Wang Ying is now seven months pregnant, and her belly is bigger than when she was pregnant with Zhiyu, but she still insists on going to work every day.
Zhang Hongmei couldn't persuade her either, so she had no choice but to send her a driver.
After entering the twelfth lunar month, it is the busiest time for Zhang Hongmei. This year, she had four sons, so she simply gave up all her responsibilities.
Huang Yanqiu handed over the year's final accounts to the young masters.
The four of them spent the whole day checking things in their mother's study.
"Boss, is our family really that rich? I can't even imagine how many rooms we could fit in all this money!" Zhang Ruifeng exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the final figure.
“That’s right. It turns out Mom is the richest person in our family. Before, I always thought that the four of us must be very rich since we received so many gifts, and Mom also donated so much money to charity, so I thought we should be richer than Mom. Now I see, I was really a frog in a well.” Gu Yaozu sighed.
Zhang Weiyu still had a smile on his face. "The two major families haven't distributed dividends this year yet, otherwise the numbers would be even more frightening."
After the four of them checked it, they handed it over to their mother.
Zhang Hongmei put it aside and said, "When you have time, you can look at the account books for the past ten years. Each of you can give me a summary report about the past ten years."
When Zhang Hongmei saw the summary and analysis reports submitted by her sons, she was very surprised.
She was most pleased that her sons were so capable. They had also analyzed their future prospects.
Zhang Hongmei thought it was very accurate and handed it over to Zhang Shouyi that evening.
“Brother Zhang, they’re just like me, they’ll attend university locally for a year and then go abroad to study.”
"Well, in that case, Ruifeng and Yaozu can't go directly to military academy. They'll have to decide for themselves."
"Actually, they could go to military school after they come back, right?"
"Others will be affected by you, and those two will have some trouble, but it won't be too big."
“Brother Zhang, why don’t we send them directly to military academies abroad? Now that there’s peace and no armed conflict, it wouldn’t be bad for them to learn foreign strategies and tactics,” Zhang Hongmei suggested to her son.
“I’ve thought of that too, but the military academy hasn’t given us a reply yet. Let’s wait and see. If it’s possible, we’ll let them go directly there.” Zhang Shouyi had been paving the way for his sons.
As December arrives, the festive atmosphere is particularly strong because the economy is developing very rapidly, and people have more money in their pockets, so they don't hesitate to spend money on New Year's goods.
"Mom, I feel like there are suddenly a lot more motorcycles on the street," Gu Yaozu said, frowning. It was as if these motorcycles had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Hehe, what's so strange about that? In less than ten years, cars will be all over the streets."
"By the way, what are your plans, you four? I heard you're thinking of going abroad to study? Even if you don't study abroad, what majors will you choose in university?"
“Mom, I’m choosing the political science department,” Zhang Zhenye said with a smile.
“I’m from the Economics Department.” Zhang Weiyu had already had this idea for a while.
"Mom, I still want to go to military school." Zhang Ruifeng's mindset hadn't changed, and he emphasized it to his mother again this time.
"Me too, I'm going to military academy too."
"Hehe, none of you have surprised me."
I respect your decision. Zhenye, Weiyu, are you two going abroad?
Both of them nodded. "We are going. When we get abroad, I will still be a political science major, but I will take law as an elective."
"Mom, I don't have the same ideas as my older brother. I'm also an economics major, but I'm going to try it out in practice."
"I support you."
"Mom, there are also very famous military academies abroad. Can you find a way to send the second and fourth brothers there?" Zhang Zhenye looked at his two younger brothers' pitiful appearance and couldn't help but think of the reports he had read.
"Yes, your father is trying to figure something out, but he's worried that if the two of them go out, there will be restrictions when they come back."
"Then let's wait for Dad's results. It would be better if the two of us could go out, but if not, the two of you can go out." Zhang Ruifeng was very optimistic.
When the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month arrived, the holiday began, and the house was bustling with activity.
Ping An came to Zhang Hongmei today specifically to ask, "Auntie, my third brother is going abroad. Can I go with him?"
“Ping An, you are still young, and you didn’t have Wei Yu and the others to study with at the beginning. Your knowledge base is not enough.”
Ping An lowered her head, looking a little sad.
"Ping An, don't do this. You still have Zhiyu and the others, you can go together too."
"Auntie, I just like Third Brother. Well, that's the only way. I'll definitely urge them to go together later. There's no other way."
On the day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Qiang, whom we brought back, had changed a lot.
Liu Qiang exudes a sense of iron will.
Zhang Ruifeng patted Liu Qiang on the shoulder. "Not bad, very good. This afternoon we'll go to the training room, and your second brother will test your skills."
Liu Qiang nodded with a smile, "Second brother, I will definitely go, but I have to eat first. I've been craving food for ages. Home is the best."
This time, they really did go to the training room. Liu Qiang's kung fu improved very quickly.
"Hmm, not bad, Liu Qiang. Keep it up. Your second brother is really looking forward to your next results."
"Yeah, don't worry, I know what to do. I definitely won't be too bad."
The four of them were quite satisfied with what Liu Qiang said.
Xiang Dong came over and said, "Brother, Mom gave birth to a boy, so we'll name him Xiang Bei (meaning 'facing north')."
"Hehe, Dad will be very happy." She laughed happily. Another little brother is coming. That's great.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the four brothers first went to the old lady's house to pay their respects, and then went to Liu Maocai's house.
None of them stayed for very long; the four of them even went up the mountain together to burn paper money for Zhou Shixiong.
The four of them were all sharing their thoughts with Zhou Shixiong in their hearts.
It's like chatting with a living old person.
After burning the paper money, the four of them went down the mountain to go home and change their clothes. This year, they would still be eating at the old lady's house.
The old man is 103 years old. Time flies so fast, but he still looks quite healthy. I hope he can live a few more years on Senior Citizens' Day.
Liu Changhe's family is quite sturdy, but she no longer needs to cook in the kitchen; Hu Aifen and her daughter-in-law do it all together.
Cheng Guangxu and his wife Er Ya came with Pengfei, Ping An, Zhiyuan, and Xiangting.
This was done for three tables. All the dishes were elaborate. The children all sat together, creating a wonderful atmosphere.
When the four of them went home in the afternoon, the three younger ones turned their heads away when they saw them come in, ignoring their older brother.
Zhang Zhenye was very curious. Why was that?
It suddenly occurred to me that the three of them wanted to go out and play, but their mother refused, which is why they were unhappy.
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