Popsicle stick factories, disposable wooden chopstick factories, blind factories, floorboard factories, wood carving factories, plywood and fiberboard factories, etc., all have good profits.

The understory economy has also laid a very good foundation, with contracts signed with some pharmaceutical companies, beverage factories, etc., to plant medicinal herbs, small berries, and cultivate medicinal and edible fungi, etc.

The higher-ups greatly admired Zhou Mingyuan, and from the tone of their words, they intended to keep him on for a few more years.

Zhou Mingyuan didn't have any particular thoughts on this; as long as the organization needed him, he didn't mind retiring a few years later.

Zhou Qingyang also did very well in the army, leading his soldiers and officers to achieve merits on numerous occasions and receiving praise from his superiors on many occasions.

Currently, it seems very likely that they will be promoted to the next level.

Of course, this step is quite difficult, the competition is fierce, and the outcome is still unknown; we still need to work hard.

Zhou Qingyue works at FAW. He graduated from a technical university, so his academic qualifications are there. He also has outstanding work ability, so his superiors value him and promote him one after another.

Overall, the three members of the Zhou family—father and sons—are all doing well, with harmonious marriages, peaceful families, and comfortable lives.

Zhou Mingyuan hadn't seen Sheng Xiping for a while, so he couldn't help but ask what Sheng Xiping had been up to lately and how he was doing.

Sheng Xiping picked out the things he could talk about and chatted with his father-in-law and brother-in-law, but he couldn't reveal anything else.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the son-in-law's family came to visit, so we definitely had to prepare something delicious.

Wang Chunxiu, along with her two daughters-in-law, prepared two tables of delicious dishes and brought out several bottles of fine wine, inviting Zhou Mingyuan and his two sons to have a good drink with Sheng Xiping and the two drivers.

Wang Chunxiu and her mother-in-law were keeping Zhou Qinglan company, eating and chatting.

Although the children don't see each other often, they are not strangers. They chat and laugh together, making it quite lively.

Zhou Qingyue's son, Zhou Xuhong, is five years old. The little guy is quite mischievous and not shy at all. He gets along very well with his older brothers and sisters.

In the evening, the two drivers went out and found a hotel to stay in, while Sheng Xiping and the others stayed at Zhou's house to squeeze in.

Zhou Qinglan, Wang Chunxiu, and her two sister-in-laws slept on a kang (a heated brick bed), and the group chatted until midnight.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Sheng Xiping went to Chen Ruiqing's place.

Chen Ruiqing is more than ten years older than Sheng Xiping, and is now almost fifty.

He's still a vice-provincial level official, mainly in charge of commerce and foreign trade. Judging from the current situation...

There won't be any changes in the near future.

Shao Minzhi is over forty years old, but she has lived a good life in recent years and doesn't look old at all.

He's gained weight and become much fairer; he's practically a different person than when he was in the Lijiawa brigade.

Chen Feng is a senior at Xi'an Jiaotong University. He is an excellent student and has already been recommended for postgraduate studies at the same university.

Chen Yue took the college entrance examination last year and achieved good results. She was admitted to Northeast Normal University and became Zhou Qinglan's classmate.

Mr. and Mrs. Chen Ruiqing were very satisfied with the arrangements made for their two children.

Now that my son is grown up, he should go out and make his own way in the world.

It's better for a daughter to live close to home so her parents can take care of her.

I'll find someone in this city to marry in the future. It'll be close to my parents' home, and I can come back for a meal every week. What a great thing!

"You know what, my brother's arrangement makes a lot of sense. It's definitely better for our daughter to live closer to home."

Look at my two younger sisters, one in Shanghai and one in Guangzhou, they've both settled there. They only come back once or twice a year for Chinese New Year at most, and if there are special circumstances, they can't even come back for the holiday.

Sheng Xiping nodded repeatedly in agreement when he heard Chen Ruiqing say this.

"The main reason is that you have the means, brother, since your home is in the provincial capital."

"Like my family, in order for our children to succeed, we have to send them far away." Sheng Xiping sighed as he spoke.

My two younger sisters married so far away, I'm afraid my own two daughters will end up the same way, scattered all over the country, I don't know where they'll marry.

Sheng Xinping felt heartbroken whenever he thought about it.

"Look at what you're saying. With your family's resources, do you really care about this?"

When your Yueyue and Qiqi take the college entrance exam in the future, you should have them apply to the same city.

Wherever they go to study, they'll most likely find jobs, date, and get married. Then you can just buy a house there, right?

"Once your sister-in-law retires, it won't matter where you two live, right?" Chen Ruiqing suggested to Sheng Xiping with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping thought it made perfect sense.

"Yes, yes, that's the plan. Let them choose a better city later."

While the two doting fathers were discussing how to arrange things for their daughter in the future, Shao Minzhi and Zhou Qinglan were speechless and shaking their heads.

"Sister-in-law, listen to what these two are saying."

"Oh my god, whoever marries our daughters from now on has better watch out. That father-in-law is a real handful."

Shao Minzhi stared blankly at Chen Ruiqing for a moment, then said with a wry smile.

"So what? My daughter, whom I've cherished for over twenty years, if I don't stand up for her, who will?"

Let me put this out there: no matter who my daughter marries in the future, if that guy dares to treat her badly, you just wait and see! I'll slap him across the face until he's dead.

Chen Ruiqing snorted. No matter what others say, his daughter must not be mistreated.

“Yes, my brother is absolutely right, that’s how it should be.” Sheng Xiping nodded repeatedly, he thought so too.

"Sister-in-law, let's go to that room and chat, and ignore them."

"You wouldn't believe it, ever since our little Yue'er went to university, your older brother has been on edge like this, constantly asking Yue'er about her situation at school."

Shao Minzhi looked speechless and dragged Zhou Qinglan to another room to chat.

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