Chapter 496 Homecoming Reunion
The Chinese New Year is just around the corner. Not only are there dividends from the border trade side, but the hotel business is also doing well. We need to do some accounting and share some of the profits so that everyone can have a happy New Year.
The hotel's profits couldn't compare to those of border trade, but each employee of the Finance Bureau who invested received seven or eight hundred yuan.
If a family member is still working at the hotel, with their salary and year-end bonus, they could easily scrape together over a thousand yuan, which would definitely be enough for a prosperous New Year.
The salaries at the hotel are quite high; many of the sisters, aunts, and wives of employees from the Finance Bureau work there.
Even without bonuses, the salary plus year-end bonus can still bring home a considerable amount.
The elders in the family were overjoyed. They praised their son and son-in-law to everyone they met, saying that he was capable, earning his own money and taking care of his relatives.
For a time, those in the Finance Bureau who had invested money and become shareholders were extremely happy.
While some are happy, others are envious. Those who initially thought building a hotel was risky and refused to invest are now kicking themselves.
Sheng Xiping couldn't care less about that; with the New Year approaching, he still had many things to do.
Sheng Xiping and Andrei agreed that this would be the last large-scale shipment before the end of the year.
You should know that in Heihe, winter lasts for half the year, and the temperature is low. Besides yellow plums and other wild fruits, the local produce is mostly wild fruit.
Furthermore, the houses in the forest farm don't have heating, so they're not very warm inside. We have two little kids this year, and we're worried they'll get cold.
This year, Sheng Xi'an and Sheng Xikang both brought their wives and children back for the Spring Festival, so the house at the forest farm was obviously not enough for them.
Those are Mao Mao and Qiu Qiu. These two dogs have been living here for almost a year. They rarely see Sheng Xiping, so they don't really recognize him. They bark when they hear any noise.
"Dad." Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu were playing in the yard when they saw Sheng Xiping and immediately rushed over happily.
The Russians don't celebrate the Spring Festival, so Andrei and his men exchanged a lot more goods this time, enough to stock up for at least half a month, so they wouldn't run out of things to sell later.
"After working so hard for so long, it would be good to have a peaceful and uneventful New Year." On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, before leaving, Sheng Xiping once again reminded everyone.
In addition, Sheng Xiping also bought a lot of pork, beef, mutton, as well as fruits, rice, noodles and other things, loaded a truck, and took it directly to the border post to express his appreciation to the border guards.
At that time, Zhang Shuzhen's father passed away back in their hometown, and Sheng Liancheng and his wife were busy with the funeral arrangements back home, so they didn't have time to go to Harbin to take care of Feng Shuyan.
"Brother, our cars are over there. Let's go, we'll talk after we get in." Sheng Xikang pointed to his family's sedan and jeep not far away.
On the afternoon of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the group arrived at Songjianghe Railway Station.
Sheng Xiping may not be able to do much else, but he can still manage to get more supplies so that the soldiers can have a good New Year with plenty of food and drink.
"That should be about it before the end of the year. You guys should finish dealing with the goods you have on hand. If you're willing to move around, go to the big island and trade a few more times. If you're not willing to move around, then rest."
Over there, Sheng Xikang and Sheng Xitai also came forward and took the things from their two older brothers.
Wu Yuhua became pregnant earlier than Feng Shuyan. On the first day of the sixth lunar month, she gave birth to a boy named Sheng Xinze.
Those who were envious of Sheng Xiping and his team making money before and wanted to find fault with them no longer dared to be arrogant this time.
Just then, the wagons arrived, so Sheng Xiping arranged for people to deliver a lot to various places.
So Feng Shuyan took leave from her workplace, and Sheng Xi'an also temporarily put aside his research work. The couple, together with Sheng Xiping, went home for the Chinese New Year.
The rest of the people rode in the jeep, one in front of the other, and headed straight for Sheng Xiping's house.
It's almost Chinese New Year, so we have to give them a gift, right?
Some time ago, Sheng Xiping asked Sheng Xiyun to prepare a lot of fruit, specifically for giving gifts and other perks.
In the dead of winter, who wouldn't be excited to see fresh fruit? This immediately put the leaders in various places at ease.
After all, those merchants also need to go home for the Chinese New Year, and it's not safe to leave a large amount of goods at the dock; they need to arrange for someone to take care of them.
So Sheng Xiping had discussed it with his parents long ago and asked them to come down so that everyone could spend the Spring Festival in Songjianghe this year.
"When did the third brother arrive home? How are your wife and nephew?" Sheng Xiping handed the largest package on his shoulder to Sheng Xikang and asked casually.
So, the Sheng sisters, Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei, escorted Feng Shuyan and her daughter into the car, with Sheng Xikang as the driver.
As soon as they exited the train station, they saw Sheng Xikang, Sheng Xitai, Sheng Yunfang, and Sheng Yunfei waving at them from outside the exit.
Feng Shuyan carried her daughter, while Sheng Xiping and his brother carried five or six packages on their backs, struggling to walk out with the crowd.
Feng Shuyan gave birth to a girl on the third day of the eighth lunar month, and named her Sheng Xinyao.
"Sister-in-law, let me hold the baby, you can rest for a while." Sheng Yunfang stepped forward and took her little niece into her arms.
Fortunately, Sheng Xi'an also hired a nanny, and Qiao Hui helped take care of her, so she managed to get through her postpartum period smoothly.
Since they're trying to make money in Heihe, the local officials will definitely have to treat them to a meal and give them some gifts.
After finishing all this, it will be the 25th of the twelfth lunar month.
"Don't worry, Mr. Sheng, we will definitely keep a close eye on our goods and make sure nothing goes wrong." The remaining men patted their chests and assured him.
"Everything's fine. Xinze is a tough kid; he didn't cry much on the way back," Sheng Xikang said with a smile.
Two cars stopped in front of the Sheng family's house. As soon as everyone got out of the cars and went inside, they heard the dog barking.
Especially the railway authorities, Sheng Xiping and his team were always transporting goods back and forth, and the railway units always gave them face, giving them priority in arranging wagons each time.
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