Both the Cai and Zeng families agreed to meet on Saturday, and Wang Ying and Lu Yue even thought that maybe the two of them could get married together.

The two of them returned together on Friday night, and the next day they both went to their future in-laws' house.

The final date was set for October 1st.

When Wang Ying returned and spoke with Lu Yue on the phone, they both laughed. It was truly fate that they both had October 1st.

When Zhang Hongmei found out, she burst into laughter, "Did you two plan this beforehand?"

"No, the date was set by the woman."

"I'm giving you two holidays, go get busy."

Amidst all the hustle and bustle, as September arrived, Shen Nianci gave birth, and on September 20th, Liu Chongyu's eldest son, Liu Qingyu, was born.

Hu Aifen was so agitated she almost had to be hospitalized. But this terrified the Liu family.

After receiving the news, Zhang Hongmei immediately sent someone with medical knowledge to arrange two nannies for Nianci, as Ma Li didn't have time and was afraid that Hu Aifen would get tired.

"Auntie, you can't do this. Qingyu is still waiting for you to see her."

"I know, I'm just so happy."

Chongyu's maternal grandmother was also there; the two elderly women watched the child intently.

Many people were invited for the child's third-day celebration, and Wei Yu specially provided the child with a house.

Lu Yue and Wang Ying were extremely busy, and their engagement was scheduled for September 25th.

Both of them were very satisfied with their daughter-in-law. In addition to the two thousand yuan they gave for the engagement, they secretly gave her an extra three thousand yuan.

The woman's family was naturally satisfied; they were not ordinary families, so they didn't want a single penny and took it all back with the child.

The Wang family prepared a dowry of 10,000 yuan. The Gu family was not as well off as the Wang family, but they still prepared 5,000 yuan, which is quite a lot now.

Both families held their banquets at a restaurant on October 1st, with the banquets being held together.

Wang Ying has many friends, so the Zeng family prepared thirty tables, and the Cai family also prepared fifteen tables.

Today, the officiants are still Zhang Shouyi and Zhang Hongmei.

The woman's side wasn't petty, and the man's side genuinely tried his best.

At the end of the year, Zhiyuan's wife gave birth to a big, healthy girl, which made Cheng Guangxu very happy. He named his granddaughter Cheng Miaomiao.

Zhang Hongmei was also happy, because in Zhenye's generation, there was only one girl who was at the bottom of the class, while the remaining twenty-odd boys were all boys.

But this generation now has two daughters.

In September 1993, Xiao Wu and his two friends went abroad to study. This time, Zhi Ming, Yu Hui, and Chao Yang also went with them, making a total of six people.

Liu Qiang's son, Liu Jianlin, was also born. The child looked just like his father, which Zhang Hongmei adored.

After seeing Xiao Wu and the other two off, Gu Chuanming collapsed. This terrified Zhang Hongmei, and she couldn't stop crying.

Zhang Shouyi prepared spiritual spring water for Gu Chuanming to bathe in, and also gave him some to drink.

The effect was quite good. Zhang Hongmei was so frightened that she dared not go anywhere else and stayed home with the two elderly people.

Zhang Xingguo is still in good health, but he is missing an arm, and his daughter-in-law makes him drink water every day.

"Red plum blossoms, such precious things, let's save them for the children."

"Grandpa, Dad, we don't want to leave any for anyone else. Brother Zhang and I just want you to stay with us for a few more years."

Gu Chuanming knew that he had frightened Zhang Hongmei this time, so he no longer cared about the things.

Ruiyang and the other three are already five years old, so they still went up the mountain together.

With eight people suddenly gone from the family, the two elderly people were finding it very difficult to adjust.

Fortunately, they had four younger children at home who took care of them, and it took them a month to adjust.

Zhang Shouyi put his arm around his wife and said, "Alright, this is over."

"Yes, I understand. I just can't bear to part with him. Grandpa has always been so good to me."

“I know. Actually, Old Master Gu lived more than thirty years longer than expected. This is the fate between you two.”

Zhang Hongmei fell silent. If that day really came, no one could change it.

"Wife, you're already forty-five, but you haven't changed much. You're still as young and beautiful as ever."

Zhang Hongmei was amused by Zhang Shouyi's words. Yes, she also thought about it when she looked in the mirror, and realized that she really hadn't changed much.

“You’re fifty-five already, people would believe you’re thirty-four.”

"I plan to retire completely next year."

"Isn't it too early? You can work for another twenty years."

Zhang Shouyi sighed, "Wife, I haven't given you enough time. I've kept you confined, and I've always been reluctant to let you go. I want to make it up to you, even if we can't go out right away, I can stay home with you."

"Thank you." Zhang Hongmei snuggled closer to Zhang Shouyi and hugged her man.

"Everything is arranged. Zhenye will take over, and Weiyu will assist him."

Hongmei, our Weiyu is the smartest. He sees everything very clearly. I once talked to him and asked him to take over the business. He refused without even thinking about it.

He's just like you, with a soft heart and a clear understanding of things.

“Weiyu will not take over; he told me this when he was a child.”

Brother Zhang, I'm afraid that in the future, when Weiyu finds out about Yanyu and Puyu's existence, he'll hate Annie, hate Daniel, and hate us.

"No, Wei Yu would never do that. He would be very angry, but he would never take it out on others."

"Ahem! Annie's whole life..."

Zhang Shouyi was speechless. This girl was really bold to come up with such an idea.

Zhang Zhenye also knows that his father is gradually relinquishing power, and he understands his father's perspective.

In this home, there is no backstabbing or the temptation of power.

Zhang Zhenye, already twenty-seven years old, was exceptionally charming, just like his father. He had no female companions, not even those of advanced age, which pleased Yang Lijun greatly.

The four sisters-in-law all work at the company.

To avoid conflicts between them, Zhang Hongmei gave each of them a project.

At the end of 1993, Yang Yongjian passed away, which nearly killed Yang Lijun. She thought she had become indifferent to the ways of the world, but she still couldn't accept the loss of her loved one.

It wasn't until 1994, when Zhilin and the other three went up the mountain, that she recovered.

That night, Zhang Zhenye held her and said, "Zhenye, I've moved on. I just couldn't accept it. You've had a hard time these past few days. I'm sorry."

"It's okay, it's good that you're able to think positively. You have to remember, nothing is more important than your own health."

"Yes, I'll be careful. I'll talk to my mom tomorrow. I've worried her for the past six months."

"Yes, go ahead and try to persuade Mom. Great-Grandpa's health isn't good either, and I'm afraid Mom won't be able to accept it."

“Yes, Zhenye, what’s so good about getting older? Although you’ll welcome the little ones, you’ll also have to see the old ones off.”

"Don't overthink it, you need to cheer up."