If they were to encounter someone with ill intentions, there's no guarantee they wouldn't secretly steal things from the Sheng family and bring them into their own home.
After much thought, Aunt Li was still the most suitable, since they had spent so much time together before and had developed feelings for each other.
Moreover, Aunt Li is an old woman living alone with no worries, so she can take better care of the children.
"Yes, I also think Aunt Li is a good person. She took good care of me before, and we got along very well."
Zhou Qinglan nodded; she also felt that Aunt Li was more to her liking.
"But the problem is, how much salary do we have to pay someone to come all this way?"
Now that you're not working, I'm the only one earning money, and our household expenses are high. Can we manage?"
Zhou Qinglan has been studying away from home for the past few years, so she doesn't know how much money Sheng Xiping earns at home, and Sheng Xiping has never explained it in detail.
Not only did they not tell Zhou Qinglan, but they also didn't tell Zhang Shuzhen or Sheng Liancheng.
The main problem is that the amount is quite large, and I'm afraid my family will find out. I'm so worried that I can't eat or sleep properly.
Zhou Qinglan roughly guessed that the family should have around ten or twenty thousand yuan; she really didn't dare to think about anything more.
These days, ten or twenty thousand is a considerable sum, enough for a family to live on for a long time. But if there's no income, and you just sit around eating away your savings, that won't do either.
"If you agree, I will go to the provincial capital tomorrow and bring Aunt Li here."
After I've settled you all in, I need to go south to find a way to make money. Don't worry, I definitely won't do anything illegal or shady.
Sheng Xiping already had a general idea of his goal: to find a way to smooth things over.
The couple talked for a while, and the baby finished feeding. So they picked him up, patted him to help him burp, changed his diaper, and put him on the kang (a heated brick bed).
The two girls are now two months old, and they are much fairer and plumper than when they were born.
The two children, having eaten and drunk their fill, were in a great mood. They lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) kicking their little legs haphazardly, having a wonderful time.
“Looking at the children makes all my worries disappear. Don’t worry, I will definitely earn more money for you and the children.”
Sheng Xiping held his daughter's little hand and kissed it. The little girl was overjoyed and giggled.
The logging on the mountain was not yet finished, so Sheng Liancheng took leave to come down, and the next morning he took the commuter bus back up the mountain.
Sheng Xiping also took a bus to Songjianghe early the next morning, then took another bus to Hunjiang, and then transferred to another bus to the provincial capital.
Upon arriving in the provincial capital, Sheng Xiping first went to see Chen Ruiqing.
It was only at this point that Chen Ruiqing learned that Sheng Xiping had lost his job.
"Look at you, you're not usually such a reckless person, so why are you so inconsiderate in your actions?"
"In that situation, why didn't you just give me a call? I have connections with several people in your forestry department; it would have been a simple matter of a few words."
Chen Ruiqing was furious and smacked Sheng Xiping with a pestle.
Chen Ruiqing was promoted again after the New Year and is now a deputy director-level cadre.
He has lived in the provincial capital for many years, has deep roots and extensive connections. If he were to step in, this matter would be easily resolved.
Sheng Xiping rubbed his shoulder and smiled at Chen Ruiqing, "I was confused at the time and didn't think much about it."
It wasn't that I hadn't thought about it, but rather that I didn't want to bother Chen Ruiqing with such trivial matters.
"Brother, the reason I'm calling you this time is that I want to take Aunt Li to the other side of the Songjiang River so that she can help Qinglan and me for a few more years."
Another thing I wanted to ask you was whether you have any solid connections in Guangzhou or the Special Economic Zone.
I was thinking of heading south to try my luck and make a name for myself.
"Guangzhou? Special Economic Zone?" Chen Ruiqing was stunned, not understanding what Sheng Xiping was up to.
“There are people over there; my seventh cousin works at the Guangdong Provincial Maritime Bureau.”
The Chen family is a very prominent family with many talented members. In the past, many people have shed blood and sacrificed their lives.
Now that the environment has improved, the Chen brothers have all found their own places and have gradually reconnected.
"What are you going to Guangzhou for? Trying to make a name for yourself in the special economic zone?"
"Yes, I have that idea. Last year, when I sent my sister to university, something happened there."
I didn't think much of it at the time, but now I'm thinking of going and seeing; maybe it'll be a good idea.
Sheng Xiping had nothing to hide from Chen Ruiqing, so he spoke directly.
“There’s a feed mill built by foreign investors over there. I heard that they import corn from abroad and then transport it through the port city to the special economic zone.”
Sheng Xiping recalled what he had learned at the time and said.
"Importing corn from abroad and then transshipping it through the port city? What kind of scheme is this? Why not just transport corn directly from Northeast China?" Chen Ruiqing was clearly taken aback when he heard this.
"Yes, that's what I think too. So, I'm going to go and take a look. Once I find out what's going on, maybe there's a business opportunity here."
Sheng Xiping had been thinking about this matter ever since he returned from Guangzhou last autumn.
Sheng Xiping clearly remembered that in his previous life, after he and Chen Ruiqing became successful, they were drinking together one time, and Chen Ruiqing talked about some of the more famous people at that time.
One of them was someone who transported corn from Northeast China to Shekou in 1983 and sold it to someone who made animal feed.
It is said that he earned more than three million in just eight months.
Chen Ruiqing drank a bit too much that day, and he even slammed his fist on the table in great excitement, muttering something about how the two of them just hadn't caught the right moment.
If he hadn't gotten into trouble and gone to jail, with so many opportunities, if they had just seized one, the two brothers might have been able to become the richest men in the world.
In this life, Sheng Xiping and Chen Ruiqing are both doing well, and they have plenty of opportunities.
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