It was already the 1990s, and there were many large shopping malls. Zhou Xiyao spent the whole afternoon shopping. Besides what was in her cart, she also carried quite a lot in her hands.
I happened to run into Zhou Ting'an, who was leaving get off work, downstairs.
Seeing her daughter carrying so many bags, she quickly took them from her: "Where did you go? You bought so many things by yourself."
Zhou Xiyao gave some of the things to her father without any hesitation and said with a smile, "Dad, have you set the dates for your business trip yet? I want to go with you this time. My sister Xiaomi got into a university in Beijing, and we've made plans to spend a few days in Beijing."
Zhou Ting'an smiled and said, "My train leaves tomorrow afternoon. I won't have time to take care of you when I get there, and I'm worried about leaving you and Xiaomi, both girls, alone. Perhaps..."
"Oh, Dad, I'm all grown up now. I can take care of myself. Mom said we can live in the old house in Beijing. Don't worry, I can clean the house. Sister Xiaomi is also a great cook. You're worried? Well, we still have Wang Xiao. With him with us, I guarantee no one will dare to bully us."
Wang Xiao is the son of Aunt Su and Uncle Wang, a few years younger than them, but this kid spends all his time hanging out in the government compound and has a lot of friends.
Then the two of them will make him work as a laborer.
Zhou Ting'an smiled, seeing her daughter's excited expression, and didn't object, thinking that she would send a police officer to accompany them later.
After the father and daughter returned home, He Wan had already finished talking with Lao Yun.
Busy in the kitchen preparing dinner: "You're back? You bought so much!"
Zhou Xiyao said, "Mom, don't worry, it's been taken into account in every aspect and the considerations are quite thorough."
Zhou Ting'an put down his briefcase, took off his coat, washed his hands, and went to the kitchen to help his wife cook.
Seeing that He Wan had finished cooking all the dishes, he could only put his arms around her waist from behind and say, "My dear wife, you've worked hard."
Zhou Xiyao was disgusted to see her parents showing affection again. This couple had been so lovey-dovey since she was a child.
He ignored them, took the gifts, and went into his own room, preferring to stay out of sight.
When it was time for bed that night, He Wan whispered to Zhou Ting'an in the bedroom, "I almost got caught by Yao Yao when I went into the space today."
Zhou Ting'an was taken aback and hurriedly asked what was going on.
He Wan then told him about what had happened that day.
Zhou Ting'an said, "We should be more careful when the child is home in the future. There's really no way to explain this to her."
"Yes, I'll be more careful in the future," He Wan said, looking up at Zhou Ting'an, who was almost forty. She was always amazed by his handsome face.
Now, he exudes the composure of a man in his thirties, making him even more charming than he was in his twenties: "How long will this business trip last?"
Zhou Ting'an curled his lips slightly, lowered his head and kissed her red lips, without answering her.
Instantly, the room became filled with an atmosphere of romance.
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After a long while, Zhou Ting'an's slightly hoarse voice finally rang out from inside the room: "You're really not coming with me this time?"
“You know I received a batch of overseas orders a few days ago, and I’ll be busy for about ten days. When you go there this time, please keep an eye on our houses. Although I often contact the tenants online, I’m not sure how they’ve all managed their houses.”
Zhou Ting'an laughed. Their several storefronts in Beijing were really... just as his wife said, enough for the two of them, no, even with their daughter, to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
Not to mention that building.
One of their stores has an annual rent of 400,000 yuan, and another has an annual rent of 320,000 yuan.
Even without that old house, there are three courtyard houses. One of them was demolished and we were given three apartments in the city center as compensation, all of which are rented out. Each apartment is worth more than three thousand yuan a month, and Aunt Gu helps look after them.
The other two apartments weren't demolished, but they were rented out for even higher prices than the high-rise apartments—one for 5,000 and the other for 6,000.
That was already quite high in the 1990s.
However, the price of courtyard houses is really high now, and most people really can't afford them.
Besides the one in Beijing, they also own seven or eight houses here.
These are all things I keep for myself after each project ends.
They also bought a villa here for their daughter.
Not to mention the investments He Wan has made over the years, just these houses alone would be more than enough for her family to spend in their lavish lifestyle.
Also, my wife originally started the soap-making shop just to pass the time, but who would have thought the business would get better and better.
A few days ago, an overseas customer placed an order for 100,000 worth of goods.
This prompted He Wan to quickly hire shop assistants and contact suppliers for raw materials. She's been working overtime these past few days to ship the goods.
“I’ve invested all the annual rent from that building into a mutual fund, and I’m leaving it all to our daughter. When are you going to retire? I’m thinking of taking our husbands and me traveling around sometime.”
Zhou Ting'an smiled helplessly: "It will probably take several decades."
He Wan snorted irritably. What could she do?
However, Zhou Ting'an has become quite laid-back. During company holidays, he avoids working overtime whenever possible and insists on taking his wife and daughter on two trips a year.
The unit's old leader wanted him to stay but there was nothing he could do. What could they do when someone was so capable? They had to support such a promising talent.
Zhou Ting'an is truly capable; she went to university and systematically learned mechanical knowledge.
In addition, there's a timeline that's decades ahead of theirs.
He learned a lot of new knowledge and skills there.
Therefore, the weapon he developed was several years earlier than before.
The purpose of this trip was to report on his research findings and new products.
However, the couple still went to Nanshan. After all, their daughter didn't know, so it was just the two of them, and they could do whatever they wanted.
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