Everyone had a barbecue together that evening, but Deng Yi and Gu Jingyan hadn't returned since they went out in the afternoon. In the afternoon, Zhou Lifang talked to some of the older men about the two children. Everyone praised Ruan Ruan and Huo Haocheng for being good matchmakers, and also mentioned that there were still a few single people in the team, so they should try harder.
Faced with everyone's teasing, Ruan Ruan could only say that she felt immense pressure!
After the gathering, Deng Yi went home and told his family about his meeting with Gu Jingyan at the Huo family home and how they were already dating.
They all know that Gu Jingyan is good-looking, very capable, and good at managing people. As for Deng Yi finding a partner like Gu Jingyan, Deng's mother, Yang Tingya, said that her son had hit the jackpot.
During their conversation, they also learned that the two of them were able to be together entirely because of Ruan Ruan's matchmaking.
Everyone knows about the Ruan family's daughter; the old man was there when she was found.
Later, she married Huo Haocheng. People in the industry said that the girl grew up in the countryside and was indeed clueless. They also said that the Ruan family was taken advantage of by the country folk. But they all scoffed at this and mocked them behind closed doors for looking down on people.
If Ruan Ruan really returns to her biological parents and abandons the family that raised her, no longer caring about them or even disliking them, or if the Ruan family unilaterally refuses to acknowledge the marriage because of Huo's status as a commoner, then that would truly become the subject of gossip.
However, the two children lived up to expectations. Ruan Ruan opened a pharmaceutical factory, and later a residential compound and a supermarket, leaving those people far behind in every aspect.
Speaking of Huo Haocheng, given his current prestige in the military and his recent transfer back to Beijing, and considering how well he performed in the missions assigned to the Xu and Zhao families, it seems they deserve another promotion.
"You're lucky, kid. Remember to give them a big red envelope when they get married." The old man came home today to see his grandson after hearing that he was dating someone.
He was very satisfied with his grandson Deng Yi. Deng Yi joined the army right after graduation, without the family paving the way for him. He got to where he is today step by step. Originally, the old man was thinking that after he passed away, no one would be able to take care of him. But now, with the Gu family around, no one can bully Deng Yi.
"I understand, Grandpa." Deng Yi looked at his grandfather sitting on the sofa opposite him. Seeing his completely white hair and increasingly thin face, Deng Yi felt very sad.
After Deng Yi and Gu Jingyan's relationship became public, the two were often seen together, which led those who were planning to make a move to stay at home and hurl insults at Deng Yi.
Why don't you dare to scold them to their face? The answer is: you're afraid of getting beaten up.
The morning after the party, at 8:30, Huo Haocheng drove to the train station to pick people up.
Zheng Xuyang and his group arrived at 9:00 AM. It takes 20 minutes to drive from the Huo family to the train station. When Huo Haocheng arrived, the train hadn't arrived yet, so he went to a breakfast shop outside the station to buy them breakfast. He returned at exactly 9:00 AM.
He waited outside the station in a conspicuous spot so that Zheng Xuyang and Chen Liang could spot him immediately when they came out.
After picking them up and getting into the car, Huo Haocheng handed them the breakfast he had put in the car, saying, "Have some first. It will take about 20 minutes to get back."
"You're so reliable, knowing we haven't had breakfast." Chen Liang took the breakfast Huo Haocheng handed him, opened it, gave a bag of soy milk and a steamed bun to Zheng Xuyang, and then took out his own portion and started eating.
"By the way, Huo Haocheng, how big of a factory does your wife need to build this time? Is it the same as the one in Yuncheng?" Chen Liang asked, leaning forward and craning his neck to talk to Huo Haocheng.
Ruan Ruan called earlier and said that she had approved a piece of land in Beijing and asked Zheng Xuyang to bring Chen Liang over to build a factory. However, she did not tell them the specific size of the land. So Chen Liang is now very curious about how big the land is that she could call them over from Yuncheng.
"It's probably around 100 acres, but I haven't paid attention to the exact number. Ruan Ruan is handling everything. She's waiting for you at home now. You can ask her when we arrive," Huo Haocheng replied calmly to Chen Liang's question while driving.
"Cough cough cough"
"Cough cough cough cough"
When they heard Huo Haocheng say that he had 100 acres of land, Zheng Xuyang and Chen Liang both choked on their soy milk.
"How much? How much did you just say?" 100 mu. Chen Liang even doubted whether he had misheard.
"What's so surprising? Back in Yuncheng, when the leaders heard Ruan Ruan say she wanted to build a factory, didn't they give her nearly 50 acres of land? Later, when they found out she wanted to build a furniture factory, didn't they give her the adjacent land as well? All in all, those two plots of land add up to quite a lot." In Huo Haocheng's opinion, giving her only 100 acres of land was still too little. With the experience in Yuncheng, the pharmaceutical factory and furniture factory are now receiving a constant stream of orders, so giving her any amount of land is justified.
After thinking about it, they also felt that Huo Haocheng was right. Back then, Ruan Ruan was given dozens of acres of land to test the waters, and now that she has achieved success, it is only right to give her a larger one.
"...Yeah, that makes sense!" Chen Liang, having figured it out, sat back down, leaning back against the wall. He felt that in the years since he left the army, he had become less composed and seemed like someone who had never seen the world.
Thinking of this, Chen Liang looked up at Zheng Xuyang sitting next to him and saw him calmly drinking soy milk and biting into a steamed bun. If it weren't for the coughing sound he had heard earlier, he would have really been fooled by his current appearance.
Twenty minutes passed quickly. After the little incident, when they arrived at the Huo family's house, the two of them greeted the Huo family members under Huo Haocheng's guidance, and then went into the study to find Ruan Ruan.
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