Chapter 76: Orphan (fourth update) This is the only one from his eldest brother's branch...
The Huang family on Taiping Mountain is a legend.
This large family that fled from the mainland created many myths.
There were four brothers in the Huang family's generation, but only the third brother, Huang, and his wife could not give birth to a son.
Huang Laosan was at a loss, and he didn't want to adopt his brother's child and make things difficult for others, so he adopted a child from a good friend named Hu and raised him there.
He was also afraid that his two brothers would exclude him from the core of the family as time went on, so he found a good friend named Yao and cried, hoping to borrow some money to set up a factory and start his own business.
However, this good friend named Yao had his own elderly and children to support and could not come up with so much money at once, so he found his brother-in-law who was quite wealthy, and the two of them lent some money to Huang Laosan together.
Huang Laosan was extremely grateful. As he had too many daughters, he gave one of them to his good friend named Yao as an adopted daughter. He also wrote an IOU and repeatedly expressed that he would share the happiness with her when she became successful.
As a result, when the cannons sounded, only the fourth brother was brave enough to join the revolution, while the third brother Huang followed his two brothers to Hong Kong in a hurry.
The adopted son from the Hu family was also brought along, and when he grew up, he married his youngest daughter.
Unfortunately, this child is an ungrateful person who is always thinking about returning to the clan for the third generation and instilling some rebellious ideas into his descendants.
Huang Laosan was so angry that he made a will before his death, stating that the family property would be passed on to Huang and not Hu.
Unfortunately, the son-in-law was very capable and destroyed the will directly. He also changed the surname of all the children to Hu, moved out of the Huang family, and set up a new family.
Huang Laosan, a financial tycoon of his generation, raised an even more vicious crocodile, which devoured him completely.
This is the famous business tycoon Hu Biheng.
In order to show off his skills to the Huang family, he specially bought a villa not far away from the Huang family.
It only takes a few minutes for the two families to visit each other, and it only takes a few minutes to quarrel. It is very convenient.
The one who came to the door angrily was Huang Hao, the fourth generation grandson of the Huang family's eldest branch.
They couldn't stand Hu Biheng's greed for wealth, so they would come to fight with Hu Biheng's descendants every now and then.
The one basking in the sun is Hu Yan, the third-generation grandson of Hu Biheng.
Hu Yan couldn't stand the harassment from the Huang family, so he pointed the gun at Huang Hao's head.
Huang Hao knew that he didn't dare to take real action, so he snatched the gun and threw it directly into the swimming pool next to him.
The two of them were like two quarreling geese, their necks stretched out, glaring at each other.
Finally, Hu Biheng, who was taking a nap upstairs, stepped forward and calmed the situation.
His solution was simple: he asked Hu Yan to give the newly bought gold watch to Huang Hao.
Huang Hao was greedy for money, so the quarrel was destined to be short-lived. He picked up his watch and left cursing.
Hu Biheng waved to Hu Yan with a cold face.
Hu Yan quickly ran over and supported him: "Grandpa, what do you want?"
Hu Biheng walked all the way to the top of the mountain without saying a word. Looking at the distant north, he sighed silently: "Something happened at home."
"Huh?" Hu Yan didn't understand. "What do you mean by home?"
"The mainland." Hu Biheng knew that they had been here for too long, and the younger generation had no idea about their ancestors' affairs.
But Hu Yan is his eldest grandson, it's time to understand what happened in the past.
Facing the hot mountain breeze of midsummer, he told his eldest grandson a long story.
After hearing this, Hu Yan couldn't help but wonder: "Will the Yao and Lu families come asking us for money in the future?"
"I'm worried too. If they join forces with the Huang family, it will be difficult to deal with." Hu Biheng would occasionally pay attention to his relatives in the mainland, although they were no longer from the same world as him.
Now that he had heard some news, he suddenly realized that his roots in the mainland were about to be dug up.
He felt inexplicably sad because those who were about to be sentenced to death were all descendants of his eldest brother.
It's a pity that it's not easy for him to intervene given the current situation in the mainland. Otherwise, he really wants to spend some money to leave a legacy for his eldest brother's branch.
Oh, wait, there is still a way.
Didn't she give birth to a child?
This is the only flesh and blood of his eldest brother's branch, and he must save it.
Besides, that child's body... is flowing with Xing Hongxia's blood.
After returning to the villa, he called his friends in Japan and asked them to think of a way to contact people in the mainland.
They responded quickly and said they would help find a way to get the child out and give it to him.
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It's September and school has started.
The students soon discovered that Teacher Xiaotao had an extra magazine in her hand, which was 16-page size and had about 30 pages.
The cover depicts a vigorous young pioneer with five big characters written on it: Growing Under the Red Flag.
The students all wanted to borrow the book to read while they were working, but there was only one copy. They wanted to read this one and that one, but they were not satisfied. They had to ask Teacher Xiaotao where she bought it.
Teacher Xiaotao pointed to the Xinhua Bookstore outside and said, "I bought it there. It's 20 cents a copy."
The students were excited and went to watch it after class. Wow, they really liked it.
The world of Chinese language is no longer a boring narration of knowledge, but rather integrates knowledge into stories, making it vivid and interesting.
The world of mathematics is no longer about mechanically explaining formulas, but about explaining the origins of these formulas in detail.
The column "Creative Ideas" brings together ideas proposed by outstanding students from several schools.
For example, how to turn waste into treasure, how to turn a malted milk powder bucket into a watering can for watering seedlings, how to dismantle a discarded radio and use the magnet on the speaker to conduct electromagnetic field experiments in physics, how to...
As for the column "A Hundred Schools of Thought", it is even more interesting. Each issue has two themes, and each theme collects opinions from several primary schools, which are then sorted out and published for everyone's reference.
For example, the first topic this time is - have you ever tried to resolve the situation cleverly when your parents are angry and make them laugh?
This is really very practical. Which child has never been scolded by his parents?
Sometimes I would be rewarded with a meal of stir-fried shredded pork on a bamboo board. It hurt so much, my poor butt.
So the students excitedly looked at the good ideas that other students came up with.
For example, Xiao Wang from Nancheng Primary School said:
My mother actually has a very hard life. It is the trivialities of life that have ruined her temper.
Once she worked overtime and didn't come home for a long time. I went to the factory to take a look and found that my mother had to carry such heavy parts to the workshop like those uncles and aunts. Those were iron things. My mother's hunched back hurt me deeply. At that moment, I realized that my mother was really working so hard.
I did nothing at home, not even helping a fallen chair. So that day, when my mother asked me impatiently why I came to the factory to bother her, I took the initiative to run over, hugged her, and told her that I had prepared a surprise for her.
When my mother came home exhausted, she was stunned when she saw how clean and tidy my house was.
When she saw the rice I steamed, tears immediately came to her eyes.
So, from then on, whenever my mother gets angry again, I will try to do something to let her see how much I care about her.
We have a much better relationship now.
However, I come from a single-parent family, so this may not be suitable for other children. If you have any good ideas, please feel free to share them.
Xiao Zhang from Beicheng Primary School said:
My mother is very hot-tempered and will only respond to soft words if she asks you for help. So when she scolds me, I just need to cry in front of her. That’s all that matters.
You have to coax me in return, hahaha.
Xiao Li from Xicheng Primary School——
Hey, wait, why is it closing? Please let us watch for a while longer.
The children were complaining because they were watching the exciting part.
There's nothing I can do. The salesperson at Xinhua Bookstore has gone off work.
Those who had no money had to put the magazine down, while those who had money just bought one and continued reading it at home.
I saw the Spark of Inspiration column at the back and there is actually a riddle. The answer will be revealed in the next issue.
Ouch, that’s so torturous.
There are also couplets. The first line is ready, and children are welcome to submit their second lines. Once adopted, the manuscript fee will be paid according to the number of words. The address is...
Turning to the back, there are other life hacks, such as this issue teaching how to weave a Chinese knot, how to tie a perfect knot when sewing a button, and...
There is also a column called "Mom and Dad, I Want to Tell You", which contains the children's true feelings about their parents. Some children feel that their parents are too controlling and hope that their parents can try to respect their own ideas. Some children feel that their parents are busy with work and do not care about them enough and hope that their parents can take time to spend more time with them.
Oh, I don’t know how many children’s hearts were touched by this.
Oh, this magazine is so great. It is like having a friend who knows everything about astronomy and geography, leading the children into a whole new world.
You can also submit your own works and have your own words printed on it for all the children to see. It’s really great.
The next day, Xinhua Bookstore was crowded with children buying magazines.
In less than three days, it was sold out.
Especially those children who provided short articles to the magazine, actively recommended it to relatives and friends, and became the most enthusiastic promoters.
The publishing house's sales department held a special discussion meeting and urgently printed an additional 5,000 copies.
They came to Yao Zhizhi to discuss the investment ratio, and Yao Zhizhi directly took out the prepared contract.
Starting from this reprint, the investment ratio will be half by the publishing house and half by her and half by Yao Taotao.
As for why the two of them only contributed half together, it was of course because they were afraid that they would not be able to afford the cost after sales increased. If they each contributed a quarter, the pressure would be less.
The sales department had no objection and quickly found someone who understood the law to review the contract, signed it, and immediately had it printed.
In the end, it was reprinted three times, and even primary schools in surrounding communes and rural areas placed orders, and a full 30,000 copies were sold.
Yao Zhizhi was so happy when she counted the money. The profit allocated to her alone was seven hundred yuan!
It’s great that the sweat I put in during this period has finally borne sweet fruit.
However, she also had to remind the accountants that it was time to settle the children's royalties, as they were already included in the costs and did not need to be deducted from her share.
She went to the accounting department but didn't see anyone. When she came back, she asked the intern editor Xiao Jiang to go over and pass on the message when she had time.
Xiao Jiang is a graduate of a serious liberal arts college. She is 21 years old this year. She has a pretty face and an introverted personality. She is rather dull and doesn't like to talk. Ever since Yao Zhizhi first proposed the idea of founding a magazine, she has always firmly supported Yao Zhizhi.
Even when others oppose a column, Xiao Jiang will silently raise her hand to support her.
So Yao Zhizhi had a good impression of her.
Half an hour later, Xiao Jiang knocked on the door and whispered, "Director Yao, I've already told the accounting department about the children's manuscript fees. Xiao Song, who's in charge of typesetting, will help follow up. She has a good relationship with the accounting department; they're neighbors."
"Okay, thanks, Xiao Jiang." Yao Zhizhi smiled and looked at her watch, and it was time to get off work.
When they returned home, they found two red eggs on the eight-immortals table. After asking, they learned that Yao Mengmeng had given birth to a daughter. This time, the Liu family did not rush to register the daughter because they disliked her not being the eldest grandson.
Yao Zhizhi cracked the red egg open and took a look. It was okay, the color had not soaked too much, and there was only a little red mark on the eggshell.
She peeled off the red part and ate the egg to show her girlish spirit.
After eating, I touched my belly and said, "Little Moon, little Moon, you will definitely give mom a surprise, right?"
I don’t know if it was because the baby sensed it, but my belly actually moved.
Yao Zhizhi smiled and called Qi Changxiao over: "Quick, feel it, the little moon is moving!"
"It's moved several times recently, so lively." Qi Changxiao was also happy, because that was the second life he and his beloved woman had conceived.
He will treat it as a treasure no matter whether it is a boy or a girl.
I touched it quickly and it was really fun.
The little star in the yard heard the noise and ran over to touch her mother's belly.
The little paw felt a sudden bulge and was so surprised that it was speechless.
The little eyes were as black as grapes.
When Little Star went to bed at night, he was holding the Chinese character square and finally realized that this baby seemed to be different from the baby in his mother's belly.
He quietly put away the Chinese character square.
At the end of September, the process of the major corruption case finally came to an end.
On October 1st, the newspapers published not only congratulations on the 24th anniversary of the founding of New China, but also reports on the verdict of the entire major corruption case.
Director Hu's entire family was sentenced to death, including Li Le and other relatives-in-law.
As for his remarried sister-in-law, she was traumatized and gave birth to a stillborn baby. Although she was not involved in any case, she was sentenced to three years in prison for harboring a criminal.
The main culprits, including Xing Hongxia, Cao Guangping, Qi Guoping, and Zhang Hongliang, were all sentenced to death.
Accomplices like Qi Changlin were sentenced to ten, twenty years, or life imprisonment respectively.
As for those who bribed to escape from prison, all their crimes will be aggravated and their sentences will be extended.
The second trial will open next month. We must expedite everything and strive to complete the death penalty review before the end of the year and execute the person directly, without leaving it until after the new year.
In the entire case, the only one who was left until the end was Xing Hongxia's child.
The relevant departments discussed it for a long time and decided to send the child to an orphanage.
The person in charge of following up on the story was Li Jing. She came back from the welfare home and brought a photo to Yao Zhizhi: "Look at this child, so weird, he actually has heterochromia."
Heterochromia? Yao Zhizhi took the photo, and the system immediately started buzzing: "Guayuan Alert, Guayuan Alert! Keyword prompts: Orphan of the Hu family, debts not paid, absconding with funds, three generations returning to the clan, Southern Alligators Looking North. Host has reached level 15, synopsis activated. The Huang family on Taiping Mountain is a legend..."
Yao Zhizhi was stunned and couldn't help but ask in her heart: "Didn't they say that the melons related to me would not appear?"
The system explained, "Because this melon is not only related to you, but also involves the interests of your cousin and the Huang family. Host, do you want to adopt this child? When he grows up, you may be able to control Hu Biheng."
"I don't want to raise them, I don't have time. Is there any other way?" Yao Zhizhi didn't expect Li Jing to be so amazing, and she accidentally brought her such an exciting source of melons.
Thank her so much.
The system pondered for a moment and suggested, "Then the host can find someone they trust to adopt the child. In short, don't let Hu Biheng contact his connections and take the child away. This is an important person who can check and balance him. Such people have strong clan consciousness and will definitely do something for this child. The host must think twice."
Yao Zhizhi was very troubled. She left the photo behind and warned, "Sister Jing, don't tell anyone about this in advance. I have other plans."
Li Jing understood: "Then I'll go first."
Yao Zhizhi closed the door and returned to the office, at a loss as to who to ask to adopt the child.
Cao Guangyi? He couldn't have children, so adopting a child made sense.
But can Yao Taotao handle that?
No, let's find someone else. Who?
I don’t know. I’m off work now, so I’m going back to eat first.
She sat in the back seat of Qi Changxiao's car, hugging his waist, her mind a mess.
Just as she was worrying, she passed by an alley and saw two men dragging a woman inside.
Judging from the situation, they are either trafficking women or raping women.
At the same time, the Guayuan alarm sounded: "Keyword prompt, dumb bride, one woman sold to multiple people..."
Yao Zhizhi quickly urged Qi Changxiao to stop and save people!
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