I'll be going back in early June to pay my respects to Secretary Guan and other leaders. Is that alright?
Now that things have come to this point, what's the big deal? Sheng Xiping is the investor; he can go whenever he wants.
Thus, both parties agreed that Sheng Xiping would return to Fusong in early June to discuss the specific details of investing in and building a factory.
After the banquet, Sheng Xiping escorted everyone back to their residences, chatted with Chen Ruiqing for a while, and then left.
The next day, Sheng Xiping returned to Shenzhen, while Chen Ruiqing and the others also took a car back to get back to work as soon as possible.
Sheng Xi'an bought a house in March, just as Sheng Xiping had suggested, a small courtyard with four rooms.
After buying the house and completing the formalities, Sheng Xi'an quickly found a carpenter to make furniture according to the most popular styles at the time.
Afterwards, taking advantage of the warmer weather in May, Sheng Xi'an hired a bricklayer to renovate the house inside and out, and installed a boiler and heating system.
Everything was packed and ready, and just then, the home appliances that Sheng Xiping had bought arrived.
All the furniture and appliances were ready, everything was settled, and the wedding date was set for June 15th.
The sixteenth day of the fifth lunar month was an auspicious day, as the two sons of the Sheng family were getting married on the same day.
Sheng Xiping called Liu Yuhe back from his trip outside and put him in charge of the company, and also arranged other matters.
In early June, Sheng Xiping took a few people by plane to Changchun, and then took a train from Changchun back to Songjianghe.
Upon returning to Songjianghe, Sheng Xiping first settled the group of people who had accompanied him, arranging for them to stay at the Songlin Hotel, before finally going home.
The two little girls, Sheng Xinyue and Sheng Xinqi, have refused to come back since they returned to the forest farm after the New Year. They insist on staying at home with their grandmother.
Zhou Qinglan went back to pick them up several times, but the two girls refused to go with their mother. Helpless, Zhou Qinglan had to entrust the children to her mother-in-law.
Sheng Xitai has successfully passed the preliminary exam and entered the final stage of his college entrance examination preparation.
Now, everything at home has to give way, and no one is allowed to disturb Sheng Xitai's studies.
"Honey, I need to talk to you about something."
That evening, Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Xitai went home together. After getting ready and getting into bed, Sheng Xiping hugged his wife and the two chatted in bed.
"Just tell me what's wrong. We've been married for so many years, what can't we talk about?"
Zhou Qinglan found it quite strange. What could be causing him such difficulty? She rarely saw her husband so hesitant.
"Here's the thing, my second and third sons are getting married, and I'm thinking we can't hold the wedding at the forest farm."
"It's too remote. When the Wu and Feng families arrived, they didn't even have a place to stay. They're all from the city; they probably wouldn't be used to living in a mountain valley."
Sheng Xiping had been thinking about this for a long time. The Wu and Feng families were both prominent people, and the forest farm was just a small mountain village. They would definitely not be used to it if they went there.
We must take good care of these guests from my wife's family.
"If we're not holding it at the forest farm, then where are we going to hold it?" Zhou Qinglan was taken aback. If the wedding isn't held at home, then where else can it be held?
"This afternoon, I told Dad that I wanted to hold a banquet at the Forestry Bureau Hotel. It just so happens that the Wu and Feng families are also staying at the hotel."
This is both respectable and generous, and everyone is satisfied. "Sheng Xiping paused here.
"Here's what I'm thinking: the bride will be sent off at the hotel, and then brought to our home for the wedding ceremony and everything else will be at the hotel. What do you think of this?"
"It's no use discussing these things with me. You need to discuss them with our parents. If they agree, I have no objections."
After listening, Zhou Qinglan still didn't understand what her husband meant. It seemed like these things didn't require her opinion.
"No, honey, did you not understand?"
"When the bride comes back from her wedding, they'll come to our house for a traditional blessing ceremony, and they'll have to stay overnight. Are you really not bothered by that?"
In the past, there were certain rules to follow, but now, although those rules are no longer relevant, Sheng Xiping was still afraid that Zhou Qinglan would have reservations.
"Oh dear, I thought it was something serious. It's our younger brother's wedding. You're the older brother and I'm the sister-in-law. Isn't our house their house too?"
"Let them use this house as their new home, what else is there to say?"
Zhou Qinglan laughed. So all that fuss was about this? She thought it was something important.
“That’s easy. I’ll tidy up the rooms with Aunt Li later.”
"Then you, Xitai, and our parents can stay at my older brother's place. Aunt Li and I will take the kids back to our parents' house for a few days, and we'll clear out our place for them to use as their new home, right?"
After considering it, Zhou Qinglan realized that this was the only way to arrange it.
"My wife is so thoughtful. That's settled then. I'll talk to our parents later."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping laughed. Having an understanding wife is truly a blessing.
The two hadn't been together for a long time, and as they talked, Sheng Xiping's hands started to wander.
As soon as Sheng Xiping returned, Aunt Li moved to the west room, while the two boys, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu, slept on the kang (heated brick bed) in the east room.
These two kids have a blast playing during the day, and they sleep like logs at night; they won't even wake up when it's thundering.
The couple on the kang (heated brick bed) were like newlyweds after a short separation. They tossed and turned for half the night, but the two children slept like pigs and didn't hear a thing.
Sheng Xiping's return this time was not only to arrange the weddings of his two younger brothers, but more importantly, to invest in building a factory.
So the next day, Sheng Xiping took the company's employees and drove to the county.
When Secretary Guan saw Sheng Xiping, he was overjoyed and immediately called people from relevant departments to a meeting to discuss the investment and construction of the factory.
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