Chapter 542: Jaw Dropping

Afternoon.

Nanning Wuyue Square luxury residence.

Everyone was talking about Xiao Dong'er's lifelong event. After all, she was already 28 years old. Even in later generations, 90% of parents would urge them to get married.

After talking about Xiao Dong'er's marriage, Zhang Xiuping looked at her sister-in-law and said, "Ah Zhen, has Shi Ba called recently? Does he want to stay in the army or come back to do other work after retiring?"

Deng Yunzhen said, "He called me last month. This brat has been a troublemaker since he was young. He took to the army like a duck in water. He wants to stay in the army, but I don't want him to stay."

Deng Yunzhu said, "Sister, since Shi Ba wants to stay in the army, then let him stay. With his personality, he can only make a name for himself in the army. If he comes back, what is there for him to do?"

Deng Yunzhen sighed, "I also know that the army is the best place for him, but if he stays in the army, it won't be easy to see him all year round. Instead of that, it's better to let him come back and do any job, at least he can see him."

Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "Ah Zhen, you are thinking too far ahead. Eighteen is still young. Since he wants to fight in the army, let him fight for a few years first. Then you can decide his future path based on the situation."

Zhu Junjie continued, "What the elder sister-in-law said makes sense. Ah Zhen, don't always think about tying him to your side. When the child grows up, you should let him go out and make his own way. It will be difficult for him to achieve anything if you keep him by your side."

Deng Yunzhen looked at her father and asked, "Dad, what do you think?"

Deng Shirong said: "Since he wants to stay in the army, let him stay. Technology is becoming more and more advanced. Computers have realized video calls in the past few years. I believe that mobile phones will also realize this function soon. Even if he is not with you, you can still video call him from time to time.

So, don’t expect to not see each other for the whole year.”

Deng Yunzhen nodded and said, "Okay, then let him make the decision himself next time he calls."

After talking about Zhu Shiba, the topic returned to today's protagonist Dongzi.

Everyone in the family was shocked by the changes in Dongzi over the past few years.

They didn't expect that Dongzi, a college dropout whose academic performance was comparable to that of his second aunt and fourth uncle, had actually become a leading figure in the online literature world, earning millions a year. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it.

Especially Deng Yunhua, when he first got the news, his jaw dropped.

Although everyone now knows that Dongzi's current achievements in writing are all thanks to his grandfather, it is still very remarkable. This proves that Dongzi's writing skills are good. Otherwise, even if his grandfather taught him hand in hand, it would be useless.

The people who are most happy about Dongzi's changes are naturally his parents, Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping.

Since Dongzi's academic performance had not improved, they had given up hope on him as early as junior high school. At that time, they wanted him to get married early and have children early so that they could raise their grandchildren and not have to worry about no one taking over.

As a result, Dongzi, who had originally had no hope, suddenly became successful and even got a chance to pursue a top student from Peking University without relying on his family's background.

According to Dongzi, his girlfriend is not only beautiful, but also has a very good family background, which is simply incredible.

Just when everyone was chatting about Dongzi, Dongzi's phone call came back.

Deng Shirong answered the phone and asked, "Dongzi, have you gotten off the plane?"

Dongzi said, "Yes, Grandpa, we are already in the car and will be home in about forty minutes."

Deng Shirong said: "Okay, I understand."

Dongzi said: "Let's do this for now, we'll talk about it when we get back."

Deng Shirong said: "Well, then I'll hang up."

…

On the road from Wuxu Airport to Wuyue Square, two luxury cars were driving one in front and one behind. The one in the front was a Benz leading the way, with several security personnel in the car, and the one behind was a Rolls-Royce Phantom, with Dongzi and Shen Xianglan in the car.

It is now 2008, and public security has improved greatly. It is not as crazy as it was in the 1980s and 1990s.

Therefore, the Deng family’s cars no longer have to be as low-key and shabby as before. Almost everyone owns one or two luxury cars. Now this Rolls-Royce Phantom is Deng Yuntai’s car for work and travel.

Although Shen Xianglan had a good family background, it was her first time to ride in an expensive car like a Rolls-Royce. The comfort made her sigh: "This Rolls-Royce is truly a luxury car among luxury cars. The riding experience is indeed a hundred times more comfortable than those ordinary cars."

Dongzi smiled and said, "It's normal that it's more comfortable than ordinary cars. After all, it's a luxury car worth millions. If it feels the same as a car worth hundreds of thousands, then everyone will be fooled. How can they pay for it?"

"That's true."

Shen Xianglan nodded, then looked out the window and said as she looked around: "This is my first time in Nanning. I wonder how the city is built?"

Dongzi sighed, "It's not very well built. It's a far cry from Shanghai. It's only in the past few years that it has started to develop significantly."

Shen Xianglan comforted him, "Don't be discouraged. As the saying goes, things change with time. Other places are only ahead temporarily. Maybe one day Guangxi will catch up."

"How can this be easier said than done?"

Dongzi shook his head and said, "This is how economic development works. If you are slow, you will always be slow. Compared with other provinces, Guangxi is indeed lagging behind in development. If we want to catch up, unless there is a major opportunity, it will be difficult to catch up with other provinces if we follow the routine."

Shen Xianglan nodded and said, "This does require opportunity."

Dongzi said, "Let's not talk about these spoilers. Nanning may not be good at other things, but there is one thing that ranks among the best in the country. Do you know what it is?"

Shen Xianglan asked: "What is it?"

Dongzi smiled and said, "It's the snack street. I'll take you there tonight. There are special snacks from all over the country. All of them taste pretty good. It's a place that outsiders must visit when they come to Nanning. If you come to Nanning and don't go to the snack street, it's like you've come in vain."

Shen Xianglan instantly became interested when she heard this: "Is it really that good? Every snack street here tastes good?"

Dongzi patted his chest and assured, "Of course, every stall has its own unique snacks, and the taste will definitely not disappoint you. The stall owners whose snacks are unhygienic or taste bad have been driven away, and those who are qualified to stay are all the best among them."

Shen Xianglan was surprised and asked, "Dongzi, how do you know so much?"

Dongzi smiled and said, "Of course I know, because this snack street was built by my grandfather who bought the land, and later gave it to my fourth uncle to collect rent and run."

Shen Xianglan gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely: "Great!"

The two chatted along the way, and soon the car entered the city. Shen Xianglan looked at the buildings on both sides of the street.

Compared with prosperous Shanghai, Nanning’s urban construction is indeed not good enough, and it feels like it is ten years behind.

Dongzi studied in Nanning since elementary school and lived in this city for more than ten years until he graduated from high school. He is very familiar with this city and started introducing places to his girlfriend along the way.

Soon, the car stopped.

Wuyue Square, here we are! After getting off the bus, Shen Xianglan looked at the busy Wuyue Square and the name of Yongjia Supermarket on the first floor, and couldn't help asking, "Dongzi, aren't we going home? Why are you at the supermarket?"

Dongzi smiled as he walked: "This is my home, you will know if you follow me."

"oh!"

Although Shen Xianglan's face was full of questions, she still followed immediately.

Behind the two of them, there were security personnel responsible for pulling suitcases and carrying large and small bags of gifts.

When they walked to the dedicated elevator inside, the security guard in charge of guarding the elevator immediately greeted them respectfully: "Master, Madam."

"Hello!"

Although being addressed as Young Madam made her a little shy, Shen Xianglan still greeted the security personnel gracefully.

Dongzi smiled and nodded to the security guard, then walked into the elevator with Shen Xianglan.

After the other security guards put the suitcases and gifts into the elevator, they did not follow.

As the elevator was rising, Shen Xianglan asked curiously, "Dongzi, is this your family's special elevator?"

Dongzi nodded and said, "Yes."

Shen Xianglan was naturally amazed when she heard this, but she didn't have time to think about it because they had arrived at the fifth floor.

The elevator went straight to the entrance of the fifth floor. When the elevator door opened, Dongzi shouted loudly: "Grandpa, we are back!"

But no one paid any attention to him. Everyone in the family turned their eyes to Shen Xianglan. They began to greet and introduce themselves one by one with a very enthusiastic attitude. Shen Xianglan also greeted everyone one by one, and her heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.

After his family members and his girlfriend had greeted each other one by one, Dongzi jumped out and said, "I came back from far away, why doesn't anyone care about me?"

Deng Shirong said, "Don't be naughty, Dongzi. Take Lanlan to the room and put her luggage away. We can eat soon."

"I understand, Grandpa."

Dongzi chuckled, then took his girlfriend's hand and said, "Lanlan, let's put our luggage away first, and then I'll show you around our house."

Shen Xianglan nodded to the Deng family, then pulled the suitcase and followed Dongzi to the room.

Only at this point did she have time to look around the house, which was bigger than she had imagined.

Speaking of which, although this house has been built for more than ten or twenty years, if it were replaced with other decorations, it would probably have been outdated, but this antique Chinese-style decoration is really timeless. No matter when you see it, you will praise it from the bottom of your heart. The decoration is really luxurious.

Shen Xianglan's family background was quite impressive, but this was the first time she had seen such a luxurious house.

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As a top student at Peking University, she has a deep understanding of traditional culture. She fully gets the essence of Chinese-style decoration and likes it more and more the more she looks at it.

Soon, Dongzi took her into a spacious and bright room and said, "Lanlan, this is my room. You will stay here with me tonight."

Shen Xianglan's eyes widened: "Ah? I live in the same room with you?"

Dongzi said as a matter of course: "You are my girlfriend, isn't it normal for you to live in the same room with me?"

Shen Xianglan hurriedly said: "Dongzi, we haven't gotten married yet. This is my first time coming to your house, and you want to live with me?"

Dongzi smiled and said, "What's the big deal? You're going to marry me sooner or later anyway. Besides, we've already done what we should do. There's nothing to be shy about."

Shen Xianglan blushed and said, "No, you lived with me the first time I came to your house. Will this... leave a bad impression on your family?"

Dongzi waved his hand and said, "You think too much. My family is very open-minded. There is no problem living together."

Shen Xianglan said: "This..."

Dongzi said, "Don't talk about this or that. I can't sleep without you by my side. That's it."

Shen Xianglan: “…”

Dongzi asked, "Do you want to tour the house?"

Shen Xianglan's attention was successfully diverted, and she said excitedly: "Yes, of course, I have never seen such a luxurious house in my life!"

Dongzi smiled and said, "Let's go, I'll show you around."

…

living room.

When Dongzi took his girlfriend back to the room and began to tour the house, all the family members were praising Shen Xianglan.

Deng Yunzhen smiled and praised: "Lanlan is a really beautiful girl. Our Dongzi has a very good taste."

Deng Yunzhu nodded and agreed, "She is indeed beautiful, has a good figure, and is a top student at Peking University. No wonder Dongzi insisted on pursuing her for several years."

Xiao Dong'er also looked at her younger brother with new eyes and said, "Back then he wanted me to introduce him to a girl in Peking University, but there was no suitable candidate, so I ignored him. I didn't expect that even after I graduated, he still didn't give up the idea of ​​finding a girlfriend in our school.

I originally thought that his idea was a fantasy, but I didn’t expect that he would succeed. He found such an excellent girlfriend based on his own ability, not his family background. It was really surprising.”

Deng Shirong also said with satisfaction: "It seems that our family will have another top student from Peking University!"

Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.

Originally, the couple's academic qualifications were the worst among all their brothers and sisters-in-law, and it was impossible for them to not feel inferior. But now their daughter is a top student at Peking University, and their future daughter-in-law is also a top student at Peking University, which makes them very proud.

Others also praised that Shen Xianglan was indeed outstanding in all aspects.

…

Shen Xianglan stayed at her boyfriend's house for two days before returning to Shanghai with her boyfriend.

During these two days, Shen Xianglan received a warm welcome at her boyfriend's house. From her grandfather to the president's sister, everyone was very nice to her.

What Shen Xianglan likes most is the family atmosphere of her boyfriend's family. According to her observation, her boyfriend's parents and uncles, aunts and cousins ​​get along very harmoniously, and they are truly a big family that has not been separated for decades.

As the saying goes, a harmonious family is the root of everything. If a big family wants to prosper, the brothers and sisters-in-law must live in harmony. This is the foundation of a big family's prosperity. If the brothers and sisters-in-law are not in harmony, or even fight overtly or covertly, then even if the family is prosperous, it will only be temporary, and failure is only a matter of time.

If the family is harmonious and works together, it will prosper sooner or later even if the current conditions are poor.

Although Shen Xianglan only left school last year and has little life experience, she may not understand the importance of family harmony, but she still instinctively likes the family atmosphere of her boyfriend's family. She feels that if she lives in such a harmonious big family, her life will be very comfortable and there won't be so many messy things.

After returning to Shanghai, Shen Xianglan immediately went through the resignation procedures.

This time when she went home with her boyfriend to meet his parents, her future parents-in-law had already told her the truth. Just as her boyfriend had said before, after they got married, they would arrange for her to work at Yongjia Group, and when her management skills had been honed, she would take over the entire Yongjia Group.

With such a bright future, why would Shen Xianglan still care about that enviable job in the company?

Shen's father and mother had no objection to Shen Xianglan's decision, and even strongly supported it.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen actually knew that their daughter was not very interested in politics.

But now it’s different. When my daughter marries into the Deng family, she will be qualified to take over the Yongjia Group, which is a large group valued at tens of billions. To be able to take over such a group, one’s status and position are not comparable to ordinary people.

A few days after Shen Xianglan resigned, the Deng family came to propose marriage with gifts.

This was a marriage that satisfied both parties, and the Deng family's proposal process was naturally extremely smooth.

Finally, after discussion between the parents of both parties, the wedding date of Dongzi and Shen Xianglan was set on the sixth day of the ninth lunar month, which happened to be during the National Day Golden Week and was also convenient for the guests to come for the wedding banquet.

After dealing with his eldest grandson's marriage, Deng Shirong focused his attention on Sichuan.

He has done what he should do, and the rest is up to fate.

Time passed day by day, and before we knew it, it was a day in May.

In his previous life, Deng Shirong learned about this through the news, and it had already happened when he found out. But this time, he knew it would happen, but he could only watch it silently. Naturally, his mentality was completely different.

When the time pointed to the number of his previous life, Deng Shirong couldn't help but close his eyes and pray silently. He opened his eyes after more than ten seconds. Then he stared at the mobile phone on the table, waiting for a call from his second son.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

Five minutes later, Deng Shirong's cell phone rang. It was his second son calling.

Deng Shirong answered the call immediately, and after listening to his second son's brief report, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that his efforts were not in vain.

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PS: It’s the end of the month, and the book has entered the countdown to completion. There is only one month left. I hope all the relatives can accompany me throughout the whole process. The author thanks you! (End of this chapter)