingyue, and the others were also heading back to the provincial capital, so Sheng Xiping suggested that they travel together so they could look out for each other on the way.

Zhang Shuzhen glanced at the east and west rooms, but no one paid attention to the outside room, so she lowered her voice and asked.

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