Cao De received the family's forgiveness and signed a settlement agreement with them.
Next, I need to pay the fine to the relevant authorities before the market's New Year's goods street can reopen.
Many stall owners have a lot of unsold goods and can't operate. How anxious must they be?
Cao De looked solemn. After leaving the ward, he took the chubby girl with him and headed straight to the Market Supervision Administration to pay the money.
The chubby girl stared at him intently, her eyes glued to him.
Feeling the burning gaze, Cao De turned to look at his wife and paused for a few seconds.
Her eyebrows and eyes were smiling, and there was... admiration in her eyes?
Cao De felt a surge of warmth in his heart, pulled her towards the emergency exit, and pushed it open to embrace her.
"The way you look at me...it makes my heart itch." Cao De's ears turned bright red, and he stammered as he spoke.
The chubby girl burst out laughing, "Ade, you've improved a lot, amazing!"
Cao De, “…”
He felt like a cat being stroked by her, wanting only to stay close to her and unwilling to let go.
The sweetness welling up in his heart filled him with joy.
Is this what it feels like to be admired and praised by someone you like?
Cao De's eyes reddened as he thought of his deceased mother.
As he grew up, he worked tirelessly, but never received a word of praise from his older brother; all he got were complaints.
After getting married, it seemed like he suddenly gained a lot of family and friends. First, he was able to eat his fill, and then he had children and a job.
But deep down he felt regret that his mother hadn't been able to see any of this.
This feeling of fulfillment makes him feel that all his efforts were worthwhile.
“Let’s go. After paying the fine, the New Year’s goods street can resume business this afternoon. This time we need to take precautions in advance and put up a fence to prevent stampedes from happening again…” The chubby girl shared her thoughts first.
Cao De responded, her plan coincided with his.
He told Ayan all of this last night, and Ayan told him to go ahead and implement it according to his own ideas.
The sky was high and the clouds were light, the air was dry, but the sun was still blazing.
A gentle breeze blows, carrying the fragrance of flowers.
At the port, the inspection team has already begun its work.
For the final phase of the project's acceptance, the chief designer, Jason, flew to Fuzhou with representatives from Rongkai Group.
The port's acceptance process did not affect operations; containers were hoisted onto cargo ships one by one, and everyone continued working in an orderly manner.
Jason stood on the tower, overlooking the entire harbor, his heart pounding with excitement, his hands gripping the railing trembling slightly.
Lin Ziyan, standing to the side, gave Lu Qiuying a wink.
Guangzhou is going to build several ports, so we should take this opportunity to have Jason design them.
"Jason, are you satisfied with what you see? The port's current throughput has reached one-third of the total..." Lu Qiuying briefly introduced the port's current operation.
With the completion of various factories and the increase in the export volume of small commodities, the port's throughput is also increasing day by day.
The entire port is not operating at the same time yet, but the throughput has exceeded expectations.
Jason was stunned for a long time, then asked anxiously, "The throughput has reached one-third of the total? How is that possible?"
He looked in shock at the port entrance, where trucks were continuously driving in.
In less than ten minutes, more than a dozen cargo ships have left the port, and each ship is fully loaded with containers.
"Mr. Jason, here is the port data. Please take a look." Lu Qiuying was prepared and handed over the data.
These are the data from the annual report, compiled by colleagues from the Ministry of Commerce.
Lin Jun looked at the entire port, then turned to look at Lin Ziyan, who was talking quietly with her grandfather, and his eyes flickered.
As fate would have it, my aunt's prediction about throughput was not an exaggeration at all.
The port project was almost rejected by the board of directors due to issues with throughput.
The port's acceptance process went smoothly, Jason was very satisfied, the Rongkai Group's accounting audit was completed, and the port project was officially finished.
In the evening, the city government hosted a celebratory banquet, which was held at a hotel near the port.
The Yang family's hotel in Gangcheng had just opened, and the municipal government's celebratory banquet was attended by reporters. Both parties reached an agreement to take the opportunity to promote the hotel.
Hotel owner Mr. Yang attended the reception and took the opportunity to promote Fuzhou Port to the local media.
Lu Qiuying changed into her dress, concealing her pregnant belly, and attended the banquet hand in hand with Xiao Jin.
"Aunt, my grandfather looks much better. Thank you for taking care of him." Lin Jun took two glasses of red wine and handed one to Lin Ziyan.
Lin Ziyan was wearing a suit-style dress, not a skirt.
This time, she wasn't anyone's date; she was representing Hairun.
Lin Ziyan specially chose a business-style suit dress, paired with a knee-length skirt, which was formal yet elegant.
"He's my uncle. If you keep being so polite, I won't let you go back to the village," Lin Ziyan said, giving him a reproachful look.
She knew what Lin Jun was thinking and felt bad about troubling her to take care of her grandfather.
Lin Jun raised an eyebrow and said in a low voice, "My parents' plane arrived in Fuzhou tonight, and they will come to the village to visit Grandma tomorrow."
Lin Jun harbored resentment towards his parents, who never intended to fulfill their filial duties and even left his education to his grandfather.
This time, my parents heard some news from somewhere and suddenly said they were coming to visit the village.
They weren't this proactive when they heard Grandpa was sick last time.
Lin Jun grew up with his grandfather and had a very distant relationship with his parents.
"So you're still attending the banquet tonight? Aren't you going to pick them up at the airport?" Lin Ziyan asked calmly.
She had a so-so impression of Lin Jun's parents.
My uncle is getting old, and they don't come home for several years at a time. Are the research institute's projects really that important?
Lin Ziyan neither understood nor offered any comment.
The fact that my uncle didn't say anything doesn't mean he didn't think about it; otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly returned to China to retire.
If the adopted son had any intention, the uncle wouldn't have made a decision so quickly.
"The driver went to pick me up. I want to go back to the village to sleep tonight and see the two children." A hint of sadness flashed in Lin Jun's eyes, but it was gone in an instant.
Lin Ziyan nodded, glancing thoughtfully at her uncle who was chatting with Mr. Yang.
Lin Jun's parents came here this time, probably to persuade their uncle to return to Germany to retire.
Although she wasn't in Germany, she still knew some of the news from there.
Rumors are circulating in German business circles that the chairman of Rongkai Group is going to pass the position to his niece.
Lin Jun is currently handling the chairman's documents; this is something only professional managers within the group know about.
The reason people are spreading this rumor is mainly because my uncle is returning to China to retire.
"Have you heard the rumors circulating in the business district?" Lin Ziyan asked frankly.
She and Lin Jun got along well. They were not related by blood, but that did not affect their friendship.
Lin Jun: "I didn't take it seriously. If you can come back to manage Rongkai Group, I would be more than happy to do so."
He never intended to do this in the first place; he only joined the group to learn because he felt that his grandfather was getting old and there was no one to share the burden.
The goal was simple: to let Grandpa retire in peace.
As the group grows larger, it cannot simply abandon its responsibilities, as it supports tens of thousands of families.
"You really think so?" Lin Ziyan laughed, her eyes mocking.
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