Before leaving, Sheng Liancheng and Zhang Shuzhen gave the Jiang family the things they had prepared at home.
"Brother, this is the wine I mentioned yesterday."
Not only are there wild grape and schisandra infusions, but also tiger bone and deer blood infusions. These are all good things; I'll keep them to drink slowly when I get home.
The rest are just some local specialties, mushrooms, wood ear fungus, and the like; we'll keep them for ourselves. We don't have anything fancy here, so please don't mind."
Sheng Liancheng chuckled and stuffed the two bags into the hands of Jiang Guozhong and Jiang Yanbin.
"Oh, brother, I was just saying it offhand. How could I possibly accept this?"
The two of them casually mentioned it at the dinner table yesterday, and Jiang Guozhong didn't expect that the other party would pack so much stuff for him. He immediately felt a little embarrassed.
"Look, why should our two families raise prices? Are you still being so formal with me?"
"They're just local specialties, not worth much money. Whether you eat them yourself or give them away, it's just something to have something special about them," Sheng Liancheng said sincerely.
“That’s right, Uncle Jiang, we’re practically in-laws now, why are you being so formal?”
"Take it. When we go to Shenyang later, Uncle will treat us to a nice meal."
As Sheng Xiping spoke, he winked at Jiang Yanbin, "Yanbin, put the things away."
Upon seeing this, Jiang Yanbin could only accept the bag, saying, "Thank you, Uncle and Aunt, elder brother and sister-in-law."
"Then we'll be going now, Uncle and Aunt. When you go to Shanghai, I'll show you around properly."
The Sheng family members went out to see them off, and Zhou Qinglan stuffed another bag into Sheng Yunfang's hand.
"These are things prepared for you. You'll be passing through Shenyang, so you'll probably be able to visit the Jiang family. These are gifts for the Jiang family."
It's fine to have a meal at someone's house, but whatever you do, don't stay at their house, understand?
Your older brother has been busy lately; otherwise, he should have come with you.
Zhou Qinglan entered the family early, when Sheng Yunfang was only twelve or thirteen years old, which meant that she watched her sister-in-law grow up.
As a sister-in-law, I always have endless worries, fearing that my sister-in-law will suffer a loss.
Sheng Yunfang took the bag and nodded to Zhou Qinglan, "Sister-in-law, I understand, don't worry."
After the New Year, Sheng Yunfang will be twenty-six. She's not like those seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls who don't understand anything; she's quite perceptive.
Sheng Xiping and Sheng Xikang drove the person directly to the train station, and then Sheng Xitai went to the station to buy a sleeper ticket for them.
The express train from Songjianghe to Shenyang takes more than ten hours, and the hard seat is too tiring; a sleeper berth is much more comfortable.
After seeing off the Jiang family, the Sheng brothers should also head back home.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Sheng Xikang, his family of three, and Sheng Xitai took the train back to the capital. Sheng Xi'an drove back and then drove back. Sheng Xiping was going to the provincial capital, so the two brothers went together.
Wu Yucheng had nothing to do, so he and Sheng Yunfei accompanied Sheng Liancheng and his wife back to the forest farm for a short stay.
The family had a brief reunion before parting ways again.
Sheng Xiping and Sheng Xi'an left home at around 6 a.m. and didn't arrive in the provincial capital until after 2 p.m.
There was no other way; the bus was full of children, and they couldn't sit still for long, so we had to find a place to stop and let them move around before we could continue.
In the provincial capital, Zhou Qingyang still had a few days of vacation left, and Zhou Mingyuan, who rarely had a day off, also planned to rest for a couple more days, since they were both at home.
The reunion of relatives was lively, and the Zhou family had prepared a sumptuous meal. Sheng Xiping and his family ate first after entering the house.
After dinner, the children ran out into the yard and ran wild.
Zhou Xudong is nine years old by the traditional Chinese age reckoning, but he is actually only seven years old. This kid was used to being wild in the military compound, and after returning home, no one played with him, so he kept complaining that it was boring.
This time, his older and younger cousins came, which made him extremely happy. The children set off firecrackers in the yard, jumping for joy.
The children were showing off outside, while the adults were chatting idly inside.
Zhou Mingyuan, who was in Harbin, had also heard about the Capital Department Store incident and couldn't help but ask Sheng Xiping how things were going in Shanghai and Guangzhou.
By the way, on behalf of the leaders of Harbin, I'd like to ask when they will invest in building a large shopping mall like this in Harbin.
"Dad, construction is about to begin in Shanghai and Guangzhou. The weather there is warm and doesn't freeze, so construction will be faster."
I estimate that if the workers work overtime, the project should be completed in July or August.
"Let's get ready and open for business by National Day. If that doesn't work, we'll open in the Gregorian calendar year." Sheng Xiping roughly calculated, and that was about it.
"I came to the provincial capital to discuss this matter."
If possible, construction can begin in our provincial capital, Harbin, and Shenyang once the ground has thawed in the spring.
However, most of the company's funds are currently invested in the Shanghai and Guangzhou stock markets, so we may need to take out a loan here.
The company does have funds, but it can't invest them all here. It has also applied for loans in Shanghai and Guangzhou.
In business, how can you do business without taking out loans? The bigger the business, the more loans you need.
Tengyue Company is considered quite good; all its businesses are profitable, and its cash flow is sufficient. Unless absolutely necessary, it generally doesn't need to take out loans.
Judging from the current economic situation in the three northeastern provinces, it is better than many cities in the south. After all, the region industrialized earlier, has more large enterprises, and people have more money.
As for the future layoffs and unemployment of workers, by then the market will have already made its money back.
In fact, the consumption level in Northeast China has always been relatively high. Before online shopping became popular, shopping malls were very profitable.
"Okay, sure, as long as you know what you're doing. Just tell me if you need any help."
Zhou Mingyuan nodded. His son-in-law was really good at making money, so he didn't need to worry about him.
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