Chapter 81 (End of Chapter 81)
Xiao Yuan has now arrived in Shanghai and met Tangyuan and Tanggao. The first thing in her dream has come true, and Xiao Yuan is especially afraid that the thing about Xiao Lin and her grandmother will come true.
Tang Gao laughed and joked, "Why don't you just go along with her and become a son-in-law in Hong Kong? Wouldn't that be great?"
Xiao Yuan refused: "I planned my life from high school to graduate school and then to work. She thinks she can just disrupt my life by saying her granddaughter likes it? No way."
Tanggao joked, "Alright, I'll reluctantly go back and help you with the act."
Tangyuan also wanted to go back, and Xiaoyuan said, "Then you take Zhiqi with you."
Tangyuan: "She's not available."
Tanggao was dissatisfied: "What's inconvenient about it? My aunt is such a good mother-in-law, how could she not be inconvenient?"
Tangyuan laughed: "No, she's pregnant and it's inconvenient for her to travel. My mother-in-law is coming over, so I'll go back for two days and let the two of them have a private chat."
Tanggao punched him lightly: "Wow, you're something else! Married young and had your first child so early. Don't even mention being busy with your career anymore; you can just stay home with your wife, kids, and a warm bed."
Tangyuan: "No, settling down and starting a family won't interfere with this. I'll go buy the tickets. Let's take care of Xiaoyuan's problem first."
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Xiao Yuan brought back the sugar cake this time. Nie Qingqing knew that they were putting on an act for Da Lin and Xiao Lin to see, so that Xiao Lin would give up his thoughts from the beginning. She would not ask any questions if the children could handle it.
Le Han and Zhou Chengzhong planned to develop a resort hotel and approached her. Song Zhao handed over the factory to Xiao Yuan as a trial and went to Hainan Province with her. The beaches there were beautiful, and the hotel was located very close to the beach. The planned hotel lobby was only a few dozen meters away from the beach.
She thought the tourism and vacation project was promising and decided to participate. After the hotel project was completed, Attorney He even came back to talk to Nie Qingqing about her family, saying that Xu Jianchun had been sent to a mental hospital by Mr. Zhong's older brother.
Nie Qingqing sighed, wondering why such a wealthy family had to fight so relentlessly, resulting in this outcome.
The real estate market has experienced booms and busts for several years, and now it's sluggish again. However, Nie Qingqing is taking advantage of the tightening market and less competitive pressure to prepare for development in the second half of the year. She has acquired land in several cities, preparing to develop against the market trend.
People don't understand it and are worried that poor sales will drag down Yuanda's cash flow.
Nie Qingqing, however, believed that "there is still consumer demand even when the market is sluggish. It just depends on whether the products are worth spending money on. Right now, all real estate companies are tightening their lending, and there aren't many good products. Let's take advantage of this momentum and make a splash first."
Her judgment was very accurate. Despite the sluggish market, the several projects that Yuanda launched still achieved sales expectations and grew against the trend, thanks to their reputation and quality.
Within a few years, the economy improved, and bosses from all walks of life wanted to get a piece of the pie in the real estate industry. Suddenly, many real estate companies emerged, and each company expanded wildly, which naturally led to greater competition. Nie Qingqing began to tighten the market and strictly approve projects, while increasing investment in tourism real estate. She then encouraged Tangyuan to find another way to develop office building real estate.
Chenguang Real Estate's development momentum is already close to becoming one of the top three in the industry. Not understanding Yuanda's strategy, he came to have dinner with Nie Qingqing, talked about his views on the industry, and asked her why she didn't take advantage of the momentum to develop.
Nie Qingqing said, "If you expand like that, you'll have to borrow money from banks, and you'll end up with negative assets. I'm conservative and don't want to be insolvent. I'd rather develop one project and make money from it. I don't have any debts, and I'm not afraid of any market fluctuations."
Based on the current development momentum, there is at least another ten years or so of development period. Are we going to stop developing now because of concerns?
Lu Chenguang then made a bet with Nie Qingqing: "Manager Nie, let's wait a few years and see how things go."
Nie Qingqing laughed and said, "No need to look, I'm not jealous of you."
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She was right. The industry goes through cycles every few years, and the real estate industry is facing another winter. The boss of Shihua absconded, and Luo Xiangqin, the deputy general manager of Shihua, was taken away for questioning.
Nie Qingqing inquired around and Lu Chenguang said that many of Shihua's important documents were signed by Luo Xiangqin, so she naturally had to find out.
"Everyone is trying to weather the storm and get through this difficult time. Manager Nie, I admire you completely. Right now, only Yuanda has sufficient funds in its accounts. If you have any plans or need cooperation, you should give priority to Chenguang."
Without a doubt, she and Chen Guang took over Shihua's most valuable assets, restarting the stalled projects. After a few years, the market recovered, and Yuanda had a huge amount of liquid funds on its books. However, Nie Qingqing no longer wanted to invest in real estate.
Every era has its own economy. She wanted to invest in some emerging industries, and coincidentally, the children all had ideas. Xiao Yuan wanted to develop display screens, and Tang Yuan wanted to make websites. Nie Qingqing said that their businesses were expensive and didn't show any returns in the short term, while Xiao Yin's TV dramas would bring in returns much faster.
Tangyuan said, "Mom, when you invest in us, you're investing in the future. I'll give you shares."
Nie Qingqing: "Don't try to fool me. I know. If we lose, it's on me; if we win, it's yours. I need to think about it carefully."
Tangyuan assured, "Mom, I'm sure I can succeed."
Nie Qingqing was mainly worried about their losses. After discussing it with Song Zhao, she felt that it was still worth supporting them. She wasn't going to take out a loan, and if they didn't invest the money, the children would be in charge when she and Song Zhao retired.
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With the money invested, the electrical appliance factory and Yuanda were completely handed over to Xiaoyuan and Tangyuan for management. She and Songzhao had plenty of time. Just then, Shumei's son graduated and took over her textile factory. Shumei also had some free time. The two families invited her brother and sister-in-law, along with her mother, to go on vacation to a seaside hotel.
My brother and sister-in-law are most worried about Xiaoyuan and Tanggao. The two children have been in a relationship for several years but have not yet registered their marriage.
Nie Qingqing was anxious at first, but after talking with Xiaoyuan and Tanggao a few times, she realized that the children had their own plans and ideas, and she respected their decisions. Every time they met, she would advise, "As long as they are doing well and are happy, what does it matter whether they get a marriage certificate or not? Let them be."
Nie Qingqing has a vacation villa by the sea. Now that it's peak tourist season and the food stalls are full, they bought seafood and grilled it themselves on the barbecue grill in the yard. It was lively and fun. They reminisced about the time from when they met Song Zhao on a blind date until their children were all independent. They were quite emotional.
Nie Qingqing said, "My life has been very fulfilling, and I have no regrets."
Everything is fine, Shumei said, and she is content.
Sleeping in a villa by the sea that night, with the windows open and the sea breeze blowing, Nie Qingqing actually had a rare dream. The dream was so real. In the dream, she was living a completely different life. She was married to Song Zhao and didn't go out to work. Instead, she stayed around the stove and the children, which was much more tiring than going to work. However, the children did not appreciate her efforts.
Song Zhao didn't say anything, but she felt wronged. She believed that she had contributed no less to the family than he had, so why did the children respect him but only show impatience and annoyance towards her?
She also told Song Zhao that she regretted it and that she should have found a job after getting married. Song Zhao was speechless after being complained about by her.
When she woke up, she told Song Zhao and joked with him, "You were still so good-tempered in the dream, Song Zhao. Whether in the dream or in reality, I thank you."
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Perhaps it was the sea breeze, because she started having a fever in the morning. Song Zhao told everyone to go home and not to ask anyone else to take care of her. He stayed here and took care of her for several days before Nie Qingqing recovered.
This illness made her a little worried, and she discussed it with Song Zhao: "Our family is a blended family. As long as we are still alive, the children will naturally get along well. But their children may not be of one mind in the future. Why don't we divide the property and make a will to avoid making things difficult for Xiaoyin, Xiaoyuan and Tangyuan in the future?"
Song Zhao had no objection and held her hand, saying, "If breaking up will make you feel more at ease, then I'll call them right now."
Xiaoyin, Xiaoyuan, and Tangyuan were terrified when they heard that their mother was going to make a will. They brought their families over. Nie Qingqing said she was fine, just a minor cold, but they didn't believe her and insisted on taking her to the hospital for a full checkup to make sure she was alright before they were at ease.
Tangyuan was quite frightened: "Mom, why did you scare us like that?"
Nie Qingqing laughed and scolded, "Who scared you? You're just imagining things. Dividing our family's property is a big deal. Once it's done, your father and I will have no worries. You two should quickly discuss how to divide the shares of the electronics factory and Yuanda."
None of the three children wanted to divide it: "That belongs to Mom and Dad, we won't divide it."
How could we not divide them? Song Zhao said, "If you really want your mother to not have to worry, then you should make a share allocation list yourselves. That's true filial piety."
The three children had no choice, so Xiaoyin said, "I have my own business. I only need to take a small share. The electronics factory will have a smaller share, and the Yuanda Tangyuan factory will have a larger share. How about that?"
"No way!" the two brothers replied in unison. "Sis, don't create family conflict!"
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The three children still managed to create a reasonable shareholding structure. Xiao Yuan would manage the electronics factory, so he would have a larger share. Tang Yuan would manage Yuanda, so he would have a larger share. The older sister would hold shares in both companies, so overall they wouldn't lose out.
But there's still one copy left empty.
Nie Qingqing asked curiously, "Who is the separate copy for?"
Xiaoyin didn't want to say it now, but if she didn't, her parents would definitely not agree to the distribution agreement.
She said, "Xiao Yuan had a dream that many years later, there was a person who looked exactly like his father. He said that was his father, and that the shares were for his father."
Nie Qingqing didn't believe it: "They're exactly the same, so they couldn't possibly be your father. Aren't you heartbroken to just give away the shares like this?"
Xiao Yuan believed in Meng without a doubt: "Mom, it's true, please believe me."
Song Zhao believed it, but he became even more anxious: "Did you only dream about me? What about your mother?"
Xiao Yuan really didn't dream about it, and she felt terrible. She didn't know how to answer.
Nie Qingqing came to the rescue: "There's nothing you can do if you force the child. If it were you, you would come to me yourself."
She didn't really take it seriously, but every Spring Festival, Song Zhao would ask Xiao Yuan if he had any follow-up dreams. Every time, Nie Qingqing would make a new promise with him that they would definitely be together in the next life, and that they would be together as early as possible.
The main text is complete.
postscript:
Nie Qingqing left before Song Zhao. Actually, she didn't want to. She wanted Song Zhao to leave first because she had a better mindset and could get through it. But it just so happened that she left first. How was Song Zhao supposed to cope? But there was nothing she could do. That's just how fate arranged things.
On the day she passed away, all the people most important to her were there. Her mother didn't go to the ward to see her off on her final journey. She sat on a bench in the corridor outside, waiting for the children and Song Zhao to come out. Her mother passed away too. Her eldest brother sobbed uncontrollably, unable to utter a complete sentence. He had lost his sister and his mother.
Song Zhao felt terrible, but he couldn't shed a tear. He didn't know why he couldn't cry. He patted his brother-in-law's shoulder and said, "Mom loves Qingqing the most. With Mom by her side, Qingqing will be fine."
In just six months, Song Zhao's hair turned quite white. He could feel that the time had come. He called each of the children and then went back to his hometown. Every day, he would go to the bus stop where he and Qingqing first met.
I don't know what happened today, the sky was fine, but suddenly it became gloomy and started to rain.
Song Zhao looked up. The rain was exactly the same as the rain he had encountered when he met Qingqing. When he came to his senses, Qingqing arrived with an umbrella. She was so young and pretty, wearing the same dress she wore on their blind date, and she was smiling at him.
He didn't want to blink, afraid it was a hallucination. He asked in a trembling voice, "Qingqing, are you here to take me home?"
Qingqing smiled brightly and reached out her hand to him: "Yes, what are you standing there for? Come on, let's go home."
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Author's Note: The main story is finished. The extra chapters will be updated tomorrow at 6 PM as usual.
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