"This is the betrothal gift that Mr. Shi gave to Nian Nian, and it's also a gift to the entire Wutong community!"
Director Liu loudly announced, "Shi Group will invest 300 million yuan to carry out protective renovations on the old street!"
The whole audience was instantly boiling.
Aunt Zhang from the fruit shop dropped her chopsticks. "Three, three hundred million? As a betrothal gift?"
Director Liu pointed to the blueprint and said excitedly, "The archway in the rendering will be rebuilt with our original stones! And all these old sycamore trees will be rebuilt! Not a single one will be lost!"
Grandma Li, who is over 70 years old, stood up tremblingly, tears streaming down her face. "I have lived here for most of my life... I never thought that I would be able to see the old street revitalized in my old age..."
Uncle Li raised his glass and said, "Doctor Su, your son-in-law is quite a real person! He's not like those rich people who only give gold, silver and jewelry!"
Su Huaishan was grinning from ear to ear, and just as he was about to speak, four-year-old Su Mo suddenly tugged at the corner of his clothes, "Grandpa, what is the betrothal gift?"
Su Huaishan bent down and picked up his grandson. "This is the wedding gift your father gave to your mother. But this gift is so good that everyone on our street can benefit from it!"
Su Qian also came over, blinking her big eyes, "Can my doll also benefit from this?"
The children's words made the adults laugh.
Shi Heng lifted his daughter above his head and said, "Of course, Dad will build a more beautiful children's playground for you!"
As dusk deepens, the lights in the old street light up one by one.
Su Niannian looked at the street where she had lived for thirty years, then looked at her smiling family and neighbors around her, and suddenly felt her eyes warm.
"Do you like this betrothal gift?" Shi Heng asked softly in her ear.
Su Niannian nodded heavily, "This is the best gift I have ever received."
Shi Heng put his arm around her shoulders and said, "This is just the beginning. Every year on your birthday, I will make this street more beautiful."
Amidst the laughter of the neighbors, Chen Fang quietly wiped her eyes and said to Tao Nianwan beside her: "Mother-in-law, you have taught Shi Heng very well."
Tao Nianwan looked at his son and his family of four tenderly, "It was Nian Nian who made him a better person."
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On the third day after the wedding, sweet fragrance wafted from the Jishengtang Clinic next door.
"Su Xiang Ji" bakery officially opened today, and Shi Heng was busy behind the counter wearing an apron.
"Dad! Where is my little bunny bread?" Su Qian pulled Shi Heng's clothes and stood on tiptoe to look into the glass cabinet.
"Here it is." Shi Heng bent down and picked up his daughter, pointing to the pink bunny-shaped bread. "It's dyed with strawberry juice. It's as cute as Qianqian."
Su Mo was lying on the counter on the other side, staring at the book-shaped "Little Ink Su" with sparkling eyes. "Dad, can this really be used for writing?"
"Of course." Shi Heng held his daughter in one hand, picked up the white chocolate chips with tweezers, and wrote the word "smart" on the puff pastry, which made Su Mo giggle.
The neighbors were attracted by the fragrance one after another.
Aunt Zhang peeked in with her vegetable basket slung over her shoulder. "Boss Shi, your bakery is opening up really fast!"
"Nian Nian said the neighbors need a place to buy breakfast." Shi Heng smiled and handed over the sample plate, "Aunt Zhang, try this sugar-free mung bean cake. It's specially prepared for the elderly."
Chef Wang brought out freshly baked milk toast from the kitchen, and the aroma of milk immediately filled the entire street.
Old Li, the car mechanic, took a bite and exclaimed in surprise, "This tastes... just like the raw milk I drank as a kid!"
"We use pasteurized milk squeezed fresh on the same day," Shi Heng explained, distributing mini "Qianqian cakes" to the elementary school students in line.
Su Huaishan and his wife came over smelling the fragrance. Chen Fang frowned as she looked at the price list, "Xiao Heng, your price..."
"Mom, we're not here to make money." Shi Heng lowered his voice, "I'm the one who pays Master Wang's salary separately. I only charge for the ingredients for the dim sum."
At this moment, Su Mo suddenly tugged at the corner of his grandmother's clothes, "Grandma, Dad said this is a 'happiness business'!"
This sentence made everyone laugh.
When the shop closed in the evening, Su Mo counted the money in the cash register, his face wrinkled, "Dad, we lost 2,300 yuan."
Shi Heng squatted down, smiled and touched his head, "Silly boy, although money is important, but seeing Grandma Li happily eating snacks and Grandpa Wang remembering the taste of his childhood, isn't that more joyful?"
Su Qian immediately raised the piggy bank and said, "Dad, all my New Year's money is for you!"
Su Mo also quickly took out his small wallet, "I have money too!"
At this time, Su Niannian walked in and saw this heartwarming scene, and a warm feeling suddenly surged in her heart.
"What are you plotting?" she joked deliberately, but her voice softened involuntarily.
Shi Heng turned around and looked at her, his eyes gentle enough to melt ice and snow, "We are discussing our family's 'happiness economics'."
Su Qian couldn't wait to jump into her arms, "Mom! Dad said our snacks made a lot of people happy!"
Su Niannian squatted down, hugged her daughter and son together, looked up at Shi Heng with stars in her eyes, "Yes, Dad is the best. He gave us the best home."
At this moment, Su Niannian suddenly understood that the so-called peaceful years simply meant that the people they loved were by their side, doing things that made each other feel at ease.
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Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The renovation of Wutongli has been completed and it finally looks brand new.
The old street now retains its original ancient style and has added many modern facilities.
The old archway at the street corner has been carefully restored, and the carvings on it are lifelike.
Every evening, when the warm lights come on, the old street looks particularly beautiful, becoming a beautiful landscape in Yuncheng.
The two little guys are already seven years old.
Su Qian still uses the name given by her mother, while Su Mo took his father's surname, and now everyone calls him Shi Mo.
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