Upon hearing that supplies had arrived, the soldiers were in high spirits. Anyone who wasn't on duty spontaneously came to help unload the trucks. With so many people, the two leaders were squeezed out of the way. Qin Qinghuai quickly returned with his men, along with the things that they had brought or sent over.

They weren't noticeable on the train, but once they left the carriage, the floorboards of the east room were packed full. Even those carrying simple items were stunned.

"No, what did you all buy for me? How come there are so many?"

After looking around, I was speechless.

"What kind of thing uses burlap sacks? Are they really going to make me a quilt?"

Sheng Zhiyuan glanced at the two burlap sacks and spotted a familiar mark.

"No, that's not it. It was unloaded by mistake. These are scraps of cloth that were supposed to be sent over there. I'll have someone take them away later."

"That big blue cloth bundle in front of you, that's yours. That's a big cotton quilt that Fangping's mother made for you, weighing ten pounds."

"Who? Who made this for me?"

He paused for a moment, wondering who this person was.

Sheng Zhiyuan could tell at a glance that she had forgotten who she was.

"Fang Ping, his mother, Fang Ping, your friend is his wife, does that match up?"

His wife was pregnant, and his mother was worried about her handling the needles, so she decided to do it herself.

You know what, that big cotton quilt was really thick; they were genuinely worried you'd get cold.

Looking at all this stuff, I was touched, but also overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff.

"Do you really think I've come to some barren place? This is quite a lot of money; it feels like you're planning to buy me a whole new set of belongings."

"Ha ha,"

Sheng Zhiyuan laughed loudly.

"It's not that bad. We've asked around and they said your husband has prepared everything he needs and doesn't need anything, so we'll just leave it at that."

The quilt Fang Ping made for you and the new bed sheets he gave you.

I have absolutely no clue about this, so I simply brought you two boxes of gold bars. Although you don't need them now, these things are different from antiques. No matter when, they are always hard currency. You can play with them now, and who knows, they might come in handy later, or you can keep them for your children.

Those are fabric items. I heard it from the driver. He said that people buy fabric for weddings, forty-two pieces of clothing, four major items. I can't steal your man's thunder. Isn't it inconvenient to buy things here? I'll just buy a little of everything, and I'll also bring you some food. You can take your time to look around when you have more time.

The rest were bought by my brother. He's an old bachelor and doesn't know much about these things, so he had them bought from others. You can keep what you can use and give away what you can't.

Even a simple smile couldn't help but appear on her lips.

"Is this just one thing? Let me tell you, the entire residential compound doesn't have this much or everything."

"Why do you care so much? With these conditions, why make yourself suffer?"

I heard your partner comes from a well-off family, so you should just eat and drink as you please, and as long as no one can find fault with you on the surface, that's fine.

"His family is also from Beijing, so they're not short of money. By the way, what's the situation in Beijing right now?"

Sheng Zhiyuan paused, then gave a soft hum.

"What else can happen? It's just that people who are rich suffer."

"What's wrong? Are you going crazy again?"

Jian Dan straightened up and looked at Sheng Zhiyuan, who sighed.

"Didn't we already guess that this was an inevitable trend?"

Schools were completely closed, and some teenagers spent their days going out to the streets to fight and vandalize, shouting slogans like "Combate feudalism, capitalism, and revisionism" and "Resist feudal dross."

A few days ago, a large group of intellectuals and professors with overseas study experience, some of whom had gray hair, were dragged out and insulted.

Winter had arrived in the capital, and in this weather, people were wearing only thin clothes, parading around the streets with their bodies bound up. The injuries they sustained were not treated, and the next day, with their heads covered in blood, they were sent to the countryside or farms.

All day long, it's either fighting or smashing. Now, people don't dare to speak loudly when they walk down the street, for fear that someone will rush out from somewhere and point at them and accuse them of a crime.

Not to mention them, a few days ago I took my child shopping and those kids followed me for a while. It's only because I'm a bit taller and older, and my daughter keeps calling me "Dad," that I was surrounded by them too.

I watched as a young couple who had just come out of the Civil Affairs Bureau huddled together to look at their marriage certificate. When they got a little too close, they started crowding around them noisily, scaring the couple so much that their faces turned pale. They managed to escape a disaster by holding up their marriage certificate.

On such a joyous day, bloodshed was almost inevitable.

Jian Dan remained silent, but knew in her heart that this was just the tip of the iceberg. She then asked...

"Since you're selling things in the capital, aren't you afraid of attracting attention with this conspicuous motorcade?"

This makes one admire the Sheng family's long-standing foundation and foresight.

"Don't worry, the convoy is affiliated with a military industrial unit. The leader there is a pragmatic person who has also received financial assistance from the Sheng family. I donated some money to get the convoy officially affiliated, so it's all legitimate and no one will dare to covet it."

Seeing that Sheng Zhiyuan's words were convincing, Jian Dan didn't say anything. He wasn't a naive child. With so many years of experience, if he dared to use this person, he must have thoroughly investigated his background.

"Alright, you old fox, it's not easy to fool you."

He had just gone out to bring back two bags of firewood when Qin Qinghuai was immediately taken aback by the term "cunning old fox." Sheng Zhiyuan glanced at him but didn't seem to care.

"So what if he's cunning and shrewd? We can't just wait to be outsmarted, can we?"

These days, nothing is easy. If you go through all that trouble and someone else reaps the rewards, what kind of Sheng family member am I?

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